Income Tax Returns Show U S 1918 Gains Amid Big Declines
Personal returns filed in 1918 numbered 4,425,144 with total tax 1,127,721,835. Average tax per person 264.85. Total income reported rose to 15,024,039,855 from 13.7 billion in 1917. Largest tax from 50 000 to 100 000 brackets at 147,428,655. 10 000 to 25 000 bracket 142,448,679. Industrial groups led by agriculture with 872,396 returns. Investment income totaled 4,847,914,000. rents 975,670,666. interest 1,403,485,691. dividends 2,468,749,244.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Landslide Costs Hit Pittsburgh With Million-Dollar Estimate
Engineers estimate the earth and rock slide from Bigelow Boulevard toward the downtown Pennsylvan ia railroad terminal will cost between 1 and 2 million dollars. Nine steam shovels work around the clock removing debris as about 5 000 tons are sent out on special trains daily. The slide began during a bid to straighten a boulevard curve linking the business district with the east end residence area.
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Pittsburgh
Bigelow Boulevard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lightkeeper’s solitary vigil after wife’s death in storm
Midland Ontario report recalls Alfred Griffiths keeper of Giant’s Tomb Lighthouse who, for 72 hours, remained alone at the post following the death of his wife during a violent Lake Huron storm. He stood watch over the light for three days and nights, finally summoning mainland aid from 12 miles away.
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Midland
Lake Huron
Alfred Griffiths
Tax Rates Rise in Turkey Hit Sugar Liquor and Auto
Turkish tax collectors raise levies on sugar and liquor while exempting schoolbooks. A $220 tax was charged on a $595 car, and exporting intoxicants ends December 1 under Kemal rule. Near East Relief condemns the malaria swamp funding and notes hospital work at Marsovan by Dr. K J Marden, along with tattoo removal for Armenian girls and the plight of mothers and children amid the violent recall of stateless lives.
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New York
United States
Samsoun
Armenia
Constantinople
Kemal
Pe Near East Relief
K. J. Marden
Near East
Marsovan
Boy prodigies and a famed high note breakthrough
A 12 year old New York boy soprano who studies at Columbia is said to master twelve languages and reach top soprano notes with ease. A 9-year-old Polish chess wizard allegedly defeated nineteen West Point players in a row. The article notes the youth sang near famous sopranos Galli Curci and Tetrazzini, claiming he produced the highest notes ever heard.
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New York
Baward
Rochie
Hardy
Columbia
Rueschowski
West Point
Frances” Aldi
Murray
Devil's Island Worst Prison of its Time
London reports on Devil's Island in French Guiana as the harshest penal settlement. Prisoners endure six months solitary prep, harsh day work, bare stone barracks, limited food, and frequent severe punishments. Escape stories recount brutal sea and shark dangers and multiple failed attempts.
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London
Siberia
Fernando Po
Italy
Massowari
Devi's Island
Devil's Island
French Guiana
Cayenne
France
South America
Devil’s Island
Henri Chahanne
Dutch Guiana
Chabanne
Hoodoo Follows Actress Margaret Breen Through Stage Fame
The Hoodoo stigma shadows Margaret Breen as critics whisper of luck and fate. In a park and library she seeks quiet, recalling a triumphant debut that flopped, while a sharp old maid offers a dramatic second chance for a lead role.
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Margaret Breen
Garvis
Breen
Miss Breen
Teddy bear saves child in dramatic rescue
A fuzzy brown Teddy bear protected and comforted a 1-year-old girl as a car malfunctioned in a garage. The bear blocked a wheel area, shielding the child while bystanders acted. No serious injuries reported.
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Degler
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