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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
3
Documentary stamp taxes of the war tax bill go into effect today nationwide under the emergency revenue act of 1914. Revenue stamps must be affixed to bonds of indemnity or indebtedness, capital stock issues, stock transfers, drafts, promissory notes, conveyances and deeds, customs entries, steamship tickets, proxies, power of attorney assignments, playing cards and parcel post packages.
The article details multiple taxation rules including revenue stamps for parcel posts, transfer taxes on stock and conveyances, card taxes, proxy and attorney fees, bonds, stock issues, drafts, checks, and customs entries. It also notes revenue projections from these levies and emphasizes specific rates and applicability across various financial instruments and transactions.
General Pershing announced the deaths of five American soldiers while overseas. Private William H B McGee who suffered septicaemia after leg amputations died November 27. Private Clinton J Hardwick succumbed to cerebro spinal meningitis on November 26. Corporal Floyd May likely died from accidental gunshot wounds on November 27. First Class Sergeant Charles C Hartman died November 26 from lobar pneumonia. Corporal Frank J McKeon died November 26 from broncho pneumonia.
The Pittsburg Railways Company advertised for women to operate trippers and trailers the rush hour extra cars. About 200 women were needed and invited to apply by letter, with notices appearing in afternoon papers from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on November 30.
LaMoure former general freight agent for the Boston and Maine Railroad begins duties as freight traffic manager this morning succeeding A S Crane who has served in the office for many years.
Three upset scenes unfold as a car skids in Framingham. The report notes injuries to a Springfield manufacturer William H Hawkins with details limited by the fragment. Further lines are unreadable, leaving the extent of damage and exact affiliations unclear.
The Hague report states Queen Wilhelmina endorsed the constitutional revision. The bill, adopted by the States General, provides for universal suffrage and proportional representation.
Fresh birds remain at 50 to 55 cents per pound in yesterday's markets, with prices holding steady despite calls for lower costs. Traders note demand remains solid as shoppers seek Thanksgiving supplies.
A driver died today when his car skidded while passing another vehicle and overturned. His daughters Margaret A. Hawkins of Chicopee and Ruth E. Hawkins, a Wellesley College student, were injured but not seriously.
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