Coolidge Plea On Tax Cut Faces House Hurdle
Washington reports President Coolidge pressed Congress to urgently adopt a 25 percent cut in income taxes for 1923. In the House, Representative Green noted broad opposition and said unanimous consent would be needed, while Representative Garner criticized the president for an eleventh hour move and questioned the tax bill alignment with Mellon principles.
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Washington
House
Senate
Green
Representabive Garter
Dem. Tex
Coolidge
Bir
Garner
Chicago Man Shot Dead in Woman's Automobile
Walter R. Law, an automobile salesman, was found shot to death in a sedan near Mrs Gaertner's home. Police arrested Cilenzo Gaertner, a divorced woman, after locating the body and a pistol with three shots fired, along with a gin bottle in the car, as the investigation unfolded.
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Chicago
Cilenzo
Belle Brown
Goerbeck Gaertner
BAUME
Expeelees Wille
Walter R. Law
Law
Bis Greimer
Phort
Gaertn
Interior to set aside 383000 acres for homesteads in western states
The Interior department announced the largest annual allocation of land for homesteads, 383000 acres across five western states. Areas include Carbon and Moffat counties in Montana, Lander and Pershing counties in Nevada, Otero in New Mexico, San Juan and White counties in Utah, and Lake County in Oregon. Filing dates to be announced.
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Shington
Westernstates
Interior Department
Tn Carbon
Vphinps
Mottana
Lander
Perstung
Nevada
Otero
New Mexico
San Fuan
Vhute
Utah
Lake County
Oregon
Cities Hold Jubilee as Ford Offer Wins
Citizens across the Tennessee Valley celebrate the Armistice news and passage of the bill leasing Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. Bonfires ring bells, horns sound, and crowds gather on courthouse lawns in Birmingham and cities like Sheffield Florence Decatur Huntsville and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Birmingham
Ala
Senate kills farm aid appropriation in 94 to 28 vote
Washington reports the senate defeated a farm relief appropriation of 35,440,006 for Mtter purchases in a party line vote of 94 to 28. Southern Democrats and eastern Republicans joined in opposing the measure labeled communism theory by critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Coolidge Seeks Prohibition Report On Wettest City
President Coolidge asks Prohibition Commissioner Haynes for an official report on Washington as the “wettest city” in the country. The inquiry follows a police hearing at the Brooklyn Navy Yard led by Rear Admiral C. P. Plunkett.
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Washington
Coolidge
Prohibition
Haynes
White House
New York
C. P. Plunkett
Comandant
Brooklyn Navy Yard
House subcommittee settles terms of new seller bonus
A subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee reached agreement on terms for a new seller bonus plan. The arrangement would provide paid up insurance policies and will be forwarded to the full committee for action.
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Washington
House
Ways and A Means Committee
Estate Leaves 8000 to Government in Gratitude
Residence of Lancaster Ohio reports that Wesley Jordan a former resident died leaving his entire 8000 estate to the government as a sign of gratitude for life and liberty. The will specifies the bequest to the state for public welfare purposes.
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Lancaster
Wesley Jordan
Emer
House Accepts the Ford Shoals Offer
Washington report notes the House approved Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals by a 227 to 142 vote. The McKenzie bill authorizes acceptance and moves to the Senate, with mixed bipartisan support and questions about Senate action. The measure aims for Ford to take over the government's nitrate and power project on the Tennessee River under terms in the bill.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Congress
House
McKenzie
Ford
Senate
McKensie
Couurdttee
Tennessee
Andia
British Display Big War Fleet in Mediterranean
London reports a major Royal Navy maneuver in the Mediterranean off the African coast under Admiral Lord Beatty. The event signals Britain shifting naval strength from the Atlantic and North Sea toward the Mediterranean as ships gather for a strategic power transfer and future European war planning.
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Mediterranean
London
Mediterraean
Bnvearic Islands
Lord Beatty
Great Britain
Atlantic
North Sea
France
Ita African Coloniies
Church Census Shows Big Gain for Year of 1923
The 1923 religious census compiled by the Christian Herald and mind public shows 45,457,368 communicants, up 650,015 from 1922. The largest denomination is Roman Catholic with 15,855,200 communicants, up 14,618.
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New York
United States
Christian Herald
Mind Public
President's Widow Seeks Control of Wilson Manuscripts
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson declares she will use legal rights to curb publication of selections from her late husband’s letters and manuscripts until determining how the war president’s papers will be released to the public in an authorized manner.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wise Elizabeth Hanna
Dan Hanna
Mark Hanna
Richard Porte Davidson
Bridley Davidson
Miss Hanna
Mexican Rebels Surrender in Guerrero Washing Away Rebel Hope
A flood of rebel troops in Guerrero collapsed as 400 surrendered at Toluca and Cuernavaca, 800 at Puente de Ixtla with prominent generals among the capitulations. General Romulo Figueroa was reported dangerously at Tepual.
