House and Finley tapped for peace conference prep
New York Col E M House, close adviser to President Wilson, takes on a broad information gathering role to aid the U S government for the upcoming peace conference ending the war. He names Dr John H Finley as chief assistant to organize data on economic political and military matters for all nations.
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New York
Col
E. M. House
Wilson
United States
House
John H. Finley
New York State
Europe
Finley
Colonel House
Lord Northcliffe
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
America
State Department
Department
Peace Council
Germany
Entente
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Napoleon
Prince Talleyrand
Vienna
Talleyrand
France
Congress Passes War Revenue Bill With Higher Taxes
Washington reports the joint conferees completed a draft raising war revenue to about 2.7 billion dollars from 2.4167 billion. The plan includes 8 percent tax on manufacturing sales, 20 cent normal income tax, new inheritance rates, excises on goods, and adjusted death and corporate taxes. It aims to fund war needs and assigns varied surtax levels, with broader reach on spirits, tobacco, postage, and transportation.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
House
War Revenue Bill Details Major Tax Increases
Washington reports the war revenue bill sets total new taxes at about 2.606 billion dollars. It lists income, excess profits, liquor, tobacco, transportation, insurance, admissions, and other levies with rates and exemptions, including a 10 percent excess profits tax with specified deductions and the 12 percent war munitions tax reduced to 10 percent starting January 1, 1918.
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Senate
House
Difference in Insignia Inspires Military Rank Confusion
A young lady laments that an eagle insignia on a military shoulder or collar marks only a colonel and not a full general. She struggles to distinguish oak leaves for majors from brigadier stars and notes navy stars do not always match army meanings. She suggests theater programs include a rank key.
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Navy
Army
Father Seeks Advice on Daughter's Career Path
An anxious father asks for guidance after hearing his daughter sing. He wonders whether to steer her toward settlement work or horseback riding and asks for practical suggestions on next steps.
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Munster
Garfield Fixes Coal Prices Nationwide
Fuel Administrator Garfield announces immediate rules fixing the retail coal price framework. The administration sets the maximum gross margin for retail dealers above the average wholesale coal cost, determining how prices are formed rather than prescribing exact consumer charges.
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Washington
Garfield
New Liberty Loan Campaign Opens in Cleveland
The second Liberty loan of 3 billion dollars is launched with Secretary McAdoo appealing for ten million subscribers. The aim may grow the issue to five billion if needed, offering bonds at 4 percent interest and guaranteed by the government to back war finance.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Washington
Cleveland
Mrs Jennie Moyer Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
In Sims Ohio a former midwife, Mrs Jennie Moyer of Lima, praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for restoring her health after doctors doubted she would walk again. She claims five dollars worth cured her and she recommends the remedies to other women before and after birth.
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Jennie Moyer
North St
Lima
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Trade offer on horse balm and antiseptic salve
Advertisement promises reduced blemishes and lameness relief for horses with a $2 bottle delivered. Also promotes ABSORBINE, JR. antiseptic for boils, bruises, sores, swellings, varicose veins and pain relief at $1.82 a bottle. Write for more information to F Young P D F 310 Temple St Springfield Mass.
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Absorbine, JR
Mankind
F.young
P. D
Temple $1
Springfield, Mass
Submarine Upgrades Cut Noise and Improve Stealth
German U boats since April 1 gain four new devices to stay submerged without surfacing. Pumps allow stationary position, saving fuel and masking propeller noise. Telescopic periscopes aid concealment while exhaust is smoke free. Oxygen gas mix and bubble wash reduce wake. Enhanced listening devices enlarge ship detection range.
Prospective Suitor Bets on Wages of Women in Blue Ridge Tale
A widower asks a father's permission to marry Sal. The old man questions the man’s prospects after his first wife died, and the suitor declares his future plans as “Wine” and that plenty of women who sent their washing to his first wife will do the same for her successor, promising they will get along.
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Blue Ridge
Sal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Disinterested Dialogue On Money And Marriage
A terse exchange reveals tensions over wealth and marriage as a father loses money and a suitor pledges to wed despite the loss. The dialogue hints at social pressures and the prospect of rebuilding fortune through remarriage.
Right Ring in Prayer and the Proof of Religion
A reflection on displaying enthusiasm in prayer for another’s success as true religious virtue. The idea emphasizes inward sincerity shown outwardly through supportive prayer.
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