Tax Adjusting Sparks Senate Tax Probe of Michigan Senator
Senate investigators reveal internal revenue muzzling and dissent over large adjustment allowances in the Penn Sand and Gravel case. Senator Couzens argues Treasury persecution spurs deeper digging into tax secrets as hearings resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clark
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senate
Couzens
Michigan
Treasury
Penn Sand and Gravel Co
Penn Company
Bureau
Committee On Review
M. Greenidge
Scf
John H. Briggs
Briggs
Greenidge
Penn
King
Democrat
Utah
Alfalfa Beats Gold at Hodge Brothers Ranch
In this 1925 Life on the Desert piece Arthur Brisbane describes opportunities for young Americans in the Far West. He highlights the Hodge brothers alfalfa ranch near Palliser along the Santa Fe line twelve miles west of Barstow. Courage ambition and desire to work are urged as keys to success.
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Desert
Hodge Brothers
Barstow
Santa Fe
Pacific
Palliser
Rich Buffalo family fortunes fade with time
Gilbert and Robert Hodge of Buffalo hailed from a wealthy lineage. A street bears their name, yet their fortune vanished around their birth. The text notes that misfortune helped them, suggesting necessity as the maker of a man. Readers are directed to Page 4, Picas.
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Gilbert and
Robert Hodge
Buffalo
Picas
Meigs county delinquency case shocks community
Four Negro defendants and one white man are jailed in Meigs county amid a rising scandal. Homer Smith pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of Pearl Cundiff a 17 year old girl. Johnny Burns remains jailed on a 1000 dollar bond. Warren Hooper Elmer Still and Edward Qualls were bound over to the grand jury with 300 dollar bonds each. Hearing slated for Saturday as authorities pursue further arrests. Local excitement runs high over the district s worst recent scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. R. Foulk
Messenger
The
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Homer Smith
Justice Peoples
Pearl Cundiff
Johnny Burns
Warren Hooper
Elmer
Bunch
Sstill
Edward Qualls
Glass Acknowledges Public Push for Couzens
Glass, then Secretary of the Treasury, announced he would publicly back Couzens. He noted he knew of Roper's fixation on value and signaled a strong endorsement amidst ongoing sale discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass
Virginia
the Treasury
Roper
Couzens
State Utilities Commission Resumes Bell Rate Hearing in Ohio
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company faces a resumed hearing in Columbus as state utilities officials and city solicitors prepare to cross examine witnesses. The case centers on the company's proposed rate increase and the inventory it submitted for review.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Steer Boat Over a Dam in Ohio Accident
A yachting party traveling from Pittsburgh to New Orleans steered their craft over government dam No. 13 at Wheeling. They clung to the boat until a dam employee rescued them. The craft towed to shallow water and slated for raising after sinking. The group said they did not know the dam had been raised.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Government Dam No. 13
Emergency Taxing Measure Amended By State Legislature
Columbus Ohio March 10. Majority Leader Taft will introduce a House amendment to the Williams Taft emergency tax relief act addressing defects. The changes allow signature collection for emergency deficiency levies including schools and permit signing at election board offices. The amendment also clarifies signature requirements in districts with overlapping lines per the attorney general’s opinion.
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Columbus, O
Taft
Hamilton Coun
Crabbe
Silver
House
Stubborn West End blaze fought by Athens firefighters
Athens firemen tamed a stubborn blaze at 219 231 West Washington near Hocking Valley depot. The roof fire, likely from a defective flue or train sparks, threatened J. O. Earick's brick front building housing three stores and apartments. Firemen doused the flames with rooftop and interior hoses. smoke vented from front. Earick family were away.
