Twelve Firms and Fifty-One Men Indicted for Oil Fraud
A federal grand jury indicted twelve oil firms and fifty-one individuals on charges tied to oil fraud and misuse of mail channels. Prosecutors allege conspiracy and schemes to defraud through illicit pricing and shipping practices across multiple states. The defendants face complex counts including mail fraud and related financial offenses.
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Allo Warthbee
We Bedoral Grand Jury
Alroight
Converns
Fyobb
Lewis ¢ van Riper
van Riper
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome Sinnous
Henry E. Kelley
United States
Littleton
Simmons
Dude Grubb
Charles TJ. Mormand
John L. Mebwani
Pwith van Riper
Ranger DH Company
Tleton
van Moer
To & Fornia
Texa Nineky cd
Kanes
Olver Bo Willian
Edward Schwab
Corral
Ranger 0
Great Wesem Petroleum
W P Willams Oil Corporation
Paty
Frms
Bigelow & Coy
TT Sint Holmes & Co
Thompson, Jimes & Co
Lewis van Riper
Charles R. War
John T. Mclean
Astley J. Yolbrook
Ager
Housekeeper Questioned in Elwell Murder Case
Marie Larsen, housekeeper for Joseph Bowne Elwell, was again questioned by the authorities in the Elwell murder inquiry. Investigators seek her testimony to illuminate the case, with repeated interviews at police headquarters and her Palisades Park home. She described a gray dressed woman, believed to be the same as the “woman in gray,” and led officers to possible sightings and a route from Elwell’s house to Fifth Avenue, with further questioning anticipated.
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Marie Larsen
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Sistant
Doolnur
Ted
Sire Wy
Avehuy Carey
William J. Tahey
Niwell
Larsen
Jacob Wagstaff
Elwell
Tomas
Meulion Avenues
Colynhiysenue
Upper Broadway
David Barrett
Wnd
Fifth Avenue
Tifany
German WWI losses and wartime casualties report
Statistics from Germany, reported by The Associated Press, show 1,850,000 men killed in World War II era losses, alongside 520,000 war widows, 1,190,500 war orphans, and 500,000 widowed or consumptive individuals supported mainly by charity, dated June 2.
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Associated Press
Germany
Brooklyn Prohibition Official Closes Office in Turmoil
A Brooklyn federal prohibition agent closed his office amid claims of central control over enforcement and internal conflicts. In a separate incident, a man shot his wife and then herself in a WeSt Hath Street building, wounding the wife and killing himself. the case left investigators piecing together motives and identifying the occupants.
Subways Tied Up as Deluge Hits City
A severe cloudburst crippled New York traffic last night with subway delays heavy rainfall exceeding an inch and a half. One man died and three were injured as slick pavements caused accidents on Lenox Avenue. Rescue crews battled floodwaters flooding basements and street levels from the East River to lower Manhattan.
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Oubway Trafic
New York
Lenox Avenue
Henry Mirken
Fourteenth Street
Brooklyn
Willians van Hagelhurst
Wear 142d
Lynn Moore
Wear 14d
Winton Scott
West Mat Street
Claanes Brown
West 185 Street
Hlaviem Hospital
Merkin
Wear Shore Railroad
West New York
Ontario
Western
Lester Gordost
Interborough Subway
Bowling Green
Soueteenth Street
Panad Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Lextigton Avenue
Cerer
Cms
Poles
Center Street
Guntiaus
British Undecided on Alliance With Japan
In London on June 24 Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons the government would consider the sentiment that the Anglo Japanese treaty should not be renewed until the new United States government is in power next March. He added there had been no decision about renewing the treaty and no statement could be made at the present time.
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Mithin
Brooklyn
Hiook
Shoviin
State of
New York
United States
Leroy W
Menoklyn
Jumtien
Allin Choad
Brauklyn
Chateld
United State
Sulin
Sheetin
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Greeks Rout Turk Army in Opening Drive
Smyrna reports Greek forces under Mustapha Kemal Pasha began an offensive on June 21. Greek headquarters describe success with Ak-Tissan and Ak Hissar taken, Salibi attacked, and northern advance continuing amid Allied prompts for action. Paris dispatch notes Allied Premiers granting Greece a free hand in measures in Turkey.
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Stigma
Wis
Ak Hissar
Hythe
Turkey
For
Feld
Heny Wilson
Mustapha Koivu
Pershing Ill After Harvard Commencement Attendance
General John Pershing fell ill after attending the Harvard commencement ceremony at the execa in Boston. He rested at President Lowell's home and was unable to participate fully, planned to speak later before the Harvard Alumni Association, and was to depart for Washington that evening due to nervous indigestion.
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Boston
John Pershing
Harvard
Aniders Theater
Camebridge
Pershing
Wwe
English Hesitate Civil War Feared in Ireland
London dispatch reports warnings of a possible new government offer to Ulster ex servicemen to fight in Ireland amid Sinn Fein Protestant clashes. Londonderry appeals for government action, troop deployment, and assurances to halt panic as civil strife worsens. Train disruptions threaten rail service and food supply. the Labour conference backs self determination while Cardinal Tohur warns of mortal threats.
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Loxvon
Ireland
House of Commons
Ulster Ex-Service Men's Association
Nied
Londonderry
Hamar Greenwood
Tom Thudonderry
Atien
Hamar
Carter Campbelly
Epidemic of Fake Robberies Tied to Spending Spree
A vice president of the American Ly Company says a wave of genuine thefts burdens insurers while a growing hoard of fictitious robberies profits from claims. He cites disappearances of fur coats and deceptive schemes where jewelry, silverware, clothing, and money are stolen or claimed, with fraudsters even risking arrests to push their schemes.
