Senate Adopts Substitute for Mellon Tax Bill
The Senate approved a Democratic income tax substitute for the Mellon surtax plan, voting 43 to 40 for the Simmons normal tax and 44 to 87 on the Mellon rates. Republicans and Democrats debated final passage, with leadership hinting at future compromises and a House-style agreement.
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Election in Germany Seen As Unsettling in Paris Officials
Paris officials view the German election as unsettling. A careful count shows about 200 deputies opposed to the reparations report, leaving little margin for acceptance. Specialists fear the Reichstag will tilt toward restoring the monarchy, though a slow approach is expected.
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Reichstag
Negro pleas for migration supervision in New England conference
Springfield Mass May 6 A plea for more extensive supervision of the large Negro migration from the South was made at today's session of the Methodist Episcopal conference by Alonzo King a Negro delegate from Atlanta Ga The resolution asked that the creation of one or more Episcopal residences for general superintendent and bishop in northern territory be considered by the committee on the Epistop pany Was greeted with applause to that committee
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South
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Alonzo King
Atlanta
Northern Territory
Committee On the
Skeleton Found 40 Feet Underground Near Bakerton
In Bakerton near Charles Town West Virginia on May 6 quarrymen digging for the Washington Building and Lime Company uncovered a human skeleton in a tunnel 40 feet below the surface. The find has puzzled local residents as details are scarce.
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W. Vit
Washington Building and Lime Company
Bakerton
Three Men Die When Steamer Turns Over at Sandusky
Three men perished when the steamer Protection capsized and sank in Sandusky Bay this afternoon after leaving Sandusky Ohio. The tragedy occurred within moments, with rescue attempts hampered by swift currents and murky water. Names and exact ages were not immediately released by authorities.
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Bobbed Haired Bandit Sentenced to 20 Years
New York May 6 Mi Celia Cooney and her husband Edward Cooney were sentenced by County Judge Martin of Brooklyn to ten to twenty years each in prison. Celia handed a note to the judge during a break urging others not to imitate them as she confesses she feels torn while outwardly smiling.
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Edward Cooney
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Brooklyn
Celia
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Baker Says Charges Are Malicious in West Virginia
Wheeling May 6 Federal district judge William E Baker of the Northern District of West Virginia denounced misconduct charges as malicious and false. The House sub committee opened inquiry after affidavits supported the charges while the panel weighs authority for a comprehensive impeachment probe.
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Couple given verdict for spooning case in Philadelphia
A verdict of 750 in favor of Mr and Mrs Hy man Sverdlow was awarded against the Philadelphia and Reading railroad for ejection from Reading terminal and arrest on disorderly conduct after they spooned in public while newly married. The railroad argued the couple hugged and kissed in a crowded waiting room, Sverdlow claiming loss of a job at Mauch Chunk due to the detention. Timmey Ro has returned home after visiting friends in Starksburg.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Hyman Sverdlow
Reading Terminal
Council For the Railroad
Sverdlow
Mauch Chunk
Stolen Loot Found By Girls In Wheeling
In Wheeling, oil company workers found a $100 treasury note with John H Warder’s name, linked to a robbery of Clyde G Torney’s store. Police recovered notes and stamps valued at $2,100 along the railroad, with $1,100 still missing. detectives seek riders on trains for clues.
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United States Treasury
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Warder
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Torney
Feve
Grateton
Coolidge Opposes Amendments to Tax Bill
President Coolidge voices strong opposition to several Senate amendments to the tax bill. He calls changes expanding public income tax and corporate taxation as undesirable, preferring the Simmons surtax rate over the Mellon plan as voted yesterday by the Senate.
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Coolidge
Senate
One Shot Stops Man Terrorizing Family in Martinsburg
Martinsburg West Virginia officer confrontation ends arrest after Jain Harrington fires at family and barricades in a cellar. Harrington threatened to shoot officers and was tackled after shoving his revolver out a cellar window.
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Quilting and Dinner by Ladies Aid at First Baptist Church
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church will hold an all day quilting event and dinner in the church lower room on May 8. A good dinner will be served to the public beginning at 11:00 a.m. p02 Lys a wrong read. that haa. ne ityrning.
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Woman Seeks Freedom After Alleged Double Murder Trial
Charleston May 6 The Supreme Court declined jurisdiction in Emma Houe hins case as her defense argued acquittal on Emma Carter murder freed her from the Lewis Romans charge. Romans slain in Raleigh county with evidence of self defense cited. case moved back to circuit court for appeal.
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14 Year Old Bobbed Bandit Confesses To Burglaries
Waterbury Connecticut May 6 a fourteen year old bobbed haired grammar school girl has confessed to eight burglaries She carried a full kit of tools and some entries were gained by breaking into cellars and climbing trap doors A five dollar gold piece shown to her schoolmates led to her arrest in school yesterday Late spring weather and local social notes follow including a visit by Mrs P B Trickett of Elkins to her sister on East Main Street.
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Repentant Mrs Chaney and Cumberland Burglary Tale
Mrs Kate Chaney of Grafton died in Cumberland Md after a long illness. Her son H Garfield Chaney survived with several relatives. The report mentions a burglary confession letter linked to the case of Harry Friendlich and a fatal incident attributed to fright, with trial details recounted.
President Believes Little Wrong With Veterans Bureau
President Colidge expresses doubt that the Veterans Bureau is largely mishandled despite White House complaints and Senate charges by Senator Oddie of Nevada. He says detailed evidence is needed before any organizational changes can be ordered.
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Honest borrower and a returned umbrella
A Trascript quip notes honesty reflected by returning an umbrella, while a Dawes report suggests Germany faces moral scrutiny. The item frames honesty as praiseworthy, but not the umbrella itself.
Major Martin Seen Near Bering Sea in Alaska
Cordova Alaska May 6 an entirely new aspect to the hunt for Major Frederick Mais tin whose United States army air squadron has gone on without him on a flight around the world Two men felt certain they had seen a plane near Port Moller on the Bering Sea peninsula The squadron minus Major Martin s plane was at Atka Island and was preparing to depart for Attu Island The Port Moller report prompted search of the peninsula and reevaluation of the Martin search The observers near Port Moller said they saw something in the sky between the wings of an airship and estimated it at ten to fifteen miles away The search party from Chignik to the sea had been organized by a trapper based on a report of a plane over Lake Chignik before Maj Martin parted for Dutch Harbor Details on weather and completion of the search were incomplete
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Five Bandits Involved as Two Shot in Gary Fight
Gary Indiana May 61 report states two of five bandits and a woman involved in a shooting after an attempted hold up at a house near Lake Michigan. Witnesses say Thaddeus Crown Point and Frank Gochran of Gary were wounded. A man offered resistance precipitating the shooting while bystanders and relatives were in the city.
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