War tax bill to hit every American home
The Ways and Means Committee formally reports a war tax bill with plans for quick passage. It would raise about 1.8 billion dollars in addition to 1.5 billion existing revenue, taxing income profits internal rates customs and extending to many daily household items from lighting and heat to tickets and autos.
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Union News ‘Service
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
British Isles
More A Men Than Needed at Fort Snelling Training Camp
Minneapolis reports the officer candidate list at Fort Snelling is nearly full with A grade applicants. Camp adjutant Captain W H Mason notes only those failing physical exams will be dropped, while Plattsburgh contacted Fort Snelling offering to send more men but none can be accommodated. Fort Snelling prepares housing and meals for hundreds heading to officer training as the barracks, idle since border duties, are readied for new use.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fort” Snelling
W.H. Mason
Plattsburg, N. Yu' Shave
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Germany
Sam
Twenty
United States
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Nebraska Press Association backs Neville plan for food meetings
Lincoln Nebraska May 22 25 meetings in Omaha endorsed by the Nebraska Press Association through its executive committee the group issues a resolution urging all Nebraska editors to help make the event successful by supporting Governor Neville's call for food conservation measures and Nebraska resource welfare cooperation.
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Press” Association
Lincoln
Nebraska Press Association
Neville
Omaha
Nebraska
London Clerk Announces Departure and Salary Change
The London city clerk James Bell announces his departure from office. The post carries a salary of 15000 dollars annually.
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London
James Bell
Chinese Cabinet Urges War Declaration Against Germany
Premier Tuan Chihui and the cabinet urged a war declaration against Germany in a secret parliament session. The resolution was sent to the standing committee for consideration. In Port au Prince Haiti the president and chamber demanded declaration of war after the torpedoing of the French steamer Montreal.
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Peking
China
Tuan Chi- Fui
Germany
Standing Committee
Senate
Haiti
Port
Iemain Congress
Montreal
Pye Waltien
Bordeaux
American Decoration Day Plan Aims at Global Memorial
England launches World War I memorial plan to honor the dead on May 30 as a general memorial day across allied nations. Consul Robert Skinner forwards the proposal to President Wilson with Lt. Colonel Bullock’s invitation and support for a unified day of mourning.
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England
London
Robert P. Skinner
Wilson
Bullock
Skinner
German peace prop raises American warning in Copenhagen
American Minister Francis Egan, speaking through United Press, warns the public against German peace duplicity and urges continued war readiness. The report highlights his deep familiarity with German aims and Teutonic propaganda as World War I tensions persist.
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Copenhagen
Francis Egan
People of
America
United Press
Egan
Ong
United States
Germany
Hoover says no food panic justify price controls
Herbert Hoover warns against food panic and argues control can lower flour prices by 40 to 50 percent. He says surplus exists and emphasizes protecting Americans while allowing necessary powers to curb wild wheat costs. Officials consider actions as board members face scrutiny and possible federal intervention.
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Board of Directors
Chicago Board
Ofz
Board of Trade
Cederal
New ‘York
Herbert C. Hoover
Europe
Hoover
thes’Assde
America
Foretaste of a Mine Strike Fallout in Johnstown Pa
The federal government has seized the Stineman Coal mine at South Fork. About 300 miners struck to win a 33 1/3 percent raise, while around 40,000 district miners demand the same, warning more walkouts if not granted. Government contracts keep some plants running as tensions rise.
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Johnstown
Stineman Coal Company
South Fork
South South Fork
Wartime Recruitment and Reports From The Nation
The piece notes a call for men for government service in Omaha and nationwide open competitive exams for tax deputy and agent roles with salaries from 1500 to 1600 dollars. It also reports British and Greek shipping losses, and a U S court damages ruling involving Henry Lane Wilson and Norman Hapgood over a Collier’s Weekly article about Mexico.
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Omaha
George
L. Loomis
Internal Revenue
Eas
United States Civil Service, Commission
Birk
ingNebraska
St., Paul
Lane
Henry “Lane Wilson
Mexico
Hueva
Mr. Wilson
Organize Labor of State in Crisis Initiated by Nebr College
The University of Nebraska College of Agriculture leads a state bureau of labor to organize local labor bureaus in each town and county to mobilize workers amid a wartime food shortage. Prof H C Filley heads the effort with assistants set to visit every county in coming weeks to coordinate labor distribution and seek federal funds for emergency agents.
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Nent
College of Agriculture
University
H. C. Filley
State Bureau of Labor
Nebraska
Filley
United States Department of Agriculture
C. W. Pugsley
State to reappraise 50 Nebraska county lands
The board of educational lands and funds will revalue lands in fifty counties not appraised since 1910. County commissioners conduct the appraisals with state board review. Some Cherry country lands are valued for leasing at 15 cents an acre, with lessees paying 6 percent of appraised value to the state. Land Commissioner Shumway expects future leasing values above $1 per acre. Rail right of way acreage in Nebraska has risen since 1916 from 106,933.55 to 112,947.60 acres, with each road reporting some increase.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Cherry Country
G. L. Shumway
State Board of Assessment
Nebraska
O. E. Bernecker
Warrant totals show almost two million for four months
State Auditor reports warrants totaling 1,857,741.12 for the last four months, including legislature expenses. Monthly breakdowns: January 738,422.74. February 327,194.48. March 518,281.97. April 273,841.93 with funds listed for April. A separate note details veterans travel funds and a joint operation plan for an orthopedic hospital and state home.
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Smith
University
Smith-Lever i
Fire Commission
State Library
Teaeas
Dirt Prices Rise After War to Potting Mix
Winnipeg florists report higher prices for soil used in potting plants. Earth sold a year ago for 50 cents a bushel, now costs 25 cents per pail as demand and war impact push costs upward.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
DODD S Kidney Pills Credited By Hingham Man
A Hingham Massachusetts resident, Robert W Ferguson, reports long kidney disorder and backache eased by persistent use of Dodd s Kidney Pills. He says he nearly died in Vancouver but recovered and now avoids symptoms by occasional use. He urges buyers to choose Dodd s with the three D s to ensure proper kidney care.
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Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Dodd’s
Dodd's
Mr. Ferguson
Adv
No Place to Hang Picture
A teacher tells of a foreign child who cannot hang a picture at home. The child shares a small four family room with no wall space while others have walls, highlighting crowded housing and limited living space.
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Indianapolis News
Talk More You Could Talk Plainer Says Little Fellow
A coal delivery man comments on a young boy’s chatter in rough speech. The boy replies that if the man talked more he would speak more clearly, implying miscommunication arose from the man’s own verbosity.
Parlor Gas Riddle Cited in Silent Witness Quip
A terse exchange hints at a gas issue observed through a keyhole in a sister’s parlor with her beau. The remark suggests intrigue or danger centered on the unseen gas presence.
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