Judge Denies Rehearing in Teapot Dome Case and Dismisses Mammoth Suit
Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy refused a government motion for a rehearing on the Teapot Dome lease annulment and dismissed the Mammoth Oil Company suit as of June 19. The ruling addresses alleged Liberty bond transfers from Canada to Fall, Sinclair, and related negotiations, leaving the receiver ship in place pending appeal to the Eighth Circuit.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Blake Kennedy
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Teapot Dome
Kennedy
Mammoth Oil Company
Continental Trading Company of Canada
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Toronto
Canada
H. S. Osler Trading Company
Navy Department
Interior Department
Secretary of the Navy
Fall
Sinclair
United States
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Five Men Indicted in $75,000 Ft Sheridan Theft
Fort Chicago July 6. A federal grand jury charged five men with taking part in the theft of $75,000 in army supplies from Ft Sheridan. Named are Donald Klein sergeant in charge of supplies at Ft Sheridan George Polkow suspended Winnetka policeman Oscar Hostetter Winnetka garage owner Minor Lidlow Highland Park and Pietro Dicesare of Glencoe.
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Chicago
Ft. Sheridan
Donald Klein
George Polkow
Winnetka
Oscar Hostetter
Minor Lidlow
Highland Park
Pietro Diceasrer
Glencoe
The Housewife’s Lament and Classified Ads Hint
A local woman uses Commercial Tribune Classified Ads daily to buy or sell household items and reduce expenses. Reading and placing ads allegedly yields quick results in obtaining furniture and equipment.
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Commercial Tribune
Man Jumps 110 Feet to Death From Cleveland Bridge
Baron S. Myers 34 fails to reconcile with wife and leaps from the High Level Bridge in Cleveland, instantly killed in view of hundreds. Patrolman Barr grasps his wrist but Myers frees himself. A note cites despondency over divorce actions and wife’s alleged lies. Final meeting with Mrs Myers occurred three hours earlier.
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Cleveland
Baron S. Myers
Myers
David Barr
Severe Cincinnati Storm Deluged City In Twenty Minutes
A thunderstorm dumped 1.38 inches of rain in about twenty minutes in Cincinnati. Winds shattered roofs, downed trees, and flooded cellars while lightning struck buildings and damaged radio aerials. No injuries were reported though several properties faced costly damage and sewers overflowed in parts of the West End.
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Cincinnati
Laurel and Linn
Linn Street
George Niklas
Daytona Avenue
Frank Ries
Eighth Street
A. J. Brown
Harvey Avenue
Rittenhouse Street
West End
Freeman Avenue
Liberty Street
Armory Avenue
Dalton Avenue
Charles Harding
Liberty
Denman
Weil Bros
Race Street
Mt. Auburn Baptist Church
Auburn Avenue
E. H. Scherer
Clifton Avenue
New York
West Fifth Street
Caillaux Plans American Loan and Debts Talks
Paris finance minister Joseph Caillaux said he would head a commission to the United States to negotiate a gold loan for France and to address interallied debts. He indicated plans to visit London and Washington during Parliament's vacation to pursue financial aid and stabilize the franc.
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Arno Dosch-Fleurot
New York World News Service
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
United States
France
Painleve
Dawes
Washington
Caillaux
London
World Press Pub. Co
Nancy Langhorne Wins Cincinnatus Handicap at Coney
More than 10000 attend opening day at the new 1 000 000 Coney Island track Nancy Langhorne four year old daughter of Flittergold and Martha Lee racing for Swingalong Stable wins by a nose over Arcady with Arkady leading most of the way Jockey Lloyd Goving earns praise for a smart ride Brown Sugar Slow and Easy also factor in the close finish at Cincinnati Handicap event page continues on the seventh page.
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E. R. Bradley
Brown Sugar
E. B. McLean
Sandhurst
Reputation
Bradley
Toney
Tangara
Lloyd Goving
Latonia
Geving
Arcady
Nancy Langhorne
Goldie Johnson
Red proselyting in Asia to go on in Asia
Moscow rejects Britain's demand to stop Communist propaganda in Asia and explains its aim. The Foreign Minister adopts brusque tone while asserting Asia as a field for Russian prestige and control, not Asiatic revolution. Russia views Britain as an imperial rival and plans domination in Asia and Europe.
