Brockton Boy Dies in France
Brockton, Jan 3 The War Department notified Mr and Mrs Justin L Bryant that their son Private Ira A Bryant aged 23 died in France of meningitis He was a Pershing army member and a Brockton polo player and athlete He had worked at Sterling Motor Company before enlisting in June He leaves two sisters and a brother Roland at Camp Devens Bryant went to France in August.
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Brockton
Justin L. Bryant
North
Quincy Street
War Department
Ira A. Bryant
General Pershing
France
Bryant
Sterling Motor Company
Roland
Camp Devens
Council Denies Ripley to Join Wage Commission
The Executive Council rejected the confirmation of Professor William Ripley to the Minimum Wage Commission by a 7 to 2 vote. Lieutenant-Governor Coolidge and Councillor Buckley voted in favor, possibly creating a new dynamic at the State House after Governor McCall acknowledged seeking the post.
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Executive Council
William Ripley
Minimum Wage Commission
Coolidge
Buckley
State House
McCall
Boston Sub-Treasury In Fine Condition
The Boston sub-treasury reported strong 1917 results with receipts up $80 million from 1916 and payments up $65 million. Cash on hand at year end stood at $50,017,204, while total receipts reached $254,579,734 and payments $238,357,481, yielding net receipts of $16,242,253.
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Uncle Sam
Boston Sub-Treasury
United States
Charles B. Strecker
Dividends and Income Tax Law Basics for New Englanders
Federal officials explain how dividends from domestic corporations affect 1917 taxes. Dividends are credits against normal tax but count as income for surtax calculations. bond interest is separate as corporate expense. gains from stock sales are taxable. Foreign dividends from non US profits are fully taxable. A traveling salesman case shows the process of reporting income and deductions, with $13 tax on $650 taxable income after a $1000 personal exemption.
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New England
Post
United States
Traveling man seeks tax status in federal income debate
A travelling man asks officials to determine his federal income tax status. The inquiry mirrors similar concerns from workers in other occupations and underlines ongoing tax role questions.
Incomes Treated as Dividends Under 1917 Tax Rules
Federal official states that 1917 incomes received from bank profits taxed as corporations, profits of joint stock companies or associations, insurance companies, and limited partnerships taxed like corporations are to be treated as dividends. Also include scrip certificates issued to stockholders in place of cash dividends.
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United States
Blizzard Veers South of Boston As Cold Grip Persists
A sudden temperature shift yesterday sent the expected blizzard veering away from Boston to the south. The city endures near zero conditions today and tomorrow, extending a week of bitter cold.
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Boston
Storm Hammers New England Across Cape Cod
The storm swept Cape Cod coast with strong winds endangering coal barges bound for Boston. Frigid weather stranded trains and delayed steamers as harbors stayed blocked awaiting ice breakup or tug action until conditions ease.
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New England
Cape Cod
Boston
Weathered harbors hamper river navigation near Boston
Weather is much warmer but movement is limited as the Charles Neponset and Mystic rivers remain fettered. Tugs can only proceed as far as Boston, with navigation nearly impossible in the obstructed waterways.
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Charles
Neponset
Mystic
Boston
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