House Passes New Tax Bill 390 to 25 Vote
Washington reports the house approved tax bill 390 to 25 after amendments shortening board terms to fourteen years. Rainey failed to recommit with higher surtax and estate taxes. Bill now goes to the senate, aiming law by March 1 with large revenue cuts and broad tax reductions.
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Board of Tax Appeals
Rainey
Illinois
Senate
Finance Committees
President Favors Speeding Up of Waterway Projects
President Coolidge signals support for accelerating inland waterway work. He would allocate about 10 million dollars more in the next fiscal year for the Mississippi system including the lakes to gulf link from Chicago to New Orleans, on top of existing funds. Army engineers suggest a further 10 million could speed completion, pending funds.
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Odght
White House
Coolidge
Gulf
Chicago
New Orleans
Mississippi
Army Engineers
Eight Bandits Loot Dows Bank in Farm Town Heist
State agents and local officers hunted eight men who terrorized Dows Iowa firing on residents through bank blasts. They looted the Dows Savings Bank vault with about 10000 in cash and 20000 in bonds, then fled. Night Marshal August Welziffe and Rock Island agent Harry Little were captured and held in the bank.
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Dows
Iowa
Towa
Sdvesimor
August Welziffe
Harry Little
Rock Island
23 Found Guilty in Big Distillery Plot
Twenty three men from St. Louis Cincinnati and Chicago were found guilty in Federal court of conspiring to violate national prohibition laws by involving withdrawal of 80000 gallons of prewar whisky from the Jack Daniel distillery in St. Louis. The verdict names several St. Louis political figures and officials among the convicted. December 80 was set for sentencing with a maximum of two years in prison.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Jack Daniel
Robert C. Baltzell
Arnold J. Hellmink
Internal Revenue
Nat Goldstein
Circuit Court
Michael J. Kinney
Michael J. Whalen
William J. Kinney
Ada Gehrum
John Gehrum
August Walter
Cioginnati
Yangtsun battle damages reported by dispatch
A Tientsin dispatch to the Daily Mail says about 2000 Chinese were killed or wounded in the Yangtsun battle area between Peking and Tientsin. Japanese guards near Newchwang hold two Chinese armies of 30 000 each, while Mukden is occupied and Marshal Chang Tao-lin is warned to return only as victor or refugee. General Chang protests his removal from the capital.
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London
Tientsin
Daily Mail
Peking
Newchwang
Manchuria
Chang
Kuo Sun Ling
Mukden
Chang Tao-lin
Elaine Harris Loses Appeal To Annul Marriage
Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris failed to overturn a marriage annulment to Beverly Harris former National City Bank vice president. The appellate division affirmed the June 1925 interlocutory decree after a jury found misrepresentation of social status and moral character before the marriage. Harris filed suit in 1922.
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Elaine Harris
New York
Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris
Beverly Harris
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National City Bank
Harris
Supreme Court
Wagner
Express Train Held Up for $100,000 in Silks
Wells Fargo express train bound for Chicago without passengers was robbed between Hackensack bridge and H B Junction New Jersey of manufacturers silks and costly women's wear valued at about 100000 dollars. Robbers are thought to have boarded the train just before its departure from New York terminal.
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Chicago
Hackensack Bridge
H. B. Junction
New York Terminal
Colonel Mitchell Found Guilty and Suspended Five Years
Washington reports Col William Mitchell found guilty on eight specifications of insubordination. He is suspended from rank command and duty for five years with forfeiture of pay and allowances. The court cites his World War I record for leniency and addresses his dramatic courthouse farewell to the judges.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Robert Lee Howze
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
National Defense
Navy
War Departments
Shenandoah
Ohio
Air Service
Court's Decision Great Mistake Says Gov Small
Governor Len Small condemns a Supreme Court ruling ordering him to pay Illinois one million dollars in interest on state funds. He asserts he paid all interest received into the treasury and says a rehearing petition will be filed. He asks Illinois citizens to retain faith in his public service record.
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Springfield
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Supreme Court
Illnois
Illinois
Len Small
Valentino Divorce Case Opens in Paris Court
Mrs Valentino seeks divorce from Rudolph Valentino in Paris court records. They wed in Crown Point Indiana in 1923 and later legalized a Mexican marriage. Natacha Rambova confirms she has sued, calling the action due to incompatibility and awaits a final decree.
Navy discloses Diehl story as false in S-51 case
Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood testifies before the naval board of inquiry into the submarine S-51 sinking that Capt John H. Diehl of the City of Rome gave a false account of the incident.
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City of Rome
Boston
Charles A. Lockwood
Naval Board of Inquiry
John H. Diehl
Navy to Attack Cities in 1926 27 Fleet Maneuvers
The United States Navy plans battle maneuvers for 1926 and 1927 featuring attacks on major cities including Los Angeles California and evocations of San Francisco and New York as part of fleet training exercises.
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Navy
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
New York
From Athens to Rome Paul the Missionary Review
Lesson overview tracing Paul the Apostle from Athens to Rome. Highlights include his gospel preaching in Athens and Ephesus, his trials, courage, and endurance, and the call to imitate his faith and service. The review emphasizes Pauls character and teachings as the quarter's focus.
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Rome
God
Lord Jesus Christ
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Ephesus
Legion Outlines 1925 26 Legislative Goals
National Commander John R. McQuigg details American Legion plans for 1925 1926 including universal military service a permanent international court and a robust national defense. Aims include a permanent medical corps in the Veterans bureau independent status for the bureau a 2000 bed hospital program and amendments to disabled veterans acts.
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John R. McQuigg
United States
Court of International Justice
Legion
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United States Veterans’ Bureau
Congress
Department of Education and Relief
Veterans’ Bureau
National Home For
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Minister’s Son Wins Fifty In War Question Prize
Rev Ralph Stoody of St Johnsbury Vermont won $50 in a Frederick Palmer questionnaire contest on What Good Did You Get Out of the World War The winner says he would value military experience as a prerequisite for a theological degree and reflects on character and faith across diverse groups including immigrants and various denominations Stoody pastors Vermont’s largest Methodist church and belongs to the Legion post in St Johnsbury.
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Ralph Steady
St. Johnsbury
Cnampus
Stoody
Vermont
W. R. Knapp
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