Final House Vote Looms On 270 Million Tax Bill
Washington Aug 3 The 270 million dollar tax measure received House approval toward passage despite Roosevelt objections. A formal roll call was postponed to Monday as Republicans earlier blocked amendments. The bill would raise income taxes for high earners, replace the flat corporate rate with graduated levies, tax inheritances, and impose 5 to 20 percent taxes on excess corporate profits.
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House
Roosevelt
Treadway
R-Mass
Washington Review
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Roosvelt
White House
Congres
McNary
West
Nine Die in S C Truck and Train Collision
At Camden South Carolina a light truck collided with a Sea board Air Line passenger train at a crossing killing nine people in the party of farmers from Lockhart district Kershaw county. Several died at once and others at Camden hospital. Funeral services for the Bakers were planned.
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Camden
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8. C
Seaboard Air Line
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J. van Baker
Baker
Murray Baker
Samuel Baker
J. van Baker, Jr
Arthur Jordan
Kershaw County
Farme
Lockhart
Gaylord Jordan
Camden Hospital
New York
Florida
Bakers
Westville
Immigrant Fraud Ring Exposed In Naturalization Scam
A government probe reveals a Brooklyn led racket forging ship manifests to obtain certificates of arrival for illegal entrants. Key figures include Benjamin Bergman and Joseph Lamonte with multiple convictions and ongoing trials. Immigrants face blackmail after entry as investigators pursue ring leaders.
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Associated Press
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York
Kaufian
Coun
Kaufman
Homer
Cummings
Les
Benjamin Bergman
Brooklyn
Fmst Jame
Joseph Lamonte
Biltis Island
Ellie Island
Italy and Ethiopia to resume League arbitration talks
The League of Nations agreed to restart arbitration efforts on the Italian Ethiopian border dispute. A September 4 meeting was called to review all aspects of the quarrel. Rome said final resolution rests with Italy and Ethiopia, while Haile Selassie signaled willingness to meet Mussolini to resolve the issue.
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Ethiopia
League of Nations
Council of the League
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League
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Haile Selassie
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Mussolini
Woman Slayer Baffles Police In Cleveland Murder Case
Mrs. Matilda Waldman 46 confessed to murdering Mrs. Ida Cooper 52 in a Delicatessen store. She claimed the other woman bewitched her and said she felt relieved after the act. Waldman was bound over to a grand jury as police report a baffling motive and calm demeanor.
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Matilda Waldman
Simger
Ida Cooper
Joseph N. Ackerman
Grand Jury
New Hanover Negro Convicted of Murder
George King, a Black man, was convicted in New Hanover County Superior Court of fatally shooting Deputy Sheriff J. W. Bell during a 1926 liquor raid. Judge J. Paul Frisselle sentenced King to 20 to 25 years in the state prison.
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Wilmington
George King
J. W. Bell
J. Paul Frisgelle
New Hanover County
Wheeler Talks With Roosevelt on Utility Bill Stalemate
Senator Wheeler of Montana and President Roosevelt discuss the deadlocked utility bill as House and Senate conferees seek a compromise. Investigators probe new evidence while Wheeler plans early next week to decide on excluding administration aide Ben Cohen from sessions. The White House trip includes a week end with the Sequoia for fishing near Hampton Roads.
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Senate
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Commerce
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Marguerite la Hand
White House
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Rappahannock River
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Cohen
Huddleston
Dala
Six Insane Prisoners Escape Fulton State Hospital
Six criminally insane prisoners escaped tonight from Fulton State Hospital. They had been transferred from Jefferson City due to mental illness and one was reported to have fashioned a dagger from a knife. Names were not released as hospital officials withheld details.
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State Hospital
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Csmient
Scenic Road contract signed for ecenic highway link
Washington Aug 3 The federal government secures a fee simple title to the right of way for the 12 mile scenic link between Shenandoah National Park Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina North Carolina officials to sign the contract allowing construction to begin once returned from Washington The right of way varies 200 to 1500 feet averaging about 800 feet with easements at scenic points through Alleghany County NC The action follows an agreement between NC highway counsel Charles Ross and Interior solicitor Nathan Margold and anticipated signature by NC officials and Secretary Ickes.
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North Carolina
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gay
Ickes
Alleghany County
N. C
Virginia-North Carolina Line
Charles Ross
North Carolina Highway Commission
Ross
Nathan Margold
Interior Department
Roses
Snake killer cuts up neighbor s hose
Winston Salem AP reports Raymond Ebert a city water works chemist who dispatched a snake to save a brood of young birds. A neighbor saw smoke in a hedge and called him to remove the reptile, but the animal was a snake in the neighbor s garden.
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Winston-Salem, Aug
Raymond Ebert
Eity Water Works
Ebert
Howe
Carolina Heatwave Puts North Carolina On Blast
Temperatures surged toward the century mark across North Carolina as residents sought relief at mountains and beaches. In Charlotte a man wore tan pajamas in public streets to cool off, while thermometers in various towns reported highs around 102 degrees.
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Aus
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Fayetteville
Vaoy
Durham
Greensboro
Asheville
Italy says life of colonies requires force, not assurances
Rome reports a government spokesman saying Italy cannot rely on League of Nations assurances for its colonies. He notes Geneva talks may seem a diplomatic victory yet Italy insists the dispute with Ethiopia must be settled in a practical manner by Italy, despite conciliation actions and a council review planned for Sept. 4.
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Italy
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Council of the
League of Nations
Geenva
Geneva
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
League
Ethiopia
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England
Geneva Aus 3 Continued On Page 12
Brief item fragment notes continuation on page 12 of the Geneva Aus issue. No further readable details present.
Publican leaders fear adjournment as bills on brink
McNary and Garner press for early adjournment in two weeks as 17 bills await action. McNary lists scrapped measures including utility abolition and NRA rules while urging tax bill passage to avoid quorum trouble. Democrats warn of potential compromises on key items before session ends.
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Congress
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Garner
Robinson
Roosevelt
Milwauke
Guffey-Snyder
Miner Scalded In Shaft At Salisbury
Henry Househerr a miner at the Whitmer mine near Gold Hill was scalded at the 250 foot level when a fitting came off a mine pump and steam released in a large amount. He was hoisted to the surface and taken to a local hospital.
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Whitmer
Gold Hill
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