Bond corruption case links Daugherty to clemency plea
A 1920s graft tale outlines Merton bonds payments to Arthur Daugherty and associates. It cites connections to Attorney General Harry Daugherty, payments through Gustadian Miller and Luke, and transfers that allegedly funded access and influence in Washington.
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Merton
Aad
John T. King
Republican National
Daugherty
Luke
Accmin
Weexe Smith
Washington
Smith
King
Umder
Office of Alien Property
Wilson
Clistudian
Probe of Alien Property Office Moves Ahead
Senate eyed January action to authorize a full probe of the Alien Property Office in the Justice Department. Scrutiny targets salaries and payments to officers of undergovt entities and attorneys linked to seized foreign holdings from World War II.
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Alien Property Office
Office of
Alien Property
Department of Justice
Sen. Wiley
A.wis
Wiley
Congress
Ini~der
Lees
Uebersee Finanz- Korporation
A. G
Swizerland
Spur Distributing Company
Tic
OAP
United States Supreme Court
United States
U.S
Harding
Justice Department
Sen. Wheeler
D-Man
Thomas Woodnutt Miller
Coolidge
Wheeler
Miller
American Metal Company
Richard Merton
Tha
Merion
How's Your Q. If you can answer all 10 questions correctly
A fragmented prompt lists ten trivia items and asks for correct answers. It mentions continents, military statements about Allied soldiers, nautical mile length, an automobile hood capacity, the professor of a Thespian, obverse and reverse pit terms, Franklin D Roosevelt relation to Theodore Roosevelt, the Balkan country of exile for King Michael, neophyte meaning, and a text correction about a house swag and large electric motors at Grand Coulee Dam.
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Nepal
England
Frant D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Balkan
Michael
Fay Waters
Twenty Years Ago In Journal Files December 1951
A local business change sees Orrin M Hillburg take over the fire and casualty insurance agency from Stanley H Nichols in the Barlow block. Christmas observances include church services, home lighting contests, and a hotel Cory dinner for Corry High School alumni. A fire damages the Dominick Pate home, while injuries from a Pittsburgh traffic mishap prove fatal for Mrs Maule A Thompson. Weather notes cite limited rainfall except in the western states.
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Orrin M. Hillburg
Joel Young Man
Fire and
Theo J. Wile Lism
Stanley Hf. Nichols
Barlow
Main
Center Streets
Voice of the People laments city snow response in 1951
A Disgusted citizen questions why city streets remained unplowed for a week after heavy snow in December. The letter criticizes idle city equipment, lack of bulldozer use, and insufficient help despite advance warning. It highlights losses to business, parking meter revenue, and poor driving conditions compared to smaller towns.
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Atl
Nelson
Fus
Corty
Pennsylvania
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Corry
Arthur Colegrove
George Sample
Baltery National Advertising
Fred Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
New York
Michigan Square
Chicago
Mortgage & and
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Philadelphia
Associated Press
AP News
Grand Coulee Dam
Fogle Lumber CO
Sranklin St
Corry, Pa
Pitige
Meerdink’s
TradeMark
Pat
Corey
Jocutty
Woman’s Club
Hotel Cory
Jerusa
Jem Plants
Sandy Tyers
Dominick Pate
East South Street
Maule A. Thompson
Shandystte Hospits
Thomp Soh
Foster E. Davis & Son
North Center Street
Voice of
The
People
Loblaws
Cag
REX Theatre
Fred MacMurray
Dorothy McGuire
Corry Memorial Hospital
Rossbacher Insurance Service
the den
George Roof
First Avenue
West Main Street
Johnson Bros
Archie Gibas
Jonn Ghoma, Jr
Benjamin Moore
ARVON
McCloskey Tong Seal & Gymseal
Kemglo
Fabulon
Bondex Yalco
George Pager
Harry Paulson, Jr
Corby, Pa
Louis H. Porter
John R. Schnetder
Borstorff & Fitch
DeSoto
Plymouth
Raymond Sandburg
Andrew Syentek
Clarence Wallace
Chrysler
Wallace's
Clarence H. Dey N. EB. Dodd
Columbus
KODAK
Mrs
Frances Catalin
William Strizht
Studebaker
Bueline’s Used Cars
West Smith Street
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