Corn Crisis Relief Talks Aim at Large Scale Aid
Washington reports a conference in Chicago and Iowa on financing the middle western corn crop to stabilize markets and assist farmers, bankers, and businesses hit by falling prices. A national agricultural credits association may be formed to loan directly to farmers and rediscount notes, with millions of dollars available for quick loans to the corn belt.
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Washington
Chicago
Iowa
Jardine
Eueh
Intermediate Credits Bank
Expert Says High Winds Caused Shenandoah Wreck
Washington Terrific winds rather than pressure or structural weakness caused the destruction of the airship Shenandoah. Charles P. Burgess, airship construction expert, testified before the naval court of inquiry after studying wreckage. He said gas pressure had nothing to do with the breakup and that tying off a manifold could not be responsible.
U S Interest in Farm Co operative Movement
William M Jardine secretary of agriculture spoke at the ninth annual meeting of the National Co operative Milk Producers federation outlining federal aims to aid farming through agricultural co operatives. He said co operative associations are engaging in a vital undertaking for agriculture’s welfare.
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Philadelphia
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Co-Operative
William M Jardine
National Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation
United States
Wine Permits Revoked by Commissioner Blair
Washington reports Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair revoked tax exemptions allowing households to manufacture up to 200 gallons of home made wine without tax. The move targets illicit intoxicants as enforcement tightens. Hundreds of thousands of permits were found to exist, per L C Andrews assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Blair
L C Andrews
Acquittals in Fox Lake Murder Case
In Waukegan Illinois Mrs Clara Harcq was acquitted of killing her mother Mrs Lillie Holt. Her husband Albert Harcq and stepfather Arthur Holt were also acquitted. The case involved a violent quarrel at the lake home on September 20. It was Lake County's first murder trial of a woman in five years.
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Fox Lake
Waukegan
Clara Harcq
Lillie Holt
Harcq
Albert
Arthur Holt
Lake County
Dies After Football Injury in Waterbury Game
Emerson F. Methy, nineteen, Waterbury left halfback, died from a broken neck after a hard tackle in a football game. The injury occurred in Waterbury, Conn as the team played a game here.
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Waterbury, Conn
Emerson F. Methy
Edison Ford Patent Model Requests Arrive at Patent Office
The patent office sorts old models after Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford asked for early invention and engineering models for study. The move highlights ongoing interest in historic ideas and technological development.
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Ushington
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Battleship Oxhoma Rammed Breakwater at San Pedro Harbor
The battleship Oxhoma rammed the breakwater on entering the harbor at San Pedro California. A jammed rudder caused the accident, and damage is believed to be slight.
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San Pedro
Cal
Mitchell Testifies In His Own Defense
Col. William Mitchell took the stand to defend himself saying he had proposed national air defense plans rejected by the War department. He cited a missing NY air attack susceptibility study and a 1924 recommendation to shift Pacific policy making Alaska a key offensive and defensive hub, which was ignored.
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Washington
War Department
William Mitchell
New York
Mitchell
Pacific
Alaska
Taxes in U S Grow 100 Per Cent in 12 Years
The United States tax burden has nearly doubled since 1913, reaching about 12 percent of the national income now, according to a National Commerce board study. In 1918 the rate was 6.9 percent, with part of the rise due to higher state and local taxes and part from a decreased national income last year.
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New York
National Commerce Board
Conference Board
1926 U S Tax Reduction Estimate With New Measures
A revised estimate by treasury statistician Joseph S McCoy places the 1926 revenue decrease under new tax measures from the House Ways and Means Committee at 336,236,000 dollars. Of this total, 20,000,000 dollars reflects a conservative estimate of the loss from the retroactive repeal of the 1924 estate tax increase.
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Washington
Joseph S McCoy
Treasury Statistician
Ways and Means Committee of the House
Jones Issues Auto Search Rules Under Prohibition
Prohibition Director James E Jones issues orders upholding the right of agents to search automobiles and other vehicles without a warrant while limiting this power to cases with knowledge or reliable information of a liquor law violation.
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Washington
Prohibition
James E Jones
Stephenson Sent to Michigan City Prison for Life
Noblesville Indiana David Stephens on former Indiana Ku Klux Klan grand dragon begins life sentence for the murder of Madge Oberhultzer of Indianapolis as he is taken to Michigan City Prison.
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Stephenson
Michigan City
Noblesville
Ind
David Stephenson
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
Madge Oberhultzer
Indianapolis
Milmore Stires Consecrated Bishop of Long Island
Rev Dr Ernest Milmore Stires was consecrated bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Long Island at St. Thomas Church in a ceremony attended by 35 prebates from every Episcopal diocese in the United States.
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Long Island
New York
United States
Ernest Milmore Stires
St. Thomas’ Church
Akron plans world’s largest dirigible GZ-1 at Good Year plant
Engineers at the Akron Ohio Zeppelin and Averi facility have completed plans for the GZ-1 airship. The massive dirigible is announced as the world’s largest, exceeding 900 feet in length.
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Akron
Ohio
Zeppelin
Averican
Goodyear Zeppelin
Army Quarters Critique in Snow Report
Maj. Gen. W. Snow chief of field artillery criticizes army posts for lacking suitable quarters and the negative effect of rain on housing conditions in his annual report.
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Washington
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