Mellon Tax Plans Still At Center Of Bitter Battle
Washington dispatch reports the insurgent Progressive bloc in the Senate rejecting compromise on the administration tax bill. They push a test vote to restore excess profits tax, facing opposition from both parties. Administration leaders push 37 1/2 percent rate as the compromise aim, while Brookhart defends 40 percent and Ladd confirms continued pressure on excess profits taxation.
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WM. K. Hutchinson
Washington
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Brookhart
House
Ladd
North Dakota
Brooknhart
Senator Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Girl Announces Eye Operation After Pin Accident
In St. Clairsville Ohio Grace McFarland aged 14 underwent surgery to remove her left eye after a safety pin attached to a plastic garter opened and pierced her eyeball in an accidental injury.
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Grace McFarland
Riv era Denies Regime Will Quit Office
General Primo Rivera, head of the Directory, today denied the present regime will relinquish office. He said the army and navy would be reduced and a number of new civil reforms introduced.
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Madrid
Primo Rivera
Six Italians to be executed after murder in Independence
In New Orleans on May 7 state troops guarded six condemned Italians en route to Amite City for Friday’s execution for the Dallas Calmos slaying in Independence three years ago. Roy Leona, who confessed to save his companions, was severely wounded by self-inflicted stab wounds aboard the train, with three others in serious condition.
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Dallas Calmos
Independence
Amite City
Roy Leona
April Brings Record Bride Wave in Athens County
April licenses in the Athens county bureau hit a year high with 52 applicants, 23 under 21. The 62 total applicants included nine with prior marriages and a broad local base, with West Virginia the leading nonlocal birthplace and one Hungarian groom the sole foreign-born entrant.
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Athens County
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Hungary
Young Miner Slater Dies From Gunshot Wound in Herrin
Fred Slater Jr., 26, popular young miner from The Plains, died in Herrin Illinois after being shot the day earlier during the Herrin mining town gun violence. Survived by his father Fred Slater Sr his wife Bertha Hardy who died years ago a five year old son and brothers Edgar and John Slater. Funeral plans indicate burial back in The Plains.
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Lee Barner
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Legion Sued for Heavy Damages in Ohio Case
Nora Thomas, 19, of Cuyahoga Falls sues the American Legion national organization Faust post and the city, seeking 75000 damages after a trench mortar exploded at a Water Works Park picnic on August 22, injuring her. The petition cites negligence for failing to keep the crowd distant from fireworks.
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National Organization of the American Legion
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Cuyahoga Falls
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American Legion
Water Works Park
Langieh Case Moves Ahead as Jury Not Discharged
In Covington Kentucky Judge A M Cochran overruled the defense motion to discharge the jury in the Langieh case. The congressman stands trial on a charge of conspiring to defraud the Government by allegedly illegal whiskey removal from a government warehouse.
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A. M. Cochran
John W. Langieh
Mine disaster probe set after Lambie visit
State Mine Chief M M Lambie arrives in Wheeling for a conference to set a date for a joint investigation into the Renwood mine disaster. No new bodies were recovered in the past 48 hours.
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Wheeling
W. VA
M. M. Lambie
Charleston
Renwood
Eight Grandparents and Relatives Highlight Family History
Naomi Jewel Othe and her eight year old brother Lewis James Rothe from Elyria D have eight grandparents five grandmothers and three grandfathers. The lineage also includes five great great aunts highlighting a large extended family.
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Elyria
Naomi Jewelothe
Lewis James Rothe
Greek Easter shooting mystery leaves three in custody
Martins Ferry Ohio witnesses report Louis Komans a 22 year old Greek was shot during a Greek Easter celebration on the street with several countrymen. Three men are in custody despite claims the shooting was accidental.
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Martins Ferry
Louis Komans
Komas
Early meeting to pick GOP slate for Ohio people
Officials at the Republican state committee in Columbus plan a pre primary state convention for May 26 to endorse a slate of state office candidates. Delegates include those chosen for the June 24 state convention. Rud Hynicka and county and women leaders will attend. The move faced opposition from many members at yesterday's meeting.
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Rud Hynicka
G. O. Pr
Ohio
Republican State Central Committee
Republican State Committee
Coolidge Wins Big in Indiana Primary
Indiana primary returns show President Calvin Coolidge winning 5 to 1 over Senator Hiram Johnson. Secretary of State Ed Jackson reports a small majority nomination for a Ku Klux Klan backed Republican candidate for governor.
