Flynn Nye tax bill looms over munitions probe fallout
The Nye crafted inquiry into munitions profits shifts to a sweeping tax proposal aimed at all corporations and high earners. The measure would cap corporate income, tax tax exempt securities, and levy heavy rates, while signaling a broader political clash over wartime fiscal policy and Republican leadership weaknesses. The piece notes Senate figures Nye and Flynn push a controversial plan with limited likely passage.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Senate
Nye
Rep
N. D
Roosevelt
Flynn-Nye
Congress
Rhine Fortifications Renew Old Problem Amid German Military Plans
Germany’s new military program challenges the Versailles treaty and rekindles concerns over Rhineland fortifications. The piece traces the Rhine’s strategic role from Roman times to modern Europe and notes towns like Basel Mainz Koblenz Bonn Cologne and Dusseldorf along the river. It highlights Rhine navigation and the Alsace region’s political significance under a demilitarized Allied occupation framework.
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Washington
Germany
Rhineland
Rhine
the Rhine
National Geographic Society
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Austria
France
Europe
North Sea
London
Belgium
Netherlands
Rhone
Marne
Danube
Basle
Cologne
Upper Rhine
Swiss Alps
Netherland
Vosges
Black Forest
Mainz
Taunus
Bingen
Bonn
Hunters get best of mountain lions in California
Sacramento officials report California lion hunts yielded 215 lion scalps for bounty last year, down from 270 in prior years. State fish and game division says hunters are winning the long battle, noting 57 percent of the kills were female lions and signaling improved control of stock-killing predators.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
State Fish and Game Division
Xanten and Cleves echo legends in Ruhr era port lore
The passage notes the Ruhr region’s river ports as a major steel and coal hub, with a note that Mercator once lived there. It references legends tied to Siegfried at Xanten near the Dutch border and Lohengrin's rescue of Elsa at Cleves, remarking that industry does not erase these myths.
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Ruhr
Mercator
Siegfried
Xanten
Netherlands
Cleves
Lohengrin
Elsa
Baluchitherium shown as giant prehistoric rhinoceros
New research from the American Museum of Natural History presents a reconstruction of Baluchitherium, a 20,000 pound behemoth that stood about 17 feet 9 inches tall and 30 feet long. Based on 200 bones from 20 animals, scientists Granger and Gregory depict a hornless, leaf-eating giant with long legs and a large neck.
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New York
Baluchitherium
Asia
Gobi Desert
American Museum of Natural History
Walter Granger
William K. Gregory
Granger
Gregory
Baluchistan
FOR ANOTHER'S CRIME INDIANA MAN RELEASED AFTER GUILTY CONFESSION
Edward Singleton, who served four years in the Indiana penitentiary for a theft he did not commit, was released after the genuine offender admitted the crime. Singleton had maintained his innocence throughout his imprisonment.
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Edward Singleton
Indiana Penitentiary
Singleton
Snake With Hind Legs Found Nearby In Nebraska
A two foot long spreading viper with small hind legs was brought from Louisville by Harry O Palmer. Paler notes snakes with legs are rare yet real, the legs about five inches from the tail tip and little more than a quarter inch long.
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Omaha
Neb
Harry O. Palmer
Louisville
Boston Course on Youths Sins Ties to Character Adjustment
Boston university to offer next year a course titled Institute of Character Adjustment. The program aims to address youth behavior and ethical development with structured study and guidance.
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Boston
Mass
Boston University
Institute of Character Adjustment
Loeb Fever Machine Promises Cure with Radio Wave Heat
A device called the Loeb fever machine uses short radio waves to raise body temperature as a treatment. It has shown considerable success in combating certain diseases in early reports.
Revival of All Train canal plan gains support
Gladstone Michigan officials renew backing for an All Train canal across the Upper Peninsula linking Lakes Superior and Michigan. The $85 million project would span 86 miles, move iron and copper ore to Chicago cheaper, and aid national defense, with a survey and planning request sent to the Federal Relief administration.
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Gladstone
Mich
Upper Michigan Peninsula
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Federal Relief Administration
Minnesota
Chicago
House frock on tailored lines pattern 2089
House frock with slenderizing lines and gathered bodice features. Front yoke creates a vestee like effect while a long rear seam forms a kick pleat below the knee. Sizes 16 to 44 include 3⅝ yards fabric for size 36. Send 15c to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Postmaster Handles Improperly Addressed Letter
A man complains about a letter not delivered due to improper addressing. He asks what if he addressed it to the Biggest Dum xen Christendom. The postmaster would simply mark it Return to Sender.
How to Be Popular in the Neighborhood
A brief Ottawa Citizen quip questions why one might be popular at home. The reply notes a self deprecating habit of playing the saxophone when lonely, implying humor over social cachet.
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Ottawaitizen
Advantages of College Tourist in Yellowstone Park
A humorous travel quip contrasts Native American sovereignty with a guide’s reply that all those Indians are college graduates. The line satirizes stereotypes while delivering a comic drawing room tone about park visitors and guides.
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Yellowstone Park
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National Press
Washington, D. C
Nye Inquiry
Henry P. Fletcher
Hastings
Delaware
Bolton
Ohio
Fletcher
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Arthur Vendenberg
Vandenberg
Western Newspaper Union
Moselle
Lahn
Coblenz
Ehrenbreitstein
Beethoven
Boln
Lower Rhine
Dusseldorf
Heinrich Heine
Duisburg
Mammoth
University
School of
Nebraska
Loeb Fever Machine
Michigan Peninsula
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