Five Cent Fare Debate Captures New York Mayoral Race
New York City voters hear all three major mayoral candidates pledge to keep the five cent subway fare. Hylan, Walker, and Meyers press for municipal operation to sustain the nickel ride, while Waterman supports private operation at a similar rate. The debate touches on tax psychology and the costs of refunds from tax disputes.
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Robert T. Small
Canton Daily Newe
New York
Hylan
Jimmie Walker
Montainous
Bronx
Coney Island
Traction Trust
Meyers
Walker
Frank D
Fountain Pen
Tax settlement costs and treasury risk in litigation
The article discusses settlement costs versus court outcomes for tax cases. It notes that pursuing every case to victory risks high interest penalties if the government loses on appeal. It critiques the six percent deterrent as based on an ideal system with many decision makers and divergent opinions.
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Congress
Mellon
Treasury
Board of Tax Reviews
Tong warfare erupts across multiple cities
Scattered reports from Barrow and Chinatown areas describe a new outbreak between the On Leong and Hip Song tongs. Casualties include Ho Kee at 15 Dover Street in New York and Leong Choey in St Louis, signaling a possible national spread with police on alert in several cities.
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Barrow
Pell, Mott
Dover Streets
Boston
New York
Ho Kee
Dover
Chinatown
Dover Street
Lee Kue Ying
Warring Tong
ST. Louis
Diplomas Awarded to McKinley Summer School Graduates
Forty three students were named for graduation with ten diplomas issued to McKinley High School completion in the summer session. The Board of Education acted on Superintendent Wilson Hawkins recommendations. One diploma will go to the parents of Evelyn Bonhelmer, killed in a Maryland auto accident.
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McKinley High School
Board of Education
Wilson Hawkins
Evelyn Bonhelmer
Maryland
Esther Allman
Edith Abell
Winella Curry
Lucy Kaufman
Ella Mance
Sam
Woman fined for violation of Crabbe act in criminal court
Mary Konan was convicted Tuesday in criminal court of violating the Crabbe act and fined $100 with costs after being arrested several days earlier.
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Mary Konan
Crabbe
Costa
Remedy Claim for Colds and Malaria Germs
An 666 label promotes a remedy for Colds Grippe Flu Dengue Bilious Fever and Malaria claiming to kill germs. The text suggests a broad patent medicine during a historical era. It presents medical efficacy without modern peer review or regulatory details.
Woman pleads guilty in Steubenville case
Lela Culp of Steubenville pleaded guilty to being a suspicious person and was sentenced to 29 days in the workhouse with the sentence suspended.
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Lela Culp
Steubenville
Poorness versus Prosperity: A Bank as Solution
A rhetorical piece contrasts poverty and wealth urging readers to adopt frugal living and moral habits. It argues for improving one’s lot through better attire, housing, and church support, and presents the bank as a helper in elevating status from poor to grand.
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Sefa
Pittsburgh
Shing Shun
Shung
Ong Lone Tong
Shun
Tong
Cleveland
Timothy Costello
Daily News
M. J. Rose CO
HIGH
Ks Y
Laurel Gas
Gibson
Jacquard Suite
St NW
C. W. Moon
Hobart
P. Mon
Auto Lubrication Service Co
Third St. Bre
Dewal
Canton
Ana
Globe Piano Coo
Hemlock
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