Mellon tax reform plan dominates 1926 debate in Congress
Edward W. Pickard reviews Secretary Mellon’s proposals to cut taxes across the board, shrink surtaxes, repeal estate and gift taxes, and retain certain levies. He notes congressional reactions, opposition from some lawmakers, and the broader context of Franco-American finance and Locarno-era diplomacy affecting tax and debt policy.
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House Committee On Ways
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Board of Tax Appeals
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Dwight Morrow
J. P. Morgan & Company
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Texas University gains potential oil wealth from Santa Rita oil field in Reagan County. Revenue may top millions annually, aiding a vast building program and reducing reliance on legislative funding, with ownership now entangled in legal questions and constitutional provisions governing the permanent fund.
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Factory to open at Fort Leavenworth prison
Fort Leavenworth Kansas to house a million dollar shoe factory within the prison walls. Warden W Goldithwaite to supervise a program employing 700 inmates with mixed pay to support prisoners and fund trust accounts. Production expected to rise to 2500 to 8000 laborers as brick and steel work and fireproof corridors are installed.
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