Illinois House Passes Franchise Tax Bill Amid Debate
Springfield May 23 The Illinois house approved by a 6 to 20 vote a bill imposing a franchise tax of five cents per $100 of capital stock on corporations doing business in the state The measure aims to bring millions to the treasury and proceeds to the senate Debate crossed party lines as supporters cited national precedent while critics urged protections for minority stockholders and warned of corporate ownership concerns
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Illinois
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Shurtleff
New York
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ellis
Kane County
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Ieoe
Reaugh
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Green
Parish
Gorman
Perkins
Jacobson
Griffin
Placek
Bronkman
Phoma
Wooty
Essington
Austin
Legislature debate over fifty one page bill stalls to 5 PM
In Dixon Democrat Rep Devine opens the debate on a fifty one page bill and Democrat Kasserman denounces it as favoring big corporations. Snell from Carlinville argues the bill was rushed past second reading and calls for delaying radical corporate finance changes until the constitutional convention meeting. Speaker Shanahan appoints Welcome Body to greet the 83rd division in Chicago next Wednesday.
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Dixon
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Kassermian
Newton
Blue Sky
Snell
Carlinville
Shanahan
House
Chicago
Whit couple wed in Kirksville amid well wishes
Royal Spees and Miss Nelle Mauck were married in Kirksville on Wednesday evening with a Presbyterian minister officiating. The couple visited the bride’s aunt Mrs Eva Kephart before returning home to receive friends’ congratulations. The bride and her sister Grace grew up with Abe and EI Mauck after being left orphans, and the groom is a hardworking farmer. A lavish farewell dinner and gifts followed at the Spees home.
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Laurange
Baptist Church
Perdie Kitchener
Shiloh
Wm. Kelies
J. B. Burk
LaBelle Tuesiday
Grover Leer
LaSelle
Wm. Allen
M. EL
J. B. Barrows
Quaincy
Barrows
Tyron Turher
Tolona
Mat Greer
Ora
da Plata
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Hhurdland
Jake Barnes
France
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Svlftudd
Quincey
Morten Angus
Clarence
Grandma Job
Lee Angus
Clarence High School
Lee
W. Y. Rich
Colorado
I. T. Barnes
Irene Barnes
Newark
Sam Holt
Doetor
Joie Holt
Bo Sanford
Presbyterian Church of the
W. J. Bryan Woh
Nebraska
Elizabeth Morrin
Hallie Ries
Ton W. Smith
Mian Juanita
S41st Infantry
Ssth
Ea Mans
Knox County
Leonard Muda
Malina
Gearse Glover
James Vanskike
Joe Kelley
Gilbert
Earl Moore
Cane Funaton
Kansas City
Earl
D. Tt
Nelson
Mayo Hospital
Tueslio Arehart
Lum McDaniel
Lowja McDaniel
Quincy Bunday
Jam McDaniel
Altis Johnston
J. T. Holmes
Win, Kelley
Don Pierc
Gorin
Mabel Thoroughsman
J A. Whitread
Royal Spees
Nelle Mauck
Kirksville
Eva Kephart
Grace
Abe Mauck
Abe
Spees
British Forces Hit Afghans on May 16 17 and 18
A London dated report states British troops scored new successes against Afghan forces on May 16 and 17. By May 18 the action focused around the Dakka region west of the Indi Afghan frontier near the border.
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Khyber Pass Praised by First Indian Division Commander
The commander of the first Indian division reported Khyber Pass as very satisfactory in advices to the Indian government forwarded here.
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Khyber Pass
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