Tax talk in Richmond urges nonpartisan tax unity
In Richmond Pennsylvania? Actually Virginia March speech by Mellon and Winston urged removing partisan politics from tax deliberations. They called for intelligent use of federal and state taxing powers to avoid disaster, warning against overlapping inheritance taxes and high surcharges that burden taxpayers and threaten future prosperity.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Mellon
Winston
The
Treasury
Meilon
Mellan
Escaped convict recaptured near Missoula
Charles Collins who escaped from a convict road camp near Deer Lodge was recaptured west of Missoula and returned to the state penitentiary where he served time for manslaughter. He said he planned to return to his former home. Mrs. Collins won a divorce last Friday on grounds of felony conviction, and their three children were given into her custody.
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Missoula
Mont
Charles Collins
Deer Lodge
State Penitentiary
Evaro
Wyoming
Bill’ LeClaire
Unis City Sees Liquor Consumption Drop Since 1920
Liverpool February report shows licensing committee chair Joseph Junter noting drunkenness convictions fell from 8,306 in 1920 to 4,434 this year. He credits police supervision and bench actions for a healthier condition, with residents reportedly drinking more wisely.
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Liverpool
Assorgned
Unis City
Licensing Committee
Joseph Junter
FREIGHT RATES TO UNDERGO INQUIRY BY ICC
Washington March 17 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an investigation into the railroad freight rate structure nationwide. The inquiry aims to assess how rates affect farmers and to uncover regional or industry discrimination while examining high crude material charges versus finished goods. President Coolidge had urged attention to the farmer prosperity connection in a prior message.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coolidge
Sir Dudley Glenister Faces New Threats in Beechwood Lodge
In Beechwood Grange Sir Dudley Glenister confronts a red faced blackmailer Simon Trickery as tensions rise over a suspected murder. Inspector Wragge contemplates the danger to the baronet while Doctor Melville cautions secrecy. In London Trickery pursues Judy Morrables as Kathleen Glenister considers whom to trust amid police interest.
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Dudley Glenister
James Glenister
Simon Trickery
Trickey
Sir Dudley
Willoughby Melville
James Wregge
Wealthy Heiress Forms Back to Land Colony in Sussex
Miss Vera Pragnell, 28, daughter of late Sir George Pragnell, left London society after growing bored with dances and dinners. She funded a 20 acre commune near Chanctonbury Ring in Sussex with about a dozen residents including an atheist, a communist, and a poet. A guest house doubles as a community center and tramp refuge, with food set in a room named the tramp room. Pragnell lives in a hut at the centre. a broken meter is repurposed as a school for local children.
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London
Associated Press
Vera Pragnell
George Pragnell
Sussex
Chanctonbury Ring
All Pragnell
Beechwood Grange King’s Ultimatum Sparks Turmoil
In a heated drawing room confrontation at Beechwood Grange, Sir Dudley demands Kathleen marry him to avert social ruin linked to her late brother’s murder. Kathleen rebuffs, hinting at exposing Glenister and Trickey, as Captain Slater arrives to calm the brewing storm while Norman intervenes to restrain the brawl.
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Ian
Grange
Kathleen
Dudley
Beechwood
Mitchell
Scotland Yard
Stephen Colne
Sir Dudley
Norman Slater
Cadogan Gardens
Miss Glenister
Tim
Captain Slater
Norman
Athleen
Marrables
Glenister
Beechwood Grange Visit by Mission to Blackfeet Indians
A clipped scene describes a man with a whip crack voice visiting Beechwood Grange on behalf of the Mission to Blackfeet Indians. The narrative notes he bore no resemblance to the clean shaven clerics who had previously called, signaling a sharp, possibly contentious encounter. The passage ends with To Be Continued.
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Cleris
Beechwood Grange
Ireland Reports Health Increasing Population
Dublin reports 1923 the healthiest year on record in the Irish Free State. Marriage and birth rates rose while deaths fell to 13.342 per thousand, below the 1913-22 ten year average of 15.89. Births totalled 61,690 with 31,808 boys and 29,882 girls. estimated population around 3,160,000.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Irish Free State
Ireland
Japanese Envoy Denies Plan to Discuss Immigration
Washington reports that Tsuneo Mastudaira, newly named Japanese ambassador, rejected claims he carried instructions to reopen the immigration issue. He said his brief was generally aimed at fostering U S Japan friendship, not reopening talks. He noted Japan hopes future discussions on immigration could yield a mutually acceptable solution, though the United States considers the matter settled.
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Washington
Tsuneo Mastudaira
Tokio
United States
Japan
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Millennium Hotel
Piccadilly
Judy Morrables
Yeadon
NEA Service Inc
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Lanpher
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