Treasury Pays Record Tax Refunds for 1929 Year
The treasury issued refunds totaling $190,727,887 in 1929, including a $25,847,259 payment to United States Steel Corporation via Carnegie Steel. Other large refunds went to the William Waldorf Astor trust and J. P. Morgan affiliates, with notable sums to Prudential, Stan dard Oil Kentucky, Westinghouse units, and multiple life insurers.
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Treasury
The
House Committee On Executive
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Th Treasury
William Waldorf Astor Trust
New York
Electric Demonstration Sparks Hair Raising Feat
Dorothy Perlman of Portland Oregon demonstrates a high voltage electric display. A 200000 volt charge hovers over her head with insulated hair rising due to an electro magnetic field. The heavy charge is carried by a wire above her head outside the frame.
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Dorothy Perlman
Portland
Ore
Dorothy
Poodle Nickie Plays Piano Amid Howling Accompaniment
Athens Georgia December 27 United Press reports Miss Madge Moore trained her nine year old poodle Nickie to play a piano while his own howling accompanies the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Athens, Ga
Madge Moore
Nickie
McNaught questioned for Indiana Anti-Saloon post
Frank Wright reports Sam McNaught of Des Moines may not accept Indiana Anti-Saloon League superintendent role. McNaught cites injuries to two staffers at Iowa LA HQ and hopes to stay on. A Detroit national meeting on Jan 17 delays word on his decision.
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Sam McNaught
Des Moines
Indiana
Iowan
Frank
Bone Dry) Wright
McNaught
Iowa Anti- Saloon League
Wright
C. H. Winders
E. S. Shumaker
Detroit
Gould Bank Bucked by United Presa Gambling Duels
In Nice France on December 27 two rival gambling syndicates began a high stakes baccarat duel at Frank Jay Gould’s Mediterranean casino. Within a day they captured 2 000 000 francs from the Gould bankroll prompting Gould to rush from his Chateau near Paris to defend his losses.
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United Presa
Nice
France
Frank Jay Gould
Mediterranean
M. Zographos
Gould
Paris
Communist Unit Formed in Manchuria
A communist government supported by the Soviet has been established at Hailar, Manchuria, by the Mogollan Young Men's party. The move aims to realize independence for part of western Manchuria, with Chinese officials accusing Soviet instigation.
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United Press
Harbin
Manchuria
Hailar
Mogollan Young Men's Party
Three Die In Flames In Briggsdale Colorado Home
A Colorado ranch home near Briggsdale was destroyed by fire after a cook stove exploded. In the blaze Claude McKee and his wife died of burn injuries, while their two asleep children aged two weeks and three years also perished. Two other children escaped unharmed.
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United Press
Greeley
Colo
Briggsdale
Claude McKee
McKee
Childred
Child Welfare Leaders Set National Legion Meeting
Representatives from the TALK CHILD WELFARE Department and national chairmen of child welfare of the American Legion will join the national child welfare executive committee at the Legion's national headquarters January 24 and 25. The committee is led by Sherman Child, Minnesota state senator. Edwin Hollenback, national vice chairman from Philadelphia. and John D. Crowley of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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American Legion
National Child Welfare Executive Committee of
the Legion
Sherman Child
Minneapolis
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U. S. Steel
Herbert Little
Washington
W. R. Grace & Co
Bethlehem Steel
Alice G. Kales
Prudential Assurance Company
Newark
N. J
Standard Oil of Kentucky
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Ohio Oil Company
Columbus
American Window Glass Company
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
P. Lorillard Company
Carl Duisburg
Care
Christian Hess
Rudolph Mann
Mary T. Hill
St. Paul
Minn
William P. Clyde
Brooklyn
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Youngstown
Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Botany Worsted Mills
Passaic
Mutual Benefit
James Couzens
John J. Emery
Philadelphia
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia Storage Battery Company
John B. Semple & Co
Charles Deering
Chicago
Florida
Crimmins & Pierce Company
Helen C. Bostwick
American Locomotive Company
Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company
Atlantic Transport Company of
West Virginia
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual Chemical Company of America
New York Life Insurance Company
Mortimer L. Schiff
Visayan Refining Company
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
Ambrose Monell
Maude M. Monell
Standard Gas and Electric Company
Schmidtsche Heissdampf Gesellschaft
Chicago Tribune
New York Times
Countess of Donoughmore
Mary Pickford
D. W
W. L. Mellon
Mellon
May T. Mellon
Germany
James W. Gerard
Pete c
Coats
Chinchilla
Vear Black
Auto
Hart Schaffner & Marx
VU. S. “Gaytees
U. S
Gould Bank
Baccarat
Miles Arch
Young Men's Party
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