Illinois House bids to abolish state board of equalization
Bills by Rep C A Young Chicago would abolish the state board of equalization and create a governor appointed tax superintendent under the finance director with two assistants at 7000 dollars annually. The measure, urged by Gov Lowden, would place local assessment control under the tax superintendent with appeals to circuit court and limited state authority on tax changes. Similar senate bills by Sen Jewell of Lewistown accompany the measure.
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Springfield
Jil
C. A. Young
Chicago
State Board of Equalization
Committee On Revenue
Lowden
Board of Equalization
Circuit Court
Senate
Jewell
Lewistown
Churchill Seeks Army Intact Until April 1920
In London on March 20 Churchill argued in the military service bill debate that Britain's regular army had nearly disappeared and the force needed for overseas garrisons must stay. He warned the German occupation zone requires a Rhine force to enforce peace terms and opposed limiting the bill to December 31 1919, calling for April 30 1920 to stand. The amendment failed.
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London
Committee of the House
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Rhine
Germany
Europe
Student Army to Get Bonus To Enlisted Men
Edward J. King reports Major A J Maxwell announces that Student Army Training Corps members are eligible for the $60 Army bonus and may keep their uniforms. The act allows a complete outer uniform including overcoat with a distinctive insignia. applications go to Zone Finance Office, Enlisted Allotment Branch, Lemon Building, Washington, D. C.
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Edward J. King
M. C. Washington
Student Army Training Corps
Army
A. J. Maxwell
Quartermaster Corps
Maxwell
Act of Congress
Secretary of War
Lemon Building
Washington, D. C
The Haskin Letter on film distribution and monopoly
The piece argues wasteful competition among film distributors with 43 selling organizations and many branches. It traces origins of the trust model in General Film, Uni versal’s Carl Laemmie, Adelphi’s multi reel films, and the rise of United Artists, noting the movie fan caught between competition and monopoly.
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General Film
Vitagraph
Biograph
Essanay
Edison
Kalem
Carl Liemmie
Universal
Laeminie
Oshkosh
Fed
Adelphi Zuker
Machanie Pernluardt
United Artists’ Corporation
Willam Gibbs
Monopels
Gladden tired feet with a 25 cent Tiz box
Ad copy touts Tiz to relieve aching, swollen feet and foot trouble. It promises quick pain relief for corns, callouses and bunions and claims instant comfort, reduced swelling, and easier shoe wear.
Movies Monopoly Threat and Possible Government Control
The text argues that film distribution risks becoming a monopoly like General Film and Paramount Artcraft, unless independents resist. It suggests waste will continue, possibly prompting government regulation as in other U S industries. A facetious idea mentions the President and Postmaster General running the industry.
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Paramount Artcraft
Printer Loots Bank and Puts Story In Type
MINNEAPOLIS Minn March 20 Truck loads of goods said stolen from Anoka homes over ten years by George Hyatt a printer are stored at the Anoka jail with many articles identified by owners Hyatt says he worked late on the night of the Champlin bank robbery to set up the story for Tuesday s paper His 16 year old accomplice a minister s son told police Hyatt said he did it for the excitement
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Minneapolis
Minn
Anoka
George Hyatt
Hyatt
Champlin
Texas Cattle Raisers adopt rail road return resolutions
At the forty third annual Texas Cattle Raisers convention in Dallas on March 21 resolutions favored returning railroads to their owners as soon as Congress enacts adequate control measures.
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Pavor Raiload
Dallas
Texas
Congress
The
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Receiver Named For New York Railways
Job E. Hedges was named receiver for the New York Railways company by Judge Mayer in federal court. The Interborough system subsidiary runs many Manhattan surface cars and faces a $1.6 million floating debt and a claimed $36,806 due to American Brake Shoe and Foundry Co. The company admitted the petition’s allegations and consented to receivership.
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New York
Job E. Hedges
New York Railways Company
Mayer
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan Island
American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company
Maine House Approves Indefinite Postponement of Liquor Bill
AUGUSTA Maine March 21 The house concurred with the senate in indefinitely postponing the act relating to intoxicating liquors fixing the percentage of alcohol at one half of one per cent It was stated during the debate that Maine is the only prohibition state having a three per cent alcohol standard
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Bill Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Give It All Back To George V Borah Says
United States Senator William E. Borah of Idaho declares in Fort Wayne that the League of Nations as now constituted abrogates the Monroe Doctrine transfers sovereignty to foreigners and makes it necessary for America to give back to George the Fifth what it took from George the Third in his Fort Wayne address.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
League of Nations
America
George the Fifth
George the Third
United States
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senator Borah Opposes League Covenant
Senator Borah told an audience that he opposed the league of nations covenant and admitted he had nothing to offer as a substitute to prevent wars. He said, You cannot prevent war. You can only minimize wars.
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Borah
League of Nations
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New York Railways
George V
Maine ST
Lewis
Dr. Davis
Metal
Blucher
Arice
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Dart
U. S. Army
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