Fall's Foreman Was Custodian of Big Checks
The senate public lands inquiry deepens as Archie Roosevelt and G D Wahlberg face further examination over alleged financial links to Alaska Fall and the Teapot Dome era leases. Evidence includes claims of sixty eight thousand dollars in checks to a New Mexico foreman and loans and bonds tied to Sinclair associates.
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Washington
Coolidge
Naval Oil Reserve
Archie Roosevelt
G. D. Wahlberg
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate Public Lands
Roosevelt
Wahlberg
Hyva
Sinclair
J. Z. Zevely
E. L. Doheny
California
Fall
Naval Reserve
Zevely
Teapot Dome
Holland
Daugherty
Heavy weather on the coast prompts cold waves across regions
A northwest gale at 72 miles per hour hit New York ushering in a third cold wave in two weeks with a gusty plunge to 14 above. San Francisco forecasts continued showers and tighter coastal warnings as rain aids crops. far inland reports note timely moisture. Chicago braces for milder air after sub zero peaks across the northwest and central states with Duluth and Devils Lake at ten below.
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New York
San Francisco
G. H. Wilson
Point Reyes
Eureka
Pacific Coast
Pacific Ocean
Sub-Tropics
Aleutian Islands
California
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
Devils Lake
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Wedding of Japanese royal couple in sacred Shinto ceremony
In Tokio the wedding of Prince Regent Hirohito and Princess Nagako was held in the imperial palace with Shinto rites before royal officials. The ceremony featured sacred rice wine vows, honor to 122 royal predecessors, and elaborate costumes for the bride, with public celebrations postponed due to mourning.
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Tokio
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Nagakori
Kuni
Tampico mobilizes gunboats and troops for defense
Two batteries of artillery arrive in Tampico to defend the port after the insurgent gunboat Scaragoza was seen offshore. American destroyers join the cruiser Richmond along with reports of federal advances and the reoccupation of Los Naranjos while train service to Monterey resumes. A paymaster for Transcontinental Oil is wounded and robbed of pesos.
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Tampico
Scaragoza
Zaengeee
Richmond
Puxpam
Los Naranjos
Huasteca
Monterey
Transcontinental Oil Company
Federal counter attack planned against Morelia in Michoacan
Mexico City reports a counter offensive against Morelia to be launched before Monday. Irapuato specials cite military headquarters at the Jalisco front. Celaya dispatches say President Obregon traveled to escort Senora Obregon toward Resustán where her father General Tapía is said ill.
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Mexico City
Morelia
Michoacan
Irapuato
Jalisco
Celaya
Obregon
Senora Obreon
Resuscanle
Tapia
Trapuato
Queratate
Vast Area To Be Surveyed Across Public Lands
Washington reports interior department figures show 376,462,000 acres in Alaska and 151,106,769 acres in western states remain unsurveyed. If last year's pace of 26,751 lineal miles continues, it could take over 20 years to survey western regions, with Alaska largely inaccessible and no completion date predicted.
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Washington
Interior Department
Alaska
General Land Office
London Railway Strike Grows With Subway Walkout
London AP reports the railway strike may expand as motor men of the London underground walk out and port workers show sympathy. J Bromley, secretary of the ASLEF, says further developments could occur over the weekend and notes underground drivers and port men are pressing for action while electric railways are not involved.
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London
J. Bromley
Assocated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Weather Outlook Describes Varying Conditions This Weekend
The forecast calls for fair skies in the east and partly cloudy conditions in the west tonight and Sunday. The northwest region remains unsettled with little temperature change across the area.
Cannon's Kick Stirs Nevada Reclamation Debate
Former Nevada governor accuses Miles Cannon, field commissioner of reclamation, of incompetence and dishonesty in reporting on the Newlands project. Boyle contends non productive expenditures inflate the deficit and questions Cannon’s objectivity toward federal officials and Nevada settlers.
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Salt Lake City
Newlands
Nevada
Miles Cannon
Reclamation
Emmett D. Boyle
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
D. W. Davis
Berle
Cannon
Boyle
Canneon
Sahotan Valley
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
All American Girls Lose First English Tour Match
The American girls field hockey team lost to the all England ladies touring team 11 to 1 in Mertonabbey England on January 26. The visitors struggled throughout the match as England dominated play and scored early and often.
