Plan to Halt Increases Governs Indiana Tax Fight
Plans for a party caucus of house and senate leaders to decide action on an administration tax measure requested by Governor McCray are advancing. The bill aims to hold local tax increases to the lowest possible level and may shift appellate power over levies and bonds to the state tax board. Members debate original versus appellate jurisdiction as apportionment reform and primary law repeal loom before a four week remaining session.
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Indianapolis
House
Senate
McVray
House Judiciary Committee
Otto Fifield
McCray
Iifford
State Board of Tax Comissioners
State Board
Hase
Sir Lifield
Legislative
James J. Nejdl
Whiting
Herber C. Willis
Waterloo
Assembly
Indiana
Lake
St. Joseph
Marion
Baxter State Police Department
Jefersonville
Pocnamville
Beardsley
Herbert €. Willis
Wifield
Willis
Indiana Banks Report Shows Stable Resources Through Dec 29 1920
The semi annual bank and trust report by Indiana state bank commissioner Charles W. Camp records total resources of 549,610,180.41 with a 13.78 million rise since June 1920. It covers 825 institutions and cites increases in loans and deposits with a cash reserve averaging 17.4 percent and details liabilities including capital stock and discounts.
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Indiana
Charles W. Camp
State Bank
Mr. Camp
United States
Camp
To Protect Thawing Roads Measure Before House Panel
A bill named Tague Wi pending before the house committee on roads may become law if approved by the lower branch. It restricts loads on thawing roads by tire width and assigns police powers to road supervisors, constables, and local officials to enforce the rule.
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House
Senate
State Board Debates German Elective and Adopts New Textbooks
Ft Wayne superintendent Louis C Ward proposed not opposing a German study as an elective in high schools but the motion failed. The state board as textbook commissioners approved a new history geography physiology English and spelling book and for the first time a domestic science book, to be compulsory in Indiana elementary schools for five years.
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Louis C. Ward
Ft. Wayne
State Board of Textbook Commissioners
Indiana
Amendment Resolutions Fail in Upper House
The final English resolution to amend the constitution to appointive state offices failed in the upper house. A majority of senators opposed making the state superintendent of public instruction and the reporter of the Supreme and Appellate courts appointive. Both offices remain elected.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme
State Police Bill Emerges as Conspicuous Issue
Bitter opposition to the Baxter bill to create a state police force makes it a standout in the upper house. The senate military affairs committee will report the bill within days. Rural bankers and manufacturers push for its passage as the fight shifts to the floor.
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Iabor
Baxter
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Disarmament Debates Shadow Harding Era Cabinet Picks
The piece surveys postwar disarmament debates, touring proposals and opposition from naval leaders to pausing construction. It notes Pershing’s warning against unpreparedness, Dawes’ cabinet speculation, and a list of possible Harding appointees amid tariff and wage battles with railroad labor.
Germany cannot pay reparations says expert opinion
The allied and American economists deem the 54 billion gold mark demand untenable for Germany over 42 years. Germany may sign the London pact, while protesting that obligations would enslave the people. France eyes bonds and export tax gains to fund reconstruction. Britain backs the 12 percent levy as a treaty matter. Lloyd George defends the plan and warns of formal protest if Germany refuses.
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Edward W. Pickard
Germany
Supreme Council
America
Walter Simons
Simons
London
France
Great Britain
Washington
State Department
Lloyd George
Report cites Brussels experts on German budget illusion
Financial experts at Brussels conference show Germany how to cover a 76 billion mark 1920 deficit. They say Germany exaggerated hardship and overstated expenses while taxes lag behind Allied levels. Budgets for 1919 and 1920 include undisbursed credits such as 16.5 billion marks for occupation costs, of which 4.5 billion was spent. Indirects for 1920 total 42 billion marks.
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Brussels
Germany
Army Plans and Cuts Spark Debate in Congress
Chairman Kahn opened the house fight to keep the regular army above 175 000. He quoted President-elect Harding favoring 175 000 with hopes to reach 150 000 someday. Harding backs voluntary training for 150 000 annually amid deep War Department budget cuts.
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House
Kahn
Military Affairs Committee
Harding
Marion
Congress
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Dawes Defends War Effort in House Probe
Gen Charles G Dawes former chief of supply procurement for the American army in France testifies before the house war investigating committee. He denounces political attacks on war winners and defends liquidation of American accounts and surplus stock sales to France as necessary and rapid. He criticizes pink ten diplomats and red tape and asserts equal loyalty to Britain and the United States.
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Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Admiral Coontz
Taylor
United States
General Pershing
House Naval Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
France
House War Investigating Committee
Army
Dawes
Europe
Great Britain
Prohibition Commissioner clamps down on liquor withdrawals
Prohibition Commissioner Maramet issued an order limiting withdrawals from bonded warehouses to only industrial alcohol wines for incremental purposes and liquor for retail druggists with a five case cap per authorization. Wholesale permits were halted and aides were sent to the Canadian border to curb smuggling.
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Maramet
Jie
Testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound Aid
Vernon Texas woman Mrs W M Stephens reports relief from monthly abdominal pain after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Once bedridden she returned to work as a dressmaker and housework after following the regimen and consulting her doctor.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
W. M.stephens
N. Commerce St
Vernon, Texas
Stephen
Dr Nardines Catarrh Remedy Promises Superior Relief
For over twenty years there has not been a single known failure to produce desired results. It quickly kills the catarrh germ, reduces mucus discharge, heals ulcers, and restores breathing. Endorsed by users and dispensers. 30-5c at druggists and stores and by mail. Send 10e to Nar dine Medical Co. for a sample box by mail.
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Nardine Medical Co
Johnson City
N. J
Flush the kidneys with Bulgarian Blood Tea
An old remedy promotes a hot cup of Bulgarian Blood Tea to cleanse the blood and tonify the liver. It claims to kill colds and grippe and ward off influenza and pneumonia, sold by druggists and grocers.
Class discussion on old coins and forgery in school
A teacher tests students on B C and A. D. by asking what they would do with a Roman coin stamped B. C. OS. A pupil suggests it would be a pre Christ minter and another jokes it might fit a slot machine.
Cuticura Soap Offer Promises Smooth Shaves
An advertisement proclaims Cuticura Soap doubles razor efficiency and promotes skin purity and health. It claims no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. One soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Movie Theaters in China Show Busy Schedule
In Tientsin there are about six motion picture theaters led by a foreign house seating 600, with Chinese venues from 500 to 2000. Each theater runs two shows daily and screens films from major American studios with popularity of the stars similar to the United States.
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China
Tientsin
United States
The Placid Exit and Yeast Plot in Socrates Club
In a Socrates Yessing club exchange a member asks why the philosopher delays before drinking the herlock. The serene sage replies Nantippe promised to slip a cake of yeast into the mixture and awaits its effect.
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Nantippe
This Man Jenkins Stands For Office Campaign
A dialogue notes a candidate named Jenkins in a local campaign. The exchange asks about his platform and what he represents, signaling voter curiosity about his policy stance.
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Jenkins
Ex heroes struggle with fading memory of public deeds
A reflective note on veterans and public memory as forgotten heroics resurface in quiet discourse. The piece considers how society recalls former wartime figures and questions the persistence of their legacies.
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Prince Conrad
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Savoy
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Asheville
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Ilinois
A. W. Mellon
Pennsylvania
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Massachusetts
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Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio
Will H. Hays
Henry C. Wallace
Iowa
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New Mexico
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