Maryland Tops Income Tax Reports Amid Millionaire Count
Internal Revenue records show a federal year total of 512 million with Maryland paying 6 929 in income tax rankings across states. Delaware leads with 1 441 million. Maryland reports one resident earning over 1 million and many others in the 5 000 to 10 000 bracket. Evidence of bootlegging fraud and calls for reform to withholding tax accompany the state figures.
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Federal Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Osborn
United States
Maryland
Select Circle
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
West
Romanian towns fall to German forces near Bucharest
Berlin reports Giurgiu on the Danube captured by von Mackensen's army and Curtea de Arges, south of Campulung, also taken. The Danube frontier mail highlights progress of German operations in Romania.
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Berlin
Giurgiu
Danube
von Mackensen
War Office
Curtes de Arges
Campulung
Bulgarian Troops Cross Danube Near Bucharest
Bulgarian soldiers cross the Danube from Rahovo Lom Palanka and Sidin, moving behind the Austro German front in western Romania. Romanian capital Bucharest lies within forty miles as Glur siu near Rustchuk is thirty seven miles south and Curtea de Arges sits eighty miles northwest with ongoing heavy fighting nearby.
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Danube
Sofa
Rumania
Rahovo
Lom Palanka
Sidin
Bucharest
Glursiu
Rustchuk
Curtea de Arges
Campulung
Menocal Re-Elected in Cuba Despite Incomplete Returns
Havana reports concede Menocal’s re election as official counts lag Poster shows Diario de la Marina had claimed a Zayas win then declared Menocal secure with a majority in four provinces Government troops patrol streets to quell protests after Liberal club clash Zayas supporters fired upon Both leaders urge peace amid election turmoil
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Havana
Menocal
Diario de la Marina
Alfred Zayas
Zayas
Liberal Club
Dr. Zayas
United States
Steel magnate killed in tragic Hazleton accident
David Benjamin head of the Pennsylvania Quarying Stripping and Contracting company and president of Benjamin Iron and Steel works died after falling from a horse during an inspection at Ebervale. His son Harry was seriously injured when attempting to help him as they rode a small locomotive after the fall.
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David Benjamin
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Iron and Steel Works
Harry
Ebervale
Benjamin
Works
Remarkable Cure of Stomach Trouble in Independence Va
A. K. Williams of Independence Virginia reports a severe stomach case that sent a patient to hospital and home to die. After using Chamberlains Tablets the patient recovered and now weighs 175 pounds. Advertisement notes availability everywhere.
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A. K. Wiliams
Independence
Williams
City of Birmingham Sinks. All Aboard Saved Except Four
Lloyd's reports the British steamship City of Birmingham, 7495 tons, sunk with one physician and three crew drowned. The vessel, 432 feet long, last left Bombay for Liverpool on September 4, after arriving in Bombay.
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London
Lloyd’s
Birmingham
City of Birmingham
Bombay
Liverpool
Supreme Court Rules for Henderson in Breach of Promise Suit
Augusta Me November 29 The supreme court issued an opinion in favor of John B Henderson of Washington in a breach of promise case brought by Elizabeth Garmong who sought 250000 dollars. In Bangor last year a jury awarded Miss Garmony 16008 after the lower court decision. Planes for Pole New York November 29 Roald Amundsen the South Polar explorer is in town to buy two hydroplanes for use in his 1918 expedition to the North Polar regions. He spoke upon arrival aboard the Danish steamer Frederick VIII from Copenhagen.
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Augusta
Supreme Court
John B. Henderson
Washington
Elizabeth Garmong
Bangor
Miss Garmony
New York
Roald Amunrsen
North Polar
Frederick Vhi
Copenhagen
Greece Appeals to Neutrals for Aid
Athens reports the Greek government urged neutral nations to oppose coercions by Entente powers aimed at Greece. Greek diplomats appealed to neutral capitals to intervene and defend Greece’s position amid tensions in the region.
