Indictments Tie Fall Sinclair Doheny To Naval Oil Lease Conspiracy
Four indictments issued by a federal grand jury name former Interior Secretary Albert Fall oil magnates Harry F Sinclair and Edward L Doheny and Edward L Doheny Jr in charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States over Elk Hills California and Teapot Dome Wyoming leases. Bribery counts allege Doheny paid 100000 to influence Fall. Doheny and son accused of offering bribes. The probe by J Roberts and Atlee Pomerenes follows the Walsh committee inquiry into oil lease dealings.
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H. K. Reynolds International News Service
Washington, D. C
United States
California
Wyoming
Interior
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Edward L. Doheny
Edward L. Doheny, Jr
Fall
Doheny
Secretary of the Interior
J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
Coolidge
Senate Public Lands Committee
Thos. J. Walsh
Democrat
Montana
Elk Hills
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Senate
Senate Oil Committee
Iterior
American Petroleum Company
Harding
Theavy
Interior Department
Grand Jury
Pan-American Petroleum
Indictments in Teapot Dome Case Target Fall Sinclair Doheny
Indictments detail government case against Fall Sinclair and the Doheny brothers. Arrest orders mandate bond for appearance to plead to charges. Testimony links a $100,000 loan to Fall with Doheny and McLean. McLean denies supplying funds. Civil suits seek cancellation of oil leases in California and Wyoming.
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Interior Department
Fall
Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Grand Jury
Senate Public Lands Committee
United States Marshal
Doheny
Senate Oil Committee
Walsh
Rotary Convention Reports From Toronto Luncheon
Delegates at the International convention of the Rotary club in Toronto were summarized at a noon luncheon. Dr. W L Campbell outlined general arrangements and entertainment, while DeLace Cole covered speeches and proceedings. An invitation was extended by Tom Murray of the Youngstown club for New Castle to join the Ohio club picnic at Idora Park on Tuesday July 15.
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Rotary Club
Toronto
Canada
Fountain Inn
W. L. Campbell
DeLace Cole
New Castle
Tom Murray
Youngstown
Dog Mourns To Death After Boy Master Dies
In Portland Maine on June 30 a brindle and white dog named Gyp refused food and water after his 13 year old master Tommy Pike was buried. He stayed by the boy’s rooms day and night until death. The family laid Gyp in a tiny casket beside Tommy.
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Portland
Gyp
Brindle
White Cut
Tommy Pike
Disorderly House Raid At West Lawrence Street
Police raided the home of George Dukto at 111 West Lawrence street. Dukto charged as keeper of a disorderly house. Jesse Williams arrested as an inmate. John Jones as a visitor. Dukto and Williams released under suspended sentence. Jones forfeited $25 and failed to appear, property to the city.
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George Dukto
West Lawrence Street
Dukto
Jesse Williams
John Jones
Williams
Jones
Ambassador Woods Says Americans Safe in Japan
Cyrus E. Woods former American ambassador to Japan is pictured leaving the White House after telling President Coolidge he believes Americans are safe in Japan despite concerns over immigration restriction laws.
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Cyrus E. Woods
Japan
White House
Washington
Coolidge
Springs of 1824 and 1924 Alike in Weather Chronicle
Lansdale Pa June 30 A chronicle found in an old Bible notes that spring 1824 matched the current season with late rains and cold ground delaying crops. It adds mid summer was normal and fall early, with a cold winter following. An 1816 frost period caused crop losses.
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Lansdale
Joseph Mitchell
Palate Guides Health Says Taste Keys Nutrition
A British physician argues that taste is the foundation of healthy eating and that cultivating it can raise overall fitness. He warns against eating disliked foods for safety and contends faddists misjudge diet.
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London
The Food Faddist and the Sense of Taste
The writer argues against denying senses for preconceived notions about food. He notes taste aligns with results unlike addictions to drugs and alcohol and claims cravings reflect physiological truth. He cites rheumatism and child hunger as examples where timing of eating matters for health.
Dean Priddy Warns on Girls Who Go Wrong at State Meet
Mrs. Bessie Leach Priddy, dean of women at the University of Missouri, told Missouri Parent-Teachers Association members in Columbia that most university girls start missteps in high school. She urged heightened moral supervision in high schools and advised parents to engage with dances, social activities, and guidance. She noted a slump in language among university women and criticized profanity, smoking, and questionable media.