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Ind
Ed Jackson
Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
Indiana
Cleveland Prepares Grand Republic Convention Festivities
Cleveland plans an elaborate welcome for the Republican National Convention set to open June 16. Col Carmi Thompson says nearly 5000000 will be spent on entertainment for visitors from 48 states and abroad. Hotels, homes of Marcus Hanna, and lake rides will host guests as broadcasts and loudspeakers relay events at Public Hall. The city pledges strict enforcement to keep Cleveland bone dry during convention week.
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A. E. Bernsteen
State blames localities for premature school closings in Ohio
Ohio State Director of Education Riegel places blame for early school closures on residents refusing an extra three mill tax levy. He cites county boards of education for not ordering special levies after state approval and notes factional trouble. Counties named include Coshocton Mahoning Highland Vinton Washington and Ashtabula.
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Columbus
Ohio
Riegel
Embargo on Cuban arms sparks debate on revolutions
Arthur Brisbane comments on President Coolidge embargoes arms shipments to Cuba and Mexico. He argues Americans should not judge Cuban affairs and warns the policy may chill worthy movements, noting the dangers of suppressing revolutions in the Americas.
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Arthur Brisbane
Coolidge
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Mexico
California Loss Signals Coolidge Advantage In Primary
Washington dispatch reports Johnson loses his home state of California to Coolidge in a primary. Republicans foresee clashes over tax cuts, immigration, farm relief and veterans' insurance as Congress nears June adjournment. President Coolidge likely vetoes key bills while some farm legislation lingers.
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MR Coolidge
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Iowa
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Benjamin and Harrison Appeal Misuse of Mails Conviction
William G. Benjamin and Dwight M. Harrison of Columbus filed a appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court in Cincinnati challenging the federal district court ruling that found them guilty of misusing the mails in stock sale activities.
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Uproar in Southmores Sparks Dalmatia Tensions
Rumors of hostile acts by Dalmatian Slav factions inflamed Italian fears in Dalmatia. Italian and Dalmatian tensions escalate amid ongoing conflict as small clashes threaten broader confrontation. No reliable details on casualties or dates available.
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Jago Siavé
Dalmatia
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Italy
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Ince
Hiyal Elaicis
Aristocratic fountain figure mingles with crowd in Athens
The haughty figure atop the Athens courthouse fountain descended from her perch to greet workmen as crews reopened the interior plumbing. Water was off all winter due to repeated freezing of pipes and will resume for thirsty residents this summer.
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Athens
Stolen Infant Recovered After Woman Tips Police
Ten week old Corinne Modell kidnapped from her home front yard was found safe in a house on 52nd Street after a tip from a woman who saw a woman and baby enter 5136 Warren Street. Gorman Demordo and his wife Mary were arrested. the infant was returned to her mother amid an earlier $5000 reward.
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Corinne Modell
52Nd Street
City Hall
Warren Street
Gorman Demordo
Mary
Gorman
de Marco
Weather delays final hop for world flyers at Atka
May 7 Cordova Alaska reports weather forcing a delay in the final hop of the three American round the world flyers at Atka toward Attu. A search continues for Major Frederick F. Martin and Sergeant Alva Harvey who vanished a week ago. Behring Sea area search from False Pass to Port Hidden yielded no trace. ESSEN Germany Communist workmen’s council declares a general strike by Ruhr coal miners.
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Attu
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Alva Harvey
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Aleutian Peninsula
False Pass
President Coolidge Opens California Primary Victory
In San Francisco May day, President Coolidge led Hiram Johnson in California's presidential primary with large margins. Early returns show Coolidge carrying Los Angeles and southern counties, while McAdoo leads in the Democratic delegate race. Johnson trails but maintains state-wide strength as results trickle in from 2,751 precincts.
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Calvi Coolidge
California
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Coolidge
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Ius
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Hiram Johnson
William Gibbs McAdoo
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Miners Strike News From Essen as General Action Spreads
Report from Essen indicates a wave of labor unrest after a successful oral election. About eight thousand workers were involved as a broad coal strike broadened across the region, signaling rising tensions in the mining sector.
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Germany
Kull
Aim
Growing Annual Flowers Feature from Washington Bureau
A fragment discusses hardy garden annuals like marigolds and zinnias and promotes a growing annual plant feature. It mentions a Washington Bureau offering a copy with a coupon and two return stamps, for readers to obtain the supplemental material. The tone imitates a 20th century public notice about home gardening guides.
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