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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1917
Page
7
The piece tours Salonika’s street life and dress, noting a mix of Adriatic fishermen, Venetian echoes in architecture, and diverse crowds. It highlights bathrobe clad elders with amber beads, old ladies in ornate headdresses, and a bazaar milieu where Albanians, Greeks, and Montenegrins mingle amid conversations in shifting tongues.
Democratic town committee met to organize for the year with John H. Murray as chair and listed candidates for selectman James Mahoney and overseer of the poor William Scully. Republicans named Arthur Croft Albert Smith ex-Selectman John O Thompson Frank Binks and Harry Morse for selectmen and set a caucus for January 29 at Cooperative Hall. Rumors of a nonpartisan board slate circulated amid talks of a liquor question and upcoming races. Walter Mallinson of Lowell, nephew of local residents, died at 30 from pneumonia.
The attraction scheduled to be staged at Concord district court this morning has been postponed until a future date.
Mrs. W. H. Wright of Waltham visited her daughter Anna in town where she has been ill at the home of her grandmother Mrs. George L. Towne. Mr and Mrs Daniel McCharles celebrate an eight pound grandson born to their daughter Mrs J J Bollen in Quincy on January 8.
Acton Grange No 259 will hold a public installation on Tuesday evening January 23 with Rev A H Wheelock Needham chaplain of Mass State Grange as installing officer. The Grange hopes many visitors attend this occasion.
Washington reports the death of Admiral George Dewey at his home in his 80th year after a long career crowned by the Manila Bay victory. He led the general board since 1900 and remained active at the navy department despite aging. His death follows a paralytic stroke and illness, with President Wilson and Secretary Daniels notified.
Chambers' Journal describes the katars and related blades found across Hindustan including the two edged katars with crossbar hilts, death givers from southern India, the scorpion sting bich'hwa, the khanjar, peshkabz, and the stark businesslike khyber knife with a plain ivory hilt and heavy single edged blade.
A traveler describes a northern Alaska Eskimo practice of naming newborns after the most recently deceased in the village. The custom blends superstition with practicality, as people believe the dead’s spirit inhabits the child and relatives of the deceased will assist in support.
An 1890 Persian case describes an offender executed by boiling for theft of state revenues. He was placed in a large cauldron and heated until boiling, with his bones distributed to warn provincial tax collectors.
A Brooklyn Standard Union note recalls a man walking to work who lost his hat blown into a car by the wind. He did not stop, struck a man he owed $10, and vowed to ignore health tips henceforth.
Native of Montpelier Vermont born December 26 1837 Dewey chose West Point then Annapolis entering the Navy. He led the Asiatic squadron at Hong Kong and then captured Manila Bay defeating Admiral Montojo with 11 ships sunk. He rose from commodore to admiral after the battle and received honors at home. He married Susie Goodwin then Mildred Hazen.
Chicago January 17. Charles C Healy former police chief and seven others indicted by a special grand jury on charges of bribery graft and corruption in the Chicago police department They are charged with conspiracy.
The president confirmed a court martial sentence dismissing three Army captains from the regular army for conduct unbecoming officers and gentlemen. They were convicted of submitting maps traced from others as original work during their promotion examinations.
A city state income tax attorney invites readers to follow weekly articles clarifying the new law. He warns of severe penalties for noncompliance and offers mailed replies, stressing articles are official guidance from the Tax Committee and State House.
The Massachusetts Income Tax Law takes effect January 1 1917 and applies to residents and many entities through June 30 1917. It imposes several rates on various income forms with exemptions and deductions and requires returns by March 1 1917 for income received in 1916.
A brief urging readers to maintain a separate cash account for easier next year tax calculations. It stresses proactive accounting despite the informal tone and lacks further specifics or context.
The notice warns residents to file a 1916 income tax return if they had any taxable income from stocks interest annuities or profits or if their gross income from all sources exceeded two thousand dollars for 1916. It stresses negative answers to both questions and states March first 1917 as the deadline.
Weekly article outlines the new state income tax law and penalties for noncompliance. Questions mailed to the Tax Commissioner are answered, with officials offering to speak to organizations upon request.
A scanned fragment describes a Boston based Income Tax Division booklet on what individuals must do. It lists topics including professional, merchant, executor duties, partnerships, and exemptions. It notes instructions for filing, local taxes, deductions, losses from bad debts, abatements, and penalties.
A fragment advises starting tax preparations at once in January to keep books in order and to prepare for the next year’s return. It suggests completing blanks to see what taxes are due and to plan accordingly.
Taxpayers must file 1956 returns by March 1 with penalties of six dollars per day for late submissions. Nonresidents who become residents by June 30 have 90 days to file. Executors must file if a decedent dies without a return. Real estate and tangible property returns go to local assessors as required.
Compulsory returns are to be filed where the taxpayer lives or with the Income Tax Division at the state level. Real estate and tangible personal property returns should go to the local city or town assessors as in the past.
A reader-note lists district offices with addresses and telephone connections. Locations include Salem Wash ington Street. Cambridge Massachusetts Avenue. Brockton Main Street. Worcester Park Building. Fall River Main Street. Springfield Third National Bank. Pittsfield North Street. and Worcester Witchburg Main.
In the partial text a reference appears to a legal mechanism under a law with remarks about retirements and a claim to property as of April. The readable fragments mention seats or meetings and a person named Renee in loose association with returns.
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