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Athens
J. O. Earick
Washington Street
Hocking Valley
Earick
Early Testimony Pleases Sides In Teapot Dome Suit
Cheyenne Wyoming March 10 both sides pleased with early testimony in the Sinclair Fall Teapot Dome case. Government and defense report initial victories after F S Finney revealed a 1921 Roosevelt letter about Pearl Harbor fuel storage had no Teapot Dome link. Defense had used the letter to argue secrecy served national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Henry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
F. S. Finney
Interior Department
Navy
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Cyclone Mack Ends Six Week Evangelistic Campaign
Baxter F. McLendon of Bentonville Arkansas known as Cyclone Mack closes a six weeks evangelistic drive in Portsmouth with $6000 raised and a record of 1600 conversions recorded by local reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Baxter F. McLendon
Bentonville
8. C
Mack
France seeks debt moratorium until American bankers lend
Britain learns Paris demands a debt moratorium and defers payments linked to Dawes plan receipts. France insists on funding changes tied to a new foreign loan floated in New York, citing unstable finances. Premier Herriot has convinced Chamberlain, and Britain is unlikely to press for immediate payments.
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France
England
London
Foreign Office
Germany
Dawes
Senate battles over Warren confirm to reshaped cabinet
Administration forces push to confirm Charles B. Warren of Detroit as attorney general after expelling La Follette insurgents from the Senate. Isle of Pines treaty ratification delayed. insurgents vow to oppose Warren, while Progressive Republicans and Democrats shift stance. Storms of warnings of political consequences echo in the chamber.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate
Charlies B. Warren
Detroit
Warren
Coolidge
Congress
Isle of Pines
Governor Donahey names trustees and appointees
Governor Donahey announced ten appointments including Mayor R. G. Allen of Washington D C to the Soldiers and Sailors orphans home at Xenia and Miss E Jane Bailey of Wapakoneta to that post. Additional appointments covered Wilberforce University trustees and the William Henry Harrison memorial commission among others.
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Columbus
Donahey
R. G. Allen
Washington
D. H
E. Janet Bailey
Wapakoneta
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
Xenia
Allen
Frank Allen
France
Bailey
Ohio Department
Women’s Relief Corps
National Women’s Press Association
Wilberforce University
W. 8. Thames
Republlican
Harry C. Smith
Republican
Cleveland
Joseph L. Johnson
Democrat
William Henry Harrison Memorial Commission
Horace R. Bonser
Stanley Shaffer
Russell Wilson
Cincinnati
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
O. D. Dryer
Carl Armstrong
Youngstown
Senate
Priestess charged in midnight Bluevale sacrifice in Ontario
Itchener OntarioMarch 10 Adne Reyna a professed priestess of The Faith of the Holy Light was arrested after a midnight ceremony at Bluevale in which ten hogs were sacrificed and burned on a great pyre. The odor of roast pork reportedly spread for three days.
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Itchener
Ont
Adne Reyna
Bluevale
Toronto
Karl Underwood
Shy
Gold standard seen as key to global recovery
In Geneva on March 10 Paul Hymans Belgian foreign minister urged a return to the gold standard as essential for world economic restoration. He backed universal monetary stability and cited a League committee report. Czech premier Benes announced a new bank at Prague to stabilize Czech money. Chamberlain's British stance on the Geneva protocol was postponed to Thursday.
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Geneva
Paul Hymans
League Council
Hymans
League
Benes
Prague
Chamberlain
Readng Ohio Night Watch Murder Verdict
Reading Ohio March 10 Rob ert Little a Lockland Black man was found guilty of murdering John B Killer a night watchman at the International Agriculture Corporation plant in Reading on December 11. The jury refused mercy and he faces the electric chair.
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Cincinnati
Robert Little
Lockland Negro
John B. Killer
International Agriculture Corporation
Reading
Ohio
Mystery explosion stirs North Hill spectators
Last night between 8 and 9 a loud blast near North Hill drew ten witnesses. Guesses ranged from Ku Klux Klan to Flaming Circle and a flare from the Armory. police found two empty powder cans and a single hole, with no clear motive or perpetrators.
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North Hill
Armory
Ant
Parker
Ull
Empty Boat Tragedy Strikes Camden River Search
In Camden New Jersey police recovered an empty boat on the Cooper River and searched for ten year old John R Singer who drowned on Saturday. Officers continued the body hunt amid a sorrowful response from the crew.
