Doheny Lease Ruling: Supreme Court Finds Fraud Fraudulent Leases
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, upheld the lower court finding that Doheny leases at Elk Hills were illegal and obtained by fraud and corruption. It sent the case back to Congress for potential compensation and nullified the leases while confirming government policy to maintain naval fuel reserves.
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Mexico General Gets Year and Fined Ten Thousand
A transcription note reports a general named Lilala receiving a sentence of one year and nine months in prison and a fine of $1900 by Federal Judge Henning. The text mentions conspiracy and neutrality as related terms though the translation is garbled.
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Mexico
Arizona Legislature backs dry referendum plan on alcohol sale
Arizona lower House approved a referendum to ask Congress to modify the Volstead Act allowing the sale of legit wines and beer. A separate dispatch reports protests over alleged constitutional violations and claims of government youth debarring and guerrilla warfare by the United States. New York Democrat Louis F. Cuyiler introduces a repeal resolution in the state assembly.
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Arizona
Congress
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Congresa
T&th
London
Great
United States of America
Geneva
Children Die In Daytoni Fire At Manduch Home
Mrs Wandue, about 32, started a fire to make breakfast for her two children and three other kids away at a cousin's when the house on Day Toni al near Hollywood avenue burned. Firemen found the bodies of two children, a 19 month old and a three year old, as neighbors and relatives cared for the mother and remaining children.
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Wollywood Avenue
John
Tuli
Ifte
Hoseman
Hugh Rogers
Des
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John Jay
Ned Cal Examiner
David & Greenspun
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Mar Wandue
Herve
Joseph
Anna
Helen
Long Hill
Sam Palusa
Barth
Svlvan
Britain Accepts U S Overture For Arms Parley
Washington reports Britain and Japan commit to curb naval arms race while France and Italy oppose. British note to Geneva accepts Washington treaty principles, allows discussion on ratios and methods, with care given to imperial interests and food supplies.
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U.S
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Washington
Coolidge
White House of State Department
Fragmented scraps reveal a chaotic midweek news patchwork
The page presents a collage of notes and lines about court actions, anniversaries, and legal moves, with mentions of marriages and divorces, political shifts, and various court cases. Names and places are jumbled, showing a newspaper page amid text garble and OCR noise.
Senate Cloture Adopted On Dry Law Reorganization
The Senate voted 65 to 27 to invoke cloture on the prohibition reorganizing measure, enabling passage of a bill creating bureaus of prohibition and customs in the Treasury. Earlier moves failed to limit debate on public buildings and other items, with supporters aiming to complete voting before adjournment. The scene followed days of cloture attempts and a disruption of unfinished business.
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Bingham
McLean
Washingson
Andrews
Bureaus of Prohibition and Customs
Treasury Department
Boulder Canyon Dam
Boulder Dam
Howse Delleve
Asseurato
Drys
Wakkh Democrat
Massachu
New York Ticket Law Declared Illegal by Court
The U S Supreme Court invalidated New Yorks 50 cent limit on ticket markups, saying price fixing by legislature cannot be sustained. Tyson and Brothers and United Theatre Offices were involved in the case. Broadway producers discuss new defenses against scalping and brokers may consign tickets to curb gouging.
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New York
Washington
Tyson and Brothers
United Theatre Ticket Offices
Homed Brandes Stone
Sanford
Broadway
United States Supreme Court
Ticeta
J. Lawrence Weber
Managers’ Protective Association
Weber
Gougers
Arthur Hammerstein
Supreme Court
Tee Shubert
Contempt Charges Sought Against Insull in Senate Probe
Washington December 4 The Senate Campaign Funds committee asks contempt against Samuel Insull associates Samuel Insull Philadelphia attorney and Thomas Cunningham for refusing to answer questions in the Minors and Pennsylvania primaries probe. The panel says its power to punish is reserved for extreme cases after full indulgence. Shipping news notes Willam Preston and Slard ordered from Manila to Shanghai with others routing toward Shanghai. vessels at Hankow report foreign ships escorted to Shanghai awaiting orders amid Chinese requisition.
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Senate
Samuel Insa
Chicago Public Utilities
Bia
Daniel Sehusle
Thomas W Cunninghan
Philadelphia
Thenewer
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee
Carmittes
Tiase Witneasses
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CAF
Willam
Preston
Slard
Manila
Shanghai
McLeigh
Cilanhiang
Kimpron
Niankin
Bulmer
Wehu
Pre- Ile
Wubu
Shamshal
Amey
Villalobos
Shangtha
Wandow
Unnsul
Lockhart
Hankow
Tinnion
Shanghei
Churchill Critiques Attritional War On Western Front
Winston Churchill asserts that Allied generals Joffre and Mac deliberately exhausted their forces on the western front, causing heavy casualties while the Germans suffered comparatively less. He cites attrition as devastating to French and British manpower, critiques strategic decisions, and references a 1918 U S publication detailing casualty totals and missed strategic opportunities.