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Mexico City
Guerrero
Toluca
Cuernavaca
Puente de Ixtla
Romulo Figueroas
Tguala
Six Men Loot Security Loan Office in New York Holdup
Seven armed men entered the Security Loan company offices in New York bound clerks and a woman, looted an open safe, and escaped with jewelry valued at more than sixty thousand dollars.
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New York
Security Loan Company
Daugherty Deals Revealed In Senate Testimony
Miss Roxy Stinson of Columbus testified about alleged deals involving Attorney General Daugherty. She described a plan to profit from ex Dempsey Carpentier fight pictures and noted gifts of stock tied to Daugherty and Jesse Smith. Stinson said Smith’s estate favored Daugherty family and listed shares and monetary bequests amid suspicions of misconduct.
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Washington
Senate
Daugherty
Brookhart Committee
Roxy Stinson
Columbus
Jesse Smith
Wheeler
Montana
Miss Stinson
Atlantic City
Mening
Smith
Dempsey-Carpentier Fight Pictures
Mal Daugherty
White Motors Company
McLean Admits Misleading Senate Probe Committee
McLean testifies before a Senate probe panel admitting he misled investigators about a $100,000 Fall loan and that he trusted Mr. Fall. He says a second Florida statement was correct and explains why checks he issued were returned uncashed. The earlier claim of a $10,000 cash loan was made at Fall’s request.
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Washington
Dugard
Senate Oi
Fall
Joan
Wash
Florida
Senate
New York Banks Set Up 100 Million Credit in France
An American banking group led by J B Morgan Co arranged a banking credit of not less than 100 million dollars with the Bank of France. The loan is fully secured by gold in the bank vaults and will be used to stabilize French exchange and for other government purposes as determined by France.
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New York
Bank of France
J. B. Morgan & Co
Senate probes Internal Revenue Bureau inquiry ordered
The Senate ordered a thorough investigation into the Bureau of Internal Revenue which handles all federal income tax matters. The investigating committee includes Senator Watseman of Indiana as chairman with Senators Ernst of Kentucky, Citizens of Michigan, Jones of New Mexico, and King of Utah on the panel.
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Washington
Senate
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Cansista
Wateaan
Inaana
Ernst
Kentucky
Ciuzens
Michigan
Jones
New Mexico
King
Utah
Derio‘crata
U S Seizes Big Liner for Drag and Liquor Traffic
Government agents seized the Royal Mail liner Orduna in New York harbor for violations of customs, national prohibition, and narcotic laws. Night arrests included the chief steward. The seizure followed a second raid in which eight crew members were arrested and $10,000 in whisky and narcotics were seized.
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Washington
New York Harbor
Bomb injures none at British Legation in Athens
A bomb exploded at the entrance to the British Legation in Athens causing material damage but injuring no one. Greek officials said the incident appeared intended to discredit the sovereign government and expressedFull-year concern over the attack as a political provocation.
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Athens
Radio Speed Manpured
A garbled OCR style item mentions Washington Ryperte and CBS in a context suggesting radio speed or performance notes. Readable fragments indicate a broadcasting reference with potential dates or stations, but specifics are unclear.
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Washington
Ryperte
CBS
U S Government Market Report Prices by City and Item
A weekly market snapshot listing prices for hay, Timothy, beef and veal, cattle, pork, fruits, vegetables, and grains across Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and other hubs. Includes hogs, steers, lambs, veal calves, and corn and wheat values with unit details and regional variations.
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Washington
Chicago
Minneapolia
Timothy
Minneapolis
Affairs
Prairie
AVA Byock
Norther
Texan
Northwestern
Fanny Woesap
Onlona
FRAIN
Mt. Louis
St. Louta
Polis
Louis
Daugherty View Approved by House in Bribe Case
Washington Attorney General Dugherty won a decisive victory in a skirmish with the house over the nerves of two of its members said by a Chicago grand jury to be implicated in bribery. The house sustained Dugherty's refusal to submit the aries by a vote of 222 to 108, four present. This action follows an adoption of a Judiciary committee resolution stamping the arrival on orderly procedure of the chart.
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Washington
Dugherty
House
Chicago
jJudiciary Committee
Not Guilty Pleas Entered In National Banking Indictments
Pleas of not guilty were entered in federal court by Gov Waren T McCray on indictments charging violation of the national banking laws and use of the mails to defraud. A plea of guilty to violating the national banking laws was entered by Anos LD Morris cashier of the Discount & Loan bank of Kentland, noted in the indictment with the governor, who was once president of the bank.
