House committee approves tax cut plan for 1929 income taxes
The Ways and Means Committee quickly backed an administration plan to cut 1929 income taxes by 1 percent for corporations and individuals, with Undersecretary Ogden Mills outlining the plan. The measure aims for quick passage with unanimous House consent, while Garner questions revenue uncertainty and deficit risks.
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State nears end of McManus murder case in New York
Bridget Farry, a Park Central hotel chambermaid, contradicted the state’s key witness by denying she saw George McManus in room 349 before the Rothstein shooting. She accused authorities of framing her and alleged improper payments, while tension rose as prosecutors prepared two more witnesses.
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New York
George McManus
Bridget Farry
Park Central Hotel
George N. Brothers
McManus
Arnold Rothstein
Bridget
Brothers
James McDonald
McDonald
Physician Found Dead in Parkersburg Yard
The body of Dr. Charles W. Allor, 71, a retired physician, was found in the yard of his Parkersburg home. A coroner's jury ruled he shot himself after leaving a note reading I want to sleep all the time. He had been an invalid for several years.
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Parkersburg
Charles W. Allor
Allor
Hoover Seeks Large Budget With Tax Cut Promise
President Hoover asks Congress to appropriate 3.83 billion dollars for the next fiscal year asserting the finances are sound. He cites an estimated current surplus, urges continued tax reductions, and outlines allocations for the army navy flood control and other federal programs while noting debt reduction trends and a large navy budget increase.
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Doheny Interests Lose Evidence Bid in Kern Oil Case
In Los Angeles, Edward L. Doheny and Pan-American interests failed to exclude prior trial testimony as evidence in a cancellation suit over naval oil reserve leasing. Judge Norcross allowed only transcripts bearing on Elk Hills technical issues and admitted letters from Doheny and Doheny Jr. to Fall plus Harding's transfer order. In Washington, Hoover summoned 400 business leaders to a national survey gathering led by the Chamber of Commerce to discuss 1930 outlooks and to form a permanent economic council.
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Edward L. Doheny
Albert B. Fall
Kern County Naval Oil Reserve
Frank Norcross
Nevada
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Ion Eeket Oatena
Warren G. Harding
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Interior Department
Elks Field
Doheny
Edward L. Doheny Jr
Harding
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Hoover
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White House
Lamont
Julius Klein
William Butterworth
Chamber
Bach
Seven Suspects Released by Officers in Charleston
Police in Charleston say seven men described as magazine salesmen from New York were arrested yesterday and questioned in Parkersburg over a drug store robbery but were released after officers could not identify them as participants.
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Charleston
W. Va
New York
Parkersburg
Jersey Kid Surrenders After Shootout With Police
The famed desperado known as The Jersey Kid surrendered after a barricade standoff in an uptown New York apartment. Police list two New Jersey murders and one Chicago murder among charges, with a $25,000 reward. He claimed the name Charles Davist, denying aliases including Jack Murray and Frank McBryand.
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Chicago
Jack Murray
Frank McBryand
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Bryand
Charles Davist
Frank McBrien
Newark
Bradley Beach
N. J
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Mpetaneny
Senateananeae Ie New
Pennsylvania
Republicans Boost Membership on Key House Committees
Republicans in the house raised their proportion on five major committees to reflect the new majority. The rivers and harbors, foreign affairs, post office and post roads, military, and naval panels move from thirteen to fourteen Republicans and eight to seven Democrats. The judiciary committee increases from twenty one to twenty three at minority leader Garner's request.
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Washington
House
Congress
Garner
Texas
Judiciary Committee
Bachmann
West Virginia
Lindbergh Joins Search for Pilot Nelson Missing
Cleveland reports pilot Thomas P Nelson vanished Monday on an air mail flight from Bellefonte to Cleveland. Wesley L Smith of National Air Transport says he will head another search party as a fleet covers the route despite heavy snow and wind.
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Cleveland
Thomas P. Nelson
Bellefonte
Lake Erie
Wesley L. Smith
National Air Transport Company
Nelson
Postmaster Brown Reports Air Mail Deficit Amid Growth
Postmaster General Brown reports the air mail program spent about 11.2 million dollars to cover 10.2 million flying miles, with revenue falling short by roughly 7 million dollars. Total department receipts reached 696.9 million, while expenditures hit 782.4 million, leaving a deficit of about 56.8 million.
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Hoover
Post Office Department
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Eral Brown
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Liberal Leader Praises Hoover Armistice Speech in Commons
London December 4 Liberal party leader David Lloyd George hailed President Hoover arms speech as one of the most remarkable utterances on disarmament. He told MPs that the Labor government backed by the United States president could push steps to end the world’s giant armed forces and urged government action to limit armaments. The motion urging arms limitation passed easily. He warned peace cannot come from armies and cited Hoover’s call for courage to seek disarmament beyond the Great War era.
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Hoover
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Labor
United States
E. L. Burgin
Clemans Denies Budget Bill Theft Case Heads to Jury
Leroy Clemans, former joint supervisor of legislative printing, testifies in Kanawha county court denying inserting items in the biennial revenue measure and explains obtaining checks for items from the state auditor and delivering them to payees. Prosecution and defense rest. rebuttals to follow with a possible late verdict.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leroy Clemans
Kanawha
Legislative Printing
State Auditor
J. Blackburn Watts
Hugh Jarrett
Jarrett Printing Company
Hodge
Senate
Hodges
Jarrett
H. H. Ballard
State Auditor's Office
Clemans
Charles Koethe
Koethe
J. W. Loop
Mnotype
Builet
Ex Congressman Langley Left to Mind Home and Daughter
Washington December 4 John W Langley a longtime Kentucky representative now a private citizen tends his granddaughter Gloria Bentley as Katherine Gudger Langley and her daughter Katherine Gudger Langley Bentley travel to Washington for the congressional session. The ex congressman and his grandchild share the Big Bay river home near Pikeville while Langley faces past controversy and possible political plans for 1930.
