Tax Vision Bill Ed Before House
Western Republicans push changes to the administration tax plan restoring retroactive repeals on excess profits and corporate surtax. The measure would raise next year’s revenue by about 200 million while trimming total financial relief to 350 million. House action to begin Wednesday with a special rule for a Saturday vote and a caucus to decide strategy.
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Washington, D. C
Nobse of Representatives
Treasury
Ways and Mans Committee
Republican Conference
Wcome
House
Ways and Means
Man Prepares Insanity Plea in San Francisco Case
Cal William Hightower, accused killer of Father Patrick Heslin, plans an insanity defense. He was moved from San Francisco city jail to Redwood City in San Mateo County. He muttered about his head swelling and an impending explosion while in jail and wondered if he was going crazy.
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San Francisco
Cal
William Hightower
Patrick Heslin
Hightower
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Farkes
Million Needed to Halt Liquor Smuggling at Coast
Washington officials estimate 31,000,000 in additional appropriations are required to stop a surge of liquor smuggling into the United States. With more funds, the coast guard and prohibition units could deploy a submarine blockade along the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
United States
Coast Guard Service
Feveral Prohibition Unit
Atlantic
Sinn Fein Members Released For Peace Talk May Return
London reports that Sinn Fein MPs freed to discuss British peace terms may be rearrested. Lloyd George claims House of Commons victory as Sinn Feiners are not granted amnesty in Ireland and were released only to convey peace proposals.
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London
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Sinn
Greeks Renew Drive Toward Angora in Turkish Advance
Greek armies renewed their offensive toward Angora with a goal of the Turkish nationalist capital, earning two miles in a single day as Turkish forces retreat toward the Bakaria river without offering notable resistance.
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Athens
Angora
Bakaria
Woman Held Over Bank Loot Case In Chicago
Federal agents arrested Mrs Florence Shomo in Chicago on an indictment returned last week. Liberty bonds worth 945000 tied to a 300000 theft from Citizens Fate Trust and Savings Bank in Handtown Ill and Van Wert State Bank in Van Wert Ind three months ago were found in her possession.
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Chicago
Liberty
Citizens
Fate Trust & Savings Bank
Handontown
van Wert State Bank
van Wert
Florence Shomo
Reduced Carload Rate Refused in Western States
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to authorize a general reduction in live stock carload rates in the western states as proposed by the National Livestock Shippers League and cattle raisers against the Santa Fe Railroad. It held that the present rules are not unjust or unreasonable despite a 25 percent increase in 1918 and a second rise of 9 percent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerree Commission
Federal Agents Battle With Whiskey Runners on Jericho Turnpike
New York six bootleggers of a nationwide hooch gang were defeated after a fierce gun battle with fourteen U S marshals on the Jericho turnpike near Higgington Long Island. Over a hundred shots exchanged, six fugitives captured or subdued, two wounded possibly, twenty five cases of whisky found.
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New York
United States
Jericho Turnpike
Higgington
Long Island
Hibbington
Robbers steal payroll from Kincaid mining towns
In Springfield, Illinois, four bandits in an automobile robbed a deputy sheriff and a bank officer linked to Peabody Mining. They escaped with a payroll of 314000 intended for miners from three nearby mines near Kincaid, a mining town southeast of Springfield. M. Jones, cashier of the Kincaid Savings Bank, was struck with a revolver as the payroll was grabbed.
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Springfield
Ill
Peabody
Kincaid
Taylorville
Springfeld
M. Jones
Kincaid Rust and Savings Bank
House committee backs home protection amendment to prohibition bill
Washington Contracted report states a senate amendment to the supplementary prohibition bill would limit searches to homes under a substitute by the house judiciary committee. The bill was ordered favorably reported to the house.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
House
Allies to lift Rhineland barrier if indemnities paid
Paris reports the allied supreme council will abolish the Rhineland economic barrier on September 5 provided Germany continues prompt payment of war indemnities. The occupation of the right bank of the Rhine and the Ruhr would stay until the next council meeting for reconsideration.
