Louisiana committee sanctions Ferguson bill on commerce tax
A Louisiana legislative committee backs a sales levy on most commodities except essentials to replace the parish three mill property tax for two years. The panel also favors repealing the malt tax and approves several tax and license bills while delaying liquor tax action and hearing further objections.
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Ferguson
Burgess
Ouachita
McGrath
Orleans
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Gelpi
Wimberly
Bienville
Tax Reform Commission
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
Provost
Iberia
Hammon
Jackson
R. D. Jones
Washington
Reed
Evangeline, and
Guillory
St. Landry
Williamson
Peyton and Wimberly
House Postpones Police Bill Action in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on June 19 the House indefinitely postponed the Hoffpaulr bill 68 to 28 aimed at restricting New Orleans city government control of its police department. No record vote was taken. The measure, pushed by Rep. N. S. Hoffpaulr and backed by Rep. J. E. Weber, followed a heated debate.
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House
Hoffpaulr
New Orleans City
N. S. Hoffpaulr
Acadia
J. E. Weber
Spite bill showdown over New Orleans police control
In the Louisiana House a factioned debate erupted as administrationists aligned against New Orleans city government. Weber urged engrossment of a bill to restrict police political influence, while Old Regulars claimed it targets New Orleans and sought postponement. The clash included accusations of election abuses and political retaliation.
Louisiana House Approves 1.6 Billion Relief Funding Plan
Louisiana state lawmakers move to provide 1.6 billion dollars in preferred annual relief funds for unemployment and welfare programs, aiming to sustain federal emergency aid. The plan tops allocations for public welfare, maternal care, paupers, the blind, and workers’ compensation program state responsibilities.
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
Louisiana
Harry J. Early
Early
Provost
Iberia
Washington
Hopkins
Anzalone
Tangipahoa
Earl Long
Huey P. Long
Senate Passes Boudreaux School Funds Bill Amid Opposition
The Louisiana Senate approved the Boudreaux measure to segregate school funds from state accounts by a 23 to 11 vote. Key supporters included Joseph I. Boudreaux and Clement Moss with opposition led by Coleman Lindsey and W. Scott Heywood.
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Clement Moss
Lake Charles
Paul E. Chasez
Orleans
Frank H. Peterman
Rapides
Chasez
State Supervisor of Public Accounts
Senate
State Administration
Coleman Lindsey
Minden
Judiciary
Wingrave
Lawmakers Attack Bill Amid Broad Statewide Backlash
The text notes widespread legislative opposition as opponents including Dugas Evangeline Moss Lake Charles Peltier and LaFourche challenge a bill. It portrays sustained political pressure against this session’s constructive measures.
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Cal
Chinese pirates flee into hills with prisoners
American forces join the chase as U S S Pope and Bittern with British destroyers pursue pirates along China's waters. Pirates boarded the Shuntien at Tianjin then seized crew and passengers before fleeing with booty and 20 prisoners. Foreign gunboats aid China in fighting piracy amid a long history of coastal raids.
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Veteran
Witch
China
Stripped Vessel Shuntien Recount of Piracy Off China
The British steamer Shuntien arrived at Chefoo after a pirate raid off the Yellow River. Chinese brigands seized the ship at 10 p.m. Sunday, held passengers and crew at pistol point for 24 hours, and looted valuables while wounding an officer. Five junks carried the raiders in a swift nighttime seizure before fleeing into swampy delta waters.
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Chefoo
China
Yellow River
Yamamoto
Eagle
Weihaiwei
Witch
Tientsin
Shanghai
Polish polygamist ZerkoWits arrested in Warsaw area
Moses Zelko wits a Jewish traveling salesman of Warsaw married six women in six Polish towns from 1928 to 1930 and maintained six homes. He was arrested on a polygamy charge after a bus ride where two wives talked and the wives later met.
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Moses Zelkowits
Warsaw
Zelkowits
Next Swedish queen seen in studio portrait
Crown Princess Louise appears beside Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf in a new studio photograph signaling her role as the future queen of Sweden. The image emphasizes their royal status amid unfolding ceremonial expectations.
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Sweden
Louise
Gustaf Adolf
Florida farmers slow to seek federal relief under live-at-home plan
Few applications for federal relief have come from Florida farmers who followed a live-at-home program advocated by state agricultural authorities.
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Florida
Christian Church Youth Delegates Open Meeting
Youth delegates from Christian churches across Louisiana opened their annual convention in Shreveport with sunrise services and a general meeting. Notable speakers included Thomas F. Jett, Charlotte Hart, Agnes Ford, and Charles Marion Ross who led a pre luncheon forum. William N. Weaver of New Orleans is slated to give the annual address at tonight's opening.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Thomas F. Jett
Monroe
Charlotte Hart
Mansfield
Agnes Ford
Alexandria
Charles Marion Ross
Fort Worth
Texas
William N. Weaver
New Orleans
RAF plans rapid Malaya aerodrome expansion linking Singapore and Siamese border
The Royal Air Force will build nearly 20 aerodromes across Malaya within two years linking Singapore and Alor Star to the Siamese border. Some sites start as emergency fields but all will fit the largest aircraft in use, surveyed by the RAF in cooperation with civic and governmental authorities, joining Seletar's main aerodrome and a nearby civic field under construction.
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Singapore
Alor Star
Malaya
Royal Air Force
Seletar
Private New York gardens open in spring for charity
Several elaborate New York private gardens welcome visitors each spring. Admission proceeds go to charitable causes, with garden owners inviting the public to tour their plants and grounds.
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New York
Stanley Reends Fight On Dore Bank Measure
District Attorney Eugene Stanley of Orleans renewed his attack on the Dore bank bill saying it was surreptitiously handled and framed to provide legislative pardons for Louisiana bank officials and directors charged with accepting deposits in insolvent banks. The House refused to recommit the bill to committee for a public hearing and sent it out with a favorable report after a special meeting following the legislature’s adjournment.
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Baton Rouge
Eugene Stanley
Orleans
Dore Bank
Louisiana
Stanley
House
House Banks and Banking Committee
Viosca Named Attorney By Judge Wayne Borah
Judge Wayne G Borah appoints Rene Viosca as United States attorney for the eastern district of Louisiana Roosevelt nomination withdrawn after Huey Long fought its confirmation in the senate New Orleans June 19
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Wayne G. Borah
Federal District Court Today
Rene Viosca
United States
Eastern District of Louisiana
Viosca
Roosevelt
Huey P. Long
Senate
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