How Schemers Fleeced Public Oil Permits Under Fire
The Interior Department questions the 34000 oil and gas prospecting permits issued since a 1916 law. It cites fake schemes by promoters who exploited wildcat lands, attracted by quick profits, and outlines efforts to curb speculation under Hoover era conservation aims.
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Washington
Department of Interior
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Department of the Interior
Department
United States
General Land Office
Post Office Department
District Land Office
Hoover
Claims 155 Years Old Arab Recalls Historic Events
Cheick Rafal Rabal, an elderly Arab reportedly aged 155, is said to possess keen memory of events from 1800s Europe and the Arabian massacre of 1811. He recalls King George III, Louis XVI, and Napoleon as a young officer.
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Cheick Rafal Rabal
George the Third
England
Louis 16Th
France
Napoleon
Donkey Mows Lawn At Paine Estate In Swampscott
A twenty seven year old white Egyptian donkey mows a lawn for William A Paine on his Swampscott estate in an unusual sight that amuses many visitors.
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Swampscott
Mass
William A. Paine
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