Mutiny Crippled Cruiser After Bomb Drops In Indian Ocean
The mutineers on a cruiser in the Indian Ocean launched bombs and set the ship ablaze, killing 18 crew members and wounding 25 others. Dutch officers were held prisoner as the attackers signaled surrender then fled. Commander Eikenboom returned aboard to take command, while the East Indies squadron, including Java and destroyers, massed nearby ready to act.
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Indian Ocean
Noats
Java
East Indies
de Zever
Eikenboom
Town submerged as residents flee Sandy Point floods
Newfoundland's Sandy Point, home to 450, was inundated by a high tide breaching breakwaters. Residents fled to upper stories or the mainland while extreme cold and wind worsened the crisis. Boat or land access was limited, and the town faced a severe emergency.
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St. John’ S
Newfoundland
Sandy Foint
Tax Relief Proposals Move Through Assembly And Senate
The Maryland legislature debates tax relief including cutting the equalization fund levy from 67 to 40 cents and studying scholarship appropriation reductions. Proposals favor gasoline tax distribution by the administration and an anti administration plan by the County Commissioners’ Association. Senator Altfeld hints at using gasoline funds to retire a Baltimore City relief bond issue. An income tax bill appears from Senator Ensor while Governor Ritchie weighs sales, income, and luxury taxes as options.
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Pate
Overal
Ways and Means Committee
E. Brooke Lee
State Roads Commission
House
Senate
Baltimore City
H. Street Baldwin
Baltimore County
Lee
County Commissioners’ Association
Milton Altfeld
Baltimore
Altfeld
Abram G. Ensor
Harford
House of Delegates
Ritchie
General Assembly
Maryland Tax Study Details Farm And Town Assessments
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station study from 1920 reports lowest county assessments among six, with Carroll County showing the highest farm property ratio at 110 percent and Charles County the top town property ratio at 75.8 percent. Prepared by W. P. Walker and S. H. DeVault, the bulletin analyzes taxation methods, expenditures, and farming burdens, outlining eleven recommendations largely adopted by current measures in the General Assembly.
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Carroll County
Charles
W. P. Walker
S. H. DeVault
Maryland
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
General Assembly
Income Tax Basics for Gross and Net Income
The article explains gross income as all income from any source unless exempt, and net income as gross income minus deductions such as salaries, taxes, losses, depreciation, and contributions. It covers personal exemptions, credits per dependent, and tax rates, plus business gross profit and required inventories for accurate reporting.
Surprise hold up as two workers steal a sack
A post office platform robbery unfolds when three bandits, one impersonating a worker, grab a pistol and pouch from Williams, force Swanson onto a truck, and flee in a car. A shot is fired at retreating suspects as they warn each other to stop and grab loot.
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Williams
Swanson
Platol
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