New Tax Proposals Shake Congress Warily
Senate debate on a graduated corporation tax replaces a flat 15 percent plan. Walsh and Geary propose brackets 10 15 and 20 percent with income tax reductions for individuals. Penrose fails to bring the bill to the floor as the anti beer move passes 31 to 23. Simmons Reed and Geary denounce the measure while finance committee plans narrow revisions and retain key changes.
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Washington
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
Geary
Rhode Island
Geary and
Walsh
Penrose
Senate
Sterling
South Dakota
Finance Committee
House
Simmons
North Carolina
Reed, Walsh and
United States Steel leaders end Mexico visit with warm praise
Elbert H. Gery chairman of United States Steel and James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany, with a party, left Mexico City by special train for Laredo after a ten day stay. Gerard called the stay pleasant and said world business will reopen as capital returns to safe Mexico. They planned a direct trip to New York.
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Mexico City
Elbert H. Gery
United States Steel Corporation
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Laredo
Gary
Mexico
Girard
Obregon
Gerard
New York
New Cotton Exchange Opens in New Orleans
The new million dollar home of the New Orleans cotton exchange was opened with a public reception before the formal inauguration of trading on Monday. The eight story reinforced concrete building replaces the old exchange, long a notable architectural landmark in the city.
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New Cotton Exchange
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Four Food Aids to Die from All-Russian Committee Members
A report from New York dated September 24 says Bolshevik extraordinary commission sentenced four members of the All-Russia Committee for Combatting Famine to death. The Berlin and New York relief networks note intervention appeals to Gerhart Hauptmann, Fridtjof Nansen, Gustav Ador, and others. The condemned are N. M. Kishkin, S. N Prokopovitch, Catherine KusKova, and M. Avarkissoff, all linked to the Russian provisional government and cooperative movements.
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New York
Bolshevist Extraordinary Commission
all-Russia Committee For
Berlin
Gerhart Hauptmann
Germany
Fridtjof Nansen
International Committee of Russiatre- Her
Gustav Ader
Switzerland
International Red Cross
N. M. Kishkin
S. N Prokopovitch
Catherine Kuskova
M. Avarkissoff
Russian Co-Operative Movement
National dairy show slated at Minnesota fairgrounds
DAIRY SHOW AT ST PAUL St Paul Minn Sept 24 Approximately 1500 head of blood cattle an exhibit of dairy Industrial machinery occupying more than 150000 square feet of floor space exhibits of milk products from all the principal producing states of the country and many foreign nations lectures by experts in various phases of the Industry in the United States demonstrations of all sorts and child welfare clinics are some of the outstanding features of the national dairy show which is to be held at the Minnesota fair grounds here October 8 to 15. The United States government will have a 25000 educational exhibit at the show and leading nations in the butter and cheese industry will also be represented by sample showings of their products Every national and state cattle association will have headquarters at the show with Special days for exhibition of each breed of livestock.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States
Minnesota Far Grounds
Cattle Association
Millionaire's Son Killed in Michigan Car Crash
William Graver eighteen son of W F Graver Beverly Hills treasurer of Graver Tank company died in an early dawn crash four miles north of Ann Arbor on the way to Flint Michigan. His companion Maniey Kerns also died when their car struck a farm tractor stand in the roadway before losing control. Graver concerns are a large steel plate maker with a plant at East Chicago employing seven hundred men.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
William Graver
W. F. Graver
Beverly Hills
Graver Tank Company
University of Michigan
Young Graver
Maniey Kerns
Flint
Michi
Kerns
America
East Chicago
Church Indicted for Murders in Chicago Trial
Chicago September 24 county grand jury issues two true bills charging Harvey Church with the murders of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl Aus mus. No action against Leon Parka, still in custody.
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Chicago
Harvey Church
Bernard J. Daugherty
Carl Ausmus
Leon Parka
Peace Portal dedication marks a century of peace with Great Britain
Samuel Nill of the Pacific Highway Commission voices idealistic reflections on peace and the English speaking race, citing U S Canada France and Belgium friendship and science as unifying forces, while invoking historic figures and spiritual ideals in a ceremonial address at Blaine Washington. A stray local notice mentions a rat bite incident and a Willing Workers sale notice for plain comforts and buttonhole edge items.
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Blaine
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Samuel Nill
Pacific Highway Commission
England
Canada
Belgium
Socrates
Plato
Savanarola
Plains
Forest
North America
Ostiak
Siberia
Vatican
Rome
Nikko
The Coming Storm Over Public Schools Debate
The State Journal notes a growing storm around public schools as taxes rise and methods face scrutiny. Education, it argues, is fundamental to democracy and will be a central struggle in the coming era of readjustment, with battles over control of how children are educated.
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State Journal
Hunger unrest at Bryant Park as police disburse crowd
In New York Bryant Park saw a disturbance as police forced back unemployed protesters with night sticks while six elderly women of the Sunset Club distributed sandwiches. Eleanor Chapman aged ninety threatened assault charges against officers. Food distribution shifted to the sidewalk as authorities claimed crowd obstruction. Urbain Ledoux and city officials pressed plans to aid jobless, including an auction and a Central Park singing event to attract the wealthy while the American Civil Liberties Union condemned the police action. Salvation Army Brooklyn said it could feed men at $1.50 a day.
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New York
Bryant Park
Sunset Club
Eleanor Chapman
Urbain Ledoux
crogs-PourpoEgen
Police Department
Brooklyn
Salvation Army
Poissoned rat bite trace in Nebraska granary incident
A fragment reports Tom Coakley in a western Nebraska site near Fullerton attempting to rid a granary of rats by reaching into a hole, with unspecified poisoning risk from rat bite exposure.
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Tom Coakley
Fullerton
Nebraska
Rata
Osborn Motor Co Ad Boosts Auto Repairs and Supplies
Local ad copy promotes M W Osborn Motor Co offering auto curtain repair top replacement and painting, electric supplies from Electric Shop eye block near American Bank, Dr B Charles Pease ENT specialist at Osborne Ridge, Schoel Shoes value, Sidney Lumberto, Bay Texaco oils at Osborn, Dr F L Snell dentist Neubauer Building, laundry service, taxi line 161.
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American Bank
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Henry C. Mustin
Mustin
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics
Naval
All-Russian Committee For Combating
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Kielec
Kin
Leese
Church
Dave Jones
M. W. Osborn Motor Co
B. Charles Pease
Osborne Ridg
Schoel
Hink's
Sidney Lumberto
Bay Texaco
F. L. Snell
Neubauer Bldg
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L&undry
Ian
Sidney
Scottsbluff Creamery Co
Liberty State Bank
J. N. Slawson
L. P. Hogue
Warius Christensen
E. Cunningham
A. C
Best Furnace
Hanna
the Farmers’ Union Co-Opera
Tive Association
C.O. Hade
Sidney, Nebraska
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