Income and gasoline taxes eyed to fund public works plan
Ways and Means aims to raise higher income and gasoline taxes to support a three billion dollar public works bond issue. A stock and dividend levy may follow, with suspensions possible if Prohibition is repealed after 36 states ratify. The plan would shift taxes once the redeal is ratified, moving away from the sales tax.
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Washington
Associated Press
House
Ways and Means Committee
Upward Trend Shown For Two Industries
Rail road carloadings rose as grain, livestock and materials moved toward steel, signaling stronger activity. Cotton spinning expanded with 25 percent more spindles in operation than April last year and nearly two percent higher than last month, aided by beer demand.
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Washington
Two Cities Threatened by Japanese in North China
May 20. National Government officials believed Japan planned to invade Peiping and Tientsin as Japanese aircraft pounded the two cities. Eleven bomber planes loitered over the area with visible munitions though no bombs were dropped, forcing thousands to seek cover. The Japanese legation in Peiping said cessation of hostilities in North China remains remote.
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Peiping
Tientsin
North China War
Peip
Mystery of Black Tom Blast Explained by German Spy
A new book argues that the 1916 Black Tom explosion was linked to German espionage led by Franz von Rintelen. The author, dedicating the work to his daughter Marie Luize, frames American wartime activities within a broader spy network described in the English case.
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Franz von Rintelen
Marie Luize
New Jersey
Germany
America
United States
von Rintelen
Europe
Gratified British Press Over German Disarmament Stance
Editorials in London papers express hope that Germany's position at Geneva infuses new life into the Disarmament Conference. They praise Adolf Hitler for translating declarations into action and Germany’s acceptance of the British plan. Caution is urged that many obstacles remain before an agreement.
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Geneva
Germany
Adolph Hitler
Reichstag
Acta
Daily Times
Seal En Route From Southern Trip Heads North
After annual overhaul and repairs, the patrol boat Seal, under the Game Commission, departed Ketchikan last night en route north. Assistant Executive Officer E. M. Goddard reports H. W. Terhune is aboard and will stop at Wrangell and Petersburg during the voyage. The Seal is selected in port here next Monday.
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Ajanta Game Commission
Ketchikan
E. M. Goddard
H.W. Terhune
Wrangell
Petersburg
Legislation to Control Oil Industry Sought
President Roosevelt urged immediate congressional action on oil production control. The proposal would let Interior Secretary Ickes set prices hours and wages and limit output to meet demand.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Bolivia Rejects League Plea in Chaco Dispute
Bolivia rejects League of Nations Council recommendations on the Chaco conflict with Paraguay. It accuses Paraguay of covenant violation and asks the Council to apply penalties as provided by the covenant.
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Geneva
Bolivia
League of Nations’ Council
Paraguay
Chaco
League
Council
Juneau Adopts Daylight Saving Time Start
City Council voted to advance clocks one hour starting Wednesday May 24 to align with Seattle. Business leaders petitioned in favor citing smoother dealings with Seattle banks and firms. Magnefimen company lines up with daylight saving time from the Wednesday start.
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Juneau
United States
J. B. Burford
Seattle
LMW Metagar
Magnefimen
Como
Construction Boom and Price Shifts Reported
The Labor Department notes a sharp rise in building construction activity and wholesale prices based on April 15 figures. Reports from Woodin Perkins and the Federal Reserve Advisory Council signal revived business and higher employment, with a modest drop in retail food prices. Expenditures on building construction for the month ending April 15 rise 12 percent from March.
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Washington
Labor Department
Woodin and
Perkins
Advisory Council
Federal Reserve Board
Wright Returns to Juneau for Visit
W. C. Wright former owner of Wright Jewelry Shop arrives in Juneau aboard the Northland and stays at the Zynda Hotel. He sold his shop to Pou Bloedhorn two years ago and has since resided in the South.
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W. C. Wright
Wright Jewelry
Juneau
Northland
Zynda Hotel
Bower
Hell
Aronson Shot Self by Accident Verdict
A coroner's jury ruled fisherman John Aronson, found dead aboard his boat at Chatham, Nsai, Wednesday, likely shot himself accidentally, despite earlier reports of suicide. The jury's telegram to U S Marshal Albert White confirmed an accidental shooting based on available evidence.
