Major features of new tax bill go into effect
Washington reports the major features of the new tax bill took effect at midnight to raise an estimated 654 million of the 1.1185 billion in added taxes. Corporation and income taxes begin January 1 1932, while some items have been in effect since June 6. Regulations on collection were issued covering communications transport oil by pipeline safe deposit box leases checks and energy consumption.
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Revenue Bureau
Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Internal Revenue Bureau
West Virginia Medical Group Hears Alcohol Use Resolution
West Virginia State Medical association session in Parkersburg ends with a resolution urging the legislature to amend the Yost law to allow physicians to prescribe alcohol as medicine. The group backs opposing alcohol as a beverage and outlines plans for the upcoming convention activities and leadership.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Medical Association
House of Delegates
H. G. McGregor
Charleston
Albert H. Hoge
Bluefield
Allan Murdoch
Walter E. West
Huntington
State Air Tour To Open Formally In Charleston
A West Virginia air tour opens formally today after a dedication at the state capitol where about fifteen planes circled the gold dome. The flagship Mise Fidelity, piloted by George W. Haldeman, arrived earlier with visitors including Roy L. Pixler and state aeronautics officials. The fleet stays in Charleston overnight then heads Wednesday to Gallipolis and Point Pleasant, ending July 2 at Jackson's Mill airport dedication.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wertz Field
West Virginia
State Capitol
Gold Dome
Mise Fidelity
George W. Haldeman
Wheeling
Howard G. Mayes
Huntington
Roy L. Pixler
State Rd of Aeronautics
Fred Smith
Ohio
F. 8
Dunkle
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Jackson’s Mill
Capital Highways Closely Guarded After Gunpowder Lead
Washington officials tightened security on all roads from Maryland into the capital after New York notified authorities a maroon automobile with two men, possibly carrying gunpowder, left for the White House. Police watched Maryland entrances while the secret service denied knowledge of the alert, noting past similar leads often proved unreliable.
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Washington
Maryland
New York
White House
Glassford
W. H. Moran
Secret Service
President
Cox
United States Secret Service
Open June term of federal court in West Virginia faces no juries
Judge George W. McClintic disposed of about seventy five criminal cases closing the January term of the U S court for the Southern District of West Virginia. There will be no grand or petit jury at the June term due to exhausted federal funds. most cases involved federal prohibition laws. Probation sentences total 139 years. jail terms amount to 25 years and one month. No cash fines were imposed. many defendants placed on probation for three years.
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George W. McClintic
United States Court
West Virginia
McClintic
Charleston
Prohibition Aws
Kermit Blankenship
James F. Church
Marshall C. Haldren
Alfred P. Lilly
Jesse Weeks
John Spencer
L. C. Hubbard
Doer Campian
Allen Hill
Clowney Hall
Beecher Claver
Conrade Murphy
Enoch Thompson
Troy Wilson
Della Cook
George Akers
Dewey Lilly
Tracy Toll
West Virginia Caps Capitol Dedication Fete Welcomes Ten Million Building
Charleston hosts the dedication of a new ten million dollar West Virginia capitol. Former Senator Guy D. Goff presides, Governor Conley accepts, and Miss Anna Jarvis speaks. A large parade precedes the ceremony as weather shifts from sun to storm. The event marks the capitol’s first formal reception and a symbol of state strength and unity.
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Conley
Capitol
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Capitol Lawn
United States
Guy D. Goff
Clarksburg
West
William E. Chilton
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
Miss Jarvis
Wilbur V. Mallalieu
Goff
Engineer and Fireman Die in Boiler Blast Near Allison Park
Pittsburgh report says the Capitol Limited train of the Baltimore and Ohio suffered a locomotive boiler explosion near Allison Park. Victims are engineer O. B. Smith and fireman C. G. Scott, both of Willard Ohio. No wreck occurred and the engine plus one car were derailed while the rest remained on the rails.
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Pittsburgh
Capitol Limited
Baltimore and Ohio
Allison Park
O. B. Smith
C. G. Scott
Willard
Ohio
Furlough Plans Change in House Amid Pay Cut Push
Washington reports the House approved broader compulsory furloughs aimed at saving about 100 million dollars next year. The plan cuts federal salaries by 10 to 20 percent for workers earning above thresholds, with exemptions and phased rates for different pay brackets.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Senate
McDuffie
House Economy Committee
Tammany
Governor Pinchot to Call Special Session on Unemployment Relief
Harrisburg June 20 Governor Pinchot announced he will call a special session of the legislature next Monday night at 8 o clock to consider 16 measures for unemployment relief in Pennsylvania. Administration legislative and political leaders agreed on 14 of the 16 points and left two for legislators.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Counsel Defends Prohibition Plan at Convention
Pittsburgh reporting James Francis Burke general counsel for the Republican National Committee defended the prohibition plank adopted at Chicago. He argued the plank is fair to wets and drys preserving major principles of prohibition while meeting anti prohibition demands. Burke outlined the wets aims to vote on repeal through state conventions and to offer a practical substitute within constitutional requirements.
