Continent Trading Co profits prompt deeper Fall Sinclair case
Washington probes the Continental Trading company tied to the Fall Sinclair trial seeking the missing profits of about 2.1 million dollars. The dummy Canadian firm bought oil for 1.50 and sold at 1.75, enriching organizers including Prairie Oil and Gas and Sinclair, with about 200,000 traced to Fall, while the remainder’s destination remains undisclosed.
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Washington
Albert B Fall
The
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Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Continental Trading Company
Harry M. Blackmer
Midwest Refining Company
Robert Stewart
Standard Oi Company
Indiana
Harry F Sinclair
Sinclat Company
Standard
Humphrey
Vanderbilt Hotel
New York
Continental Trading Company of Canada
Faper
Continental Tracing Company
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Sinclair Company
Paper Corporation
Prairie Oil and Gag Company
Prairie Company
Standad Oil Companies
Pierce Butler
United States Supreme Court
New Mexico
Department of Justice
Fall
Continental Company
Justice Butler
Blackner
O'Neil
Erope
Europe
Congress
America
Stewart Low
Robert Stewert
Standard Ol Company
South America
Stewart
Irelevancy
H. S. Osler
Distilling Plant Owners Fined in Westfield Raid
In Westfield on October 13, Tony Cressotti and Joseph Harhut were fined 400 dollars each after pleading guilty in district court to keeping and exposing liquor for sale. State troopers and prohibition agents raided a large distilling plant in Southwick, detaining five men. three escaped when a warning was phoned from a nearby farmhouse. The still had a 4000 gallon capacity.
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Westfield
Mass
Associated Press
Tony Cressottl
Joseph Harhut
Prohibition
Southwick
Man Drowned at Riverside Identified by Brother
Greenwich Oct 18 A P report says Robert W Steere of Kingston RI has been positively identified as the man who drowned at Riverside last Friday. His brother Thomas Steere confirmed the identification after examining a tag and keys found with the body. The body was shipped to Providence for funeral and interment.
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Greenwich
Associated Press
Riverside
Robert W. Steere
Thomas Steere
Kingston
Steere
Nepal
Providence
Maintenance Cost Per Capita Twice 1917 in Stamford
Washington data shows Stamford spent 1 742 185 on general city departments in 1826 with 42 26 per capita for 41 700 people. Figures include 77.6 percent of town transactions. 1925 per capita was 41 56 and 1917 was 92 3 94. Total disbursements 2 901 708. per capita revenue 5730. property taxes 60 percent of revenue. net debt 3 775 751.
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George H. Manning
Washington
Stamford
U. S. Department of Commerce
Stamford City
Ceipta
Six Steel Tube Plants Are Merged
Youngstown Ohio October 18 An Associated Press report states Floyd A Deel and associates consummated a 20 million dollar merger of six northern Ohio steel and tin plate firms Mansfield and Tin Plate Ashtabula Sheet Steel Empire Steel Falcon Thomas and Waddel all of Willes The deal covers properties on an appraisal basis with securities exchanged There will be no public financing The combined firms operate 61 sheet mills with about half a million tons annual capacity and 3 million dollars in bonded debt at a total value of 20 million dollars
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Youngstown
Ohio
Associated Press
Steel and
Tin Plate Companies
Floyd
Mansfield and Tin Plate Company
Ashtabula Sheet Steel Company
Empire Steel Company
Cleveland
Falcon Steel Company
Thomas Steel Company
Waddel Steel Company
Wiles
Deel
Father and Son Die in Ohio Plane Crash
Portmouth Ohio October 18 Associated Press William Cottrell fifty of Cleveland died when the biplane he and his son Chester twenty seven piloted crashed during a forced landing in a corn field near the county infirmary. Chester was seriously injured and expected to die. They were en route from Cleveland to Miami Florida with several planes operating in the Cleveland area.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
William Cotsoe
Cleveland
Cheater
Cottrell
Fata
Associated Press
William Cottrell
Hasen
Chester
Portmouth
Miami
Fla
King of Bulgaria Enters Hospital in Germany
King Eorls of Bulgatia travels incognito to Breslau for treatment of a slight ailment. He arrived yesterday and is attended only by his actant. He came two weeks ago to arrange matters and expects to stay eight to ten days.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Eorls
Bulgatia
Breslau
British cruiser makes goodwill visit to New Bedford
British cruiser Bullish light truls arrived in New Bedford harbor from Halifax for a goodwill visit through Saturday before sailing to Bermuda. Commanding officer is Honorable ER Drummond, M.V.O.
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New Bedford
Mass
Asociated Press
Cape Town
New Bedford Harbor
Halifax
Bermude
ER Drummond
Evolution Teaching Debate Scrutinized by Harvard Professor
At Brown University Honors Day Harvard Law School professor Zechariah Chafee Jr criticized restrictions on studying evolution and patriotic doctrines to regulate American history in a speech about academic freedom and public policy.
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Associated Press
Zarhaariah Chafee, Jr
Harvard Law Schoo
Brown University
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