Tax Cut Bill Passed as Congress Ends Year
Congress adjourned for Christmas after passing the tax reduction bill by 63 to 14 and ratifying the French debt settlement by 52 to 21. President Hoover signed the act, which lasts one year, with prospects for further cuts if revenues stay high. The piece also notes debates on French debt funding, naval power comparisons, and a perilous 6000 mile flight attempt from England to Cape Town.
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Naval limits talks at London show Japan pushing for large submarine fleet
Prospects for the London conference dim as Japan presses a 10 to 7 ratio for auxiliary craft and 78 000 tons of submarines remain under debate. U S officials fear a big submarine force would let Japan control Asiatic trade routes, complicating hopes for broad disarmament and an eventual League inquiry. In Paris, a joint parliamentary panel backed the view that London results must be treated as tentative before League of Nations review.
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House approves mission to Haiti and De Priest maiden speech
The House of Representatives approved authority to send a commission to Haiti. Oscar De Priest of Chicago delivered his maiden speech backing the measure and sparred with opponents including Waddleston of Alabama. Seven Waitian groups urge U S supervision of Haiti’s April 1930 presidential election amid anti Borno efforts aiming to end marine presence before 1936 treaty expiry.
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Hughes proposes Chicago sewage plan with river diversion limits
Special master Charles Evans Hughes recommends Supreme Court approval of a decree requiring the Chicago sanitary district to fund a 176 million dollar sewage treatment program over nine years. Diversion of Lake Michigan water to Chicago would be cut from 8500 to 6500, 5000, and finally 1500 cubic feet per second after project completion, beyond domestic pumping needs, with broad regional impact across the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley.
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Mine Disaster Traps 59 in McAlester Oklahoma
An explosion at the Old Town coal mine in McAlester Oklahoma traps 59 men with none escaping death. Seven others on upper levels survive as rescuers reach lower galleries finding bodies amid gas and blast char, most dying from gas suffocation.
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Senate passes veterans hospitalization bill for World War I
Senate unanimously approves a $15,950,000 veterans hospitalization bill after House passage. Officials warn World War I veterans and dependents of deceased veterans who have not filed for federal compensation to submit applications by January 2.
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Interstate Commerce Commission Picks Eastman and Jones
President Hoover names Jo seph B. Eastman of Boston and Robert M. Jones of Knoxville to the Interstate Commerce Commission for seven year terms starting January 1. Eastman, long a New England member, and Jones, Tennessee chancellor, replace Richard V. Taylor who was appointed to fill an unexpired term.
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Morrow to Succeed Baird as New Jersey Senator
Wight W. Morrow, ambassador to Mexico and naval conference delegate, has announced his acceptance of the New Jersey Senate seat upon Senator Baird’s resignation. He will take office after duties at the London conference are finished, following Baird’s appointment after Edge left to be ambassador to France.
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McNaughton elected Indiana Anti Saloon League superintendent
S P McNaught, active in prohibition work in Tow a, has been named superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League succeeding the late E B Shumaker. He was favored by F Scott McBride. other candidates withdrew. George L Cassidy, known as the man with the green hat and alleged bootlegger to U S senators, has been indicted under the Jones Act.
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Towa
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Western Newspaper Union
1929 Pass in Review Highlights and Elections
Fall former secretary of the interior was found guilty of bribery in oil lease cases and sentenced to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The American Legion held its Louisville convention with C. L. Bodenhamer elected commander. The Grand Army of the Republic met in Portland and chose Worcester as commander in chief. Edson’s electric light celebrated October 21 at Henry Ford’s Detroit village with notable guests. President Hoover attended Ohio River canalization completion events in Cincinnati and Louisville. Virginia Democrats defeated a Republican coalition, Jimmie Walker won New York mayoral race, and Democratic strength grew in other states.
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Aeronautics Year in Review Highlights Record Flights
A summary of 1930 aviation feats including the Graf Zeppelin voyage from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, transatlantic attempts, and record endurance flights. Notable aims were Arctic exploration, and pilots such as Hawks and Lindbergh featured in long-distance journeys and air mail milestones.
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London Educational Dept Defends Penny Dreadfuls Reading Value
The Educational Department of London asserts modern amusements including penny dreadfuls offer valuable reading and that crime fiction and sensational papers exert limited moral influence. It emphasizes education through accessible literature and counters claims of harm from such materials.
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Educational Department of London
London City of Brick and Stone Trade In London
London is portrayed as a city of brick with distant stone for finer structures. The smoke filled fog darkens the metropolis, while the West End suffers least from the pollution.
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West End
Longevity in Athletics Challenges Death Frequency Claims
The article argues there is no evidence that athletes as a class die younger, yet they tend to live longer than men in similar conditions. It cautions that rare notices of athletic figures’ deaths can mislead readers into overstating how often such deaths occur.
Hope for Rare Bird Specimen From Abyssinian Expedition
The American Museum of Natural History aims to obtain specimens of the Iam mergerer, a rare bird resembling both eagle and vulture, with a wingspan reaching ten feet, during its Abyssinian expedition.
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American Museum ‘of Natural History
Diamond Classics Reprint History Emerges 1820s
The Diamond Classics surfaced as small type reprints of Chaucer Johnson and Shakespeare from 1820 to 1830. Whittingham of Cheswick produced such editions using minute typography.
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Balch’s Lake Asquam Camp Sparks Youth Movement
Ernest Balch founded a boys camp on Lake Asquam New York around 1880. The camp grew quickly and inspired the start of several other camps as the movement expanded.
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N. Y1
Pronunciation note on margarine from Glasgow paper
The Glasgow Eastern Standard suggests pronouncing margarine with a soft g in summer and a hard g in winter, prompting readers to consider seasonal phonetic shifts.
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Glasgow Eastern Standard
Bee eyesight noted as one per cent of human acuity
An entomologist remarks that a bee's eye is only about 1 percent as sharp as a human's. This may explain why the insect tends to follow harmless bystanders rather than pursuing targets.
Tackle the Job Beginning to Do What We Must
A Capper's Weekly urging workers to start tasks now rather than wait for inspiration. It stresses disciplined effort, steady progress, and practical action to overcome procrastination and achieve tangible results.
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Sociologist Questions Model Husband Repair Standards
A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette item notes a sociologist who argues a husband should mend fences and furnaces, suggesting the same man would need to fix his own thumb afterward. The remark satirizes expectations of domestic labor and masculine self sufficiency.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Rubber erases pencil marks a revolution era discovery
The note records that the ability of rubber to erase pencil marks emerged around the time of the American Revolution, marking an early practical breakthrough in writing tools and materials.
Paumie Parisian Dye House Ad in Butte Montana
M Paumie s Parisian Dye House at 60 West Galena Street Butte Montana offers French dyeing and cleaning with satisfaction guaranteed. Outside work solicited and phone number 516 provided.
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