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Camden
N. J
Cooper River
John R. Singer
Last Day Approaching for Income Tax Filing in Athens
W N Fleck federal income tax inspector sits in Room 23 at the Post Office and will stay open late through Thursday and Friday to help taxpayers. The deadline to file returns is March 16, though the date falls on Sunday, granting extra time.
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W. N. Fleck
Post Office
Athens
Fleck
Dad
Grace
Grandfather May Get Commutation In Death Penalty Case
David Runyon, 64, awaiting execution for criminally assaulting his 14 year old granddaughter Annie Blour, was granted a stay of execution by Governor Gore until May 15. The governor will study the case and consider commuting the sentence to life imprisonment due to Runyon’s age.
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Charleston
W. Va
David Runyon
Moundaville State Penitentiary
Annie Blour
Runyon
Gore
Ruhyon
Inter-City Golf League Formed In Lima
The Inter-City Golf league comprises Defiance Emma Marion Tiffin and Findlay clubs and will compete this summer. R. P. Kettenring of Defiance is president and Warren McLaughlin of Lima is secretary. the schedule is yet to be worked out.
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Golf League
Lima
Defiance
Emma
Marion
Tuffin
Findlay
R. P. Kettenring
Warren
McLaughlin
Buchan praises American elegance of leisure
English author John Buchan returning from the United States says his preconceptions about fe in America were wrong. He describes American life as a superb holiday and notes many exponents of elegant leisure among Americans.
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John Buchan
United States
America
Athens County Safety Week Aims To Caution On Road Crossing
Displays in Athens county windows by D Zener Co Church Novelty Store and others highlight grade crossing dangers. E R Cott of Hocking Valley Railway will address Rotary Kiwanis and schools as part of a safety program. A Detroit Police filmed safety week feature shown at Majestic and Columbia theatres reinforces traffic rules and child supervision.
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Athens County
Athens County Automobile Club
Athens
D. Zeneer Co
Church Novelty Store
Cline Pharmacy Co
Glouster
Rogers Electric Co
Church Novelty
Nelsonville
Mills Electric
Rotary
Kiwanis
E. R. Cott
Hocking Valley Railway Co
Rotary Club
Cott
Ohio
Automobile Club
Majestic
Columbia
The
Detroit Police Department
Historian Hart to Speak at Athens Chamber Luncheon
Harvard history professor Albert Bushnell Hart, a leading figure among American historians, will address the Athens Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon on Wednesday. He will also speak to Ohio University students at convocation Wednesday morning, arranged through Prof. T. N. Hoover.
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Albert Bushnell Hart
Harvard
America
Athens Chamber of Commerce Forum
Hart
Ohio University
Chamber of Commerce
T. N. Hoover
Senate to clash over Brown gasoline tax plan in Ohio
The Ohio Senate faces a showdown on the Brown gasoline tax bill with a 50 percent cut in route tax and reallocation of funds among state cities and counties. House leaders expect passage after negotiations, with final votes after a March recess and April 10 veto action by Gov Donahey. The House also moves routine bills and a Krueger bond limitation measure as part of a general tax relief program.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Rll
Legisie
Anton
Donahey
Krueger
Rebels beaten by Turkish troops near Constantinople
Report says Turkish forces repelled about 6,000 rebels in March near Constantinople after a twelve fight. Shiek Said attempted to capture Diar Bekir, with clashes announced by authorities.
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Constantinople
Shiek
Diar Bekir
Meatless Lentil Recipes and Creole Dishes
A list of meatless recipes for Lent including Creole options. It mentions dishes like goup out meat fried items and shellfish alternatives such as oyster croquettes and deviled crabs, with notes on substituting meat and seafood in traditional dishes.
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Edd
PETES
Aml
Revenue Bureau
Ford Motor Company
Internal Revenue
Daniel Roper
Arthur Brisbane
Star Company
PRU
Kirtley M. Mat?er
Department of Geology
North America
Pomeroy Bend
Stubborn Blaze
West End
H. E. Balzer
Englewood
Col
Hazel
Federal Inspector
Frederic J. Haskin
the Atman
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