Tax reform aims to spread burdens across classes
The White House statement says the revenue revision targets the rich but distributes the tax burden to all classes. It argues the plan reduces distortions and evasion, freeing business from restrictions while ensuring the wealthy pay a proportionally larger share, with about 1.8 billion dollars targeted.
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Raymond Clapper
Waited
Washington
Reevery
House
Ways and Committee
Tax Changes Extend Exemption for Dependents
The revised income tax plan increases the exemption for dependents to 200 to 400 dollars, with related rate cuts and exemptions for furs art works and sculptures. The panel declined to further raise tobacco taxes and kept surtax rates from 32 to 35 percent in 1923. A 3 percent luxury tax may be levied on high priced goods as substitute. The exemption increase affects about 5 million filers with incomes of 5000 dollars or less annually.
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Secre_ iton
Paved Road Opens on Vashon Island
Vashon Island celebrates the opening of a new six mile plus paved road from Vashon Heights to Center. Local officials and Seattle visitors attend as Monroe Smock of the Vashion News Record welcomes guests and predicts the area will become the region’s center.
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Vashon Island
Vashon Heights
Chamber of
Seattle
Tacoma
Y. FP
Monroe
Vashion News Record
Sunnyside Teacher to Receive Half-Year Salary
William Smith, former Sunnyside high school science teacher, who was suspended in January for alleged inability to maintain order, will be paid 925 dollars for the half year he was barred from teaching, per a superior court mandate issued Friday.
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Nyside
William 3Ith
Sunnyside High School
Hiim
Superior Court
Ten Die in Yakima Valley From Infantile Paralysis
Ten deaths in the Yakima valley this summer are blamed on infantile paralysis per the state epidemiologist report. Cicero H. Devore, 68, died Friday at his residence 708 KH 42d St. The body is at the Home Undertaking Co.
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Naches City
epi @eratologist
Yakima Valley
Cicero H. Devore
Home Undertaking Co
Seven people held after raid uncover hidden stills and beer
Police with a search warrant found seven people around an ice cream freezer area near 1113 yesterday. Two small stills were found in ice packed in the bottom, now held in the cooler. Detained are Reuben Mays and six others, all facing federal court. Additional raids seized beer and wine supplies from several residences.
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P. B. Morrin
William Cronk
J. J. Rush
Cronk
Rueben Mays
Boone
Mays
Georgia
James Dyer
F. Bilis
John Crier
Fred Parker
Martha Higuera
Ethel Losey
Fred Alward
Ninth Ave
BE. L. Gilroy
Wallingford Ave
C. McGee
Highland Drive
Hooch
Women Called on Trunk Jury for September Mahoney Case
One hundred fifty names were drawn for September superior court juries, including 58 women. Jurors will decide the fate of James Mahoney, alleged bride slayer, with trial slated for early September. Attorney Johnson may file a demurrer. Mahoney’s mental state remains disputed as officials report alternating insanity and normality. List of potential female jurors includes Carrie Alexander through Ada Williams with addresses across Seattle areas.