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Greece
Athens
Snow Storm Drifts Hit Madrid Streets
A violent snow storm blanketed Madrid on November 29, coating the ground in white and disrupting travel as residents faced heavy snowfall across the city.
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Spain
Madrid
Took a Neighbor's Advice On Croup Remedy
Mrs T H Bell of Vandercraft Pennsylvania says a neighbor advised Chamberlains Cough Remedy for her son Claude who suffered a severe croup attack. She reports the medicine removed his symptoms promptly and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
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Claude
Chamberisin
T. H. Bell
Vandercraft, Pa
Avery
Germany Offers Reparation If Marina Sunk Illegally
Washington dispatches report Count von Bernstorff seeking facts on the Marina sinking. Berlin sources indicate the vessel was torpedoed by mistake for a transport and Germany would offer reparation if the sinking violated U S rights. The embassy holds the same view for the Arabia case in the Mediterranean.
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Germany
U. S
Marina
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
United States
Arabia
Mediterranean
Train Kills Five at Canadian Car Foundry Crowd
A Lackawanna passenger train plowed into about four hundred Canadian Car and Foundry employees in Passaic New Jersey. Five men were killed and at least seven injured as workers moved toward a special train to return home to Passaic Hoboken Jersey City and Newark.
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Foundry Company
Passaic
N. J
Lackawanna Railroad
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Kingsland
Hoboken
Jersey City
Newark
Beverly woman writes about Peruna use at home
Mrs William H Hinchliffe of 20 Myrtle Street Beverly Massachusetts reports taking four bottles of Peruna and describes her personal experience with the remedy. The letter reflects common 19th or early 20th century patent medicine usage and reader engagement in local newspapers.
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Wiliam H. Hinchliffe
Myrtle St
Beverly, Mass
Peruna Advertises Relief for Catarrh Sufferers
An old Peruna promotional passage lauds the tonic for catarrh of head and throat, claiming strong personal benefits and urging readers to obtain the free wellness booklet. It notes Peruna Tablets as an alternative for those who object to liquid medicines and invites inquiries.
British refusal to grant safe conduct for Austrian envoy sparks US options
Britain's rejection of safe conduct for Count Tarnowski as Austrian ambassador prompts State Department to consider options. The U S may file the request in its own name or act to remove the diplomat. Diplomatic immunity complicates action and risk, with talk of sending an American vessel to retrieve the envoy. The Mason and Slidell precedent in the Civil War is cited as a possible parallel.
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Ghio
U. S
Olapute
Washington
Britain
Eass
Count von Tarnowaskd
State Department
London
Brats
Lansing
Walter Hines Page
United States
England
County Tarnowski
Mason and Sildell
Typhoid Cases Reported At Goucher College
Seven typhoid fever cases found among Goucher College students in Baltimore Maryland. Dr William Clapton health warden of the twelfth ward assigned to the case with a nurse from the health department bureau of communicable diseases.
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Ghrlst College
Baltimore
Goucher College
Willam G. Clapton
Health Department Bureau of
P. H. Morrissey Dead in Galesburg After Illness
P H Morrissey assistant to the vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad and former head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen died after a four week illness in Galesburg Illinois on November 29.
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P. H. Morrisey
Galesburg
Ill
P. H. Morrissey
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway
Sweet Potatoes Destroyed in Laurel Fire
Fire in Laurel Delaware destroys storage houses of Same Elliott and William Allen and William F. Gordy. More than 19 900 baskets of sweet potatoes burned in the incident. The blaze occurred on November 29.
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Laurel
Del
Elliott
Wiliam Allen
William F. Gordy
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Franklin
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Paul L. Payne
Wrigley
Wrigleys
Community Hardware Co
N. Market ST
Vier
Wheels
the Ebert Hardware Co
aLwaya
Columbus Knott
D. Baumgardner
Harvey E. Smith
Crayman
West Fifth Street
Frederick
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