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Rhineland
Paris
Allied Supreme Council
Germadus
Rhine
Ruhr
Another Nineteenth Ward Victim in Chicago Shooting
Joseph Simacola aged 65, formerly allied with Anthony D Andrea, fell to unidentified assassins in front of his home at 725 South Loomis Street. The attack marks another fatal incident attributed to the Nineteenth Ward gunmen.
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Nineteenth Ward
Chicago
Joseph Simacola
Anthony D'Andrea
South Loomis Street
Bernhardt Illness Rumors Stir Paris Theater Circles
Paris theater circles report conflicting news on Sarah Bernhardt's health. Management says she is in good health, while Parisian friends claim serious illness, prompting concern over her condition and welfare.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Theater
Socialists in Financial Trouble Chicago
The socialist party faces a $21,000 national debt and must raise $20,000 quickly to meet pressing creditors. A national convention appeal warned that the party's credit was exhausted and urged members to contribute within thirty days. So far only $6,000 has been received, partly aiding creditors.
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Chicago
Socialist Party
National Organization
Ways and Means Republicans Trim Candy Levy and Boost Married Men Exemption
Washington D C Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee moved to raise the married men exemption for those earning 5000 or less to 2400 retroactive to January 1 1921 and to cut the candy manufacturers tax from 5 to 3 percent. They also cut taxes on furs and repeated luxury levies including carpets hats and travel gear while planning to present the bill as an amendment to the 1918 law and seek party conference approval before house consideration.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Priest Shot by Minister Over Catholic Marriage in Birmingham
Rev. Mr. Stephenson, former Methodist Episcopal Church South minister, shot and killed Father James W. Coyle of St. Pauls Catholic Church in Birmingham Alabama. Authorities believe the minister suffered dementia from worry over his daughter's Catholic marriage after performing the ceremony. Stephenson had left the M E Church South and joined the Northern Methodist Church.
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Birmingham
Ala
Stephenson
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
James W. Coyle
St. Paul’s Catholic
M. E. Church
Northern Methodist Church
Two Trick Flyers Die In Midair Transfer Crash
In Mason City Ya-W W Jobusor and Roy Koch, both trick flyers, were instantly killed when Koch attempted to move between planes in mid-air. Ray McWharters, the pilot, was fatally injured. The rope ladder on Johnsons plane snagged another aircraft causing the fatal crash.
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Mason City
Ya—W. W. Jobusor
Roy Koch
Ray McWharters
Koch
Johnson
Arms Shot At Beauty Contests Sparks House Debate
In Washington Rep Herrick of Oklahoma proposed jail terms for editors who run beauty contest features arguing women prioritize looks over home life. The plan sparked protests about censorship and women’s rights amid a broader moral debate in the House.
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Washington, D. C
Representative Herrick
Oklahoma
United States Stays Aloof From European Questions
Paris Colonel George Harvey said the United States prefers to remain aloof from European affairs. He noted relief that the Silesian issue was referred to a body the U S is not associated with. The council decided to ask the League of Nations to solve the Silesian situation.
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U.S
Paris
George Harvey
United States
Al-L Pen Supreme Council
Council
League of Nations
Governor Small Arrested After Capitol Siege
Illinois Governor Len Small submitted to Sheriff Mester after hours of siege at the state capitol. Indicted on embezzlement and conspiracy charges, he posted 50 000 bond at the courthouse amid crowds and dramatic tension. The governor resisted early arrest, claiming executive immunity, while the sheriff pressed to serve warrants outside the executive mansion to avoid procedural issues.
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Shinsfield
Len Small
Illinois
Mester
Sabgamon
Capitol
Smith
Small
Commonwealth
Statehouse
Lincoln
Airplane Riddles Launch Scare On Narragansett Bay
An unidentified airplane riddled a two launch near Providence Rhode Island spraying water with bullets. Five people aboard were struck including a severely wounded girl passenger and a man lightly hurt. The craft sank eight miles from shore before the party reached safety and medical aid.