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New York World News Service
Berlin
Moscow
Britain
Asia
China
Russia
Tchitcherin
Europe
N. Y
Santa Barbara Shaken Again In Earth Tremors
Santa Barbara felt four to five distinct quivers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the strongest at 1:45 p.m. No damage occurred as residents sought permits for temporary structures while officials planned a Navy reception for Secretary Wilbur. An elderly man found incoherent after the quake died in Ventura County Hospital, bringing quake deaths to thirteen.
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Associated Press
Santa Barbara
Cal
Wilbur
Ventura County General Hospital
Earthquake Registers Violent Shift in Europe
KARLSRUHE Germany July 6 seismograph instruments at the Polytechnic Institute this afternoon registered a violent earthquake. The central point is believed to have been in Europe about 1 100 miles distant.
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Associated Press
Karlsruhe
Germany
The
Polytechnic Institute
Europe
Earthquake Measured by Italian Expert in Faenza
The Associated Press reports a very violent earthquake registered today at Raphael Bendandi's observatory in Faenza Italy. The quake centered about 500 miles from the site was the estimated disturbance point.
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The
Associated Press
Faenza
Italy
Raphael Bendandi
Seven year old girl shoots sister in Oregon care incident
Madaline Dennison aged seven of Marshfield admitted she shot and killed her four year old sister Delpha May after being slapped and left in her care. Parents Charles and Mrs Dennison were berry picking nearby at the time.
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Marshfield
Ore
Madaline Dennison
Delpha May
Madaline
Charles Dennison
Hawkins Gets Fifteen Year Term and 310000 Fine
Morton S. Hawkins former president of Hawkins Mortgage Company was sentenced by Federal Judge Robert Baltzell in Indianapolis to fifteen years in Leavenworth plus a 310000 fine for using the mails to defraud. He faces immediate appeal and a 50000 bond to pursue it. failure to post bond will require serving the sentences. Fourteen associates were previously convicted and appealed. Hawkins vanished and was extradited from Dayton before trial.
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Indianapolis
Leavenworth
Morton S. Hawkins
Hawkins Mortgage Company
Robert Baltzell
Hawkins
Baltzell
Hawkins Company
United States District Court of Appeals
Chicago
Dayton
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Vatican Gems Recovered as Theft Organizer Is Nabbed
Rome July 6 One of the main organizers of the St Peter's Treasury robbery has been arrested and the stolen gems recovered Three accomplices were seized by police Commissioner Mariotta who feigned receipt of stolen goods to trap Marino Stella a former shoemaker and plotter Stella was arrested and six palace workers aiding repairs are under suspicion in the crime
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Associated Press
Rome
St. Peter’s
Mariotta
Marino Stella
Stella
Threaten Theater Strike Over New Paris Tax
Paris managers and owners threaten a general theater strike if the municipality pushes a 5 percent tax on top of existing charges. A council of war met and it is announced all theaters and music halls will close when the proposal is voted.
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New York World News Service
Paris
New Service
Y. World Presb Pub. Co
Pola Negri Fined for Unreported Jewelry in New York
Pola Negri, the motion picture actress, was fined ten thousand dollars for failing to declare two diamond and emerald bracelets and a diamond ring upon arrival in New York on the Berengaria. The government valued the jewelry at forty seven thousand dollars, making total duties and penalties fifty seven thousand dollars. The gems remain with customs. Negri blamed her maid who claimed she followed instructions. A Treasury official had cautioned her before she left the ship.
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Associated Press
New York
Pola Negri
Miss Negri
Berengaria
Treasury Department
Fire devastates Manizales Colombia killing many
A Saturday morning blaze in Manizales Colombia swept through the city center destroying 32 acres of buildings including banks hotels and the Bishop's palace. About 30 bodies were found with the death toll disputed as search parties comb ruins and the district is under military control.
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Bogota
Colombia
Manizales
Here
Department
Antiquia
Magdalena
Cacua
Commercial Section of City Swept by 20 Million Fire
A cablegram to the Colombian Consulate General reports a major fire destroying much of Manizales and its commercial district. The loss is estimated at 20 million dollars. The blaze occurred 110 miles northwest of Bogota, Colombia’s capital.
