Fight Waged On Inheritance Tax Program
Washington report details Rep Connally accusing the American Bankers' League of organizing to destroy inheritance tax laws. He alleged TX and IA tax clubs pressured lawmakers and noted payments for travel and propaganda efforts led by George H. Colvin. The debate centered on federal and state inheritance taxes and opposition from various Texas figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Bankers’ League
House
Connally
Texas
Texas Tax Clubs
Bankers’ League
Texas Tax Club
Iowa Tax Club
Texan
Ways and Means Committee
Green
Garner
R. A. Stewart
Fort Worth
Texas State Senate
Congress
Satterwhite
Stewart
Dsem
American Bankers’ Association
New York
James A. Arnold
Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Southern Tariff Association
American Bankers’ Leagues
Tex
George H. Colvin
Colvin
Inventor Backs His Law Suits
George Campbell Carson, itinerant miner, sues Garfield Smelting & Refining for patent infringements in a $1,000,000 damages action heard in the U S district court. Carson claims Garfield operates the Garfield smelter and seeks accounting after prior reversals by higher courts. Judge Tillman D. Johnson set next Saturday for further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
George Campbell Carson
American Smelting & Refining Company
Allied Smelting Comnes
United
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Carson
Weather Outlook For Northwest Week Ahead
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday covers Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions with snow and rain or snow west of the divide. Cold start Monday with below normal temperatures most of the week.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Divide
Judge upholds verdict in Steeon murder trial
Noblesville Indiana December twelve AP reports Judge William Sparks overruled a motion to vacate the jury verdict of guilty in the murder trial of D C Steeon for the killing of Madger holtzer.
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Noblesville, Ind
D. C
American money invests in Germany bank shares
Dillon Read and associates announced acquisition of a large block of shares in the Daecenteeat Jesehaft bank of Berlin. The bank is one of Germanys leading institutions, tied to Deutsche Bank Dresdner Bank and Darmstaedter National and involved in managing over 600 German corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daecenteeat Jesehaft Bank of
Berlin
Dillon, Read & Co
Germany
Deutsche Bank
Dresdner Bank
Darmstaedter National
FREAK DANCER WAS A BURGLAR
Arthur La Verne also known as Arthur Ambrose and Arthur Le Verne, a Harrisburg dancer, was shot in a downtown Sacramento candy store robbery while aiding in the capture of the thief. He later surrendered to police and is wanted by Los Angeles authorities described as an adept burglar. Nurses and officers sent flowers while he recovered in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Arthur Ambrose
Arthur la Porte
Arthur le Verne
Charleston
Harrisburg
la Verne
Los Angeles
le Verne
Governor Smith Grants Pardon to Communist Activist Gitlow
Albany December 12 AP Benjamin Gitlow a communist who served time in Sing Sing for advocating overthrow of the government by force has been pardoned by Governor Smith. Convicted in 1920 under the state criminal anarchy act he was released five times during appeals and returned to Sing Sing after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction this year. He twice ran for mayor of New York and Congress with ballot rights denied on citizenship grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Benjamin Gitlow
Sing Sing
Smith
Gittow
United States Supreme Court
New York
Working Men’s League
Bones Lead To A Possible Crime
In Ghogpenaenite Texas a man named F M Snow was arrested on murder charges after bones were found in his home and an axe with blood stains was located in a delivery wagon used by Snow and Bernie Conley the missing stepson. Blood stains appeared in the kitchen and fireplace area as officers investigated the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghogpenaenite
Tex
F. M. Snow
Hassell
Snow
Bernie Conley
Bernie
A. Hold
Ford to attend old time fiddlers convention in Lancaster
Henry Ford has been invited as the honor guest at Lancaster Ohio’s old time fiddlers convention on December 19. The main event is a fiddlin contest attracting regional musicians and spectators.
