Democrats Propose Radical Overhaul of Fiscal Policy
Washington April 22. Democrats of the Ways and Means Committee recommend a full fiscal policy revision via a permanent income tax to align land taxes with government needs and to enable rapid tax-rate changes. They argue income tax boosts revenue and that a new budget system will balance expenditures with revenues, while opposing the Payne law protections and pushing for flexible trade agreements.
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House
Democrats of the
Ways and Means
Congress
Treasury
United States
City water system inspection committee to tour Lara mie mountains
Fifteen citizens appointed by Mayor Gill will meet at the Plains hotel Friday morning to inspect the water source in the Lara mie mountains and the Round Top reservoir. The group, minus G. E. Abbott, elected E. Johnston as chairman and R. N. LaFontaine as secretary, plans thorough, unbiased investigation with expert opinions and correspondence with other filtration authorities.
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Plains Hotel
Laramie Mountains
Round Top
Industrial Club
G. E. Abbtt
Johnston
C. W. Riner
J. A. Martin
R. N. LaFontaine
Fred Hoffman
John Harrington
Governor Carey
R. A. Hopkins
P. S. Cook
F. H. Vaughan
George E., Abbott
E. W. Stone
J. Ross Carpenter
W. C. Deming
E. §. Johnston
Cheyenne
Kissless 30 Years Refuses Kiss at Party
Eleanor Stager of Cincinnati Ohio says she has never been kissed in 30 years and will not start now. She announced at a party honoring her after forfeit pays in a kissing game, arguing that men should not kiss women and that those who do are hypocrites and insincere.
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Pottsville
Eleanor Stager
Cincinnati
Ohio
Industrial club debates commissions form of government
In Cheyenne the Industrial club room hosts mayor led talks on a municipal filtration plant and waterworks improvements. A spontaneous endorsement of adopting a commission form of government wins approval from fourteen attendees, who urge a timely election.
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FP. Jenkins
Carey
Ohase
Cheyenne
Industrial Club
Deley
Astor Fortune From Titanic Heir Revealed In Appraisal
New York appraisers set John Jacob Astor's fortune at 87,206,090 after the Titanic disaster a year ago. They allocated 65,603,047 to Vincent Astor, 1,005,702 to Madeline Force Astor, 787,397 to Ava Willing Astor, and 5,000,000 to Muriel Astor.
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John Jacob Astor
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Madeline Force Astor
Ava Willing Astor
Muriel
Vincent
Aven
Willing Astor
William Astor
Astor
Cheyenne Consideration of Commission Form of Government
Governor Carey urged Cheyenne to adopt a commission form at a meeting of 14 local leaders. The group backed a city vote this year, aiming to have the new government running by 1915 with petitions and legal steps already planned.
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Carey
Cheyenne
Gill
Temporary Peace in the Balkans
Constantinople reports Greece and Turkey reached a ten day ceasefire with Serbia and Bulgaria. Repatriation of Turkish POWs begins with 56 000 sent to Mersina while Greek transports move 4 000 to Saloniki. In Vienna 16 000 Turkish troops led by Navid Pasha reach Fiera amid demoralization and starvation.
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Mersina
Asia Minor
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Scalanova
Vienna
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Vardar
Janina
Fiera
Adriatic
Hawthorne and Morton Lose Early Parole Eligibility
Julian Hawthorne and Dr William J Morton, convicted of misuse of malls, remain in Atlanta penitentiary and will not be eligible for parole until they have served one third of their sentences, likely in the latter part of July. The department of Jutelco announced the decision.
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Washington
Julian Hawthorne
William J. Morton
Atlanta
Department of Jutelco
Currency Reform Postponed In Senate Finance Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee votes to skip public hearings on currency reform and tariff bills. Briefs or statements will be accepted later as hearings schedule proceeds. House debate on tariff opens at 11 oclock. The move aims to shorten time to Senate consideration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Underwood
Congress
Wilson Inginta
State Committee
Wilson
Naval Data Lost By English Lord After Card Game
London report says Winston Churchill lost a pocketbook and 2500 dollars after a Riviera card game. Scotland Yard probes a suspected bunco gang as the first lord of the admiralty reveals the missing notes on Bridehead matters.
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Winston Churchill
Admiralty
The
Riviera
Hic Hee
Scotland Yard
Toulon
Churchill
Cannes
Jord
Churchi
Spring Gold Cleanup In Tenaga District Begins
In Fairbanks Alaska on April 22 the spring clean up of winter gold activity began in the Tenaga district. The placer outfit for the season is estimated at from four to five million dollars.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Tenaga
Baker Sentenced to Ten Years in US Prison
Charlies Baker, former assistant cashier of the Crooked National Bank in San Francisco, was sentenced today in the United States Alstriction to ten years in a federal penitentiary for securities speculation tied to a $207,000 loss.
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San Francisco
Charlies
Baker
Crooked National Bank
United States
Death Blow to Swiping Apples and Nuts Display
A weathered notice from the dairy food and health commissioner bans sidewalk fruit and nut displays without protective covering. The rule requires glass, wood, or metal cases or lighted enclosures raised at least eighteen inches, with several listed exceptions for peeled or prepackaged items and other foods.
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Dairy Food and Off Commissioner
Maurice Growson
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