Mellon urges further revision of tax laws in report
Secretary Mellon calls for continued tax reform including reducing maximum surtax to 20 or 25 percent and adjusting business profits and estate taxes. He warns of revenue losses but argues lower rates would stimulate investment and national prosperity while urging economy to manage floating debt and fund foreign loans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mellon
Congress
Treasury
Mr. Mellon
Mellen
Taxation Simplification Favored by Mellon
Mellon argues that forced liquidation of estates to raise taxes harms estates and other interested parties. He says simplification means reducing rates, noting that low rates eased administration and reduced disputes, while high rates create costly litigation and delays in revenue collection.
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Mellon
Lloyd George Anniversary Marks Five Years as Premier
London reports David Lloyd George today celebrates the fifth anniversary of his premiership. The article compares past leaders noting Walpole as Britain's first prime minister, and lists long-serving premiers such as Gladstone, Salisbury, Pitt, Asquith, North, and Liverpool, highlighting durations and terms.
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London
David Lloyd George
Robert Walpole
Engeland
Walpole
William E. Gladstone
Lord Salisbury
Gladstone
Asquith
Pitt
Lord North
Earl of Liverpool
America
England
Lloyd George
Britain
Girls Don’t Make a Hit with Me Boy’s Song
A period piece lyric rails at girls with playful bias. The speaker, a boy, claims boys are stronger and braver while girls are seen as delicate and unsuitable for rough play. The verse contrasts gender roles with humor and dated attitudes.
David Lloyd George Leads Britain Through War Years
The article marks Lloyd George’s fifth anniversary as prime minister and notes his rise from radical beginnings to wartime leadership. It highlights his ability to bridge class divides, his persistent fighting spirit, and his reputation as a decisive, fearless leader who steered Britain through its greatest conflict.
Notable Birthday Anniversaries Across U S Figures
Sir Edward Wallington former private secretary to Queen Mary born 67 years ago today. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes born in Moundsville West Virginia 55 years ago today. Hamilton Fish Jr congressman from New York born in Garrison New York 33 years ago today. William C Lankford congressman from Georgia born in Clinch County Georgia 44 years ago today. Albert W Jefferis congressman from Nebraska born in Chester County Pennsylvania 55 years ago today.
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Edward Wallington
Edwin Holt Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
W. Va
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Congress
New York
Garrison
N. Y
Wiliam C. Lankford
Georgia
Clinch County
Albert W. Jefferis
Nebraska
Chester County
Claiborne Community Urges Schick Test For Diphtheria Control
In Claiborne community a meeting with Dr Schreiber promotes the Schick test to identify susceptibility to diphtheria and to plan stamp out cases. Parents urged to have children tested at the schoolhouse Thursday at 2 p m with aims to vaccinate susceptible individuals for long term immunity.
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Claiborne
Schreiber
P. m
Monroe
West Monroe
Schick
This Date in History Celebrates Notable Births and Events
A compilation of historical notes listing figures born or events on various dates. Includes Mary Stuart born in Scotland 1542, Dwight Foster born, Thomas Carlin elected Illinois governor 1838, William Henry Harrison nominated 1839, riots in Caton China 1812, Zachariah Chandler elected 1857, Buenos Aires chosen capital 1880, John R Fellows dies 1896.
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Mary Stuart
Scotland
England
Dwight Foster
United States
Massachusetts
Brookfield
Mass
Thomas Carlin
Illinois
William Henry Harrison
Harrisburg
Caton
China
Zachariah Chandler
Michigan
Buenos Aires
John R. Fellows
New York City
Troy
N. Y
Parish Health Unit Offers Saturday Diphtheria Immunity Tests
The notice invites parents to have their ten year old tested for diphtheria at the Parish Health Unit on Saturdays. Dr. Schreiber allocates that day to office duties, enabling testing while other days are spent in parish work. If the child is susceptible, immunity can be secured immediately.
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Jer
Mastin
Bond's Liver Pill Ad Warns of Colds and Disease cure
An advertisement urges taking Bond's Liver Pills at first signs of colds fever or headache to purge poisons from a clogged liver and bloodstream. It claims pills are far better than alamel and can cure.
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Nature
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