War Revenue Bill Plans to Raise 1.8 Billion Yearly
Washington reports the administration war revenue bill, unanimously agreed by the Ways and Means Committee, would raise about 1.8 billion dollars per year. It expands taxes on incomes, inheritances, profits, amusements, and goods from jewelry to automobiles, with new rates and broader base to cover a deficit. It also adjusts tariff duties and imposes a 5 percent tax on heat and light, plus higher alcohol, tobacco, stamp, and passenger tolls.
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Stock Exchange
Nal Adel Aed Bidabbee
Washington
House Committee On Ways and Means
House
Kitchin
Lodging-House Geometry and Witty Axiom Parody
A humorous snippet notes Stephen Leacock at McGill created Euclidean axiom parodies. It compares two boarders sharing a flat, linking equal side measures to equal weekly bills, then cheekily concludes differences alter the bill in an absurd way. The quip appears in Youth’s Companion.
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Stephen Leacock
McGill University
On the Job The Sphinx Keeps Secrets in Business
A brief item notes The Sphinx as a professional staying in business by maintaining discretion on the job. It highlights ongoing operation and secrecy as a defining trait of the firm and its staff.
Draft plan for United States army expansion and prohibition
Plans approved by the conference committee outline a wartime army build up from a pool of about ten million men aged 21 to 30 with volunteers allowed from 18 to 40. The first 500,000 form the selective draft, with additional quotas to fill the regular army and National Guard. Prohibition is drastic near camps and officers clubs, with strict enforcement and penalties.
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Germany
National Army
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Regular Army
National Guard
War Department
United States
Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
France
William “le Keller
Daniel P. Card
George M. ‘Howards
Ris
Orangis
Army
General Scott
West Point
Treasury Department
Guernbex
Explaining the New Conscription Law and Draft Provisions
The article outlines the universal service scheme for ages 18 to 40, drafts of 500000 annually, and the mix of conscripts and volunteers. It notes exemptions for federal and state officers, religious ministers and students, and those supporting dependents, with pay scales for ranks and provisions for training and health.
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Universal Service Law
Bess
Twelve Russian delegates head to Schlusselburg amid autonomous district clash
In Petrograd twelve members of the soldiers and workmen’s council including a president left for Schlusselburg to address the autonomous district issue. Skobeleff rejects the report by Momych while Gorky’s Novaia Bizn proclaims Russian Socialists will join a conference even if British and French socialists abstain.
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Petrograd
Council of ‘Soldiers
Schlusselburg
Momech
Scheiderhan
Ot Wa
Gorki
Novaia
Bizn
New explosive used on western front name Rochambolite
The Argonaut reports Rochambolite as a new wind terrible explosive introduced by the French on the western front and used in Verdun defense. It ignites into molten metal and a vast gas volume, shattering vessels and causing deep burns and extreme destruction to German troops.
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Von
Western Front
Verdun
First Child Care Moon Dream Sparks Family Dispute
A young wife and her husband argue over a wish to own the moon, with discussions framed as a tale of desires and fears about moonlight triggering mischief in people.
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Uusband
Philadelphia Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
In Philadelphia Mrs Thomas McGonigal describes a decade of suffering from female trouble and painful cramps. After trying doctors and medicines she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and says she was cured after three bottles. She grants permission to publish her letter to help others.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Thos. McGonigal
Hartville Street
Phila., Pa
Judges and Lawyers Clash Over Mock Trial Plea
A convicted repeat offender asks for another trial in court, offering ten dollars and costs. Simpkinson brothers of Los Angeles try to dodge lawyers fees by issuing checks to each other after one brother dies. the bank refuses payment due to the writer's death.
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Simpkinson broth+ers
Los Angeles
Illustration Promises Strong Stab Affray Story
A note requests a strong stab affray story with many citations. The prompt emphasizes including numerous sources to back the report.
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