Tax Measure Delayed as House Debates Insurgent List
In Washington the tax reduction bill was set aside as the House debated Republican actions placing insurgents at the bottom of the committee list. Democratic Leader Garrett condemned punishing Republicans for standing by Lincoln, while insurgents said they can handle future challenges.
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Hill elected president of American Tobacco Company
George W. Hill was chosen as president of the American Tobacco Company succeeding his late father Percival S. Hill. Julius Parker was elected chairman of the Board of Directors, a newly created role.
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Colbys Agree On Quiet Separation
New York December 16 AP Bainbridge Colby secretary of state in part of Wilson era and Mrs Colby have agreed to an amicable separation She sailed for Paris to join her daughter Katharine and said she would not seek a divorce in Paris Mutual friends confirm the news The Colbys have remained friendly Mrs Colby formerly Nathalie Sedgwick is kin to writer Katherine Sedgwick and descendant of General Robert Sedgwick They were married in Stockbridge 1893 Frances the youngest daughter married Robert Rogers in Santa Barbara last spring Mr Colby mocked the divorce claim and declined to discuss the situation
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Bootlegger Sought in Siki Death in Hell's Kitchen
New York AP report says a bootlegger is being hunted as the murderer of Battling Siki after his wife said the fallen fighter was threatened over a $20 liquor debt. Siki, famed Senegalese boxing figure, was found face down in a gutter in Hell's Kitchen after a volatile career marked by brawls and showy street deeds.
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Bruce Replies to Wheeler Remarks in Senate Row
Senator Bruce used personal privilege to rebuke Wayne Wheeler for saying Edge and Bruce spoke on the Volstead act from the emptiness of their stomachs. He cited morning papers claiming Wheeler made the remark and said Wheeler’s arguments come from the emptiness of his head.
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Bertram H Borden Visits Kingsport Schools
Bertram H Borden president of Borden Mills Inc visited Kingsport schools with J Fred Johnson. He toured Jackson and Lincoln grammar schools greeted by hundreds of smiling children and delivered brief remarks praising the city's school system.
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Republicans Opposed to Debt Settlement Plans in Senate
Washington reports a furor as Republican leaders move to push debt settlements with Italy and Belgium through the Senate before Christmas. Senators Reed Norris and Johnson demand study of the deals, delaying immediate action. Disputes center on foreign propaganda inquiry and perceived terms of British and Italian agreements, with claims the Italian settlement offers minimal principal return and long high interest.
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Movie Producers Pull Novel Holdup in Brooklyn
A group posing as actors staged a film shoot at a Nittely Republican Club in Brooklyn and robbed a dozen members of $550 in cash and jewelry. The five men fled in a car with a motion picture camera, leaving bystanders to think a movie melodrama was in progress. The heist was not learned of until today.
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Youth Confesses to Being Author of Several Killings
In Yellville Arkansas a 14 to 15 year old boy Arnold Comer sits in Marion county jail after admitting he carried out a spree of robberies and murders over a week. He armed with a pistol shotgun and ammo. He killed a woman and infant grandchild at a rural home and later killed Charles Moore the pelts dealer. He wore Moore's hat and shoes when cornered by deputies.
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Mosul dispute decision favors British mandate in Iraq
League of Nations council makes public its unanimous ruling on Mosul. Britain gains Mosul under a twenty five year mandate with Iraq, subject to a new treaty and possible early termination if Iraq joins the league sooner. The Brussels frontier line is affirmed as Turkey’s boundary.
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Partial crisis of Briand's ministry solved by Doumer
Paris December 16. Premier Briand's cabinet faced a partial crisis after Louis Loucheur resigned as finance minister. Senator Paul Doumer accepted the finance post after protracted negotiations with the left coalition, ending a stalemate over financial policy.
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First Irish Were Eskimos Says Professor
Dublin reports that Professor Karl Polomy claims the first inhabitants of Ireland were of Eskimo origin, suggesting an Eskimo strain in early Irish history.
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Coal Operators Accept Settlement Plan For Strike
Philadelphia December 16 The anthracite operators said they would accept the Luzerne county plan for settling the strike. They praised its long term contract to prevent further stoppages and a machinery to settle disputes. Earlier John L Lewis president of the miners rejected the Luzerne plan as an operators plan wrapped in a new package.
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Counsels resting in Mitchell court martial case
Washington December 16 prosecutors and defense rested the court martial of Colonel Mitchell, who faced charges tied to his wartime criticisms of the war and navy departments. The defense sought a ruling on whether present Mitchell evidence should be admitted as defense or mitigation, but the court declined to decide.
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Europeans Dance to American Jazz Sent Through Air
Thousands in Europe danced to jazz broadcasts from the United States. The music linked New York's Waldorf Astoria to Schenectady and Berlin via KDKA and WGY, with European outlets replaying the concert as part of a farewell to Harold W. Arlin. London listeners stayed open late to hear the distant Jazz amid cross Atlantic signals.
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Condition of Queen Mother Very Serious
Bordignera Italy Dec. 16 AP The condition of Queen Mother Margherita who is suffering from a light attack of pulmonary pleurisy is causing anxiety but not alarm according to her physicians The anxiety is mainly because of her advanced age Margherita is 74 Frequent telephone calls from Rome are keeping the king and queen advised of the patients progress
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Committee Fails On Shoals Bill In House Rules Panel
Washington December 16 The House Rules Committee failed to vote on two resolutions aimed at carrying out President Coolidge's Muscle Shoals disposal plan. They will be reconsidered Friday amid signs of discord. A third proposal to form an independent committee to advise the president was also sent back. Many members doubt it would gain congressional support, and a final decision on the Madden and Shell proposals is not expected until after the Christmas recess.
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