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RR. Brown
American Ly Company
Brown
Factional Fight Over Senator Walsh Dominates Convention
San Francisco June 24 Democratic leaders face a convention struggle over organization and chairman choice. Senator Walsh of Montana, allied with Bryan, is eyed as a potential rival to Glass or Colby, while Administration support wavers. Cummings and national officials deny White House meddling as talks proceed with no clear decision.
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San Francisco
Democratic Party
Glass
Administration
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Sentor Lusa
Woln Tne
Tie
William Jennings Mryan
Fortes
Adinistration
Colby
State Department
Cummings
Bilte
Srist Neha
Chatman Cimmings
Wilson
Kr. Cummings
Washington
White House
Reds Appeal for German Uprising
June 4 report from The Tribune cites Die Tacphiche Rundschau noting Independent Socialist and Communist leaders in Berlin met with De Kopp of the Russian Soviet government. They say Bolsheviks need German help and may seize power by force if parliamentary methods are too slow. A coup from the Right could spur proletarian uprising, Breitsenend predicts imminent action to gain parliamentary control.
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Sprewer
Tribat
New York
Teibune Tge
Germany
Die Tacphiche Rundschau
der Kopp
Berlin
Panenapor Caushal Copp
Rusia
Merlin
de Kopp
Jedependenia
Broitechwid
Macdeburg
Reichstag
Breitsenend
State of Siege Declared in Ulm Amid Food Riots
London reports a state of siege proclaimed in Ulm Germany after fierce food riots on Tuesday. The London Times notes many casualties and clashes as Soviet soldiers and local forces engage in Heitenheim and Walrttemberg. Communists supervise rifle guards while civilians endure curfews and martial law.
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Ulm
Germany
Pershing and Smith Favored by McCovey
John McCovey Democratic leader from Kings County New York says Pershing for president and Alfred Smith for governor would sweep the nation at the Democratic convention. He calls Pershing the strongest nominee and notes Republicans fear their past actions.
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Pershing
Smith
McCovey
LS Angeles
John J. Pershing
Alfred Smith
New York
John McCovey
Kings County
McCooey
Henry Secretly Taken Before The Grand Jury
A New York newspaper report details Dominick Henry, an ex police inspector, being removed from the Tombs and interrogated before a grand jury by Deputy Attorney General William Rand. Henry refused to answer, prompting threats of contempt, and was returned to his cell after a James Weeks inquiry.
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William Rand
Dominick Henry
Rand
Henry
Supreme Court
William E. Murphy
W. Bourke Cochran
Tombs Yeaterday
Fleury
Murphy
Alfred J. Talley
Lordey
France Presses Russia for Two Pledges in Pact Talks
Paris June 24 Premier Millerand told the Chamber of Deputies that resuming political relations with Soviet Russia hinges on the Soviet Union accepting responsibility for the former government’s foreign engagements. He said France will talk only with a legitimate government and rejects a so called interim regime. France demands the Soviet government recognize its real responsibilities before formal negotiations can proceed.
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Paris
Millerand
Chamber of Deputies
France
Russia
Preminr
Wnpthen
Comnse
Convention Wets Rally as Bryan Backed for Resolutions
In San Francisco on June 24, Murphy and Governor Smith canvassed dry and moist planks at the Democratic convention. Norman Mack suggested Bryan as the only logical dry plank alternative, while New York’s 90 wet votes and Nebraskan shifts complicate the floor fight. Bryan gains a point with Nebraska’s delegation hoping him to the Resolutions Committee, as McAdoo drives a strong push for nomination.
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Carter Field
San Francisco
Charles F. Murphy
al Smith
Natonal
Norman E. Mack
William Jensnings Bryan
Mack
Smith
Murphy
Theodore Bell
Tribune
New York
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
Dar Hortes
Empire State Des Estes
Alwa
Mr. Lunn
Mont Prat
Whitman
Cummings
Bryan
Wy Braska
William Jennings Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Nebraska
Delegaton
Zageinat
Wilson
Mary E. Foye
Pasadens
California
New Mees Jersey
Indiana
Les Note
McAdoo
Thomas B. Love
Texas
Lone Star State
Pennsylvania
Tieng Clark
Pat Harrison
Mirais
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L. C. van Riper
C.R. Morton
J. McLean
H. M.pollok
Dooling
Finteen
George A. Lamb
George Wlatah & Co
Samuel Fomund
David W. Rothensies
Schoenberger
Mamuel Newhouse
Maurice M. Goldarg
George le Witwusse
Victor Fury
It. Pyke
Mo Kien
Charles Friedlng
Granbart
Great Western Petroleum Corporation
George Alamb & Co
Samuel M. Greenbaum
Green
Astorsey
Owen Vhem Beleti
Hipen
Charles
Maren
Patrik Fee
States District Court
York
Stull
York Tribune
Onauld
Dry Agent
U.S
James J. Shevlin
Diets
West Sath Free
Willian Hinton
Day
Hartreans
Gator
Wiels
Harenan
Wieife
St. Lawrence
Mortman
Eitieerett
Japan
Smyrna
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Hi Snistha
Kong Alexander
Greece
Athens
Tunis
Hlatarvard
Ulster
Britain
Sinn Fein
Euronean Baren Londonderry
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Ereland
Dover
Londonferry
Cardinal Togur
Armagh
All Ireland
Magistates Gener
Campbell
Senator Walsh
Ollien N
Menor
Cummings and
William C. Dreher
Serlin
Patel
Heitenhoim
Walrtemberg
Wilther Rifles
Hirshfield
Marshall
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