Revenue plan of present not popular in Congress
Opposition grows to the administration revenue plan aimed at correcting a wartime deficit. The treasury reports daily receipts about 1,090,000 dollars short of expenses, with plans to raise more than 190 million dollars in new taxes. Republicans blame Democratic tariff policy and wartime costs, while Democrats defend free trade revisions as insufficiently blamed for the shortfall.
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British General Smith-Dorrien Named Command in East Africa
General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien is appointed commander in chief of British forces in East Africa. The 57-year-old veteran, knighted in 1914, is credited with saving British troops in the Western Front and is noted for his role after being recalled from leave amid rumors of friction between higher officers.
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Restored 4s Imports and Tax Changes Aimed at Revenue
The article notes 4s imports return to a normint basis and outlines proposed emergency taxes to cover gasoline naptha bank checks automobile horsepower and pig iron and iron manufactures. It reports income tax exemptions would drop from 3000 to 2000 for single filers and from 4000 to 2000 for married filers while warning revenue losses from war expenditures cannot be charged to the Hirapsan war. It cites 1915 total imports of 1,874,110,000 with 209,900,000 collected under a Democratic tariff policy and tax agenda.
Atlas Tire Company Branch Opens Here
Atlas Tire Company opens a new branch in the Travel Hotel building at 240 Avenue C. Manager M. Sanris, with five years in the industry, says the unit offers Garin tires and significant savings on a large stock of slant and selected seconds. The branch is one of three recent openings in Texas with others in Win and Dan.
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Newsied Annual Dinner Showed Manly Spirit
Nat Washer hosted a luncheon at the St. Anthony Hotel for young guests aged six to sixteen and grown-up hosts. The event stressed responsibility and honesty, with Mister Washer urging boys to grow into respectful, business-minded men as actors Maclyn Arbuckle and William Crane shared remarks and stories.
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Pioneer Joe O Briant Dies in El Paso After 30 Years in San Antonio
Obituary notes pioneer Joe O Briant a longtime figure on San Antonio streets dies in El Paso. He led the West End’s Can on Ball, helped news merchants, teachers, and employers, and fostered U.S. Mexican friendship recounted at a civic banquet with remarks from Walgin Hood and Mr Washer.
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New Lake Formed Near Reedersdorf After War
A strange direct result of the war creates a new lake near Reedersdorf a few miles from theGerman capital. Subterranean water rising as wet broke out floods quarries and vast basins. The lake covers about three kilometers by a mile with water 120 feet deep. The town’s newspaper Kempener paper disciplined for an violently critical article on the United States. Publication suspended for three days.
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Bombardment in the Balkans On Christmas Day
An Athens dispatch reports German forces opening a major attack on allied positions in Greece. The assault targets front line forts and Doiran area artillery bombardments continue as 100,000 troops from Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey assemble for a possible invasion. Allies strengthen Salonika defenses with reinforcements and heavy batteries while German leaders and officials influence Greek royal and military circles amid tense operations.
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Ban on German music in Geneva sparked protest
German music banned from French concert and theater programs in Geneva as several French musical and literary figures oppose the campaign. Some insist German composers deserve to be heard, noting Beethoven was German by birth but not German in spirit, arguing the ban harms culture. Demonstrations were feared in Paris as supporters push boycott while opponents urge restraint.
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The Humorous Khoja of Aqaha Hir in Classical Folklore
A long, lively tale recounts Nasr ett-Din, the Khoja a famed humorist of Aqaha Hir, a 5th century town in Asia Minor. Theiniac jester and priest mixed folly with wisdom, his grave and house in his native town, and his playful escapades through tales of sermons avoided and sly evasions, including clever tricks with offerings, a ram and a cow, and comic misadventures with a donkey and a market sale gone awry.
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Winter rain disrupts trenches on Flanders front
London dispatch reports worsening conditions as winter rain and cold sea water flood dugouts on both sides of the Ypres sector. A British corporal jokes about lucky strikes while attempting to keep bombs dry in waterlogged trenches. Ancient weapons revival noted with Elizabethan helmets and Roman catapults surfacing for trench fighting.
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Plans for 1916 Texas farming convention in Dallas
A 1916 Texas farming convention will be held in Dallas on January 6 with a focus on diversifying crops and avoiding sole dependence on cotton. Speakers warn the state’s welfare hinges on broader farm production, including family food crops, livestock, hay, and feed, and call for cooperation among chambers of commerce and officials.
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