Publicity or Espionage in Tax Policy Debate
A dramatic call for enforcing the income tax through publicity not espionage. The piece argues Congress must ensure full collection to fund government, warning against secret police measures and urging voters to demand openness in the Treasury and tax enforcement. It also notes a New York doctor's alleged sale of deadly germs and recalls upcoming May 9 hearings on rail rates affecting Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Makpetty
Treasury
Ury Department
Dugdale
Northwest
California
Southern Railway
Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Ushers Labeled at Century Ballet to Avoid Seating Mixups
In New York the Century ballet crowd misidentified ushers as gentlemen due to attire. After a clumsy seating dispute, management printed white ribbons reading Usher to prevent future errors. The plan proposed labels for all guests in dress suits to wear yellow ribbons marked Gentleman.
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Reginald de Flyppe-Flyppe
Reginald
Century Management
Deming Grand Jury Indicts Villa for First Degree Murder
The Deming New Mexico grand jury indicts Francisco Villa for murder in the first degree linked to the Columbus raid. The notice offers deputy sheriff posts in Luna county to eligible applicants capable of serving warrants. Advertising is described as business fuel, with contrast to self starters and substitutes.
Training youths through a year of military style schooling
A reader argues for compulsory training for 16 or 17 year olds in a government school with strict military discipline to curb war fever and build strength and self control. after a year, volunteers may join the army or continue with yearly training.
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Army
Navy
Iron and vitality claim proves miracle of strength
A press-style testimonial extols nuxated iron as a life changing remedy. It claims iron in a absorbable form boosts strength and endurance within two weeks, aiding nervous breakdowns and digestive issues, with a bold refund guarantee and wide pharmacy distribution.
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Doctor So
K. Sauer
Fer
Owl Drug Co
Bartell Drug Co
Swift's
A Night Pursuit at the Hotel Rochambeau
Grace returns to the Rochambeau and suspects Hartmann follows. Hartmann struggles as Vernon and Mercier conspire to seize him and a franc stashed in a box near a smoking table. Dumas reveals the franc is safely hidden in the Rochambeau safe.
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Hartmann
France
Dumas
M. Dumas
Charlies Vernon
George Vernon
Neinhardt
Mile Mercier
Mile
Mercier
Monsieur
M. Lefevre
Richard Duvall
Grace
Duvall
M. Etienne Lafevre
The Little Fortune and a Web of Deceit Unfolds
Dumas and Mile Mercier chase a forged letter and a coin tied to a great fortune while Hartmann and a woman escape from a hotel. Grace tails a suspect, finds herself imprisoned, and a fat landlady counts bills as the mystery deepens.
Dumas Finds Clue in Burned Letter in Firelit Room
After reviving an unconscious girl, M. Dumas searches the apartment for ties to Hartmann and Charles Vernon. A burned letter partly intact reveals handwriting the girl identifies as her father's, prompting questions about the connection and meaning.
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Dumas
Vernon
Mile
Mercier
M. Dumas
Charles Vernon
Hartmann
Richelieu
Milo
New Pore Treatment Promises Rapid Relief for Rheumatism
A vintage advertisement touts Know-Doc Pore Treatment as curing rheumatic pains by absorption through the skin. It claims relief for neu ralgia, sore throat, chest coughs, bronchial troubles, and even acne, camouflaging claims with user testimonials and multiple application instructions across joints, spine, and feet.
House Democrats Fail to Agree on Philippine Independence Bill
April 27 report says Democrats in the House could not reach consensus on the Philippine independence bill after a caucus following a letter from President Wilson endorsing the measure.
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Washington
House
Wilson
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