Tax cut and gov reorganization urged by Sen Wadsworth
Senator Wadsworth of New York proposed a major tax cut and a government reorganization including a department of education and relief. He predicted a tax bill lowering surtax and normal income rates, with a target date before March 15. He favored simplifying the government and reducing duplication to save money.
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Department of Education and Relief
Treasury
Military Affairs
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Budget Bureau
Congress
New
Channel swimmers push plans amid rough seas
Cape Gris Nez Aug 22 AP reports swimmers Theorge Poiglu former French national champion and Ishak Helmy of Egypt must delay crossing the English Channel due to high winds and heavy seas. Gertrude Ederle Lillian Harrison Milo Jane Lion will attempt again on August 1 or September 1 weather permitting.
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Cape Gris
Nez
Theorge Poiglu
Ishak Helmy
Gertrude Ederle
America
Lillian Harrison
Argentina
Milo Jane Lion
France
Target Practice Revived Terror in France Harbor Incident
Boston reporters describe a tense scene where guns were used for target practice, causing panic among about 300 veterans aboard a harbor boat. Six men went hysterical and were restrained by nurses and attendants. ambulances and fire units escorted the seriously affected to the hospital.
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Boston
France
Thomas Heads Game Wardens in Western Conference
R E Thomas Idaho game and fish commissioner was elected president of the Western Association Game and Fish commissioners succeeding I G Parvin of Colorado. The group, meeting in Denver August 22, voted to meet in Boise next year with 8 F Rathbune Washington named vice president. Attendees from Utah Nevada New Mexico Oregon Washington Wyoming Montana and Arizona heard the principal address on regional game conditions.
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R. E. Thomas
Idaho
Western Association Game and Fish Commissioners
I. G. Parvin
Colorado
Association
Boise
F. Rathbune
Washington
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Wyoming
Montana
H. Madsen
E. F. Averill
Robert H. Hill
G. M. Willard
Arizona
E. Rathbune
A. A. Sand
Disastrous Fire in National Forest Near Pasadena
Tricky winds hampered rangers as the Tijuanaga brush fire became the worst blaze of the year in Angel National Forest north of Pasadena. Officials fear three days to control and weeks to extinguish with 5 000 acres burned since Tuesday, possibly started by a wireless smoker. An army plane from Griffith Park aided firefighting efforts as combined county and federal spending reached seven thousand dollars since Tuesday.
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Calif
Tijuanga
Angel National Forest
Here
Vogel Flats
Tijuanga Canyon
Pion Rangers
Griffith Park
Los Angeles
Elman Buys Noted Violin From 1017 Stradivari
Paris reports Mischa Elman, famed violinist, purchased a 1017 Stradivari for $50,000. He claims the instrument is the finest in the United States, with a lineage from Madame Recamier to Count Molitor, then to a dealer before reaching Elman.
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Paris
Mischa Elman
United States
Europe
Elman
Madame Recamier
Napoleon
Marshal Count
Molitor
Marshal
Riot at Shanghai Labor HQ Stuns City Reds Mixed Fight
A crowd of strikers armed with knives and sticks attacked the Shanghai labor association headquarters in the Chinese section. Several wounded on both sides and two Reds reportedly killed amid the high tension between unions and Bolsheviks.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Labor Association
Turkish Women Embrace Western Attire and Sports
In Constantinople August 22 AP reports Turkish women shedding the traditional fez and veil to appear publicly more, adopting hats and athletic roles. Government reforms under Ataturk era and public opinion drive progress as a girls swimming race draws mixed crowds and Hadij Selma Ekrem promotes Western dress.
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Hadij Selma Ekrem
United States
Turkey
American Falls Woman Killed by Stray Shot
A coroner's jury ruled accidental death in the Friday morning shooting at the Daisy Maynard home in American Falls. Elsie McCullough was struck by a bullet that pierced a door from a quarrel between Mrs Maynard and Roy Charmone over a revolver. Dr. H C Irwin tried to save her life in Pocatello, but she died.
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Elsie McCullough
Daisy Maynard
American Falls
McCullough
Leonard Won't Fight Again Benny Leonard Retires
New York, Aug. 22. Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion, announced he will not return to boxing. His brother Joe said Benny is through with the ring for good and cited his mother's health as the reason. Promoters are believed to have spread the tale of a comeback with Jimmy Goodrich as rival. Billy Gibson could not be reached for comment.
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Benny Leonard
Billy Gibson
Jimmy Goodrich
Leonard
Joe Leonard
Benny
Gibson
Fanatics cause fatal harm near Sakki in Capetown region
Dispatch from Elizabethville reports religious fanatics near Sakki tried forcible conversions, fatally harming 50 natives. A native police patrol was driven off with several wounded. Troops were dispatched from Elizabethville to the area.
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Capetown
Africa
Elizabethville
Sakki
Collina Injured on Grounder Play for White Sox
Chicago manager Eddie Collina left the field with a left leg injury after pursuing a ground ball in the first inning against the Philadelphia Athletics. The incident occurred during today’s game.
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Collins
Chicago
Eddie Collina
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Spanish King Incognito Trips Through Bordeaux
An AP report from Paris describes a tall, elegantly dressed man riding a Paris streetcar incognito in Bordeaux. A passerby lights his cigarette and they discuss the high cost of living, with the man claiming no business and mentioning an old house passed through generations.
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Paris
Ocri de
Bordeaux
Alfonso
Dry machine to be intact in Idaho prohibition office
In Boise an AP report says the Idaho prohibition staff is expected to stay intact after Colonel Elias Marsters is named district head. officials based this on his prior remarks before leaving for Washington rather than on any direct word since his divisional director appointment.
