Court voids Doheny oil leases in Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor contracts
Federal Judge J McCormick rules the Doheny oil interests void for fraud on the United States and improper delegation of authority. He orders settlements for oil taken from Elk Hills and credits for Hawaii storage work, with a chancery master to oversee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Doheny Oil
J. McCormick
Naval Oil Reserve
No. 1
Elk Hills
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
E. L. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Harding
Navy
Interior Department
McCormick
Doheny
United States of America
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Edward L. Doheny
Warren G. Harding
Secretary of the Navy
Coolidge to Reduce Government Payroll
President Coolidge orders a comprehensive study of all departments to trim expenditures below 3 billion dollars next year. The budget director cites an oversized staff of about 65,000, with Navy War and War Veterans Bureau and Shipping Board largest, while Congress often blocks cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Navy
War Departments
War Veterans’ Bureau
Shipping Board
White House
Congress
Pigeons Supplying Salesmen Use In California Network
In California a well known corporation installs pigeon lofts in Stockton Santa Cruz San Jose Santa Rosa Fresno and Marysville to use homing birds as message bearers. Salesmen will carry pigeons and release them to send on orders.
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Oakland
Cal
California
Stockton
Santa Cruz
San Jose
Santa Rosa
Fresno
Marysville
Auto Crash Kills Two Near Birmingham
Dr. Charles A. Green a 34 year old dentist and W. W. Winne an 85 year old engineer were killed when their car overturned while returning from a fishing trip near Birmingham Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charles A. Green
W. W. Winne
Filipino Troops Destroy Fortress of Moro Rebels
Governor of Lanao reports the assault on a Moro fortress after shelling and a storm by the Constabulary. Seven Moros were killed, two hydroplanes demonstrated without bombing, and the fortress was destroyed with no Constabulary casualties. Moros had gathered to avenge relatives killed last year during an uprising.
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Manila
Leonard Wood
Mannel Johnson
Lanao
Sultan Raya
U. S. Defence Test Moved to July 4 Celebrations
Washington reports the second annual national defense test will occur on July 4 after President Coolidge rejected a War Department plan for Armistice Day. Preparations are under way to speed up test machinery and finalize plans to maximize results despite the tight timeline.
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Washington
Coolidge
War Department
Davis
Railroads launch drive to cut grade crossing deaths
Washington report notes completion of a campaign by the American Railway Association committee to reduce grade crossing fatalities through September 30. 1925 figures show 258 deaths in Jan–Feb, a 79 drop from 1924, with 809 injuries versus 1,050. highway crossing accidents dropped 13 percent to 702 in Jan–Feb, despite more cars on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee On Preventors
American Railway Association
Borglum Seeks Return to Bridgeport After Exit
Sculptor G. Borglum presses to return to work in Bridgeport as the Stone Mountain Memorial Association selects a successor. Judge Arthur F. Ells was informed by Borglum's counsel in Superior Court.
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Borglum
Jon Back
Bridgeport
Conn
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
G. 8. Borglum
Arthur F. Ells
Superior
Bank Chief Found Guilty of Embezzlement in KC Case
R Lee Davis, president of the closed American State Bank in Kansas City Missouri, was found guilty of embezzlement. The jury recommended five years imprisonment in the penitentiary under the charge.
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Kansas City
R. Lee Davis
American State Bank
Estate of Eleanor Egan valued at 81572 dollars
The estate of Eleanor Franklin Egan, a magazine writer who died last January, is appraised at 81572 dollars. It is left to her husband Martin Egan, connected with J P Morgan and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Martin Egan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Coolidge Calls For Better Local Government At Memorial Day Address
President Coolidge, speaking at Arlington Cemetery, urged more vigilant enforcement of laws by states and localities and a universal observance of the Constitution. He warned that lax administration breeds cynicism and urged uniform procedures, less costly litigation, and clearer delineation of state and federal authority. He noted no direct call on Prohibition but stressed the need to revive local governance and public responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Arlington Cemetery
America
Anglo-French Security Pact Advances Amid Minor Points
Paris reports British and French officials have agreed on essential elements of Germany proposed Western European security pact. Minor issues remain before formal negotiations start, with possible talks within a month or six weeks.
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Paris
Germany
Lord Crewe
Berlin
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Britain
France
London
Council of Ambassadors
Cologne
De Paolo Wins Indianapolis 500 in Record Pace
Peter De Paolo, nephew of Ralph De Palma, wins the Indianapolis 500 at speed 4:56:39.47 setting a 101.18 mph average. He earns about 38000 dollars with 20000 for victory and 7800 plus 10000 in manufacturer prizes. Benny Hill substitutes for Lewis finishing second with Hill in the last 70 miles. Schafer, who won in 1924, places third as Wade Morton serves as relief driver.
