War Taxes Lockstep with Patriotism and Burden Sharing
Chairman Kitchin defends wartime taxes as spilling from heavy costs yet necessary for the nation. He argues half the burden should fall on posterity while urging taxes on wealth, profits, and incomes, noting protests from all classes but insisting the bill balances fairness and national effort. He cites tariff increases and excise taxes on essentials as unavoidable to raise funds.
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United States
Kitchin
Post Office Department
Hughes Commission
Hitchcock
Confederate Veterans Honored at Statesville Memorial Day
In Statesville on Memorial Day 115 Confederate veterans were honored as the Daughters of the Confederacy awarded crosses of honor to ten veterans. A courthouse audience heard Rev. L. D. Thompson and Prof. J. M. Moore speak, followed by a parade led by the Merchants' band and local youth groups.
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Statesville
Merchants’ Band
L. D. Thompson
Daughters of the Confederacy of the Crosses of Honor
W. F. Adams
W. H. Woodfin
H. C. Summers
Jacob Lentz
Henry T. Johnson
R. P. Holmes
W. A. Goforth
J. R. Ellis
J. A. Fox
W. J. Evans
Frances Brawley
L. B. Bristol
J. M. Moore
Mitchell College
Moore
Statesville Veterans Install New Officers
Statesville May 11 The Reuben Campbell camp of Confederate veterans elected officers led by Commander W W Walton and adjutant W M Ramsey The Mothers club led by Mrs L D Thompson held a meeting with Mrs W E Webb recording secretary It will skip meetings over the summer with a September restart and possible summer story hour for children.
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Statesville
Reuben Campbell
Confederate Veterans
W. W. Walton
W. M. Ramsey
M. A. Feimster
A. L. Barron
Annibelle Wal
Mothers Club
L. D. Thompson
W. E. Webb
British Make Gains in Lake Doiran Region
London May 11 British forces advance on a four mile front in Macedonia near Lake Doiran capturing Teutonic allied trenches on a two mile wing and advancing one mile on the opposite flank despite heavy enemy counter attacks in which the foe suffered severe losses as per a British official communication.
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London
Lake Doiran
Macedonia
Hard Work for Women and Kidney Pills Benefit
Overwork in house duties takes a toll on the kidneys says Mrs A 46 Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina. She praises Foley Kidney Pills for the benefit it provides, as noted by Mann Drug Co.
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Wells
R. R
Rocky Mount
N. C
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Tidewater and Western Ask For Dissolution
Richmond Va May 11 Counsel for the Tidewater and Western railroad a narrow gauge line through Prince Edward Cumberland and Chesterfield counties filed with the state corporation commission a petition for dissolution. Stockholders gave unanimous consent and officers cite steadily rising operating costs and no freight rate increases as the cause. President Langhorne Williams asserts fuel price rises reflect Interstate Commerce Commission incompetence and ineffectiveness.
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Richmond
Tidewater and Western Railroad
Prince Edward, Cumberland
Chesterfield
State Corporation Commission
Langhorne Williams
Interstate Commerce Commission
Steamship Firms Support Railways in Freight Rise Plea
Washington May 11 spokesmen for steamship companies along the Atlantic and railroads in the west testified before the interstate commerce commission in support of carriers demand for a 15 percent freight increase to meet costs in the coming year.
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Washington
Atlantic
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jean Powell Located At Relatives Home
Goldsboro May 11 Jean Powell local business man who disappeared from his home several days ago was found yesterday afternoon at the home of relatives in Johnson county Relatives ased for police help when his absence alarmed them and the public learned of the mystery.
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Goldsboro
Jean Powell
Johnson County
Powell
Murman Port Name Change Among Murman Coast Rail Boost
Petrograd reports the town and port formerly Romanoff on the Murman coast renamed Murman as railway access boosts its importance. A big sale tomorrow offers all newly trimmed summer hats with strictly cash terms by Miss Vinitia Smith Millinery. Also cautionary note to store ashes in metal receptacles away from structures and outbuildings.
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Petrograd
Romanoff
Murman
Vinitia Smith
Foley Cathartic Tablets Advertised by Mann Drug Co
To prevent self poisoning bowsels clogged with waste matter poison the whole system Foley Cathartic Tablets work gently but surely do not gripe or cause nausea. Recommended for indigestion constipation sick headache bloating biliousness sour stomach gas on stomach coated tongue bad breath or other conditions caused by disordered digestion. Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
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