Roosevelt Eyes Broad NRA to Back Tax Plan
President Roosevelt signals a revived national recovery act tied to a sweeping tax program designed to break up great fortunes and broaden wealth distribution. Officials debate interstate commerce scope while Congress weighs inheritance gifts and higher corporate rates amid mixed Democratic and Republican reactions.
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Estate taxes could slash fortunes under Morgenthau plan
Tax experts agree that adding high inheritance taxes to existing estate taxes would break up large fortunes. They calculate that under Morgenthau schedules a $15 million estate left to one person could drop to under $3 million after taxes.
Hauptmann murder trial brief challenges theory and conduct
A defense brief argues the trial violated Hauptmanns rights by shifting theories and browbeating the defendant. It attacks the judge prosecutors witnesses and expert testimony and claims unfairness in cross examination and handwriting and voice identifications.
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Wilentz
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Supreme Court
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Tap Dancing Cause Of Death At City Hotel
Porjie Turners habit of tap dancing led to a fatal fall from the fourth floor of a Chicago hotel. Police say she slipped and plunged after an apartment house manager urged her to move due to the noise. Richard Martin, a clerk, reported the incident was witnessed by hotel staff and the public.
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Martin Formery
Joseph Keeses
Tyme
Mass Warner
Ray
Tornado Toll and Silverton Reported Devastation
Tornadoes struck near Ralls and Silverton causing extensive damage and multiple casualties. The cyclone damaged homes schools and businesses, with Mrs Faster and Mrs Teston among the seriously injured or killed. Owens and Lorenzo areas suffered severe destruction while utilities and communications partially failed.
Mowbray Rejects Silly Englishman Roles in Hollywood
Alan Mowbray refuses to play silly Englishman types, insisting no such folly exists outside comedy. He argues producers into letting him portray roles his way, including two screen portrayals of George Washington. The industry aids the President in his NBA campaign with one reel shorts.
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Washington
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George Washington
NBA
Silver Half Dollar Sold for Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
Irving Moses found an 1853 silver half dollar in change in Fennimore Wisconsin and mailed it to a coin company. The firm paid 250 dollars, noting the coin is rare due to a diemaker's error that omitted the arrows.
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Platteville, Wis
Irving Moses
Fennimore
Wis
Moses
Studio blocks Mowbray role over citizenship
Alan recalls being cast to portray Washington but the studio canceled the part after learning he is not an American citizen. He says he was eager to help and told them so, then faced a frantic call reversing the decision.
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Mowbray
Washington
Alan
Negroes Get Resort at Lake of the Ozarks near Versailles
A summer resort for African Americans has been planned at Lake Placid near Versailles Missouri on the Lake of the Ozarks. The project aims to provide an exclusive retreat and is announced by local developers.
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Versailles
U.P
Lake Placid
Lake of the Ozarks
Shelter House of Stage Line Still Standing
The old Harding stage house near Kanesville, two miles south on Henry Roonan farm, remains intact after nearly a century. Built by Dave Harding as a rest stop for travelers, its log exterior was recently replaced with manufactured siding while cottonwood rafters survive.
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U.P
Harding
Kanesville
Henry Roennan
Dave Harding
Relief workers repair 110 year old Bank of Louisiana
Preservation of the Bank of Louisiana built 110 years ago by the architect of the national capitol and Baltimore Cathedral is the main FERA contribution to the Vieux Carre. The FERA has spent $20,000 to repair the building, now housing New Orleans headquarters for the American Legion.
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