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Lancaster, O
Henry Ford
Train Derailment Near Roland Injures Motorist and Passengers
A Rock Island fast passenger train 42 derailed near Roland, Arkansas, injuring one man seriously and bruising scores of passengers. The east bound service from California and New Mexico points faced delays as investigators and officials assessed the wreck and ensured safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Rock Island
California
New Mexico
Roland
Here
Four deputy sheriffs named to patrol near Ogden
Sheriff Richard Pincock announced four special deputies to patrol the district south of Ogden to capture a suspected man who has harassed women and children by skulking on porches lifting windows entering cellars and following female pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Richard Pincock
Mennonites Abandon Mexico Colony For Canada Return
Mennonites who moved to the Rio Grande valley in Mexico seek to return to Canada after crop failures and famine. Disillusioned families travel through Dallas on their way to Manitoba, recalling promised abundance that never materialized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Rio Grande
Mexico
Canada
Manitoba
Senator Jones objects to War Department plan on ships
Washington reports Senator Jones Republican Washington chair man of the commerce committee protested to President Coolidge against War Department plans to take over two Admiral Oriental Line passenger cargo ships from Seattle to the Far East. He called it a national calamity and a blow to Northern Pacific shipping. The shipping board may oppose the department's demand. The president reportedly favors no action harming commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Commerce Committee
Coolidge
War Department
Admiral Oriental Line
Seattle
Far East
Pacific
Shipping Board
Pennsylvania crude oil prices rise in six grades
Pittsburg on December 12 reported an advance of 250 a barrel in six grades of Pennsylvania crude oil. New prices include Pennsylvania grade in New York transit lines and Bradford district at 5.65, in national transit and southwest Pennsylvania at 5.55, with Eureka line and other routes showing 5.55 or 5.65 as applicable.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
New York
Bradford District
National Transit Lines
National Transit
Eureka Line
Utah oil well going strong after explosive gas flow
A Vernal Utah dispatch reports the Rangeley field Colorado test well continues to emit saturated oil gas without decrease. A large cloud of vapor rises over a mile as gas ignition is avoided and equipment rushes to the site to regain control after the derrick crown piece is damaged.
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Salt Lake City
Rangeley Field
Colorado
Salt Lake Telegram
Vernal
Utah
Wis
Rise in World Radio Trade Echoes in U S Exports
Washington reports a 1200 percent surge in radio apparatus value exports in October 1925 from the prior year. October exports reached $1,317,846 vs $760,249 last year, with ten months totaling $7,690,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Irate Husbands on Trail of Rich Omahan
John G. Battelle files $120000 damages suit in district court accusing John Brandies, Omaha store owner, of alienating his wife since last February. Battelle cites waning affection, separation, and divorce filing. This is the second similar suit in two weeks following Clarence Hall's $200000 claim against Brandies.
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Omaha, Neb
John Brandies
Omaha
John G. Battelle
Battelle
Brandies
Clarence Hall
Mr. Brandies
Train Caught Between Lines Near Yangtsun Amid Battle
Twenty Americans and several British passengers on the Peking to Tientsin international train were trapped between tracks as Feng Yu Hsiang and Chang Tso Lin forces clashed near Yangtsun. The stalled train sheltered riders under escades from shells while a relief effort and communications concerns continued.
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Peking
Tientsin
Feng Yu Hsiang
Chang Tso Lin
Yangtsun
Langfan
Pehisang
William D.D. Connor
Feng
States Seek To Influence Congress On Tax Powers
A five member committee led by Rhode Island State Senator Arthur A. Sherman was appointed to present the views of state legislatures to Congress. The group criticizes federal domination of state tax affairs and warns of a dangerous drift toward centralization in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Arthur A. Sherman
Rhode Island
Sherman
Woman Member Against Prohibition Accepts Wets Invitation
Mrs. T. Norton of New Jersey, the first Democratic woman member of the house, today accepted an invitation from house wets to join their unofficial committee to modify the Volstead act. In a letter to Rep Hill she said she hopes adding her name will spur others to act honestly even if it is not good politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Norton
New Jersey
Representative Hill
Maryland
FIDDLER GIVEN A REAL PARTY AT FORD LABORATORY
Mellie Dunham Maine's champion fiddler came to Detroit with Henry Ford and learned when he may return home. Ford's orchestra performed his self composed waltz Rippling Waves at Dearborn dance as the Maine artist received praise and danced with Mrs. Dunham. About 60 people attended the gala event.
