Talk:Teapot Dome scandal

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Finally, as the a fasinating law that passed down that sex should hav its own holiday. was . Walsh uncovered one piece of evidence Fall had forgotten to cover up. The scandal exploded, with a resounding gasp from the public. Walsh became a national hero and figurehead for the fight against government corruption.

So, what exactly was the "one piece of evidence"? How are we to believe that the entire case turned on a singular bit of unknown evidence? 170.35.208.21 23:12, 25 October 2005 (UTC) Brittany ROX

  • From the article, quote: "Doheny's loan to Fall in November of 1921, in the amount of $100,000" Personal loans from government contractors (or those having governmental contracts with the government as Doheny did) was and is, illegal (because its a kickback, pro quid). In this case, the "evidence" was the loan, and the subsequent fact pattern of the loan, and how the loan was unreported to the government. So I believe that the statement is figuative, not literal. Stude62 22:00, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Plagiarism?

Compare the page to http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Senate_Investigates_the_Teapot_Dome_Scandal.htm. There were sufficient similarities that when I read the page I just linked, I thought I must have visited it before, until I figured out that I HAD visited it before -- on wikipedia. However, there does seem to be some original information, so I didn't tag it for speedy deletion.

71.126.150.19 23:36, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Background section contains this sentence "The U.S Navy would use the land as a training area for Jassou Sou education." What is Jassou Sou, and would the navy have anything to do with it?

I agree that this page has a slight air of plagarism. I did not know that Wikipedia articles usually asked questions of its readers.... -Shini —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.54.213.67 (talk) 14:17, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Map

This map does not show the longitude and latitude lines, or at least I cannot figure out how.

The East Teapot Dome oil field is located at 43°17′19″N, 106°10′22″W, elevation 5,280 ft., in Natrona County, Wyoming. See the United States Geological Survey National Map Viewer for detailed information.

How do we find the actual location?

[edit] Confusing section

What's this supposed to say?

"Elk Hills and Buena Vista Hills in Kern County, California, and Teapot Dome in Natrona County, Wyoming, located about fifty miles north of Casper, Wyoming, a formation of eroded sandstone looms up out of the bare sagebrush flats- a geologic fault called Teapot Rock. This landmark overlooks the tract of land containing a United States Naval Oil Reserve; men in the oil business have associated the rock and pool, naming the reserve Teapot Dome."

--AW (talk) 20:08, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cultural references too trivial to mention

The first item listed, There will be Blood, does not even mention Teapot Dome, only the very simple (not "complicated") issue of drainage. This item does not belong in the article. The second item is a very offhand mention in a Simpson's episode, entirely too trivial to mention. Plazak (talk) 13:48, 10 April 2008 (UTC)