How to Tax the Rich in War Time Policy Debate
A proposed plan urged to Secretary of Labor by Frederic C. Slowe argues that federal revenue should come from taxing the wealthy rather than selling bonds. It favors higher income and inheritance taxes, with progressive rates, plus possible boosts to income tax including surcharges. The piece compares U.S. tax shares to Britain’s, notes large taxable incomes and wealth, and outlines potential revenue from inheritance and income tax changes to fund defense costs. It also mentions dangers of chemical bombs and lethal agents like hydrocyanic acid and ammonia in munitions, warning of atmospheric hazards from chemical payloads.
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Frederic C. Slowe
New York
Tabor Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Howe
America
Germany
Austria
Russia
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Annie Laurie author and tragic romance in verse
The piece recounts the ballad Annie Laurie said to be written by a soldier in Flanders for his love. It notes William Douglas as the writer and Annie Laurie as the daughter of Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, with the tale that she did not marry her lover. It mentions a 1709 marriage to Alexander Fergusson and hints at Douglas possibly dying in Flanders.
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Annie Laurie
Flanders
Ladylove
William Douglas
Robert Laurie
Maxwelton
London Chronicle
Annie
Douglas
Alexander Fergusson
Pseastt
Poverty in Egypt in Early 19th Century Observation
A Hartford Post excerpt notes Egypt has only five cities with Cairo and Alexandria as hubs. It contrasts urban life with Upper Egypt felahins, who live in mud huts, subsist on vegetables and dates, rarely eat meat, and smoke long pipes. Some families sell children to cope with poverty.
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Egypt
Alexandria
Cairo
Catre
Miie
Upper
Hartford Post
Abide With Me Hymn’s Regard for its Creator’s End
The Rev Henry F Lyte wrote Abide With Me while near death after twenty four years as vicar of Brixham Devon. He planned to travel to Nice where he died and the hymn was intended as comfort for the dying rather than an evening hymn. Only four or five of the eight verses are commonly sung today.
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Henry F. Lyte
Brixham
Devon
Lyte
Nice
London Spectator
Danube name debate linked to Belgrade confluence
The London Chronicle notes controversy over naming the river east of Belgrade. It argues the river appears to flow into the Save on maps, with Romans naming sections Danube above that point and Ister below. It surveys origins of the Danube name from Germanic and Celtic roots.
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Danube
Belgrade
Ister
Istria
London Chronicle
Carlyle Declares He Needs His Own House
The writer Carlyle, once engaged to Miss Welsh, proposed living with both families, but he rejected the plan saying two households cannot unite as one. He vowed that true enjoyment of his wife’s company would come only when he owned a home and could bar intruders, slamming the door on all unwanted visitors.
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Carlyle
Miss Welsh
Black Tom of Scothill Bell Symbol of Christmas Eve
The London Globe notes the bell Black Tom of Scothill in Dews bury, Yorkshire, rung every Christmas Eve. Presented to the church to expiate a murder, its midnight toll is called the devil's knell, reflecting the belief that the devil died with Christ's birth.
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Dewsbury
Yorkshire
England
Scothill
Christ
London Globe
Burglar’s Little Joke in Jail Confession
A Detroit Free Press item features a burglar in jail hearing a kindly visitor ask him to see the error of his ways. The burglar replies that he has failed before, but this time he believes conviction is likely.
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Detroit Free Press
Disappointing Book Draws Little Interest in Washington
The Leuleville Courier Journal notes the author’s frustration as few readers request a copy. It reflects on public indifference to the work and hints at broader moral concerns amid a gambling child and parental trouble reported from Washington.
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Leuleville Courier-Journal
The Useless Aesop Fable About Usefulness
A fowl searches for food and finds a jewel. He notes many would want it, yet he would trade all jewels for one barley corn. The tale argues the best things are useless without use.
Sizes of sardines and regional naming practices
The article describes sardine sizes from four and three quarters to eight inches, with rare specimens near ten inches, and weights from about 0.85 to 2.40 ounces. It notes Atlantic abundance, Mediterranean presence, and major fishing in Biscay and Cadiz, plus Galicia’s prominence near the Gulf Stream. regional names include parroeha, medianillo, and anchoa for smaller fish.
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Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Canary Islands
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Gulf of Cadiz
Galicia
Finisterre
Gulf Stream
Conaullar Renarte
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