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James BE. Mahoney
Lee Johnston
Mahoney
Jonhnaton
Johnson
Carrie
32Nd Ave
Mary M. Eldred
12Th Ave
S&s. W
Anna Copner
4Th Ave
Ina M. Garrish
Seahurst
Margaret M. Gorman
29Th Ave
Kate Gregory
Kinnear Apts
Martha A. Hawke
Lake City
Rh F
Angelina Harvey
Kenyon Et
Grace L. Heath
Burke St
Rose BK. Hellman
33Rd Ave
N. E
Annie Henker
W. 52Nd St
Martha T. Henry
17Th
Hazel M. Hovey
May P. John
F. D
Laura P. Joslin
17Th Ave
Mildred Keene
E. 66Th
Martha K. Lassile
10Th Ave
Elia McFarlane
Bilewitz
Clara McConagle
Fremont
Helena Mechell
KB. Prospect
Florence Marble
Dora J. Nichola
Anna G. Parker
15Th Ave
Elizabeth A. Parry
13Th Ave
Estella Roe
Auburn
Genevieve Rosenburg
14Th Ave
N. FE
Sarah N. Rummer
Blaine #1
Edith C. Rupp
35Th Ave
Hmma Sahlin
Nye Place
Estella Kaaa
Second Ave
Minnie Schroeder
Jackson St
Cora B. Smith
Aiki Ave
Lara M. Simmons
N. Broadway
Alice Sullivan
18Th Ave
Annie B. Tait
Kathleen Thompson
FB. Union At
Adelaide Walter
38Th Ave
Emma Matson
Detroit
Marian Westin
Densmore
Beatrice Eoler
Ada E. Williams
Third Ave
Tongs Declare Peace in City
White banners of peace were seen in Chinatown as heads of the Mop Sings and Suey Sings signed notices promising no outbreaks. Police seek Dong Lew Dow linked to a Portland killing and a Seattle shooting, with leaders guiding information showing the men possibly in Seattle.
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Chinatown
King and
Washington
Sta
Liew Fong
Washington St
Dong Lew Dow
Portland
Seattle
Youler Way
Charles Brotchie
Beattie
Brotchie
Harry Lew
Pacific
China Faces Grave Crisis Amid Provincial Upheaval
Aug 13 Beatrice Wilson reports a national crisis in China as provincial warfare pits unity against a revived military faction. Wu Pei Fu refuses the vacant inspectorship after Wang’s ouster in Hupeh while considering unofficial provincial entry to pursue peace with policy reforms. Northern leaders fear a southern alliance could crown Chang as supreme northern leader.
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Hanhow
China
Chang
Pekin
Wu Pei Fu
Wang
Hupeh
Royston Alibi Probe in Love Hike Case
Salem Oregon August hearing reveals Rev Fred R Royston a married minister engaged in a five year courtship with a 17 year old girl. She says a vision directed their love hike across Oregon while he claimed vamping by temptation and denied responsibility. He bonds $1000 while the girl remains in protective custody awaiting grand jury action.
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Salem
Ore
Fred R. Royston
Garden of Eden
Frankie
Mies Edwards
Royston
Police Diver Faces $2000 Reward In Lake Union Trunk Find
Patrolman J. L. Bell, a police submarine diver, is the leading claimant to a $2000 reward after his craft located a trunk in Lake Union. Bell and officers, under Captain Charlies Tennant, searched the lake for months and brought the trunk to the surface when their submarine sled struck it.
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J. L. ‘Bell
Bell
Lake Union
Charlies Tennant
Brumfield Arrest Linked to Calgary Express Route
Brumfield sent a box via express to Calgary after starting in Seattle and Roseburg authorities traced the package. Northwest mounted police arrested him in Calgary. Dr. Samuel C. Kohn, a criminal psychology expert, says such cravings for feminine embellishments suggest abnormal sexual impulses.
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Express Company
Seattle
Calgary
Express
Roseburg
Northwest Mounted Police
Brumfield
Samuel C. Kohn
Court of Domestic Relationes
Dr. Kohn
Chronology of the Brumfield Case Sightings and Find
Timeline tracks a headless body found under a burning car linked to Dr. Rh Brumfield. Dates from July report conflicting identifications, inquests, and shifting sightings across Roseburg Portia Redmond La Pine Fort Klamath Bend Lake Hilla Calgary Canada with Russell alive claims.
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Rh. M. Brumfield
Roseburg Dent
Mra Brumfield
Russells Brothers
Brumfield
Portia
Redmond
Runsell
Roseburg
la Pine
Rummel
Fort Klamath
Bend
Russell
Lake Hilla
Calgary
Albert
Canada
Brumfield linked to Russell murder case and escape
The article notes Dr. Brumfield’s possible motive tied to a crime suspect craving woman’s clothing. Sheriff Starmer leads the Brumfield case after a charred body identified as Dennia Russell was found beside a flaming car. Mrs Brumfield defends her husband amid rumors and maintains his innocence.
