Taxation policy and Muscle Shoals loom in congressional talks
Congress faces debates on tax revision timing after June 30 and whether to hold a special session. Ford’s Muscle Shoals issues feature with Alabama Power and Union Carbide proposals, while farm relief stalls amid new commissions. Government reorganization and postal pay raises also percolate as Cuba Isle of Pines status raises US settler concerns.
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Transmit Photos Across Atlantic Demonstration
A president’s portrait was aired in London and reproduced in New York within 20 minutes using RCA equipment. The experiment shows an all American system for radio transmission of photographs and printed messages, with the stylus printing an old Chinese proverb.
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London
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Four Killed in Chicago Beer War Shootings
Police linked the Langille murder to the ongoing alcohol related gang wars in Chicago. Hendricks was found without firearms while Roberts died after a West Side boarding house shooting. Roberts refused to name his shooter. Detectives tied the Langille case to the Don O Bannion and Eddie Tandl investigations.
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Don O'Bannion
Eddie Tandl
Walter Langille
Koretz Surrenders Funds in Chicago Embezzlement Case
Alphonse Spiegel of Chicago Title and Trust says Koretz surrendered about 100000 dollars and disclosed New York financial dealings after leaving Chicago. Officials seek 500000 to 750000 dollars believed hidden in banks and institutions.
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Chicago Title and Trust Company
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Spiegel
New York
Chicago
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Chiago
Koretazie
George R. Christian
Day and
Christian
Heaton
Convict Jailbreak Ends in Disaster
Two ringleaders planned an escape from the prison reaching the outer gate and forcing a guard for keys. A deputy warden shot, sending them back inside. Rumors and underground chatter led to the incident amid a dining room march, with privileges suspended as investigators review involvement.
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Lee
Woman Injured When Car Goes Into Ditch Near Butte
Mrs. Philo King of 1060 Diamond street was taken to Murray hospital after the vehicle she rode in skidded off the road at a railway crossing about 12 miles south of Butte. Philo King the driver suffered slight cuts and bruises as he was thrown into the windshield. The couple were returning from the Bradford ranch when the crash occurred. Mrs King sprained her back and the car was badly damaged.
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Diamond Street
Murray Hospial
Butte
Mrs. King
Bredford Ranch
Vagrant Arrest Sparks Turkey Worry in Jail
A woman named Jennie Doe held on a vagrancy charge requests a bond by phone from jail. She highlights a turkey in the oven at home and fears it will burn while she is detained, illustrating a comical escape attempt via a $10 bond.
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German Ends Long Exile in Strasbourg Return
Ten years after leaving Strasbourg to join the German army Charles Wolff returns home. Once posted missing and later dead he is now a French citizen after years in Russia and Siberia. He plans to resume farming at Marmoutier on his father’s property.
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Andrew Kloos Dead After Short Illness
Andrew Kloos aged 44 died Saturday evening after a brief illness. He lived at 125 Walnut Street for years and was loved by all. He leaves a wife and five children Helen Carl Arthur Paul and Ruth, two brothers in Ohio and two Peters and a brother in Germany. Gladstone served in Parliament at 22 and at 24 became lord of the treasury.
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Ohio
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Germany
Ex Major League Player Shot to Death in Memphis
Former baseball figure Monroe Dolly Stark once a Memphis Southern Association manager was killed at a roadside roadhouse. Harry Atkinson is jailed on murder charges after authorities say a dispute led to Stark being shot twice with Atkinson’s pistol. Stark died before aid arrived.
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Constitution History Topic Stirs Butte Open Forum
The Butte Open Forum featured D H Wittenberg on the history and development of the U S Constitution. Judge E B Howell and Evelyn McPherson contributed, with discussion of federalism, amendments, and court powers.
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Tom Payne
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Supreme Court
Phan
Does the Golden Rule Pay Analysis by Three Perspectives
The piece presents the question Does the Golden Rule Pay with discussion by B. J. Groeneveld on ethics, W. C. Orton on the businessman's stance, and Sam W. Mitchell from the labor viewpoint.
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Cv. B. J. Groeneveld
W. C. Orton
Sam W. Mitchell
Congress veers toward insurgent reform amid labor and rail debates
Senate and House prepare for a busy short session with acts proposed to curb railroad labor boards, abolish the labor board itself, and seek freight rate reforms. Muscle Shoals may return to committee after Ford’s withdrawal, while postal salary raises await action. Investigations into justice, diploma mills, naval oil leases, and the world court wage debate.
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Muscle Shoals
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Internal Revenue
Shipping Board
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Department of Justice
World Court
Russia
State Department
Seals and Fish Block Ship in South African Waters
A motor boat cruising near South African waters is halted as a mass of fish escapes from a large seal feeding frenzy. The seals swarm the area consuming fish, creating a disrupted scene as the boat encounters the chaos.
Inaugural Delegations Gather for Ceremony Across Nations
Delegations from the United States and abroad fill the inaugural event with about 1,000 American delegates including 300 from the American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers. Representatives from France Spain and Japan attend as ministers with special credentials while James Rockwell Sheffield cannot attend due to illness. Excursionists from major American cities are seated in reserved sections as labor, diplomatic and civic groups participate.
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Japan
Amercan Federation of Labor
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Simlar
New Orleans
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Little Rock
Houston
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Foreign Office
Morrison Wounded by Annie in Battle
Detective Walter Morrison, already wounded three weeks ago in a pistol duel with Emil Armstrong in the Alabama case, suffered a knife wound in the throat while helping quell a disturbance at a South Main street noodle parlor. A man named Thomas Lynch of Anaconda was arrested for attacking an officer with a deadly weapon and released on $200 bond. George Judson of Anaconda was also released on $25 bond for alleged involvement.
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Emil Armstrong
Alabama
Whch
Asphalt from America Used in Japan Streets Repair
Asphalt from America is being used extensively in repairing earthquake damaged streets in Japan. The program aims to restore traffic routes and support reconstruction efforts across affected urban areas.
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