New War Revenue Tariff Measure Aims for $1.8 Billion
Washington reports the war revenue bill, the nation’s largest, would raise $1.8 billion for wartime expenses with a broad tax base. It lowers exemption to $1,000 for single and $2,000 for married individuals, adds 10 percent to many items on the free and dutiable lists, and raises rates across income, surtaxes, inheritance, liquor, tobacco, and mail taxes.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Kitchin
Dixon
Indiana
Tax act lists tax rates on goods and services
The document outlines taxes under a war revenue bill covering stock transfers drafts deeds life and marine insurance premiums freight passenger tickets bonds ships freight rates and various consumer items including automobiles instruments cosmetics and amusements with specific percentages per item. It lists rate scales for premiums, retail prices and per cent charges across multiple categories.
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Hull House in Chicago Founded in 1889 by Jane Addams
Hull House one of the first settlement houses was established in Chicago in September 1889. Jane Addams, born in Cedarville in 1860, led Hull House with a gymnasium social clubs a coffee house a day nursery and more.
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Hull House
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Mine Echoes Voice 46 Times in Tran- Area
A historical brief notes repeated mine sounds in the Tran area with 46 occurrences. It references a solitary man and alternate mines but provides few further details on location or date.
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Plans to Raise United States Army to Two Million
The universal service bill outlines a draft age of 21 to 30 with volunteers 18 to 40. It envisions a 2,001,000 strong force including regular army 300,000, National Guard 625,000, and a 1,000,000 man conscript army with an initial 500,000 quota. It bans alcohol near camps, tightens enforcement, and details pay, exemptions, and training. Roosevelt’s volunteering option is dropped. officers welcome the higher draft age.
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National Guard
United States
War Department
Regular Army
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Theddore Roosevelt
Wilson
Germany
France
Hoover Says No Food Panic Threat, Warns Against Special Interests
Herbert Hoover arrives from Europe and argues there is no reason for a food panic or price gouging. He asserts opposition by special interests to presidential powers to control the nation’s food supply. He says the problem is not centered on female issues.
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United States to Back Allies in War Effort and Russia Aid
Washington reports outline a fourfold US pledge: full participation in the war until the end, financial and material support, use of good offices to aid republican Russia, and coordinated naval cooperation. British and French officers will advise American forces in modern warfare, with a looming expeditionary force possible despite civilian hesitancy.
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Edward B. Clark
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France
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United States
Europe
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Petrograd
America
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