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Brumfield
Hassell
Kohn
Calgary
Brumfield Breaks Down in His Cell
In Calgary Dr. Trehard M. Brumfield broke down in jail and begged Police Chief Ritchie to rush him back to Roseburg Oregon to face murder charges. He refused to discuss the killing of Dennis Tussell on July 12 and attempted to collect on an insurance by posing as the victim. He urged sending love to his wife and children and said all would be well.
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Calgary
Alberta
Trehard M. Brumfield
Ritchie
Roseburg
Ore
Dennis Tussell
United Press
Thugs Terrify Seattle Women in Weekend Break-ins
Two burglars were scared off by screams from women as they tried to force entry to Seattle homes. They fled empty handed after Mrs. Childe disturbed a window light at 422 Lith Ave N. One burglar later fled Walters Peterson’s area after a daytime street holdup netted $2.20 from Jeerson. The incidents reflect a bold weekend of break-ins and armed fear among residents.
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Childe
Mra. Childe
J. J. Webster
27Th Ave
Jeterson
Man charged with murder in California priest case
A San Mateo county justice court receives a complaint charging William Hightower with the murder of Father Patrick Heslin, with authorities alleging kidnapping near Colma. In Sacramento, Arthur A. Schell allegedly shot himself after arrest on statutory charges linked to an accusation by the father of a 5 year old girl. Schell, a Chico businessman, had ties to the Schell music store and local advertising work.
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San Francisco
William Hightower
Patrick Heslin
Colma
Cal
Justice Court
San Mateo County
Franklin Swartz
San Mateo
Sacramento
Anz
Arthur A. Schell
Chico
Oriand
Martha Myer
Rich Schell
Schell
Richvale
Myer
Scheing
Bsehell
EB. J. Simpson
Orland
Chico Ad Club
Huge Whisky Haul Eludes Dry Agents
Canadian rum runners moved hundreds of gallons of liquor across the Detroit river during the night. They used launches and other craft while interference from Canadian officials left prohibition agents with insufficient forces to stop the influx.
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Detroit
Mich
Beattie Hardware clerk Frank Ga’ 70R dies after heart failure
Frank Ga’ 70, a Beattie Hardware Co. clerk, died Friday night from heart failure on a James street enable car. He was a longtime employee and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Frank GA
Beattie Hardware Co
James St
Widow of Purdue President Rises From Torture Ordeal
Mrs W F Stone widow of Purdue University president arrived Chicago after eight days marooned on a narrow rock ledge while searching for her husband’s body. She said she was glad to be on her way home and planned to travel to Lafayette Indiana for the funeral as doctors treated her frail condition.
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Chicago
W. F. Stone
Purdue University
Dr. Stone
Frederick W Stevens to Address College Club Luncheon
Frederick W. Stevens representing American financiers on the Chinese consortium will speak to College Club members at the luncheon Monday at noon.
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Frederick W. Stevens
College Club
Wanda Finds Louis Plump Mystic Lady and Crystal Ball
A visitor consults a Seventh Avenue spiritualist woman with a crystal ball to locate Lewin Cohen for The Star's Missing Relative column. The clairvoyant predicts a long journey, journalistic work, and that Cohen is in a large city working in a big building, possibly Seattle, before return. The piece ends with the narrator planning a new line of work after the reading.
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Wanda
Louis
Seventh Ave
Lewin Cohen
An Cohen
Seattle
Louis Cohen
Human Bake Oven touted by Issaquah man for rheumatic relief
A. L. Harrington of Issaquah endorses Dr. Loughney s Human Bake Oven and dietary plan for immediate relief from severe rheumatism plus long standing stomach troubles. He claims rapid improvement after treatment and highlights office locations in Seattle and Kirkland with hours and contact details.
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A. L. Harrington
Issaquah, Wash
Dr. Loughney
Loughney
Issaquah
Kirkland
Olive St
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