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April 4, 1925

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HERRIOT ABANDONS NOTE ISSUE PROGRAM; PLANS CAPITAL LEVY; Premier Obtains Delay Until Next Week, While New Minister Prepares Measure. STRONG OPPOSITION FORMS Failure of Proposal in Senate Is Predicted, With a New Election as a Possibility. SOCIALISTS FORCE CHANGE Loucheur Withdraws His Support, Further Weakening Government -- Vatican Policy Altered. HERRIOT ABANDONS NOTE ISSUE PROGRAM

By Edwin L. James.special Cable To the New York Times.by Edwin L. James

Demand capital levy be included in Premier Herriot's financial program

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COURT HOLDS I.R.T. MUST PAY $3,000,000 IN BACK DIVIDENDS; Manhattan Elevated Stockholder Wins Test Case Over Modification Agreement. REFUSED 5 PER CENT. RATE Justice Burr in Dissenting Opinion Fears That the 5-Cent Fare Is Endangered. APPEALS TO BE TAKEN Quackenbush Says Payment Will Walt on Ruling of Court of Last Resort. COURT HOLDS I.R.T. MUST PAY $3,000,000

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Appellate Div of N Y Supreme Court rules I R T Co must pay 7% guaranteed divide to Manhattan Co stockholders who did not consent to modification of lease in 1922; appeals will be taken

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Notable Births

Dettmar Cramer

1925Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (died 2015)[†]

Dettmar Cramer was a German football manager who led Bayern Munich to the 1975 and 1976 European Cups. He was born in Dortmund. Cramer is commonly considered to be the father of modern football in Japan and was a member of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class. He coached the Egypt national football team and also briefly coached the United States national team.

Frank Truitt

1925Frank Truitt, American basketball player and coach (died 2014)[†]

Frank Wilson Truitt, Jr., was an American multi-sport collegiate coach and a veteran of World War II.

1925Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1979)[†]

Claude Wagner was a Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Throughout his career, he was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge.

1925Emmett Williams, American poet and author (died 2007)[†]

Emmett Williams was an American poet and visual artist. He was married to British visual artist Ann Noël.

Historical Events

Schutzstaffel

1925The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany.[†]

The Schutzstaffel was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.