Wealth Among Women in 1920 Tax Returns Revealed
United States statistics show 503,600 single women paid income tax in 1920 with total net income of 1.264 billion dollars. Heads of families and women with separate returns added substantial amounts, highlighting that single women led in income among taxpayers. The stenographer group formed the largest income class among single women, with 242,068 paying taxes and totaling 475.6 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Bankrupt Miss Lulu Ragling Moves 638 Times in Two Years
Miss Lulu Vass Ragling of New Preston Connecticut filed a 150000 bankruptcy petition declaring herself a real estate agent. A New Haven hearing revealed she operated NYC apartment houses at a loss and that she had moved 638 times in a two year period.
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Lulu Vass Ragling
New Preston
Conn
New Haven
New York City
Polish Lad Again Is Barred From Entry to U S
Edward Philip Pzerk a fourteen year old orphan from Danzig Poland cried after being turned back four times at New York immigration. He slipped aboard a European ship using a fictitious ticket claimed by a sister then escaped custody and was later locked in a stateroom and leg irons before arrival for deportation.
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New York
Edward Philip Pzerk
Danzig
Poland
United States
Edward
America
New York City
Pleyland
Europe
Haitians Advance in Rural Guard Training Effort
Port au Prince reports the sons of leading families in Haiti are being sought for commissions in the rural guard. About thirty young men hold commissions while twenty one more await training. among those named are officers to be trained for service in the countryside.
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Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Rural Guard
Ouaneiene
Ttis. Fon
Frock Finery and Tassels Mark Early 20th Century Style
Fashion notes emphasize vivid girdles tassels and fur trims on evening gowns street frocks and coats. Designers like Poiret Lanvin Chanel Premet and Madeleine showcase embroidery fur velvets and ribbons with bold color blocks and elaborate cuffs belts and collars. Russian embroidery and crystal beads feature, with jade green girdles and lacquered sashes completing silhouettes.
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New York ‘Times
Worth
Brandt
Martial Et
Armand
Louis MII
Chanel
Bechoff
Molyneux
Drecoll’s
Chantilly
Jenny
Lelong
Poiret
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Rio de Janeiro
Don Jose de Almeida
Portugal
U.S
Millionaire Glass
Gendarmerie
Jean Patou
Alice Bernard
Paris
Lanvin
Rand
Madeleine
Premiet
Kokomo
Dr. Pierce
Florence Coop
Market St
Buffalo
N.Y
Mrs. Florence Coop
Mike
Jon
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Meza
Stearns
May
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