Virginia Tax Attack Hits Governor Race
Republican nominee S Harris Hoge denounces Virginia tax laws as flawed and proposes a nonpartisan tax reform plan. He vows to appoint a citizen committee of business leaders to draft a new tax system and opposes taxing any class of property more while cutting government waste.
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Begaphe
Committee On Taxation
State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Hoge
Democratic Organization of
My Girl Comes to Colonial Theatre in October
The musical comedy My Girl, running for a year at the Vanderbilt Theatre in New York, heads to the Colonial Theatre for matinee and night shows on October 21. Based on Harlan Thompson’s book, critics praise its smart wit, clean humor, and the orchestral score led by Harry Archer.
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Girl
Vanderbilt Theatre
New York
Colonial Theatre
Metropolitan
Harlan
Harry Archer
Thrilling Wild Horse Hunt at Colonial Theatre
A screening of Zane Grey’s Wild Horse Mesa opens at the Colonial Theatre amid fanfare. The article notes Grey’s reputation for gripping Western romance and thrilling events in the film-laden adaptation.
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Zane Grey
Thea
Grey
Wild Horse Mesa
Notable Western Tale with Holt Beery and Dove
A gripping western story unfolds in a remote American west region with a tense plot and vivid cast. Stars include Jack Holt Noah Beery and Billie Dove delivering strong performances throughout.
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Jack Holt
Noah Beery
Billie Dove
New Island Found by Japanese Explorer M Inouye
Inouye reports discovery of a chain of more than ten coral islands about 350 sea miles off Mindanao, Philippines. Total value pegged around 200 million yen, with a technical survey by the Japan Geographical Society planned and position to be published to the International Geographic Association. Largest island about fifteen miles in circumference and the islands are uninhabited.
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Tokyo
M. Inouye
Japan Geographical Society
Mindanao Island
Philippines
International Geographic Association
Inouye
West Virginia Finances Detailed for 1924 Fiscal Year
The Commerce Department releases West Virginia financial statistics for the year ending June 30, 1924. Total general department expenditures reached 6.91 million dollars, with 13.23 million spent on highways and 11.58 million on construction. Revenue totaled 15.78 million, yielding a deficit covered by debt alone, while per capita taxes and licenses formed major revenue components. Net funded debt stood at 36.01 million dollars, raised partly by a 10 million dollar road fund bond issue.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
West Virginia
State Road Fund
West Viretria
Tram Officials Steal Rides On Own Company
Tokyo dispatch reports four hundred officials from the Tokyo Electric Bureau rode street cars without paying to test thievery. The experiment yielded five detections by vigilant conductors among the four hundred officials.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Electric Bureau
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