SAFE ON TECHNICALITY IN NAVAL OIL LEASE PROBE
The District of Columbia Supreme Court quashed indictments against Fall, Sinclair, and the Dohenys in the naval oil leasing case. Officials plan an appeal to the U S Supreme Court while a Washington grand jury adjourns without action. Public disappointment grows as critics blame procedural loopholes and expect new indictments to proceed.
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Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Fall
Sinclair
Dohenys
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Naval Oil-Leasing
District of Columbia Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Attorney General
Daugherty
Attorney General’s Office
Kennedy
Teapot Dome
The
Peculiar Grand Jury Choices in Oil Deals Case
Washington grand juries pass on indictments amid a dan gerous oil dispute. Fall reportedly handed over vast naval oil reserves to Sinclair for a large payoff, yet no indictment follows. Gordon Campbell, who struck oil in Montana, is charged with attempting to seize 16 acres of land for himself.
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Washington
Fall
Naval
Sinclair
Gordon Campbell
Montana
One Arm Driver A Menace In Moonlight Drives
An Illinois auto club warns that one arm used for driving while the other rests on a partner could violate state law. Peoria officials seek to apply the code banning incapacitated operators to motorists who use one arm around a passenger during nocturnal drives. The discussion comes amid ongoing national surveys of auto crash causes.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Federal Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Peoria
Iliney
One Arm Sheik Driving Law Sparks Montana Debate
A humorous yet legally pointed remark on driving with one arm sparks Montana lawmakers to consider if temporarily incapacitated should be the test for conviction. The piece parodies plans to park the car or have the girl drive, and humorously notes Andy Gump dieting with cucumber meals at 45 cents each.
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Montana
Andy Gump
Helena
Andy
Uncle Bim
Reestablishes Inquisition in Tennessee banning teaching evolution
Tennessee passes a law banning teaching evolution in all state schools including universities. The Governor argues it does not violate religion or church state separation, but it blocks freedom of learning. The piece warns offshoots of knowledge suppression threaten progress and prompts scholars to leave Tennessee. It notes historical echoes of religious and political control over inquiry.
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Tennessee
Christendom
Chief Justice Voices Strong Stand Against Federal Encroachment
Wyoming Chief Justice Charles Potter denounces federal expansion of centralized power and urges state legislative resistance. He warns the trend could spark civil conflict and urges voters to elect lawmakers who will defend state rights. Senator Walsh counters, framing concerns as a public awakening about direct Senate election. Matt Higgins would require New York to repaint elephant sign boards if active.
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Charles Potter
Wyoming Supreme Court
Bar Association
Matt Higgins
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
New York State
Provincial vanity and the city village divide in editorial
The piece contrasts provincial complacency in rural England with metropolitan self admiration. It mocks both sides for believing their view is the standard of wisdom and suggests contentment, education, and a balanced view as proper aims. The author riffs on Dorros and Darwins and ends noting a need for settled life and schooling.
Walter Reed gets 2 million for permanent hospital buildings
The Haskin Letter notes Congress approved 2 million dollars for permanent Walter Reed hospital buildings to replace fire trap temporary structures. Opposition cited street cuts, but plan aims to keep hospital grounds vehicle-free. The Veterans Bureau adds 900 thousand for a new west wing of wards.
Meditation on Jesus at Bethany Hospitality and Home Life
A meditation reflecting on Jesus six days before Passover at Bethany with Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. It emphasizes hospitality as a virtue, quiet companionship, prayer, and the home reflecting the eternal home, ending with a prayer for homes to welcome the Spirit of Christ. Copyright 1925 F. L. Fagley.
