Daugherty and Fall Linked to Navy Oil Lease Records
Washington dispatch details two new chapters in the Senate oil committee inquiry. Attorney General Daugherty and Albert B. Fall surface in leasing transactions tied to the Teapot Dome matter and related stock moves. The report cites margin swaps, loans, and communications involving Chase, Doheny, McKinney, and other figures as investigators pursue funding sources and connections.
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Daugherty
Fall
OIL Committee
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Senate
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Sinclair Oil
W. V. Spaid
Jess W. Smith
Prairie Oil Co Offers Record Osage Lease Bid
Prairie Oil company offered 1 525 000 dollars for a 160 acre tract at the Osage lease sale in Pawhusea Oklahoma near Burbank. It was the highest bid ever recorded for Osage oil land at the annual sale held March 1.
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Prairie Oil CO
Pawhusea
Oklo
Osage
Prairie Oil Company
Burbank
Doheny Central Figure In Los Angeles Probe
Doheny oil magnate, lessee of a California naval reserve lease, becomes central figure in a Los Angeles county grand jury probe. He appeared at the courthouse and was told testimony would not be taken today with a review set for Thursday. The inquiry concerns a private yacht trip to Catalina with Edgar McKee, harbor commission president, shortly before Pan American Petroleum and Transport Co. received lease 14 pier 7 at Los Angeles harbor. McKee has faced charges of irregularities and Mayor Cryer recently removed him from office.
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Angeles
Doheny
California
Ioneluia
Casiana
Edgar Mehee
Harbor Commission
Deheny
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Los Angeles Harbor
McKee
George Fr. Cryer
Curtis Wilbur Nomination as Navy Secretary Confirmed
The nomination of Curtis D. Wilbur of California to be Secretary of the Navy was confirmed by the Senate after a brief executive session. President Coolidge learned of the vote as the chamber completed its proceedings on March 1.
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Washinston
Curtis D. Wilbur
California
the Navy
Senate
Wilbur
Huttle
Coolidges
Howard Predicts U D Wise Pushes Permanent Peace Abroad
British ambassador doubts America will withdraw from Europe leaving the continent to cope alone. He believes U S efforts under U D Wise aim for lasting peace and stability overseas.
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Howard
U. D
America
Europe
Pilgrim Society Dinner Opens Angl American Peace Drive
Envoys from France and Spain attend the Pilgrim Society annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria where Sir Kenelm Dawes, Sir Feme Howard, Jules Jusserand, and Don Juan Riano discuss postwar peace. A radio broadcast reports the speeches as America pledges to help foster Europe’s stability. A separate item notes a Washington house linked to Daugherty and Smith during senate investigations.
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New York
America
Europe
Elurene
Feme Howard
Great Britain
United States
Pilgrim Society
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Washington
Jules Jusserand
Frahes
Don Juan Riano Y Gayangos
Spain
John W. Da«vin
Frank Polk
King
King George of
Hingland
Wake
Prince of Wales
Hughes
Sir Eame
Ginnet
Alcohol content range in Adais Rae 3 Een found
A damaged OCR fragment notes alcoholic content in a beverage product labeled Adais Rae 3 Een with alcohol by volume ranging from 2.63 to 5.4 percent. The readable text suggests a listing or quality note but lacks complete context or sources.
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Adais Rae 3Een
Darden claims Teapot Dome ties with Harding aide Fall
Baltimore March 18 James G Darden testifies for Senate oil committee about Teapot Dome leases saying he got lessees from a Democratic administration before Harding In a White House call he says the president offered to protect his interests and that Fall promised to intervene Sinclair was to be favored and Darden pursued legal action rather than meet with Daugherty He cites long hostility with Fall rooted in New Mexico through connections with the Champion family of Colorado.
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Baltimore
Evening Sun
James G. Darden
Senate Oil Committee
Harding
Fall
Darden
Daugherty
Pall
Sage
New Mexico
Harry F. Sinclair
Fultamihie
Teapot Demme
Carmpion Family
Colorado
HOUSES IN JAPAN ARE DEMOLISHED BY QUAKE
A strong earthquake destroys multiple dwellings in Japan causing structural collapse. Officials assess damage and begin safety inspections as residents search for missing belongings and shelter. Local agencies urge caution amid aftershocks and provide emergency lodging and aid.
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Japan
Three Boys Drown When Ice Breaks On Willow Creek
Three boys ages about thirteen to fifteen drowned when the Willow Creek ice gave way at noon. Howard Jess Arthur Tomhy and Herbert frilertened perished after plunging into water about ten feet deep. Lyle Hassmussen, 13, fell in but was saved by Martin Mortensen who signaled from a bridge and lowered a rope. No one was trapped under the ice. bodies recovered. The youngsters had been playing on the ice and were returning home when the ice gave way.
Railroad Labor Board Declared To Be Failure
Washington March 18 The Railroad Labor Board was declared a failure and unsatisfactory to the public railroads and the employees by Robertson president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen before a Senate Interstate Commerce sub committee hearing on the Powell Barkley bill to abolish the board He said the board s activities have not brought a period of industrial harmony after 30 years and urged settlement by conference mediation and arbitration
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Robertson
Railroads in New Mexico set fare to 3.6 cents a mile
Santa Fe March 18 two railroad lines announce fare cuts to 3.6 cents per mile, lowering transportation costs for travelers. The action affects travel rates across the region, signaling competitive pricing in the state.
