Farmers to Lead Fight Against Tax Shifts in Congress
Washington Aug 3 Leaders of agricultural groups in the senate and house plan a determined fight to keep taxes from shifting to the poor. They back the excess profits tax and oppose broad cuts for corporations and individuals, arguing smaller earners would bear the burden. Representative Bacharach warns against a flat 15 percent tax on all corporations, saying small firms would face higher effective rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
Senate
House
Mellon
Frear and Young
North Dakota
Senator Capper
Kansas
Capper
Bacharach
New Jersey
Battery B Federally Recognized At Athens
Telegram from General Richards confirms Battery B First Field Artillery at Athens is federally recognized starting August 2 1931 enabling shipment of 300000 dollars worth of equipment and immediate camp arrangements with Captain M Campbell at Camp Perry Ohio dated August 3 1921.
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Athens
Battery B First Field Artillery ready for Camp Knox training
Athens hometown unit Battery B First Field Artillery organized months ago under Captain Monty Campbell holds drills weekly with 75 men. Officers are John Hibard, Thomas Morgan, and Joseph Pickering. Three hundred thousand dollars in equipment ordered includes 75 mm guns, anti aircraft gear, wireless apparatus and horses for transport. Training culminates with an August 14 trip to Camp Knox Kentucky for first live fire exercise.
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First Field Artillery
Athens
Artillery
Monty” Campbell
Adjutant General’s Department
John Hibbard
Thomas Morgan
Joseph Pickering
Dr. Sprague
Campbell
New Blood Sought for Taxation Muddle in Ohio
Columbus reports that a new set of legislators will form the negotiation committee to draft a taxation amendment. Lieut. Gov. Brown and Speaker Beetham will name the panel after Brown returns from Maine at the end of August. Beetham expects fresh members to improve chances for agreement.
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Columbus
General Assembly
Brown
Beetham
Maine
Beettam
Numerous Federal Jobs Open for Examination
Attorney Emmett Keenan, secretary of the local civil service commission, reports a long list of federal government positions open for examination. Some vacancies are in Washington and some in field services. Full information is available at any post or the U S Civil Service Commission, 1724 F Street NW, Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Keenan
Civil Service
Washington
U.S. Civil Service Immission
F. Street
Washington, D. C
Fathers and hair styles domi nate 1921 conference in Chicago
Delegates at the National Hair Dressers convention in Chicago discuss evolving hair trends for both sexes. Charlies C. Kozley of New York notes men increasingly marceling hair while women push for growing opportunities in a male dominated trade. Men are seen as strong yet women prefer feminine touch in styling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hair Dressers
Charlies C. Kozley
New York
Kozley
Mourners Fill Naples Streets As Caruso Dies
Crowds thronged the hotel where Enrico Caruso lay in state awaiting his funeral at the Church of Santa Maria. Condolence messages arrived from around the world including the Italian government. Police guarded the hotel as mourners stood bareheaded outside the white walls of the building.
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Camillo
Cianforra
United Press
Naples
Enrico Caruso
Santa Mari
Dorothy Benjamin
New York
Caruso
Elko to Start Home Early on Coming Spring
At the Athens lodge of Elks Tuesday evening a full financial report on the recent funfest showed a handsome surplus. The deed for the West State street site was paid for and plans for the new Athens Elk Home will be secured promptly. Charles DeMolet received a life membership card case and J A Fuller a gold watch and chain with membership card case. Building to begin in spring 1922 with completion expected by fall. Trustees DeMolet Fuller and Owen Jordan will oversee. architect drawings will be ordered soon and winter plans set to start building when weather permits.
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Athens Lodge of Elks
Athens
West State Street
Charles DeMolet
J. A. Fuller
Chariles DeMolet
Owen Jordan
Flood Wall Destroys Canon City Truck Gardens
A fourteen foot high wall of water from the Arkansas river canyon swept through Canon City Colorado causing thousands of dollars in damage to truck gardens and property. Residents in lower areas fled to escape the floodwaters.
