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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
14
A brief note outlines how tariff changes affect essential goods under the new regime. It explains adjustments to duties, the role of the new tariff dusenold necessities, and the expected impact on pricing and availability for consumers and businesses.
Washington reports a Democratic tariff bill advancing to final passage, promising lower average ad valorem rates, revenue gains from an income tax, and broad duties changes. The measure lowers duties on basics and farm products, shifts trust-made goods to free list, and estimates net revenue gains near $83 million with a $16 million surplus projected.
The provision details a shift in duties on textiles noting a slight drop in the rate for some fine weaves and novelty cloths while most cotton cloth rates remain unchanged. Bleached and dyed yarns see higher charges, and cotton yarns and cloth altered from 79 to s. Unhemmed handkerchiefs or muslin incur a reduction from 30 percent or 28 percent to 25 percent.
Treasury experts estimate 425,000 people will be taxed under the new income tax provisions with revenue near 82.3 million dollars, plus corporation taxes. The schedule splits rates from 1 to 7 percent across income brackets, with exemptions and at-source payments for large employers. The law affects all citizens and residents with income above thresholds, and returns may be required for earnings from March 1, 1912, to December 31, 1913, with first payments due in June following.
A collage of gossip and reports from baseball circles touching managers players and teams. Mentions Ray Caldwell Fred Falkenberg Jimmy Isaminger Ping Bodie Connie Mick Duke Stahl Burns Letty Lejfield Orvie Overwil Walter Johnson and others with Chicago New York Philadelphia Boston Cleveland Detroit St. Louis teams cited amid managerial rosters and player health notes.
The piece chronicles Charles Comiskey’s baseball career from 1878 with Dubuque to management roles in St Louis and Cincinnati, his ownership of the Chicago White Sox, and notes on Tris Speaker Joe Jackson Connie Mack Duggan Clyde Engle and a 1895 Reds manager stint, highlighting era figures and team changes.
A wide spread of athletic developments is listed including 69 499 registered strellions, Berkeley society women forming a polo team, new Irish American A C clubs in Washington, D C, Honus Wagner's Carnegie basketball franchise in Pittsburgh, and Duluth public schools entering sectional football. Tal Pendleton to coach North Carolina football. Yale to build a 200 foot artificial hockey rink. Middle West Bowling tournament slated in St Louis. stallion Whites Eagle at Tully in Ireland. Ray Lamke joins Allegheny College as assistant football coach. Harry Vardon praised as driver but weak on putting. Rube Marquard recalls fastball start. Wisconsin extended summer school courses. intercollegiate rules show few changes for 1915. Australasia teaching lawn tennis strokes to field stronger teams for the Davis Cup.
A London physician argues that cheese provides substantial protein for city workers, offering a cheaper substitute to meat as meat prices rise. The piece notes cheese packs protein and fat more cheaply than meat and shares a home label hack for organizing drawers and aiding children in tidying up. It also touches on applause in theater, suggesting audiences clap to sustain collective morale.
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