New York To Enforce Inheritance Tax Like Georgia
Judge John Hart designated to represent New York in collecting inheritance taxes. State will be on the spot at every estate administration to obtain dues, including detailed appraisals as in Rockefeller estate. Georgia estates worth over a million dollars underscore tax significance and gradual enforcement.
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Georgia
New York
John Hart
John J. Rockefeller
Marrin
Hart
Judge Hart
Investigation into Gasoline Prices and antitrust concern
Washington dispatches indicate a possible early inquiry by the Department of Justice into the gasoline price surge to see if Sherman antitrust laws were violated. Officials note no formal complaints yet, though the FTC faced protests from Georgia and other states about discriminatory pricing between the middle west and the south, prompting a federal inquiry visit by FTC member William J. Harris to Georgia.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Middle West
South
Federal Trade Commission
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Georgia
William J. Harris
Inquiries Pressed on Gasoline Prices and Regional Discrimination
The commission and justice department are probing gasoline price rises. The trade commission focuses on discrimination where southern cities pay more than western cities, with St Louis, Kansas City, Chicago among those affected. The piece urges equal depth in investigating both price increases and regional pricing discrimination under antitrust aims.
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West
Department of Justice
The
Trade Commission
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Atlanta
Christmas Spending Shows Atlanta Prosperity Rise
Atlanta merchants report a strong Christmas season with sales up 15 to 60 percent from prior years. Grocers, dry goods stores, and groceries all reflect substantial underlying prosperity, with individuals spending more on both practical and luxury items.
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Atlanta
Nationwide thrift campaign aims to spur 1916 growth
A New Year thrift campaign grows across sixty two cities with populations over 25 000 and continues throughout 1916. The movement blends with school literacy efforts in the South as Georgia advances New Year literacy work and thrift education. Officials cite booming production and bank deposits as favorable signs, while warning of Western front fatigue and shifting alliances in wartime Europe.
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New York Times
Georgia
Right Here at Home and Wild Weather Notes
Fragments reference patriotic, religious lines about home, labor, and prosperity. A New Year greeting jokes about doubled pay and foreclosed mortgage, a frame for resolutions, and a windstorm that moved a house and attracted tax assessment. Contains scattered names and odd phrasing.
Diction Illustrations and New Year Dilemmas in Verse
A collage of rustic verse and humorous lines on New Year hopes, fuel shortages, and local notices. The piece uses nation slang and dialect to poke fun at hardships, prosperity dreams, and everyday life in a rural community with references to trains, moonshine, and a county correspondent note from The Springdale News.
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Springdale
Steele
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poem humorously extols a full night’s sleep as the best cure for worries. It contrasts the well rested with the fretful, noting how deep sleep steadies resolve and courage, while sleepless nights lead to financial and personal ruin.
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Walt Mason
Farthest Away at Gop Convention Highlights San Francisco
The Hartford Times reports William Barnen Jr. champions San Francisco at the Republican National Convention noting it is the city farthest from Oyster Say. The piece frames the advocacy as a strategic move based on geographical distance among competing cities.
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Hartford Times
San Francisco
William Barnen, Jr
Oyster Say
L. L
Two aldermen vie for mayor pro tem in recall race
The article describes a two candidate recall election for mayor pro tem with a single roll call and no recall delay. An experienced election manager offers a counting method using two piles per count to speed results and reduce errors. Also noted is Councilman E. H. Inman missing the tax committee meeting citing microbes at gatherings.
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E. H. Inman
Council Tax Committee
Court Says 67 Cents Water Bill Sparks Recall Debate
A St Marys Episcopal bazaar raised a 67 cent water bill dispute with the city tax committee referring the claim to the water board. Citizens noted the small amount and questioned water charges while asking for a refund of the odd cent sum.
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Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Lee Street
ABE MARTIN Gran man Pash buys new coupon humidor
Gran man Pash has a beautiful new four hundred and fifty coupon humidor. The horse has seen his best day, and so has horse sense it seems.
More Evidence in Wartime Espionage Report
An Kensan City Star correspondent links German plans to French tennis courts and a tunnel under the English Channel. The piece also claims Rue de la Paix hats and gowns are produced by a German firm. It questions General Bernhardt’s disclosure of Fan-Germanic policy details.
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Kensan
France
Englsh
Rue de la Paix
Bernhardt
Open House at the Y M C A in Atlanta
The Y M C A on Luckse Street invites thousands for New Year’s Day events. More than 2,500 invitations mailed. last year drew over 5,000 visitors. Governor Nat BE Harris to attend and speak at 5:20 p.m. The building showcases work with 2,000 members and 700 daily attendees, including 12 to 18 year old boys and local businessmen.
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United States
Mexico
Atlanta
Jo Hola
Constitution Building
Washington
Strein
Julie Corrigan
Hi Consitsete
New York
Cis
Wotaungs
Broad Way
Worty-second Street
Times Building
Thirty-eighth
Broadway
Twenty
Young Men's Christian Association
Luckse Street
Atlanta Association
W. W. Orr
Nat BE Harris
New‘ Association
Atlantang
Oearly
Boys’ Club
Patagonia
Wall Street
Medical Society Formed by Grady Hospital Internes
At Grady Hospital a medical society titled the Grady Hospital Medical Association was organized by internes. Officers elected include Dr. J C Patterson as president Dr. H A Smith as first vice president and Dr J A Peninton as secretary treasurer. The group plans weekly meetings with city doctors delivering addresses and presenting essays on various medical topics.
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Medical Society
Grady Hospital
Grady Hospital Internes
Grady Hospital Medical Association
J C Patterson
H A. Smith
J. A. Peninton
Invisible World War Airplane Patented by French
Reports describe a translucent aeroplane using a mica like Ellen skin that renders it invisible at higher altitudes. The craft reportedly attacked and destroyed a German Aviatik without warning, modernizing scouting while challenging ally and enemy defenses.
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Tre
Scientific American
Neal A.sruslow
School Teachers and Their Tough Life
A humorous portrait of teachers highlighting low pay, crowded duties, and the pressures of reform, salary drains, and lifelong service. It contrasts classroom toil with lectures, reforms, and the quest for dignity amid financial strain.
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