Senate Finance Committee backs 25 percent retroactive tax cut
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously for a tax relief package including a retroactive 25 percent cut on 1928 income taxes paid in 1924. Taxpayers would pay half of the next June 15 installment and three fourths of the last two installments, with refunds if the tax was prepaid. The panel also raised corporate earnings tax to 14 percent, repealed the $1 per $1,000 capital stock tax, and allowed state and municipal securities income to be taxed for court review.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Board of Tax Appeals
House of Congress
Coolidge
Sinclair to Face Senate Contempt Trial over Teapot Dome
Millionaire oilman Harry S. Sinclair was indicted by a grand jury for contempt of the Senate after refusing to answer questions from the Public Lands Committee. The case centers on congressional power to compel witness testimony and is expected to reach the Supreme Court, with a final decision not anticipated for over a year.
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Washington
Senate of the United States
Public Lands Committee
Harry S. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Bank Robbers Slain As Cash Is Recovered In Chase
In Los Angeles two bank robbers were shot during a two phase pursuit. One robber was killed by a civilian after they seized a truck and sped away. The other robber was wounded and captured by a deputy sheriff in Huntington Park as $12 000 stolen from the Security Trust and Savings bank was recovered.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Security Trust and Savings Bank
Huntington Park
Here
Berlin to Pay 625 Million Dollars a Year Reparations Figure
Dawes committee figures show Germany could pay about 2.5 billion gold marks yearly in five years, translating to roughly 625 million dollars. The annuities would vary with global economic conditions and domestic and international factors.
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Paris
Germany
Dawes
Feud Leaves One Dead and Several Wounded in Booneville
In Booneville Arkansas a feud between the Van Allen and McCarson families led to a pitched battle after a school quarrel. Booneville residents report Wilmouth Van Allen dead while Sam McCarson and Mrs Charles Van Allen are dying. Mae McCarson Ben McCarson Roby Van Allen and another Charles Van Allen are wounded.
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Booneville
Ark
Wilmoth van Allen
Sam McCarson
Charles van Allen
van Allen
McCarson
Mae McCarson
Ben MecCarson
Roby van Allen
Italian Clover Is Not Favored by USDA Experts
USDA researchers told wholesalers in Chicago that Italian red clover is cold sensitive and disease prone, urging avoidance of Italian seed and imports in severe winters. Tests across Ashland Spooner Marshfield Hastings College Park Blacksburg and other sites show mixed yields. US seed often outperforms foreign seed though demand outstrips supply.
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United States Department of Agriculture
A. J. Pieters
Mar. Jedgar Brown
States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Department
Pacific Northwest
United States
Ashland
Wis
Chile
Idaho
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Ohio
Oregon
Spooner
Michigan
College Park
Maryland
Blacksburg
State College
Pennsylvania
Italy
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Toennessee
Alabama
Alfalfa Hay Helps Sows Produce Healthy Litters
Alfalfa hay fed to sows in winter strengthens litters by supplying protein and minerals at low cost. It can be fed directly from stacks, in racks, or mixed with grain. Suggested rations for a 250 pound sow include combinations with corn, tankage, and skim milk, with adjustments for young gilts.
Whole Milk Best for Calf Fattening and Veal Quality
Whole milk excels for fattening young calves producing high quality veal. If one cow cannot supply enough milk, two nurse cows may be used. Calves should be kept in a heavily bedded darkened box stall to encourage rest, as inactivity plus abundant milk yields the best quality meat.
Chickens and Eggs Improve Charleston Home Economy
Farm women in Charleston county South Carolina sold 5 441 pounds of poultry and 10 388 dozen eggs in 1923 up from 600 pounds of market poultry and 1 008 dozen eggs in 1920. Extension workers directed by the U S Department of Agriculture and state colleges promoted pure bred poultry and product grading.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Charleston
S. C
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Mother
Mrs I A Holroop of Clinton Wisconsin claims Lydia E Pinkham or Vegetable Compound helped her weak irritable daughter who cried at every little thing. She used it before childbirth and now recommends it to mothers of growing girls for relief from these troubles.
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Clinton
Wisconsin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Me Walton
I. A. HoLrorp
Holford
Hopeless sixtravagant persons warned on remorse
A reflection notes that reckless or extravagant people fail to recognize their faults until remorse arises. The fragment discusses lack of self awareness and moral accountability.
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BAYER
Spohn
Spohn’s
WELCH
Concord
Richmond
Welch Nursery
Shenandoah
Reig
Tacoma Bldg
Weger Specialty CO
Lena, IM
Erman van Vorst
Appleton, Wis
Veta
Senate Committee
Harry Sinclair
Pal
Berlin
Doan
Illinois
Jacob Watts
Lewis Sr
Divernon
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Buffalo
N.Y
Boschee
Haarlem
Motors Corstoration
Stamford
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