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Pittsburgh
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Burke
Estates of Union
Blow-By-Blow Description Of FIGHT Sharkey Schmeling
A blow by blow account of the fifteen round heavyweight title bout will be announced from the Daily Telegraph editorial rooms tonight. The fight starts about 9 45 Bluefield time with 45 000 fans expected and a gate near 300 000.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph Tonight
Associated Press
Bland Street
America
Sharkey
Dempsey
Schmeling
Roosevelt Omita Cham Widens At Convention Nears
New York, June 20. Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt remain pointed political rivals as the Democratic national convention approaches. Smith seeks the presidential nomination while also serving as delegate at large with half a vote. Roosevelt leads as an early favorite. The split between longtime allies persists despite talks and lunch meetings at the governor’s townhouse. The convention will test whether Smith gains the nomination or yields to broader party support.
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Smith
Chicago
Damon and Pythias
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Aides Aim For New York's Nine-Ty Vote Path
In Chicago Roosevelt backers count on ninety of New York's ninety four votes to push him near the two thirds needed for the Democratic nomination. Farley hints at a first ballot win while Curry, a Tammany leader, arrives to gauge support. Alfred E. Smith and William G. McAdoo also travel to press the Roosevelt campaign. The Roosevelt machine names J. Bruce Kremer as rules committee chair as control of convention organization intensifies debates over the two thirds rule.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
Empire State
James A. Farley
Farley
John F. Curry
Curry
Tammany
Alfred E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
California
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Rooseveelt
Eucharistic Congress Opens Wednesday in Dublin
Cardinal Lauri pope's legate arrives in Dublin for the eucharistic congress amid large public demonstrations and religious ceremonies. President De Valera welcomes him as a 60 strong guard of honor is assigned. Ships escorts and planes greet the cardinal as crowds gather along Kingstown Bay.
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Dublin
Cardinal Lauri
Kingstown
Uns
Quat
de Valera
Decisive Battle Fought On Reparations at Lausanne
In Lausanne tonight delegates at the conference clashed over war reparations. France’s Edouard Herriot pressed for no foregone cancellation of the Young plan annuity, while Germany sought full discussion. Open session was postponed as views remained far apart and a three year suspension proposal emerged.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Edouard Herriot
France
Rameau McDonald
Franz von Papen
M. Herriot
Germany
Hoover and Sanders Hold Short Talk in Washington
President Hoover met Everett Sanders amid campaign discussions but the exchange lasted only seconds as Hoover focused on governance. Sanders, seeking to close Republican headquarters in Washington, left without a fixed return visit. Former Representative Franklin Fort backed Hoover’s reelection and pro prohibition, saying repeal would fail if pushed alone and urging reaffirmation of national Prohibition.
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Washington
Hoover
Chicago
Everett Sanders
Republican National Committee
Sanders
White House
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Fort
Page Ten
Amelia Earhart Returns to U S After Europe Visit
Amelia Earhart Putnam arrives in New York to a rousing civic welcome with 5000 cheering spectators, fireboats, ticker tape, and a hall reunion with Mayor Walker. Her publisher husband George Palmer Putnam accompanies her as she downplays the feat as a personal gesture.
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New York
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Europe
Atlantic
Lower Manhattan
City Hall
Walker
George Palmer Putnam
United States Flag Association
Charles A. Lindbergh
Capitol Steps
Washington
Miss Earhart
Federal Hall
Bryant Park
Borah Rejects Hoover Support Over Prohibition Platform
Senator William Borah of Idaho declared he would not support President Hoover, denouncing the Republican prohibition plank as inadequate and saying the liquor question would be carried to the people. He criticized the platform and indicated he would not be bound by it, signaling no third party but aiming to push for repeal after the campaign.
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Washington
William WB. Borah
Idaho
Gne
Herbert Hoover
Borah
Senate
Chicago
Hoover
Idahoan
White House
Theodore Joslin
Hastinge
Delaware
Resolutions Committee
Borab
Brown
Mille
Fese
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Cabinet officers deny Borah repeal claims
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Brown and Secretary Mills denying Borah's assertion that they favor repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The two cabinet members repudiated Borah's charges hours after Hoover adviser warned against the Republican platform at Chicago and boosted intra party strain ahead of the campaign.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Brown
Mills
Hoover
Senate
Chicago
Reres
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National Committee
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