Ambiguous Reform Bills Lag as Session Resumes
Amid fragmented notes from a Dec document, reports indicate New Jersey dealers face taxation debate. The constitutional manufacturing act and amended bills pass both houses and await Governor Shforcement's approval. Tax legislation remains tangled, with action expected when the session resumes in the second week.
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Ashington
Dec
New
Jersey
The
Constitutional Manufacturing Hay Phill Mase
Fte
Hughes
Tax debate ends third week of Ohio legislature
The Ohio General Assembly adjourned the third week of the session after both chambers twice rejected the joint taxation committee's income tax proposals. Republicans push for a tax plan while Democrats call for shared responsibility and governor Cox's stance. The joint committee, with five Senators and five Representatives, plans a January 12 submission of a new income tax proposal. A graduated motor vehicle tax bill also awaits the governor, facing opposition from state officials and the State Automobile Association. The school relief measure, designed to fund about half the public school tuition, is stalled until January.
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Houhas
Ion
Epiblican
Cox
Yeeteees
Republican Committee
Parrett
Whittemore
Belle
Joint Taxation Committee
Donahey
W. W. Durbin
State Automobile Association
Deaths of Morrin Albaugh and Cecilia Mulrooney
Obituaries note the death of Morrin Albaugh at 36 after a long lung ailment in Uhrichsville Ohio and Steubenville, with survivors including parents and several siblings. Also mourns Cecilia May Mulrooney of North Bevanth Street aged nearly 17, after pneumonia, survived by parents Thomas and Elizabeth and multiple siblings. funeral plans referenced.
Death of George I Harlan Longtime Steubenville Resident
A message reports the death of George I Harlan at his home 2955 Chartiers Ave Pittsburgh on December 20 1919 at 10 am. He was born in Steubenville and lived with his parents on Main Street until adulthood before moving to Pittsburgh. He married Alice Huntsman of Steubenville. The funeral cortege will arrive in the city Tuesday morning.
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Cecilia May Mulrooney
North Bevanth Street
Miss Mulrooney
Thomas
Hizabeth Mulrooney
Weirloncon Company
Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Peter’s Church
John, Thomaz
Joseph
John Dingan
Wesley Allen
Eilen and
Marys
George BE. Harlan
George I. Harlan
Stephen Harlan
Steubenville
Chartiers Ave
Pittsburg
Harlan
Pittsburgh
Alice Huntsman
Santa Clnose
George P
Sylvester
Marietta
Ohio
Johnstown
Calle Ut
Dick Adgerly
Relatives of Men Victimized by Local Cab Drivers
Paris reports relatives of soldiers killed at the front are being victimized by cab urns hotel men and grave diggers. The information cites odious exploitation of grief especially in Champagne and Somme where pilgrims pay sixty to sixty five francs for a six mile drive. Carriage drivers and innkeepers allegedly block last trains so mourners must stay overnight.
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Associated Press
Paris
Champagne
Somme
Smithfield Man Regains Stolen Car
BM Lewis of Smithfield reported to Wheeling police that his Ford sedan was stolen from in front of Ohio Valley General Hospital. About thirty minutes later the car was recovered in a suburban district, abandoned by a crowd of joy riders.
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Lewis
Smithfeld
Wheeling
Ohio Valley General Hospital
First Cargo of Cuban Sugar Reaches Port
The first cargo of the new Cuban sugar crop, 24,000 bags, arrived today on the steamship Mananzas. The shipment, consigned to American refiners, marks the season's initial export.
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Associated Wrent
Matanzas
The Napoleonic eagle revived as symbol of Caesars
The editorial notes the Napoleonic eagle as a revived ancient symbol. It describes the eagle as elht inches tall and nine inches across, standing on a brass block and weighing about three and a half pounds. Modern colors are deemed trivial compared to the old ones.
