Teapot Dome Lease Upheld Despite Amundsen Claim
Judge T Blake Kennedy ruled the Teapot Dome lease to Harry J Sinclair was legal. The decision absolved Navy officials and former Interior Secretary Fall, calling allegations of fraud unsubstantiated and deeming the lease a legitimate government contract.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
T. Blake Kennedy
Teapot Dome
Harry J. Sinclair
Kennedy
J. K. Robinson
Navy Engineering Department
Finney
S. Foster Bain
Bureau of Mines
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior Fall
Pearl Harbor
E. L. Doheny
Fall
Sinclair
Continental Trading Company
Secretary of Navy
Denby
Congress
Buy Orders Pour In Sinclair Oil After Court Ruling
New York June 19 buyers rushed into Sinclair Consolidated Oil shares after Judge Kennedy announced his decision forenoon. Sinclair common rose two points to above 25, six per cent bonds climbing nearly five points as stock purchases surged at the Stock Exchange.
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New York
Sinclair Consolidated Oil
The
Stock Exchange
Kennedy
Sinclair Common
Teapot Dome Case May Reach Supreme Court
Washington June 19 Judge Kennedy's decision will send the Teapot Dome and Elk Hill case against Doheny to the Supreme Court of the United States. Continued on Page Three.
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Washington
Kennedy
Teapot Dome
Elk Hill
Doheny
Supreme Court of the United States
French Reply on German Security Pact Demands League Entry
The French note to Germany on the proposed security pact was published. France insists on Germany joining the League of Nations, honoring all covenant obligations, repudiating war, and strictly respecting the Rhineland's existing territorial status.
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London
Germany
France
League of Nations
Rhineland
Zulu Women Drown Words at Prince of Wales Address
In Pietersburg Transvaal on June 19 the chatter of Zulu women drowned the Prince of Wales as he tried to address a native assembly after a review. Police tried to quell the scene, waving knobs and threatening force, but the women remained noisy and undeterred.
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Pietersburg
Transvaal
Prince of Wales
Needs of education to be discussed by nations schoolmen
Indianapolis June 19 Educators at the 63rd annual National Education Association meeting will review early 20th century educational progress at the start. Sunday services will feature John J. Tigert. Monday’s program lists Ballou Strayer Bryan Gwinn Ellett as speakers on progress in education, administration, character building, curricula, and higher education.
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Indianapolis
National Education Assocition
John J. Tigert
U. S
Frank W. Ballou
Washington, DC
George Dpd. Straver
Teachers College
Columbia University
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
J. W. Gwinn
San Francisco
E. C. Ellett
Purdue University
Girl Narrowly Saved From Burial Alive In Oklahoma
Bertie West a 16 year old girl near Wellston Oklahoma was being lowered into a coffin when the lid was opened for a last look at her mother. A faint heartbeat was found and she was removed to a hospital where doctors expect a full recovery.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Bertie West
Wellston
Rum runners enjoy short time liberty in Seattle raid
After three hours freedom L T Swissler Glen Holt and George Rossman aerial rum runners were jailed again following a raid by prohibition and narcotic agents on Swissler’s residence. Opium gin and beer were found in crates and a seized plane is believed to have carried opium from Canada. Mrs Swissler Blanche Garland and Catherine Conners were arrested.
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Seattle
L. TH. Swissler
Glen Holt
George Rossman
Swissler
Canada
Blanche Garland
Catherine Conners
Abductors Torture Chinese Boy for Forty Days
Wong Sing, charged with the murder of Janet Smith, said his captors tortured him for forty days to force information. Ten persons have been arrested on the abduction charge. The incident occurred in a wealthy Vancouver home last February.
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Vancouver
B. C
Italian Premier Says Italy Ready to Discuss War Debts
Premier Mussolini informed Parliament that Italy is prepared to negotiate formally with the United States and Great Britain for a settlement of war debts. He stated readiness to engage in talks and seek a workable agreement amid postwar financial pressures.
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Italy
Rome
Mussolini
Paliament
United States
Great Britain
Strange Malady Reported In Remote Alaska Region
Telegraphic reports from Fairbanks to Governor Parks describe an epidemic on the upper Koyukuk River affecting many Indians with some deaths. No physician is in the area, a nurse reports symptoms of headache vomiting convulsions and dysentery, and a doctor has been authorized to travel by airplane to Alatna.
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Koyukuk River
Fairbanks
George A. Parks
Alatna
Karukuk River
Arctic Circle
Wiseman
Episcopal
Archdeacon Crane
Marshal Green
Parks
J. A Sutherland
Asst
Fur Auction Sale in Seattle Sets Strong Prices Across Skins
Seattle Fur Exchange reports about 200000 dollars in skins sold at the June auction. Beaver lynx mink otter ermine fisher wolf led demand with top prices from Alaska British Columbia and Yukon. White fox red fox cross fox and silver fox showed varying demand while musk rats and otter fetched modest sums.