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Detroit
Mellie Dunham
Maine
Henry Ford
Norway
Dearborn
Ford
Mellie
Tough Bandit Robs the Blind in St. Louis
In St Louis a youth robbed James Huff blind superintendent of a broom factory payroll from Missouri commission for the blind. Huff stated funds totaling about 260 dollars plus hundreds more for 100 blind workers had been paid. The thief pressed a gun to Huff’s face and demanded silence threatening murder.
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St. Louis
James Huff
Missouri Commission For the Blind
Huff
Threats rise around Letz arrest in Rockford plants
Rumors circulate in Rockford of a dramatic development tied to the arrest and indictment of Frank Letz on charges of attempting to dynamite and burn the horse meat packing plant. An officer reportedly received a death threat by telephone and a stranger asked to view Letz while the official was away. The caller, claiming knowledge of the prisoner and denouncing the confession as fake, did not visit the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ill
Frank Letz
Letz
Soviet Union backs disarmament proposals while staying out of League
Moscow reports the Isvestia organ of the Soviet government says Soviet Russia will support every proposal aimed at actual disarmament or armament limitation even as it declines to join the League of Nations.
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Moscow
Coolidge
Congress
Isvesta
Russia
United States
League of Nations
Destruction Hits San Domingo High Court Archives
Reports from San Domingo state the archives of the high courts were destroyed last night. The cause is unknown and details remain unclear. Local authorities are assessing the damage.
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San Domingo
Dominicana Republic
American Falls project stands on firm basis
President Coolidge sent to Congress finalizing an additional 1 385 000 to complete the American Falls reservoir in Idaho with a capacity of 1 700 000 acre feet. Secretary Work notes 620 000 is budgeted for the Minidoka project and says the larger addition is needed to meet rising water demands. The storage now contracted plus Minidoka needs exceed 1 040 090 acre feet.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Minidoka Irrigation
Idaho
American Falls
United States
Minidoka North Side
Actors Escape Major Disaster In Delaware The Song of Flame Collapse
In Wilmington the second performance of The Song of Flame at Arthur Hammerstein’s playhouse ended with an iron brace giving way and debris raining onto the Russian Art Choir on stage. Eleven people needed medical care including Madame Chereko who suffered a concussion but was not considered in danger. Estimated theatre damage initially placed at sixty thousand dollars but later adjustments suggested a lower total.
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Wilmington
Del
Arthur Hammerstein
Madame Chereko
Mme Chereko
Delaware Hospital
Court martial to close with final week of air service trial
The court martial nears its end with evidence to be presented early next week and public sessions planned before the weekend. General Williams testified bombs for training were scarce and costly while McNair revealed 1923 war plans for Oahu Island, kept confidential and read aloud only in inspection.
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Washington
Clarence C. Williams
Army Ordnance
Air Service
Caceas
Williams
Lester J. McNair
McNair
Purdue University
Indiana
Oahu
Walker charged with murder in Sisterville case
Cradwick 18 held in Utah on murder charges connected to the killing of Ludovic Iscard at Sisterville two weeks ago. The district court examiner found him sane and able to stand trial.
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Den
Utah
Dee
Walker
Ludovic Iscard
Sisterville
Here
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Weather Outlook
Henry
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten
Millicent Rogers
ONL
Rangeley
John Brandeis
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Feng Yu-Hsiang
Chihli
Li Ching- Ling
Prohibition
Fiddler
O. K
Cast Hart
Cradwick
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