False alarms end long inquiry into Wyoming lease
A federal judge in Cheyenne ruled the Wyoming lease fraud allegations against Sinclair interests were unfounded. The decision stated no fraud or conspiracy occurred in transferring rights from the Army to petroleum entities, ending a costly prosecution and exposing the case as unsubstantiated.
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Wyoming
Sinclair
Avy Department
Petroleumic Agnates
Fed
Serai
Blake Kennedy
Cheryenne
Hhe
Democrats Sparkle as Republicans Face Revival in 1920s
Democratic leaders rally for the 1920s contests, asserting revived energy despite wounds from 1918. They argue Republicans in power risk exposing support for Coolidge in campaigns, plan aggressive senatorial and congressional challenges, and seek to exploit public publicity gaps.
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Coolidge
Coalidge
Lihielt
Monkey Case Official Greeters To Attend Scopes Trial
Dayton Tenn. high school teacher John Thomas Scopes faces trial for teaching evolution with the July 10 opening date set. A committee including C B Toli er S C Pat ton B M Wilder and W N Morgan is formed to arrange entertainment for curious spectators and insure visitor accommodations. William Jennings Bryan met with prosecutors in Atlanta to discuss the case and the penalties under the anti evolution law, which range from 100 to 500 dollars fine.
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J. T. Scapes
Dayton, Tenn
C. B. Toli ¥Er
B. M. Wilder
W. N. Morgan
Insura
International News Wire
Atlanta
William Jennings Breau
John . Thomas’ Scopes
Dayton
Centerville Displays Poppies From Flanders Field Seed
In Centerville Ila on June 19 a large bed of red poppies grown from Flanders Field seed attracted local interest. John Dilts planted them using seeds from his daughter Mrs Berle Graham Avery. Graham’s son Graham sent the seeds from France. Dilts plans to let the poppies seed and save seed for a bed in the local cemetery next spring.
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Centerville
Ila
Blanders Field
John Dilts
Berle Graham
Avery
Graham
France
Dilts
Reed to Address Iowa Bar Attorneys in Dubuque Meeting
Sen Reed will address the Iowa State Bar Association closing sessions in Dubuque Iowa with Henry M Bates dean of Michigan Law School to speak in the morning and James A Need Missouri senator to address the closing gathering at Eagle Point Park overlooking the Mississippi River The convention will elect officers and hear the executive report to conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Statesman
Reed
Burbank Declines Darrow Invitation in Dayton Trial
Santa Rosa reports that Luther Burbank, the famed horticulturist, declined Clarence Darrow’s invitation to serve as an expert witness in the Scopes evolution trial at Dayton Tennessee. He telegraphed that he supports evolution but cannot appear.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Luther Burbank
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dayton
Tenn
Burbank
Darrow
Brookhart Stric Probes to Begin July 15
Senator Ernest Kentucky, chair of the senate committee on privileges and elections, announced the investigation into the Brookhart Stock Iowa senatorial contest would start likely July 15 in Washington, D. C.
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Mar. Green
Green
Iowa
House Committee On Ways and
Smoot
Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Washington, D. C
Ernest Kentucky
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Cabinet Considers Treason Charge Against Communist Deputy
Paris reports the French cabinet weighing treason charges against communist deputy Doriot amid clashes with red leaders and Riffian invaders in Morocco. Premier Painleve and ministers debate lifting parliamentary immunity while socialists threaten to disrupt the majority.
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Painleve
M. Dorlot
M. Painlave
French
Morocco
Painteve
M_ Doriot
Norlot
Saression
Painle
Briand
Pinance
Caillaux
Grain Marketing Co Gets Three Offers of Aid
Chicago June 18 three offers of financial aid to the Grain Marketing Company were reported to be before its board today. The firm must purchase 4 050 000 dollars worth of stock from five old line operators by July 28 under its contract. Directors discounted dissolution and noted little stock sold while stock promotion was only beginning.
