No Way to Evade the Income Tax Warns Officials
A 1908 federal drive warns that returns must be filed between January 1 and March 1. Revenue officers will tour every county to assist taxpayers and check forms. Penalties for nonfiling or fraud can reach 20,000 dollars and up to two thousand dollars plus prison, with exemptions for dependents and certain deductions.
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Seehionton
Collector of Internal Revenue
Swevien
Menahip
United States
Internal Revenue
Railroad War Board Abolished and Traffic Controls Enacted
Director General McAdoo abolished the railroad war board and now governs private operations. He suspended priority orders, halted nonessential passenger traffic, and ordered accelerated freight movement to ensure food, fuel, and munitions reach essential need. Measures include wage adjustments, strikes containment, and mobilizing 1,500 coal cars for transfers to New England and New York amid railway disruptions.
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Waashireton
McAdoo
Norler
Vice-Prenidente
Fie
Poetinsett
Tne
New England
New York City
Bewria
Front Page World War Update Amidst Turmoil
A dispatch surveys early 1918 fronts with Allied gains in the west and Belgium. It notes Italian progress, the fall of Chominetess Damon Jinty to Allied forces, and German attempts to stabilize gains as Russia and Husnia face strategic pressures despite bombardment.
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Wishigood
Hits Weekly
Uiliimey
Altona
Flanders Plaza
Damon Jinty
Husnia
Petrogeid
Nations move to force terms on Germany in peace plan
London reports a push by Britain France and Italy to unite on a single humanitarian peace statement with Premier Lloyd George to draft it alongside French and Italian spokesmen. Several states including Estonia Latvia and others may declare their preferred form of government by July. In Missouri a draft resister, Robert W. Pranke of St. Louis, faces ten years in prison after being charged for defying the draft.
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London
Bietinl
France
Germany
Herala
Ling George
Part
Halton
Riese
Mussia
Ooorland
Lathault
Bethonia
Livonia
Moland
Te Ition
Dessaratio
Lee Stnlee
Robert W. Pranke
St. Louis
Lorient
Bend
Italians Drive Back Invaders Amid Heavy Casualties
Reported battles across Italy and along the Piave River describe Italian artillery and rifle fire driving German and Austro Hungarian forces back to the eastern bank of the Piave. French troops advance on the northern front while British and Allied fronts see ongoing bombardments and heavy casualties in France and Belgium. Persistent rumors speak of large engagements near crossing points and ahead of the Cambrai sector, with casualties tallied in the hundreds.
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Italy
Piave
Flere
Plave
Viave
Northere
Warlona
Munte Tambe
Awlago Plaiun
Viewixa
Basnatin
Casset France
France
Belgaum
Wir
Vuppreent
Povarte
Mareoing
Cambra
Ring Lcots Government Debate Sparks Military Supply Probe
A Senate committee examined a suspected ring controlling U S army uniforms including contended over 1.29 million dollars lost to a supply scheme. Testimony described how blankets scraps and cloth were diverted ahead of a critical supply shortage.
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United States Army
I “Ring
Enatil Army
Conta
Sev
Army
New York Faces Historic Cold Wave and Fires Ignite Turmoil
New York experiences the coldest weather in local weather bureau history with six below readings. Six deaths due to severe cold and numerous frostbite victims require hospital treatment while a church fire, started by incendiary acts, caused widespread destruction and loss. Reports mention a vast migration and a plume of smoke spanning miles as responders battle flareups and hypothermia claims rise.
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New York
Tocal Weather Bureau
Pada
Tely
Careiens Miner Causes Explosion in Scranton Mine
A tunneling worker in Scranton Pennsylvania triggered a blast in the Cadierne coal mine when a fellow miner unintentionally activated a blasting cap. One man died and several others were injured as a result of the explosion and ensuing fire. Authorities launched an investigation into safety procedures and blast timing.
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Careiens
Scranton
Three Killed By Explosion Near East Lake
A blast at an unidentified site in the Hermites Puniler area near Bacchas Saturday caused multiple fatalities. Rescue crews reported deaths of three individuals and injuries to others as authorities investigated the powder incident and its cause.
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East Lake
Bacchas
Record cold spell reaches 86 below on Yuron Dewem
A brittle cold spell grips the region with temperatures about 86 below, marking a severe drop that began weeks ago. The icy weather centers near the Pally river mouth, ten miles upriver from Yokow, causing widespread disruption at towns along the waterways.
