Income Tax List Open for Inspection of 1924 Returns
United States government tax records reveal 8,000,000 returns across the country with prominent names and corporations showing large payments. General Electric, U S Steel, and Ford Motor Co led corporate taxes. Andrew Mellon and John D. Rockefeller Jr. posted top personal sums. actors like Fairbanks and Gloria Swanson also appear among high earners. Notable small payment recorded is three cents by Florence J. Smiley of New York.
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New York
United States
Internal Revenue Bureaus
California
Maine
Uncle Sam
Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
United States Steel Corporation
General Electric Company
Standard Oil Company of
Moving Picture
Douglas Fairbanks
Gloria Swanson
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Harold Loyd
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
John W. Davis
Max Steuer
Clarence Darrow
Rex Beach
Rudyard Kipling
William Randolph Hearst
Florence J. Smiley
Enid Oil Millionaire Oli Barnes Dies at 62
Oli Barnes, 62, oil millionaire, died at a hospital in Enid Oklahoma. He lived with his 91-year-old mother in a two-room Garfield County farmhouse near the Barnes oil field. Five producing wells on the Barnes farm supported his wealth and he opposed leasing adjoining land to protect farming. His death may boost field expansion as his five brothers inherit the land and face future oil operations. He bought a cheap car in 1916 and kept it until recently.
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Oli
Enid
Oklah
Elias Barnes
Barnes
Garfield County
Barries
Master Mind Guilty In Bond Thefts
Romeo Forlini a 40 year old described by police as an international fence and the brains of bond thefts in the United States totaling 1,250,000 was found guilty on 24 counts of two consolidated indictments charging possession of stolen and forged Liberty bonds He was held without bail for sentencing by Judge Atwell in the United States District Court.
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New York
Romeo Forlini
United States
Atwell
United States District Court
London Strait Strike Shrugs Off Cross Channel Sailings
A chaotic strike cripples Southhamp cross channel services with notable crew walkouts. Sailings collapse as ships halt operations amid labor action, leaving schedules in disarray and passengers stranded or redirected.
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London
Cross Channel
Southhamp
Clubman Found Dead After Nervous Collapse
Chico Ames Kd Wilson, 44, a former vice president of Wilson Ricters wholesaler, collapsed from nervous strain and was found dead in Bran n. A bullet lodged in his grain and a loaded pistol lay under his pillow. A prominent club man, he had just returned from a yachting trip to Placid New York.
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Chico Ames
Kd. Wilson
Wilson Ricters
Wholesare Men’s Furnishing Company
Brann
Red Pad
N. X
Drought Grips Southern Ohio Across The State
Drouth conditions in several Ohio regions have worsened with near water famines in Dayton Middletown and Mansfield prompting drastic conservation actions. Crops suffer statewide with pasture losses and a milk shortage feared in northern counties. Dayton reports a 5 million gallon daily drop in consumption due to strict rules on lawn sprinkling car washing and similar uses.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Middletown
Mansfield
Gallia
Berwyn Citizens Torn Up Track After Breakdowns
Angry Berwyn residents seize and tear up a street car track after two derailments in two days. City council had ordered the company to restrain one car. fifteen people were injured in one crash. Repair crews were halted when guards arrested them.
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Chicago
Angeret
Berwyn
Boy 13 Ends Life After Pane Break Incident
A 13 year old boy Bahmil Warhol broke a grocer's pane glass window and, fearing punishment, disappeared. His body was later found floating in a creek near his home after he told playmates to tell his brother goodbye.
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Chicago
Bahmil Warhol
Bohmll
Child Slayer Executed in Columbus Ohio
Cosmo Ferranto of Cleveland was executed at the State Penitentiary for the murder of Ernest Ferranto a two year old. In November 1928 Ferranto aged 46 injured the child with a sharp object while impersonating its older siblings to deflect blame from their mother.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cosmo Ferranto
Cleveland
Ernest Ferranto
Ferranto
Pittsburgh Bandits Steal Payroll at Bakery Plant
Three armed youths halted two messengers of Haat End Savings and Trust at Bauer Brothers Baking Company entry in Pittsburgh and fled with a payroll satchel totaling seven thousand dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Haat End Savings and Trust Company
Bauer Brothers’ Baking Company
Lightning Ignites Texas Tank Farm Wrecks Oil Stock
A lightning strike during a rainstorm at Magnolia Petroleum Company’s tank farm in Luling ignited a tank and destroyed 65,000 barrels of oil. The disaster also killed a Black girl amid the storm. The rain ended a 14 month drought.
