Senate to rewrite billion dollar tax bill in upper house
Senate will revise the house passed tax bill amid partisan debate. Senator Reed Smoot says upper chamber aims to strip many rich provisions while Treasury Secretary Mills and Senator Harrison clash over revenue measures and possible modifications to lower taxes on gas, electricity, wort and malt. The hearing exposed divisions over treasury program versus house plan and noted a planned mini budget cut and broader economic concerns.
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House
Reed Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Mills
Hartison
Harrison
Treasury
Ways and Means
Mil
Cmmites
Mira
President Hindenburg Re-elected in Germany Run-off Victory
President Hindenburg, 84, secured reelection in a landslide and urged national unity. He pledged to serve with justice and to restore freedom and equality at home while fending off factionalism and striving for progress. He called all Germans to unite and move forward with God.
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Faul von Hixdenberg
Germany
German government dissolves Nazi paramilitary groups decree
President Von Hindenburg signs emergency decree ordering the disbanding of all quasi military National Socialist Workers Party formations. A minimum one month imprisonment and possible fines apply for participation or support in the dissolved organizations.
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Dolf Aitler
Stronge Paseist
von Hindenburg
National Socialist’ Workers Party
Battle over immediate cash bonus in Congress
Congress debates paying World War I veterans their adjusted compensation certificates now. Proponents frame the move as a prosperity measure to inject over two billion dollars into the economy, while opponents warn of negative economic effects and possible harm to national stability.
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House
Ways and Means
United States
Joseph T. Robinson
Dem. Ark
Henry T. Mathey Demn
Hamilton Fish
Treasures Forgotten in Hotels by Guests
Chicago reports show guests often leave items ranging from shirts to diamonds and teeth in hotel rooms. House detectives track belongings from rings valued at 12000 dollars to firearms, uniforms, pearls, and personal mementos with 70 percent of lost items recovered after inquiries.
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Chicago
Tlee
Famed Dartmouth Indian Changes His Feather
Dartmouth graduate Walter Beach Humphrey concludes after two years of research that the college's Indian symbol should be Mohegan in origin rather than Sioux. The traditional elaborate feathered headdress is replaced by a single feather from a Mohegan topknot, aligning the emblem with eastern tribal heritage.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Princeton
Walter Beach Humphrey
Briton Perfects World's Strongest Searchlight
London reports Ma. J. CG. Spvage perfected a searchlight delivering 9 000 000 000 candle power. Tests by the war office show it could illuminate the sky to guide aircraft and expose approaching enemy planes, potentially preventing invasions and aiding artillery fire toward France.
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London
Redding
Ma. J. CG. Spvage
le Wodercoing
War Office
France
Elderly Scot Walks With Broken Spine for 25 Years
In Kirkcaldy Scotland 72 year old Robert Hunter has moved about for a quarter century with a broken spine from a 2 mine incident when he was pinned under debris.
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Kirkcaldy
Scotland
Lis Cheery
Robert Hunter
President Hoover Pardons Stefania amid romance and return
In a romantic resolution a Chicago bride Stefania Stefania Stefania was pardoned by President Hoover after eight months in Windsor Canada. Her husband Joseph Killian had earlier secured marriage and attempted reentry for his wife. The pardon absolved passport and falsification charges and restored Stefania to her husband and three motherless children. The tale contrasts with racketeering tales about scams and protection schemes in the era.
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Hoover
Hooserely
I Winess
Henry Horner
Chicago
Len Small
Nebraska
Hovnsevelt
Kentucky
Troosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Joseph Killian
Stefania Poccatho
Windeer
Joseph P. Rillinn
United States
William N. Donkani
Canada
Department of Labor
Stefania
Windsor
Sam
Quake Expert Operates Earthquake Vault on Campus
Dr Albert J Newland of Santa Clara studies ground tremors from a buried concrete vault 20 feet below the University of Santa Clara grounds. Five blue glow light pencils illuminate seis-mographs as the scientist records every tremor with a protected, tomblike chamber and tools designed to isolate surface vibrations.
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Santa Clara
Calif
University of Santa Clara
Albert J. Newland
Jerome Ricard
Dortor Newland
Hig
Doctor Newland
American rackets threaten London theaters
The piece reports theater managers alarmed by foreign rackets selling tickets above box office prices to eager crowds in London. It notes such scams take time to arrive but eventually spread, with comparisons to New York and global theater selle rs.
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London
Strankerma
New York
UC Doctor Claims Growth Treatment For Dwarfs
Dr. Herbert M. Evans of the University of California announced an amusing treatment that purportedly increases both stature and weight in dwarfs, noting early promising results and plan for further study.
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Herbert M. Evans
University of California
Feast in London Draws Welsh Guests and Joneses
A London banquet hosting Welsh attendees reports 458 guests with 57 Joneses among the diners. The event highlighted the notable presence of families sharing the surname.
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London
His Promise Fulfilled Amid St Albans Train Chase
Bob Jefferies battles a band of robbers who halted a freight at the outskirts of St Albans after a bank heist. Aiding the pursuit, the elder Guthrie dies as Jefferies corners the criminals and Ryerson leads to safety. A larger coffin in a cemetery marks a grave of courage.
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Lindbergh
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London
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Manhattan
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Coon
Che Jong
Soigll
Bh Albans
Bob Jefferies
Bob
Jefferies
Anil Euy
Barton
Tom Guthrie
Berton
Canada
Mr. Bred
Guthrie
Gunthtie
Tom
Vessie
Bess
Ryerson
St. Albina
Ternava
Burriel
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