Death Taxes as Business Killers
Charles S. Dewey argues federal and state death duties zerstall business success in a 1920s era fable. John Henry and Walter Brown confront massive totals of federal estate, California and Michigan inheritance taxes, administration expenses, and debt, forcing a bond loan and equity reshuffle to settle liabilities and keep control, illustrating how taxation drains a family business.
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Charles S. Dewey
the Treasury
American Bankers Association Journal
John Henry
Walter Brown
John Henry, Jr
California
Henry & Co., Inc
Michigan Corpn
Michigan
Henry, Jr
John
Walter
Walter Brown Co
Mich. Corp
Brown estate tax report urges reform for incentive and growth
Mr Brown’s lawyer reports extensive death duties across states totaling 1 to 1 425 709. Estate reduced from 5 5 million to about 3 574 million, wiping assets except corporate stock and a large loan. Walter Brown relocates to Florida to avoid inheritance and income taxes. He urges tax reform to preserve initiative and American opportunity.
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Brown
John Henry, I Jr
Walter Brown & Co
California
Walter Brown
Florida
America
Hat Trick at Commons Egg Incident In Hat
In London Tit Bits a funny incident recalls a tin of eggs owned by MP Mr Tom Johnston. He brought it to the house to argue about food imports but it toppled in the cloakroom, eggs spilling into another member’s bowler. The laughter echoed a tale of Tree the actor misplacing an egg in a silk hat over a spirit stove, then calling it poor fun.
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House of Commons
London
Tom Johnston
M. P
Tree
Real Reward Through Usefulness and Noble Service
The passage reflects on wealth and fame as rewards for usefulness. True value lies in being useful, with honor and royal effect when dedicated to further usefulness. Fame and influence are near divine power, yet the soul seeks only to be useful and hear “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.”
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Henry van Dyke
Holbein Portrait of Lady Jane Seymour Highlights Detail
Holbein the elder master of detail at Henry VI's court painted Lady Jane Seymour. The portrait stands out for its overall quality and for the delicate brocade on her dress and the lace on her sleeves, illustrating exquisite workmanship.
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Holbien
Henry VI
Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
England
Origin of dollar from thaler to Spanish peso
The dollar’s name traces to the thaler coin from Bohemia in 1519, widely used in central Europe and adopted as the Spanish dollar in West Indian colonial trade. By 1782 the US Coinage Act gave legal recognition to this established unit, with later silver content adjustments.
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Thater
Bohemia
Europe
United States
Triumph in railroading marks Chicago Union Station feat
The completion of Chicago Union Station stands as a landmark in engineering history. The station, a low monumental building with a vast waiting hall, offers extensive traveler amenities on a single level and supports 50,000 passengers daily with room for growth. It serves multiple railroads including the Pennsylvania Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.
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Chicago Union Station
United States
Chicago
Rome
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy TR. R
Chicago & Alton R. R
Pise Building Technique Described as Adobe Construction
The term pise denotes earth with clay used for building by stamping in place to expel moisture. Any soil that packs in the hand may be used. Clay-rich soil supports long lasting walls and is distinct from block bricks.
Secret to the grave welds hidden in a Welsh blacksmith
In a Welsh village a 19th century blacksmith reportedly welded broken swords in about half an hour with a method no longer known. The craft vanished with the man, leaving no trace of the tempering secret.
True Religion and its Core Purpose
The text argues religion is not perpetual sorrow or formal rites but the glorifying of God amid life's duties and trials. It describes guiding one's course by duty and divine truth, bearing up boldly for the honor of Christ, as the central aim.
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Min
Christ
Not Too Old for Work Michaelangelo Story
Michaelangelo, nearly sixty, supervised work on St. Peter's Rome and labored seventeen years before starting the dome construction.
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Michaelangelo
St. Peter’s
Rome
Mystery Attched to Lost Cities of World
A nostalgic survey of vanished urban gems like Buraboe door in Java and Ayuthia in Siam, noting rediscovery by Raffles, Burmese conquest, and legends of ruins. It recalls Tibet’s hidden capital found by Captain Rawling, Angkor’s once vast population, and today’s jungle overgrowth on stone temples and grand causeways.
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Ust
Buraboedoor
Java
Stamford Raffles
Siam
Ayuthia
Tibet
Captain Rawling
Angkor
Cambodia
Irish prefixes O reveal grandson lineage in family names
The text explains that the prefix O before many Irish family names is an abbreviation of ogha meaning grandchild. It notes this etymology as a key to surname origins and genealogical use within Irish tradition.
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Ogha
Lincoln Used I Once in Inaugural Address Report
A historical note observes President Lincoln used the pronoun I only once in his second inaugural address, while Theodore Roosevelt reportedly avoided it entirely in public speech. The claim highlights differences in personal pronoun use by two U.S. presidents.
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Lincoln
Mr. Roosevelt
Hairless Fox Puppies Often Remain Hairless Through Life
About one in a thousand fox pups are born without fur. Though healthy, these hairless foxes retain their bald coat for life despite normal growth and development.
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johe
Treasury
Chacoream
Charmis
Colgate
Denton
Willie
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Co
Denton, MD
THE
Denton National Bank
Denton, Maryland
Federal Reserve System
House of Colgate
Cath
Daddy
Easton
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Easton, Maryland
Bay Street
L. B. Towers
Preg
T. Fred Towers
Sec
Treas
Colgate’s
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