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Indianapolis
Indy
Peter de Paolo
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
de Paolo
Zarl Cooper
Benny Hill
Dave Lewis
Harry Hartz
Phil Shafer
Lewis
da Paolo
7 Hill
Flying de Paolo
Schafer
Wade Morton
Laxity in extending credits costs dealers billions
J H Tregoe treasurer of the National Association of Credit Men said laxity in extending credits caused about 750 million dollars in bad loans for wholesale merchants in the United States last year in a address before the Wholesale Grocers' Association annual convention.
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Washington
United States
J. H. Tregoe
National Association of Credit Men
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Train collision claims three lives near Murphysboro
An Illinois Central passenger train struck and demolished a car at Henry Station three miles south of Murphysboro. J F Giles 85 his wife 25 and Mrs Chester Kleisle 22 of St Louis were killed. Chester Kleisle 28 of St Louis was critically injured.
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Murphysboro
J. F. Giles
Chester Kleisle
St. Louis
Kleisle
Illinois Central
Henry Station
Here
Commanche Chief Injured in Auto Crash
Captain Jack Hicks, leader of the Commanche nation and noted Oklahoma Indian fighter and Texas Ranger, lies at St. Vincent Hospital with severe injuries after a car accident near Taylorville Illinois.
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Taylorville
Ill
Jack Hicks
Oklahoma
Texas Ranger
St. Vincent Hospital
Hart Accepted as U S Minister to Albania
Albania informs Washington that Charles C. Hart of Washington State is acceptable as American Minister to succeed Ulysses Grant Smith. Hart’s appointment follows diplomatic norms and signals continuance of relations with Albania.
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Hart
Albania
Washington
Charles C. Hart
Washington State
Ulysses Grant-Smith
Girl Writes 87 Words a Minute in Spelling Contest
Omaha Nebraska Anne Groziak 17 Beard Illinois wins third-year class with 87 words per minute. She wrote 87 words in four minutes with ten errors in the fifteen minute limit earning a silver cup.
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Omaha
Neb
Anne Groziak
Beard
Ill
Miss Groziak
Couple Married in Airplane Over Detroit in Flight
Howard N. Potter, a student aviator, and Gladys Mae Baxter wed 8 000 feet above Detroit while a minister in another plane shouted the ceremony through a megaphone. The bold aviation wedding took place high in the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Howard N. Potter
Gladys Mae Baxter
Powers Deny Bulgaria More Troops
Paris reports the Council of Ambassadors definitively refused Bulgaria’s request to keep the extra forces recently authorized to counter Communist terrorism in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Paris
Council of Ambassadors
State Assembly Nearing End as Bills Die Down
Springfield notes show the Fifty-fourth General Assembly winding down with fewer new bills and many idle measures struck. A vehicle licensing bill is debated with amendments, including driver age and licensing requirements, fines, suspensions, and secretary of state oversight.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Swift
Illinois Scene Sees Robbery and Society News From State Convention
Dr Mather Pfeiffenberger of Alton named president elect of the Illinois State Medical Society at Quincy convention. Macomb State's Attorney William Harris robbed of about 30 dollars in an alley behind his home while returning to his car. Edgar county churches arrange the Illinois Sunday School convention in Paris from June 15 to 17. Katherine Hancock Goode speaks at Decatur convention of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs. Alexander Armstrong, 69, commits suicide in Centralia after years in the hardware business.
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Mather Pfeiffenberger
Alton
Ilinois
William Harris
Macomb
Edgar County
Paris
Katherine Hancock Goode
Ilinois House of Representatives
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Decatur
Daylight Time Facing Statewide Repeal in Illinois
Senator William J. Sneed introduces a bill to end daylight saving across Illinois. The measure, praised in both chambers and likely to be signed by Governor Smail, would make central standard time the sole standard after July 1, eliminating daylight saving statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam J. Sneed
Williamson County
Senate
House
La Salle adopts wheel tax for street maintenance
La Salle City Council enacts a wheel tax ordinance charging $1.50 for a single horse wagon up to $15 for buses and three ton trucks. Autos priced $5 to $10 by horsepower. The report also covers farm fire losses at Watermann’s Platon Center, injuries from a Joliet car crash, estate filings, a holdup in Rockford, and public notices on drought immunization, road building, and fire blight threats in Illinois orchards.
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la Salle
William Watermann
Platon Center
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Centralia
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David Hultgren
Joliet
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Hultgren
Edward G. Cooley
Chicago
Charles P. Megan
Lydia EB. Cooley
John F. Milton
Rockford
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Milton
Rock River
Illinois
Isaac D. Rawlings
Doctor Rawlings
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Menard
Henry
Jersey
H. W. Anderson
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Urbana
E. J. Hoey
Institute of America
Peoria
City Water Works
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