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Extradition Case for Greene and Gaynor in Canada
Washington reports that Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, linked to Savannah river contract scandals with Oberlin M. Carter, will be taken up by England’s Privy Council. After escaping to Canada, legal wrangles in Quebec and Montreal culmined in habeas corpus writs, with U S authorities seeking reassertion of jurisdiction. A favorable Privy Council decision could restore American control through extradition. Also notes Eastorn orders and Lewis and Clark souvenir dollars in circulation.
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