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Napoleon
Carpenter's Mine Bill Becomes Law
Bill No 680 introduced by Representative Harry Carpenter of Jefferson County was passed by the House and Senate unanimously. The new law provides protection for coal operators and miners regarding alternating and direct current in coal mines and aims to prevent disasters like the Amsterdam incident.
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Harry Carpenter
Jefferson County
House
Weunesdey
Senate
Amsterdam
Jeromah Watson
Diamond laven lierre valued at four thousand missing
Police search along the Ohio Valley for a $4000 lavalliere jewel owned by Mrs. Kira Laban, wife of Steubenville jeweler Fred Laban, disappeared while the couple rode an interurban train toward East Liverpool. The theft may have occurred aboard the car, with authorities notifying pawn shops and cities from Pittsburgh to Wheeling.
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Ohio Valley
Kira
Fred Laban
Steubenville
Liverpool
Laban
Rod
Torronto
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Treasury agent recommends price for federal building site
U S Treasury official T B Porter returned to Washington after a conference with local post office officials Chamber of Commerce and business leaders. He will advise a government payment of 15500 for Castner and Daugherty properties on Washington Street and to drop condemnation. Porter calls the price fair and expects the site expansion to proceed soon and construction to start shortly.
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T.B. Porter
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Post Office
Chamber of Unmmerce
Department
Castner
Daugherty
Porter
Federal
Senate Holds Session as Railroad Bill Advances
Washington dispatches report the Senate pressing to vote the Cummins railroad bill before adjournment, with a plan to stay in session through holidays if needed. An amendment by Sen Smith seeks to require no transportation board approval for new railroad construction, while labor and anti strike provisions face further debate amid holiday recess talks.
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Associated Preas
Wire
Washington
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Transportation Board
Cummins
Iowa
House
McCormick
Republican
Illinois
Stanley
Kentucky
Supreme Council seeks quick reparations accord before Christmas
Paris dispatch reports the Supreme Council aiming to settle with Germany on reparation for the sinking of the German fleet at Scape Flow so the Versailles protocol can be signed and ratifications exchanged by Christmas. Serbia seeks 2.5 billion francs parity with Belgium, a decision deferred to the reparations commission after treaties take effect. The council also asks Romania to accept the allocation of rolling stock for old Austria Hungary railways with all powers in agreement except Romania.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Germany
Serbia
Belgium
Versailles
St. Germain
Rumania
Austria-Hungarian Empire
Revised Income Tax Bill Faces Senate Today
Columbus Dec 18 Efforts to enact a state income tax law again face a senate vote after a 15 to 21 defeat in the chamber. The bill, twice defeated in the house, was revised and sent back to the senate for reconsideration with pledges of support from some members. If approved, it goes to the house. otherwise the Smith law alternatives are discussed.
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Associated Press
Columbus
State Senate
House
Senate
Wright
Whittemore
Parrett
Gardner
Cincinnati
Joint Taxation Committee
House Temperance Committee
Ren
Tno
Keneal
Ohio
Favors Mardin
Topley Billy
United States
Warren G. Harding
Chicago
Miller
Mutiny on United States Army Transport America
Investigators probe mutiny aboard the transport America at Hoboken where ten crew members faced charges for attempting to leave ship, cutting lights, and robbing passengers. Eleven crewmen injured in fights. one leader named Willem Calkins linked to New York crew. Authorities seek whether agitators or crew factions sparked the incident aboard the vessel.
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Sociated Press
Vor
United 'Blater
Amarina
Avith
Sedor
Hobokeng
America
United States
Irens
Satty
Willem Calkins
New ‘York
Davin c. Shanks
Frank T. Hines
Wadaivene
Calkins
Hoboken
Moslem Children And Santa Claus
In Constantinople on a Monday, moslem leaders consider whether Moslem children may appeal to the American Santa Claus for Christmas gifts. The query comes from Aiden and Diarbkr districts, with Sheik Al Islam as supreme interpreter of Moslem law to decide if such prayers are permissible. American missions in Asia Minor plan a large Christmas celebration for thousands of children.
