Washington News: Coolidge White House Stay and Policy Moves
President Coolidge will spend the summer in the White House. Secretary Wilbur reports missing Paymaster Ervine R. Brown from the destroyer Somers with a $120000 shortage uncovered in his accounts. Harry F. Sinclair pleads not guilty to contempt in D C Supreme Court, posts $5000 bond. Stone named attorney general. Revenue tax receipts for March total $480 million, up $17 million from last year’s first installment. Senate finance committee approves 25 percent income tax cut. Other items note embargo changes, land withdrawals, and allegations before the Daugherty committee.
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Three armed robbers steal payroll at Tampa cigar factory
In Tampa Florida three armed men held up a dozen Hay A Tampa Cigar employees in the factory office and escaped with a weekly payroll of 24000 dollars. A related report notes a boy was severely injured in Los Angeles and a large firefight in Cicero Illinois amid election trouble.
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Inside Story Promised by Dougherty After Atlantic City Visit
Former Attorney General Dougherty, departing Atlantic City for Wash Nebraska and western states, vowed to provide the public with his Inside story after he completes it. Across the region, bitter cold hit many cities as Pierre and Sioux City reported single digit readings and 8 above in others. The Lehigh Valley rail lines granted conductors a 6 percent wage raise per a Cleveland dispatch. In Tennessee, 17 year old Westley Craigmiles died after consuming about seventy five oranges in Cleveland. In Milwaukee a double death followed the viewing of a brother’s bier as Thomas Riley, 78, died of a heart break after his sibling Matthew Riley, 74, passed.
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Campaign headquarters for Coolidge stay in Chicago confirms
Willem M. Butler, national chairman of the Coolidge campaign, denies reports of a relocation and says Chicago will host the campaign hub as delegates to the Republican national convention are chosen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. wins New York delegation spot. Plans cite 637 seats for press at Democratic convention in New York and 550 for Republican convention in Cleveland. Puerto Rico’s six Democratic delegates nominated but uninstructioned.
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Notable deaths of prominent figures in arts and politics
Pierre de Bacourt a Columbia University Romance Language professor and author on French literature died in New York. Leon R. Taylor once New Jersey House speaker and governor after Wilson’s resignation died in Denver. Glen MacDonough a 57 year old librettist of Babes in Toyland died in Stamford Connecticut. Dr P A Baker 65 longtime leader of the National Anti Saloon League died at home in Westerville Ohio. Dr Anna Louise Brown NY director at the YWCA education division died in Toronto Ontario.
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French farmer rescues child from eagle in Toulouse
A Toulouse farmer attacked a large eagle with a spade to save a three year old gripped in its talons. The child suffered serious scratches but survived the peril.
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News Review of Current Events by Edward W Pickard
President Coolidge asked for Attorney General Daugherty's resignation over the refusal to open DOJ files to a Senate committee. The Senate and others push for investigations as French and German leaders negotiate reparations. Pothcare resignations in France lead to a new cabinet amid European security talks. Johnson contests Coolidge for the GOP nomination in SD primaries. Europe moves toward new allied conferences as Dawes plan looms. Greece removes the monarchy, Persia proclaims a republic. Cardinal appointments elevate two American clergy. Mexico's De la Huerta faces collapse of his movement.
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Resolution Approved for Beenaent Ad Vee Prize
A legislative record notes that Jani Hill House committee led by Representative White of Kansas approved a resolution similar to a prior Beenaent prize proposal. The vote reflected party alignment and ongoing efforts to recognize the Beenaent award.
Recall of Dr Sokalowslay After Washington Raid
After a foreign office inquiry, Dr Sokalowslay was recalled following a raid on his Washington residence during Christmas. Authorities found alcoholic liquors valued at about $50 000 in the home.
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Louisville High Girls Accused of Whisky Runners
An investigation in Louisville Kentucky probes reports that high school girls skipped classes to use their cars for liquor transport. Federal agents and the city school board began inquiries after word that bootleggers hired students as liquor runners, with a salary basis under consideration.
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Secretary Hughes Plans England Visit in July
Washington reports Secretary of State Hughes intends to travel to England in July with the American Bar Association and meet the British Bar Association. The trip’s timing hinges on current duties, with Hughes expressing hopeful anticipation for the voyage.
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Washington farm values rise after war impact
A Department of Agriculture report shows farm land values in the United States reached about 47.0 billion dollars, reflecting growth over the last three years following wartime demand and rising farm output. The report contrasts with earlier estimates near 68.0 billion dollars, outlining shifts in land value across regions and the overall farm sector.
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German travel permit tax approved by cabinet
Berlin reports the German cabinet approved a measure requiring Germans who have overrun Switzerland, Italy, and the Adriatic to pay 500 gold marks ($125) for permission to travel abroad unless a medical necessity can be proven. The rule aims to control wartime mobility and enforce travel restrictions.
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Poland to Pay America Debt in April Budget Balance
Warsaw reports April budget fully balanced. Chance minister states plan to arrange payment of American debt. Debt amount cited around $500,000.
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America
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Diet
Smallest City Collector Claims Global Office Holder Title
In Blue Springs Missouri Arthur Porp wood claims the elected city collector role makes him the omnallent office holder of the world while boasting a height of 2 inches and a weight of 96 pounds.
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