Tariff Valuation Plan Delayed by Data Gathering Efforts
Washington reports that the American valuation plan for tariffs will require about sixty days of data collection by a treasury force under James B. Reynolds. Hearings are postponed until November while information is compiled, likely delaying final enactment into early next year.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Finance Committee
James B. Reynolds
Reynolds
the Treasury
Customs
Tariff Commission
Senate
Mailman
Penrose
France
Clergy Shortage Seen Acute in Alliance Council Report
Rev. John Hall of Edinburgh told the Alliance of Reformed Churches general council that the current minister shortage is acute critical and grave. It was decided to hold the next alliance meeting in 1925 with Cardiff Wales as a probable meeting site.
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Pittsburgh
John Hall
Edinburgh
Scotland
General Council
Alliance of Reformed Churches
Cardiff
Wales
Senators Walsh and Gerry Propose Tax Cuts in Debate
Senators Walsh of Massachusetts and Gerry of Rhode Island, both Democrats, offered amendments on the finance committee to the Republican tax revision bill. They urged reductions in normal tax rates for individuals earning 15 000 dollars or less and a graduated corporate rate from 10 to 20 percent instead of a flat 15 percent.
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Walsh
Gerry
Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Germans Salute Argentine Flag at Kiel
Germany honors Argentina for the loss of the Monne Protegido and Toro by saluting the Argentine flag aboard the battleship Hanover. Dr. Luis B Molina leads the Argentine delegation as 15 guns salute and the two sunk ships are recalled with indemnities paid.
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Kiel
Germany
Argentina
Toro
Luis B. Molina
Hanover
Molina
Global News in Brief from London to St Louis
Mrs. Wintringham wins late husband’s seat in Parliament. Sinn Fein camps grow in Ulster with I R A mobilization at Seaford. Paris fixes German ship reparations at 75 million gold marks. Atlantic City board opposes raising corporate taxes to 15 percent. W P G Harding says U S readjustment easing at Made in Carolinas Exposition. Vienna sees bourse disorders after closing. Pershing arrives in France escorted by French ships. Ku Klux Klan denounced as destructive to government in Missouri.
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London
Atlantic City
Senate
National Association of Credit Men
Charlotte
N. C
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Vienna
Havre
John J. Pershing
France
Paris
Athantic
Strasbourg
Metz
ST. Louis
William F. Johnson
Centennial Grand Lodge of
Missouri
Oppau Blast Kills Thousands at Bodische Plant
A massive explosion at Oppau's Bodische Anflinfabrik plant devastated the town. Estimates place fatalities from one thousand to fifteen hundred with about two thousand injured as gasometers and buildings were destroyed. French rescue units aid, while Ludwigshafen and Mannheim report heavy damage and casualties.
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Mayence
Germany
Bodische Anflinfabrik Company
Oppau
Ithine
Klfied
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Worms
Irankfort
Onpau
Milwaukee Bars to Stay After Court Ruling
Judge L R Stevens ruled Milwaukee saloon bars need not be removed or altered to obstruct views of spaces behind them under the state prostitution law. The case involved Milwaukee bar interests and challenged Attorney General’s opinion.
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Madison
Wis
L. R. Stevens
Milwaukee
Farmer autoist killed chasing egged actors in New York village
In Lyndeville New York Stanley Irsking twenty three and a farmer died after an egged carload of seven actors known as the Jazz Minstrels fled a village show crowd pelting them with vegetables. Two others were badly injured when the actors crowded their car off the road into a ditch. Deputies search Orleans county for the actor troupe.
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Lyndeville
N. Y
Stanley Irsking
Orleans County
Fisking
Irsking
Thomas
Sheppard
Washington News Briefs of President Harding and Senate Shakeups
President Harding submits to fingerprinting during a White House call with International Association for Identification delegates. Laddie Boy is replaced as executive mansion mascot by Oh Boy the bull pup. Leviathan repair plans set at 8 to 10 million dollars to restore the ship for North Atlantic service. Harding nominates Major General Leonard Wood as governor general of the Philippines. Senate leadership changes discussed with Senator Lodge expected to remain floor leader and possible moves for other posts. Senator Cummins in ill health may relinquish duties as president pro tempore. Curtis could assume the post.
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Harding
White House
Washington
International Association For Identification
Laddie Boy
Hoboken
Shipping Board
Leonard Wood
Philippines Islands
Finance Committee
Senate Republicans
Congress
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Cummis
Iowa
Senate
Curtis
Republican Conference
Wonderful Gain In Weight Reported
Miss LaRue Davis of Chattanooga Tennessee says she gained from 76 pounds to over 100 after using Tanlac. She credits Tanlac for improving appetite and complexion and notes she bought the first bottle in Gas City Indiana. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
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Tanlac
LaRue Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Gas City
Ind
Farm Visit Turns Quick Learner into Sheep or Horse
Bob visits a country farm and is shown a young colt. He ponders the animal and concludes it looks like a horse but thinks it might be a sheep. The moment captures curiosity and a humorous misclassification from a first country visit.
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Bob
California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to relieve constipation in sick children. It claims a teaspoonful can prevent illness tomorrow, noting fruity taste and a cleansing effect. Mothers are advised to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with printed directions for all ages and to avoid imitations.
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California
Passing of the Fiacre in Paris Transportation Shift
Paris loses its fiacres as taxis replace the old carriage system. Once 8 000 small carriages operated in the streets, recent counts show that only a little over 200 remain in service.
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Paris
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Tonic Overview
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to combat catarrh by acting through the blood to reduce inflammation on mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. The firm F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio offers the remedy and free circulars. The text ends with a marriage mood verse about reciprocity and souring affection.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Armenia
War Department
World News
Bodische Company
Miss Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau Department of Labor
Grace Abbott
Nebraska
President Harding
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Lyndeville, N. Y
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