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Texas
Luling
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Tong War Fatal in Chinatown Shootout
A Chinatown conflict left Gong Marquong, a 50 year old laundry worker and On Leong Tong member, dead. His two sons Youe 11 and mr Gove 17 were seriously wounded by gunmen believed to be Hip Sing Tong.
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New York
Chinatown
On Leong Tong
Hip Sing Tong
Gong Marquong
Youe
Gove
Shenandoah Crash Kills 14 Officers and Crew
The Shenandoah dirigible broke in nine squalls over southeastern Ohio. Commander Zachary Lansdowne and 12 other officers died in the control cabin. Fore and main sections landed with survivors as the craft broke into three parts after midair breakup. One crewman, F. J. McCarthy, survived a fall but is seriously injured.
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Caldwell
Oho
America
Ohio
Zachary Lansdowne
Greenville
Sharon
E. W. Sheppard
Washington, D. C
Lansdowne
Ava
F. J. McCarthy
Marietta
C. BE. Rosendahl
J. B. Anderson
Blue Skyscraper to be Built in New York
O A Konkle plans a $14,000,000 65 story 800 foot hotel to honor missionaries after his son’s recovery from lockjaw. The 5000 room tower will top the Woolworth Building by eight feet and require guests to pledge not to smoke or drink. Ten percent of profits go to missionary work and rooms with two meals cost up to $21 a week.
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New York
O. A. Konkle
Lockjaw
Woolworth
Kid Kaplan to Clash With Babe Herman in New Title bout
The New York Boxing Commission ordered featherweight champion Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden Conn to defend his crown against Babe Herman of California within six months after a recent draw in Waterbury Conn. Herman’s challenge and a $2,500 good faith check prompted the ruling.
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Kid Kaplan
Babe Herman
New York
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Meriden
Bite Fatal to Girl 8 as 13 More Bitten by Same Dog
Eleanor Jeanne Faudree, eight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Faudree of Springfield Ohio, dies after rabies bite. The same dog had bitten 13 others, twelve of whom receive treatment. Four more people were bitten by other diseased dogs. Mayor William Argebright orders dogs leashed or muzzled for 80 days.
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Springfield
Ohio
Eleanor -Jeanne Faudree
Joseph Faudree
William Argebright
Bryan's Son Chosen To Lead Anti Evolutionists
The Anti Evolution League of America selected William Jennings Bryan Jr. of Los Angeles as President and formed a Campaign Committee to call on him about accepting the post. Dr. John Roach Straton of New York was elected Campaign Committee Chairman for a nation wide drive against teaching evolution in public schools.
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Louisville
Anti-Evolution League of America
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
John Roach Straton
New York
Ilindig Student Held In Slaying Near Cairo
Lawrence Crippen a 22 year old student at Mississippi A and M College Starkville is held on 5000 bond for alleged slaying of Frances Cherry 21 a negress. Authorities say Crippen took her by car to a corn field near Cairo and killed her with disposal of the body though searches found no trace and the woman is thought alive.
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Ilindig
Cairo
Lawrence Crippen
A. and
M. College
Starkville
Miss
Frances Cherry
Boy Bitten by Docile Rattlesnake in Cotton Field
Tulsa Oklahoma reports 19 year old F L Tut tle died after attempting to keep a rattlesnake as a pet. He captured the snake in a cotton field and stroked it, finding it tame. Hours later the snake struck his face, sinking fangs. he died five hours after the bite.
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Tulsa
Okla
F. L. Tuttle
Tuttle
Kentuckian Given 13 Year Term for Revival Murder
Mitchell Bryant, a Kentuckian farmer from Jackson, Ky, was sentenced to 13 years in the penitentiary after a jury conviction for the murder of Richard Herald at a revival meeting near here last July. Bryant shook hands with the jury upon the verdict.
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Jackson
Mitchell Bryant
Richard Herald
Herald
Here
Bryant
Lightning Strikes Kitchen Caps Spill But No Explosion
In Boston J W Swan sat near the stove sorting dynamite caps when lightning struck the house. The strike knocked him from his chair and scattered caps on the floor, though none exploded.