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Yuron
Zee
Pally River
Yokow
Freight congestion ends in Chico transit delay relief
Fragmentary text notes freight congestion easing in Chico with references to transportation and timing, including a brief mention of a reprieve on Monday. No clear names, dates, or definitive outcomes are readable.
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Menge
Momlay
Shocks Spread Further Ruin in Guatemala City
Earthquakes intensify in Guatemala City causing widespread damage. At least six deaths and dozens injured as emergency services cope with collapsed structures and rising aftershocks, officials warn of continuing risk.
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Guatemala City
P.m. Chetermnas
Thie City
Oklahoma Farmer Charged After Wife Killing Fire
A Muskegon area farmer named Logan faced charges after an early Sunday argument led to him fatally injuring his wife and then setting fire to the dwelling to conceal the crime. Investigators say the suspected act occurred at a rural farmstead and prompted a rapid response from local authorities.
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Oklahoma
Muskegon
Logan
Blast Wrecks Huss Naval Base, London
Fragmentary report describes a large explosion at a naval base near Petrograd in wartime Britain. No further details or casualty figures are provided in the readable text.
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Huss Naval Base
London
Petrograd
Pograd
Idaho State News Highlights From Last Year
Idaho reports fully 2,000,000 spent on yeals in Maho with a 21,201,156 net gain in assessed values. Three Pocatello post office clerks added amid rising business. Thomas Finegan, longtime Horse City council member, dies after illness. Idaho irrigation drives attract 100,000,000 in investments. state noted as highly developed in irrigation. Wheat output for 1917 and 1918 discussed along with other statewide developments.
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Maho
Pocatello
Thomas Finegan
Horse
Idaho
Rudolph Blatter
Atmmon
Buitter
Palmer Rogers
France
Katherine Griffith
Boise
State Supreme Court
Leviston State Normal
Ivy Wilson
Ara County
Canyon County
Alfred Taylor
Esther Taylor
Kilgore
Caldwell
College of Idaho
Thal
Newlyweds Dine On Stew Creates Domestic Chaos
Mrs Freshly-Wedd improvises a stew using seven frankfurters, oysters, herring, salt, pepper, oil, nutmeg, chips, salmon, and chocolate while her husband returns home to a fragrant kitchen. The doctor arrives three hours later for an unspecified patient, prompting the puzzle.
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Detroit Free Press
Ser Ben
The Middlemen and the Toll on Food Prices
A folk tale from Utlea Globe laments middlemen who profit from food costs. A farmer beside the River Dee notes wheat and bread prices, a Tennessee boarder pays more, and an orchard man complains of underpayment while 20 pounds of fruit and limes show price gaps. The piece urges restraint and fairness in food pricing.
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Dee
Tennessee
Rocky Ridge
New York
Curious Mesopotamian burial customs examined
In Mesopotamia the dead were carried to graves in ordinary clothes with faces uncovered. Bodies lay in shallow graves then were exhumed for bone collection stored in white linen bags in small buildings. An R A M C officer recalls a bag labeled with a woman's name found in a church. Nearby Struma villages hold bone storehouses.
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Mesopotamia
Struma
Children’s Resistance and Recovery in Early Care
The article argues children’s recuperative powers exceed those of the elderly. It stresses proper rest and attentive care by parents to ward off serious illness, noting children may not seek help until conditions worsen.
Remove Paint From Glass With Hot Sharp Vinegar
A simple method to remove paint from window glass recommends rubbing the surface well with hot sharp vinegar to loosen and lift the paint for easier cleaning.
American Manners of Today Reflect Decline of Courtesy
In a Yale Review excerpt, Robert Grant argues that modern society prizes speed and self-interest over old fashioned civility. He laments dwindling courtesy in transit as the young push ahead, claiming equality has become a feeding trough where initiative and independence are sacrificed to access.
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Robert Grant
Yale Review
United States
The Ideal and the Real in a Cautious Citizen
A cautious citizen imagines a billion dollars as a mental cipher. He notes that grasping a billion in mind is trivial compared to a tangible two dollars and fifty cents in a hand to hand struggle.
Paradoxical Postcard Vendor Quip Frames Chats
A quick exchange centers on a postcard vendor and a taxi driver delivering a wry pun. The taxi driver claims to gain customers by driving them away, illustrating a paradoxical humor moment.
His Influence Recalled in Club Membership Vote
A club member recalls using influence to push another member’s election. The outcome: the influential figure was asked to resign after the attempt.
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Jiggs
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