Tax Theory and Practice in Taxation
The Hicks legislative committee on revenue faults the Board of equalization while noting taxes are levied by those who vote appropriations. It argues increasing assessed values statewide would not raise taxes, yet in practice max tax rates fall short, forcing cuts in appropriations. The panel should align theory with typical fiscal reality.
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Hicks Legislative Committee On Revenue
Board of Equalization
Asseteor
Hicks Committee
Mounts Valley
Shamie
Hell
Aloss
Why Not Build Now in Quincy War-torn Economics
The piece urges Quincy residents to restart a building campaign halted by wartime controls. It argues postwar price fears are no excuse, cites Chicago and state cities seeking hundreds to thousands of new homes, stores, and public structures, and invites residents to join The Whig in pushing for more and better buildings locally.
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Asis
Quincy
Cuinry Whig
Whig Co
Associated Press
Franklin P. Alcorn Company
Marbridge
Uincy
Chicago
Quincy Mine
Dade
Betty
Chidhdren
Ehrill
Helen of Troy
Earth
Heaven
Two Ghosts Venture Into Infinite Solitudes
A poetic fragment speaks of fronting judgment and two souls, merging as two ghosts. The speaker calls upon a partner to voyage together into ghostliness and the vast, solitary horizon beyond. The tone is somber, philosophical, and provisional.
Daily Quiz Qs on Flags and Diplomacy From 1919
Fred Haskin’s Daily Quiz features questions on flag protocol burying a civilian, Quai d’Orsay meaning, gifts from Japan to Wilson, cleaning a gold chain, U S tobacco trade and spring football in Britain. Notable answers include no rule against burying the flag with a civilian, and Japan sending a 260 year old armor suit to Wilson via Tokio.
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Wilson
Japan
Tokio
Inventor of gag engine motor for cars and planes
Q and A style notes E B A Charles Selden is credited with 1872 internal combustion engine invention driving the first gas automobile. The record cites a Civil War figure of 1 060 962 officers and men. It also explains soil testing by state stations and provides compensation scales for temporary total disability of soldiers.
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Charles Selden
Charlemagne banquet cloth banquets history alluded
The passage recalls Charlemagne in ancient times using artful feasts and, to guests' consternation, ordering table cloths banished from tables. It presents a long view of dining customs and the role of art in medieval banquets.
Quincy Whig Information Bureau prompts for reader questions
The notice invites readers to submit questions to the Quincy Whig Information Bureau in Washington D C. Frederic J Haskin directs the service and promises prompt confidential replies sent to individuals, with a three cent return postage stamp enclosed.
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Whig
Quincy Whig
Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
A Bad Scene in the Green Forest
In the Green Forest a daytime Redtail hawk pair battles Owl couple for a nest. Redtail and Mrs. Redtail swoop and strike, but Hooty and Mrs. Hooty hold their ground and guard the home as darkness falls. Neighbors Blacky the Crow and Sammy Jay urge action while fear grows with night.
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Green Forest
Redtail
Mrs. Redtail
Hooty
Mrs. Hooty
Owl
Blacky the Crow
Sammy Jay
Blacky
Sammy
Tuouty
Mrs. Redtal
Houty the Owl
Hooty’s Advice Sparks New Home Building Flight
The text notes that after following Hooty’s advice, the subject group departed to construct another residence. This brief line implies relocation and construction as outcomes of the guidance received.
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Hooty
Notable May 11 historical deaths and arrivals
A retrospective notes May 11 events: 1778 William Pitt dies, praised for liberty and justice. 1647 Peter Stuyvesant arrives at New Amsterdam. 1812 Spencer Percival shot in House of Commons. 1849 Madame Recamier dies, famed for influence over Napoleon, Wellington, and others. Includes brief remarks on epitaphs and Recamier's charm.
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William Pitt
Earl of Chatham
Lord Chatham
Byron
Cowper
Pitt
Peter Stuyvesant
New York
New Amsterdam
Spencer Percival
England
House of Commons
John Bellingham
St. Petersburg
Bellingham
Percival
Mme. Recamier
Mime Recamier
Jeanne Francoise Juliette Adalaide Bernard
Manna
Napoleon
Wellington
the Prince of Wales
Matternich
Canova
Chateaubriand
Recamier
No Wage Cuts Said by Labor Leader Walker
John H. Walker, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, declares there must be no wage reductions. He questions utility rate adequacy and argues rates should be raised to sustain workers’ current wages.
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Chicag
John H. Walker
Clingis State Federation of Labor
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Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
McKee
Georgie
Mulberry
We Two
Frank Crane
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
Speb Ee
United States
MPA
Quai D'Orsay
Seine
Ans
R. HY
Pring B.S.N. A
Scotland
Ireland
Pitish
Lorene Sterling
Collins &J
Blue Ieland
Jenny Wren
Che
Sonora
Giles Brothers Distributors
Adams
Pike Counties
West Side Square
Quinny, Minnis
DRS, Morris & Morris
Hampshire St
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