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Canon City
Colo
Arkansas River
Thief Steals Tire and Jack From Amesville Farmer
A noted Amesville farmer, H. H. Henry, reported a thief took a tire inner tube and jack from his car in front of his home between midnight and 6 a.m. The incident occurred after Henry returned from a Masonic Lodge meeting in Athens. He had kept the spare tire on the car for over a year.
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H. H. Henry
Amesville
Mr. Henry
Farm Bureau
Henry
Masonic Lodge
Athens
Dry Detective Taught New Trick In Cleveland
W J Petschafe, a volunteer worker with U S prohibition agent Fred Counts, learned water had replaced gasoline in his five gallon can. He poured it into his car and the engine died after two blocks, prompting inspection that revealed the tank was full and the liquid lacked gasoline flavor.
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Cleveland
W. J. Petschafe
Fred Counts
United States Prohibition
Petschafe
Caruso Left A Large Fortune In His Will
Naples reports Enrico Caruso left about 30 million lire in his 1919 will. At current exchange that equals roughly $1.254 million. ordinary value about $6 million. The will distributes bequests to all relatives.
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Naples
United Press
Enrico Caruso
America
Surplus Japanese Population Sparks Disarmament Debate
London August 3 The disposal of Japan's surplus population is identified as the central challenge at the Washington disarmament conference by financier Frank A. Vanderlip. He notes Japan can cultivate only a small arable area and faces a population growth of 500,000 yearly, risking migration and unrest. he contrasts it with Russia and praises the reception of President Harding's conference invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Allen
United Press
London
Japan
Washington
Russia
Harding
America
New Problem in Russia Now
Washington officials weighed boundary lines of American aid in Russia to separate relief work from U S government actions and ensure relief workers safety. They also evaluated how far promised aid would reach amid famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
American Relief Administration
United States
Hoover
Tourists Angry Over Athens County Roads
Visitors from across the United States remark on Athens County roads after noting the city’s beauty. They praise the university campus and trees but condemn the roads, with many saying they would not return and describing driving as dangerous or detouring.
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Athens
United States
California
Iowa
Michigan
New York
Montana
Florida
Texas
Maine
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Banker Fled To City In Mexico
Chicago reports say Warren C. Spurgin former president of Michigan Avenue Trust Company was tracked to Chihuahua City Mexico after crossing the border July 19 using the alias Scott. A bank examiner’s report shows Spurgin looted about 1.595 million dollars as plans to salvage depositor funds collapsed.
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Chicago
Warren C. Spurgin
Michigan Avenue Trust Company
Mexico
Spurgin
Marfa
Texas
Scott
Chihuahua City
Spurging
Losa
Police Warn Of Forgers Targeting Local Banks
Chief of Police Graham received a notice that two forgers, described as ages 28 and 40 with distinct appearances, are traveling from Indiana toward the area. They operate via skeleton keys to raid insurance and estate offices and try to open bank accounts to cash large checks. The alert comes from Guy Bolin, chief of police in Brazil, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Indiana
Insurance
Guy Bolin
Brazil
Ind
Martinelli to Succeed Caruso at the Metropolitan
Giovanni Martinelli a lyric tenor will succeed Enrico Caruso at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, according to an authoritative Milan dispatch to the Daily News.
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Caruso
London
Giovanni Martinelli
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Milan
Daily News Today
Cocaine Trade Flourishing Among American Soldiers in Paris
American soldiers on leave from Coblenz fuel a sharp rise in Paris cocaine sales, with purchases from Germans at 200 to 600 francs per kilo and street prices of 12 000 to 15 000 francs per kilo. Despite 1916 law penalties, vendors often receive only nominal fines or suspended sentences. Authorities report quintupled use since 1916 and spread to the provinces, prompting a Academy of Medicine inquiry into stricter enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Brien
United Press
Paris
Coblenz
Academy of
Tedcine
Courtois- Suffit
Montmartre
Courbois-Suffit
Academy
Demand Gas Probe Promoted By Senator King
Washington Aug 3. Senator King Utah introduced a resolution calling for an inquiry into the drop in crude oil prices while gasoline and other refined products stay high in price. The action seeks to determine causes and effects on consumer costs and industry profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King
Utah
Belmont County's oldest resident dies at 107
F Ed ward Kidd, aged 107, died today at Georgetown after suffering a sunstroke yesterday. He was Belmont County's oldest resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
F Edward Kidd
Georgetown
Kidd
Belmont County
America’s Relief Army Ready to Feed Soviet Russia
America's food relief is mobilized to aid famine victims in Soviet Russia. Supplies in central Europe warehouses will be sent once Soviet officials release American prisoners. Brown, heading relief, expects to feed about one million citizens using a Vienna-style system from Petrograd and Moscow outward with prepared rations and food cards.
