Revenue Bill Reported As First House Business for New Session
The revenue bill proposes a 325.7 million dollar tax cut for next year and relief for most taxpayers. The Ways and Means Committee backed the measure and aims to bring it to the House the next day with an eye toward Senate action before week’s end. The bill retargets tax rates and reduces the top surtax, while preserving essential exemptions and war taxes for reconsideration. The report notes broad, nonpartisan support within the committee and outlines administrative provisions guiding the tax cuts.
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Washington
Rays and Means
Green
Senate
Pth
Allough
Ways and Loans Committee
Rainey
Clindrd Hull
Tennessee
Mittee
Hull
Steamship Augusta Guarded in New Jersey Rum Trade
United States Attorney Buckner says evidence against the Dwyer syndicate shows large scale rum running and official corruption. The steamship Augusta remains under guard after two seizures and coast guard pursuit, with 23 to 20 syndicate members arrested and a grand jury convening to probe the case. New Jersey police raid illicit road houses as investigators uncover coded signals used by rum runners.
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New York
Augusta
Cape May
N. J
Coast Guard
Albert Erickson
Coast
Erickson
New Jersey
United States Coast Guards
Buckner
Red Grange Signs $300,000 Motion Picture Contract
Football star Red Grange signed a motion picture contract today granting a flat $300,000 guarantee for his first screen performance. The deal marks a major step in his entertainment career and sets a rich milestone for athletic crossover.
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New York
Red Grange
Fire destroys Central State Normal School main building
Fire of undetermined origin swept through the Central State Normal School at Mount Pleasant Michigan early today destroying the main building and library with an estimated loss of 500000 dollars.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
Central State Normal School
Hill Dies Suddenly at Fifth Avenue Home
Percival S. Hill, president of the American Tobacco Co., died suddenly at his Fifth Avenue residence today. The event shocked investors and colleagues, with tributes pouring in from industry leaders. Details on cause of death were not disclosed pending official statements.
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Percival S. Hill
The
American Tobacco Company
Fifth Avenue
Immortality Sermon Honors Elks Loss at Lynchburg Service
High Point Lodge No. 1155 Elks held a memorial for six members who died in the past year at the American theater in Lynchburg Virginia. Judge Don Pyke Halsey delivered a forceful address on immortality urging belief beyond death and noting stars and the cosmos as signs of enduring life.
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High Point Lodge
High Point Lodge No. 1155
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
Don Py Ikt Isey
Lynchburg
Halsey
Benin
Heaven
Otto Wood Arrested in Statesville After Slow Pursuit
Otto Wood, convicted killer and escaped convict, was brought to Statesville from Mooresville? authorities found two more firearms on him and he surrendered without resistance. He once fought a jail break in Roanoke Virginia and said he was ready to return to the penitentiary after his latest capture.
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Otto Wood
State Penitentiary
Mooresville
Wood
Raleigh
Florence
D. C
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
A. W. Kaplan
Greensboro
Woodside
Timmons
Keefing
Roanoke
Wood captured near Mooresville en route to Charlotte
Otto Wood, known as a convicted slayer from Greensboro and a prison breaker, was captured near Mooresville as he traveled toward Charlotte. Officers confirmed the identification with certainty.
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Mooresville
Otto Wood
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wood
Unusual Interest in Wesleyan Revival Services
The Wesleyan Methodist revival draws strong attendance as evangelist J. M. Hames delivers two sermons. An early altar call leads to fifteen or more kneeling for prayer and several converts or reclaimations. Young gang members attended and helped invite others to the altar. Services are daily at 2 30 and 7 15.
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Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. M. Hames
Evangelist Hames
Navy Near End of Mitchell Testimony in Court Martial
The Navy nears the end of testimony in the court martial of Col. William Mitchell. Lieut. Commander H. H. Frost, a naval strategist, warned that an Asiatic air invasion of the United States would require Russian and Canadian aid and a naval balance of at least 3 to 1 in favor of attackers.
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Navy
William Mitchell
H. H. Frost
United States
High Point College Football Squad Attends Banquet
The Artemesian Literary Society hosted a Saturday night banquet for High Point College football players. Miss May Frazier and Miss Elizabeth Nicholson led toasts to the team and coach, with additional toasts to cheerleaders and the society. The dining hall featured football pennants and two miniature teams with color schemes, and a football hung above the tables before everyone sang the society song.
