New Revenue Bill Advances as Congress Returns
The new revenue bill, proposing 825,746,000 in taxes for next year and broad relief for nearly all taxpayers, was reported to the House as the first business of the new session. Chairman Green announced plans to move it quickly, aiming for enactment by March to allow relief in the March 15 tax payments.
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Fewer marriages and divorces in U S during 1925
Washington reports a shift in American unions with divorces rising to 170867 and marriages at 1178200 in 1925. The divorce rate nears one for every seven marriages, Texas tops divorce figures while South Carolina bans divorce, and Nevada shows near parity between marriages and divorces.
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Effort to settle horse speed ends in tragedy in Rockingham
In Harrisonburg Dee Riv aley, two youths, 17 year old Jurrey Crawford and 16 year old John Macey, raced horses to determine downhill speed on Blue Ridge Mountain road to Grattoes in east Rockingham. Crawford was found with a broken neck after his horse apparently stumbled and threw him. The coroner waived an inquest.
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League of Nations Council Takes Up Mosul Dispute
The League of Nations council met in Geneva to discuss the Mosul dispute between Turkey and Great Britain. The Mosul sub committee met earlier, with hopes for direct negotiations. Turkey resists any decision implying sovereignty abandonment. Britain backs the council’s mediation role and the recent Permanent Court ruling.
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Navy Near End of Testimony in Court Martial
Washington reports the Navy near the end of testimony in the army court martial of Colonel William A. Mitchell for competency charges in aviation management. Lieutenant Commander H. H. Frost, a naval strategist, testified that an Asiatic air invasion of the United States would require Russian and Canadian support and a naval force at least three to one against the U S plus Russian help would still be insufficient to threaten the Pacific.
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Opening of Congress Sets Stage for Bills and Debates
The opening of the 69th Congress features heavy Republican strength in both chambers after the 1924 landslide, with hundreds of bills laid on the clerk’s desk. Prohibition solutions and tax cuts loom as Democrats and insurgents threaten coalitions, while the house elects officers and rules committee plans move forward.
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Rhinelander case unsettles wife as stranger claims return
Mrs Alice Rhinelander, shocked by a bogus visitor claiming to be Leonard Rhinelander, sought support as neighbors alerted authorities. The man, Teddy Dorn of Newark, was taken to a padded cell after admitting he had a wife and children there. Police disclosed Dorn’s identity and background while the case continued.
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Texas Grand Jury Seeks Highway Contract Irregularities
Travis County Grand Jury impaneled to continue probe into Texas highway contract irregularities. predecesso r jury reported voluminous testimony but no indictments. Attorney General Moody notes potential prosecutions and questions over recalling resigning commissioners Frank Vanhant and Joe Burkett for further questioning. Debate over a special session continues.
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Fall-Doheny Indictments Quashed in Lower Courts Valid in D C Appellate
Washington December 7 AP The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled the Fall Doheny bribery indictments valid overturning lower court abatements. The decision upholds two indictments accusing Fall of taking a $100000 bribe to influence oil lease actions and the Dohenys of paying it.
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Disarmament Council Fails on Decision at Geneva
The disarmament council of the League of Nations failed to reach an agreement on the wisdom of a preventive military assistance plan for defending victims of aggression. Belgium and France pressed for preparation of such a moment conference. Later, Belgium filed a strategy with the main council for settlement.
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Longworth Chosen Speaker in New Congress
Nicholas Longworth, a Republican from Ohio, was elected speaker of the House in the new Congress amid party shifts and debate over leadership. The outcome marks a key control moment for the GOP as it seeks to steer legislative agenda.
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Coolidge Supports Energetic Help for Farmers Movement
President Coolidge pledges active aid to the farmers movement while Congress debates prohibition enforcement. Reports mention Wayne Wheeler and Anti-Saloon League figures pressing for police-like control measures and uniform badges. Agriculture lead urged through cooperative marketing with government support rather than direct price fixing.
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Forty Seven Meet Death in Week by Automobile Wreck
A week in the southern states saw 47 deaths from auto wrecks and over 250 injured. Florida led in deaths with 14, Arkansas second with 9, while Tennessee reported 50 injuries and Georgia 42. The Blytheville crash claimed nine lives across two families, and Atmore Alabama saw three killed in a pair of crashes.
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Manchurian Army Retreat After Defeat Reported
AP dispatch from Peking reports Marshal Chang Tso‑lin's Manchurian army in retreat after defeat by General Kuo Sung‑Lien forces. The article notes a claimed surrender by the Manchurian leader and mentions deception surrounding the retreat, with chaotic text surrounding the event.
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