Federal Tax Decline and Rising Costs in 1921 Revenue
Government tax receipts fell by about one billion dollars in the fiscal year 1921 while collection costs rose to 87 cents per $1.00. Income and profits taxes dropped from 1920 levels, and spending included 6.9 million for Prohibition administration and 130 thousand for child labor law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Corporation Coital
Transportation and Telegraph
China May Withdraw From Armament Conference
Washington reports that far eastern talks are stalled over the interpretation of the four general principles. Chinese leaders view the issue as a fundamental obstacle to any China agreement and fear withdrawal if British-supported interpretations gain full power approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Washington, D. C
Sinn Fein Blocks Peace Effort in Ireland
Prime Minister Lloyd George pressed Sinn Fein leaders in London refusing to concede allegiance to the king, stalling Ulster talks toward an all Ireland parliament. Sir James Craig then returned to Belfast to report on the failure of negotiations. Miss Ivy Ann Fuller becomes historical section director for the American Legion in Topeka.
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Sinn Fein
London
Ireland
Lloyd George
James Craig
Ulster
James
Belfast
American Legion
Topeka
Kas
Ivy Ann Fuller
Manhattan
The
Omahan's Painting Sells at New Mexico Museum Exhibition
Dr. William Mayo of Rochester Minnesota bought the painting titled Gallero Mountains Late Afternoon by Robert F. Gilber of Omaha Nebraska, on display at the New Mexico Art Museum in Santa Fe.
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Santa Fe
N. M
William Mayo
Rochester, Minn
New Mexico
Robert F. Gilber
Omaha
Neb
Prohibition Agents Seize Stills in Kansas Drive
Pittsburg Kansas Prohibition agents report an anti liquor campaign over 10 days resulting in the destruction of 8000 gallons of wine 40 gallons of whiskey 2000 gallons of home brew and 1000 gallons of corn mash as five stills were seized in the crackdown
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Pittsburg
Kan
Recall Stands By Ruling In North Dakota
The North Dakota supreme court denied five taxpayers a writ to halt the canvassing board from counting votes in the October 28 recall election. The court left in place the recall and inauguration of Nestos Johnson and Kitchin as state officials, while noting the five-judge panel did not rule on wholesale fraud accusations. The industrial commission, now led by recalled officials, signed a contract with Spitz er, Rorick & Co. for sale of remaining bond issues, replacing the prior contract and setting bonds to be sold at par.
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The
Industrial Commission
Spitzer, Rorick & Co
Toledo
Supreme Court
Riots in Belfast Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
Dispatches in London papers blame riots on nationalist and Orangemen rancor. The past week’s violence in Belfast left more than 30 people dead and nearly 100 wounded in clashes between factions.
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London
Belfast
Acosta Fails To Break One Kilometer Airspeed Record
Bert Acosta, noted test pilot and Pulitzer winner, attempted to lower the World speed record for one kilometer at Curtiss Field in Mineola. His racer completed a single lap at 197.8 miles per hour, short of Sadi Lecointe’s 206.5 mph mark set in France last September.
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Mineola
Bert Acosta
Airplaes
United States Navy
Curtiss Field
Acosta
Sadi Lecointe
France
Washington Students Present Medal to Marshal Foch
One thousand five hundred Washington public school pupils presented Marshal Foch with a gold medal and pledged funds to France for building two schools for French children. The drive aims to raise 250000 dollars naming Washington Lafayette and Foch Pershing schools.
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Foch
Washington, D. C
Washington
Marshal Foch
France
Washington-Lafayette
Foch-Pershing
Union Barred From Coal Camps Under Martial Law in Colo
International organizers of the United Mine Workers of America were ordered to stay out of all coal camps in Huerfano county while martial law is in effect. The prohibition covers Colorado Fuel and Iron mines and all other mines in the county amid the wage strike.
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Walsenburg
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Huerfano County
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Prisoners in Waterford Jail Begin Hunger Strike
Seventeen prisoners at Waterford jail start a hunger strike over denied extra recreation time. Cork corporation holds a special meeting urging the Dáil and cabinet to pause peace talks until the prisoners' issue is resolved.
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Cork
Waterford
Cork Corporation
Dail Etream
Gasoline Prices Advance 1 Cent a Gallon in New York
The Standard Oil companies of New York and New Jersey announce a wholesale price increase of one cent per gallon. New York gasoline costs 27 cents per gallon now.
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New York
Standard Oil Companies
New Jersey
Senate asks Rail Administration for blanket financial report
Washington D C The director general of the railroad administration is requested in a senate adopted resolution to provide a blanket statement of its financial affairs from inception to December 1.
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Rail Administration
Washington, D. C
The
Railroad Administration
Senate
Cornhusker items section outlines bank merger and coal finds
The Fremont area plans a new national bank from a merger of First National Commercial National and Farmers and Merchants National with 300000 capital and 250000 surplus. An 18 inch coal vein found at Margrave ranch near Fall City prompts development. Other items cover taxes, hog cholera losses, unemployment, a missing farmer Herman Wegner, football championships, street lighting, corn shucking records, cement plant output, beets and sugar factory efforts, and public notices across multiple Nebraska counties.
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Fremont
First National Bank
Commercial National Bank
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Margrave
Fall City
J.T. Margrave
York County
Henry Berger
Bradshaw
Anton Sundquist
Dallas
South Omaha
Omaha
Industrial Bureau of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Herman Wegner
Scribner
North Platte
Nebraska
Lincoln High Eleven
Nelson
Harry Sick
Hooper
George Long
Nebraska Cement
Superior
Dawson County
Sutherland
Wakefield
Harvey Hass
Box Butte County
Salvation Army
Wroes
Donald Hubbard
Beatrice
Fragmented line hints at trial and housing
A damaged passage mentions a trial and homes, with unclear context and several garbled phrases implying legal or housing issues but lacking concrete details.
No Wonder Insomnia Tied To Heredity Says Night Editor
A line from a coastal joke recalls a night editor role at a Greenland newspaper. The speaker cites family ties to the craft as a humorous explanation for sleeplessness.
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Bix
Dix
Greenland
Boston Transcript
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Ad Claims Safe Use
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin, stating they can be taken for colds headaches toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism and general pain. It urges following directions on every package and notes the Bayer Cross as a mark of the genuine product used by physicians for over twenty one years.
Life’s vexations vs Patience and a Remedy
A reflective note asserts patience and good humor can overcome most troubles, suggesting enduring calm as a remedy for life’s annoyances.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Nebraska League of Women Voters
State League of Women Voters
G. Ryan
League
United States Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
Allance
Broken Bow
Chadron
Columbus
Grand Island
Hastings
Holkege
Lincoln
McCook
City
Norfolk
O'Neil
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Valentine
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapoli
Board of Supervisors
State Capitol Commission
B. G. Goodhue
New York City
McKelvie
Burlington
Capitol
George Johnson
Johnson
N. M. M. O. Highway Association
Oberlin
Frontier
Redwillow Counties
Maywood
Joseph Hale Johnson
W. R. Johnson
Long Pine
Missouri River
Stella
W. C. Porter
United Presbyterian Church
Burchard
Henry Freudenberg
Madison
Lower Platte Valley
Lincoln County
Shurbert
Big Chief Development Company
Gordon
Nebraska University
Ames
Iowa
United States
Pawnee City
Mary Aden
Bayer
Tableta
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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