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John Arenson
Chatham Nsai
United States
Albert White
Aronson
Tennakee
Marshal White
Congress Abandons recess to push Roosevelt program
Washington reports leaders of Congress scrapped the weekend recess to press a swift finish of President Roosevelt's emergency program with adjournment planned within three weeks. The Senate opened two hours early for Judge Louderback impeachment trial while House committees hurry to advance work and Glass-Steagall reform moves face final action next week. The railroad reorganization bill awaits final action after Senate committee approval.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Louderback
House Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Harriman Bank Chief Harriman Missing After Grave Guard
New York May 40 Belief Joseph Harriman former head of Harriman Bank facing indictment over its failure may have taken his own life after being seen near his grave. Authorities guarded the grave as the aged banker, lately in a boarding home, left for treatment and has not been seen since.
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New York
Joseph Harriman
Harriman Bank
Agtd
Ohio Educator Heads Great Tennessee Valley Industrial Scheme
Washington May 20 Arthur E Morgan president of Antioch College is named to lead the vast effort to turn the Tennessee Valley into a national industrial workshop. Government moves to investigate alleged misuses of Muscle Shoals federal property by private power companies are announced. The companies deny the charges and offer to meet.
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Ohio
Great Tennessee Valley
Washington
Inc
Roosevelt
Tennes Valley
National Industrial Workshop
Arthur E. Morgan
Antioch College
Two Halibuters Sell at Seattle Amid Disorder
In Seattle on May 20 the Ohio Educator announced Ontiveh College’s growth from a distant start to a major local institution. Aboard ships from western banks the Albatros and Sohorn arrived with large consignments of funds and materials. The distribution included plans for reservoirs, irrigation, and transmission projects, totaling substantial pounds and assorted investments.
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Ipsal Banka
Bao 4
Alaska Furs Sell Higher at Seattle Sale
Alaska furs sold 10 to 15 percent higher this week than last month at the Seattle Fur Exchange. Alaskan beaver led gains with muskrat firm while all furs were in good demand and Bhastielly representatives and major U S wholesalers participated in bidding.
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Seattle
Alaska
Seattle Fur Exchange
United States
Stock Prices Edge Lower in Quiet New York Session
Markets faced weekend selling as stocks pulled back from gains and closed heavily after a calm but uneven session. Wheat weakness and uncertainty over business expansion ahead of summer weighed on traders. An Alaskan fisheries report noted Commissioner Belt’s June trip to study salmon fisheries and cannery activity across districts.
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New York
Financia
Henry O'Mallvyins
United Sates
Owens Ilinois Glass
Frank T. Bell
Seattle
Brant
Little
Alaska
Bureau of Fisheries
M. J. O Connor
Stock market closes with mixed gains across major firms
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine stock at 14 while American Can hits 80, Bethlehem Steel up 25, General Motors 22, International Harvester 32, Kennecott 16, Packard Motors 44, and United States Steel at 474. Sam Guyot returns from Southeast Alaska trip aboard the Northland. Harry Race plans a round trip on the Northland from Petersburg to Sitka.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Power and Light
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Calumet and
Hecla
Armous B
Sam Guyot
Yrip
Sam Guyne
Petersbore
Northland
Harry Race
Hisband
Pacific
Petersburg
Sitka
United States Urged to Define Aggression at Disarmament Talks
Geneva May 20 The Disarmament Conference weighs what action defines aggression and how to respond if war looms. Dr Giuseppe Motta urged swift US participation in a consultative pact enforcing the Kellogg Pact, while Norman H Davis prepared a speech for next week. He hinted Washington might seek rigid international arms supervision and refrain from strict neutrality in war.
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Geneva
United States
Giuseppe Motta
Switzerland
Motta
Dr. Mott
Norman H. Davis
Martial law established over Tientsin amid panic
Martial law is proclaimed citywide after arrests of two armed Chinese suspected of being Manchu Kuomintang agents. A rickshaw procession carries a slain Chinese claimed as a Manchukuo agent, amid fears of a city revolt.
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Tientsin
Fascist Party Emerges in Sao Paulo Led by Plinio Salgado
In Sao Paulo Brazil, a new fascist movement forms under writer Plinio Salgado. The group adopts the Tiailan militia flag but its members wear green shirts instead of black.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Plinio Salado
Tiatlan
Ibs
Prague unemployment drops as 42000 find March work
Jobless Zech odovakians reached 42000 finding work in March, reducing unemployment. The total unemployed fell from about 920000 to roughly 878000. Official figures reflect improvement in the labor market as seasonal hiring continues.
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Prague
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