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New York
Joffre
Mac
Winston Churcau
Baldwin Calinet
Charles Stribners Sons
Verdun
Jottre
House Authorizes Elevating Guns on U.S. Warships
The House voted 743 to 111 to authorize an appropriation to raise gun elevations on the battleships Oklahoma and Nevada, part of a broader defense bill funding modernization and carrier and submarine projects. Debate touched on treaty implications and diplomatic concerns, with Secretary Wilbur cited regarding legality and strategy. The bill also seeks funds for improvements at Navy stations including Pearl Harbor, Norfolk, San Diego, and Hampton Roads.
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Tiouse
Nevada
Senate
Britten
Naval
Wilbur
Charles Hughen
Permiample
Haughton
Buller
Naval Committee
States Department
Houghton
London
Saratoga
Lexington
Vic
Flouse Also Passed and Sent To the Senated Dif
Maco Bolo Canal Zone
Pearl Harbor
Horwalt
Sand Point
San Diego
California
Hampton Roads
Naval Stations
Nicaraguans Fire At U S Marines
The Navy reports a train carrying American marines as guards was fired on in Nicaragua last week but no injuries occurred. An investigation found three bullets hit the train, and marines were ordered to pursue and capture snipers if firing continued.
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Auiertown
New York
Pawing
Fartown
Dr ¢Opeland
Ladman
Businlse
Starke
Houston
Honda
Natonal
Washington
Navy Department
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Peace Move Starts as Arbitration Near
A Nicaraguan peace effort launches with American approval and Diaz backing to guide Liberals through Conservative channels. Three Nicaraguan natives, two Liberal factions, and a US naval officer plan to meet General Moncada in Matagalpa to seek peaceful terms. Lawrence Denna, the American chargé d’affaires, had earlier failed to persuade Moncada to stand down. An American marine safety incident followed a road flare during the unrest.
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Tle
Mcaragua
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Fred
Calleges Tells Borah of Oil Companies
Washington report notes President Callee cited a list of 380 Mexican oil firms complying with new petroleum law and those not yet compliant. Senator Borah released correspondence detailing the companies and acreage involved, including Standard of Indiana and Mexican Gulf firms.
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Doheny
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American International
Theas
Raid Nets Charged Couple At 264 Gregory Street
Police raid on an apartment at 264 Gregory Street resulted in the arrest of Charles Zimmer man and Margaret Rinko on a statutory charge. They posted $100 cash bonds and were released. A separate purse snatching occurred on Summer Street when a man grabbed Mrs Hackingham’s purse, stealing a gold bracelet and watch before police found the empty purse in a bank book.
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Cureaud
Gregory Street
Charles Zimmerman
Margaret Rinko
TF Hackingham
Summer Street
Norwalk
Plax
Man Drops Revolver In Room. Roomers Fear Suicide
A man at 820 State Street dropped a revolver in a room last night causing alarm among occupants who feared a self inflicted wound. A cartridge exploded when police arrived. He faced firearms and drunkenness charges and was held in bonds of 70 at the First Precinct station.
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Red Powers
State Street
Ponce
Hmita
Lird
Three Derby Women Apply to Adopt Abandoned Baby
Three married women from Derby Ansonia and Seymour have applied to adopt a foundling baby boy discovered on a Derby doorstep Sunday night. Officials will not decide until the parents are found as an extensive state investigation continues. The infant, in good health, is being cared for at Griffin Hospital and surrounded by medical staff amid the probe into the abandonment.
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Little Wall
Derby Ansonia
Seymour
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Bureaus of Investigation
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Thomas Plain
Insurance Agent Kardos Ends Life Over Gambling Losses
Bela Kardos, a Prudential Life Insurance agent living at 1087 Street, shot himself in a hotel room after failing to meet weekly collections of over $200. He left letters to friends and associates blaming gambling ruin for his act. Police and insurance officials investigated, noting the event followed a period of unsettled accounts and missing reports.
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Prudential Life Company
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Street
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Aig
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Kardos
Rockefeller settlement ends McCormick stock suit
Chaotic clipping reports an out of court settlement in the McCormick stock dispute involving Rockefeller and Mrs Edith Rockefeller. The case capped a lengthy legal battle in the federal circuit, with details not fully clear due to garbled text.
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