Railroads Fight Bus Competition Over Tax Fairness
The Boston and Maine proposes discarding 1000 miles of track if approved by government and redirected funds to retained lines. The case targets bus lines paying minimal taxes while railroads pay substantial local taxes, raising questions on tax fairness and the impact on public road competition. The piece suggests joint management of rail and motor carriers as a possible remedy.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston
Maine
Springfield
Greenfield
Mass
Kansas City Southern
Federal Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Massachusetts
Entitled to a Vacation Joseph McKenna Retires
Joseph McKenna has resigned his seat on the U S Supreme Court bench after a long public career. A California native born in Philadelphia, he moved to California in 1855 and rose from district attorney to legislator, congressman, attorney general and finally associate justice. He helped shape the nation during a period of expansion. The article notes his long service and notable influence.
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Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States
California
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Golden State
Congress
Fifty-second
Federal Circuit
Harrison
United States
McKinley
Justice Field
McKenna
Momen
Justice McKenna’s Vacation Earns Respect of the Republic
The article notes a long line of decisions since the Philippines case declaring that “the Constitution follows the Flag.” It praises Justice McKenna for his career, stating he earned a vacation to spend as he chooses, with full regard for the republic he has served.
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Philippines
McKenna
Republic
Japan Goes Riding Amid Earthquake Aftermath
Tokyo shows a car boom with registrations more than doubling since the quake, aided by vehicles that ferried people and valuables during fires and disruptions. Police enforce speed rules and odd nighttime interior illumination for all cars, while splash guards are mandatory after rain.
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Japan
Tokio
New York Post
Forase
Postal Rates Fight Over Second Class Taxes
The Senate post office committee proposes higher second class rates for the distant zones while increasing first three zone charges to win back long distance business. The plan penalizes local newspapers and would likely reduce newspaper circulation in many areas, potentially hindering the spread of news.
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Senate Post Office Committee
Senate Postoffice Committee
Postoffice Committee
City health edge in child welfare over rural areas
Professor Mabel Carney and Dr. Mayo cited 1917 1918 army medical inspections showing city children faced fewer risks and benefited from fresh air exercise and vitamin rich foods versus rural conditions. Urban planning and coordinated health services aided progress while rural gaps hindered growth, a lesson shared nationwide.
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Mabel Carney
Oregon State Teachers’ Association
Charles H Mayo
Talene
Debts to U S Face Continuation Fight as Commission Expires
By Frederic J. Haskin Washington Jan 5 The United States faces pressure to extend the World War Debt Funding Commission beyond Feb 9 as France and other European debtors push for funding. Britain has agreed to annual installments and Cuba has fully repaid its 10 million loan. France leads with about 4.1 billion debt including interest, while Italy Belgium Armenia Austria and others await funding talks. The issue hinges on extending funding to resolve remaining liabilities over the lengthy amortization period.
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Washington, D. C
France
Great Britain
United States
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Poland
Cuba
Germany
Italy
Belgian
Armenia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Ithonia
Greece
Latvia
Liberia
Nicaragua
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Debt Funding Commission
George Washington
England
Tle
France Debt Talks Shift as Britain Seeks Payment Support
Ambassador Jules Jusserand and Secretary Mellon discussed debt status before Jusserand’s departure for France. A full debt commission meeting followed and hints of a special commission. Churchill suggested Britain would like to be remembered if France pays, provoking U.S. concerns France may delay negotiations. U.S. aim is an agreement allowing annual payments without crippling the debtor’s economy, preserving growth and trade.
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Jules Jusserand
Washington
the Treasury
Mellon
Debt Funding Commission
France
United States
Ambassador Jusserand
Paris
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
Great Britain
Congress
England
National Capital News Roundup Highlights Senate and House Moves
In Washington the House Shipping Board committee resumed hearings while Muscle Shoals figures sparked Senate debate. Secretary Weeks opposed a new Department of Aeronautics as the House passed the war department appropriation bill totaling 331 million dollars. The McFadden banking bill moves forward amid rail consolidation talks before the Senate Interstate Commerce Commission. President Coolidge remains opposed to gun elevation for capital ships as Justice Holmes retirement rumors circulate. Attorney General Stone nomination stalled by a Senate subcommittee as Cranton prohibition enforcement hearings close.
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House Shipping Board Committee
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Weeks
Department of Aeronautics
House
War Department
McFadden
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge
Holmes
Supreme Court
Stone
Cramton
Governor Erickson Urges Reform of Montana School Funds
The governor’s executive message criticizes the distribution of public school funds in Montana. He argues the issue is not funds but inequitable allocation and calls for amended school laws to ensure fair, economical use of revenues raised for education. He notes no tax increase is needed to improve funding distribution.
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Erickson
Flathead
Vatate
Montana
Assembly
Omnibus Pension Bill Passed by House
The House unanimously approved an omnibus pension bill, increasing annual government expenditures by 161000 dollars. It boosts monthly pensions by 10, 15, or 20 dollars for 584 widows of Civil War veterans earning 30 dollars, grants 30 dollars for four months to 172 widows who married veterans after June 7 1905, and adds 64 dependent children and 12 previously denied veterans to the Civil War pension rolls.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Sub Takes Quiz In Place Of Gibson In Civil Service Probe
In Long Beach California on January 9 the county civil service commission found that Kenneth A. Gibson’s badge was removed and a substitute who posed as Gibson completed all required exams including an oral and physical test to obtain a satisfactory rating, exposing a deliberate ruse to bypass red tape.
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Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
Kenneth A. Gibson
County Civil Service Commission
Gibson
Good or Bad Loser and the Call for Fair Play in Montana
A Montana citizen recounts a famed gambler who lost everything in a stud game yet vowed to quit gambling. The piece argues that defeat should not breed obstruction in politics. It urges the new Governor and legislators to honor electoral platforms of economy retrenchment and tax reductions, and to ensure fair play for successors.
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Helena
Yellowstone
Montana
Answers to Questions Answers to Questions
A reader Q A list of brief Q A pairs from The Helers Independent Information Bureau with answers about Robert Todd Lincoln san Bernardino Bristol County climate 1925 legislatures Christmas waits rubber tires minerals atoms and more. It notes Admiral Dot Major Atom S J Hale editor of Ladies Magazine and a Bureau of Mines explanation of a locomotive rumbling from volatile coal gas.
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Robert Lincoln
England
Robert Todd Lincoln
Court of St. James
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Georgetown
United States
San Bernardino County
California
Bristol County
Rhode Island
Bureau of Public Roads
C.O. A
Bureau of Standards
Admiral Dot
Major Atom
M. A. DA
Tom Thumb
P. T. Barnum
Sarah J. Hale
S. J. Hale
L. V5
Bureau of Mines
The Cow as Told by the Baltimore Sun
A humorous regional piece describes a cow in anthropomorphic terms noting milk production, calfs, and a comical anatomy. It includes riffs on the tail tassel, stomachs, teeth, and a bull’s fate, ending with crude price contrasts and a women’s money complaint.
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Colorado
Rio Grande
Potomac
Baltimore
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