Record Breaking Internal Revenue From Vice Taxes 1913
The 1913 internal revenue tax haul reached $844,424,458 for the year ending June 30. Whisky and brandy sales produced $157,542,000 from 143,220,000 gallons, while beer and ales yielded $65,246,000 from 65,246,000 barrels. Cigarettes brought in $17,846,000, cigars $23,097,000, tobacco $32,849,000, snuff $2,657,000, and 32,764,155 packs of playing cards added $655,288. Saloons numbered 194,590 and wholesale liquor dealers 6,452, with receipts exceeding 1911 and 1912 records. Government costs to collect were $5,483,000.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
McAdoo
William H. Osborne
Internal Revenue
Escape From New Jail Spurs Noted Friendly Message
In Macon Missouri Robert Zoll aged 22 and Allvin Mueller 19, held for burglary of a preacher’s residence, bored through a steel wall at night and fled into the woods. A posse searched the area but found no trace. Zoll confessed in writing and a note left in the vacant cell addressed to Sheriff Halvey expressed good wishes and claimed intent to live honestly. The jail, a new $22,000 structure, was said to be escape proof.
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Macon
Robert Zoll
Allvin Mueller
Zoll
Halvey
Bob
Allvin
Centenarian Ohio parish organist celebrated in Massillon memory
St Barbara’s Church West Brookfield prepares to mark the 128th birthday of Francis Xavier Firestein the parish organist and former schoolmaster. A reclusive nonagenarian or older, he has lived near the church in a cottage, speaks seven languages, tends vegetables, and maintains a small home library and a bronzed pipe organ. He recalls studying in Vienna with a physician father.
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Massilon
St Barbara’s
West Brookfield
Here
Francis Xavier Firestein
Firestein
Mr. Firestein
St. Barbara's Church
Vienna
Austria
Suck Poison to Save Girls in Rabies Wound Rescue
Elsie Parish and Mrs. Willing Sterling drew virus from dog bite wounds on two girls in Rochester. They fainted from exposure and were rushed for hydrophobia serum with Dr. Comfort coordinating at Cornell. All four are expected to recover, and inoculations will proceed.
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Rochester
N. Y
Elsie Parish
Willing Sterling
Pittsford
C. C. Comfort
Cornell University
Terrier Repels Robbers Roiled by Acid Attack
In Middletown New York Black assailants attempting to raid W F Popple's Monroe henhouses fled when confronted by Henry Wellington Wacks Irish terrier. The dog’s paws were burned by virulent acid. A large reward is offered for the criminals' conviction.
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Middletown
N. Y
W. F. Popple
Monroe
Henry Wellington Wack
Manuel Pawns Father’s Jewels in Richmond
Manuel, ex king of Portugal, living near London with Queen Amelie, has pawns in Richmond shops holding valuable jewels including a diamond cross with a sapphire. He plans to marry Princess Victoria Augustine of Hohenzollern, which is expected to restore his fortunes.
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Victoria Augustine of
Hohenzollern
London
Mother
Richmond
Thames
Manuel
Portugal
Amelie
Gaby Deslys
Alfonso
England
Europe
Kaiser
Eitel Friedrich
Man Worked Eighteen Years In Cigar Shop For Meals
Montpelier Indiana report says J Stewart sixty, who served eighteen years as a clerk in a local cigar store without pay died recently. Though allowed access to the cash drawer he took only 15 cents three times daily for meals and occasional sums to buy clothing.
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Montpelier
Ind
Infra-red ray inventor claims sub mine explosion test
Paris reports Italian Ulivi says he fired explosives 15 miles distant using infra red rays. He refuses to share apparatus details and tests occurred under high military officials near Havre. He leaves Havre amid safety concerns saying such rays could end warfare if proven.
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Paris
Ulm
Havre
Ulivi
Tennessee to Be First Southern State Freed From Tick Quarantine
The Agriculture Department reports the cattle tick lowers sale value and hides price, costing producers thousands. Southern campaigns reduce infestation. Tennessee likely first state fully free, with eradication in 51 counties. Cattle raisers spent under 50 cents per head and gained about seven dollars per head from eradication efforts.
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Tennessee
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Baseball Star Walter Johnson Boosts Ill Boy
Washington boy Warren Slee aged thirteen owes his life to a letter and a baseball from idol Walter Johnson. After appendicitis and serious illness, Johnson's gift lifted his spirits and doctors allowed recovery. Warren plans to visit Johnson's hotel to thank him once discharged.
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Washington
Warren A. Slee
Walter Johnson
Warren
Slee
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Cat Returns Canary From Nighttime Escape
Reading Pennsylvania Mrs Franklin Woods Denver township cleaned the canary cage and the canary flew away The cat vanished for four days then returned carrying the canary by a wing The bird had no injuries and was restored to its cage Mr Woods believes the cat sought the canary and captured it upon hearing its song
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Reading
Franklin Woods
Denver Township
Mr. Woods
Cat Grows Third Set Of Teeth In Long Life
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania Dr C W Fox of Roaring Springs treats a seventeen year old cat that had become toothless by feeding ground steak. The diet spurred a remarkable recovery and the cat now is fat sleek and healthy with a third set of teeth noted upon examination.
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Huntingdon
C. W. Fox
Roaring Springs
Mastodon Tusk Found On Harriman Farm In New York
W. J. Post unearthed a massive mastodon tusk in a swamp near Harriman New York. The five foot four inch tusk measures fifteen inches in circumference and is described as one of the largest ever found. He expects further skeleton parts to be located nearby.
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Harriman
N. Y
W. J. Post
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