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Associated Press
New York
Consulate General of
Colombia
Manizales
Bogota
Girl Found Slain By Roadside Near Home
Motorists discover the body of Marie Setjack 25 daughter of a Jonesville Illinois farmer three miles from her home. She had been murdered with shotgun wounds and a crushed skull from a bottle found about fifteen feet away.
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New York World News Service
Chicago
Marie Setjack
Jonesville
Ill
Germans Sign Arms Pact in Geneva Signing
Geneva July 6 Henrich Von Eckhardt representing Germany today signed the convention for control of trade in arms and munitions. Eighteen other countries already have signed the arms convention.
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Geneva
Henrich von Eckhardt
Germany
No Vacation For Mussolini and Cabinet This Summer
Rome July 6 Premier Mussolini and members of the Italian Cabinet will not take a vacation this summer due to official business. The Premier announced the decision today.
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Mussolini
Associated Press
Rome
Federal Judge Refuses to Stop Scopes Prosecution in Court
A federal judge declined to halt Tennessee state court proceedings against John T. Scopes. The report details political tensions within the prohibition office, including friction involving Haynes, General Andrews, and Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair.
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Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Marshal Naulin Replaces Lyautey In Morocco
Paris July 6 General Stanislas Naulin, former commander of the Thirtieth Army Corps on the Rhine, named Supreme Commander of Moroccan operations. The 55 year old officer will leave for Morocco soon, with Marshal Lyautey’s military duties effectively reassigned to focus on administration and politics.
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Associated Press
Paris
Stanislas Naulin
Rhine
Morocco
Naulin
Painleve
Naufin
Marshal Lyautey
North Africa
Oran
Syria
M. Painteve
War Ministry
Taza
Fa St. Cyr
Lachman
Twenty-first Army Corps
Counsel to Try Again Before Another Jurist
Trial begins Friday in Dayton and will be appealed to the Supreme Court whatever the verdict. The defense argues for another judge and a rehearing, seeking to overturn the ruling.
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Dayton
Supreme Court
Scopes must stand trial in Tennessee for evolution ban
John T. Scopes, public school teacher, will face a jury in Dayton, Tennessee, Friday on charges of violating the state law banning the teaching of evolution. Federal Judge Gore refused to grant a restraining order, ruling he lacks jurisdiction to halt the state case.
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Cookeville
Tenn
John T. Scopes
Dayton
Tennessee
John J. Gore
Scopes
John Neal
Gore
Xen Hicks
Detroit
United States
Federal District
Middle Tennessee
University of Tennessee
Rhea County
Robert M. Wilson
Austin Peay
Frank Thompson
A. T. Stewart
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Wilson
John R. Neal
Clarence Darrow
Bainbridge Colby
Neal
Supreme Court
Rhea County Court
State of Tennessee
Tennessee Mountain Abduction Mystery Unsolved
In Chattanooga Tennessee law officers report no motive for the June 26 abduction of Dr. W D Mason and Lawrence Bowman. Both men were found chained to a tree fifteen miles into the mountains with minor injuries and no hunger or exposure. Sheriff Tom Nelson notes their limited resistance and unclear captors.
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New York World News Service
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. D. Mason
Lawrence Bowman
Jim Thomas
Tom Nelson
Thomas
Mason
Bowman
Venire drawn for Scopes trial jurors in Tennessee
In Rhea County Tennessee the court drew twenty nine special veniremen for the John T. Scopes trial. The list includes fourteen farmers and a teacher like Scopes along with a preacher physician garage owner and a canning company president.
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Scopes
Associated Press
Dayton
Tenn
Rhea County Court
John T. Scopes
Veniremen
W. F. Roberson
Dean Mathews Invited as Witness in Scopes Trial
Dean Shailer Mathews of the University of Chicago divinity school has been invited by Clarence Darrow to testify for the defense if the Tennessee evolution trial proceeds next fall. Mathews, noted liberal Baptist Church figure, was away from Chicago when the notice arrived. Also named were University of Chicago zoologist H. K. Newman and professor Ellsworth.
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Shailer Mathews
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Clarence Darrow
John T. Scopes
Mathews
Chicago Theological School
Baptist Church
Dean Mathews
H. K. Newman
Ellsworth
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