Lenders Agree on Revenue Measure in Defense Financing
Washington March 21. Major Leader Within and House Ways and Means Democrats reach a practical plan to fund national defense and added expenditures. Proposal includes a $190 million rise in income tax rates, a wartime munition levy, a $20 million inheritance tax and excises, plus repeal of the current stamp tax. The committee expects a $100 million income tax rise, with debate over inheritance and broader sources. A GOP fight is anticipated over the inheritance tax and constitutionality.
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Ways and Means Committee
Congress
House
National Defense
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Ree Londorva
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Gulfice
Senate
Stevenue Osborne
Itehin
Germany Employs Over a Million in War Material Factories
Paris reports Senator Humbert in the Journal estimates 1,200,000 German workers in munitions and related war industries. He cites Krupps and several large plants, with Essen as a major site and others at Bochum Gelsenkirchen Thyssen and Mahradt works, totaling over 420,000 in key plants and more in supporting roles.
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Germany
Charles Humbert
Krupps
Exson
Essen
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Gelsenkirchen
Thyssens
Mhradt Yworks
Rhine
Greensboro boards authorize reward for Brady murder
Greensboro officials set a 100 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of Brady murder suspects. Four men were detained with no solid evidence yet linking any to the Metio Street killing of hotel owner J. W. Brady. Police vow continued search and inquiry.
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Greensboro
Board of City Gommissioners
J. W. Brady
Metieo Street
Treensbero
Isley
Brady
Troops Ordered to Bolster Eastern Sonora Front
Four thousand Dieguez command troops are ordered by Calles from Hermosillo to Sahuaripa in southeastern Sonora. They will ride trains to Tonichi and march to Dolores Pass to guard the southern corridor along the Chihuahua Sonora line. The detachment will bring Carranza forces in eastern Sonora to about six thousand under General Enrique Estrada.
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M. M. Dieguez
Sonora
Calles
Hermosillo
Sahmaripa
Sonnra
Toniche
Sahuaripa
Dolores Pass
Chilhuahua-Sonora
Sahuario
Carranza
Enrique Estrada
Ely's Cream Pain for Instant Head Relief
Claim clear nostrils and breathing with Ely's Cream Pain. A small bottle snuffs out head catarrh by mildly perfuming and antiseptic action. Apply in nostrils for relief, soothing inflamed membranes and easing nasal congestion.
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Appam Libel Hearing Date Set For April 18
In Norfolk district court Judge Waddill set April 18 for hearing libels against the steamer Appam and her cargo. The court discussed whether the Appam would be brought to Norfolk before the hearings, but showed no sign of changing the vessel’s current anchorage.
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Norfolk
United States District Court
Tudge Edmund Waddill
Appam
Cavalry Force Sent Into Mexico as Villa Pursuit Grows
A large American cavalry detachment moved from the Texas border toward Chihuahua, joined by supply cars and civilian scouts. It remained unclear if the force operates as a separate unit against Francisco Villa or joins General Pershing’s punitive expedition in northern Chihuahua.
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N. M
Texas
Francisco Villa
General Pershing
Chihuahua
Villa
Winston-Salem Man Saved From Death
J E Erwin of Winston-Salem North Carolina suffered serious stomach disorders after failed treatments yet recovered after using Mayrs Wonderful Remedy. He praises the product’s live saving powers and urges others to try it with a money back guarantee offered by Hart Drug Co.
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J. E. Erwin
Winston-Salem, N. C
Mayr
Hart Drug Co
Scattered Mexican scouts in somber raiding aftermath
Reports describe sombrero clad scouts, jeweled and hardened by life outdoors, driven from homes by Villa. Three bodies linked to Villa raids near Columbus surface north of the boundary, found by ranchman H. K. Lemmon. one appears to wear lieutenant’s uniform, the location about three miles north of the boundary.
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Mexico
Mors Villa
Cohmbus
H. K. Lemmon
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