Treasury Report Shows Alaska Leads Per Capita Returns
Treasury data for 1919 shows Alaska and the District of Columbia had the highest return rates per population, with New York leading total returns above five million dollars. Tax sources vary by income level, agriculture dominates filings, and several high earners shifted brackets since 1914.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Alaska
District of Columbia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Alabama
New York
Treasury
Plague Rages in Dominican Republic as US Responds
Cabled reports to the American Red Cross and Navy Department state a smallpox epidemic in Santo Domingo Moca and La Vega with 22 000 cases and 225 deaths in one week. Marines are unaffected. Red Cross allocates 2 000 000 for food and dispatches disinfesting gear and vaccines arrive via Navy support.
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American Red Cross
Washington
Navy Department
Santo
Meca
la Vega
Dominican Republic
A. Mitchell
Red Cross
Santo Domingo
Mitchel
United States
The
Port Au Prince
Navy
Idle husband given a washtub sentence in West Virginia
Judge George R. Heffley of Huntington sentences James Alexander to do laundry duty at his wife's washtubs after she complained of lack of support and his dependence on her earnings from washing. Heffley says unemployment and duty will curb idle behavior and encourage self sufficiency.
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George R. Heffley
Huntington
W. Va
James Alexander
Alexander
Grim humor aboard sinking Grontoft as radio operator jokes
A Danish steamer records a wireless operator mocking death while the Norwegian ship Grontoft sinks in a mid ocean hurricane with thirty aboard. The Estonia pursues but fails to find wreckage while the operator remains unidentified.
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New York
Groniott
Granft
Cape Race
Estonia
Hans Jorgenson
Grontoft
Hansen
Iwan
Washington Sees Radio Chatter Boom By End Of 1922
Government stations expect at least one million receiving units nationwide by year end as radio fever spreads. Officials note licenses aren’t required for receivers and estimates rise from 25 000 receivers last year to over 200 000 now with many added in the last month. Farmers stand to gain most as agriculture broadcasts expand across postal stations and universities join in.
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Wshington
United States
Washington
B. Carson
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Capital's prettiest child named Margaret Merry
Visitors to the Washington National Museum exhibit of photographs of beautiful children hail Margaret Merry, baby daughter of Mrs. W. T. Merry, as the prettiest of all.
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Washington
National Museum
Margaret Merry
W. T. Merry
Ripen Grapefruit in Cold Storage Nears Practical Use
Department of Agriculture experts report citrus can ripen off the tree after one to three months in refrigeration. Grapefruit must be cured before cold storage. While sugar content stays about the same, acid declines and bitterness softens, improving eating quality.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Manila Hemp Output Falls In 1921
Total Manila hemp production in 1921 reached 692 822 bales, down from 1 051 601 bales in 1920, a drop of about 30 percent. The decline is attributed to weak demand, especially in the United States, the main consumer.
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Manila
P. L
United States
Iodine Still Dominant Antiseptic In Industry Says Study
New York report shows iodine remains the preferred wound disinfectant among 65 physicians in industry and surgery related to industry. Forty five use five per cent strength or less, twenty use U S P or stronger. some avoid iodine due to burn risk, stressing dry skin before application.
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New York
Conference Board of Physicians In Industry
National Industrial Conference Board
East Thirty-ninth Street
Professor Thaler Leaves Berkeley Class Over Powder Glamour
Diplomatic talks began to reinstate Alwin Thaler, associate English professor at the University of California, to the freshmen class after he walked out when several girl students continued to powder their noses. He admitted the walkout and urged focus on work. students reportedly agreed to keep vanity boxes outside.
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Berkeley
Cal
Alwin Thaler
University of California
Putnam County to issue 32000 bridge bonds in 1922
Notice to taxpayers states the Board of Commissioners determined to issue thirty two thousand dollars in bridge bonds at 5 percent. Proceeds fund construction and repair of bridges in Putnam County Indiana. Taxpayers may appeal within 29 days of May 2 1922 to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for a hearing.
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Board of Commissioners
Putnam County
Indiana
Idiana
Putnam County Council
State Beard of Tax Commissioners
State Board
Ralph E. Knoll
John H. James
Notice to Contractors for Marion Township School Building
W D Wright trustee of Marion School Township Putnam County Indiana announces bids for a grade school building near Maysville and Greencastle Stilesville roads. Separate bids for general construction and heating plumbing drainage. Bid due May 18 1922 with 4 percent certified check and performance bond. Plans on file at trustees office and at Johnson Miller Miller Terre Haute Architects. Right to reject bids. Posters dated April 24 and May 1 8.
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W. D. Wright
Marion School
Putnam County
Indiana
Fillmore
Maysville Road
Greencastle-Stilesville Road
Said
Johnson, Miller & Miller
Terre Haute
North Fifth Street
State Board of Accounts
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Nde
Chater
Capital
Iodine
California University
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Christie & Potter
the Herald
F. E. Todd & Sons
Cor
Franklin & Market Sts
Bagdad
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