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Columbia
Bessie Leach Priddy
University of Missouri
Missouri Parent-Teachers' Association
Priddy
Parent-Teacher Association
New War Rocket Promises Molten Metal Barrage
London reports a new incendiary rocket by Ernest J. Welch that, when exploded, would rain molten lead over five to eight miles, capable of destroying aircraft in range. Privileged observers witnessed lead bursts in a small test, with fuller tests planned for British use. The invention draws interest from Britain, the United States, and France, which have received a definite offer from the United States.
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International News Service
London
Ernest J. Welch
United States
New Japanese Diver Device Promises Free Movement
A Japanese pearl diver in Melbourne unveils a compact diving outfit using a mask and chest carriage air cylinder. The system eliminates the old bulky suit by feeding air through a mouth controlled tube to the mask, allowing greater freedom of movement.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ohio State Finds 1193 Courses Needed For Higher Degrees
Ohio State University authorities conclude that a student would need the better part of a century after a bachelor’s degree to complete 1 193 courses leading to higher degrees.
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International News Service
Columbus
Ohio State University
Lipton mulls new challenge boat for American Cup
London report says Sir Thomas Lipton is considering a new challenge yacht. Prominent British designers are working on plans he hopes will enable him to lift the cup, though no formal challenge has been issued.
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International News Service
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Raid on disorderly house at 125 Bridge street
Police raided the home of Mr and Mrs James Powell at 125 Bridge street arresting them as keepers of a disorderly house. Also taken into custody were Mr and Mrs Gus Hall and Sam McKee. Sentence was suspended by the mayor.
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James Powell
Bridge Street
J. Moore
Faella
Gus Hall
Sam McKee
Volcano reshapes Kilauea crater after three weeks of eruptions
In Honolulu June 30, Hale maumau the firepit of Kilauea Volcano has transformed from a fifty acre crater to a three quarter mile by three thousand foot vast pit. Earthquakes, ash dust columns, and hydrogen sulfide fumes marked the period with continued tremors and potential further rock falls. Dr. Jaggar cautions eruption cycles may repeat like Krakatoa and Pelee, with violence possibly lasting into August.
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Honolulu
Halemaumau
Kilauea
Hawaii
Roy H. Finch
Volcano Observatory
Gulf
Observatory
Pahala
Thomas A. Jaggar, Jr
New York
Krakatoa
Pelee
Couple visits daughter after operation at Crile Clinic
Mr and Mrs Dan V Cunningham of Butler Avenue traveled to Cleveland Ohio on Sunday to visit their daughter Jean who recently had a serious operation at Crile Clinic. She is recovering well.
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Dan V. Cunningham
Butler Avenue
Cleveland
Jean
Crile
Bootlegging Adds To Jacksonville Help Shortage
In Jacksonville June 30 Judge J J Beckham blames bootlegging for worker shortages in domestic help. He says many Negro women choose liquor selling over house chores, with two thirds of local bootleggers from this group. He notes alleged ties to higher ups and warns inmates won't squeal. The piece mentions crippled and blind selling wet goods and a troubled horse incident.
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International News Service
Jacksonville
Fla
J. J. Beckham
Horse Won't Be Sold Back After 2 Months
Providence Rhode Island June 30 A horse once sold by William Girard of East Providence returned to his doorstep two months later. The horse reappeared harnessed and ready for work, prompting Girard to notify police after failing to locate the prior buyer. The animal’s return ends the disputed sale.
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Dobbin
Girard
Providence
Mass
William Girard
Hull Street
East Providence
Mr. Girard
Handwriting samples from world schoolchildren on exhibit
Specimens of handwriting from school children worldwide will appear in an exhibit by the Utica S. Y. Juniors. The Junior Red Cross correspondence bureau supplied most samples, including Turkish Armenian and Greek writing from the American school at Constantinople.
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Washington
Utica S. Y
Junior Red Cross
Constantinople
Red Cross
National
Road Work Creates New Industry in Northeastern Pa
Hazleton Pa June 30 plans for large scale road construction have spurred a new industry. Stone crushers operate at Mauch Chunk Pond Hill Nescopeck Pass Ashley Boulevard and other sites where mountain tops supply raw material and grades permit stone to chute into cars and trucks for shipment.
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International News Service
Hazelton
Pennsylvania
Mauch Chunk
Pond Hill
Nescopeck Pass
Ashley Boulevard
Auto death toll climbs in Los Angeles four months
International News Service reports 113 people killed in Los Angeles traffic accidents from January through April 1924. The largest share of fatalities occurred from jaywalking, officials announce.
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L. A
International News Service
Los Angeles
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Lipton
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