Scandal Trails Flight of Chicagoan in Colored Mail
A congressional inquiry into federal service corruption follows the flight of Jack Johnson. The probe targets alleged payments and fixes involving federal officials, with grand jury action tied to Sol Lewisohn and threats against prosecutors. Johnson claims he paid twenty to twenty five thousand dollars to officials to gain protection before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago
Federal Service
Jack Johnson
Pug
Sid” McHeisket
McHie
S. Sol Lewisohn
Johnson
Wilkerson
Lewisohn
John
L. B. Jacobs
Larry A. Parker
Ben Davis
United
Mark A. Foote
Paris
Europe
Istrict
Secret Service
Nees
S F. Dewoody
Harry’ A. Parkin
London suit over $20000 indemnity against Baroness de Pallandt
Dr. Ernest Appleby sues Baroness de Pallandt for $20 000 claiming he gave notes for pearls and she promised indemnity. Appleby and de Pallandt, once Monte Carlo visitors, disclosed lavish spending while denying any federal bribery tied to Johnson case and alleged federal officials were bribed in past prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
de Pallandt
May Dugan
Chicago
Ernest Villiers Appleby
University of Minnesota
Paris
Johnson
United States
Lewisohn
Panama Canal Crane Boat First Steam Vessel to Pass Full Through
ANCON Panama January 26 The crane boat Alex La Valley became the first steam propelled vessel to pass entirely through the Panama Canal. It completed the journey January 7 after starting at the Atlantic entrance, with no passengers aboard beyond its crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancon
Canal Zone
Alex la Valley
Panama Canal
Carter
Atlantic Entrance
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores Locks
Pacific Entrance
Pacific
Atlantic
Pedro Miguel Lock
Pacific Channel
Lobnits & Co
Renfrew
Scotland
Cristobal Dry Dock
Lobnitz & Co
Mexico
California
Isthmus
Colon
Hdward L. Doheny
Tampico
Union, Oil Company of California
Edward L. Doheny
Mirci
England
Union Oil Company
San Francisco
Chile
Panama
British Columbia
Contractor's Hill
Cucaracha Slide
Miraflores Lake
Canal
Panama Station
Rio Grande
Palace of Arts
Palace of Government
R. W. Hebard & Co., Inc
Secretary of Public Works
Subsistence
Pedro Miguel Commissary
Taboga Sanitarium
Canal Commission and Panama Railroad Company
Department of Sanitation
Tahogaita
Balboa
Haskin Letters Now in The Item
Frederick J Haskin, a leading writer on government affairs, contributes daily letters to The Item. His books on the American Government and the Panama Canal have large circulation, and his letters will appear exclusively in The Item in this territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis’ J.abbot
Great Canal Zone
Colbass
Haskin
Frederick J Haskin
United States
Panama Canal
Haskin Daily Letters
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MFT
Feef
Carlo
Baroness DE Pallandt
F. L. Tapia
Dauphin ST
Britton
THE
Bank OF Mobile
National Banking Association
Mobile Daily Item
Alex la
Taboga
Panama Street
Sosa Hill
Sosa Road
Balbéa
Canal Commission
Peter J. Thull
Fortifications Division
Mechanical Divsion
Cucaracha
Curcuracha
Cardenas
Paraiso
Gold Hill
Mazda
Bell
Mobile Electric CO
North Royal Street
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