Tax Reform Columns Edited by Bolton Hall
Mr Bolton Hall will continue to edit these taxation columns and invites brief opinions from readers. Hall, son of Rev Dr John Hall, Presbyterian divine, is a Princeton graduate and author of Who Pays Your Taxes in the Questions of the Day Series. Readers may address opinions to this office or P O Box 88 Buffalo NY.
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Taxation of Mortgages A Farm Welfare Debate
The Troy Press argues against mortgage taxation highlighting how lenders would withdraw funds, raising interest to protect themselves and hurting farmers. It cites Albany lobbying, compares to New York bond taxation, and says repealing mortgage tax would lower rates to four to five percent, enabling more building, prosperity, and sound farming finance.
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New York Tax Reform Association
Albany
Screw
Farmer 13
Farmer B
Farmer Lb
Farmer 2
Serew
City of
New York
Troy Press
Tax Reform Critique on Income and Property Reporting
In the debate on taxation the piece questions requiring the wealthy to list gains and incomes versus farmers listing property and crops. It argues that targeting banks, trusts, railroads, and big holders is no worse than exposing all to assessors and legal inquiries, criticizing anti tax honesty objections.
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Tax Reform Association
Enforc ing Income Tax Power in State Assessors
The article argues state tax assessors can compel property and income returns under oath and enforce assessment, noting wide powers to examine and penalize noncompliance. It counters Mr Collins by pointing out New York and others lack compulsory schedules.
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Union
Collins
New York
Tax Reform Clubs Grow Across New York City
The piece notes the formation of an amiliary tax reform club by A J Steers at Mighty-sixth street and Third avenue while Hinton plans a group at Ninety-fourth street and Ninth avenue. Mitchell may help West Harlem but needs effort. Gen John Newton and Connelly are named as potential members. Yorkville hosts a Tax Reform association branch at 287 East Sixth Street with Bloomingdale and West Side prospects mentioned. The Ninth Ward near Washington Square sees A J Smith ready to organize at 25 Leroy Street backing a quick setup.
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A J. Steers
Mighty-sixth Street
Third Avenue
Hinton
Ninety-fourth Street
Ninth Avenue
Mitchell
West Harlem
John Newton
Hellgate Fame
Connelly
New York Assembly
W. Brown
West 58Th Street
West Side
Chicago
Brown
McKechnie
John Welsh
Yorkville
New York Tax Reform Association
East Sith Street
New Zealand Straight Tax Affects Land and Income
The article notes New Zealand's straight tax system reducing impact from recent stringency. It describes exemptions for personal property and improvements, an income tax with a threshold, a graduated tax on unimproved lands, and a perpetual leasehold allowing crown land allotments. It mentions land sales by large holders, surplus government funds, and a London capitalist critique. It also cites an English bill on local improvements and a Thames bridge proposal rejected by the Lords.
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New Zealand
London
England
Thames
Tower
Commons
Lords
Morristown
Tenn
A Tax Upon Servants for German Maids
The German emperor ordered a weekly three cent stamp system for maids two years ago. A stamp book is issued to each servant and pasted by her mistress as a government tax to license service. Stamps fund her support if ill and become a fund for her old age if unused.
Vanderbilt Expands North Carolina Estate with New Game Preserve
George Vanderbilt has追加 bought 20,000 acres in the Pink Beds district near Asheville NC. He plans the most complete game preserves in the United States. The Vanderbilts now own about 50,000 acres in North Carolina.
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George Vanderbilt
Pink Beds
North Carolina
Asheville
Mr. Vanderbilt
United States
Vanderbilts
A Home Market and Tax Shift in London Campaign
A dispatch from London reports Mr. A. J. Moxham of Johnstown fame has given $25,000 to a campaign fund favoring taxation of land values. The piece argues trade benefits farmers and merchants alike when taxes are fair and production isn’t hindered.
