Tax bill gains support and senate clash over board
Edward W. Pickard reports on Mellon tax plan backing from Senator Copeland and nine fellow Democrats plus possible GOP opposition. Details include reductions to 25 percent, potential 28 member tax appeals board, and power struggles over appointments. Also notes on Wood stock scandal inquiry and Admiral Coundouriotis gifting a model hospital to Near East relief in Athens.
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Enator Copeland
New York
Mellon
le Mays
Shields
Tennessee
Ransdel
Broussard
Louisiana
Glass
Virginia
Bruce
Maryland
Walsh
Massachusetts
Edwards
New Jersey
Underwood
Alabama
Kendrick
Wyoming
Owen
Oklahoma
Bayard
Delaware
Norris
Nebraska
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Brookhart
Iowa
Frazier and
Ladd
North Dakota
Shipstead
Johnson
Minnesota
House
Dickinson
Ways and Means Committee
Board of Tax Appeals
Tress
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Great Britain
Coundouriouis
Athens
Coundouriotis
America
Smoot backs early bonus bill reporting in Senate
Mough administration leaders aimed to push tax legislation first while Senator Smoot chairing the finance committee now favors early reporting of the bonus bill to the Senate and a quick disposition there. He expects passage followed by a Presidential veto and a possible Senate failure to override, noting a slim majority in the upper chamber today.
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Mough
House
Senator Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Smoot
Secretary Hughes Defeats Soviet Propaganda Bluff
Secretary of State Hughes refuted Izvestia claims about Russian propaganda in the United States by citing a specific Izvestia article. The Soviet editor Steklof demanded the print date, and Hughes confirmed November 7, 1922, as the publication date.
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Hughes
Izvestia
Orga
United States
Steklof
Trughes
Mexican Revolution Update From Mexico City Front Lines
MEXWO reports show sustained rebellion with southern focus on Mexico City. Obregon leads with machine, munitions, and growing plant output while manpower appears balanced. Government funds tight but taxes collected. Doheny oil group advances aid. Rebels control several southern states and parts of others. Obregon allegedly blocked near Vera Cruz with Guadalajara line under pressure. Federal forces reported to strike rear of Estrada’s route toward Guzman and Manzanillo.
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MEXWO
Mexico City
Obregon
Doheny
Gomez
Venezuela
Yucatan
Chiapas
Tabasco
Campeche
Oaxaca
Vera Cruz
Colima
Jalisco
Guerrero
Morelos
Nayarit
Mystery shrouds fate of the French airship Dixmude
Mystery surrounds the huge French dirigible Dixmude and its fifty crew members after days adrift above the Gulf of Gabes and northern Africa. Officials say the airship is almost certainly lost but hope remains for the crew, with possible exits via parachute near southern Algeria between Biskra and Pouggourt.
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Ragic
Gulf of Gabes
Africa
Biskra
Pouggourt
Algeria
Atteast
Britain protests Greece over King George expulsion
Britain has made a representation to Greece about expelling King George. The nature is not public but is described as a remonstrance that may amount to a threat. Greek revolutionists and liberals push to form a government and have persuaded Venizelos to return from Paris, though he says he will not accept leadership of the new government.
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Britain
Greece
George
Nberals
Venizelos
Paris
Dawes and Young sail to join German reparations probe
Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young, named to head a committee of experts on Germany’s fiscal condition for the reparations commission, conferred with President Coolidge and sailed from New York with their aides. Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles is named to the second committee. Premier Poincare shows signs of leniency toward Germany and may allow German control of the QWahr and Shineland railways while keeping formal oversight, with possible easing of the customs barrier between occupied and unoccupied Germany.
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Charles G. Dawes
Owen D. Young
America
Germany
Reparations Commission
Coolidge
New York
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Poincare
Qwahr
Shineland
Occupied
France’s next year budget shows large surplus
The senate finance commission presents a budget with a 568 million franc surplus as receipts total 23,950,000 francs and expenditures 23,382,000,000 francs. Berenger notes rising living costs and calls stabilizing the franc amid France’s strong trade position and export gains due to a favorable exchange rate.
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Carcily
France
Senate
Finance Commission
M. Berenger
The
Attempt on Hirohito Life Shocks Japan
A youth dressed as a laborer fired a cane gun at Prince Regent Hirohito on Thursday, missing his head by a single inch. Hirohito remained calm, delivered a speech in the upper house, then retired. The suspect, deemed insane, was arrested as authorities probe Socialist centers and Home Minister Goto resigned, taking responsibility for the episode.
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Hirohito
Japan
Diet
Goto
Pope Pius II Secret Consistory Elevates Four Appointees
In a secret consistory Pope Pius II appointed two Italian cardinals and two American bishops. The American prelates are Mgr. F J L Beckman of Cincinnati named bishop of Lincoln Nebraska and Rev. Alphonse J. Smith of Indianapolis named bishop of Nashville Tennessee.
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Ope Pius
Mgr. F. J. L. Beckman
Cincinnati
Lincoln, Neb
Alphonse J. Smith
Indianapolis
Nashville
Tenn
May drill for oil at Pawnee Buttes
The Pawnee Buttes syndicate stock holders met in Greeley Colorado and voted to pool interests with Stoneham and nearby lease holders to attract a major company to drill a test well. A five member committee was formed to negotiate with other lease holders and secure 5,000 acres. A standard rig could be erected within sixty days if acreage is assured.
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Pawnee Buttes
Greeley
Colorado
Stoneham
P. Maginnis
Kimball
Jack Dugan
John O’connor
Banner County
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
D. J. Rowland
Gering Legion Post Misled by Rumor of Charter Loss
A rumor claimed the Gering American Legion post would lose its charter for endorsing Speaker Mathers for governor. Officials clarified no post action occurred, stating members acted as individuals and the post cannot endorse candidates.
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Gering Post
The
American Legion
Speaker Mathers
J. W. Ponder
Legion
Fall details real estate and cattle loans in Teapot Dome inquiry
Former Interior Secretary Fall reports to the Senate public lands committee his real estate and cattle holdings funded by a $100,000 loan from E. B. McLean, denies seeking loans from Sinclair or Edward L. Doheny, and notes a blooded cattle shipment from Sinclair paid at market value. Sinclair testified but avoided questions on private business deals as the Teapot Dome lease probe proceeds.
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Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Naval
Sinclair
Auto Crash at Mitchell Involves Karl Family and Dobbs
An intersection collision in Mitchell between a car driven by Robert Karl carrying his wife and two children and a North Carolina delivery vehicle with passenger Miss Alice Dobbs overturned both vehicles. The Karl family sustained minor injuries while Miss Dobbs suffered a broken collar bone and is listed in serious condition.
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Mitchell
Robert Karl
N. C
Howard Coglizer
Alice Dobbs
Karl
Miss Dobbs
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