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Andianapolis
Waren T. McCray
Anos LD Morris
Discount & Ixposit Bank
Kentland
McCray
Army appropriation bill for 12000 officers and 125000 men
Washington reports from the appropriations committee a military bill funding an army of about 12 000 officers and 125 000 men with a total sum of 264 224 83 thousand dollars. The package also includes 37 60 thousand dollars for rivers and harbors, with distribution to be allocated by the rivers and harbors board.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Rescue of Eleven from Stricken Steamship Off Cape Hatteras
Officials of the New York Mall Steamship Company report eleven survivors from the steamship Sreamer Bantiago after it broke near Cape Hatteras. Twenty two crew members remain missing as a lifeboat crewed by the ship’s survivors was rescued by the Norwegian stormship Chea.
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New York
Aulk
Cape Hatteras
New Yorke &Nbs Mall Steamship Company
Hese
Chea
Gotham Hit by Gale Threatens City Across Huge Damage
A severe gale swept Gotham causing extensive damage estimated in the thousands as strong winds moved through the area, disrupting power, structures, and daily life across multiple neighborhoods. Authorities urged caution and prepared containment measures.
Judge Wilbur to Head Navy in Coolidge Offer
Curtis D. Wilbur, chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, announced he received a telegram from President Coolidge offering the secretary of the navy post, vacant by Edwin Dendy’s resignation, and he accepted. He said he would go to Washington for Senate confirmation. Wilbur, born May 10, 1867 in Bootle, Iowa, is noted for child welfare work and California’s juvenile court laws.
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San Francisco
Curtis D. Wilbur
California Supreme Court
Coolidge
Secretary of the Navy
Edwin Dendy
Wilbur
Washington
Senate
California
Juniata
Los Angeles
Bootlesboro
Jametown
N. D
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ray Dyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Navy
William S Kenyon
United States
Iowa
Popular Price Shows to Be Tax Free
Washington senate committee weighs revenue bill changes on amusement taxes. The house bill exempts admissions up to and including 50 cents. admissions above 60 cents taxed at 1 cent. Melton signals push to eliminate tax on admissions over 50 cents, despite bills seeking total repeal. About 30 million dollars yearly from amusement taxes, with 56 million from theaters. 13,000 theaters would be exempt under the current proposal.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Iiance Committee
House
Melton
Senate Committee
Congress
Penary
Minnesota Nonpartisan League Dissolves to Join Federation
In a state convention in Minneapolis the Minnesota Nonpartisan League voted 64 to 1078 to affiliate with the Farmer Labor Federation of Minnesota, losing its identity. The Working People's Nonpartisan Political League also relinquished its identity to join the same federation, uniting farmer and labor groups in a pivotal step for the party. The federation formation marks the most exciting day for the farmer labor party since its origin by A C Townley six years ago. Membership dwindled from 60,000 to about 17,000.
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Minnesota
Nonpartisan League
Minneapolis
Nonpartisan Leagues of
Farmer-Labor Federation of Minnesota
Farmer Labor Party
Working People's Nonpatizan Political League
Farmer-Labor Federation
Farmer and Labor
Farmer-Labor Party
A. C. Townley
Nom Vartiaan League
Banner year for autos sees 15 million machines registered
Washington officials state a banner year in motor vehicle use with 15,092,177 machines registered at the start of the period, a rise of 3,852,800 over early figures. California New York Ohio and Pennsylvania each exceed two million autos.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Public Road
California
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Reehoo Head Retained as Superintendent in Wis
School board in Melis, Wisconsin voted to retain L. A. Mimilsht as superintendent for the coming year. Mimilsht has led the district through the previous term and is expected to continue policy and administration.
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Rehoo
Melis
Wis
Shack Ton ~Rae
L. A. Simmicht
Mimilsht
Hide Penltios Ng Feary
Bayer Aspirin Misprint Warns of Imitations
A cautionary note warns buyers to look for the Bayer name on the package or label to ensure authentic Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 22 years. The alert states imitations may be dangerous and urges verification before purchase.
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Bayer
Ady
Crank J Foster Gloom Fame Sparks Harsh Take
Festus Peeters dismisses J Foster Gloom as one of the worst cranks known. The remark underscores strong opinions about the individual and signals public scorn in a terse exchange.
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J. Foster Gloom
Festus Peeters
Sliced fragments outline early advertising copy
A fragmentary ad snippet notes promotions for Cascarets and plaster products, and mentions an experiment at the University of California on women’s color choices. It includes sly hyperbole about men’s friends and color choice, with warnings to ask for Allcock’s porous plates and a stray proverb about worms turning.
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University of California
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Gotham
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Spohn
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Akin
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