Tariff Bill Raises Holiday Costs for Americans
The pending tariff bill would raise duties on Christmas trees, tinsel, decorations, toys, dolls, marbles, air rifles, sporting goods, cards, dolls with joints, and household items. It increases taxes on fireworks, flowers, umbrellas, razor blades, surgical instruments, hospital utensils, and garden tools, with notable protections and higher rates under Grundy revisions.
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United States Tariff Commission
Congress
Senate Committee
America
United States
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Pinchot Leads Pennsylvania Campaign in Rooseveltlike Push
Theodore Roosevelt school figure Gifford Pinchot campaigns across Pennsylvania for the gubernatorial nomination. He clashes with the Ware machine in Philadelphia and opposes prohibition foes, backed by his record as forester and former U S chief forester. In Washington, Davis fights to secure seating in a Senate contest tied to the Pennsylvania primaries with Nye committee observers reviewing voting conditions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Public Service Commission
Simsbury, Conn
Philllips Exeter Academy
Yale University
France
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
National Forestry Commission
United States
William S. Ware
Francis Shunk Brown
Brown
Vare
Ashington
Davis
Senate
Nye Campaign Investigating Committee
South Wales
Graf Zeppelin Nears End of Atlantic Hop
Graf Zeppelin nears the end of its 3,650 mile Atlantic hop from Seville to Brazil as it approaches Fernando de Noronha. The voyage features Neptune equator ceremonies and plans to refuel at Recife before heading to Rio de Janeiro. German colony to award Dr. Eckener a gold medal studded with precious stones.
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Graf Zeppelin
Atlantic
Dr. Eckener
United Press
Fernando
Noronha Island
Brazil
Sevillle
Hugo Eckener
Natal
Pernambuco
Fernando Noronha
Equator
King Neptune
Dirigible
Neptune
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Fathiefler
Eckener
Ernst Bosch
Methodist Bishop James Cannon Jr. Ousted From Temperance Panel
Dallas May 22 reports a sharp intra church battle as Bishop James Cannon Jr of Virginia faced an ouster bid from the temperance and social service committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The bid named Bishop-Elect Frank Smith of Houston as a replacement.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
James Cannon Jr
Virginia
Committee of Temperance and Social Service
Frank Smith
Houston
Arsenal Tech ROTC Wins Ninth Gold Star Honor
The ROTC unit at Arsenal Technical High School received the Gold Star as the top high school in the fifth corps area during university exercises at the school. This marks the ninth time the Tech unit has earned the honor.
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Arsenal Technical High School
Fifth Corps
Tech
Pinchot Leads in Republican Gubernatorial Race in Pennsylvania
Pinchot leads Francis Shunk Brown by 11 919 votes with 93 precincts missing. Final tally shows Pinchot 620 160 Brown 608 241 as Davis extends lead over Grundy for US Senate nomination. experts predict a plurality of 200 000 or more for labor secretary Davis.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Francis Shunk Brown
Pinchot
Brown
James J. Davis
Labor
Joseph R. Grundy
United States
Davis
Deserted Wife Granted Divorce Over Husband Invitation
Chicago May 22. Superior Judge Sabath ruled that Mrs Anna C Trottman deserting her home at her husband invitation constituted desertion by him and granted her a divorce. The decision was described as unusual and believed to set a precedent.
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United Press
Chicago
Anna C. Trottman
Sabath
Police to Get Bulletproof Glass Car in Columbus
Columbus Indiana May 22 The city police department will be equipped soon with a fast automobile featuring a windshield made of bulletproof glass.
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Ry Times
Columbus
Ind
Columbus Police Department
Primary costs taxpayers 83 cents per vote
County Auditor Harry Dunn released expense figures showing each vote in the recent primary cost 83.8 cents. The lightest ever county primary drew 67,920 votes and total claims reached 56,972.09 dollars.
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Marion County
Harry Dunn
Ouster Demand Grows as Ratliff Absent in Henry County
Eighteen Henry County Bar members file in Henry circuit court a petition seeking removal of Prosecutor Lesley W. Ratliff and appointment of Paul R. Benson for the remainder of the April term. Ratliff has been missing since Wednesday amid accusations of desertion and fraudulent checks totaling over 600 dollars.
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United Press
Newcastle
Ind
Lesley W. Ratliff
Henry County
Paul R. Benson
Utor
Henry County Bar Association
Henry Circuit Court
Ratliff
Knightstown
John H. Morris
Circuit Court
Herbert H. Evans
The
Bar Association
Evans
Contracts let for Estelle Peabody Memorial Home
Contracts have been let for the erection of the Estelle Peabody Memorial Home in North Manchester Indiana at a cost of 112433 dollars. The home will be presented to the Presbyterian church.
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United Preas North
Manchester
Ind
Estelle Peabody
Presbyterian Church
Curtis' Son Denies Sale of Contracts
Harry King Curtis son of the vice president denied to the United Press charges by contractors that he promised federal contracts for payments up to 500 dollars. He called the accusations misrepresentations and said he tossed the matter from his office after learning of it. Curtis, a corporation lawyer, operates from a Washington street skyscraper office.
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United Press
Chicago
Smiling
Debonair
Harry King Curtis
Curtis
Corporation
Washington Street
Golf official on trial over missing 2500 tickets
Camilla Rosasco Riverside municipal golf course manager faces a park board hearing after a stash of 2500 golf tickets went unaccounted for. The suspended official was to appear before the board late today to answer questions about the missing tickets.
