Government files fraud suit over Salt Creek oil contracts
The Department of Justice sues Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing and Mammoth Oil in Delaware federal court to reclaim about 20 million barrels of royalty oil profits. It seeks cancelation of the oil delivery contracts and an accounting of gains, naming no Sinclair or Fall in the suit. The action cites a supposed conspiracy by Fall and Sinclair to defraud the government and to misuse Interior Department trust duties. The case also covers a separate Supreme Court motion related to Sinclair’s appeal and potential full Court review.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Mammoth Oil Company
United States District Court
Wilmington
Del
Salt Creek
Wyo
Harry F. Sinclair
Interior
Albert B. Fall
West
Sargent
Sinclair
Fall
Secretary of the Interior
United States
District of Columbia’ Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Walter to Boss Huge Dam Job
The Department of Interior named Raymond F. Walter of Colorado as chief engineer of the Bureau of Reclamation to supervise Boulder Canyon Dam construction. The project costs about 165 million dollars and will take seven years, with Walter also overseeing other reclamation works and assisted by other engineers as needed. Walter, in reclamation service since 1903, has led major projects including Pathfinder Dam in Utah and earns seven thousand dollars annually.
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Washington
Department of Interior
Raymond F. Walter
Colorado
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder Canyon
Mead
Reclamation Bureau
Walter
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Pathfinder
Utah
Straton Mistaken for Bootlegger in 50 Mile Pace
Washington dispatch reports two motorcycle officers chased a speeding car on a rural road, assuming bootleggers were fleeing. They halted the vehicle and found Rev. John Roach Straton and his son John as passengers. The Straton party, en route to a religious meeting, forfeited $10 in Traffic Court for speeding. Police estimated the speed at fifty mph and credited the Straton group for identifying themselves.
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Washington
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Ch -Ch
New York
John
Stratons
Richmond
Drunken ex-deputy threatens family with gun
Edward Costello, 30, former San Francisco deputy, entered a third floor room at 3108 Colerain Ave and vowed to kill his mother and relatives. He fired twice injuring his sister-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Chester, who along with others fled. Costello was disarmed by her husband Jesse Chester and taken to General Hospital. He claimed the shooting relates to an earlier incident in San Francisco.
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Colerain Avenue
Edward Costello
Costello
San Francisco
Cal
Margaret Chester
Pemberton Avenue
Norwood
Chester
Jesse E. Chester
Crocker Cadillac Company
Gilbert Avenue
Cunningham
Escchlaub
Miller
General Hospital
Margaret Costello
Clara Costello
Edward
Kirgan
St. Rita
Canal Road
Lockland
Henry J. Waldhaus
St. Rita’s
Wilson Brown
Col. Starling
White House
Secret Service
Alfred W. Jones
Brunswick
Beaters
Col. Latrobe
Coolidge
Coffin Home
Chief Discourages Kidnapping Tale In Boyd Slaying Case
Massillon Ohio December 29 Chief of Police E M Ertle dismissed claims that an attempt was made to frighten a key witness in the death of 17 year old Lester Boyd shot after bringing his sweetheart home from a party. He doubted two men threatened Mrs Sherman Reardon to lure her husband to Canton.
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Massillon
E. M. Ertle
Lester Boyd
Boyd
Ertle
Sherman Rearden
Canton
Reardon
Gibson
Tme
Rearden
Evangelist in Carlisle jail over elopement with 20 year old
Reverend Peter Wise 63 and Annie Shields 20 disappeared from Salem Methodist Church at Hogestown and were found in a secluded cottage. Wise faces embezzlement charges of 12 dollars while asserting the union as a divine mission.
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Dillsburg
Carlisle
Peter Wise
Annie Shields
Salem Methodist
Hogestown
Here
Wise
Shields
Woman Trys Suicide After Husband Accusations
Mrs. Lucille Troxel, 34, of Covington, cut her throat and injured her windpipe after her husband James Troxel accused her of infidelity. She had fasted three days and previously tried suicide with a revolver and knife. Police pursued James Troxel as they investigated the incident at 526 Crescent Avenue and nearby homes.
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Lucille Troxel
Crescent Avenue
Covington
St. Elizabeth Hospital
James W. Troxel
Albert Schneider
Charles E. Cummings
Cummings
Woman 60 Fatally Struck In Twin Car Crash
Mrs. Emma Bogart of 2803 Erie Avenue was killed last night at Madison Road and Andrew Avenue after being struck by one car and hurled into the path of a second. Police hunt two hit run drivers as Hamilton County road death toll rises to 155. At General Hospital she died minutes after admission from a fractured skull and multiple other injuries.
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Emma Bogart
Erie Avenue
Madison Road
Andrew Avenue
Hamilton County
Peter Schroeder
General Hospital
Lincoln Love Letters Unearthed Reveal Hesitant Courtship
Three letters from Abraham Lincoln to Mary Owens of Kentucky, who rejected his marriage proposal, were found in Missouri and Kansas City archives and will be published in The Kansas City Star. The letters from 1836 and 1837 show Lincoln as a cautious suitor, unsure of her response, and emphasize his promise to be faithful or release her if she declined.
