Brunt of War Tax Falls on the Rich
Senate mandates revise the $1.99 billion war tax bill slashing to about $1.85 billion with no new bonds. Tax changes favor incomes and excess profits, liquor, tobacco, and reduced bond issues. Panama Canal bonds may cover shortfall. new rates target corporations, individuals, and imports. Awards for recruiting posters given to McClelland Barglay and Lawrence L Wilbur.
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Reed Amendment Takes Effect Ban on Interstate Alcohol Shipments
Washington reports the Reed amendment abolishes liquor shipments into dry territories after midnight. It bans mail advertising for intoxicants and imposes penalties of 1000 dollars and up to six months imprisonment, with longer terms for repeated offenses.
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Weather Outlook Across States With Cooler Jazz
Ohio shows thunder showers Sunday or Sunday night with cooler Monday in the west and east. West Virginia fair Sunday. thunderstorms at night or Monday, cooler Monday. Kentucky fair Sunday. night storms or Monday, cooler Monday. Indiana thunder and showers Sunday or Sunday night. Monday should be fair and cooler. Temperature readings follow across major cities and depictions of wind and rain.
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Coal price clash as Baker rejects coal pact
Secretary Baker as head of the Council of National Defense repudiates a planned 3 per ton price for bituminous coal after a Washington conference. Secretary Lane and the FTC are tied to the plan but Baker says the council lacks power to fix prices. Navy will pay 2.32 per ton. FTC to determine costs.
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Brazil Joins U S Naval Patrol in War State
Special dispatch from Washington reports Brazil in a de facto war stance with Germany. Brazil’s navy now cooperates with the US fleet under Admiral Caperton to secure South Atlantic shipping and aid allied forces. Plans contemplate a diplomatic mission to coordinate actions and protect merchant ships.
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Chicago Woman Seeks Seat in Congress
Chicago June 50 Mrs Kel logg Fairbank who has built skill as a politician and organizer in local Alderman fights has consented to oppose Congressman Fred A Britten for re election her friends say She is eager that Miss Rankins have a woman colleague
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King Alfonso Bans Belligerent Submarines in Spanish Waters
Madrid reports King Alfonso signed a decree to bar belligerent submarines from Spanish territorial waters or ports. Submarines entering the zone will be interned until the war ends. Neutral subs must travel on the surface with flags displayed.
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Treasury May Aid Poor in Britain If Bread Rises
Premier Lloyd George said in Punde e on June 30 that the British Treasury may use exchequer funds to keep bread prices within reach of the majority if prices jump beyond what most people can pay.
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Double Killing Ends Covington Domestic Tragedy at Restaurant
A man Edward Wright age 38 shot his estranged wife Flora Wright 44 at 1918 Madison Avenue restaurant, then killed his wife in the rear and finally killed himself in the back yard. A third victim Sallie Wright 36 died at the scene. Tom Wright the restaurant owner and Flora’s husband survived his grief and was not harmed. Eyewitness W. G. Metcalfe described the scene as police were summoned to transport the injured to hospital where both died. The incident appears linked to divorce proceedings filed by Sallie Wright for failure to provide. Coroner duties were handled by Magistrate Bert J. King in the interim.
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Eight Year Old Girl Found Murdered After Assault
The body of Mary Boguslawski eight was found in a vacant cow pasture near Gary Indiana after eight days missing from her father's home. She had been attacked before being killed.
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Peter Boguslawski
Cohen dominance in New York directory sparks social note
A new city directory reveals the Cohens outnumber the Smiths in New York with 4 percent more Cohen entries and 46 percent Smiths, Browns and Lévys following. The piece frames the count as a light social anecdote rather than a formal statistic.
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Victory Promised Despite Submarines Says Lloyd George
Dundee June 30 Premier Lloyd George declared that German submarines cannot wrench a Allied hold from Britain. He said British munition reserves would ensure victory and the German army was being driven to defeat. He urged allies to press Prussia with a relentless drive to instill humility.
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Lloyd George
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Two men arrested over deadly malady in Missouri counties
In Benton Missouri on June 30 two men were taken into custody at Kennett in connection with a mysterious illness that has killed 76 children in Scott and Dunklin Counties. Federal agents from St Louis and Washington will join the investigation. Officials withhold the suspects names and charges, holding them on prohibitive bail pending Washington approval.
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Water Tank Collapse Kills Ten On Milwaukee Steamer
Six women and four men died and many injured when a water tank fell from the five story Warehouse roof onto the whaleback steamer Christopher Columbus as it left Milwaukee for Chicago. The collision tore through decks and bridge. rescuers rushed victims to hospitals and two sailors saved a man and a woman. The vessel will be out of service for months.
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David Costlow
Milwaukee Scale Company
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Moody
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Thomas H. Creel
Parkersburg
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Senate advances food control bill amid prohibition debate
Washington June 30 Progress toward a compromise on prohibition and food control dominated Senate action today. A substitute section would prohibit manufacture of distilled spirits while excluding malt and vinous beverages. The draft, backed by Senate leaders and Chamberlain, faces a special Agriculture Committee meeting tomorrow with Hoover.
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Herbert C. Hoover
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Kidnappers Sought In Disappearance Of 6 Year Old Chester Smith
Cleveland Ohio June 30 police and boy scouts searched for Chester Smith six who vanished from his home Thursday morning while playing in front of his workplace. His mother Mrs Lisie believes he has been kidnapped or met with foul play as authorities continue to hunt for him.
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