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Boston
Mass
J. W. Swan
Swan
Fire destroys organ at cathedral in Alessandria
Fire at the cathedral in Alessandria caused by a short circuit damaged the organ and several valuable accessories. Estimated damage set at 1,000,000 lire.
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Alessandria
Jaly
Explosion at Korean coal mine kills 150 near Pingyang
Dispatches from Jiji Shimpo report a massive explosion at the Tethaku coal mine near Pingyang Korea. One hundred fifty workers are said to have died in the incident.
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Tokyo
Tethaku
Pingyang
Korea
Jiji Shimpo
Bank Bandits Rob Ferguson Bank in Missouri
Four men in an automobile robbed the Ferguson bank near St. Louis stealing about $4,000 and fleeing the scene. They escaped before officers could arrive.
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St. Louis
Ferguson
Kansas City Manager Suspended by Association
Kansas City manager John Lavan of the American Association team was suspended indefinitely after a telegram from Thomas Hickey, president of the association. The telegram gave no reason, but reports suggest the penalty followed an argument with umpire McGrew. Lavan had previously been sidelined by a broken leg.
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Kansas City
John Lavan
Kansas City American Association
Lavan
Thomas Hickey
The
Associaton
Hickey
Anpire
McGrew
Taxation in Ohio Grows Heavier With Yearly Increase
The Ohio annual tax report shows state value at $12,250 and $89,725 with a 1924 increase of $1,381,521,106 driven by real estate reappraisals in eighteen counties. The average citizen paid $42.55 in taxes for 1924, including 55 cents for World War veterans, as state taxes rose over five years from $205,386,503,388 in 1920 to $245,058,535.82 in 1924.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Tax Commission
Ohio towns report varied incidents from mine restart to misses
Gasline mine at New Lexington resumes with 200 miners after five years idle. In Canton a ex service man Stephen Nisiewitz dies by hanging in jail. Marietta hosts the Knights of Pythias convention with hearty attendance expected. Dayton reports youthful bandits robbing a milk driver. Toledo seizes a mobile shoplifting ring valued at 1500 dollars. Barberton jeweler Dan C. Thomas drowns while trying to extinguish his burning clothes. Canton records a fatal shooting of Peter Ross. Portmouth boat capsizes leaves two women dead. Newark notes long-time railroad worker W Rhoades retires. Marion honors Mrs Ray A Levein for attempting a quarry rescue. Youngstown fire destroys the Riis home. Columbus selects Dolores Oakes Miss Ohio. State court says relief must be in kind not cash. Toledo hosts all Ohio rally for St Lawrence river improvement. Canton child accident fatal shotgun discharge kills Aerina Micone.
Why foxes are famed for sly cunning and three entrances
Daddy Fox explains that foxes have long been regarded as clever and crafty. He notes that foxes naturally have multiple den entrances to evade traps, and that the word foxy has become a compliment for cunning, while criticizing humans who hunt for sport.
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Daddy
Freddy Fox
Daddy Fox
Freddy
Riddles Tie Westminster Abbey to Grate Puns
The joke set links Westminster Abbey to ashes of the grate and a spoon and cup to an attractive book with wordplay on interesting. A pie and a poet tie Browning to a clever pun and a playful riddle tone.
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Westminster Abbey
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Frank D. Waterman
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Grove
J. J. Dickson
Toronto
Canada
International Association of Police Chiefs
Indianapolis
Bryan
Kentuckian
Shakes
Buckeye State
Ohio Bus
New Lexington
Canton
Stephen Nisiewitz
Ohio Knights of Pythias
George Keim
Ridge Avenue
Moler Olt
Notre Dame Avenue
Toledo
Peter Ross
Blacktown
Portsmouth
Ohio River
John Bush
Newark
W. Rhoades
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ng We
Marion
Ray A. Levein
Central Christian Church
Marion Foote
Waldo
Youngstown
Frank Riis
Berlin Center
Riis
Dolores Oakes
Mt. Vernon
Lorain
Findlay
Chillicothe
North Lewisburg
Union City
Mount Vernon
Vermilion
Ironton
Conneaut
St. Lawrence
Council of States of the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Tidewater Association
Guiseppe Petrasca
Aerina Micone
Petrasca
Maty Brahim Bonner
Foxy Foxes
Browning
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