McGavin Pushes Dowry Tax Amid Foreign Marriage Debate
Rep Charles McGavin of Chicago argues for a tax on dowries of American heiresses marrying titled foreigners. He notes Sabath’s bill on taxation and questions tariff coverage for nobility while criticizing lavish European matches as snobbery. McGavin, about 34, Republican, cites trade balance and warns of cultural loss.
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Chicago
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Young Alabama Congressman William B. Craig
William B. Craig of Selma Alabama serves a second term in the Sixtieth Congress representing the Fourth Alabama district. Born in Selma in 1877 he trained at local schools and Cumberland University law school and has worked as a machinist and lawyer. He married Irene Kunst in 1903 and served in Alabama National Guard prior to politics.
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Lebanon, Tenn
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Weston
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Two Sculptors Portray Nathan Hale Heroism In Stone
Yale alumni view in New York the Partridge statue of Nathan Hale as alma mater honors its hero. MacMonnies’ Hale in City Hall Park stands since 1893 as a premier work by a rival sculptor.
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Yale
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New York
Macmonnies
Institution of Learning
New Haven
Long Island
Howe
City Hall Park
Hale
Frederick MacMonnies
Partridge
Hae
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Ilale
MacMonales
Sons of the Revolution
Death of Wealthy Hopgrower Ends Long County Ties
Tacoma Vinton Kincaid aged 60 a former wealthy hopgrower in this county and a resident since 1873 died Saturday after two years in hospital with hip disease and bronchitis. Centralia A 65 year old son of Sid Wallace was killed by his 8 year old brother while playing with a 22 caliber rifle. The older boy pulled the trigger not knowing the hammer was cocked a doctor was summoned but the boy died before arrival.
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Centralia
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Lincoln Creek
Farmers Push Warehouses War In Walla Walla Valley
A conference in Walla Walla between local Farmers' Union delegates and warehousing firms failed to yield a sale or price agreement. Farmers aim to build their own warehouses to handle grain, accusing Pacific Coast Elevator Co of high rents and Puget Sound Warehose Co of no firm offer.
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Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
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Puget Sound Company
Railroad Board Short of Funds Struggles Facing Shortfall
Olympia The Railroad Commission faces a serious funds shortage and may complete this year’s work only by a narrow margin. Attorneys for the railroads have detected the Commission’s embarrassment and are suspected of trying to prolong valuation hearings to increase expenses and hinder the Commission.
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Railroad Board
Olympia
Railroad Commission
Murder Suspect Threatens Damages Suit in Spokane Case
Joe Gregg and a young Hawk enberry were arrested for the December killing of street car conductor Carl Schultz. Gregg claims he was confined in the county jail for 40 days after dismissal, denied access to friends and attorneys, and coerced for murder details while in custody.
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Joe Gregg
Hawkenberry
Carl Schultz
Spokane
Pleasant Physic Promoted by Local Drug Store
A Pleasant Physic. When you want a pleasant physic give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets a trial. They are mild and gentle in their action and always produce a pleasant cathartic effect. Call at Evans Drug Store for a free sample.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Store
Highwayman Robs Bars in Seattle and Milwaukee Saloons
A masked robber last week entered Williams bar shop at Maple Valley then moved to Milwaukee saloon. He ordered the bartender to open the register, but the bartender wrestled the gun away. The assailant fled after a struggle that revealed his identity as a Milwaukee railroad worker.
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Williams
Maple Valley
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Railroad
Refund Poll Taxes Found Repeal Hidden in 1907 Law
Washington state poll taxes collected this year at two dollars per person must be refunded and no further poll tax will be collected after a 1907 session law joker repealed the poll tax. The repeal appears in sections of chapter 119 of the 1903 session laws, with Whitman County also instructed not to collect.
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Walla Walla
Washington
Whitman
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