Today by Arthur Brisbane on blindness banks and passion
Arthur Brisbane discusses a 6,000,000 world blind figure and charity efforts by the AFL and NP S to combat blindness. He cites banks in New York with high dividends and vast daily trading while reflecting on wealth and greed. The column probes jealousy and a Denver homicide involving a nurse, plus a note on British views of equality and naval power.
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Conyinget
The
Star Company
Athur Brisbane
America
Globe
American Federation of Labor
Green
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Budget talks reveal 1929 surplus amid tax note
President Coolidge submitted the 1930 budget showing total outlays of 4.417 billion with a projected year end surplus near 37 million. He warned against immediate tax cuts while receipts for 1929 edged higher and urged restraint on new relief amid a softer outlook.
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United Press
Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Lord
Chest Campaign Nears Finish as Workers Push Drive
In Amarillo the 1929 Community Chest aims to raise 825000 with a little over 20000 still needed. Volunteers report daily solicitations in residential areas and adopt the slogan give just one dollar hoping to end the drive in two days or even one if half the city donates. Mail contributions to the Amarillo Community Chest association at Sixth Avenue and Taylor Street.
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Community Chest
Amarillo
Amarillo Community Chest Association
Sixth Avenue
Taylor Street
Day in Congress Highlights Congressional Actions
Tuesday actions include Chairman McNary introducing a new farm bill and Kellogg Briand treaty submissions. House and Senate address President Triesident's annual message. naval committees discuss ratios and Baldwin reply. Wednesday votes focus on Boulder Dam bill, Kellogg Briand treaty, rail consolidation hearings, Arkansas river flood control, and treasury post office appropriations.
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McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
House Naval Committee
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arkansas River
Full Appropriations
Treasury and Post
Hoover Receives Enthusiastic Peru Welcoming Crowd
President elect Hoover, arriving aboard the U S S Maryland in Callao on a goodwill tour, was greeted by a large crowd estimated between 40 000 and 50 000 cheering along a festively decorated waterfront as ships lined the port.
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Associated Press
Callao
Peru
Elect Hoover
Peruvian
U.S. S
Maryland
Hoover
Latin America
Eighteen Gunmen Seized in Cleveland Raid
Eighteen alleged gunmen and racketeers from Chicago Buffalo and New York were seized in a downtown Cleveland hotel raid led by acting Chief of Detectives Potts.
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Cleveland, O
Dee. 5
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Potts
Commissioner Doran Warns of Canadian Liquor Smuggling
Treasury officials said the probe into liquor smuggling from Canada could lead to indictments of about 200 bootleggers smugglers and Canadian distillers and brewers. Prohibition Commissioner Doran urged treaty changes to curb shipments amid calls for stronger enforcement cooperation with local authorities.
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Washington
Treasury
Canada
Associated Press
Washington, Dee
Doran
Coast Guard
United States
St. Pierre
New York
Coopera
Rescue Ship Rescues Crew From Burning British Tanker
The German steamship Varda reports rescuing the crew of the British Courage, a tanker owned by British Tankers Company of London, burning in the eastern Mediterranean. Built this year in Glasgow, the 6487 ton vessel measures 440 feet and carries bulk petroleum in tanks.
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London
Varda Today
Mediterranean
British Courage
The
British Tankers Company, Ltd
Glasgow
Scotland
Right of Courts To Impose Birth Control Challenged
Ben B. Lindsey opposed compulsory birth control and questioned court power to compel it after a Cleveland judge sentenced a couple to three years of birth control. The case sparked praise from supporters and debate over federal laws restricting birth information.
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Calif
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lindsay
United Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Girard
Eas
Harrison Ewing
E. Haldeman Julius
Haldeman Julius
Ben B. Lindsay
New York
Cleveland Common Pleas Court
Otto Kourim Pot
James F. Cooper
JUDGE BARRETT DIES AT HOME IN SAN DIEGO
L. B. Barrett longtime Amarillo attorney dies at home in San Diego California at age 76 cremated after death Saturday night practiced law 52 years started in Henrietta Texas moved to Amarillo in 1872 partner Marvin Jones future congressman F P Works survived by his widow and a California brother with substantial Wichita Falls land holdings.
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L. C. Barrett
Amarillo
San Diego
California
Sac River
Dade County
Missouri
Texas
Duff
Rio Grande
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Barrett
Barrett and Works
Henrietta
Panhandle
Amarill
Marvin Jones
United States
F. P. Works
Wichita Falls
Kellogg Anti War Pact Delayed By Senate Panel
Washington December 5. The Senate foreign relations committee postponed action on the Kellogg Anti War treaty to Friday awaiting appearance by Secretary Kellogg at the panel’s first meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kellogg
Mc Manus Arraigned on Murder Charge in Rothstein Case
George Mc Manus, described as an honest gambler, was arraigned on an indictment for the murder of Arnold Rothstein. He was remanded to Tombs prison without bail after his voluntary surrender a week ago.
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United Press
New York
George McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Tombs Prison
King George's illness unchanged despite bulletin
London reports say King George remained ill with renewed chest infection as doctors issued a bulletin confirming no improvement. The public hoped for progress after yesterday's temperate fluctuation and the note that the setbackstemmed from a recrudescence in infection.
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London
Buckingham
George
King George's Physicians
Santa Fe Eyes Kansas City Mexico Orient Line Extension
President W K Storey of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe says engineers are surveying the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway to gauge extending it to Mexico's west coast. The plan aims to cut Pacific Coast travel 400 miles for Southwest points after the Santa Fe bought the Orient line.
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New York
W. K. Storey
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Santa Fe
Orient Line
Congressional probes urged into Vestris tragedy
Two Senate resolutions seek a congressional investigation of the Vestris disaster. Senator Wagner of New York advocates a Senate committee review coordinating New York inquiries to assess sea safety laws and the Steamboat Inspection Service. Senator Jones of Washington calls for a joint Senate and House probe to recommend new legislation to prevent future maritime disasters.
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United Press
Washington
Vestris
Senate
Wagner
New York
Jones
U. S
Steamboat Inspection Service
Amarillo Warm Up Amid Cold Midwestern Blast
The Am star area reports noon temperature of 33 degrees up from 31 yesterday as winter cold snaps grip the central United States. Forecasters predict warmer tonight with fair conditions while the Midwest braces for more cold and snow.
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Amarillo
Middle West
United Press
Chicago
Midwest
Northcott Summoned in Mexican Death Case
Gordon Stewart Northcott, the confessed slayer linked to the Riverside murder farm, was summoned to appear in Los Angeles court to face charges in the killing of Mexican youth Alvin Gothen. He has given conflicting accounts as authorities seek clarity on the case.
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Los Angeles
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Rivers Side
Alvin Gothen
Riverside County
Northcott
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