Coolidge Addresses Congress Endorses Mellon Plan
President Coolidge spoke to a joint session outlining a broad program. He endorsed the Mellon tax plan, supported a soldier bonus repeal, urged railroad freight reform, and backed world court participation with reservations. He warned against tariff revision and price fixing while praising export wheat support.
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War Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation. Sale of Muscle Shoals Asked. Sale of Muscle Shoals
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Colorado
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Secretary of the Interior
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Plans for Shenandoah North Pole flight emerge
Preliminary plans for the Shenandoah giant dirigible voyage to the north pole next May are discussed by the U S naval board. Commander Robert A Bartlett arrives on active duty to command the expedition as experts say the airship can complete the non stop trip with its cruising radius and facilities. Climate effects on the craft are a key planning concern.
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Night watchman slain in bank robbery attempt at Ferris
Ferris Texas December 8 W M Horn night watchman shot and killed while intruders entered Farmers and Merchants State Bank but failed to open the vault. His body found in the mayor's office. Vault damaged but intact. No clues to the robbers.
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Ferris
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W. M. Horn
Noted detective William Pinkerton dies in Los Angeles
William Pinkerton, co owner of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, died at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. A pioneer criminologist, he blended reform with firm action, tracing criminals for over 50 years and shaping bank protection methods while warning robbers and guiding public safety policy.
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Cohen Named Comptroller of Customs for New Orleans
Walter L. Cohen, a New Orleans Negro Republican leader, was sent to the Senate today by President Coolidge to be comptroller of customs for the New Orleans district despite protests by Louisiana senators.
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