President Takes Over Railroads in War Measure
President Wilson uses war powers to seize control of all U S railroads and coastwise steamship lines. McAdoo becomes director general of railways while remaining secretary of the treasury, directing operation to move troops and war materials with guaranteed prewar earnings for investors.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Ohe
Treasury
McAdoo
McAdon
Rairoads
Pullman Company
Congress
President Wilson Announces Federal Control of Railroads
President Wilson asserts powers granted by the 1916 act to place the rail system under federal control to mobilize resources for the war. He cites private management as unable to unify administration and promises guarantees to investors, with William G. McAdoo as chief executive and Treasury coordination.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Coures
Wilson
Railroads’ War Board
McAdoo
War Board
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
William G. McAdoo
United States
No Way to Evade the Income Tax Returns Due Before March
Washington warns that all unmarried individuals with net income of 1000 dollars or more and all married or head of family with 2000 dollars or more must file between January 1 and March 1, 1918. Revenue officers will visit every county to check returns. failure to file on time incurs heavy penalties. Normal tax rate is 2 percent on net income above exemptions. exemptions include 2000 dollars for married or head of family and 1000 for single, plus 200 per dependent child under 18.
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Washington
Collector of Internal Revenue
United States
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Garfield Tea Ad Reasserts Grandmother Remedy
An old-fashioned herbal remedy, Garfield Tea, is promoted as a trusted home treatment for stomach and intestinal ailments. The advertisement emphasizes its continued popularity as a family medicine compared with past generations, highlighting constipation and general digestive distress as common targets.
His Intention Rustus Inquired the Colonel
A colonial-era dialogue features a colonel asking Rustus if he is ready to die for his country. Rustus replies that he does not seek to die for his country but to make a German die for his country, revealing a stark wartime sentiment.
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Rustus
Not Qualified Anarchist Question Sparks Money Critique
A debate centers on whether a figure is truly an anarchist. Questioning observers note he wields substantial wealth, arguing against the label. The exchange highlights wealth as a determinant in political identity and ideology.
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