Germany shop councils bill passes in National Assembly
Berlin Jan 18 AP The shops councils bill called exploitation law was approved after five days of debate. It requires stewards for workplaces with five or more employees except newspapers and lets staff attend director meetings as active voters. It could affect over 500000 workers and faces skepticism about feasibility and clashes between capital and labor.
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Berlin
Associated Press
National Assembly
Busi
Cambridge G O P Test Poll On Presidency
The Republican Presidential Club of Massachusetts canvasses about 3000 enrolled Republicans in Cambridge to learn preferences for President and Vice President in the national election. A circular ballot lists leading candidates including Allen, Butler, Coolidge, Hughes, Harding, Johnson, Lowden, Taft, Wood and others. Results expected in 10 days to two weeks.
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Cambridge
Repubican Presidential Club of
Massachusetts
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Albert Cummins
Iowa
Warren G
Massachusetts Avenue
Filene Annex Opens on Washington Street in January
The Filene store expands with a ground floor Annex atop the Filene Basement on Washington Street. From 9 a.m. tomorrow January 21, shoppers will find the same bargain lots for men that made the Basement famous, mirroring its operations exactly. Watch the newspapers for details.
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Filene
Washington Street
First Lot of Income Tax Blanks Arrives in Office
The first shipment of income tax blanks reached the internal revenue office in the Little building and will be ready for mailing and for callers. Led by Chief Deputy Leary, the batch includes forms 1120 for corporations and 10 for individuals earning over 4000, with 1040 A for under 4000 expected tomorrow. Tax rates drop for 1919, reducing burden even as more people pay. March 15 is the first payment deadline, with deputies ready to assist taxpayers in filing returns.
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Internal Revenue Collector's
Leary
Internal Revenue Department
Massachusetts
Andrew J. Casey
Barbers May Raise Prices
The Master Barber Association considers a price hike to forty cents for a haircut and twenty cents for a shave, likely effective next month. Tony Ruggeri notes the scale may apply soon amid higher rents and greater costs for toilet water, perfume, and soaps. Shampoos and other services are not yet set, with some opposition to shaving price increases. A meeting will be held before the new scales are issued.
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Master Barber Association
Tony Ruggeri
Court Square
Union Barbers
Prize Winning Limerick Last Line Earns Boston Post Cash
Miss Crawford’s final line was unanimously chosen as the best in Limerick No. 1 and she will receive a $100 check. The Boston Post announces daily four-line original limericks with a $100 prize for the best last line, with doubling if tied. contest rules and submission details are provided.
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Post Limerick
Kathleen M. Crawford
Chestnut Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Limerick No. 1
Miss Crawford
Limerick
Post
Ireland
Boston Post
P. O
Boston
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Heath Street
Somerville
State House
Hussey
Beleans
Bellans
Germany
G.O.P
Washington St
Filene Automatic
William Filene’s Sons Company
Dr. Wernet
Wernet Dental Mfg. Co
Beekman St. N
Abe
Rockefeller
John D
Chestnut Ave
Jamaica, Plain
The
Western Union
Post Limerick Editors
P. O. Box
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