War Revenue Bill Tax Schedule Details and Inheritance Rates
The article outlines the proposed war revenue bill taxing Bends debentures life insurance and many goods including insurance premiums freight and tickets. It notes a 10 percent tariff on free articles and 10 percent on dutiable items, higher income and inheritance taxes, increased excise levies on liquor tobacco and amusements, new taxes on heat light and telephone bills, and revised mail rates. It also covers exemptions penalties and committee actions with emphasis on impact to individuals and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatalton Plesale
Eee Eee
Ana Asbahiom
Washington
House Committee
Ways and Means
Representative Dizon
Indiana
Euclidean Axiom Teases Boarders and Landlady
A humorous Euclidean axiom from Stephen Leacock at McGill is cited by Youths Censapasica. It imagines two boarders with equal room sizes and argues that if the landlady’s wrangle with each rival mirrors the other, their weekly bills must remain equal. otherwise a contradiction arises.
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Stephen Leacock
McGill University
On the Job. The Sphinx Keeps Mouth Shut and Succeeds
The piece depicts a disciplined figure known as the Sphinx who maintains a quiet mouth and unwavering calm in business. It highlights poised restraint as a strategic advantage in professional settings.
Plans for Raising New United States Armies by Draft
The draft plan envisions selecting 1 000 000 for a con script army, 500 000 for fre t quota, and expanding regular army and National Guard to war strength. Volunteers ages 18 to 40 are allowed, with a total potential force near 2 001 000. Roosevelt’s volunteer abroad idea is dropped. pay raises for enlisted personnel are set and machine gun units are authorized. Prohibition near camps is strict, and registration fraud carries severe penalties.
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Regular Army
National Guard
War Department
United States
Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Britick
England
France
Belgium
Egypt
Balkans
Mesopotamia
Baker
Germany
Gifeere
William L. Keller
Dantel P. Card
George M. Edwarde
Ris Orangis
Scott
West Point
Washingtons Conscription Law Details and Provisions
The document outlines the workings of a conscription law with ages 21 to 90, total draft targets and exemptions for ministers, religious students, sect members, clerks, armory workers, farmers, and other industries. It notes immediate registration, dispatch to local garrisons, and provisions for exemptions and special troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ccsesees National Guard
Ofiera
Firat
Separate Peace Talk Urged by Russian Socialists with Germany
Russian socialist leaders declare willingness to act with Germany to end the war and restore the internationale. A Stockholm conference and new ties with Scheidemann are discussed as steps toward peace amid wartime strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Stockholm
Scheidemann
Devil
Gorki
Novaia Zhisa
Self-Control and Temperance Lesson for May 20
A religious lesson critiques intemperance drawing from scripture. It argues strong drink harms moral judgment and society, cites verses about drunkenness and its consequences, and urges persistent precept upon precept teaching to children to counter the wine's ruinous impact.
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Samaria
Judah
Semaria
Jerusalem
Salem Va
Sameria
Isaiah
Pioneer Prema Noted for City Presence and Country View
A fragmented note remarks on a person or entity named Pioneer Prema. It contrasts city restrictions with rural expectations and references a year, initials, and a place, implying a commentary or slogan about social mobility.
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Contes
Kitchin
Congress
Ares
Thorized
Women Form Committee
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Bass
Antoinette Funk
Mra Kellogg Fairbanks
Chicago
Gilford. Dudley
Tennessee
Pierce
Kansas City
Guernsey
John OG. Miler
Pittabuagh
Sellers
Geheel
Union
HU Ane
R Cmeaney
Ana
Bevery
Berkeley
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