Mellon Proposes Major Overhaul To Revenue Law
Secretary Mellon sends to Representative Green a comprehensive revision of federal tax law with earned income credit, lowered first bracket rate, rising surtax up to 25 percent at high incomes, capital gains rules, limits on loss and interest deductions, and property taxation changes for community property states. It restores the 1918 concept that liquidating dividends are capital gains.
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Washington
Mellon
Green
Rep
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge
Premier Poincare Rejects Idea of World Parley
Premier Poincare rejects Berlin's call for a general reparations discussion with a German representative present. He notes Belgian government assent and says existing organizations suffice to address Europe’s issues if Germany fulfills obligations and collaborates for its own salvation.
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Poincare
Paris
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Leviathan to Be Laid Up for Winter at Hoboken
Leviathan will dock at Pier No 4 Hoboken next Friday according to shipping board officials. The ship, taken over after the war, will be laid up until March or April as winter ocean traffic does not justify keeping it in service. It will undergo a general overhaul by New York navy yard experts.
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New York
Pier No. 4
Hoboken
Shipping Board
New York Navy Yard
Coolidge Grants Amnesty for War Law Violators
Washington report states President Coolidge commuted the sentences of 31 prisoners at Leavenworth to release before Christmas. The inmates had been serving terms for violations of the Espionage Act under war laws, after years of appeals from advocates of amnesty.
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Coolidge
Washington
Leavenworth
Nan
Troops Aid Firefighters in $800000 North Carolina Blaze
Damage reached about $800000 from a blaze in the East Trade Street mercantile district. Company F of the 120th Infantry was mobilized to assist in fighting the fire.
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U. S
Charette
N. C
East Trade Street
One Hundred and Twentieth Infantry
Brazil Signs Peace Pact Between Revolutionaries and State
Rio Grande do Sul authorities sign a peace agreement with revolutionary groups in a ceremony reported from Porto Alegre. The accord aims to end hostilities and establish a framework for political reconciliation in the region.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Jorto Alegre
Rio Grand Do Sul
Brotherhood Bank Opens In Cincinnati With First Deposit
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank in Cincinnati opened with a $50,000 first deposit from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. The event marks the bank’s initial operation in the city.
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Brotherhood Bank
Cincinnati
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. Company
Germany to open reparations talks with France on Ruhr and Rhineland
Berlin reports Stresemann plans direct talks with Premier Poincare to decide if the Ruhr and Rhineland stay as permanent terms or as pawns. He wants the reparations commission to assess Germany’s ability to pay, including or excluding occupied areas, while negotiations run parallel. France may welcome a new reparations offer and ambassador.
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Berlin
Germany
Tosk
France
Rhineland
Ruhr
Stresemann
Poincare
Reparations Commission
America
Paris
Girl Detective Traps 100 Bootleggers in Richmond
Delta Halverson a 22 year old girl detective testified against John Casey describing how she and Frank Orsella gained dealers’ trust by running a bootlegging operation in Richmond revealing the downfall of over 100 bootleggers.
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Richmond
Cal
Delta Halverson
Miss Halverson
John Casey
Frank Orsella
Million-member gain reported by church council
The executive committee of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America met in Columbus Ohio and reported a gain of 1,000,000 in church members over the past year. The council includes 150 leaders from 29 Protestant denominations with an adult membership of 20 million and a constituency of 50 million.
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Columbus
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Soldiers' Bonus Bill Reintroduced by Vets in House
Representative Mackenzie of Illinois introduced the soldiers bonus bill in the house and it was referred to the ways and means committee. The measure is substantially the same as the one vetoed by President Harding with minor language refinements.
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Washington
Veterans’ Organizations
House
Mackenzie
Rep
Ill
Ways and Means Committee
Harding
Senate to Block Treaties With Mexico Until Calm Restored
Senate foreign relations committee members say ratification of treaties with Mexico will be delayed until the revolt in progress ends or substantially quiets down, delaying action on the pacts.