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Camilla
Mother of Six Finds Rest in Quilting at Salvation Army
Mrs. Leola Mayfield, a Salvation Army worker and mother of six, quilts nightly from 10 to 12 after services. She has created fifty six fancy quilts for recreation alongside caring for 350 playground children and visiting the sick, never selling a piece. Her twins Randall and Reba, 13, are already learning quilting and may sing the Song of the Quilts in the future.
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Sheldon Keys
Salvation Army
West Washington Street
Leola Mayfield
Randall
Reba
Stimson urges Philippines to delay independence and curb Filipino labor migration
Secretary of State Stimson called on the Philippine legislature to oppose immediate independence and favor a 30 year transition under the current organic act. He urged free trade but demanded Philippine actions to restrict emigration of Filipino laborers and guarantee a larger U S share of Philippine commerce.
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United Press
Washington
Stimson
United States
Senate Territories and Insular Committee
Philippin Islands
The
Islands
Hurley
Congress
Philippines
Look to Moses for tax care says Lindley in Indiana hearing
Indiana tax survey committee heard State Rep H L Lindley call Moses a constructive governmental genius and advocate a tithe on property as a revenue source. Judge O B Ratcliffe urged a 1 percent property levy with up to 2 percent in emergencies and recommended income and luxury taxes. Lindley supported a general sales tax, while Rep Harvey Rice sided with him. Labor candidate Warren Sampsell proposed repealing the eighteenth amendment and federal liquor sales as tax solutions.
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Indiana
Moses
Indiana Tax Survey Committee
Senate
Statehouse
Oea H. Lindley
Lindley
Ratcliffe
Harvey O. Rice
Rep
Huntington
Warren Sampsell
Wet
Congress
Senate vote bans dial phones in Capitol and offices
The Senate adopted a resolution directing removal of dial telephones recently installed in the Capitol and Senate office building. Senator Glass of Virginia called dial phones a nuisance and complained about being made an unpaid operator.
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United Press
Ashington
Senate Today
Capitol
Senate
Glass
Dem
Ruth Hits Two More Homers in Doubleheader
Babe Ruth blasted two home runs in Philadelphia today, lifting his season total to eleven as the Yankees split the doubleheader with the Athletics. He connected off Howard Ehmke in the third inning with no runners aboard, then again off Eddie Rommel in the fourth with Lou Gehrig aboard, marking a rapid homer spree.
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United Press
Eelphia
Babe Ruth
Philadelphia Athletics
Ruth
Lary
Howard Ehmke
Eddie Rommel
Readers invited to name airplanes for free Curtiss Wright ride
The Times announces a contest offering five readers a free airplane ride over the city by Curtiss-Wright at Mars Hill field. Readers name plane models pictured in the paper and submit clipped Times pages with an essay on air travel safety, speed, and cost.
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The
Times
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss- Wright-Mars Hill Field
D. H
Keystone-Loening
the Times
Lyric
Curtiss- Wright Flying Service
Lyric Theater
Charles E. Cox Jr
Grand Jury Guard Denies Fights In Probe Standoff
Deputies Ollie Mays and Fred Fox posted inside the grand jury room to prevent clashes between Prosecutor Judson L. Stark and grand jury foreman Charles G. Fitch amid tensions over the primary election fraud investigation. Judge James A. Collins planned to rule on new guidance, with calls to oust Fitch and questions about Stark’s leadership.
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Judson L. Stark
Charles G. Fitch
Grand Jury
Ollie Mays
Fred Fox
Stark
Fitch
James A. Collins
Mrs Blanchard Elected Grand High Priestess at Shrine
Mrs A D Blanchard of Altoona Pa was elected grand high priestess of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America at the Severin convention today Other officers elected include Mrs E E Smith Germantown Pa grand princess Mrs J B Bennett Buffalo N Y grad recorder Mrs J D Youngblood Columbus C associate grand princess and Mrs Charles Hartung Toledo grand treasurer Business sessions occupied most of the day The convention ends tonight with a farewell card party at the Severin
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A. D. Blanchard
Altoona
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America
The
Severin
E. E. Smith
Germantown
J. B. Bennett
Buffalo
N. Y
Grad Recorder
J. D. Youngblood
Columbus
the Severin
Statue of Negro Denied Exhibit in Philadelphia Show
A bronze statue of Paul Robeson by Antonio Salemme was refused by the Art Alliance of Philadelphia for an exhibit, igniting debate in art circles. The nude sculpture faced opposition over the "colored problem" and display concerns in Philadelphia.
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United Press
New York
Paul Robeson
Art Alliance of Philadelphia
Antonio Salemme
Philadelphia
Lindy and Anne Take Off From Newark Airport
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh departed Newark airport in their Lockheed Sirius monoplane for an undisclosed destination. Lindbergh refused to reveal the destination and asked that their car be cared for if they did not return by night.
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Bay United Arena
Newark
N. J
Charles A.lindbergh
Lindbergh
English couple celebrate platinum wedding anniversary
Leadenham Lincolnshire May 22 Mr and Mrs Rawding marked seventy years of marriage as they reached their platinum anniversary. He is 92 and she is 90, reflecting a long union honored in their community.
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Preas
Leadenham
Lincolnshire
England
Rawding
Rawding S
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