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Chicago
Althot
Escapee named in carnival slaying on Fourth Street
Police hunted carnival worker Sam Thompson of Philadelphia after Walter Diggs of Shreveport was stabbed to death at Fourth and Dane streets during a quarrel over a woman. Diggs died at Allen Memorial hospital. Thompson fled, later detained briefly, then released amid false leads as officers pursued the motive and suspects across Waterloo and nearby cities.
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Sam Thompson
Philadelphia
Gou
Walter Diggs
Shreveport
Diggs
Fourth
Dane
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Wray
Frank Jordan
White
Clinton
Jordan
Thompson
Tom Meury Faimer
Cedar River Park
Thompson Thruout
la Porte City
Washburn
la Porte
James Bryant
Des Moines
Saya
Cedar Falls
Illinois Central
Parkersburg
Leighton
Fort Dodge
Oelwein
Dubuque
Carnival
Flickinger Named Head of Classics at University of Iowa
Prof Rory C Flickinger formerly dean at Worthwestern University will lead the Latin and Greek department at the University of Iowa. The state board of education announced the appointment. Other appointees include Prof Sidney L Miller of Michigan as transportation professor and Malcolm Sharp of New York as assistant professor of law.
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Iowa City, Ja
Rory C. Flickinger
College of Liberal Arts
Worthwestern University
Hread
University of Iown
State Board of Education
Sidney L. Miller
University of Michigan
College of Commerce
Malcolm Sharp
New York
Flaw
France and Spain begin blockade of Moroccan coast
The French and Spanish warships start a blockade of the Moroccan coast at 5 am to prevent arms reaching Ahd-E Krim, the Moroc co tribesman leader. Paris says France and Spain agreed on blockade details after late negotiations.
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France
Spain
Morocco
Pressey
Paris
Ahd-E Krim
Man shoots woman who gave wife refuge in Chicago
Charles Hemmerle shot and killed Rose G ilard, wounded his wife, and then fatally shot himself. The dead woman had been living with Hemmerle’s estranged wife as a friend following their separation. Hemmerle is expected to die from his self-inflicted wound.
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Chicago
Charles Hemmerle
Rose Gilard
Artillery officer hears world on 40 meter band
Announcement from Manila reports Lieut. Hayden B. Roheria of the United States Army, about size duties, listened to a Danish broadcast on the 40 meter wavelength and held a two way communication with Bartholomew Melingr in San Francisco on the same band.
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Manila
Lieat
Hayden B. Roheria
United States
Denmark
Bartholomew Melingr
San Francisco
Advertising Principles Backed by Organization Says Fresbern
Walter W. Fresbern of Paul Davis Dry Goods told the Advertising Club at a noon luncheon in the Russell-Lamson Hotel that advertising must have a strong selling organization behind it to be effective. He urged merchants to avoid advertising short stock and suggested coordinating to designate a weekday as a special shopping day to ease Saturday sales pressure.
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Walter W. Fresbern
Paul Davis Dry Goos Company
Advertising Club
Itotel
Russell-Lamson
Frechern
Adams New Haven Man Elected Rotary International President
Donald A. Adams of New Haven Conn won the Rotary International presidency at the convention with 1 466 votes to 453 for Paul H King of Detroit Adams also announced seven new members of the international board of directors Arthur H Sapp Hunt Indiana Hart E Seely Waverly NL Barry H Rogers San Antonio Tex Dr Harry S Fish Seyre Pa Carl L Baust Jackson Miss ALF L Grayen Brighton England and Charles Burchett Halifax N S Adams succeeds Everett W Hill of Oklahoma City Okla
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Cleveland
Donald A. Adams
New Haven
Conn
Bas Pean
Rotary International
Adamo
Paul H. King
Detroit
International Board of Directors
Iey
Arthur H. Sapp
Hunter
Ind
Hart E. Seely
Waverly
Barry H. Rogers
San Antonio
Tex
Harry 5. Fish
Seyre
Carl L. Baust
Jackson
Miss
Alfl Grayen
Brighton
England
Charles Burchett
Halifax
Adatis
Everett W. Hill
Oxkijahoma City
Okla
Woman Freed From Insane Hospital by Writ in Cherokee
Mrs. Freda Bergeron was released from the state hospital for the insane after Judge Hamilton granted a writ of habeas corpus at Sioux City. She returned home to Sioux City with a nurse under court order reporting on her condition. Attorneys say her confinement stemmed from misrepresentation by her husband, who died weeks later from drinking poison liquor.
