Treasury Seeks Tax Breaks While Waters Rise Over Estate Tax
In Washington, Mellon signals a compromise on income taxes, proposing a 1 percent rate up to 3000 and stepped surtaxes to 150000, to prevent full relief for small incomes. Attacks on high surtaxes and estate taxes continue as critics label estate levies as ghoul-like, noting they were repealed except in war emergencies.
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Mellon
Treasury
Congress
Mr. Mellon
History by newspapers and cautious inference
A reflection on how future historians will study today through newspaper records, noting Caesar and Rome, editor roles, and that 2025 chronicles may be shaped by accessible files, including a Danish girl who shot herself and faced a pistol violation, with uncertain outcome.
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Caesar
Rome
Senate
State Rushes Work on Road Near Albany
Work on the McArthur Albany road concentrates on the O. D. Dailey farm hill the only dry spot for teams amid rain. The hill is cut down and filled to form a grade as grading nears completion between Dailey and Arbaugh farms and the Davis bridge awaits installation.
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O. D. Dailey
Frank Arbaugh
Davis Bridge
Ohio
Galion
Albany-Athens
Dr. Alderman
Fisher
Margaret's Creek
Julian Gift Farm
Flying General Mitchell to stand trial for conduct prejudicial
Col. William Mitchell is ordered to face a military court on October 28 for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline. War Secretary Davis says the move guarantees a square deal, while Mitchell calls the blanket charge a retreat to medieval methods and dodges the main issue of his criticisms.
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William Mitchell
Army Marnals
War Department
Square Deal
Mitchell
Shenandoah
Davis
Hubbard
Army
Detour on Athens Pomeroy road abandoned opening Morrison Hill road
The mud detour south of Athens on the Athens Pomeroy highway is abandoned as the Morrison Hill road concrete work is finished and both ends open. contractor Fred Beckler hauls brick on the Athens end as paving on the hillside proceeds. the new road speeds traffic toward Ohio River destinations.
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Morrison Hill
Athens-Pomeroy
Athens
Fred Beckler
Beckler
Pleasant Hill
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Huntington
Ohio tax amendment urged to unlock intangible property
Columbus sources report the joint legislative committee on economy and taxation says a proposed Ohio constitution amendment would allow bringing billions of dollars of intangible property onto tax duplicates. The panel asserts the change targets forms of taxable property currently untaxed due to constitutional provisions.
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Joint Legislative Committee On
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General Assembly of
France to Offer New Debt Settlement By November First
Paris reports the French government will likely submit a new five year debt settlement proposal to the United States before November 1. Caillaux has found opposition strong and may not present the plan to parliament. New proposals are being drafted and will go through diplomatic channels to Washington.
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United States
Foreign Office
M. Caillaux
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Senate
Washington
France
The Average Person Inhales Air Daily
A health note states that an average person inhales about 3600 gallons of air each day. It highlights the vast amount of air breathed and implications for respiratory health.
Coolidge urges churches to back law observance in Prohibition fight
President Coolidge argues strong public sentiment backed by religion is essential to enforce Prohibition. He warns lax enforcement shifts blame, cites police limits, and says moral reform cannot rest only on government. churches must build support for the law. Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League echoes the call for decisive action against bootlegging.
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Coolidge
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the Voice
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Prohibition
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Wheeler
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Aaoti-Saloon League
George Washington
White House
Locarno Pact Seen Boosting US Exports and Europe Recovery
Dr. Julius Klein, director of foreign commerce, argues the Locarno peace accord will redirect Europe’s vast buying power toward peaceful use. He notes Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, Poland and Czechoslovakia account for 63 percent of US exports and expect to move $2.5 billion in purchases this year. He says ratified pacts will release capital from stagnation to productive business, aiding European rehabilitation and benefiting the United States.
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America
Julius Kietn
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France
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Belgium
Italy
Poland
Caecho
Slovakia
Klein
Europe
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Government's duty to maintain order and justice
The passage argues that governments cannot fully discharge their duty, yet their main function is to maintain order, protect persons and property, and oversee justice through legislative, judicial, and executive branches, while recognizing human freedom and avoiding state overreach in material needs.
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Nn Eptab Hahed
Indianapolis Man Succeeds Ralston as Junior Senator
Arthur R. Robinson a 44 year old Indianapolis attorney and former state senator becomes Indiana's junior United States senator succeeding the late Ralston. His appointment by Governor Jackson follows close ties between the governor and Robinson and surprised Republican leaders who favored Albert Beveridge. Robinson will serve until November 1926 when Watson's term ends.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Arthur R. Robinson
Indiana
United States
Kd. Jackson
Robinson
Albert J. Beveridge
Kidaiston
J. M. Watson
Italian Debt Policy Outlined for U S Talks
Rome reports Count Volpi finance minister says debt settlement with the United States hinges on each debtor nation paying capacity and autonomy in negotiations. He notes Italy joined WWI at a climactic moment creating a sentimental bond and will travel with the debt mission to the U S to seek an independent settlement.
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Rome
United States
Count Volpi
Sali
Italy
Greeks Threaten War Over Greek Bulgarian Border Clash
Athens reports a serious frontier dispute with Bulgaria after a Greek note demands satisfaction for territory violation near Pimireshar and compensation for fallen officers. Greece orders troops advanced to Petritch, while Sofia clings to a white flag and rejects explanations. In Syria, Druse-led clashes near Damascus raise French casualties as 34 000 French troops prepare an offensive.
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Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Pimireshar
Petritch
Damascus
Jerusalem
Syria
Editor F. W. Bush Recovers From Fall at Messenger Building
Athens Messenger editor and publisher F. W. Bush is slowly recovering at The Beeches after falling eighteen feet down an elevated shaft at the Messenger building site. Friends in Athens and across the state hope injuries remain minor as he regains strength.
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F. W. Bush
The
Athens Messenger
New Messenger
Beeches
Athens
Greg
Banks seek accord on denying loans to unsettled governments
American bankers pressed for action to deny loans to foreign governments not yet finalizing plans to fund war debts. Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank spoke after a conference with President Coolidge.
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Washington
United States
Charles E. Mitchell
National City Bank of New York
Coolidge
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