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Kansas City
Abraham Lincoln
Mary S. Owens
Kentucky
S&j. Joseph
Co Upright
Weston
A. B. MacDonald
Starr
Lincoln
Mary Owens
Bennet Abel
Miss Owens
Ann Rutledge
New Salem
Illinois
Vandalia
Ill
Jesse J. Vineyard
State Capitol
Springfield
George H. Vineyard
St. Joseph
Herndon
Mary
Negro Boys Stage Wild Cattle Rodeo On Sapelo Island
On Sapelo Island Georgia the youth descended from enslaved Africans staged a bareback cattle rodeo on the beach for President Calvin Coolidge and guests. Girls sang spirituals, a turtle race entertained, and Mrs Coolidge filmed the scene as deer hunting and island travel formed part of the day's events.
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Coolidge
Sapelo Island
Brunswick
America
Howard E. Coffin
Black Hills
South Dakota
Prohibition Plans Open Vast Punishment Ideas
A World News Service summary of W C Durant prize entries reveals extreme ideas to enforce prohibition. Proposals include exile to St Helena, torture devices, death penalties, and even free liquor as counterpoints, with originators mostly from the South and some thinkers proposing hard labor and long sentences for violators.
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New York World News Service
New York
St. Helena
United States
W. C. Durant
South
Pavloska Weds Doctor After Alimony Pact For Five Years
Irene Pavloska, soprano with the Chicago Civic Opera, marries Dr. Maurice Elias Mesirow after signing a contract to pay alimony to his former wife for five years. The ceremony occurred in Judge Harry Fisher's chambers following a divorce decree for Dr. Mesirow. The bride plans to perform tonight in La Boheme.
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Chicago
Irene Pavloska
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Maurice Elias Mesirow
Eda Mesirow
Mme. Pavloska
Dr. Mesirow
Robert M. Sweitzer
King George Ills Illness News From London
Reports on King's condition show a restful day and slow improvement. The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary respond to hopeful news, delaying travel as six physicians treat the monarch with new medicines and ultraviolet therapy.
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London
George
Che
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Gerald
Leeds
Pittsburgh
Duke
Duchess of York
Queen Mary
Naseby Hall
Northamptonshire
Graham Hodgson
Sullivan Shoe Company treasurer dies after stroke
William J. Sullivan 60 longtime treasurer of the P. Sullivan Shoe Company died at Good Samaritan Hospital from a stroke. Born in Cincinnati in 1878 he led a life spanning Elk and Knights of Columbus memberships. He leaves wife Gertrude and four children including William Jr. and Arthur in Milford and Cincinnati.
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William J. Sullivan
P. Sullivan Shoe Company
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Cincinnati
Patrick Sullivan
St. Xavier College
Buffalo
N. Y
International Railway Company
Gertrude Ruth Felthausen
William J. Sullivan, Jr
Arthur P. Sullivan
Milford, Ohio
Killer Eludes Air Pursuit in New Jersey Slay Case
In New Jersey, David Ware, suspected of killing State Trooper Peter Gladges, eludes air and ground searchers led by troopers and volunteers. A blimp from Lakehurst and pursuit planes scoured Robbinsville area while a suspect was briefly detained near Fallsington but not linked to the trooper’s throat-slashing death.
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Trenton
N. J
Peter Gladges
New Jersey
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Robbinsville
David Ware
Fallsington
Giladyes
Six in Family Die as Western Train Hits Auto
OKMULGEE Okla Dec 29 Six persons were killed outright and one injured probably fatally when their motor car was struck by a St Louis and San Francisco passenger train five miles south of Okmulgee Oklahoma. Claude Crowe of Shawnee his wife and four of their five children were killed in the impact the train dragging the car half a mile before stopping. The remaining child a daughter about 15 was brought to a hospital in critical condition.
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Okmulgee
Okla
St. Louis
San Francisco
Here
Claude Crowe
Shawnee
Belgian flood victims moved to safety near Schelde
Evacuation of about 250 families from Grembergen to Termonde began under Red Cross supervision as 8,000 residents along the Schelde await dyke repairs. Flooded areas reported up to six feet of water and concerns over fuel and drinking water amid ongoing rescues after a month of prior flooding.
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Brussels
Schelde
Red Cross
Grembergen
Termonde
Millikan Elected President of AAAS
Dr. Robert Millikan, Nobel laureate, was elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in New York on December 29. His selection marks a high point in his scientific leadership and public science service.
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Millakan
New York
Robert Millikan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Buckley May Face Grand Jury In Cincinnati Beer Probe
State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley asked United States District Attorney May to subpoena him to testify before the federal grand jury in Columbus. The move follows rumors of a high state official linked to the Cincinnati beer investigation and possible shake ups in the federal Prohibition administration.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Cincinnati
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Hareth E. May
United States District Attorney
Federal Grand Jury
William B. Bartels
May
Grand Jury
Mau
Howard T. Jones
United States Attorney General
Washington
Federal Prohibition Administration
Ohio
Prohibition
W. H. Walker
John F. Eckhardt
Woodruff
United States Marshal’s Office
Special Agent Rejoins Inquiry With District Attorney
Special Agent W. C. Wilcox returns to Columbus with Cincinnati District Attorney Hareth May to discuss a grand jury probe into liquor-law violations in Cincinnati and Ohio cities. May defers comment while Wilcox and others confer behind locked doors. Buckley seeks to testify. May says he has no comment and cannot confirm testimony outcomes.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. C. Wilcox
United States Department of Justice
Hareth May
United States
Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
William N. Woodruff
Harry Abrams
United States District Attorney
May
Mr. Mau
Grand Jury
Mau
Lberty
Buckley
Kley
Edward Berger
Cincinnati Beverage + Com
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Mme, Irene Pavloska
Heir
W. J. Sullivan
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