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Mertonabbey
Eng
United States
Reserve Banks Panned by New Mexican Pioneer Leader
F G Tracy president of the Pecos Water Users association told a reclamation commission that the federal reserve system serves eastern creditors with high salaries and grand buildings while neglecting western depositors. He denounced the reclamation department as a law unto itself and noted resignations refused by officials.
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Salt Lake City
Jar
Federal Reserve Banking System
F. G. Tracy
Pecos Water Users’ Association
Carlsbad
Cleveland
New York
Neolon
Miners Die In Johnston City Mine Explosion
An unexplained explosion at the McClintock coal mine in Johnston City Illinois killed many miners and left about sixty entombed. Rescue crews from nearby towns battled toxic fumes as experts planned a full investigation and search efforts continued for the trapped workers.
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Johnston City
Ill
Eeners
McClintock
Crerar Clinch Coal Company
Benton
Herrin
Irs
Reed Isets Presidential Bid for Democratic Nomination
United States Senator James A. Reed is a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Ed Glenn of Louisiana Mo announced the 1922 primary campaign. Reed spoke through friends and supporters saying he was in their hands and avoiding direct mention of his candidacy.
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Rt. Louis
United States
James A. Reed
Ed. Glenn
Louisiana
Reed
Democrats of
Missouri
Heads Sealed in Cement Block Tie Aurora Murder Case
Aurora Illinois January 26 AP Warren Lincoln confessed to police that he killed his wife Lina and her brother Byron Shoup on January 10 1923 and burned remains after dismembering the bodies He sealed the heads in a 24 by 18 inch concrete block found at a city dump as new confessions reshape a long running mystery surrounding Lincoln and the disappearances of Lina Lincoln and her brother The case began with Lincoln’s disappearance from his home on the Indiana trail and included return of Lincoln alive a believed hoax and later arrest in Evanston Illinois for a series of letters signed in Lina’s name Seekers had pursued the trail through Kane County and Aurora ending with the confession and the discovery of the heads in concrete
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Aurora
Ill
Warren Lincoln
Lina
Byron Shoup
Lincoln
Indiana Trail
Northwest
Kane County
Mount Paolo
Tils
Chicago
Evanston
Taxi Driver Kills Harris in Chicago Altercation
Chicago reports Henry Harris father of Mildred Harris died after a taxi cab incident left him headfirst on the pavement. Police hunt for the cab driver as details conflict with Harry B Harris’s wife in Los Angeles who disputes the identification and claims the name Harry R Harris.
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Chicago
Henry Harris
Mildred Harris
Harris
Los Angeles
Harry 8. Harris
Harry R. Harris
Henry
Harris T
Oil scandal prompts White House to seek expert lease review
President Coolidge orders the interior department to deliver expert advice on leases granted to Sinclair and Doheny interests by former Interior Secretary Fall for California and Wyoming oil reserves. The move seeks to determine if leases should be canceled amid Senate hearings and justice department probes.
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Washington
Senate Oil Committee
Interior
Fall
Harry Sinclair
Coolidge
Interior Department
Sinclair and Doheny
Wyoming
California
Department of Justice
Senate Committee
Frank
Senate
Vm T. Adams
1 Nations Seach
Nam
Farmer Labor party meeting in Denver opens two day session
William Piggott national chairman arrives in Denver to lead a Farmer-Labor party meeting drawing about 400 delegates from 21 western states. The gathering aims to shape the regional platform and unify progressive groups under the Farmer-Labor banner with plans for independent state and national tickets.
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Denver
Colo
William Piggott
Ogden
Utah
Farmer-Labor Party
Udie
Piggott
Associated Press
Farmer-Labor
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Reme Dent Cook
South Dekate
Federal Reserve
Aires
Europe
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U. S. S. Omaha
Admiral Kittelle
Vera Cruz
Federals
Tuxpam
Shane
Virgin
Union Petroleum Company
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Tea Pot Dome
Illinois
Adams
United States Senate
Harding
Farmer Labor Party
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