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Senate
Mexico
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S. Tea Purchases Rise by 96 Million Pounds
Washington reports that tea imports into the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30 totaled 96,267,920 pounds, up from the previous year. The rise underscores growing domestic demand for tea as a staple beverage.
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Washington
United States
Two Army Airmen Killed In Santa Monica Plane Crash
Santa Monica California news reports the deaths of Air Reserve Lieutenant William D Fowler twenty six and Sergeant Harvey Lightfoot twenty seven when their aircraft crashed to the ground during a flight.
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Army
Santa Monica
Cal
William D. Fowler
Harvey Lightfoot
Air Reserve
Ship Wrecked on Rocks Near Coos Bay Harbor
Marshfield Ore The steamer C. A. Smith carrying 1 500 000 feet of lumber struck a submerged rock at Coos bay harbor entrance and will be a total loss Eight crew members are dead or missing according to early reports.
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Marshfield
C. A. Smith
Coos Bay Harbor
Fugitive Slain After Prolonged Mississippi Shootout
Joel Pullen, a black fugitive, was mortally wounded by about 20 machine gun bullets after a long stand at bay that drew a posse of hundreds. Three white men died and nine were wounded as the violence erupted when Pullen killed planter W. Sanders. The chase spread to a ditch in a canebrake where Pullen and sheriff’s posses exchanged heavy fire. Doggett, a machine gun squad member, was fatally shot during the siege.
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Joel Pullen
Pullen
W. Sanders
S. L. Metheven
Hess
Sanders
Clarksdale
J. L
Bud” Doggett
Doggett
U S Padlocks Aurora Brewery After Botched Beer Spill
Federal officers padlocked the Aurora Ice and Products plant after emptying about 2,000 barrels of beer valued at 45 dollars each into the Fox river. The shutdown follows an injunction closing the brewery for one year and alleges the plant supplied Chicago saloons daily.
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U. S
Aurora Brewery
Aurora
Aurora Ice and Products Company
Fox River
Chicago
John Bull Makes Another Payment to Uncle Sam
New York reports the second semi annual interest installment on Britain’s war debt and the first principal payment since the debt agreement. Total 92 million dollars with 69 million interest and 23 million principal. Britain saved about 1.8 million by using Liberty bonds purchased at a discount.
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John Bull
Sam
New York
United States
Coolidge Won’t Block Bonus but Backs Tax Reform
President Coolidge will not block an early soldiers’ bonus bill and says he will not dictate Congress procedures in tax revision. He opposes the bonus but supports the Mellon tax-reduction plan, urging Congress to proceed with its own judgment and expedite tax reduction considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
Congress
White House
Earthquake Kill Count Rises in Colombia Towns
An earthquake rocked Ipiales region near the Colombia Ecuador frontier killing many and injuring a large number. Eighty five deaths were recovered from the ruins of Cumbal and Chile, the worst hit towns, with reports from the area.
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Colombia
Bogota
Ipiales
Cumbal
Chile
Youngest Presbyterian Minister In West Nashville
Nashville Tennessee Milton Elmer Wright aged eighteen was ordained as regular pastor of the West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian church becoming the youngest minister in the denomination's history.
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Nashville
Tenn
Milton Elmer Wright
West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Admiral J. C. Watson Dies at 81 in Washington
Rear Admiral John Crittenden Watson, eighty one, who served under Farragut in the Civil War and commanded the eastern squadron in the Spanish American War, died here.
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J. G. Watson
Washington
John Crittenden- Watson
Farragut
Spain
U S Market Report Fruits and Livestock Prices
Washington weekly market summary lists prices for fruits vegetables live stock and dairy. Notable figures include potatoes jonathan apples cabbage onions sweet potatoes and hog and cattle prices across Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City and St Louis markets.