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Cherokee
Hamilton
Sioux City
Freda Bergeron
State Hospital
Bergeron
Rock Island to Cut 19 Station Agents
The Rock Island railroad will fire 19 station agents including Palo and Glen Elson in Rock Island on June 30 as part of expense cuts. Eighteen other small towns along the line face similar layoffs. Elson has served 18 years in Palo.
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Palo
Rock Island Railroad
Glen Elson
Philadelphia
Owan J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Roberts
Courier delivery cutoff and replacement policy note
The Courier should be delivered before 5 30. If you do not receive the paper by then due to carrier error or other cause call 3100 before 6 30 p m for a replacement copy.
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3100
Teapot Dome oil lease upheld by federal judge in Wyoming
Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy ruled the Navy acted within its rights to develop conserve and operate Teapot Dome oil reserves under the June 4 1920 act and dismissed the governments fraud claims The ruling struck from the record Fall s bank accounts and dealings with Continental Trading and indicated an appeal likely.
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Kennedy
Cheyenne
Secretary of Navy
Teapot Dome
Act of Congress
Fall
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Wyo
Leapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Mammoth Oil Company
T. Blake Kennedy
Continental Trading Company
Gev
Congress
United States
Executive — Branch
Nhs
Poole
Foreigners Taken Aboard Gunboats
Reports from Chung Kiang say strikers are beyond control and foreigners take refuge aboard foreign gunboats. Two Japanese gunboats left Iehang for Chung-Kiang amid rising disorders. Consul Smyth noted a severe beating of three foreigners, details scarce. A Peking patch says a British strike will start June 25 and Soviet workers sent 10,000 pounds to China strike fund.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chung- Kiang
Iehang
Chung-Kiang
Washington, D. C
Chung-Fulang
State Department
Sime 18
United Press
London
Peking
Evening News Today
China
England
Woman Identifies Body as World War Veteran Edwin Anderson
Mrs V G Carlson identified the man found dead in a field near Linn Junction as Edwin Anderson a World War veteran who served with the Thirteenth Engineers. A note by Anderson said he contemplated taking his life and he appeared temporarily deranged.
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Cedar Rapids
V.G. Carlson
Linn Junction
Edwin Anderson
Thirteenth Engineers
Anderson
King and Queen of Norway Pay Tribute to Arctic Explorer Return
King Hakon and the Norwegian parliament sent telegrams of welcome and congratulations to Cant. Roald Amundsen after his Arctic expedition return. Oslo streets celebrate while authorities and institutions honor Amundsen and his brave companions for science and national prestige.
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Norway
Arctic
Assesiated
Osto
Hakon
Roald Anundsen
Anuldsen
Oslo
Amutdsen
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Sergt
Elbridge Curran
Crowe
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William Dwyer
Kenosha
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Demos
Party OF Wilson
Mark Sullivan
Nep
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Shortridge
Dean
Waine
Monkey Case
Seed of Flanders Field
Sen. Reed
Brookhart
Strcic
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Variet
Jana Pihher
Tthe Chamber
Mainieve
Grain Marketing Co
Negro
Flickinger
Marie Louise Hawker
Park Ridge
Ill
Hackettstown
N. J
Insane Hospital
Rock Island
Albert S. Walton
Owen J. Roberts
Atlee Pomerene
Mammoth Company
Walton
J. W. Lacey
Defense Counsel
Stocka
Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Stock Exchange
Doheny
Harry P. Sinclair
Teapot Dome Naval Oil
E. M. Doheny
Elk Hillis Reserve
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Dead Man
Henry George
San Felice
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