Tax plan cuts rates on dozens of industries
Washington June 25 The House ways and means committee approved major revenue changes affecting more than twenty industries. Tax repeals and reductions included admission fees under fifty cents and beverages, jewelry and produce exchange sales halved, and confirms repeals on telegrams telephones leased wires and candy. President Coolidge urged bipartisan support for the Mellon bill as consideration on income rates nears completion.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Coolidge
Garner
Texas
Melton
Couzens
Reepublican
Michigan
Macdonald to Open Diplomacy After Early Receptions
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald plans open diplomacy with foreign nations, promising public briefing on negotiations when warranted. He will not keep cabinet talks drum tight and will issue communiques after sessions. An official reception for the diplomatic corps at the Foreign Office included Kellogg, the U.S. representative, meeting the new premier.
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Py Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Ramsay Macdonald
Macdonald
Baldwin-Curzon
Foreign Office
Diplomatic Corps
Rank B. Kellogg
Lord Curzon
Crowe
Kellogg
Father of Lila Lee's Father Believed Found in Mexico
Mexico City police report tracing Charles Appel, father of motion picture actress Lila Lee, to a man in Mexico City who resembles the Chicago embezzler and jail escapee sought for grand larceny. Appel formerly ran North Side Turner Hall in Chicago and allegedly involved in a $250 confidence game.
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Associated Press
Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Charles Appel
Lila Lee
el Paso Herald
Appel
Chicago
North Side
Turner Hall
Sunday Classifieds Reach Wider Amarillo Readers
Sunday will feature a large classified section in The News with hundreds of ads. The paper expands its reach across Amarillo and the Panhandle Plains, Eastern New Mexico, and Western Oklahoma, offering a double insertion opportunity in both The News and Post for greater returns.
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Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
New Mexico
Oklahoma
News and Post
Lenine Body Placed In Mausoleum In Red Square
Moscow January 25. Work began on a temporary mausoleum in Red Square using dynamite to break frozen ground for Lenine’s body after Sunday’s funeral. The mausoleum will maintain a uniform temperature and be illuminated by electricity with a mirrored ceiling keeping the casket visible at all times. A continuous procession through the House of Unions drew about half a million visitors by nightfall as peasants and workers from distant areas joined the long queues awaiting admission.
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Moscow
Red Square
Nicolai Lenine
House of Unions
Monterey turmoil amid federals rebels crush rail attacks
A dispatch from Brownsville reports arrests in Monterey including Lt Col Morales and prominent officials amid treason fears. Governor Gonzales warns of swift punishment for outbreaks. Rail service resumes between Monterey and Tampico after repairs as federals, led by Lopez and Rodriguez, clash with rebels under Enriquez Estrada near Acongo Guanajuato. Federals reinforce from Celaya.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Texas
Monterey
Tampico
Linares
Victoria
Francisco Coss
Coahuila
Zacatecas
Laventura
Fraille
Acongo Guanajato
Manuel Lopez
Esperidon Rodiguez
Enriquez Estrada
Celaya
Rebels Lose 150 in Battle at Salina Cruz Recapture
The Associated Press reports 150 rebels killed in the 30 hour fight that led to the federal recapture of Port Salina Cruz. Salina Cruz faced land and sea assault with gunboat Progresso bombarding the town. Commander Donato Dravo Izquierdo and 200 garrison evacuated then retook the town with reinforcements under General Laucano Hineda. Federal casualties stood at 12 killed and 80 wounded.
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Ly Associated Press
Mexico City
Salina Cruz
Sanmig
Progresso
Donato Dravo Izquierdo
Laucano Hineda
Fighting reported near Acambara in Guanajuato
In Mexico yesterday rebels under Rafael Bucina and Manuel Dieguez clashed with forces commanded by Generals Manuel Lopez Eulogia Ortiz and Jose Amarillas near Acambara in Southern Guanajuato as the advance continued.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Acambara
Guanajuato
Rafael Bucina
Manuel Dieguez
Manuel Lopez
Eulogia Ortiz
Jose Amarillas
Jimenez Citizens Flee As Chao Forces Grow In Chihuahua
Prominent residents of Jiminez flee the city amid reports General Manuel Chao leader of a bandit force, recruiting former Villista followers at Cantilio Hacienda. Chao operates in southern Chihuahua and northern Durango, attacking trains and expanding toward Parral and Torreon. Arms and ammunition reportedly obtained at Cantilio, Villa's former ranch, border reports say.
