The Evening Star of September 29, 1926 reported on an unfolding lawsuit, rescue operation and diplomatic impasse. Its Teapot Dome report described the government's appellate victory, the court's condemnation of Fall's dealings with Sinclair, and orders for cancellation, an injunction and an accounting of extracted oil. At the Pabst mine, a bulletin announced that all the trapped men were alive, while the longer dispatch explained the hazardous approaches rescuers were attempting. David Lawrence argued that incompatible American and foreign conditions had brought United States participation in the World Court to a political dead end.
Teapot Dome Lease Case Is Reversed by Appeals Court
Groesbeck Outfit Wrecked by Party Supporting Green
Movement to Halt Cotton Avalanche Started in South
The Montgomery Advertiser of September 29, 1926, reports a sweeping reversal in the Teapot Dome litigation, ordering cancellation of Mammoth Oil’s lease, an injunction and an accounting. Its Michigan dispatch depicts Groesbeck’s organization collapsing as police exclude his supporters and Green’s candidates prevail at the Republican convention. From Mississippi comes an appeal to organize cotton withholding, with Crosby warning that current prices mean losses and urging production control and crop diversification.
The London Evening Advertiser describes the opening of St. Peter's Seminary's new building as a major religious and civic occasion, with a sermon against materialism and militarism and attendance exceeding 5,000. Its police-court report details James Edward Durham's imprisonment, fine and planned deportation after his guilty plea to illegal entry. A dispatch attributed to El Universal reports attacks on teachers and the obstruction of government schooling in Tonala, followed by the dispatch of troops.
The Germersheim reports presented sharply conflicting explanations of a fatal shooting: the Palatinate investigation described unarmed, sober young men facing unprovoked violence, while the French account alleged repeated attacks on an officer acting in self-defence. A separate parliamentary report turned its sarcasm on the repeated screening of testimony about the Black Reichswehr and the Feme murders, showing how government secrecy delayed public scrutiny.
Le Figaro’s selected columns addressed political authority at home, reconciliation abroad and changes to administrative geography. Gascoin attacked the contradictions he saw in Herriot’s defence against Lyon’s socialists, especially his appeal to legality. Mallet interpreted German reactions to Poincaré through domestic political divisions and hopes for relief from occupation. Cassagnac saw the consolidation of prefectural councils as a consequential step towards regional organisation.
The Neue Freie Presse of September 29, 1926 reported on political negotiations in Athens, Paris and Moscow. Its Athens report explained how disagreement over proportional representation and who would conduct the coming elections prompted Kondylis to offer his resignation, which the president refused. The Paris report described de Monzie’s discussion of a possible treaty with Soviet Russia alongside Franco-German rapprochement. The report on the Lithuanian prime minister’s visit to Moscow announced a forthcoming friendship and neutrality treaty and said it would bring the Baltic pact question into a new phase.
L’Écho d’Alger attacks Governor Viollette’s maternal and infant assistance scheme, invoking objections from the Financial Delegations and unnamed medical authorities to demand proper preparation. A Lyon dispatch gives Herriot’s defence of joining the national government amid financial panic and criticism from Socialist councillors. A press review then contrasts two approaches to reconciliation with Germany: presenting French leaders as united behind peace, or urging Poincaré to keep his defence over the war’s origins separate from national diplomacy.
Indigenous drivers are denied the right to their own mutual-aid association
COLONIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
The Acting Governor
L’Écho annamite’s 29 September 1926 page brings everyday insecurity into contact with electoral promises. A sharply satirical column follows drivers seeking mutual aid, protection for their families and somewhere to sleep during journeys, accusing successive officials of ignoring them. Truong-Van-Bên and Nguyên-Phan-Long seek another term through independence, persistent advocacy and patriotic solidarity, while declining to offer a programme. Alongside them, Acting Governor Le Fol orders officials to refrain from influencing votes and to confirm that every subordinate has received his instructions.
The Prager Tagblatt of September 29, 1926 reported American newspaper reactions to the renewed Franco-German argument over war guilt, presenting different views on responsibility, reparations and practical cooperation. Its Moscow report examined economic disagreements and personal rivalries within the Communist opposition ahead of a party conference. From Athens came an account of party leaders debating government continuity until elections, military influence and the constitutional question as Kondylis offered his government’s resignation.
