Emergency tariff framed for farm products by House panel
Washington December 18 framing of an emergency tariff to protect farm products was completed by the Ways and Means committee. The measure likely will go to the House for action Tuesday after a Monday presentation, with rates per bushel and per pound for wheat wool beef sugar and other items. The plan includes wheat 30 cents a bushel wool 15 cents a pound mutton and lamb 1 2 cents a pound and various ad valorem duties on other crops and products.}
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House Adopts Resolution to Aid Farmers Relief
Washington December 18 The House approved in amended form by 212 to 81 a Senate resolution to revive the war finance corporation as a relief measure for farmers. The bill now goes to conference for resolution of differences. McFadden condemned it as class legislation and warned of inflation while Stevenson defended it as not aiding special interests. He said private credits had failed and revival could stabilize prices for farmers.
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Fnance Corporation
House
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International Har‘vaster
Bethlehem Steel
Bate Locomotive Works
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Montell
Wyeming
Hitortty
Agin
Hnance Corporation
Stevenson
South Carolina
Crime Wave Grips New York City Across Boroughs
Reports from December in New York describe a surge of crime across Brooklyn and other areas, with daylight holdups, robberies, and assaults. Bandits target dry goods stores and jewelry shops, while a taxi abduction and merchants tied up are noted. Public fury grows as officials face calls for change.
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New
York
Brooklyn
Vollea Sprea
Enright
State control report urges anti alien legislation in Congress
Sacramento reports a Pacific coast getter accompanying a copy of a state board of control report on the alien land problem. The document requests support for anti alien legislation in Congress. It argues that the West must resist encroachment by Japanese and other Orientals to preserve civilization.
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Congress
West
Thirteen Drowned When Launch Sinks in River South
Augusta Ky December 18 Thirteen persons drowned in the Ohio River when the United States steam launch Margaret sprang a leak three miles below Augusta. The boat carrying twenty one to Augusta was near Augusta when the engineer detected a leak. Pumps were started but the water rose too fast and the craft listed and went under within minutes.
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United States
Margaret
Chile
Jess’Han
Marines Cleared by Navy Court in Haiti Inquiry
The naval court of inquiry found no proper grounds for Brigadier General Burnett's claim that marines committed indiscriminate killings in Haiti. It praised Marines for difficult duties, declined to push for trials of Freeman Lang and Dora Williams, and said disciplinary actions covered isolated misconduct. Secretary Daniels and Major General Lejeune approved the findings.
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Naval Court of Inquiry
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Daniels
George Burnett
Marine Corps
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Henry of. Mayo
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Freeman -Lang
Los Angeles
Doras Williams
Birmingham
Ala
Haitain
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Spain and England Harden Secret Alliance Rumor
Madrid reports that Spain and England may have formed a covert alliance, provoking outrage at renewed secrecy. The editorial notes the deal reportedly excludes the premier and foreign secretary, risking Parliament scrutiny if explained. The piece anchors on suspicion and political strain amid diplomatic rumor.
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Ta Libertad
Spain
England
Elihes
First Meeting of League of Nations Closes in Geneva
Geneva Dec 18 The first meeting of the League of Nations assembly closed with eloquent farewells. President Symans praised the league as a living organism and success. He stressed the session showed the league’s value and resolved to live, noting the international court of justice and the assembly creating a house of rights and a palace of peace.
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League of Nations Assembly
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Cassethly
Guisppe Motin
Sivitzer Wind
League
Mneany
Manny
M. Symans
Internat Honel Court of Justice
Lie Assembly
House of Rights
Palace of Peace
Peace talks collapse between British and Sinn Fein leaders
London reports that ongoing efforts by Premier Lloyd George and Father Michael O'Malagan to secure a truce with Sinn Fein have ended. O'Malagan urged direct talks with President De Valera as the only path to reconciliation, while George rejected that stance as closing the door to counsel.
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London
Liovyd George
Michael'Mlanagan
England
Sinn Fein
O'Mlanagan
Lloyd George
Dé Valera
Army planes seek missing navy balloon in Albany search
Pilots of two Army planes arrived to resume search for the missing navy balloon A-6598. They encountered mishaps on landing due to soft fields and will shift base from Albany to Glens Falls. Maps of the region guide efforts and any trace will be marked on a map with a red stream indicating habitation.
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Albany
Gienns Falls
Four killed in Communist riot at power station
Four communists were killed and six wounded as sixty men with three machine guns attacked an electrical power station at Oslawan on December 15, according to a Lidova Noviny dispatch. The raid involved a force of sixty men and occurred at the station outside Vienna.
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Vienna
Ministers Will Not Greet Constantine in Athens
Paris dispatch reports that the Franco-British withdrawal proposal from Athens was announced but not received. Allied ministers will be dropped from the visit, and British warships are ordered to quit Greek waters as Constantine’s arrival looms.
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Paris
Athens
Constantine
Rome
London
Taxpayers Criticize City Council Over Water Meters
At Parish hall meeting several hundred water users condemned the council action on water meters. A committee was appointed to investigate the city water system and powers to act. Speakers argued meters invade homeowner premises and risk freezing while support for the meters was not stated.
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Davis
Prohibition Act Ruling On Home Cider Use
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Attorney General Palmer and Treasury Secretary Houston issued an opinion decoding section 29 of the Non-Intoxicating Elder Prohibition Act. They said home production of cider remains lawful though selling it is restricted, noting the term nonintoxicating cider means less than one half of one percent alcohol but that making it for home use is permitted while sale is prohibited.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Palmer
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Houston
Congress
Chia Hetag
Washington D Tl on of recess dur holidays canis u
Fragmentary OCR notes show a recess period reference amid holiday timing. No clear names, places, or dates readable. Summary contains limited, uncertain phrases without verifiable entities.
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