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Aug
Idaho
Elias Marsters
Marsters
Washington
C. K. Nickerson
Two Die In Sioux City Hardware Store Shooting
In Sioux City Iowa two men are dead and $200 is missing from a store safe after a mysterious shooting. Proprietor A Larson unlocked the door to find his clerk William Lavergon and an unidentified man fatally wounded on the floor.
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Sioux City
Iowa
A. Larson
William Lavgergon
Sinclairs Horse Wins Big Purse at Hawthorne Track
Aug. 22 Harry F. Sinclair owned Mad Play won the $20,000 Chicago special at Hawthorne before 22,000 fans. Kentucky Cardinal placed second and Princess Doreen third in a field of five starters. General Thatcher was scratched.
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Mad Play
Harry F. Sinclair
Chicago
Hawthorne
Kentucky Cardinal
Princess Doreen
Ere
General Thatcher
Magee in New Mexico linked to fatal hotel lobby shooting
East Las Vegas Aug 22 Carl Magee Albuquerque editor faces first degree murder charges after a hotel lobby fight with former judge David J Leahy ended with John H Lassater shot dead and Leahy wounded Magee remained at the Meadows hotel as authorities prepared a coroner inquiry and possible manslaughter filing against him Objections to violence in political feuds and past libel and contempt actions involving Magee are noted as context.
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N. M
Oari
Magee
Albuquerque
David J. Leahy
John B. Lassater
Stander
Leahy
Lassater
State Highway Department
Parker
New Mexico Supreme Court
James F. Hinkle
Hinkle
Carl Magee
Today
New Mexico
Sherif Delgado
Meadows Hotel
John H. Lassater
Banta Fo
Locomotive jumps. engineer killed near Coneus Junction
At Coneus Junction New York on August 22 William Brothers the Erie shuttle train engineer was killed when his locomotive left the track and plunged down a fifteen foot embankment. The fireman and conductor were injured. The train had a locomotive a coach and no freight cars and no passengers rode in the coach.
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Coneus Junction
N. Y
William Brothers
Erie
Lakeville
Coneus Lake
Bandit Steals Small Vessel In Gulf Pursuit
Pensacola Fla Aug 22 AP authorities in gulf ports suspect the schooner Ida Q sailed southeastward carrying George Dutch Anderson, a mail robber and alleged killer. The craft, linked to Gerald Chapman’s escape plan, was stolen from Gulfport moorings Tuesday night and sighted about 500 miles out in the Gulf by the Detroit Wayne radio report. Crewmembers are believed to be without provisions.
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Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Ports
Spenkes
George
Anderson
Ben Hance
Ida Q
Gerald Chapman
United States
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Erroi
Reg ulation to enforce Canadian treaty agreed
Washington August 22 agency reports both governments reached agreement on enforcement regulation for the Canadian treaty. The accord sets procedures for monitoring compliance and resolving disputes between Ottawa and Washington.
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Washington
Baseball Scores From Today's Games Across Cities
Today's box scores list multiple doubleheaders with Cincinnati Boston St. Louis New York Brooklyn Chicago and Cleveland outcomes. Notable pitchers include Mays Luque and O'Neil with varied run totals and complete game efforts across 10+ matchups.
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Cincinnati
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Wingo
Benton
Gibson
Murray Captured After Oregon Escape Plot
Murray was arrested in Portland at 1 15 a m after being lured to Centralia for a faux robbery. He had separated from Willis and Kelley and hoped the holdup would fund his eastward flight. Murray, who claimed no talks with authorities, was guarded at the jail. he denied knowledge of the other escapees and the earlier Newman killings.
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Ore
Fom Nur
Oregon
Murray
James Willos
Ellsworth -Kelley
White Elmon
Washington
Willes
Richards chosen as deputy prohibition administrator for Utah
Joseph Richards of Salt Lake City will be deputy federal prohibition administrator for Utah, announced by John F. Vivien who leads the Colorado Utah New Mexico district. Vivien, a Dry advocate backed by the Anti Saloon League, plans to include customs aid and will appoint further staff after September 1.
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Joseph Richards
Sal Lake City
Utah
John F. Viveien
Colorado, Utah
New Mexico
Vivien
Anti-Saloon League
Australia Takes Four Matches in Davis Cup Final
Brookline Mass August 22 Australia defeated Japan four matches to one in the American zone final. John B Hawkes won 6-1 6-3 6-0 and Gerald Patterson lost to Takeichi Harada 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-5. The win puts Australia against France for the right to challenge the United States for the cup.
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Mass
Australia
Japan
Gerald Patterson
Takeichi Harada
John B. Hawkes
Masanosoko Fukuda
France
United States
Women Arrested in Blackmail Plot Targeting Millionaire Official
In Freehold New Jersey three women including a self styled Countess Dely Bourkey and Hattie Hager were held on $10,000 bail each for conspiracy and attempted blackmail of Max Phillips, a Van Heusen Dollar executive. A man claiming to be the Countess husband faced $5,000 bail on weapons charges after detectives spied on a dictaphone recording at Phillips home in Eatontown.
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N. J
Max Phillips
van Heusen Dollar Company
Phillips
Eatontown
Hattie Hager
New York
Anita Berg
Countess Dely Bourkey
Petrograd
Florence Johnson
Italy
Kiera
Mother Gave Two Sons to Replace One Killed in Rebellion
Paris reports a Roman mother who lost a son in the Rif rebellion is described. The mother, after learning of the fatality, sent for her other two sons to accompany the body. She placed herself before the official and asked to be given two other sons to replace the fallen one.
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Temps
Fes
Aetlow Abd-el Krim
Eccel Sona
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