Naval oil reserve scandal moves to courts with two counsellors
President Coolidge appoints Silas F. Strawn and Thomas W. Gregory to prosecute naval oil reserve cases to a full court review. Senate and house debates flare over resignations, cancellations of Teapot Dome and naval lease No. 1, and possible impeachments as Denby and Daugherty defend the administration. Obregon's forces drive rebels from Esperanza and Orizaba, opening path to Vera Cruz.
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Coolidge
Naval Oil Reserve
Silas F. Strawn
Chicago
Thomas W. Gregory
Texas
Wilson
Republican Party
Senate
Navy
Y Nenby
Daugherty
House
Harry Sinclair
Edward Doheny
Robinson
Arknnsas
Denby
Florida
Navy Department
Tax receipts rise in latter half of 1923 driven by domestic levies
Internal Revenue Bureau data show six months of 1923 brought higher federal tax receipts than the same period in 1922 indicating stronger business activity. New York led with 844,153,387 in collections followed by Pennsylvania 126,081,444 and Illinois 104,981,193. Prohibition advocates celebrate a New York Anti-Saloon League leader William H. Anderson faces sentencing February 8 after a jury found him guilty of third degree forgery amid claims of a hidden fund tied to a John T. King and a Mann.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
New York
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Illinois
William H. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League of
John T. King
League
Baltimore
Mann
Anderson
Polish attaché Sokolowski quits over liquor excess
Dr. V Sokolowski, attached to the Polish legation in Washington, was recalled to Warsaw after police found excessive liquor in his apartments. He told Congressman Upshaw he would return home to become a lifelong abstainer and advocate for the cause. President Coolidge invites representatives of farm lines to Washington to discuss aid for wheat farmers. The government also plans help for distressed Northwest banks as several more failed. Senate committee approves 75 million dollars for Northwest wheat growers and broader agriculture aid.
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United States
Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Albert Bo Falle
Washington
Senate Committee
Falls
Harry Sinclair
Europe
Fall
Epublican
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Hull
Mellon
Dr. V. Sokolowski
Legation
State Department
Warsaw
Congressman Upshaw
Georgia
Nquor
Coolidge
Northwest
Senate Agricultural Committee
Supreme Court limits national bank branch openings under federal act
The Supreme Court with three dissenters ruled that national banks may not establish new branches unless they were former state banks with preexisting branch capitals. Banks may retain existing branches, but the division centered on states enforcing their laws against national banks rather than on branches themselves.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Poincare government rocked by graft scandal and tax clash
France faces a bribery graft crisis in reconstruction payments possibly reaching tens of billions of francs. Poincare promises reviews on large claims as the senate may reject the tax bill, risking government downfall while Britain seeks a fresh Anglo French accord and recognition of Soviet Russia under conditional terms.
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Remier Poincare
Coolidge
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Chamber
Senate
England
MacDonald
France
Rassia
M. Poincare
Russia
Hughes
German pardon frees Teat Griffis in Bergdoll kidnap case
C H Teat Griffis, who attempted to kidnap draft evader Bergdoll, is pardoned by the Bavarian government and released. He is on the way home as trains and steamships move him, with release facilitated to avoid further complications after pressure from the German foreign office and American embassy in Berlin.
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T Teat
C. H. Griffis
Bergdoll
Ile
Foreign Office
Berlin
Japan royal honeymoon marred by parliamentary riot
The prince regent of Japan, wed January 26, faced riotous opposition in parliament as rival factions fought with fists and water bottles, forcing adjournment and leading to dissolution of the diet.
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Japan
Kiyoura
Quicker Delivery for Newspapers Announced by Post Office
After months of study, Postmaster General New issued a definitive program for faster newspaper mailing and delivery. Newspapers will be handled separately from mixed mail, kept in constant transit, and treated with first class urgency. Publishers will be notified of dispatch misses and wrong addresses, while newspapers will be packed in labeled sacks or pouches to ensure rapid reader access nationwide.
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Post Office Department
Postminister General New
Department
Post Office
Bartlett
Manville Town Turmoil Fails Bank Robbery Attempt
Manville, usually a quiet village north of us, erupted in life as a Tuesday bank robbery attempt drew attention from locals and the Guernsey Gazette reported the scene. No shots were fired and no injuries were noted, with officials yet to release further details.
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Manville
Guernsey
William Poulson Witnesses Bank Robbery Drama
Wm. Poulson, a Lance Creek gasoline hauler, rode into town amid a dazed crowd as outlaws mobbed a bank in broad daylight. Gunfire and riding horses tumbling occurred, with dead men in the gutters. Neal Hart staged a bank robbery scene, which Poulson calls a convincing imitation of the real event.
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Wm. Poulson
Lance Creek
Bill
Neal Hart
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Ernest Vallejo
White House
Wright
Mississippi River
Moline
Edward v. Pickard
Federal Trade Commission
Radio Corporation of America
General, Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
International Radio Telegraph Company
United Fruit Company
Wireless Specialty Apparatus Company
Obregon
Esperanza
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Sether
Eas Tae
Wen Ora
Setu
Sidney
Ford
Lor
Boal Depot
Ford ‘Werkly
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