Revival of Building Will Aid After War Conditions
Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge proposes a public works revival with a special committee of labor and capital to spur construction. He urges immediate action to begin foundations for schools hospitals libraries and public buildings, predicting private work will follow and unemployment relief will improve with coordinated government leadership.
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Calvin Coolridge
Massachusetts
Wilson
Coolridge
Massachusttts
Commonwealth
New England
Tobacco as a substitute crop for vineyards in Italy
Rome reports a proposal to shift southern Italian vineyard land to cigarette tobacco to boost treasury revenues. Eastern Apulia shows favorable 5 lire per kilogram pricing under state control, with broader gains for Lecce and other Apulia regions, Sicily, and Sardinia as tobacco production expands.
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Rome
Italy
Apulia
Macedonia
Asia Minor
Lecce
Sicily
Sardinia
Trickery in Telegrams Targets Boone Man in Swindle
Boone resident Pat Hayes returned from New York after fictitious messages claimed his son John died from a nose operation. The hoax signed Will Thomas led Hayes to morgues and death records with detectives, but no body or son. Hayes tracked a Will Thomas from Portsmouth, Va., finding no sender. The jade scheme allegedly sought funds to ship a body and is believed to be a nationwide con.
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Boone
Pat Hayes
New York City
John
New York
Will Thomas
Hayes
Portmouth
Theft Suspect Americans in Paris Linked to Auto Crime
Paris reports that one theft blamed on two American fugitives was not executed by them. Three men were arrested for the automobile theft. one is a deserter from the French army, the others French civilians, with the Americans in question cleared of the charge.
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Paris
Tax filing period may extend to April 5 or later
Washington February 1 internal revenue commissioner Ro per said the filing period for income tax returns will likely be extended from March 15 to April 5 or later. Taxpayers will make an installment payment of one fourth of their total tax on April 15 or whatever final filing date is set.
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Washington, D. C C
Internal Revenue
Roper
Letter from Lt Paintin Describes Discovering Live Shells in France
A field report from Second Lieutenant Ed L. Paintin recounts locating nine ten inch shells with centrifugal time fuses in a village road area. He notes German shell cases evolving from brass to iron, abundant copper wire, paper burlap substitutes, and various grenade types including potato mashers. He also explains mine mechanisms and the dangers of handling ordnance.
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Iowa City
Ed L. Paintin
Company B
Taily Press
Paintin
Jack"’ Paintin
Army Headquarters
Germany
Americans Making Good at Sixty Five
An advertisement urges older men to stay healthy and active by maintaining kidney and bladder health, flushing toxins, and using GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It promises renewed vigor and mental sharpness, with a money back guarantee and availability through druggists in sealed packages.
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Haarlem
Court Dismisses Bid for Fast Phone Rate Injunction
In Indianapolis on February 1 Judge A. B. Anderson ruled the U S district court lacks jurisdiction to block the new long distance telephone rates set by Postmaster General Burleson and dissolved the temporary restraining order in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States District Court
Burleson
A. B. Anderson
Indiana
Warns Against Fake Income Tax Experts
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau warns taxpayers about pretending income tax experts. Commissioner Daniel C. Roper urges caution, announcing a free advisory service at IRS offices to help with filing under the new Revenue Bill.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Daniel C. Roper
Forty Four States Ratify Federal Prohibition Amendment
New York became the forty fourth state to ratify the federal prohibition amendment after a 27 to 24 senate vote with 22 Democrats opposing and two Republicans aiding. The Vermont legislature also ratified the amendment, with the house approving and the senate concurring after suspending rules.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Senate
Assembly
Henry M. Sage
Chas. C. Lockwood
Kings
Vermont
Montpelier
House
Burlington Brewer Ends Beer Substitutes After Wilson Order
Martin Moehn, Burlington’s veteran brewer, declares he is through making beer or substitutes after reports that President Wilson signed an order rescinding the December 1 prohibition on near beer and malt beverages. Burlington loses its status as a center for such production.
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Burlington
Martin Moehn
France
Wilson
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