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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
2
A Michigan representative filed a bill proposing a national income tax effective June 30, 1905, with tiered rates from under one thousand dollars to above one hundred thousand dollars. The measure mirrors direct tax apportionment and would tax incomes progressively across private individuals and corporations.
In a dramatic House scene, Democratic leader John Sharp Williams urged rail rate control, praising the President while challenging Republicans. The piece notes Senate limits on railroad legislation this session, Beveridge’s Statehood bill as a delaying tactic, and Cannon’s opposition to lump funds and push for a statutory roll to restrict salary increases for clerks.
The article explains manural value as the nitrogen in protein and phosphoric acid and potash in ash. Wheat bran and cotton seed meal have high value while corn meal is low. Retaining manure recovers fertilizing constituents for soil enrichment and leguminous crops boost soil nitrogen from the atmosphere at low cost.
Mrs. Harvey Truitt near Oak Grove dropped ironed clothes on the stove causing a blaze. She was saved by her husband who rushed her six miles to Seaford wrapped in blankets after extinguishing the flames. She suffered burns to body and arms but is improving.
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