Washington Sidelights on the $2 Million Airship to Uncle Sam
Official Washington sits up as John Bull delivers the $2,000,000 airship R-88 to the United States. The craft, dubbed the Gibraltar of the Skies, is at Bedford with Commander Mansfield in England supervising an American crew. The airship, 683 feet long and 60 mph, carries 80 crew, 80 tons of gasoline, 14 Lewis guns, bombs, and multiple gun platforms for defense.
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Uft
Sunbeam Cossacks
Great Britain
Japan
United States Steel to Face Trial On FTC Complaint
United States Steel and 17 subsidiaries move to a trial on the merits before the FTC, after denying monopoly claims. They cite a Supreme Court ruling March 1, 1920, and assert they lacked control of iron ore, coal, rail and lake transport, or steel prices. The group notes capital stock par value of $868 million, book value over $1.5 billion, and annual gross sales above $2 billion.
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United States Steel Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Erce
Steel Corporation
United States Supreme Court
Lake Superior District
Alabama
United States
Tax Bills Propose Radical Changes To Federal Tax System
The house introduces multiple bills backed by the committee of manufacturers and merchants on federal taxation and the Farmers' Federal Tax league. Proposals include a 1 percent land value tax above 10 000 with wide exemptions, a steep inheritance tax schedule, repeal of most transportation and sales taxes, retention of excess profits tax, and a split in income tax between earned and unearned income.
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Representative Keller
Minnesota
Committee of Manufacturers and Merchan’s
Farmers’ Federal Tax League
Keller
Timate
Small Luxuries Drive Big Tax Takes Across Cities
The piece notes daily luxury spending of about 20 million dollars in the United States with candy, tobacco, soda, jewelry, and cars fueling tax receipts. It cites monthly luxury tax receipts near 60 million dollars and auto sales adding about 7 million monthly, with rail and gum purchases contributing to government revenue.
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Chicago
New York
United States
Indiana News Briefs From Across the State
Governor McCray delays reformatory sale at Jeffersonville and seeks state control over the site. Indiana guardsmen mobilize for Camp Knox encampment August 7 21 with 40 units joining from across the state. Purdue earns distinguished service school status for military work. Wheat and grain prices shift as farmers report varied yields. Public notices include highway paving completion and tax collections.
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Indianapolis
McCray
Indiana Reformatory Relocation Commission
Frm
Jeffersonville
General Assembly
Indiana National Guardsmen
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Indiana
National Guard
Samuel R. Artmgn
State Industrial Board
Carry Littlejohn
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bicknell
Indiana State First Aid Association
Franklin
J. B. Ferguson
Orient
Johnson County
Point Breeze Academy
Weihsien
Shantung
Republic
Academy
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Frankfort
Shelbyville
Cannelton
Corydon
Dunkirk
Jasper
Rockport
Knightstown
Sheridan
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Huntington
Purdue University
C. M. Hobbs
Bridgeport
Virginia C. Meredith
West Lafayette
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
James W. Noel
John Hillenbrand
Batesville
Joseph D. Oliver
South Bend
Miss Meredith
Logansport
Cass County
War Department
W. E. Stone
Purdue
Morristown
State Board of Education
Atheletics
High School Athletic League
L. N. Hines
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bartholomew County
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
United States Grain Growers, Incorporated
Chicago
Federation
Goshen
Hangs
Goshen-Ligonier
Lincoln Highway
Indiana State Highway Commission
Cromwell
Noble County
New Carlisle
Laporte
Petersburg
Pike County
Lafayette Service Company
Terre Haute, Indiana & Eastern Traction Company
Traction Company
Agricultural Extension Department
George L. Addison
Siacker
City of
Fifth Army Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Hammond
Crown Point
Lake County
Cedar Lake
Highway Commission
Charles B. Zeigler
Home Economy Recipes From 1920 Newspaper
A collection of dessert and meal ideas for heat waves includes maple pudding with gelatin and whipped cream, orange sherbet, raspberry whip, grilled mushrooms, Hamburg steak with cabbage leaves, quick desserts with sponge cake and apricots, raspberry sponge, and prune flip. Also features quotes on patience, hygiene, and wise conduct during warm weather.
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Washington
Gibraltar
United States Steel
Hoosier News
Hattoceu TV
Euee
Ewspaper Union
Mary C. Upham
Chas, Mackay
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