Wallace Praises Inheritance Tax In California
Sacramento April 26 Lieutenant Governor Wallace lauds the new inheritance tax law passed at the recent state session. He says it foreshadows limits on large fortunes, shifts wealth to relieve poverty, and helps stabilize distribution of cash reserves while softening labor’s fear of capitalism and checking socialist trends. He calls it a first step toward larger reforms and predicts continued tightening of fortunes over time.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Albert J. Wallace
Wallace
United States
Lonely Isle of St Kilda Aglow With Quiet Joy
The loneliest inhabited Western Isles island St Kilda sits 85 miles west of Harris. A Glasgow shipowners firm received a letter from the island clergyman noting the first mail since the Hebrides last cruised in August, brought by a trawler. Islanders, about 80, healthy, look forward to May on the Hebrides with tourists and stores. The weather is mild and the spinning season is in full swing as residents enjoy peace amid no campaigning.
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St. Kilda
Atlantic
Mystery Man On The Mule Gaffe At Local Livery
Casey buys a livery stable and has a painter place a sign showing him astride a mule. Finnigan admires the image but asks who the man on the back is, turning a simple business sign into a comic puzzle.
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Casey
the National
Finnigan
Old Custom in Marriage Meets Modern Flexibility
Humor fades the old practice of asking father. The bride takes bold risks while the groom’s nerves ease. Fathers swap lines with aspiring sons as life’s wedding rites shift from ritual to wit.
Longtime Stathe resident lives 94 years in same cottage
William Broome of Stathe Somerset has spent his entire ninety four years in the same riverside cottage on the Parrett. He owns the house, remains active and has never taken medicine. He is a great grandfather grandfather and father, with only six descendants still living.
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Stathe
Somerset
Parrett
William Broome
Broome
London Evening Standard
Grand Scenery in Arizona Highlighted
Arizona showcases famed scenery with the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and a Chalcedony forest noted for thick trunks and vividly colored blocks.
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Arizona
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Taft Canada Reciprocity Bill Passes House in Largely Party Vote
The House approved Taft’s Canadian reciprocity plan by 266 to 89 with no amendments. The bill lowers duties on many imports and promotes free trade with Canada while urging further talks for broader freer trade relations. Ten Democrats opposed. 65 Republicans supported. Berger the Socialist backed the bill.
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Washington
Taft
House of Representatives
House
Artilles
The Heavy Heart
A reflection on how small vexations drain vitality and sour temper. Anger wastes energy and harms others, while cheerfulness enables better work. A light heart aids focus, keeps the mind alert, and prevents misfortune from taking root.
Knowledge as a drug and its corrupting vessel
Montaigne warns that knowledge, though powerful, can corrupt if stored in an impure vessel. A mind may perceive truth clearly yet fail to act on it, recognizing what is good but not choosing to pursue it.
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Montaigne
Gracious June and charity in a poet’s view
In Gracious June. June is God's alms to the poor. He feeds them with the sweet air, he clothes their naked bodies with the warmth of the sunshine. I never feel inclined to be charitable in June. It seems to me that heaven has taken it off my hands, and I am sorry for no one.
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Mary E. Coleridge
One of His Peculiarities
A humorous remark by an eccentric boarder notes that he believes he could survive six months without hearing or seeing the words proven and gotten. The quip highlights his quirky view on language and daily life.
Proclaims Himself. A Man Passes for What He Is Worth
A meditation on authenticity by Emerson where outward display reveals inner worth. The passage argues concealment fails as character imprints itself on face, form, and fortunes, becoming legible to all.
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Emerson
Skin in Cold Storage Promises Indefinite Skin Preservation
Doctors at Samaritan hospital in Philadelphia report that skin grafts from a donor can be kept in healthy condition for an indeterminate period and later used to repair burns. Anna Windt, 18, received a graft after 32 square inches were stored for 35 days. about 20 square inches were applied to her arm and showed firm adherence.
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Philadelphia
Anna Windt
Samaritan Hospital
Wife Kept Her Murder Pact in Fatal House Tragedy
Oxford, Me. A wife killed her 14-year-old son Gerald then took her own life following a pact made with her ailing husband. A sealed envelope found by the coroner stated the couple would end their lives after the husband’s death and requested burial in a double coffin.
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Oxford
Lynwood S. Keene
Gerald
Keene
Branching Out and Moral Choices in Family Music
Mrs Comrox reflects on her daughter giving up piano studies and weighs the idea of avoiding the appearance of economizing by relying on home-made music while considering social expectations and family pride.
Self-Sacrifice in Courtship and Election Reflections
A dialogue contrasts two women about keeping a husband at home at night. One notes the other listens patiently and respectfully as he recounts how the election happened, highlighting personal sacrifice within intimate life during political discourse.
No Encouragement Creditor and Servant Exchange
A creditor asks if the master is home and the servant replies he is. The creditor hopes to collect, but the servant laughs that if the master had money he would not be at home, reflecting a cynical view of debt and wealth.
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