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John W. Langley
Pikeville
Katherine Gudger Langley
Katherine Gudger Langley Bently
Katherine G. L. Bently
Kentucky
Gloria Bently
Gloria
Katherine
John
Suzanne
Stone House
Big Aay
Langley
Congress
Senator-Elect Wate Directs Fight To Hold Senate Post
The Senate hears the contest for Pennsylvania's 1926 seat as Senator-elect Wate defends his oath and a $785,000 campaign fund amid charges from Senator Norris of Nebraska. The elections committee backs Vare. Wilson contest persists with possible votes on Norris resolution and Wilson-Vare suit.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
Elections Committee
Wilson
Washington
William
Ware
Norris
Nebraska
William B. Wilson
Vare
William Kipp
Gifford Pinchot
Senate Elections Committee
Wilson-Vare
Reed
Senator Norris
Tammany Hall
Polie
Judge I C Herndon to resign from eighth judicial circuit
Judge I C Herndon of Mingo and McDowell counties resigned after a one day special term at Welch. Governor Conley accepted the resignation. no successor named. Judge Herndon had earlier asked the McDowell County Bar to appoint a special judge Ira J Partlow presided during the term. The Mingo County Bar had urged his resignation after a tent of court with the judge later returning to Williamson with a special judge.
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W. Va
Conley
I. C. Herndon
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Mingo
McDowell
Herndon
Welch
McDowell County Bar Association
Bar Association
Ira J. Partlow
Mingo County Bar Association
Huntington
Williamson
Steamer Seeks to Save Norwich City Crew Off Gardiner Island
Pago Patama, American Samoa, Dec 4. Eleven men drowned when the freighter Norwich City wrecked on a coral reef near Gardiner Island in the Phoenix group. Thirty one aboard. 21 others still missing as rescue ship Trongate lands a rocket line and sends three survivors ashore amid high seas. The ship carried 5,587 tons and was en route from Melbourne to Honolulu.
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Norwich City
Gardiner Island
Phoenix Group
Here
Melbourne
Honolulu
Boy's Abductor Given Long Prison Term
James Fernando, convicted of kidnapping five year old Jackie Thompson, was sentenced to 20 to 60 years in the Michigan Branch Prison at Marquette. Judge Bartlett recommended fifty years. The kidnapping occurred September 30 and the boy was held until October 26. Fernando claimed innocence and said he helped Mr. Thompson. Attorneys plan a motion for a new trial and appeal if denied.
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James Fernando
Jackie Thompson
Michigan
Marquette
Charles L. Bartlett
Recorders’ Court
Fernando
Jackie
Henry
Thompson
Amere Gas Utilities Wins Welch Natural Gas Franchise
Amere Gas Utilities was awarded a 30 year natural gas franchise for Welch. The company will extend pipelines from Wyomin g county wells to Welch and begin work immediately. Mayor John W. Blakely announced the decision after Welch city council's executive session and public hearing.
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Welch
McDowell
Wyoming County
John W. Blakely
Natural Oa
Weleh Gas Company
United Fuel Gas Company
Blakely
Aevis
Seasion
King Victor Emmanuel to visit Vatican with Queen Helena
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena will visit the Vatican as the first king of united Italy to meet the pope. The three-part visit includes private talks with the pope, a meeting with Cardinal Gasparri, and a tour of St Peter's Basilica.
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Victor Emanuel
Helena
House of Savoy
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Papal
Gasparri
S T. Peter's Basilica
U.S. Peace Move Aims to Bound Kellogg Pact Compliance
Washington reports Secretary Stimson defends the Kellogg pact amid Soviet charges of U.S. unfriendly conduct as eight nations, including Britain France and Italy, join in urging peace between China and Russia in Manchuria. Mexico Holland Cuba and Panama pledge cooperation as Moscow and Peking replies head to Washington. The State Department lacks full replies beyond dispatches.
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Stimson
Manchuria
United States
Stimeon
Moscow
China
Putes
Mexico
Holland
Cuba
Panama
Great Britain
France
Italy
State Department
Flyer Dies After Plane Fire In Alabama Chute Crash
Goodwater Alabama December 4 Lieut Ernest G Schmidt 26 died after his parachute failed to deploy when a twin motor army plane caught fire and exploded three companions jumped to safety Pilot Lieut J M Gillespie and Sergeants Brenner and Capps escaped with minor injuries The plane was en route from Langley Field Virginia to Mexico City via staged stops Schmidt a West Point graduate class of 1927 was a guard on the key team and left an infant daughter
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Ala
Ernest G. Schmidt
Schmidt
J. M. Gillespie
Brenner
Capps
Gillespie
Langley Field
Mexico City
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Augusta
United States Military Academy
West Point
Radio censorship question dominates senate committee hearing
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reopened probes into radio, telephone and telegraph censorship. William D. Terrell of the Commerce Department said censorship could be beneficial but should rest with broadcasters' judgment. Chairman Couzens announced RCA president Owen D. Young would testify next Monday. The hearing will continue Saturday with further testimony.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
William D. Terrell
Department of Commerce
Couzens
Owen D. Young
Radio Corporation of America
Eastman
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