Opposition to dining tax proposal questions practical efficacy
The Ways and Means Committee proposal to tax restaurant bills over a threshold is criticized as unwise and easily evaded. It would push patrons to fragment meals across venues to avoid taxes, yielding little revenue. Proponents suggest taxing tips to recover funds instead.
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Ways and Means Committee
Grand Central Station
New York
Manhattan Hotel
Belmont
Biltmore
Murray Hill
Algonquin
New Tactics Revealed in German Open Warfare Shift
Gerald Campbell notes a Ludendorff order urging open formations, signaling a shift from massed assaults. The piece cites German waning manpower and credits French and Allied adaptation, marking a turning point in European combat methods.
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Gerald Campbell
Ludendorff
Judendorff
Germany
Batttle Zone
Campbell
Humbert
Open warfare and American troops reshape World War I tactics
The article notes that Germans used massed fronts, while French and British shifted toward open warfare when fighting alongside American troops. It contrasts European habit with American influence, highlighting the French adaptation and effectiveness with compact allied forces, and the Boer war lessons shaping tactics.
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Gouraud
Betrthelot
United States
Weather training in Texas at Plattsburg of the weather bureau
Texas hosts the nation’s sole weather training camp at a state agricultural college as government plans to educate 1000 weather men for France. Army needs forecast certainty, standard methods, and ethical accuracy to guide operations. The Texas program aims to produce capable forecasters quickly.
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Texas
Agricultural College
France
Plattsburg
Weather Bureau
Army
Ezekiah
Samantha
Pershing
Therause
Letters to the Editor Serenade an Ancient Practice
An exploration of the enduring habit of writing letters to the editor, noting its ancient origins and persistent presence in newspapers. The piece reflects on how readers engage with public discourse through letters, a core tradition in press commentary.
How to Write a Letter to the Editor in August Heat
A satirical guide extols letters to the editor as safe outlets for grievances, politics, and daily annoyances. It mocks their boldness, urges explicit naming of individuals, and even suggests underlining libel risk while advising lengthy, double-sided manuscript submissions signed with a pseudonym. It closes with brief world news notes on Lenin, Trotsky, a German princess, and IWW sabotage cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitch
Germany not Cunard liable for Lusitania victims
New York Aug 26 Judge Julius Mayer of the United States District Court held that the Cunard Steamship Company cannot be held liable for loss of life and property in the Lusitania torpedoing. He ruled the sinking was the illegal act of the imperial German government via its submarine commander and dismissed nearly $4,000,000 in suits by heirs. The decision states the Cunard Line was not negligent and that the ship was unarmed and not carrying explosives on the voyage.
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New York
Cunard Steamship Company
United States District Court
Julius M. Mayer
Mayer
Cunard Line
United States of America
Judge Mayer
Lusitania
Cotton fabric proves fit for all airplane types
Washington Aug. 26 reports by U S air service experts confirm American cotton airplane fabric meets all necessary requirements. Factories now use about 1,200,000 yards monthly and no linen imports remain. Tests at Langley and Pensacola, plus English trials, show long staple cotton cloth can endure the strains of pursuit and combat planes, extending to all types of aircraft.
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Washington, D. C
United States Air Service
Hope
Belgian
Russia
Ireland
He Ales
Beguin
Langley Field
Pensawoh
England
Hve
Princess Theater Opens New Vaudeville and Photoplay Bill
The Princess Theater debuts a new program featuring vaudeville favorites Brown and Carston as sensational xylophonists, Abbott and Mills in a comic singing and talking routine, and The End of a Perfect Day sketch. The feature photoplay is Meons of Steel starring Henry B. Walthall with Gaumont News included.
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The
Princess
Princess Theater
Torm
Brown and Carstons
Abbott and Mills
Film Attractions Chaplin and Hart Lead Grand Bill Today
Chaplin and 3S Hart star on the Grand program today in a five day run. Chaplin appears in Triple Trouble a new comedy with top laugh moments. Hart shows The Return of Drawyan in strong form. Marguerite Clark headlines Bab's Matinee Idol at Jewel with Dawley directing. Dorothy Dalton to star in The Price Mark Tuesday in a Thomas H. H. Juice production.
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Chaplin
Matt
Grand
Charlie Chaplin
William
Hart
Elart
Draw Yan
Writley
Papitata
Start
Marguerite Clark
Jewel
Bab
Mary Roberty Rinehart
J. Yearle Dawley
Hab” Pictures
Clark
Mrs. Knehart
Dorothy Dalton
Jews
Atic
Angue
Syecldaime
Alien Enemies and the Oath of Loyal Citizens
The text lambasts inner enemies as treacherous factions named Todolence Apathy and Exstravagance. It urges citizens to resist internal traitors and defend loyalty as red flames scorch the sky and famine looms. A provocative call attributed to Theodosiu Garrivagal and She Vigilantes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xens
Theodosiu Garrivagal
Taxation and War Financing in Early U S History
Review of how the United States used taxation and public credit during the War of 1812 era. Describes Gallatin’s shifting stance on internal taxes, loan programs totaling 63.5 million, treasury notes, and the limited role of internal revenue amid high war costs. Includes note on later duties and the 1814 direct tax.
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Congress
New England
New York State
Philadelphia
City of
Baltimore
District of Columbia
Treasury
United States
Internal Revenue System
Fragmented wartime snippets and humor from a 1917 era page
A collage of quips on public policy, fashion, and war era concerns. It references draft acts and registration for aliens, powder use, and cosmetics, and comments on machine production and storekeepers. It notes nurse recruitment for the Red Cross and military leadership rumors involving von Hindenburg, Ludendorff, and Tudendorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansans
Maude
Ward
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Lenine
Trotsky
Moscow
Helgoland
Western Front
Chicago
No Man's Land
Cunard Company
Gallatin
Alexander Hamilton
Madison
George W. Campbell
Tennessee
Alexander J. Dallas
Pennsylvania
Joand Wis
Billingsgate
London
Stanmeerers
Heldan
Lereei
Cage
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mme Ee
Lone
Meg
Red Cross
von Poehl
McAdoo
von Ifjndenburg
Tudendorff
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