Nurse Ida Gailey Reaches Rock of Gibraltar on Sea Voyage
Miss Ida Gailey, local nurse, writes from a ship cruising the Mediterranean describing arrival near Gibraltar at dawn, prayers aboard, sights of sharks and porpoises, Algeria shore glimpses, and plans to reach Malta and Port Said. She notes captain’s consideration, a Sabbath service, and a costume party with a prize.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Inglland
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean
Algeria
Episcopal
Dr. Caldwell
Maltese
Paul
Malta
Port Said
Egypt
Sam
Sister Ida
New Revenue Bill in Making by A C Hayward
Treasury revision before the House Ways and Means Committee outlines a plan for a 1 percent rate on incomes up to 8000 with 8 percent on the next 4000 and 6 percent on all over 7000. Surtaxes start at 1 percent on 15000 rising to 20 percent at 150000, while small income tax remains unchanged at 2 percent per the current rate.
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A. C. Hayward
Washington
Treasury
House Ways and Means Committee
Mellon
Fayette County Liquor Law Spotlight and Parole Hearing
Fayette County hearings highlight liquor law enforcement limits with Uniontown attorney McKean arguing for John T Hoover’s pardon on whiskey permits. McKean accused forged permits involving A A Williams and noted many legal removals blocked. He cited a Philadelphia bootlegger connected case and questioned trial delays.
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Rahimisburg
Fayette County
W. CG. McKean
Uniontown
State Board of Pardons
McKean
John T. Hoover
Hoover
A. A. Williams
Philadelphia
Williams
Faycette County
Clyde L. King
Secretary of
the Commonwealth
Prohibition
Davis
Jersey
Michael Wiess
John Girsh
William Z. Turner
Farrell
Mercer County
Loeb-Leopold
Chicago
Tax Exemption Debate and Surtax Attacks Face Congress
The Treasury seeks to forestall efforts to exempt incomes up to 5000 from tax while Congress debates the move. Yesterday's testimony against high surtaxes and estate and gift taxes continued with vigor. Critics call surtaxes a burden on business and development. estate tax collectors are likened to ghouls digging into graves for the dead.
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Treasury
Congress
Abolish Baseball at Pitt Ends Intercollegiate Play
Graduate Manager K E Davis of the University of Pittsburgh announced that the Athletic Council has decided to abolish baseball as an intercollegiate pastime for the present. The decision cites Pitt’s inability to arrange a schedule and lack of available opposition to boost the sport next spring.
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Pittsburgh
Cornell
Syracuse
Lafayette
Lehigh
Pitt
Carnegie Tech
West Virginia
Pen State
Tech
Pennsylvania
Panthers
K. E. Davis
University of Pittsburgh
Sit
Egypt Cleans Sphinx of Sand in Giza Refurbish Plan
The Egyptian Antiquities Department begins refurbishing the Sphinx at Giza to remove tons of desert sand. The back, cracked, will be reinforced as cleaning proceeds. A newly found tomb showed a rifled sarcophagus amid the work. Also notes work in Harrisburg and a cornerstone ceremony in Norristown for a Second Parochial School.
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Antiquities Department
Giza
Harrisburg Plans Underway for Catholic High School
Harrisburg moves forward with construction plans for a new Catholic high school in the city. Officials outline site selection, funding, and timeline while parish communities anticipate updated facilities and expanded enrollment.
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Harrisburg
En Catholic High School
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George O'Hara
H. C. Witwer
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America
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Norristown
Buttonwood Street
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Helen
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Inis
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George T. McHenry
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