Haney Refuses Resignation as Shipping Commissioner
President Coolidge faces a standoff as Commissioner Bert B. Haney of the shipping board refuses to resign after Coolidge sought his dismissal over moves to remove fleet head Palmer. Haney says resignation would imply a change in his stance, while the White House weighs next steps and possible recess-term action.
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Shipping Board
President Palmer
The
Fleet Corporation
Washington
Coolidge
Swampscott
Bert B. Haney
Palmer
Haney
Portland
Oregon
President Hopes Haney Will Be Co m Swampscott
President Coolidge aims to convince Bert E. Haney of Oregon to resign as Shipping Board commissioner. White House briefings say Haney may rethink his refusal, with the president believing he should not stay on the board while opposing merchant marine act policy.
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Haney
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
Bert E. Haney
Oregon
Shipping Board
White Court
Bitter Fight in New York
New York Sept. 1 AP Mayor Hylan supporters highlight Gov Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker WalkerWalker. Governors accuse Hylan of backing Ku Klux Klan while Hearst papers publish interviews on the issue. Walker supporters disrupt a Hylan meeting with cries against Hearst. police restore order.
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New York
Hylen
Smith
James T. Walker
Tammany
U. S
Royal 8
Copeland
Hylan $S
Italian Submarine Sebastino Veniero Missing Off Sicily
Rome reports the Italian submarine Sebastino Veniero remains missing after vanishing during naval maneuvers off the Sicilian coast last week. An intensive search by airplanes and naval vessels continues. the craft carried fifty officers and men.
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Rome
Sebastino Veniero
Sicilian
Promising Year for Agriculture Across Regions
Washington notes a favorable September view of farming prospects with an index at 91 of purchasing power versus prewar 100. Wheat prices rise, acreage to winter wheat up 4 million acres. corn belt optimistic, drought hit wheat belt, ranges generally good, Pacific coast citrus prospects fair.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
New Sky Scraper in Gratitude of Recovery of Sow
A 65 story skyscraper will rise 800 feet above Broadway at 122nd Street in New York as a tribute to Oscar E. Konkle for his son’s recovery from a serious illness. The building will host a hotel and dedicate ten percent of profits to missionary work.
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New York
Woolworth
Oscar E. Konkle
Mystery Region in Far North Has Tropical Climate
Prince Rupert B C Sept 1 A sub tropical valley in the far north beyond Liard trading post was described by Col J Scott Williams after a three month air expedition. The valley warmed by hot springs supports equatorial like vegetation despite surrounding snow clad mountains. Two natives and their dogs rode a 45 minute flight, gaining tribe respect. a white settler left due to native hostility.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Arctic
Liard Trading Post
Northwest Territories
J. Scott Williams
Montreal
Williams
Income publicity meets opposition of chief executive
Swampscott Massachusetts September 1 1923 President Coolidge opposes income publicity provisions of the tax law urging Congress to repeal them Revenue collection is hindered by the requirement to publish income tax returns and harms the government officials indicate the president will renew his recommendation in December to abolish the provision
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
White Court
Congress
Alaska railroad rally argues against abandonment and for support
John E. Ballaine, designer of the earlier Alaska Central line, rejects proposals to abandon the government railroad. He claims coal reserves at Matanuska would save Naval costs and boost Pacific deliveries, arguing the line could be self sustaining with proper management and vast timber resources.
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Seattle
Alaska Railroad
New York
John E. Ballaine
Alaska Central Railroad
Government Line
A. M. Free
California
Free
Rballaine
Ballaine
Matanuska
Denby
Ballaine Charg
Navy
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Slope
Alaska
Ballsine
United States
Seward
Fairbanks
Baliaine
NOT A GIRL Introducing Joseph Kametz Winner of Longest Hair
Joseph Kametz of Albia Iowa at 18 has won a Des Moines newspaper prize for the longest hair. He says no barber has ever touched his locks and none ever shall.
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Joseph Kametz
Albia
Iowa
Des Moines
Joseph
Henry Ford Plans Ten Million Airline From San Antonio
Henry Ford, in overalls, devotes time to a new ten million dollar airline project radiating from San Antonio. Colonel William F. Mitchell, chief air officer, says Ford has set aside auto plans to study aviation. A three motor plane is to be brought here for a trial flight and may power the proposed airline.
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San Antonio
Texas
Henry Ford
William F. Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Mitchell
Detroit
Ford
Today's Games With Scores From Early Baseball Contests
In Boston Rhode Island Health Eaters faced Chicago with a 7 3 finish. Philadelphia hosted Pittsburgh to a 118 113 decision in favor of Philadelphia. New York played Washington with New York taking 9 4 and Washington 7 3. Players listed include Alexander Hartnett Benton Gilson Aldridge Smith Carlson Couch Pearce Wilson Esmire Picinieh Shawkey Bengough Harris Quinn Cochrane Johnson Ruel.
