The Archive · 1928

Echo of the Teapot Dome Scandal

Mr. Rockefeller Calls on Promment Oil Man to Resign New York, May A first-class sensation has been created in financial circles as the consequence of Mr. John D. Rockefeller calling on Col. " Robert Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of In ina, who recently gave evident before the Senate Teapot Dome o inquiry committee, to resign. Cot. Stewart is one the leading figures in the oil industry and it is declared that Mr, Rockefeller's action due to his desire to "purge the world of harmful, undesirable: elements."—Reuter.

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