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Providence
R. J
Narragansett Bay
Banker Spurgin Held in Chihuahua Mexico Custody
Warren C. Spurgin, a missing Chicago banker, is in custody near Chihuahua City. Chihuahua Chief of Police Eusebio Hermosillo wired Juarez authorities that Spurgin would be brought to the border if $200 for expenses is guaranteed. Spurgin was arrested at a nearby ranch. A wire to President Obregon seeks expulsion of the banker as a pernicious foreigner.
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Spurgin
Chihuahua
el Paso
Tex
Warren C. Spurgin
Chicago
Chihuahua City
Mex
Eusebio Hermosilio
Juarez
Chihuaing City
Obrexon
Mexico
Floods in Yamagata Drown 24 and Submerge Thousands of Homes
Severe floods sweep Yamagata prefecture in Japan with 24 people reported drowned. About five thousand houses submerged and forty bridges destroyed as waters rise across the region. Local authorities race to assess damage and aid survivors.
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Yamagatta
Japan
Debs Pardon Under Review by Harding and Daugherty
Problems surrounding a pardon for Eugene V Debs are to be studied soon with President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty. The imprisoned socialist leader faces legal and political questions as authorities weigh clemency options.
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Washington, D. C
Eugene
Debs
Harding
Daugherty
Fifteen Die in Wreck Near DeQuincy Louisiana
Fifteen men aboard an unauthorized freight train were burned to death in a wreck of the Gulf Coast line No. 32 east of DeQuincy Louisiana. Advices reach Houston confirm the tragedy as records show.
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Houston
Tex
Coast Line
DeQuincy
Explosion at Hiroshima artillery magazine injures many
An explosion at the Hiroshima artillery magazine reportedly causes heavy damage and injures around 200 people. Officials say the blast disrupted nearby facilities and prompted evacuation orders as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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Tokio
Hiroshima -Artillery
Hawkeye State News reveals a string of local incidents
Reports from Yorktown to Newton cover a four year old crippled by a pitchfork, a senior aide promotion at Mare Island, grain derailment near Camanche, a teen in peril from swallowing a safety pin, a damaging hailstorm near Newton, a suicide on a Rock Island train, a drowned heiress near Isola, tragic boiler and machinery accidents, and financial woes of local firms amid a wider pattern of misfortune.
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Carl Frendenberg
Yorktown
Miltor £. Reed
D. W. Reed
Waukon
Beach
Mare Asani
Telles Smith
Knoxville
Newton
C. L. Tarlton
Allerton
Rock Island
Joliet
Tarlton
Chicago
Albizzi
Mary Kifer
Louis City
Isola
Italy
Gust Wudike
Bancroft
George Phillips
Des Moines
Schdules
Alvin P. Shrub
Marshalltown
John R. Skinner
Creston
David Young
Lamont
Kansas
Kansas City
Fred Holmes
Alta
Sioux River
Lina Grove
R. Harder
Faulkner Crossing
Buck Grove
Harder
Smith
Denison
France
W. 3. Wilfond
Oskaloosa
Virginia Ruth Kaudson
C B. Kaudson
Clear Lake
Bub
Frank Carpenter
Reasoner
Louis al- Hud
B.S. Flack
Salem man sues town gas company over tree deaths
A Salem resident won 1000 dollars in a verdict against the town gas and light company for damages from five shaded trees killed by gas leaks. The case notes the local and national pattern of tree losses caused by leaking natural gas, and reflects on sentimental value and property loss from such trees.
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Salem
Mass
Gas Hght Company
Indianapolis
Simple fountain for lawn patent note
A damaged OCR fragment describes a decorative lawn fountain with a double bowers basin. It mentions a high voltage insulator about 18 inches in diameter placed over a pipe, a coupling nipple, and an automobile tire dust cap pierced with many small holes.
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Popular Science Monthly
Rural progress and social reform in country districts
Agencies unite on rural social work and development. Rural churches and homes reorganize as centers of community life while country planning and road building advance rapidly. An exchange item notes a push toward international understanding in the Nie movement. A joke exchange follows with Uncle Hi and a hotel fire escape gag. Too Much to Expect.
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