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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
8
A column of biting aphorisms critiques Coolidge Johnson Garner and tax policy. It notes Ways and Means power shifts under Green of Iowa, Mexico unrest, and bootlegger fortunes as narratives of wartime politics, prohibition, and economic reform unfold with satirical tone.
London reports indicate Baldwin may resign with the entire cabinet, as eight women will sit in the new parliament. Returns show Conservatives 259, Labour 185, Liberals 148, others 10, leaving the government in minority by about 90 votes. coalitions and seat totals unsettled as vote tallies continue.
Five hundred Murano women organized a battalion of death to stop Venice from absorbing their town. They stormed the municipal building as officials tried to transfer offices. glass workers joined with tongs and crowbars. By nightfall Murano remained annexed to Venice.
New York December 7 William Jennings Bryan spoke to Baptist fundamentalists to defend Christianity over geology. He preferred The Rock of Ages to the age of rocks and said better to be an honest uneducated day than a scholar in prison. He argued only 2 percent are graduates, 98 percent have souls while opposing evolution.
Juarez dispatch reports Obregon and Calles factions tightening control of communications to suppress news of the De la Huerta revolt. Border posts reinforced as fighting reportedly continues in Guerero and Vera Cruz, with Callista juntas spreading favorable propaganda for Calles ally. Troops sleep on arm as tensions rise along the border and in Chihuahua and Ojinaga.
President Coolidge received hundreds of telegrams praising his first message to Congress. The bulk lauded tax reduction proposals, with favorable notes on a world court and opposition to the bonus. Farmers and agricultural officials also expressed approval of the agriculture provisions.
Navy airship expert Lieut Lawrence tells Arctic flight feasibility amid wind and calm debates. He notes calm air worsens handling of rigid airships, while 40 mile winds pose less challenge than still air. The board weighs polar base mast moorings and compares to the R-32 in Britain, which endured storms and gale winds while moored. Continued on ninth page.
Dayton Dec 7 Lieut John A Macready flying a LaPere biplane with a Moss supercharger tried to beat Sadi Le Cointe of France at 36 555 feet but must land due to mechanical troubles after 1 hour 28 minutes in the air He took off at 10 am and reached about 27000 feet before descending Calibration of barographs was expected to help confirm the attempt.
Seven miners were killed and six injured in a Black Hawk Coal Co. mine at Carrsfork, near Hazard, Kentucky, after a dust and gas explosion late today. The injured were transported to a hospital by a special train provided by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co.
A city official denounces a proposed Philadelphia mall project as unnecessary while urging more study. The mayor questions the plan’s value and cautions residents about potential impacts on traffic and local businesses. Officials emphasize transparency and cost considerations.
Republicans and Democrats in both houses hurried to organize committees. Senate Republicans failed to agree on three senators for the foreign relations panel while Arkansas Senator Robinson named a Democratic steering group. House Republicans fixed party ratios on all committees at 42 to 9 and drafted assignments for key panels. House Democrats held a caucus nominating 11 members for the Ways and Means panel as the chamber expands to 26 members.
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