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Seattle
Seattle Fur Exchange
J. E B. Agnew
Alberta
Yukon
British Columbia
Alaska
Butcher Wins Lottery Sparks Price Cut
Havana reports Segundo Tellechea of Campo Florida slashed meat prices after winning $20,000 in the government lottery. Neighbors praised the move as he explained the reduction to benefit customers.
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Havana
Segundo Tellechea
Campo Florida
Segundo
Ten Thousand Dollar Check Found Roaming Downtown Streets
A ten thousand dollar check lay on a busy Chicago sidewalk for hours yesterday afternoon. Wind blew it across the intersection and pedestrians trampled it before a passerby alerted police. The check, payable to a jewelry firm, had been lost by a messenger.
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Chicago
Claims dentist broke her jaw pulling tooth in Los Angeles
Los Angeles attorney files suit for 10,000 alleging Thomas Young dentist broke a former patient Josephine Brathover's jaw while extracting a wisdom tooth. Another prospective suit for 100,000 is planned by widow Elmer Mallette after a patient died. Dental Board says it will issue a citation to show cause why Young's license should not be revoked.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas Young
Josephine Brathover
Young
Elmer Mallette
Dental Board
Pacific Coast Motor Boats to be Searched in BC Waters
Seattle June 19 Captain J F Dodge commander says motor boats visiting British Columbia waters will be searched whenever encountered. This action overrides orders to the Atlantic fleet to lay off. The move aims to regulate vessels in regional waters amid ongoing patrols.
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Seattle
British Columbia
J. F Dodge
Condition of Japanese Emperor Reported Worse
TOKIO June 19 The Emperor's condition, suffering physical and mental illness for four years, is slightly worse but not dangerous according to a household bulletin today.
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Tokio
Baker Sowash Guilty Murder and Sentencing
In Victoria British Columbia on June 19 the jury convicted Owen B Baker and Harry F Sowash of the murder of William G Gillis and his son on September 15 during a hijacking on the Beryl G in Harro Strait. Judge Morrison sentenced Baker and Gowash to hang. The trial portrayed Baker as the principal killer with Sowash claiming involvement only via the gasboat assignment.
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Victoria
B.C
Owen B. Baker
Harry F. Sowash
William G. Gillis
William &. Gillis
Gillises
Harro Strait
Boundary
Sne
Morrison
Baker
Gowash
Lowash
Paul Stromkins
Victoria Boatman
Amundsen Expedition Fails to Reach North Pole
New York dispatches report Capt Roald Amundsen failed to reach the North Pole in his arctic flight. In Oslo the party arrived at Spitzbergen in a single plane after being picked up by a fishing boat. They say the expedition reached 88 degrees 80 minutes.
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New York
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Oslo
Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Kings Bay
Amundsen Reaches Spitbergen Ahead of Pole Attempt
Stockholm dispatch reports Roald Amundsen arrived at Spitabergen Tuesday afternoon. The message says he plans a fresh attempt to reach the Pole, aiming to continue exploration despite the rough weather and prior delays.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Amundsen
Spitabergen
Pole
One Plane in Ice Marks Amundsen North Pole Marker
A sea plane from the Amundsen expedition lies frozen in ice 150 miles from the North Pole, serving as the farthest north point reached. The other plane was freed and flown back to Spitzbergen.
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London
Amundsen
North Pole
Spitzbergen
MacMillan Pleased Amundsen Safe News
Brunswick Maine June 1 Capt Roald Amundsen is reported safe. Donald MacMillan expressed relief and said exploration plans for a vast North Polar continent need not be subordinate at this time.
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Macmillan
Brunswick
Maine
Roald Amundsen
Donald MacMillan
North Polar Seas
Claims Gods Command Caused Frightful Deed
Thomas Gilchrist confessed under God’s command he beat his stepdaughter Olive Morse aged 15 months to death near their Los Angeles home. He said he placed the child’s body in a vacant lot while his wife was away in Texas. The confession was reported June 19 in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas Gilchrist
Olive Morse
Texas
United States Leads in Electric Railroad Mileage
San Francisco report from the Electrification of Steam Railroads Committee to the National Electric Light Association shows U.S. electrified mileage slightly over 900 miles, with global totals and rankings listed. The committee urges intensified use of existing tracks and machinery to handle rising traffic as industry growth continues.
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America
National Electric Light Association
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Australia
South Africa
Chile
Norway
Spain
Japan
Canada
Java
Mexico
England
New Zealand
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