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Jesus
Bethany
Lazarus
Mary
Martha
Christ
F. L. Fagley
Veterans' Bureau patients cared for at Walter Reed hospital
The article describes Walter Reed General Hospital as a central, orderly facility where seriously ill veterans receive prompt care. Doctors are on duty around the clock, with rapid consultations possible, and officers are kept ready to respond to emergencies. The Army Medical School runs postgraduate programs and fields training for officers and nurses under strict military discipline.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Army Medical School
Walter Reed General Hospital
Medical Field Service School
Carlisle Barracks
Pennsylvania
Medical Department
Amity, School of Nursing
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Invention to Let Radios Show Olympics and More
Associated Press reports from Baltimore on April 7 that C Francis Jenkins of Washington DC unveiled a device called the prismatic ring. It would let radio fans both see the next Olympic games and hear the cheers from home, with forecasts of distant live visuals for sports events, parades, and major happenings, plus classroom and military uses.
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Associated
Baltimore
American Chemical Society
C. Francis Jenkins
Washington
D.C
Jenkns
Army
Navy
Jenkins
Repary
Secretary Jardine hears Armour Morris merger arguments
Secretary Jardine heard arguments defending the Armour Morris Packing Company merger. The labor crisis worsened as employers of striking painters and paper hangers issued an ultimatum. Post offices reported March receipts up 30. The Pacific Mail injunction case order was postponed to April 20. Countess Karolyi asked the state department to let her husband speak on political questions. Al Smith of New York is praised for leadership and public appeal amid a Republican majority legislature, with speculation he could be drafted to oppose Senator Wadsworth.
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Jardine
Armour- Morris Packing Company
District Supreme Court
Pacific Mail
State Department
Karolyi
al” Smith
New York
Empire State
New York Times
Smith
al? Smith
Wadsworth
Withal
Auto victim dies in Butte crash
Patrick Murphy aged 37 died in Butte after being injured Saturday night when his vehicle was struck by another car on a city street. He had remained unconscious since the accident.
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Butte
Patrick Murphy
Veterans Bureau Report Details Army Reserve Hospital Beds
A Veterans Bureau report notes the army reserves 2,837 beds in their hospitals for such patients with 2,256 occupied at the date of the report. It states no discrimination exists between bureau patients and army patients at Walter Reed and similar facilities.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Army
Walter Reed
Bureau
Answers to Questions from the Helena Independent Bureau
The page presents a Q A column from the Helena Independent Information Bureau with reader queries on golf history, electricity and gas use, Easter egg dyeing, Paradise Lost, Florida pine production, fur durability, railroad train control devices, Louisiana soil, pigeons milk, and railway spikes. Answers detail the first U S golf club in New York 1858, 16 7 million electric customers, 10 7 million gas meters, Milton 1667, Florida first in pine products, durable fur classification, 1922 1924 1926 rail car control order, Mississippi silt forming most of Louisiana, pigeon crop milk, and 10 500 spikes per mile.
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United States
Pacific Coast
St. Andrews Golf Club
New York City
G. HS. A
American Gas Association
G. P. A. Milton
Florida
W. A
Forest Service
Alaska
W. LL. A
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Mississippi
Four Regional Camps Planned for De Molay Youth
Karsas City April 7 Special Four regional vacation camps for De Molay members will be held this summer under the Grand Council. Camps include Templar Park Spring Lake Iowa Camp Nelson Dodd Brinkhaven Ohio Presbyterian Hill Hollister Mo and Bear Lake Lodge near Estes Park Cairo Also Camp Rademaker Bear Lake near Manistee Michigan for De Molays July 2 Labor Day. Each camp runs ten days with recreation and citizenship lectures led by Roy E Dickerson.
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Karsas City
Order of de Molay
Grand Council of the Order
Templar
Manistee
Mich
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of Michigan
de Molay
Roy E. Dickerson
Estes Park
Colo
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America
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George Matthew
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Pestor Simpesn
M. E. Church
Minneapolis
Haskin
Washington, D. C
Congress
Army Hospital
Army Dental School
Army School of Nursing
Army Veterinary School
Te Add
Army Medical Museum
Army Medical Library
Army Medical
Commission On Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches of Christ To America
National Capital
Senate
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Independent —Informat Bureau
Frederick J. Haskin
Washeington
Inquirer
Masonic
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