Death of Charles Curtis Former Vice President
Charles Curtis former Vice President and longtime U S Senator from Kansas died at 76 of heart disease at the Washington home of his brother in law Edward Gana His Indian blood made him the first senate president of Indian heritage The funeral was in Topeka Also the U S Supreme Court struck down Louisiana ad tax on newspaper advertising as a violation of a free press ruling the tax was aimed at limiting information and publication circulation
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Harles Curtis
United States
Kansas
Washington
Edward ©. Gana
Senate
Julie
Curtis
Shawnee County
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Garner
House
Mr. Curtis
Topeka, Kaw
Supreme Court of the United States
Louisiana
Huey Long
Farm bill clash and wealth sharing debate roils Congress
Senate committee rewrites the farm bill around soil erosion prevention with opposition from Democrats and Republicans including Senator Walsh who calls it dangerous and autocratic. House leaders await White House tax plans as Byrnes and Doughton push for a measure by February end.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Secretary of Agriculture
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
White House
Treasury
Byrna Wald
Tax suit targets John J. Raskob over 1929 income taxes
Government action seeks $1 026 340 deficiency against John J. Raskob former Democratic National Committee head and American Liberty League president in a case joined by an amended petition against Pierre S du Pont. The filing alleges fictitious securities sales between Raskob and Du Pont totaling about 30 million dollars to show losses and adds 617 316 in tax.
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John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
al Smith
American Liberty League
Pierre §S. du Pont
Raskob
Mr. du
Congress
Roosevelt
Liberty League
Treasury Department
Treasury
Supreme Court
Washington
Mrs Huey P Long Returns to Senate Seat
RS Huey P Long widow of slain Louisiana senator takes her seat to complete the unfinished term becoming the second woman in the Senate. After eleven months Allen Allender is nominated for the regular term. Long, middle aged, says she plans to work but has no announcements yet.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Senate
Huey
Allen Allender
Louisiana House of Representatives
Mrs. Long
al Smith
Liberty League
Washington
Huey Long
Hig Savings Bank
Florida canal questioned as Senate votes for probe
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged investigation into the central Florida ship canal project. Eleven steamship firms declined to use the canal even without tolls citing pilot costs and added risk. Construction cost is estimated from 140 to 200 million dollars.
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Florida
Enator Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Commerce Committee
Tax Burden and Labor Shifts Stir Washington Debates
Washington reporters outline federal and state tax totals of about 17 billion dollars annually and discuss who bears the load. The piece notes the growing role of organized labor in supporting Roosevelt while warning of potential political backlashes and possible tax shifts this session.
Princes of India Vary in Wealth and Territory
Collier's notes 662 rulers range from the Nizam of Hyderabad with 25 million dollars a year to a small hill village ruler in Simla Hills with 500 dollars annual income. The article contrasts vast disparities in income and area among Indian princesses and princes.
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Nizam
Hyderabad
Minnesota
Simla Hills
Collier's
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