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Washington
Chicago
Tennessee
Nancy Hall
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Prairie
Old Guard Shock in Senate Bloc Gives
Senate deadlock over the interstate commerce committee chair led to a near Democrat victory by Senator Smith of South Carolina. He trailed by one vote on the ballots, with Senator William Cabell Bruce of Maryland ultimately blocking a Democratic chair.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Cummins
Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Maryland
Senator Lodge Favors World Court Independence
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican Massachusetts, urges the World Court be independent from the League of Nations. He opposes U.S. entry into the court unless the tribunal is clearly divorced from the League.
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Lodge
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rep
Mass
Senate
President Coolidge
World Court
League of Nations
Radio Will Carry Voice of the Pope to World
Rome reports Pope Pius XI will soon preach to Catholics worldwide via a powerful wireless transmitter in the Vatican. The living voice of the pope will reach distant regions, bringing the Vatican message to the remotest corners of the earth.
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Rome
Pius XI
Vatican
Coolidge Endorses Private Charity to Aid Germany
President Coolidge via Senator Lenroot announces administration approval and strong support for private relief efforts aiding the German people. The stance emphasizes private philanthropy as the primary vehicle for European aid.
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Coolidge
Germany
Washington
Lenroot
Rep
Wis
Snoopers on Rum Row Seek Shelter as Gales Return
Icy gales along the Jersey coast forced most of the Christmas rum squadron of 20 vessels to weigh anchor and withdraw to open sea leaving seven ships still in harbor at Highlands New Jersey Friday.
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Highlands
N. J
Jersey
New Home for Governor Belfast
The Ulster government buys Hillsborough Castle County Down as official residence for the governor general the Duke of Abercorn whose seat Baron's Court is too remote from Belfast.
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Belfast
Ulster
Hillsborough Castle
County Down
Duke of Abercorn
Baron’s Court
Cement Trust Dissolved by Federal Judge Knox Decree
New York reports the Cement Manufacturers' Protective Association, alleged to spend about 1 million dollars annually on sharing cement production and use statistics, was dissolved in a decree signed by Federal Judge Knox.
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Cement “Trust
New York
Cement Manufacturers’ Protective Association
Knox
Government uses motion pictures to boost American industry
The Interior and Commerce departments distribute industrial films to national associations in Washington. More than 300 films are available for conventions, with 2,567 audiences in 48 states and Alaska last year. Mines bureau film sets valued at $500,000 circulated widely and aided business. Agriculture funds a new studio to promote better methods and business efficiency.
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Ashington
Interior Department
Department of the Interior
Departments of the Interior and Commerce
Alaska
Bureau of Mines
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Department
United States Must Grow More Timber
A Senate forestry hearing urged federal leadership to expand timber growth and cooperate with states. The program calls for 1 million dollars yearly for fire prevention, up to 5 million for watershed land purchases, and up to 10 million annual funding for planting and related work within a decade, with a 100 thousand start.
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United States
Senate Forestry Committee
Forestry Program Committee
Germany Sunk Lusitania, Archives Reveal Planned Torpedoing
The American government contends Germany deliberately ordered the Lusitania sinking and seeks full payment for American lives and property losses. Robert W. Bonynge cites exhibits before the mixed claims commission showing German planning and orders, with Germany disputing liability to dependents and representatives.
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Lusitania
Mixed Claims Commission
Robert W. Bonynge
State Department
Karl von Lewinski
Commission
Germany
Bonyage
Coast Defense of American Harbors Examined by Maj. Gen. Coe
Maj. Gen. I W Coe warns many US harbors lack protection due to reduced personnel and limited appropriations. He urges higher regular army strength for coast artillery, more fire control, and rapid addition of 16 inch batteries. Four new anti aircraft guns are described with ranges and capabilities. Airpower advocates argue only a defensive air force can outfight enemy planes, leaving coast forts vulnerable.
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I. W. Coe
Coast Artillery
United States
General Coe
Regular Army
Coast Artillery Corps
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