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Jiminez
Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Manuel Chao
Chihuahua
Villa
Villista
Canutillo
Chao
Durango
Parral
Torreon
Cantilio
Skirmishes in Progress Near Vera Cruz Front
Prolonged clashes continued in the first line trenches as revolutionists and federals clash near Vera Cruz. On January 25 reports indicate skirmishes between advanced troops remained in progress with no decisive breakthrough.
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Prosa
Red Labor in Mexico Denies Jurado Crime
Mexico City on January 26 reports say red labor repudiates direct action after the shooting death of Senator Francisco Jurado at his home. Leaders Manuel Ramirez Jose Ortiz Morales and Antonio Gonzales address possible motives while El Democrata notes unrest in labor ranks.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Red Labor
Francisco Field Jurado
Manuel Ramirez
Jurado
Yellow Labor
Jose Ortiz Morales
Antonio Gonzales
Confederation of Labor
Labor
Confederation
el Democrata
General Calles
Regional Confederation of Labor
Luis Morones
Morones
Mexico
Weather Update for Forroast and Nearby Areas
A weather summary notes Saturday will be fair in West Texas and New Mexico with cooler north portions. Temperature changes are slight in the Great Lakes Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic. A high barometer area in the northwest brings much cooler weather with temperatures ten degrees lower in Wyoming Montana and the Dakotas.
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New Mexico
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Amarillo
BO Nooo
Cvcesneur
Misia
S. Iscikces Deus
Max
Cicccceers
Dallas traffic manager attacks Texas rate bias in hearing
Albert L. Reed of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce testified before Examiner William A. Disque in the Oklahoma Texas rate case. He argued Texas rates to Louisiana and Arkansas are higher than to Missouri and Kansas City, despite greater distances. Reed urged ICC to apply decision 9702 to Northwest Texas to make rates equitable and non discriminatory.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
William A. Disque
Albert L. Reed
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Reed
Texas
Southwest
Louisiana
Mr. Reed
St. Louis
Memphis
Kansas City
Eunice
Arkansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oklahoma
Head of Defunct Bank Returns to Straighten Affairs
McALESTER Okla Jan 25 M T Mike Murphy president of the defunct Savanna state bank surrendered today to Pittsburg county authorities to help straighten bank affairs and aid in collections. The bank audit showed a 6000 shortfall. Murphy was joined by his brother W E Murphy of La Mesa Texas. He said he took no money besides 500 on leaving December 12.
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Associated Press
Mcalester
Okla
M. T
Mike) Murphy
State Bank of
Savanna
Pittsburg
Murphy
W. E. Murphy
la Mesa
Texas
Bank Ofgpial
Noth
Miners Entombed After Explosion at Crear Clinch Mine
Johnston City Illinois January 25 forty miners are trapped in the east side colliery of the Crear Clinch company mine after a 2 40 PM explosion. Three survivors were badly burned and rushed to the hospital. One worker died from severe burns and could not be identified. The mine normally employs about 75 men all of whom were at work when the blast occurred.
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Associated Press
Johnson City
Williamson County
Crerar Coal Company
Herrin
Johnston City
Crear-Clinch Company
Cox Oil Fraud Trial Nearing End In Houston
The Cox and Glenn fraud trial in Houston is near its end as Cox prepares to present evidence in his defense. The government rested, Glenn began testimony denying he recommended Blue Bird stock after the merger with Blue Bird Oil Corp. Perryman, a former Blue Bird executive, blamed Cox for the merger scheme while Cox pressed for a straight answer on distortion of facts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Aentiee
Fall
White House
Pressent Coolidge
E. L. Doheny
California
J. W. Zevely
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Liberty
Doheny
Elk Hills
Calif. Naval Reserve
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Senate Committee
Hyva Corporation
Thomas Johnson
New Mexico
Archie Roosevelt
G. D. Wahlberg
Zevely
Revely
Sinclair Lean
Russia
Sakhalin Peninsula
Houston
E. J. Cox
Blue Bird Oil Corporation
Federal District Court
EB O. Glenn
Cox
Glenn
Blue Bird
International Ol Company
Butler Perryman
Blue Bird Corporation
Perryman
Gay
Butler
E’m
Carload Alcohol Seized in St Paul by City Officer
A carload of alcohol valued at about 100000 dollars was seized in St Paul yesterday by Jacob P. Frandt, chief enforcement officer for the city. The seizure was disclosed today and highlights enforcement action in the area.
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Associated Tress
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