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February 19, 1929

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Headlines from February 19, 1929

Pope at Last Minute Cut From Treaty Lands That Would Have Given Him Subjects

By the Associated Press

Pope cut from treaty land which would have given him subjects; Vatican boundaries

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CITY'S TAX RATE CUT 11 POINTS TO $2.55, LOWEST SINCE 1920; Berry Reveals Reductions in Basic and Gross Scales as Values for 1929 Soar. EXTRA LEVIES TO BE ADDED Manhatan to Pay $2.68, Bronx $2.62, Brooklyn and Queens, $2.66 end Richmond $2.67. SMALL OWNERS ARE AIDED Rise Covers Budget Growth of $25,000,000--Grimm Denies Actual Saving to Citizens. Berry Estimates Gross Rates. CITY'S TAX RATE CUT 11 POINTS TO $2.55

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Comptroller C W Berry announces 11 point rate cut

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EASIER CREDIT SENDS STOCKS HIGHER AGAIN; Buyers Rule Dullest Trading Day Since Dec. 21 and Much of Recent Loss Is Regained. RATE ADVANCE IS DOUBTED Operators Optimistic on Policy of Reserve Board--Exchange Tries New Floor Posts. Gains in More Active Issues. EASIER CREDIT SENDS STOCKS HIGHER AGAIN

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With credit conditions more comfortable than they have been in a week, stocks rebounded yesterday in a spirited rally that cancelled the greater part of the losses recorded on Saturday Active issues ended, the day with net gains of 2 of 14 points.

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CHURCH DENIES HAND IN REVOLT IN MEXICO; AGAIN ASKS RELIEF; Bishops' Spokesman, Replying to President's Charge, Asserts Clergy Have Not Aided Rebels. CONDEMNS TRAIN BOMBING Mgr. de la Mora Declares All but 4 or 5 Priests Have Obeyed Pope and Eschewed Arms. ASKS JUSTICE FOR CHURCH Renews Plea for End of Restriction on Catholics and Says Priests May Report to Government. Text of Statement. Calles Quoted as in Agreement. CHURCH DENIES HAND IN REVOLT IN MEXICO Decree's Legality Challenged. Priests Declared Free to Register. Confiscation to Proceed.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Archbishop de la Mora's statement denying clergy has aided rebels

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Status of Riverside Drive As Park or Street Up in Court

By Unknown Author

Case brought by city against Public Service Co Inc of Newark will legally decide whether thoroughfare is park or highway

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1929Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (died 2003)^[†]

Jacques Deray was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing many crime and thriller films.

Headlines from February 19, 1929

Pope at Last Minute Cut From Treaty Lands That Would Have Given Him Subjects

EASIER CREDIT SENDS STOCKS HIGHER AGAIN; Buyers Rule Dullest Trading Day Since Dec. 21 and Much of Recent Loss Is Regained. RATE ADVANCE IS DOUBTED Operators Optimistic on Policy of Reserve Board--Exchange Tries New Floor Posts. Gains in More Active Issues. EASIER CREDIT SENDS STOCKS HIGHER AGAIN

Status of Riverside Drive As Park or Street Up in Court

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