Lawmakers weigh luxury taxes as war revenue plan debated
Washington July 10 members of the House ways and means committee studied Treasury luxury tax proposals with opposition to many items. Jewelry retailers urged against a 50 percent retail tax call it ruinous. Detroit patent medicine interests pushed a government tax stamp and the panel considered total war expenses and the share raised by taxation.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
The
Treasury
Meyer D. Rothschild
Robert B. Steele
New York
William H. Hill
Detroit
Mich
Hill
Fordney
Michigan
Secret Prussian Lords to Hear Lichnowsky Dismissal
Paris July 10 A secret session of the Prussian House of Lords will exclude functionaries and ushers. The meeting is expected to discuss and decide on the dismissal of Prince Lichnowsky from the body. Prince Charles Max Lichnowsky, German ambassador at London at the war’s outset, issued a March memorandum blaming Germany’s policy and aiding England to avert hostilities. He is in Switzerland and reportedly writing memoirs for publication.
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Paris
House of Lords
Prince Lichnowsky
Charles Max Lichnowsky
London
England
Switzerland
Nuxated Iron Endorsed by Dr. Sullivan as a Top Tonic
Dr James Francis Sullivan once physician at Belle Vue Hospital in New York lauds Nuxated Iron after testing its formula. He praises organic iron peptonate and glycero phosphates as top quality and urges physicians to endorse its use for weak nervous and run down patients. He also notes the product’s high cost form preserves efficacy and asserts it strengthens blood and energy.
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James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Veera
Shield of Honor to be presented on Martha's Vineyard
Governor Samuel W. McCall will pin badges of honor on mothers and fathers of island servicemen during a water fete at Wesley Lake on July 13 1918. The bronze Gay Head Shield of Honor arrived from Gorham Providence after swift action by Shreve Crump Low Boston officials.
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Gay Head
Vineyard Haven
Martha’s Vineyard
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Samuel W. McCall
McCall
Martha’s
Wesley Lake
Commonwealth
Edgartown
Oak Bluffs
Tisbury
West Tisbury
Chilmark
Post
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Providence
R. I
Shreve, Crump & Low
Boston
Shreve
Crump & Low
Gorham Company
Shield of Honor
New Bedford
Appreciation for Shreve Crump Low and Gorham in Gay Head Gala
The Post Shield of Honor editor credits Shreve, Crump & Low of Boston for their interest and striking design and Gorham Manufacturing Co of Providence for their dedicated work. Their efforts and public spirit helped ensure a successful gala day at Gay Head on a historic occasion.
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Post
Shield of Honor
Island Seacoast Towns Decked for Governor Arrival Ceremony
Citizens of Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs prepare for a formal welcome to the Governor with national and State flags raised at a mass ceremony. General gatherings fill Main street and Broadway as Haddon and the Martha's Vineyard Telegraph Company display flags. Ships from New Bedford and Woods Hole set special schedules to handle heavy weekend traffic for the festivities.
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Vineyard Haven
H. G. Haddon
Martha’s Vineyard
F. J. Wall
New Bedford
Nantucket
S. S
Shield of Honor Committee
Woods Hole
Boston
Cape
Angell Sides with Remonstrants in Dorchester Cemetery Protest
At a City Council hearing Dorchester residents opposing a Hebrew cemetery gained an unlikely ally in Marks Angell the so called junk king and friend of Mayor Curley. He accused Boston Burial Society petitioners of real estate speculation and said they target the dead for profit. Attorneys for petitioners and opponents including Matthew Cummings and John H Daley spoke as the council prepares further action.
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Dorchester
Marks Angell
Curley
Angell
William J. Kelly
Matthew Cummings
The
Neponset Improvement Association
John H. Daley
Dorchester Board of Trade
S. M. Kimball
Henry A. Frost
Frederick Chase
Francis G. Powell
Italians Improve Lines in the Brenta Valley
Rome reports Italian troops corrected their line in the Brenta valley on the mountain front. The war office notes increased artillery actions on the Asiago plateau and Grappa western region and says a garrison post south of Stelvio at 3941 metres drove back an enemy detachment. In the Brenta valley 24 prisoners were taken.
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Rome
Brenta
War Office
Asiago
Grappa
Stelvio
Woman Drowns When Canoe Is Overturned
Mrs Florence Blood of Bath was drowned in Lake Nequasset when a canoe overturned today. She entered the canoe alone as companions prepared a picnic lunch. The boat drifted and overturned. Mrs Blood was 24. Her mother, Mrs Blanche Pooler, works as assistant matron at the nurses' home of the State Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Woolwich
Florence Blood
Bath
Lake Nequasset
Vermon t Youth Receives 12 to 20 Years in Gun Case
St Johnsbury Vermont July 10 Fret Gray youth who terrorized Lyndonville with promiscuous shooting June 29 pleaded not guilty to robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon in Caledonia county court. He was sentenced to not less than 12 nor more than 20 years in State prison and a $100 fine.
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ST. Johnsbury
Fret Gray
Lyndonville
Caledonia
Free Hay Fever Remedy Sample From Ascatco Lab
Advertisement offers a free sample of Ascatco for hay fever asthma and bronchial trouble. Claims small at home doses provide immunity through summer without climate change. Also notes Liggett's Riker-Jaynes and a Boston druggist sale.
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Ascatco Laboratory
West 47Th St
New York
Ascatco
Boston
Liggett’s Riker-Jaynes
Druggists
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