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Boston
Chicago
Alexander and Hartnett
Benton and Gilson
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Aldridge
Smith
Carlson
Couch
Pearce
Wilson
New York
Wroebon Nyy Videck
Esmire
Picinieh
Shawkey
Bengough
Washington
Harris
Quinn
Cochrane
Johnson and
Ruel
Babe Ruth to Apologize for Derogatory Statements
Babe Ruth announced after a half hour conference with Colonel Ruppert that he would publicly apologize to manager Miller Huggins. He planned to visit Yankee Stadium to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox and likely apologize on the field.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Jacob Ruppert
Seane Miller Huggins
Uth
Huggins
Babe
Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox
Colonel Ruppert
Chicago
St. Louis
Grona Central Station
Nationwide anthracite mine tie up grinds Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports a peaceful but complete coal strike as 154,000 mine workers halt work. The stoppage spans 10 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania affecting 828 mines and 135 companies, with nine firms controlling a majority of the largest collieries.
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Pennsylvania
Benege
Os Neevenene
Philadelphia
Prohibition Raid at VFW Convention in Tulsa
Federal agents raid a Tulsa hotel hosting the VFW encampment arresting 18 veterans, 17 delegates. A blanket warrant caused the action, with liquor seized and officers controlling the hotel during a 90 minute disruption. Four thousand delegates attend, including veterans from China to Haiti and doughboys from World War I.
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Tulsa
Okla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lonvention
W. L. Coffey
John H. Dunn
Boston
New York State
Pennsylvania
United States
Army
Navy
China
Philippines
Venezuela
Cuba
Haiti
Villa
Lawson Estate Valued at 20.5 Million in Probate
The estate of Victor F. Lawson editor and owner of the Chicago Daily News was appraised at 20,500,000 dollars. The will and inventories were filed in probate court. The Daily News and a major portion of the estate were left to the Illinois Brotherhood Trust Company Bank.
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Chicago
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Daily News
Illinois Borchasketrust Company Bank
Rockefeller and Ford Tax Records Reveal Large 1924 Payments
New York and other cities report the 1924 income taxes of leading individuals and firms. John D. Rockefeller Jr paid 6.28 million, Ford and Edsel Ford paid 2.61 million and 2.16 million respectively, with Ford Motor Co at 16.49 million. Other notable taxpayers include J. P. Morgan, Charles E. Mitchell, Henry Ford, and F. W. Woolworth, among many.
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Rockefeller, Jr
Ford
Edsel
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan
Wall Street
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
J. Pierpont Morgan
EB. H. Gary
Charles Evans Hughes
John W. Davis
John D. Rockefeller Sr
J. P. Morgan
Richard Barthelmess
Charles Scribner
Charles E. Mitchell
Otto H. Kahn
Frank. Waterman
Reginald G. Vanderbilt
Thomas Lamont
James Stillman Rockefeller
William A. Rockefeller
Waldorf Astor
T. Bedford
Standard Oil Company
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
Seaplane PN-9 No. 1 Faces Fuel Shortage En Route
Honolulu reports the PN-9 No. 1 seaplane, en route from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor, is out of gasoline and will be forced to land near Hawaii. Navy dispatches note it was less than 350 miles from Honolulu at 9:45 a.m. and had completed half its 2100 nautical mile journey.
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Honolulu
Associated Press
Hilo
Island of Hawaii
Mutual Wireless Company
Rodgers
U. 8
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Sept. 1
Navy
Hawaii
Gerry
Golden Gate
Meyer
California
Doyen
Langley
Point Bonita
San Francisco Bay
Seattle
Flig
Boeing
Nawiliwili
Pn-9 No. 1
City of
Los Angeles
Reno
Radio Corportion of America
Farragut
Disabled veterans benefit totals top record year
Almost 40,000 disabled World War I veterans and families received more than 16 million dollars under the Reed-Johnson rehabilitation bill in the past year. The national Legion report cites 16,493,966 dollars total, 418 dollars average per case, with 10,000 shell shocked veterans benefiting 4.6 million dollars under mental disease presumptive-service extensions.
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Indianapolis
Jamia Barton
National Adjutant of the
American Legion
Legion
Watson B. Miller
National Rehabilitation Committee
National Convention of the Legion
Omaha
Bass
Weather brief notes showers and cooler change
The forecast calls for showers this afternoon or early evening and a gradual temperature drop into the next day with partly cloudy skies. Expect a cooler, unsettled pattern as a front moves through the area.
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Mystery
U.S. Railroad
Alaska Line
Yankee Team
Convention OF Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Lawson Estate
Doane
Collector of Internal Revenue
William Wrigley, Jr
Leago
Wrigley
Hurley
Edward N. Hurley
Utah
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