Southeast storms leave vast death toll and $10 million loss
Ninety five dead and about 500 injured as tornadoes lash the Southeast. Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina report heftiest casualties while property damage nears ten million dollars. Red Cross relief moves underway as storms extend to Virginia.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Louisiana
Arkansas
Virginia
Ranth Mawation
Treasury Ends Tax Breaks Push Sees Earned Income Cut Favored
Senate approved a treasury plan to reduce taxes on earned incomes by 25 percent with limits. The measure would allow taxpayers earning 5000 dollars or less to cut a quarter of their taxes after this year, but the cap was reduced from 20000 to 10000 dollars. Opposition grew over limits on deductions for interest payments, seen as an indirect tax on tax exempt bonds.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Senate
Mellon
House
Treasury
Six condemned men to die on gallows in Amita
Six men sentenced to hang for the Dallas Calmes murder near Independence face no clemency after a pardons board special session. A flood of threats reached Governor and prison officials as a ransom letter offered 50 000 dollars for prisoner escape with 25 000 for the police chief if escape occurred. The note threatened derailment of the execution train if refused.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Amita
Dallas Calmes
Independence
Board of Pardons
Archie Rennison
Orleans Parish
Rayona
Carmen
Rennison
Guy Maloney
Lawmakers Relish Their Liquor But Cast Day Votes
Judge James F. Klecka charged four Senators and 100 representatives with not voting as they drink in testimony to the House Judiciary Committee. He urged modifying the Volstead act to permit sale of 2.75 percent beer and claimed access to liquor in Senate and House buildings. He refused to name individuals, saying the testimony was stricken from the record.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary
James F. Klecka
Baltimore City People’s Court
Klecka
Way Cleared for Final Action on Veterans Bonus
Congress nears final action on the soldier bonus bill after conferees agreed on minor amendments. Cash payments to some veterans and 20 year endowment policies to others are set, with payments after March 1 and policies dated Jan 1 next year. Female naval yeomen Marine corps members and Boricua infantry are among beneficiaries. Dependent eligibility changes expand to all dependents if veteran had died before application.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
House
Senate
Navy
Marine Corps
Borto Rican Regiment of Infantry
Couzens Recovers After Gallstone Operation
Senator James Couzens of Michigan is reported in good condition after an operation to remove gallstones performed yesterday in Baltimore.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
James Couzens
Michigan
McCray Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison
Warren T. McCray, former Indiana governor, received a 10 year term plus a $10,000 fine after being found guilty of defrauding the state by using males. Judge A B Anderson condemned his conduct as perjury and multiple felonies, with total penalties capped at 16 years and $10,000. He left by train for Atlanta to begin serving the sentence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
United States District Court
A. B. Anderson
Atlanta
McCray
Cincinnati
Union Station
Emmett F. Branch
Martinsville
Federal
Anderson
Broadcasters to relay Republican National Convention
A Cleveland sub committee favors a plan to broadcast the Republican National Convention proceedings to as many as 20 million people. Simultaneous feeds from New York to Dallas would be linked with Public hall. Theodore Burton named temporary chair. controversy hints at Wadsworth for permanent chair and a potential western vice presidential glance.
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National Committee
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Public Hall
New York
Washington
Providence
Atlantic City
Pittsburg
Buffalo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Dallas
John T. Adams
Committee On
Theodore E. Burton
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
Coolidge
Butler
Representative Burton
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
James W. Wadsworth Jr
Wadsworth
Maughan Aims For Continental Dawn To Dusk Flight
Lieutenant Russell I. Maughan, former world record holder for high speed flight, plans another daylight continental crossing after May 15. A special gasoline tank from McCook field will be installed in a Curtiss pursuit plane. stops include Mitchellfield New York Day ton Missouri Cheyenne Utah and Rockwell field California.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
Russell I. Maughan
McCookfield
McCook Field
Curtiss Aircraft
Buffalo
Curtiss
Maughan
Mitchellfield
N. Y
Bt. Joseph
Cheyenne
Wyo
Salduro
Utah
Rockwell Field
Cal
Prize dairy herd falls to foot and mouth disease
The Hartsook Holstein herd at Lankershim near Los Angeles contracted foot and mouth disease, prompting destruction orders and a temporary reprieve. The herd includes Tillie Alcartra, reputedly the world’s greatest milk cow valued at $50,000, with experts to decide if any lives can be saved.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Hartsook Holstein
Lankershim
Here
Tillie Alcartra
Tillie
Major Martin Heads Toward Unalaska in Transpacific Flight
Major Frederick L. Martin, commanding a U S aerial squadron, left Chignik Alaska at 11 10 AM for Dutch Harbor Unalaska Island. He flew 400 miles in hoped six hours with favorable weather reports from the Algonquin cutter at Unga Strait. His three companions await his arrival since April 19.
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Associated Press
Cordova
Alaska
Frederick L. Martin
United States Army
Globe
Chignik
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska Island
Major Martin
North American
United States Coast Guard
Algonquin
Unga Strait
Majorartin
Legion memorial pledge drive garners large Butte turnout
A historic oyster supper at Silver Bow post headquarters drew over a hundred veterans and many affiliated groups in Butte to pledge support for a Legion memorial. The event, aided by a women’s hosted supper, aimed to fund a memorial building via a carnival and bazaar.
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Butte
Silver Bow Post
Legion
The
War Mothers
Legion Auxiliary
Grand Army
United Spanish War Veterans
Daughters of the American Revolution
Earle Roe
Coolidge and Cox Extend Leads in Ohio Primary
With 1 028 precincts remaining uncounted, Coolidge leads Johnson nearly seven to one and Cox leads McAdoo about three to one. Final totals show Coolidge 156 393, Johnson 25 183, Cox 66 761, McAdoo 27 717. Coolidge delegates total 61, Cox delegates 52.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Coolidge
James M. Cox
Brown
United States
Hiram Johnson
Cox
William G. McAdoo
Ures
Johnson
McAdoo
New York
Bandit Ends Life to Escape Capture in Colorado
In Denver Colorado April 30 Joseph Russo and Carmal Erigo fled from Denver county jail. A gun fight with officers near noon left Russo dead, Erigo captured and in custody, farmer Samuel Dumiere near death in Littleton hospital, Virgil Stevens wounded and hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Denver
Col
Joseph Russo
Samuel Dumiere
Castle Rock
Littleton
Russo
Carmal Erigo
Virgil Stevens
Erigo
TENA VOTE to TOBE DEGIOVE BATTLE FACTOR
WASHINGTON April 30 By far the most important single event in McAdoo's effort to get the democratic nomination will be the precinct elections in Texas on Saturday These Texas precinct elections are not direct primaries in quite the same sense as that institution exists in other.
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Washington
McAdoo
Texas
Bergdoll Incoming Ship Rumor Lands in New York
Brooklyn dock expected to receive the North German Lloyd steamer Columbus tomorrow ending its maiden Bremen voyage. Rumor ties Grover Cleveland Bergdoll to the ship as an alleged draft evader possibly surrendering to authorities. He had fled from Eberbach after denying a proposed return to the United States at the behest of American Legion members.
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Associated Press
New York
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Columbus
Brooklyn
Bremen
Bergdoll
Eberbach
Germany
East Side playground project set by city council
City council adjourned meeting unanimously approved a playground near Jefferson school for East Side children and started work immediately. The session also raised police and firemen pay by $7.50 monthly, considered memorial grounds for ex service men, and discussed a municipal golf course at the park.
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East Side
Parks and Playgrounds Committee
Jefferson School
Butte
Ways and Means
Butte War Mothers
Butte Exchange Club
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