Much Changed Tax Bill Now Up in Senate
Garner and Democrats victorious in fight over measure as the bill moves to the senate finance committee. It would cut treasury revenue by about 280.8 million, with amendments by Garner shifting corporation taxes and filing rules, and a Republican push to repeal the automobile tax.
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Garner
Measure
Washington
Senate Finaance Committee
House
Committee
Treasury
Ways and Means
Mellon
McClaughlin
Michigan
Ways and
Weather forecast for West Virginia ends with snow
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with rain then increasing clouds Saturday followed by snow. Colder temperatures are expected, affecting western counties as a cold front moves through the state.
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West Virginia
Long Flights Planned For Early Spring
New York reports a surge of aviation interest as plans emerge for three cross sea flights and extended commercial routes. Proposals include a New York to Rome hop, a $25000 prize for a New York to Cairo non-stop flight, an US Canada Mexico air meet, and coastal air service on both coasts. Rev James R. Cox backs Myrtle Brown of Omaha in the proposed New York Rome flight. continuation noted.
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New York
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Cairo
Egypt
United States
Canad
Mexico
James R. Cox
Pittsburgh
New York- Rome
Myrtle Brown
Omaha
Neb
Pennington Opposed to New Plan of Snooping
John D. Pennington prohibition administrator for western Pennsylvania and West Virginia voiced strong opposition to a plan using gas meter readers to report evidences of household stills. He called it small business for a busy prohibition force and warned it would crowd federal court calendars and risk alienating the public. Gas company officials said they would not object if meter readers reported stills, but the plan likely will not be carried out.
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Pittsburgh
John D. Pennington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rhode Island
Pennington
Defense clears major Remus sanity report in killer case
Cincinnati December 16 A judge trimmed a 4500 word alienists report on whether George Remus was sane when he shot his wife last October. The ruling barred references to mania or temporary insanity and limited the document to three paragraphs stating Remus was sane based on a family study a psychometric test and witness observations.
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Cincinnati
Ohie
George Remus
Ais Wle
Chester R. Shook
Charles H. E Remus
Remus
Fernald
Civil Funeral Sunday For Victims of Blaze
Quebec reports a civil funeral for fire victims from the Hospice St. Charles orphanage. Thirty six bodies, mostly children, have been recovered with fourteen still missing. Mayor Simard announced expenses will be covered by municipal and provincial authorities as burial follows the group funeral and a mass is planned Monday. The orphanage ruins were ice covered and losses are pegged at 250000. The blaze started in the basement and reached the second floor. cause undetermined.
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Quebec
St. Charles
Simard
Ohio floods force hundreds from homes in Warren Massillon area
Heavy rains sent the Mahoning and Tuscarawas rivers over banks, flooding Canci City on the Mahoning below Warren and driving families from Warren and Massillon. 150 residents of Cance City were rescued by boat as waters rose toward flood stage along the lower Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mahoning
Tuscarawas
Warren
Massillon
Cance City
Mahoning River
Capone Is Arrested As He Leaves Train
Al Capone, Chicago gang leader, was arrested today as he alighted from a Santa Fe train at Union Station. Police met him in force and transported him to headquarters. Capone had traveled to Los Angeles for a rest with two friends but was deemed an unwelcome guest. Los Angeles detectives later escorted the party to a train back to Chicago. Four gangsters loitering at the station were arrested, revolvers seized, and held in cells awaiting their chief.
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al Capone
Chicago
Eader
Union Station
Rolice
Capone
Los Angeles
California
Celle
Forbes Will Tell All On Narcotic Sale At Leavenworth
Kansas City December 16 Colonel Charles A Forbes former head of the United States veterans bureau and wartime prisoner says he is ready to tell all he knows to the federal grand jury here. He notes prison officials struggle against narcotics traffic but lack sufficient staff to stop entry of drugs. Forbes was released November 26 and subpoenaed from Plymouth Massachusetts after a story about alleged traffic at Leavenworth.
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Kas
Charles A. Forbes
Federal Grand Jury
United States Veterans Bureau
Leavenworth
Das
T. J. White
Rosemont Men Stranded After Coal Recruit Tour
Twenty five miners and one woman recruited in Rosemont, West Virginia, by a man named George Phillips, were stranded near Bridgeport, Ohio after Phillips failed to return from a phone call. Local taxi owner S A Thomas and driver Ira Hickman left Gratton for Rosemont last night to pick up the group, but Phillips disappeared and the group faced uncertain plans for returning to Wheeling as investigators study the recruitment scheme tied to cross state mining work.
