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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1913
Page
2
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Enterprising Denton merchants promised to back a prospective factory by offering a site and two thousand dollars for construction. The piece notes plans for a local board of trade, upcoming political contests, and mentions figures such as Emerson C. Harrington Colonel Albert W. Sisk David J. Lewis and Isidor Rayner with references to Delaware Maryland Wyoming Utah and New Mexico political moves.
The piece reports that a broad Democratic effort seeks to pass a constitutional amendment giving Congress the explicit right to levy income taxes. It notes 35 states approving, a historical 18 year gap after a Supreme Court ruling, and mentions Washington expectations that New Jersey may provide the decisive vote as the House already approved the measure.
In Trenton and Washington Democratic leaders push a graduated income tax as a fairer levy. Representative Hull predicts House action and notes a likely exemption for small incomes while taxing large earnings from business and unearned wealth. The plan could replace the corporation tax, with an estimated revenue of one hundred million dollars annually.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes President-elect Wilson’s cautious stance on federal control of child labor. It praises his respect for constitutional limits and prefers gradual reform through lawful channels. The piece argues the shortest route to reform risks bypassing established governance and creating new evils.
In Denton Maryland January 11 1913 WM A Stewart announces he is a lifelong Democrat seeking the party’s support at upcoming primaries to be nominated for County Treasurer for the November election. He requests Democratic voters’ backing and signs as a loyal party member.
Advertises a general house work position offering a good home and good wages. Applicants are asked to apply or write at once to Horatio Murphy in Denton Maryland.
By authority I offer four farms in Caroline County Maryland at private sale. The tracts lie in the Fifth Election District on both sides of a public road from Federalsburg Reliance to Oak Grove. They adjoin lands of John H Wright and Mark Willin and others, and include the former Harriett Fields Farm.
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