Senators Denounce President At Boston Club Dinner
Senators Harding of Ohio and Lenroot of Wisconsin attacked President Wilson on tariff League of Nations and Americanism at the Home Market Club dinner in Hotel Somerset. They urged normal production and warned against an imperial autocrat, pledging pro Americanism and renewed prosperity while criticizing wartime excesses.
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Ohio
Lenroot
Wisconsin
League of Nations
Hotel
Somerset
Home Market Club
Coolidge
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Germany
White House
Wisconsin Dark Horse
America
Wilson
Boston
Massachusetts
Governor Coolidge
Tax stock dividends eyed to fund soldier relief plan
Washington May 14 Republican members of the House ways and means committee virtually agreed on taxing stock dividends to raise part of the money for soldier relief legislation. Final action was expected tomorrow though agreement on the tax amount and retroactivity remained unsettled.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Republicans push stock dividends tax and veteran relief plan
Republicans debate a stock dividends tax with Fordney leading the opposition and others arguing for a 1 percent levy with retroactive dating. The soldiers relief measure also includes a $50 quarterly cash bonus up to $500 and $625 in option value, affecting about 200 yeomen clerks who served abroad. The bill is headed to the House next Wednesday after the executive committee meeting, with a vote expected May 21.
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Fordney
Supreme Court
Republican
House
American Legion
False Alibi Over Milk Prices Sparks Local Complaints
Suburban milk dealers claim a half cent quart drop while investigations show larger Boston distributors reduced three quarters of a cent. Dr Davis of H P Hood Co denounces the published three quarter cent drop as misreported. Malden residents complain to state officials over the misinformation.
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Greater
Boston
Dr. Davis
H. P. Hood Co
Malden
State House
Winchester to Allow Woman Town Clerk Debate
With Senator Reed of Taunton dissenting the House committee on towns reported against a bill to let Winchester town clerk be a woman. The report notes opposition while detailing the disputed appointment issue.
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Reed
Taunton
Committee On Towns
House
Winchester
Bills Seek 216 Dollar Raise for Boston Teachers
A bill filed in the House by Rep William H McDonnell on petition of the Boston school committee proposes an 216 annual salary increase for all Boston teachers. It would raise the tax limit for school purposes by 82 cents per 1000 of property with 62 cents for raises 10 cents for fuel and 10 cents for supplies. The measure goes to the House rules committee amid expected opposition due to late session and prorogation concerns.
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Boston
House
William H. McDonnell
South Boston
Boston School Committee
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