Oregon Corporation Tax Law Takes Effect May 21 1908
Friday March 13 1908 reports Oregon's new annual license tax for corporations. It outlines fees by capital stock levels, exemptions for literary scientific educational religious or charitable groups with a $5 organization fee, and annual reporting requirements for all domestic and foreign corporations excluding insurance and surety firms. The measure mandates June filings and August payments with scale thresholds ranging from 1 to 100 dollars for increasing capital stock and different brackets for larger holdings.
British Tennis Fans Fight To Level Series This Season
New York reports a strong wish among British players to even the score with American rivals. Last season saw Britain’s top team defeated decisively on American courts across three tournaments. England plans a summer tour likely in July to reclaim the Davis Cup, led by the Doherty brothers whose Riviera play boosted their world championship status.
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New York
Great Britain
England
Newport
Fees for Domestic Corporations New Licensing Law
The tax schedule sets fees from 50 to 200 dollars based on capital stock levels, with higher rates for larger stock. The annual license must be paid in advance, and firms must file reports in June and pay by August 15 for the following year. Failure to report or pay may incur a 109 dollar penalty.
National Council of Women Arrival in New Orleans
New Orleans prepares to host the National Council of Women in late March with expected large attendance from across the United States. The council unites national women’s societies to discuss reforms and cooperative movements, with over twenty affiliated groups and about 1.2 million members listed.
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Women of
New Orleans
The
United States
National Council of Women
Ond
Senate
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
American Woman Suffrage Association
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Young Women's Christian Association
Woman's Relief Corps
Poor Man Handout Poem Fragment From Puck
A fragmentary line from Puck humorously contrasts poverty with lack of early religious training. It features a ribbing exchange about parents who were church choir singers and a character named Tompkins in a concise comic verse.
Bulldogs Triumph Echoes In War Song Reference
In a brief Chicago Tribune snippet a child asks about "dogs of war" and receives the blunt answer Bulldogs. The exchange hints at wartime morale imagery linked to sports team nickname and public sentiment.
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Johnny
Chicago
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Ccanoy
Miertiog Kemrty Company
Kieawe
Meatress
Terk
Havana
Sam’l I. Davis
YOA
ASK
SIZ
Allen & Lewis
Portland, Ore
Pena Ra
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Sumpter
Highland Gold Mines Company
North Powe
Columbia
Golconda
Baisley-Elkhorn
Highland
Neil, Sorensen & CO
Sumpter, Oregon
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