Tariff bill slashes duties on essentials with income tax
The Underwood tariff revision proposes sweeping cuts across most schedules except tobacco and spirits. Free sugar in 1916 and free wool immediately, plus an income tax on incomes of 4000 dollars and up. The measure aims to lower living costs, boost competition, and broaden foreign trade while curbing monopoly profits.
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Washington, D. C
House
Underwood
Ways and Means
Custom House
Democrats Propose Broad Tariff Reductions in Ad Valorem Table
A comparative table outlines proposed ad valorem changes on diverse goods. Cotton cloth and clothing show lower rates, while textiles, gadgets, and household items reveal varied reductions and higher values. The document presents provisional percentages and list prices, indicating a broad restructuring of duties.
Lake Forest College Seeks 227000 for Endowment Drive
Lake Forest College, first Illinois recipient of a General Education Board grant, aims to raise 227056 dollars to lift its endowment to 400000 by June 30, 1914 after a 50000 grant. Trustees and friends have 123000 pledged so far as the drive continues.
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Chicago
Lake Forest College
Illinois
General Education Board of
New York City
General Education Board
Illinois News Briefs Touch on Crimes and Weddings
In Quincy Esther Reeder vows loyalty to Ray Pfanschmidt amid his murder trial. Medora reports foul play in the disappearance of William Gresham, a walnut dealer. Aurora notes costly gifts at Albert Love and Genevieve Smith’s wedding with police guarding the home. Chicago reports a $200,000 medical department appropriation and land bequests to a church. Joliet blasts a faulty $90,000 school building needing rebuilds. Dixon hosts Illinois Yeomen conclave with delegates to Oklahoma City. Freeport sentences Theophilus Ross to twenty years for murder. Champaign delegates from University of Illinois attend a Madison Wisconsin convention on women’s self-management.
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Quincy
Esther Reeder
Ray Pfanschmidt
Miss Reeder
Ray
Medora
William Gresham
Lillie Parker
Greshham
Aurora
Charles H. Smith
Albert Love
Genevieve Smith
C. H. Smith
Michels
Captain Smith
Western Wheeled Scraper Company
Love Bros. Architectural Iron Company
Chicago
University of Illinois
Blackstone
University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Champaign
Helen Abbott
Beacon Street
Marguerite Sawyer
Norborne
Madison
Wis
Notable Wives Debate Husbands Through Hazy Praise
Mrs. Jones- She calls her husband perfection yet watches him closely. Mrs. Smith- She believes he is too good to be true. The exchange hints at wary admiration and doubt in domestic dynamics.
Clergyman's Testimony On Dodds Kidney Pills
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered a year from Dropsy with swollen limbs and fatigue. After taking 6 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he regained strength. He remains convinced of the remedy and urges correspondence for more information and free household hints music and recipes.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
EK. Hemlop
Dodde Medicine
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Costly City Improvements
The article notes Manhattan demolitions in New York City. Last year 819 buildings were torn down, with a gas tank bringing the total to 820. The front feet of houses demolished totaled 24,875, about four and three quarters miles. Nine of ten demolished houses were four stories high.
Breakout on Leg Shows Cure by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Anna A. Lew of Hilltop Kansas describes a years long itchy outbreak of blotches that spread and caused sleepless nights. After trying salves with little relief she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment from an advertisement and reports complete healing with no scar. The note ends with a bonus remark about courting etiquette.
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Hilltop
Kan
Anna A. Lew
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
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Urbana
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Petersburg
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Peoria
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Normal Avenue
South Bend
A. R. Newman
Freeport
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Emmanuel Stannard
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Manyon
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