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Constantinople
Abraham
Sheik
al Islam
Aiden and
Diarbkr
Asia Minor
Home Rule Bill for Ireland outline and reactions
London reports Premier Lloyd George prepared to unveil the Irish Home Rule bill with two legislatures for Ulster and Southern Ireland and a possible union path. The plan, modeled on US state government systems, draws skepticism from Nationalists and some Irish leaders, while Ulster supporters may back a separate parliament. Security and public gallery access mark the day as unknown intruders target a Dublin Daily office.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
Ireland
United States
Ulster
Southern Ireland
Trish
Joseph Devlin
Edward Carson
Viscount French
Htas
Labor Menders
Laborite
Dublin Daily
Dublin Diocese Readies Authority Pact
Reading churches under the Dublin diocese yesterday prepared a pact of authority amid shifts in oversight. Local clerics and officials discussed governance, funding, and parish duties as part of the church’s restructuring effort.
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Dublin
Ohio coal tax case upholds valuation ruling by court
The State Tax Commission’s decision denying lowered coal property valuations in Jefferson County was upheld by a court ruling. Judge Carl Smitad noted the properties were not taxed above their real value as mining firms argued. The case involved Wayne, Apex, Banséma, Witeh Hagel, PineyFork and Belgian coal companies mining 6,000 tons at 20 cents per ton.
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Carl Smitad
Dax'Commission of
Ohio
Dowbowari
Wayne
Apex, Banséma
Witeh Hagel
PineyFork
Atate Tax ‘Commission
Othe Jefferson‘county
Common
Burglars Visit Sweeney's Store At Amsterdam
William Sweeney's general store in Amsterdam was robbed Sunday night. Burglars entered through the front door and escaped via the rear, taking small change and nickels. Bloodhounds from Pittsburgh were secured to track the thieves. the safe showed no significant loss. The store opened at 7 am to a hurriedly searched stock and indicates valuables were limited to minor coins.
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William Sweeney
Amsterdam
Pittsburgh
Jett
Raywer
Hit
Crude Oil Prices Rise Across Pittsburg Market
Crude oil prices gained 25 cents a barrel in the Pittsburg market today as leading purchasing agencies posted new figures. The day’s quotes showed Pennsylvania crude at 4.763 dollars, with several graded prices including Wornine 3.26, Cabell 3.27, Baingr Bet 3.10, and Rangland 31.6.
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Associated Presa
Pittsburg
Purcnasliis
Pennsylvania
Cabell
Baingr- Bet
RaRgland
East Liverpool Consolidates Two Newspapers Under One Publisher
East Liverpool merges Tribune and Brenly Review into a single publication managed by East Liverpool Publishing Company. WW Brush becomes owner publisher of the consolidated papers, aiming to streamline production amid higher weaving and paper costs.
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East Liverpool
Learning ‘Tribune
Brenly Review
Lyolding
Brush
Revi
Mears Property Sold to New Wholesale Grocery Firm
The Mears property at Market Street and Lake Erie Avenue, long occupied by Davidson's wholesale prep firm, was sold by the Mears heirs to a new wholesale grocery firm led by David Beall and Waller Sterling. The buyers plan extensive improvements and a big new addition before entering active business. Beall and Sterling, already experienced in wholesale groceries, form the new company and will take possession soon.
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Mears
Market Streat
Lake Erie Avenue
Davidson
Mire
David Wi Beall
Waller Sterling
Davidson's
McGowan Hrouhers
Ari Reuting
Measre, Beall and Sterling, Wl
President to Give Gifts to Children Along Road
President Wilson plans Christmas gifts for children living along the road between Washington and the Country Club of Virginia where he played golf. The presents, bought in advance, will be delivered Christmas morning likely by Mrs. Wilson. A White House tradition of giving turkeys to all executive staff will also be observed. The President may eat turkey Christmas Day, per his physician, served by Mrs. Wilson in his room.
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Associated Frean
Washington
Virginia
Wilson
Wilton
White House
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