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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
7
An article argues there is no deduction for personal wear and tear in federal income tax. It states income is taxed in the year earned and that future saving or depreciation does not affect annual tax obligations. The piece notes age 50 as a point of reflection on earning, weariness, and taxation.
John F. Malley of the internal revenue service argues against treating human abilities as depreciable assets. He explains depreciation applies to machinery to cover wear and tear, not to the human frame or brain. A 50 year old business man proposes deducting 20 percent of earnings for future retirement.
The Boston internal revenue office at 185 Devonshire street is operating at full speed under Collector John F. Malley. About 200 workers push filing and payments of federal income tax, with staff in the city and field offices guiding taxpayers across the state.
Dublin Jan 17 The Irish convention sits at a critical stage after further discussion of its grand committee report. Prospects for a broadly acceptable agreement across Ireland look slim, with Ulster Unionist opposition and a split on customs control. Optimistic delegates cite past rescues as hope to pull talks back from failure.
Mary Adena White daughter of L. Q. White and Howard F. Whipple former alderman wed at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Brockton in a fashionable ceremony. Rabbi officiant Rev David B. Matthews. Bridesmaid Marion Goodrich best man Harris W. Fleming ushers include J M Thorne P H Miner J R Rapp F S Field Ralph W White and Richard T Whitman. Reception followed at 380 West Elim Street.
Captain McLean and five crew members of the Gloucester schooner Blanche escaped disaster after ice floes, fire, and a wreck off Bay of Islands. They reached Boston aboard the Northland after a perilous voyage from Yarmouth N S. The Blanche had left Gloucester on a frozen herring trip and was destroyed by fire as ice drove it ashore.
Attorney General Gregory ordered mass registration for German aliens in Massachusetts from February 4 to 9. Registrants must provide four photos, fill three affidavits, and appear before officers to swear and sign. Fingerprints and photographs will be attached, with instructions for illiterate applicants. A second appearance within 10 to 15 days is required to obtain a registration card.
Captain C. B. Cockburn of Hamilton Ontario returned from the western front and predicted the end of the war within six months. He said the heaviest fighting the world has known would occur before then, and that if Germany cannot break through, peace terms accepted by the Allies will follow.
London reports via Amsterdam from Germany that Major General von Auer was killed on January 8. The Central News dispatch notes the German officer's death in the early days of the conflict.
About 30 Canadian officers, many wounded, were carried from the front. Among them was Commander J Falls of the Royal Flying Corps, renowned for 29 German planes shot down in France and Belgium and awarded the Military Cross for his exploits.
Brookline public schools, closed for over a month for Christmas vacation and coal shortages, will reopen Tuesday instead of Monday due to Monday being a holiday.
The Post reports Major Richard Lloyd George son of the prime minister will accompany Earl Reading high commissioner to the United States on a trip to America.
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