Hoover Rebuke Stirs Up Bitter Congress Fight
Washington December 10 The Senate weighs a relief pledge after President Hoover's rebuke as Lafollette seeks a resolution backing relief for human suffering over wealthy taxpayers. Senate and House rush to advance a 110 million public works bill and drought relief measures amid partisan clashes.
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Hoover
Congress
Associated Press
Washington
Lafollette
Republican
Wisconsin
Senate
Appropriations Committee
House
Fire damages Lydehum on University of Mississippi campus
A late night fire gutted the Lydehum building on the University of Mississippi campus burning the roof and third floor ceilings and damaging administrative offices. Firefighters and student volunteers confined the blaze to the third floor. Harris Gray, a Vaiden freshman, was injuried but expected to recover after a brief unconscious spell. The colonial building date pre Civil War and served as a Civil War hospital.
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Lydheum
University of Mississippi
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Gray
Patsy Burke Brings Boxers to Leichhardt Stadium Shows
Patsy Burke, a longtime matchmaker for Leichhardt Stadium in Sydney, has made annual trips over the last twenty years to recruit boxers for his events. He travels abroad to sign talent and fill cards for upcoming shows in Australia.
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Patsy Burke
Sydney
Australia
High foreheads not reliable for intelligence says Smithsonian scientist
Smithsonian anthropologist Dr. Ales Hrdlicka reports measurements of Eskimo skulls showing forehead height is linked to hairline rather than intellect. He notes Eskimo men have slightly higher brow but similar skull size to old American men, and Eskimo pulse rates stay below white averages.
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Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Antropologist
Bureau of American Ethnology
Hrdlicke
Hrdlicka
Delinquent Income Taxes Bring In Over Thirteen Million
Washington reports 13,037,670 collected from delinquent income tax payers last year with an additional 8,093,263 from miscellaneous delinquents, totaling 21,130,933. A E Dunsmore notes efforts to trap evaders and correct underpayments through honest error.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
A Lady's Morals at the Capitol and More Cinema News
The Capitol screens A Lady's Morals starring Grace Moore with Wallace Beery in a Barnum inspired tale of Jenny Lind. At the Paramount, David Butler discusses directing Just Imagine, citing his acting background and Fox tenure. Charleston, S. C., remains a center for refining and distributing oils. The piece blends film history with industry notes.
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P. T. Barnum
Castle Garden
Barnum
New York
Wallace Beery
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Grace Moore
Jenny Lind
Paramount
David Butler
Just Imagine
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson
Blue Star Ointment for Skin Irritations and Itch
An old ad promoting Blue Star Ointment to relieve skin irritations and itching from eczema, tinea, poison oak, and related conditions. It claims antiseptic dressing use for old sores and recommends asking a druggist for BLUE STAR OINTMENT.
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