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Dev
Grafton
W. Va
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Powhatan
Ohio
Bridgeport
George Phillips
Phillips
Gratton
Sof
S.A. Thomas
Ira Hickman
Rosemont
Jas
Sheriff's Office
Clarksburg
Salem
Thomas
Cold Reception Planned for Al Capone in Chicago
Det 16 reports a colder welcome for Al Capone on his return from Los Angeles aboard The Chief train. Chief Mike Hugries says Capone has a separate compartment at police HQ, with orders to arrest him on sight if seen in Chicago, and to capture any accompanying men.
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Chicago
Scarface
Capone
Los Angeles
National Forests to Be Resurveyed Soon
An inter-departmental board from the war and agricultural departments will resurvey National forests on military reservations to update information. The order was made public today. David Gainer of Belington was seen in Grafton Thursday on a shopping trip.
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Washington
War and Agricultural Departments
David Gainer
Belington
Grafton
Hearst Editors Discuss Mexican Slush Fund Documents
Hearst editors testified as witnesses with strong confidence in four U S Senators named in the Mexican slush fund materials while the senate committee sought to verify authenticity. Witnesses described origins of the papers, with Hinman Pace Avila and Watson recounting their roles and impressions of genuineness, amid conflicting accounts and inquiries.
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United States
William Randolph Hearst
Senate Investigating Committee
Horah
Norris
LaFollette
Heflin
Congress
George Hinman
Mexico 1
Hearst
Heart
New York
Mexico
John Pree
Re- 1
Maren
Hinman Sala
Axe
Pace
le Continuedy
Treasury
Hinman
Page
Avila
Jin
Robinson
Arkansas
Victor Watson
New York Daily ‘Mirror
Reed
Watson
E. B. Coblentz
New York American
California
Women Pupils at Marshall Can Eat Out
Charleston reports that Marshall College women prefer eating outside the dormitory dining room. Board president James B. Lakin says approval would likely come if requested. Dean Amanda Lee Beaumont and Dr. M. P. Shawkey note meals are wholesome and well balanced. meals cost about 85 cents daily.
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Charleston
Marshall College
State Board’ of Control
James 8. Lakin
M. P. Shawkey
Board of Control
Faith Healing Not Against Law, Court Reverses Conviction
Philadelphia December 16 Justice Trexler of the state superior court rules faith healing is not prohibited by Pennsylvania law. He reverses Chester county court’s conviction of David B Blair, an associate minister of First Spiritualist Church of Pottstown, who was sentenced to jail and fined for violating the fortune telling act of 1961 after a police witness testified Blair advised salt in his shoe and bed to cure insomnia.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Justice Trexler
State Superior Court
Chester County
First
Spiritualist Church
Pottstown
David B. Blair
Chester
Blair
Actress Alleges Cruelty in Separation Suit
New York dispatch reports actress Jene Egbert sues for separation from Thomas D. Donovan a New Hampshire granite producer alleging cruelty. Claims include threats with a carving knife and being hit with a plate of peas. Donovan denies all allegations. The couple wed in August 1920 after Egbert’s graduation.
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New York
Jene Egbert
Thomas D. Donovan
New’ Hampshire
Donovan
Lindbergh Invited to Panama Flight by Panamanian President
In a surprise move Panama invites Charles A Lindbergh to visit via telegram from President Chiari while Mexico grants him the highest honor for being an ambassador of goodwill. Lindbergh accepts with pleasure and plans to fly to Panama on a date to be set.
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Charles A.lindabergh
Passma
Chiari
Associated Préss
Lindbergh
Telegran
New York
Isthmus
Ganan Zone
United States
Mexico City
St. Louis
Bale
Casal Zone
Charles A. Lindbergh Toan
Latin América
Nicaraegun
Wasan
Foreign Office
Bodies of Hardings to Be Placed in Marble Memorial Vault
In Marion Ohio on December 21 the bodies of President Warren G Harding and Mrs Harding will be moved from the temporary vault in Marion cemetery to the new half million dollar marble memorial. Hoke Donathan, chairman of the Harding Memorial Association executive committee, said prominent statesmen are expected to attend the services marking the transfer. The tomb dedication is slated for June with President Coolidge delivering the address.
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Ohio
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Jnew
Hoke Donathan
The
Harding Memorial Association
Coolidge
Donithan
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