The financial report of the United States Government for the fiscal year, 1927, shows that the receipts amounted to 4,129,000,000 dollars (£825,800,000), ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Mon 4 Jul 1927, Page 15
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