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London
A. J. Moxham
Johnstown
Children's Clothes and Fashion Cues for Little Girls
New York correspondence outlines a wardrobe guide urging wool and wash goods over silks for girls from infancy to teens. It covers fabrics, hats, hair styles, and the wisdom of using up brocade scraps, with notes on bonnets, picture hats, and early fashion for young girls.
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Beau Brummel
Childrens Dress Styles For Girls And Boys In Late 19th Century
The article describes elaborate early fashions for young children, detailing girl garments with fitted waists, square necks, puffed sleeves, embroidery, and multiple layers of skirts and petticoats. It covers motherly taste, material choices, and the trend toward richer attire for girls before age eight, plus a sailor suit for boys and several illustrated outfits for six to eight year olds.
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Kate Greenaway
Batiste
Ackerman Citizen Foiled by Accused “Blind Tiger” Charge
Dr. W. BG. Seamaker of Ackerman Mississippi accused W. H. Metin of operating a blind tiger after efforts to press charges were blocked, reflecting local crime tensions in the town.
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W. BG. Seamaker
Ackerman, Miss
W. H. Metin
Trains Collide Nearly One Mile East of Battle Creek
A Grand Trunk collision at Nichols Michigan killed many passengers and left many others burned or missing. Two passenger trains, the Raymond Whitcomb special and the Atlantic Pacific expresses, collided on a single track after one train failed to stop for the other. The wreck burned rapidly with a drizzling rain and darkness complicating relief efforts as surgeons rushed to Nichols to aid the injured.
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Nichols
Mich
Battle Creek
Raymond
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Desertions Rise After Army Legislation Increases
Deser tions in the army show a marked and steady rise since the last army appropriation act restricted enlistment after ten years of service. Authorities say the reform promises and retirement prospects have driven many to desert, with monthly bulletins discontinued and annual returns confirming the trend.
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Washington Post
Queen Victoria’s Declining Light at Court
The article notes Queen Victoria’s eyesight failing with her oculist called often to assist. It cites the need for powerful spectacles to sign state documents and mentions hereditary blindness in the family linked to George II. It also describes court ladies and attendants increasingly wearing glasses, a sign of sycophantic display.
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Victoria
George Iit
Hand lines reveal character traits and talents
The excerpt explains how a liver line from Mercury to the moon indicates capriciousness. Pointed fingers suggest rapid conception and execution, associated with poets, novelists, and religionists. When the head line joins the heart line, it signals a person whose reason surpasses passion.
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Mercury
Nature's courtship displays by birds insects and beasts
A Boston Globe reprint describes mating rituals across species. Birds woo with songs plumes and aerial displays while insects perform dances and web 'telegraphs.' Spiders court with antics and potential danger as females repudiate advances. Fishes like sticklebacks show hostile mating behavior and male incubation.
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Boston Globe
Mysterious Cats Found in Brighton Church Spire
A trio of wild cats with long shaggy fur and tusk like tufts were discovered living in the peak of the First Parish church spire in Brighton. Carpenter Woodbrey believes they have been there for years and may survive by catching birds. He plans to capture them.
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E Woodbrey
Brighton
First
Fred Williams
Sunbeam Opera Company
Woodbrey
A Unique Marriage Rite of Dusun Tribe on Banquey Island
The Dusun tribe on Banquey Island conducts marriages in the forest before two families without public feasts. The rite transfers a drop of blood from a calf incision to the bride’s leg, after which the man moves into the bride’s home as a family member.
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Banquey
Successful Boston dramatist Miss Louise Imoven Guiney elated
Miss Louise Imoven Guiney celebrates a string of successes with a play in Boston last year hailed as a success and plans for another at the Grand Opera House. A third work has been engaged for the Globe Theatre next year a translation of Emil Augier Marriage d Olympe.
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Louise Imoven Guiney
Boston
Grand Opera House
Globe Theater
Emil Augier
d’Olympe
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