Senate tariff revisions keep free list gains and retaliatory duties
The Senate finance committee expanded the free list in the Underwood bill while retaining retaliatory duties on wheat and potatoes from countries taxing American goods. Major changes cover oats, cheese, butter, eggs, flaxseed oils, and extensive cotton yarn and cloth schedules, with a shift toward a new Senate rate in many items and a 10 percent wheat duty retained on some imports. Sugar remains on the free list as in the House plan, and raw wool stays free. various mercurial preparations and cellulose esters face updated ad valorem rates.
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Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Alizarin
Tax schedules for textiles and metals imposed by House action
The document details extensive tariff schedules across fibers and metals, listing classifications such as vegetable fibre products, woolen goods, iron and steel, machinery parts, and sporting items. It specifies ad valorem and specific duties, altered rates for silk and linen items, and notes the amendment repealing the 1890 wine tax exemption to raise about 7 million dollars annually.
Malden Girl Fights Poison After Sweetheart Absence
Susan McLaughlin a 19 year old Malden waitress who attempted suicide with bichloride of mercury battles death at Malden Hospital. Her mother says the Dorchester sweetheart, who loves her, has not replied to letters or visits, and doctors remain hopeful yet cautious about her chance of survival.
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Susan McLaughlin
Malden
Malden Hospital
Walker
Mary McLaughlin
Bryant Street
Lynn
Dorchester
Susan M’laughlin
Mary M’laughlin
Mayor Backed by Experts Over City Hall Annex Cornice
Four top architects and a noted builder endorsed Mayor Fitzgerald and the Chamber of Commerce on the annex cornice. They urged limestone for the cornice, opposing the Finance Commission favoring artificial stone. The conference condemned the commission and affirmed Comfort the space expert, while work on the stone portion paused amid the dispute.
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Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
R. Clipston Sturgis
Finance Commission
Sturgis
Ralph Comfort
James Knox Taylor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert S. Peabody
Peabody & Stearns
Arthur W. Rice
Park, Thomas & Rice
Renton Whidden
Whidden Company
Thomas J. Kenny
Fish
Cummings
Wells Brothers Company
Sullivan
Post
Council
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Comfort
Girl Killed at Subway Entrance in Boston Crash
Miss Russell, crossing from Boylston Street toward a semi convertibile car, was crushed between Jamaica Plain and Reservoir line cars at a subway entrance near Berth 2. Motorman William Kelly faced manslaughter charges but posted $2000 bail. Conductor J P Sutherland and others were involved as investigators and witnesses.
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Jamaica Plain
Berth 2
Russell
Boyston Street
Brighton
Huntington Avenue
Brookline Village
J. P. Sutherland
William Kelly
Kelly
Berth 8
Miss Russell
Commonwealth Avenue
John Russell
Mr. Russell
City Hospital
Alexander Russell
Washington Street
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Cotton
Wool
Angora
Wooer
Henry Siegel CO
Siegel
Boston
Sunday Post
Knave of
Giovanni Marino
George Buchanan Fife
Edwin F. Bowers
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Westminster St
Providence
R.1
Fin
Shepard
Boys’ Clothing Store
Boys’ Store
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