England's Tax Tone Says War Fund Could Be Raised
A wartime opinion argues the United States could raise 1.8 billion dollars from income taxes if needed, citing Britain’s 10 percent rate on profits and a broader conscription of wealth. The piece praises Britain’s wartime finance, contrasts U.S. lawmakers opposing higher taxes with public support for taxing incomes over 500000, and questions the fairness of current levies amid high living costs.
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Congress
Great Britain
London
England
Fordneys
Joe Can
the Star
Steel Trust
W. van Horn
Roosevelt May Form Division If Denied Commission
A Manila style political note says Theodore Roosevelt would raise a division with Gov. Whitman’s appointment if President Wilson blocks a federal commission. The piece questions sportsmanship and patriotism and hints at broader political tensions. It also mentions flour prices in Chicago and social unrest in Salonika.
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Col. Roosevelt
Wilson
T. R
Gov. Whitman
United States
Household Hints and Submarine Plan Letters
Reading room chatter includes household tips like using nutmeg graters as mitts and frying eggs on the side. Readers propose submarine defense ideas such as chlorine floods and salting seas, while a Norfolk letter laments a misprint about Mrs. K's feet.
Letters to the Editor Food Savers Volunteers
Readers urge forming a Food Savers Volunteers of America to mobilize housewives and mothers for country service even while at home. A second letter questions wartime taxes on workers, calling for equal sacrifice by wealthier classes and stressing patriotism.
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Ameria
Altho
C. L. Green
Auburn
Fisher Lady and the Body as Masterpiece
An editor urges viewers to rethink body modesty and condemning views as brain driven. The writer links sensual shame to centuries of theology and calls for reason and sunlight to erase “filth germs.” The piece proposes high school domestic science and Red Cross collaboration in sewing and cooking, urging school boards to mobilize.
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Red Cross
H.W. Wagner
Prosser
Wash
the Star
Red Cross Society
Food problem letters urge army enlistment and sacrifice
Ray F Moon endorses Mrs FE Lantz’s letters on food relief and urges immediate mass enlistment. He compares to England’s need for conscription, supports President Wilson, and calls on all young men to join, dismissing critics and urging recruitment at offices.
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the Star
Mra. FE. Lantz
Wilson
Golf grounds taxed for food production in Earlington appeal
E. C. Duff of Renton Washington questions the Earlington Golf Club’s 150 acres of land. He urges converting golf grounds to cultivation to boost food supply and proposes taxing land hogs to favor smaller holders.
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the Star
Earlington
E. C. Duff
Renton
Wash
The Two Flags and a Flight in a Dark Mystery
Cecil is pressed by Haron to prove his guilt but refuses to betray the truth. He flees through urban streets, aided briefly by Hake’s silent offer, while Heatrice confronts a hidden ruin linked to a troubling charge. The tale shifts to a cavalry mess, where gossip and bravado mingle with tragedy.
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Ceell
Haron
Mr. Cecil
Hertle
Rockingham
Cecil
Baroni
Hake
Ean Guenevere
Baden
Light Cavalry
Guarda
Seraph
Heauty
Evdence
Marseilles
Beauty
Bertie Cecil
Kaiser Seizes Time in Occupied France and Belgium
German forces enforce a uniform time standard in occupied districts by the Kommandantur. Civil residents face fines if their watches and clocks do not match official time within seconds. The policy aims to impose German system and organization across the region.
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Germany
France
Belgium
Meatless Days Begin Across France and UK Policy
Meat is taboo through France today as the UK government enacts two meatless days weekly. For three months, Tuesdays and Fridays restrict all meat in restaurants and homes. In the past year New York suffered 4,224 violent deaths with 1,147 killed by falls and 428 burned.
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Paris
France
New York
Carriers: Hidden Threats to Public Health
The article warns that healthy appearing individuals may spread disease germs. It notes typhoid, diphtheria, and meningitis can be transmitted by carriers and stresses the physician must ensure patients are bacteriologically free after recovery to prevent community risk.
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