Taft Seeks Constitutional Amendment For Income Tax
President Taft asks Congress to propose a constitutional amendment giving the federal government power to levy an income tax and to adopt a 2 percent excise tax on net income of corporations and joint stock companies. He cites Pollock and argues for a lawful, apportionment free approach to tax reform. Senate moves to refer the message to finance with a report by next Friday. Aldrich moves to table, carried along party lines.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Supreme Court
TV Am
Treasury
United States
Senate
Gore
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Soarles Captured After Bluff Revolver Fails
Inspector Hogan led a pursuit through Kingston and Plymouth woods where Soarles fled with a cloth roll. After a tense standoff behind a slate gravestone, Hogan disarmed the suspect in a melee with deputies and officers, uncovering the empty revolver used as a bluff. Soarles will face arraignment tomorrow morning.
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Hogan
Soarles
Plymouth
Sourles
Concord Reformatory
Kingston
Spector Hogan
Three crack riders in a paced race at Revere track
Cycling fans will see James Moran Floyd McFarland and Elmer Collins ride behind motors for one hour at the Revere cycle track. Amateurs will also be out in force this afternoon.
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Revere
James Moran
Floyd McFarland
Elmer Collins
Flames Near Theatre At Tremont Street Studio
An explosion of chemicals occurred at 10 20 last evening in the developing rooms of photographer Charles Samarian at 161 Tremont Street. Four in town engines responded as Tremont street theatres closed. The fire drew a large crowd near Keith's and the Bijou Dream. both audiences were in their houses and unperturbed by the alarm.
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Charles Samarian
Tremont Street
Keith
Taft tariff message dominates Senate debate
President Taft's tariff message drew wide attention in Washington and overshadowed tariff schedules. Senators referred the message to the finance committee after brief discussion. Senator Bailey signaled a demand for income tax graduation and warned a long process to approve a provision lacking that feature. Mr. Heyburn spoke briefly on the merits of the President's plan.
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Washington
Taft
Committee On Finance
Bailey
Heyburn
Official decries income tax while revenue ample
A speaker opposed an income tax arguing the government already has ample revenue. He said the goal is to enact a revenue law, not to settle scores.
Progressive Republican Senators Fight Taft Plan on Income Tax
Five progressive Republican Senators Borah Bristow Cummins La Follette and Clapp met in Washington to decide their stance on the income tax amendment to the tariff bill. They declared the President’s proposal to submit the issue to the states for a constitutional amendment and to tax net corporate earnings can be harmonized with their demand for an income tax amendment. They warned that the President’s plan aims to chloroform the tax measure but will persist in pushing for its adoption.
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Washington
Messrs. Borah
Bristow
Cummins
la Follette
Clapp
Taft
Congress
Publisher Dana Estes Died After African Trip at 69
Dana F Estes publisher and traveller died at his Brookline home aged 69. He had just returned from Africa where seasickness aggravated an illness. Born in Gorham Missouri, he served in the Civil War and helped establish the Estes & Lauriat publishing firm in Boston.
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Dana F Estes
Englewood Avenue
Brookline
Africa
Mr. Estes
Starr
University of Chicago
Roosevelt
Estes
Tie
Chicago
Louis W. Gilbert
Gorham
Augusta
Boston
Henry D. Degen
Degen, Estes &Co
Estes & Lauriat
Guizet
France
Big schooner ashore off Cape Chatham
A large fishing schooner bound around Cape Cod went ashore on the westerly side of Handkerchief Shoal near low water. The Monomoy Point lighthouse crew boarded to render assistance.
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Chatham
Cape Cod
Handkerchief Shoal
Monomoy Point
Constipation the Cause of Disease
The text promotes Nature s Own Remedy Hunyadi Janos Water as a harmless laxative to relieve chronic constipation. It argues regular daily bowels are vital, warns against harsh drugs, and urges readers to insist on Hunyadi Janos to ensure gentle, quick relief and prevent health decline.
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Main St
Burlington, Vt
Francis McKenna
Cabot St
Boston
Siegel’s Drug Department
Emerson Home CO
Roxbury Sta
Wass
Nature
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