New Stamp Tax Law Takes Effect July First
The new revenue law drastically reforms stamp taxes from July 1. Stamps will be required on telegraph and telephone messages, bank checks, bonds, leases, mortgages, promissory notes, and more, while many items lose stamps entirely. Officials warn of revenue declines and anticipate complex redemption rules, refunds, and logistical strain at the Internal Revenue Bureau as banks, merchants, and insurers adjust to the abolition or reduction of stamps on twenty six articles.
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Incereal Revenue Bureau
Watinage
Treasury
Changes in Une law taxes and duties excerpted
The statement lists revised tax rates and duties across many items including bank checks bonds certificates of deposit charter party insurance telegraphs and money orders. It notes modifications to stamps fractional percentages on goods and services and new rates for tobacco beer and various brokerages with effective dates and exemptions.
Illinois breaks record with battleship Illinois trial
The Illinois battleship’s trial on the Cape Amy course yielded a sustained speed of 17.41 knots per hour, claiming the fastest in its class in America. It notes Alabama and Wisconsin as prior examples, with lesser figures from the Pacific coast tests. Also mentioned are birth rates in New England and various public figures, taxes, and other brief items.
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Cape Amy
Bo Eiter
Alabama
Pacific Coast
Jubilee of the Young Men's Christian Association in Boston
The Boston jubilee marks the growth of the Young Men's Christian Association from its 1844 London origin by George Williams. In fifty nations and 35 languages it now boasts 28,000+ members globally and 202,000 in the US. Boston's era saw rapid early formation, with 36 associations in the US and Canada by May 1500. The convention featured officers including President William B. Dodge and Hon. President Howard Williams, with railroader support noted and a tablet unveiling at Old South Church.
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Young Men's Christina Association
George Williams
London
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Canada
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Cheveland
Baintiet Prem
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New York
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England
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Gay
PL Spencer
St. Louis
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Chicago
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Minne
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Washington
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Portland
Ore
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T Loury Waterhouse
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C. G. Michener
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Asheville
N.C
Henry W. Stone
Vortland
L'roscient
President McKinley Declares He Will Not Seek Third Term
Washington special reports President McKinley wrote and publicly signed a formal statement announcing he would not accept a nomination for a third term. The cabinet and other allies supported the move amid ongoing third term speculation, reaffirming the unwritten presidential rule against a third term.
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Melkinley
Caltra
Halders
Mer
Cortelyou
Long
Dawes
House
House of Representatives
William M. Springer
Ilinois
United States
Universil Courtierrepen
Few-Line Interviews Reflect Frontier Spirit and Urban Shifts
Disjointed remarks mix crime prevention talk with hereditary crime notions, Chicago politics, and glimpses of Treland revolution chatter. Authors discuss theatrical figures, Jewish communities, and oil fuel debates, while noting Western business growth and Eastern biases amid frontier nostalgia.
Chicago woman offers 7000 to prove true earnings for month
A Chicago woman, Mrs Nancy TB Irving, offers seven thousand dollars in cash to the first business or professional man who can convincingly prove that he earned a big wage for one month without telling. She will name two men to judge the claims and believes she will not lose the prize. If she does, she says the winner will be reduced to poverty and in need of the money.
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Warrison
Chicago
Elisa
Nancy TB. Irving
Juga
Teving
Claormant
Admiral Carvera predicts Spain will fragment into many states
Odds and Ends report Admiral Carvera’s forecast of Spain breaking into small states. Aguinalds plans to visit the United States next fall. Obituary notes B. B. Robinson of Chicago, former Santa Fe Railroad president, is dead. A bankruptcy filing lists debts including twenty dollars for beer and twenty six dollars rent. A Virginia hotel registers Sidrian Holmes and wife. a shooting leads to an escape.