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America
Soviet Russia
United Press
London
Europe
United States
Lyman Brown
Brown
Riga
Maxim Gorky
Food Administration
Russia
Petrograd
Moscow
Vienna
Relief Administration
Wisconsin Summer School Students Suspended After Norma Talmadge Party
Sixteen University of Wisconsin summer session students were suspended after a party held at a roadhouse near Madison in honor of film star Norma Talmadge. Seventeen attended. eight men and eight women faced disciplinary action when details leaked.
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New York
University of Wisconsin
Norma Talmadge
Madison
Paris Adopts Concealed Silhouettes In Fall Fashion Era
Paris closes revelation period in feminine apparel and shifts to modest lines. Skirts kept six inches from ground, high collars, covered arms, long loose contours, with muted colors and restrained trims dominating the fall displays at Cleo and Black street venues. One corsaged panier gown offered youth and innocence. Velvet and satin appear in evening wear with rectangular necklines and back depth differing from fronts.
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Wildert Fleisher JR
United Press
Paris
France
Cleo
Canaan Folks Plan Sunday Basket Dinner Get Together
Canaanville Ohio residents are invited to a church basket dinner next Sunday August 7 with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m no formal afternoon program planned the event serves as a community get together.
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Cannanville
Canaan
Sinn Fein Expected to Accept Peace Terms in Secret
London dispatch reports the Irish Republican Army demobilized as peace terms between Sinn Fein and the British government near agreement. Sinn Fein leaders including De Valera are said to approve terms, with a formal announcement anticipated and the cabinet withholding details in secret sessions.
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London
Irish Republican
Sinn Fein
de Valera
Commons
Dance at Lamborn's Pavilion Glouster Ohio
Finney's five piece orchestra performs at Lamborn's Pavilion in Glouster Ohio on Wednesday August 3 with admission priced at 1.25 dollars and ladies admitted for 15 cents.
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Lamborn
Glouster, O
Finney
Former White Sox barred from uniform after 1919 scandal
Chicago Aug 3 United Press reports seven Black Sox will never play for the Chicago American League Club again. Charles A. Comiskey confirms the firm ban despite acquittal. Judge Landis lays out rules forbidding reinstatement for any player who throws or conspires to throw a game.
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Chicago
United Press
Black Sox
Charles A. Comiskey
United Press Today
White Sox
Cincinnati
Comiskey
Judge Landis
Charles Comiskey
Ex-Sox Players Cleared in 1919 Scandal Await Landis Ruling
Former White Sox players acquitted of conspiracy to throw the 1919 World Series await Judge K M Landis ruling on their eligibility to play again. Buck Weaver backs a petition with thousands of names to win his old job at Comiskey Park as crowds cheer the not guilty verdict after four hours of jury deliberation. The commissioner had warned against reactions as supporters celebrate outside the courthouse.
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Chicago
White Sox
K. M. Landis
Buck Weaver
Chas. A. Comiskey
Comiskey
Hugo Friend
Albany Hit By Heavy Storm and Lightning Fires
A heavy storm drenched Albany and surrounding areas with the worst rainfall and an electrical storm in years. A barn on the Baptist parsonage farm was struck by lightning at 2 p.m. and burned to the ground despite quick efforts. hay stored above burned but equipment below was saved. The slate roof prevented faster spread, insuring only a $100 policy loss. Farmers welcomed the moisture while New Marshfield reported no damage. The Athens area saw a long drizzle overnight with minor trouble as motorists dodged the misty rain.
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Albany
Baptist Parsonage
Harry Rowell
New Marshfield
Raymond
Athens
Jupiter Pluvius
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