Five Changes Passed to Engrossment in Franchise Tax Bill
Austin April 20 The house moved the franchise tax bill to engrossment and adjourned until Monday. The revenue and taxation committee reported five changes. A committee amendment set a franchise tax of 50 cents per $1 000 up to 10 000 and 25 cents per $1 000 over 10 000 for domestic corporations. Another amendment taxed based on authorized capital stock plus surplus and undivided profits if that total exceeds authorized or outstanding capital. Remaining amendments were corrective and adopted.
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Austin
House
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Buried "Business" as Dallas Hailoons Parade
Dallas residents witness a funeral procession of hackmen after city charter forces all liquor sellers to close between midnight and 5 AM. About fifteen hack drivers join the line, with a drummer and improvised coffin, as curious crowds watch a sluggish, orderly march through principal streets.
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Dallas
Lane Indicted for Embezzling Government Funds
Lyman K. Lane, former financial clerk of the United States Indian agent, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of embezzling 7800 dollars of government funds. The shortage was found after the current Indian agent took office.
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Muskogee
Lyman K. Lane
United States Indian Agent
Federal Grand Jury
Man Sentenced for Northern Express Robbery to Reformatory
John Gunderson confessed to robbing the Northern Express company by threatening clerk Fred Zimmerman and taking a $25,000 parcel. He is sent to the St. Cloud reformatory in April.
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Reformatory
St. Paul
John Gunderson
Northern Express Company
Fred Zimmerman
St. Cloud Reformatory
Multiple Brevities Reported Across States and Nations
A roundup lists suicides in Alabama and Florida, a fatal train strike in Texas, a street-cart accident in Fort Worth, and a missing harvest time alert. It notes Panama Canal inspection trips, bank authorization in Texhoma, post office robberies in Hughes I T, and large famine aid by the Red Cross. Also recorded are a planned $75,000 plant for the Texas Compress Co in Lawton, cotton shipments in Baflinger, a Boston death, a New York heir’s potential will contest, cattle quarantines, and patent suits in Boise City Idaho against Barber Lumber Co.
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Callie Massey
Moulton
Ala
Clarendon
Tex
Westbrook
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Fla
First National Bank of
Texhoma
Okla
Hughes, I. T
Red Cross Society
China
Texas Compress Company
Chickasha
I. T
Lawton
Baflinger
Mary E. Tomlinson
Concord
N. H
Boston
James Henry Smith
New York
Japan
J. A. Jackson
Cleveland County
Oklahoma
Boise City
Ida
Barber Lumber Company
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the Family Safety Oil
C. E. Bullock & Co
Will S. Higgs
Ed Hall
Howell Bros
B. Kaczer & Co
D. Mike Jr
J. H. Mawhinney
Sanders Bros
Jno
M. Sebesta
The
Woons
Sootl Uu
Blondwood
Hom Chung
Franklin Market
Bryan, Texas
Iil
Lane
Montgomery
R. R. Michel
Charleston
S. C
Michel
Brownwood
Walter Nann
Fort Smith
Higgs & Haygoods
D. R. Mitchell
L. E. Brockman
M. H. James
J.W. Batts
Taliaferro Building
Court House
Brazos County
Bryan Street
Monroe EnGe
B. Hudson
Bryant
Texas
W. Wilson
Franklin Texas
Hudson & Wilson
Bryan
Franklin
Brazos
Robertson
N.jametta
James & Nunn
Ford
Armstrong Packing House
W. C. Fountain
Burt Norwood
King Nutwood
Nutwood
Mary Glenn
Red Wilkes
George Wilkes
Reagan, Tex
Bloadwood
Henry & Brogdon Bros
Bryan, Tex
S. W. Higgs
wWlwrass
Mien
John Wittman
John
Wittmeena
CRAIN
S. H. Franklin
Isvs
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Ors
E. Rohde
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