International Conference on Commercial Education in Zurich
Letter from Paris
The Journal de Genève of 29 September 1926 considers how political and international cooperation might recover after upheaval. Its Greek editorial welcomes constitutional promises following Pangalos’s fall, while acknowledging the violence behind the new government. A Zurich report traces efforts to revive international commercial education after the war. The Paris letter defends Poincaré’s distinction between Germans and their former rulers, arguing that disputes over responsibility for 1914 obstruct deeper reconciliation.
Politika’s September 29, 1926 selections moved from the security of household savings to international diplomacy and marital reform. Dr. Pavlić proposed collective bank audits and assistance for troubled institutions to protect depositors. Averescu defended friendship with Italy, linked political relations to a future trade treaty, and asserted Romania’s rights over Bessarabia. A story about Kemal and Latife juxtaposed praise for Turkish women’s improved position with a portrayal of their divorce that blamed her consuming love.
The Shipowners’ Association’s ship-mortgage institute
to start with 8 million in capital.
Not even that!
The question.
Aftenposten’s 29 September 1926 page reported shipowners’ debates over disputed funds, their association’s activities and organization, and a new ship-mortgage institute, alongside possible assistance for seamen’s widows. An editorial attacked labour-party leaders over access to Aker’s schools and responsibility for building premises, housing and employment. Parish pastor Marcus Gjessing approached the coming prohibition referendum from another direction, arguing that supporters and opponents could share the goal of a temperate people while disagreeing over the means.
Leidsch Dagblad of 29 September 1926 reported staff appreciation, a crowded reception and an evening gathering for Sanders's anniversary. Its theatre critic judged most of the visiting English Players mediocre and considered Dutch companies at least as good at performing Shaw. The crime report described an unemployed shoemaker's fatal assault at a fair and the ensuing arrests and witness questioning. A report of a furniture-factory fire followed.
Le Petit Matin’s September 29, 1926 selections connected European diplomacy with arguments about how governments should act. Henry Barde urged France and Germany to turn reconciliation into practical agreements, linking early evacuation of the Rhineland and Saar and French finances to industrial cooperation. The colonial column attacked Poincaré’s speeches and neglect of Sarraut’s development proposals, demanding better equipment for the colonies. Dispatches from Warsaw and Berlin described uncertainty over Bartel’s reconstructed cabinet and reported a threat attributed to Piłsudski to govern without parliament.
The selected advertisements in Shibao’s September 29, 1926 issue presented offers for books and everyday financial services. The Commercial Press offered English idioms and philosophy reference books at reduced prices with commemorative book vouchers, stressing that only two days remained. Zhongfu Bank listed lending, remittances, foreign exchange and several forms of savings. Guangyi Book Company promoted Fanshan’s literary works through paper quality, cased sets, discounts, mail orders and a network of branches.
A Violent Hurricane Struck Veracruz and Its Surroundings Yesterday
A Spanish Swimmer Tried to Cross the Channel in Secret and Drowned
Chamberlain and Mussolini Will Hold a Conference on Tangier Tomorrow
Crítica’s September 29, 1926 issue reported flooding, disabled power plants, broken telegraph links and sunken ships around Veracruz, with further rain and deaths reported from Jalapa. A Channel dispatch described the discovery of a young Spanish swimmer’s body after an unaccompanied attempt. Reports from Geneva and London anticipated a Chamberlain–Mussolini meeting, discussing Tangier and Abyssinian concessions while reporting possible venues and noting that the conference’s purpose had not been disclosed.
Il Piccolo’s September 29, 1926 issue reported on government monetary and administrative policy alongside destructive storms. An Economic Agency dispatch celebrated the lira’s recovery, describing restrictions on currency exports followed by deflation and tighter credit. The Paris report described broad approval of Poincaré’s speeches, particularly his remarks on Germany, alongside criticism of administrative measures over parliamentary scrutiny and price controls. Reports from Tuscany described rescues and flood damage threatening wool production, farms, bridges and food supplies.