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High Point
Artemesian Literary Society
May Frazier
Governor Pinchot Thanks Coolidge Over Text Publication Delay
Governor Pinchot wires President Coolidge thanking him for withholding publication of his reply to John L. Lewis regarding the bituminous field situation while Pinchot works to end the anthracite suspension.
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Coolidge
Harrisburg
Pinchot
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Fall-Doheny indictments upheld on appeal in DC court
The District of Columbia court of appeals held two Fall-Doheny bribery indictments valid overturning a lower court ruling. The decision confirms the use of special oil counsel and denies defense claims that grand jury room participants tainted proceedings. Additional indictments against Fall Doheny Sr and Sinclair remain under review in DC supreme court.
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Fall-Doheny
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
George E. Martin
Eral
Grand Jury
Oliver C. Pagan
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Fall
E. L. Doheny, Sr
Harry F. Sinclair
Raleigh Women Rally Over School Bonds Fight
Capital women push for another million in Raleigh school bonds amid a dispute with J W Bailey and the farmers union over curricula and public education costs. Bailey's Raleigh speech coincides with farmers resolutions attacking schools as plutocratic and costly. The women vow to uphold funding for safer school buildings and oppose cuts or shifts in education policy.
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Capital
J. W. Bailey
Farmers’ Union
Bailey
Chamber of Commerce
H. Q. Alexander
Union
League of Nations
World Court
Longworth Elected Speaker as New Congress Begins
In New Orleans on December 7, federal agents crackdown on rum runners amid holiday liquor supply expectations. Rum ships gather near Gulf ports while prosecutions against alleged smugglers continue, with cases including L Cohen and Gertrude Lythroe set for trial.
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Gulf of Mexico
Crescent City
Timba Lieht
Barraera Bay
LaFitte
W. I. Grubb
Alabama Federal District Court
Louis H. Burns
Burns
L. Cohen
Toms
A. Meraux
L. G. Shiel
Gertrude% Lythroe
Longworth elected House speaker amid insurgent opposition
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio won the speakership on the first ballot with 229 of 420 votes as insurgents backed Henry Cooper and Finis Garrett for other posts. The House opened after a long recess as Republicans consolidate a Coolidge era majority while Democrats and insurgents watch for coalition risks.
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Nicholas — Longworth
Ohio
House
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Coolidge
Cleveland
Finis Garrett
Tennessee
Longworth
Garrett
Cooper
Congress
Senate
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Revelt
Brooklyn bank bandit with bobbed hair leads Joy Inn raid
A new bobbed hair bandit in Brooklyn with four male accomplices robbed the Joy Inn, grabbing cash and jewelry before fleeing toward Manhattan. The 25 year old brunette sat smoking as victims surrendered. Celia Cooney, the earlier famed bandit, is now in Auburn prison.
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Joy Inn
Brooklyn
Celia Cooney
Auburn Prison
Manhattan
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward
Hill Again Pushes Immediate Repeal of Prohibition
Representative Hill a Maryland Republican leads the wet forces and proposes a joint resolution to refer the Eighteenth Amendment to state conventions for a vote. He says conventions avoid legislative politics and would yield a clear people’s choice. He also seeks state option on intoxicating defined, 2.75 percent beer and cider legalization, and shifting enforcement to the attorney general.
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Representative Hill
Maryland
Hill
Hills
Judge Hamilton Urges Grand Jury to Probe Officials
In Austin on December 7, Judge J. R. Hamilton urged the Travis county grand jury to investigate all officers from the governor to the justice of the peace. He charged the panel to pursue unfinished business from the prior term, including the extensive two month inquiry into the state highway department.
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Austin
Texas
J. R. Hamilton
Travis County Grand Jury
State Highway Department
Congress Opens With Tax Revision On Deck In New Session
The 89th Congress convenes with Republicans led by Speaker Nicholas Longworth and floor leader John Q. Tilson preparing to push a major tax revision bill after President Coolidge's message. Senate plans include World Court and Lausanne treaty amid foreign policy debate. Both parties anticipate campaigns shaping the next two years of governance.
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Ohio
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Connecticut
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