Congress Urges Tax Cuts and Prohibition Enforcement
President Coolidge renews legislative aims including tax reduction, World Court adherence, aviation expansion, rail and waterway development, and cooperative marketing. He calls for enforcement against prohibition violations and sale of Muscle Shoals, arguing its limited value beyond a potential nitrate plant. He emphasizes equality before the law and warns against bigotry while urging federal–state cooperation.
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New Child Labor Amendment Sought In Congress
A joint resolution introduced by Representative Griffin Democrat New York seeks a constitutional amendment to prohibit anyone under sixteen from working in mines mills factories or similar industries. The measure would require ratification by three fourths of the states to take effect.
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House
Representative Griffin
Democrat
New York
Country Church Largely Gone Says Farm Bureau President
Chicago December 8 AP The country church is largely gone Or Bradfute president of the American Farm Bureau Federation told the seventh annual meeting that much genuine spirituality has vanished He urged keeping faith in God and his laws as the supreme law and noted the national commission has not yet officially approved a plan.
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Country Church
Bradfute
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
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Army Begins Rebuttal in Mitchell Aviation Trial
The army opened its counterattack in the court martial of Major General E J Ely over Colonel Mitchell's aviation charges. Ely attacked the unified air service plan as weakening overall command while the defense argued the air force is essential to modern defense. The proceedings, with generals and officers in reserve, may stretch into next week.
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Ely
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Dee
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Atiu
Sherman Moreland
Defense Council
Reid
League of Nations Council invites US Russia and Germany
The League of Nations council voted to invite the United States Russia and Germany to participate in a new commission study for an international disarmament conference. It discusses disarmament scope definitions of military economies and potential limits on armaments including peace and war preparations.
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League of Nations Council
United States
Russia
Germany
Special Commission
Disarmament Council
France
Englad
Manchurian Army Moves Toward Mukden
AP dispatches report General Ku Sun-Lien's Manchurian force advancing toward Mukden as troops press Shengking and Sinminfu. Communications falter. banks and stores close. foreigners evacuate while consuls seek protection for nationals amid rising tensions.
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Chang Tso-Lin
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Sinminfu
Shengking
Kirin
Senate moves to reform shipping control amid White House clash
Two Senate measures propose ending the Shipping Board Fleet Corporation split. One bill by Chairman Jones would divorce the Shipping Board from the Fleet Corporation and transfer assets to the corporation, with 50 million dollars of Fleet Corporation stock handed to the president. The other by Senator Edge would abolish the Shipping Board and empower the president to transfer Fleet Corporation funds to the Treasury, reducing board oversight.
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Sipping Board
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Senator Edge
Republican
New Jersey
Conteen
Beaurement
Henry G. Dalton
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Judge Hugh G Morison dies of heart trouble in Johnson City
Judge Hugh G Morison general counsel for the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad died at his Johnson City home from heart trouble. He was 47, a former Tennessee Supreme Court member, survived by widow Lucille Barker Morison and son Graham, with services pending the arrival of Graham from Connecticut.
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Hugh Graham Morison
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
West Locust Street
Morison
Tenness
Kyle
Aldon
Ast Bane Ae Angelos
Mormnon
Graham Morison
Kingsport
J. Fred Johnson
BP. Platt
J. H. Thickena
F.M. Kelly
George G. Penn
Volstead Act Under Fire as New Congress Opens
As Congress opens, Volstead Act and Eighteenth Amendment trigger numerous reform proposals from wet and dry camps. Senator Edge seeks to loosen rules on alcohol content and enforcement, while others push for legalization of light beer and milder enforcement. A repeal bill prompts debate on civil service for agents.
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Cramton
Michigan
Civil Service
Tinkham
Republican
Mass
Legislative Proposals Pile Up in Both Houses
Washington December 8 The AP reports a continuous fountain of proposals in Congress. Griffin proposes a labor amendment barring under sixteen from industrial work. Senate's Jones seeks to detach the Shipping Board from the fleet and New York Republican Edge calls for abolishing the Shipping Board. McLeod and Lagardia push antiwar and marriage law reforms. Johnson endorses citizenship changes for children of ineligible parents. Proposals also include repeal of the Volstead Act and legalization of four-store beer.
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New Yorks
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Senate Commerce Committee
Fleet Corporation
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Shipping Board
Edge
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New Jersey
Shippit Board
McLeo Republican
Michigan
H Rohr
Gibson
Vermont
Federal Trade Commission
Johnson
Washington
Laguardia
New York
McLeod
Governor Ferguson Won't Call Special Session
Texas Governor Miriam Ferguson announced she will not call a special session of the legislature as requested by Speaker Satterwhite and other house members. The statement was issued in Austin on December 8.
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Congress
Goolidges Annus
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Ways and Means
Senate
Erman P. Nye
North Dakota
Nye
Privileges and Elections Committee
Yegal
Goff
West Virginia
Isue
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Republican Committee
Texas
Austin
Miriam “Ferguson
Legilature
Satterwhite
Action for strike settlement taken in Harrisburg conference
Harrisburg December 8. Governor Pinchot and leaders of business groups in the Pennsylvania anthracite region reached an agreement aimed at advancing the settlement of the coal strike. The outcome and details were not disclosed at the close of the meeting.
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Pinchot
Pennsylvania
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