Plan to Deport Up to 12000 Aliens This Year
The 1927 immigration bill proposes a total appropriation of 8 084 865 dollars, with 800 000 reserved for deportation and about 180 000 in back pay. Officials aim to deport nearly 12 000 undesirables and expand border patrol from 497 to 650–700 agents.
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Washington
United States
Immigration Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Border Patrol
Border Service
Harry E. Hull
Commissioner General of Immigration
Hull
Chicago
Los Angeles
Pope Rejects Step Toward Reconciliation With State
Pope Pius sharply repudiates ecclesiastical law reforms agreed with the Italian government and three basilicas canons. He says the Vatican does not endorse the canons and reserves judgment on laws vital to the church, renewing the Roman question and inviting direct talks with the Italian premier.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Italy
Gasparri
Vatican
Quirinal
Ecclesiastical Commission
Enemies of Reconciliation
New Vinegar Alcohol TM for 50 Cents Gallon
John Whitehead of the bureau of Internal Revenue reveals a cheap alcohol made from vinegar and two readily found chemicals at drugstores. The process costs about 50 cents per gallon and officials warn it could undermine prohibition enforcement. Traces found in Baltimore Newark Philadelphia Washington and Chicago.
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Philadelphia
John Whitehead
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Whitehead
Baltimore
Newark
N. J
Chicago
Washington
District of Columbia
Socialist Candidate Upton Sinclair Seeks California Governor Post
Upton Sinclair, author of Pasadena, California, is named the Socialist candidate for governor. The platform urges repeal of the criminal syndication law and calls for public ownership of hydro electric power and public utilities.
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Upton Sinclair
San Francisco
Pasadena
Cai
U S Offers To Buy 100 Million Dollars In Bonds
Washington announces spring financing steps including redemption of treasury notes series A dated March 15 1922 maturing March 15 1926 and an offer to purchase up to 100 million dollars of third Liberty 4 1 2 percent bonds at a satisfactory price to the treasury Proposals must reach the federal reserve bank by March 10 with payment due March 23 for coupon bonds or after registration clearance for registered bonds The plan mirrors last November to save commission and reduce maturity by two and a half years Experts expect about 500 million in new securities may be issued to retire notes while market hopes vary on new issue terms and maturities
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Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury Notes
Treasury
Mellon
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Prince Bibesco Leaves Note on Recall to Coolidge
Washington briefs note Prince Antoine Bibesco has presented his letters of recall to President Coolidge as the Romanian minister retires. An unofficial probe into the effects of Prohibition is to be conducted by the house alcohol committee.
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Prince Antoine Bibesco
President Coolidge
House
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Committee
Smith
Rep
Idaho
Coolidge
Congress
White House
Coolidge Signs Major Tax Reduction Bill in Senate Vote
President Coolidge signs a sweeping tax measure reducing federal taxes by 387 million this year. The bill passes 81 to 10 and cuts personal, corporate, and excise taxes, raises personal exemptions, and repeals many levies. The only new tax is a cereal beverage levy.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Too Great Self Esteem Mnemies Imply Diminished Reality
A quotation attributed to Uncle Eben warns that inflated self regard blinds a man to his true importance. The Wallashington Star cites the remark as a reflection on vanity and humility.
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Mnemies
Eben
Wallashington Star
Great Lawyer Presidents Van Buren And Harrison
The article ranks presidents by legal prowess, highlighting Martin Van Buren and Benjamin Harrison as the era’s top lawyers who served as U.S. presidents.
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van Buren
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Nine Die in Monticello Hotel Fire Search Continues
Nine bodies were found in the ruins of the Schindler Prairie house near Harneyville after a hotel fire in Monticello New York. Authorities believe others may have perished as search efforts continue.
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Monticello
N. Y
Schindler
Harneyville
Anthracite Price Increase by Jeddo Highland Coal
Hazelton Pennsylvania Jeddo Highland Coal company one of the largest independent producers in the anthracite district announced a price increase of 25 to 35 cents per ton.
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Hazelton
Jeddo Highland Coal Company
Bias the Stoic Philosopher Faces a Storm at Sea
The philosopher Bias and a mixed crew endure a fierce storm aboard a ship. Amidst his companions are notorious figures who beg the gods for aid, but Bias silences them to keep the group calm on the voyage reported by the Edinburgh Weekly Scotsman.
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Bias
Edinburgh Weekly
Scotsman
Two Die in Hotel Fire in East St. Louis
Charred bodies of Bailey Lee Cato civil engineer aged fifty two and H L Cole hotel clerk aged sixty two were removed from the ruins of the Arnold hotel after a blaze. No other missing.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Bailey Lee Cato
H. L. Cole
Fremen
Arnold Hotel
Minnesota Woman 102 Dies in Austin
Mrs. Nancy Clark aged 102 dies in Austin Minnesota. She celebrated her 102nd birthday on December 98 in a life marked by long years and local family ties.
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Minnesota
Austin
Minn
Nancy Clark
Womens resolve to end war, Ruskin quote
A historical quotation emphasizes women's power to end war when united. John Ruskin asserts collective female determination can halt conflicts. The line frames gender and global impact in a pacifist context.
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John Ruskin
Heavy Shipping Losses Mark World War I Toll
A record shows nearly four thousand eight hundred fifty five vessels were lost during the world war as ships were sunk or destroyed across global theaters, signaling the vast scale of maritime losses and disruption to trade.
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Roseland
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Michigan Avenue
Pullman
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Chrysler
Dolton
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