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N. M
Daugherty Probe Hearings Expand Into Liquor and Films
Senate committee investigating Attorney General Daugherty hears testimony on liquor deals lotteries and motion pictures as two cabinet officers Weeks and Mellon are summoned to testify. William A Orr reveals payments from drug firms to shield liquor cases and contradictions emerge over past witness claims.
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Thia Modest Litle
Green House
Katreet
Washington
Senate
Daugherty
Roxie Snitsen
Jens Smith
Smith
Fidant
Misa Stinson
Firat
Paul Howland
Ohio
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Committee
William A. Orr
New York
Melion
Treasury
Weeks
War Department
Gaston Bk.meine
Jees Smith
Pay Roll Clerk From Texas Vanishes in Denver
Denver March 18 G F P Naver 31 pay roll clerk for a Texas company who came from Houston two years ago disappeared after leaving a note stating he would dispose of his body. He was married with three sons and despondent over financial worries caused by illness in his family.
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Denver
Cole
G. FP. Naver
Texas Company
Houston
Texas
Ife
Nayer
Fire destroys Magnolia Is Company plant
An explosion and fire at Magnolia Petroleum’s warehouse near Flat and Mountain Road destroyed the building, damaged tanks containing 18 000 gallons of gasoline and 2 600 gallons of oil, and caused about 6000 in losses. Employee Yr Sharp escaped through flames and alerted the fire department as winds carried smoke and flame. Insurance covers the loss and manager R K Stamps stated business would continue while a larger storehouse is planned.
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Sharp
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Flrat
Mountain Road Stideniy
R. K. Stamps
Stamps
Brokers Keep Prices Down Through Honest Representations
Frank Roberts of the 8. P. company told Lions on The Broker that honest handling of clients goods creates competition that prevents price hikes. He noted New Mexico brokers aim for strong demand points with favorable freight rates and observed a 1921 shipment of 350 carloads averaging 48 000 pounds to New York City. A New Yorker offered a reduced price for unsatisfactory goods, later replaced by another buyer after inspection. Ellis spoke on New Municipal Band uniforms for the Good Roads conventions in May and announced a fundraising concert in late April.
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Frank Roberts
8. P. Ft
The
Lionas
Roberta
New Mexico
New Yorker
New York
Roberts
George KE. Ellis
Fills
Woman Found Slain In Rancas City Home
The body of Zoe Z. Witkings, divorced wife of Tomas W. Cunningham of Joplin, was found in her Rancas City home with throat cut and head mutilated. Connections to prior marriages and alleged killings noted, with timing in March.
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Rancas City
Zoe Z
Witkins
Tomas W. Cunningham
Joplin
Colorado
Tapte
Khateas City
Colerado Springs
Ty Thomas W. Cunningham
Traders Bank
Ardmore
Oklo
Kiowa
Colo
Echo
Port Worth
Terae
Albert W. Warte
Keffel
Colorado Springs
Puebto
Two Young Men Die From Gas in Refrigerator Car
In Omaha on March 18 two men suffocated when gas leaked from a heater in a refrigerator car loaded with Lawton Michigan merchandise. A card with the name Alexander Forbes Milne, a radio student at the Chicago Telegraph Institute, was found on one man. the other remained unidentified.
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Omaha
Neb
Lawton
Mich
Alexander Forbes Milne
Milne
Chicago Telegraph Institute
Janggen Admits Killing Wife and Hiding Body in Trunk
Janggen told Denver police he beat his wife to death with a hammer and then concealed the body in the car trunk. He described bruises on her body and provided details of the attack.
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Janggen
Denver
Confessed Slayer Is Taken To County Jail In Denver
Fred Janssen, who confessed to killing his wife and hiding her body in a trunk sent from Denver to Ogden, Utah, was taken to the county jail after identifying the body at the morgue. He admitted the hammer death at their Denver home and led detectives to hotels where he stayed while on the run.
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Denver
Colo
Fred Janssen
Ogden
Utah
Janssen
Kody
WW. A. Rinker
Congress faces pressure to drop grand jury pursuits
Washington March 18 The Senate heard warnings that the public may demand Congress abandon grand jury investigations and pursue constructive legislation. The debate touched on Coolidge telegrams Dempsey Carpentier fight films and Daugherty inquiries as Senators Neely Caraway Heflin and Borah pressed for action and accountability.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Roxie Stingon
Secretary
Daugherty
Sennatora Neely
West Virginia
Cara- War
Arkansas
Heflin
Alabama
Borah
Idaho
Cleveland
Senator Borah
Neely
Senator Lodge
Coolidge
Edward B. McLean
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Chicago
Atecke
Fta
Louis FF. Bond
Curtie
Korena
Elkins Et West Virginia
C. Bascom Slemp
Ciock
Prices McKinney
McKinney
Cireares
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Mexico
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Rhea
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Hake
Cura
Harry
Sinclale
Tom Chicasa
Zevely
White House
Marcelino A. Ortiz
Conway
King George
France
Kenie
Wei
England
Reparations Commission
de Sirous
Mheims
Ypres
Prilgrim Society
A Ee Dusser
Little Green House
Daugherty and Smith
Allen
Federal
Robertson States
Santa Fe
Weekg
Mellon
Daugherty Gase
Magnolia IS Company
Davo Roberts
West
Virginia
Lodge
Albert B. Fair
Caraway
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Supree Court
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