Proof of the Pudding in Tax Law Reports and Oddities
A 1930 annual report details new and increased capital stock across corporations, with 612 manufacturing ventures and 94 oil firms among 930 incorporated. Willis and Cole laws reduce excessive capital, but overall stock growth outpaces reductions. The piece weaves politics, tariffs talk, and a dark murder note from Texarkana, describing a mysterious death in a Cosmopolitan hotel with a beleaguered husband and a claimed wife.
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Laylie
Cole
Republican Party
Willis Sin
Cole Raw
Gaylin
Sampalin
Willisdew
Dyatt
Transsiberian Route May Cut European Travel Time
Remarks referenced in the New York Tribune discuss a proposed transcontinental link via the Transsiberian line, with a Paris conference of Russian and European railway leaders expected to shape a new route. The plan aims to shorten travel from London or Hamburg to as short as sixteen to seventeen days, connecting major European cities with Bert Arthur noted as a possible beneficiary.
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Prem
Tanway Wall
London
Hamburs
Cline
New York Tribune
Rusvian Severyment
Paris
Ministry of Wailways
Transsiberian Railway
Wegen
Bert Arthur
Nicaragua
Novgorod
Cad
Bacolod
Gadzooks
C Clarke
New York
General Booth and the Salvation Army Converts
The piece surveys William Booth’s long evangelism record, noting annual convert totals over decades and the Queen’s and world rulers’ praise, with reflections on his influence and anticipated impact of his New York campaign and Liverpool farewell. It also covers Secretary Wilson’s Arlington Farm project and a separate naval arms note on a new twelve inch gun and its armor implications.
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Wiliam Booth
Salvation Army
New York
England
United States
Canada
Loese
le Sal
Booth
Army
America
Liverpool
Christian Mission
McKinley
Crystal Palace
Sweden
Stallani
Denmark
Mr Gladstone
T. PL. O'Connor
Parliasmen
Gerarl Hooth
General Booth
Sieul
Iits
Wellington
Neture Bas Meyer
Popularity of Automobieen Expands Across Beirut Region
Five hundred automate carriages are now running in the elie of Beirut. Hundreds more are in use in the Lebanon district and in Palestitne. Two seated automobiles operate to accommodate tourists between Haifa and Joramiom.
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Elie
Beirut
Lebanon
Palestitne
Haifa
Joramiom
Elevator Test Mishap Reported By Officials
A Washington special to the New York Times describes an elevator test incident witnessed by Secretaries Pfitehoook and Wwnmey at an anterior department. The car reportedly dropped fifty feet, with debris and a globe obscuring view, while a monkey was observed inside the cabin during the test.
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Pfitehoook
Novel Torse Show Feature Attracts Green and White Colors
The Philadelphia Record notes the week of November as the stage for a novel horse show. Fr. Spoerhase will drive back Ward against time with his trained pacer, a spectacle puzzling observers as Spoerhage reportedly can see out of the back of his head.
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Spoerhase
Ward
Philadelphia Record
Spoerhage
Long Trolley Ride Extends From Detroit to Boston
A Boston dispatch reports Robert O. Darragh, a local street railway expert and publisher, completed one of the longest trolley journeys in the nation. The trip traced routes from Flint, Michigan, through Ohio and New York, to Boston, with breaks, over roughly 500 miles of track, illustrating notable street railway development in Michigan and New York.
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Lind
Mich
Boston
Robert O. Darragh
Boston Dispatch
Flint
Nich
Ohio
New York State
Michigan
Oba
New York
Alo
Tates Nak
San Mussich
Darrah
Bas Trap Bay Grees
Chai
Roelascr
Oran
Trevinie
Feouley
Phat Retar
Thors Prom
Tehealo
Pires
Phage
Piteffeld
Checeran
Vbrrv
Pitesnheld
Britsheld
Pittafield Eivenie Steel Roilway Company
Dalton
Pittsfield
Springfield
Bowhem
The Mellow Hazy Days Poem by Spalding
A poem by Midhap J L Spalding of the Coal Strike Commission admires autumn woods and their memory laden beauty. It laments the fading of mellow days as frost and storms arrive, ending with a bleak image of death facing a dark sky.
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Coal Strike Commission
Philadelphia Press
Hindoo Baba Seeks Converts for Krishna Worship in America
Dharati leader Baba Premanand Bharati arrives in New York aboard the Oceanic to convert Americans to Krishna. A six foot tall monk in black robes and a yellow turban declares Krishna’s 5000 year incarnation, says he has about fifty converts, and plans to lecture in Chicago and New York for six months. He claims to be connected with Muttra monastery and writes on mysticism, with one daily meal at 8 pm for monks.
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Krishna
Baba
Chicago
New York
Christma
Muttra
Himalayas
Kipling
London
Ening
Watch fashion sparks fob guard trend for chain wear
A fob guard is among conveniences bought out by the popularity of wearing watches with chains. The trend of decorative chain wear makes fob guards a common accessory in fashion circles.
A Mon Jardiniere Exhibits Florentine Style Pottery
A Boston Herald note describes a new jardiniere in blue and white pottery. The pieces imitate Tvlli Robbia designs with high relief cherubic figures. The article evokes joy fans may feel in owning these artistic vessels.
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Boston Herald
Florentine
Tvlli Robbia
Love That Endured. Partridge Ward Romance Ends With Death
Miss Eliza Anne Partridge of New York City, born 1814 in Pomfret Connecticut, kept a lifelong attachment to her cousin Georg Ball Ward. Ward died in 1872 and left 23 Bond Street to her. She maintained his home and denied new tenants for decades, until the house was torn down for a modern building.
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Mutuan
Howwever
Ward
Bond Street
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