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Spain
Aguinalds
United States
B. Robinson
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad
New York
Dati and Wem
Ap Sidrian Holmes
Nortolk
Weian
Many Men Perish in Pennsylvania Mine Blast
An explosion at Port Royal No 2 mine of the Pittsburg Cox Company on Monday evening entombed seventeen men including Mine Superintendent McCune and W F Allison. Rescue attempts failed for McCune and Allison and fifteen others as black damp halted further searching after the initial blasts.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg Cox Company
Port Royal
McCune
W. F. Allison
Allison
William McCune
Pittsburg
West Newton
Wiliam Allison
McKinley
McCanne
President Declines Third Term in White House Statement
The White House released Tasneed by Pres ident HeKintes stating he will not seek or accept a third term. He emphasizes dedication to serving a second term and urges that public debate not be tainted by third term speculation. He expresses gratitude for public confidence and duty in private citizenship thereafter.
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HeKintes
White House
Washington
Guilty of Conspiracy in Chicago Insurance Fraud
Dr. August M. Unger and PL Wayland Brown were found guilty of conspiring with Maurie A. Defenebach to defraud life insurance companies on Miss Defenbach policies. Jury set an indeterminate term of one to five years with unanimous verdict. proceedings lasted about fifty five minutes after deliberations began.
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Unger
Wayland Brown
August M. Unger
PL Wayland Brown
Maurie A. Defenebach
Miss Defenbach
Chicago
Brown
Tharonet
Muc
Hints to Tourists and Railway Adjustments Across Michigan
A fragmented notice reports railway passenger guidance for tourists and a wage readjustment for mechanics in the Chicago and Eastern Davis system. April mileage book sales by east bound roads rose versus last year, and Michigan lawmakers tax the Wullman company at 3 percent gross earnings. Michigan Central introduces large locomotives for ~70 mph service with heavy gear. Lake Shore warns fare reductions on Michigan lines after 2 cents per mile, aligning with recent court decisions. other notices follow.
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Chicago
Davis
Michigan
Wullman Company
Michiga Central
Lake Shore
Ies
Rains Aid Crops Amid Mixed Western Weather
The week brought helpful rains to the spring wheat region easing drought in parts of Missouri valley while damaging frosts hit Washington Oregon and the northern Rockies. Apples and peaches show heavy drops with uneven fruit prospects though California crops harvest well and tobacco and cotton conditions improve across states. Wheat oats and corn vary by region with some frost and Hessian fly concerns noted.
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Missouri
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Cregg
Rocky Mountain
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Cotion
Middle Atlantic States
Rocky Mountains
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Ohio Valley
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Dakotas
Minnesota
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New York
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Oregon
Idaho
Cotton
Tennessee
Carolinas
Kentucky
Ohio
New England
Maryland
Delaware
Georgia
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Whe
Wisconsin
Perth
Swadlleast
Nebraska
Contagious Disease Hospitals Endorsed by CT Health Board
The Connecticut Board of Health argues for municipal hospitals to isolate contagious patients and provide proper care. Typhoid fever cases show gaps in private treatment, with higher mortality in private care compared to hospital care. Miller, assistant secretary of the Confederate government during the Civil War, died in obscurity at age 52.
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Connecticcat Board of Health
Ol. Flauies
Miller
Avglucite
Peverts
Ib Turd
Ulin
Pension roll gains and national bank data dominate Treasury notes
Commissioner Eyvas reports 43.39 thousand names added to the pension roll in eleven months with a net end-year increase expected. Spain war pensions and 4.0 thousand restored suspensions are noted, plus 50.80 thousand certificates issued bringing total to 94,079. Claims for the Spanish war exceed 43.874 thousand. War Department audits show state payments and liquidations, with Texas fully paid and Oklahoma settled. National bank reports show 4,004 banks, total resources of 2.03 trillion dollars, and deposits at 2.89 trillion. War transport ships are kept for emergency use, and the U S declines a 337 million loan for China. Immigration reform favors designated entry ports along borders. Vandals damage the Supreme Court area, with a new outer door admired by visitors.
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Spain
Evans
Penling
Ancle Sam
Debeut
Thiupis
Rittmean
War Department
Hhis
Texas
Oklahoma
Middle West
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Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Treasury
New York
West Indian
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Porto Rico
Department
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