Capital gains tax blamed for 1929 market crash echoes
The piece argues JP Morgan and allies faced tax avoidance. it blames capital gains tax for inflated stock prices and frozen credit that precipitated the 1929 crash. It notes the Federal Reserve could have slowed speculation but faced Wall Street backlash.
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J P Morgan Jpins
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Board
Feneral Reserve Board
Wall Street
J P Morgan
National City Bank of New York
National City Bulletin
de Surray
Roosevelt uses party line to keep Congress in check
A historical report describes President Roosevelt leveraging party discipline to align Congress with his legislative agenda. It notes his strategy included messaging and personnel moves to maintain support, while observers debated the effectiveness and political cost of his approach.
Roosevelt’s Political Maneuvering Earns Quick Departures
The passage notes Congressmen with patronage wins depart Washington with promises fulfilled and broader aims delayed. Those deprived of patronage see only perfunctory sympathy as the President’s timing clears the field. It portrays Franklin D. Roosevelt as a masterful, perhaps the smoothest, politician in the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Parks Use and Citizen Involvement at Ellis Park Regatta
Readers praise Ellis Park for parks development and recreation. locals urged to use them more. The column notes out of town visitors compliment the park and calls for continued investment, with emphasis on community participation and enjoyment of green spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
The Water That Feeds The Well Of Prosperity
A fragmented opinion piece argues prosperity hinges on cash wage circulation. It criticizes short sighted wage cuts by employers, urges higher wages to create cash customers, and warns against reducing living standards to boost profits. It cites economic cycles, consumer demand, and the need for policy to support wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
New York Day by Day Diary Includes Names and Worldly Chats
A fragmentary diary style piece notes encounters with Arthur Somers Roche Carolyn Wells and Frank Sullivan praising Sunday school attendance. It mentions Howard Chandler Nancy Christy Karl von Wiegand and George Gershwin, plus discussions of Germany and Maupassant and a playful nod to Will B. Johnstone and Lee Tracy in a crowded social day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pepys
Motion Pictures and Publicity in a Fragmented World
Fragmented notes mention Julian Streets at the Frank Van derlip estate in California for a vacation and Chaplin finishing a Napoleon satire. Harpo Marx, Grover Jones and Frank Buck are cited with personal acquisitions and travels. A vignette contrasts aging poverty with a distant fame scene and a jittery day echoes Fannie Hurst’s storytelling image.
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Julian Streets
Frank Vanderlip
California
Charlie Chaplin
Napoleon
St. Helena
Harpo Marx
Pauline Fredericks
Beverly
Grover Jones
Tom Wise
Edward F. Hutton
Gertrude Netcher
Majorca
Will He Hays
Fred Stone
Frank Buck
Singapore
Buck
Stars Say For Tuesday June 13 Notable nativity Harriet Beecher Stowe
The astral forecast emphasizes intellectual and romantic activities over business, warning of possible fraud and treachery. Those born on this day may enjoy leisure and tender relations. a gifted child may excel in intellectual, cultural and musical talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Beecher Stow
Smuggling Ring Hidden in Ship Padding Uncovered
A vessel arriving in Marseilles from Istambul uncovered 500 pounds of opium concealed behind upholstery in a padded cell liner. The seized drugs highlight a smuggling operation exposed by customs authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theopile Gautier
Marseilles
France
Istambul
Turkey
Will Rogers Says Not Adjourning Congress News
Beverly Hills column notes a sobering paradox that Congress did not adjourn amid fears of disasters. Will Rogers warns readers the real trouble is political gridlock and ongoing government inaction rather than any external crisis.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Morgan
Congress
10 20 30 Years Ago In The Gazette June 12 1923
A summary of local items from 1923 includes the Crystal theater sale to Joseph J. Jacobson and P D Alleman of Clinton, effective July 1, 1923, with William Hem sky stepping down. Dr. and Mrs. F G Ladd and daughter depart for Niagara Falls by auto. Ray Swan becomes Majestic theater manager after six years as treasurer, succeeding W J Slattery. Commencement at Coe College ends with 31 graduates and speaker Rev W H Wray Boyle. Married notices include Mildred Simmons with Elmer Walmer and Lillian Camille Hirst with Ernest Counsell. George Gunn sustains a fractured leg in a motorcycle collision. Henry Schrimper injured in a runaway near Cedar Rapids. Miss Ethel Springer and Clarence Brewer wed last evening.
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Joseph J. Jacobson
P. D. Alleman
Clinton
Crystal Theater
William Hemsky
F. G. Ladd
Niagara Falls
Ray Swan
Majestic Theater
W. J. Slattery
Chris Miller
Calgary
Canada
Coe College
W H. Wray Boyle
Lake Forest
Ill
Mildred Simmons
Elmer Walmer
Walter White
Lillian Camille Hirst
Ernest C. Counsell
Minneapolis
J. Toomey
George Gunn
Seventh Street
Henry Schrimper
Cedar Rapids
Avenue
Eighth Street
Ethel Springer
Clarence Brewer
Prince of Wales Becomes Patron of London Ball
The Prince of Wales has agreed to be a patron of the International Ball in London under the League of Nations Union. In other news Rev George Walz conducted a home wedding with Rev Father Gunn traveling to Manchester for a conference closing, and Miss Verde Ycarick set for a two month eastern tour.
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George Walz
Father Gunn
Manchester
Verde Ycarick
Prince of Wales
League of Nations Union
London
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