Assessed tax increases proposed by Kitchin panel
The Ways and Means committee outlined rough estimates for an 8 trillion to 9 trillion budget plan with a broad tax hike. A new 1 cent levy on gross retail mail order sales over 100000 is set to raise substantial revenue. stock brokers, pawnbrokers, ship brokers, theater license taxes, and amusements taxes all rise. Luxury taxes on stock exchange seats and higher rates for billiard and bowling facilities also appear. Industry excise taxes on tobacco products and cigars double, and capital stock taxes increase to 1 per 1000 with surpluses included. Mileage books and passenger transport taxes shift, while bank checks remain unchanged. Circus tax doubles to 100 and gallery taxes loom.
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S and Means
Treasury
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Ck Exchange
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United States
Hattie Smith Drowned In River Near Haddam While Fishing
In Haddam area news, Miss May Hattie Smith drowned when a small boat capsized while dropping an anchor on a river trip with her mother. The mother was rescued. Other brief items note excursions aboard steamer City of Richmond to Block Island and Sunshine to Pawson Park, plus local travel and crime notes.
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May Hattie Smith
Haddam
New Britain
Mabel
Sunshine
Pawson Park
John T. Walsh
James Donovan
Charles Fitzgerald
Springfield
Mass
Ethel Bliss
Minneapolis
Minn
Tom Beckwith
West
Cromwell
Middletown
Cromeagles
City of Richmond
Block Island
Portland
Dell Reeves
Dell
G. A. R. Hall
Colchester
Budde
Kelsey
Beattie
Mattabessett Lodge
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East Berlin
Air Line Bridge
Germans Demand Peace and Freedom Amid War Strain
A Frankfort dispatch says peace and political freedom are rising in Germany as American forces cross the ocean. The Schwabische Tagwacht declares Germany cannot win without true freedom and calls for Chancellor von Hertling's retirement. Pan Germans in Schaffhausen form an organization against the social democrats.
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Zurich
Germany
Frankfort
Gazette
Schwabische Tagwacht
von Hertling
Schaffenhausen
Balfour Warns Against Repeating World War Catastrophe
Foreign Secretary A J Balfour told the House of Commons that civilization risks bankruptcy if a repeat of this world catastrophe occurs. He urged a united push for a League of Nations and warned against wavering on war aims, calling it a crime against the drive for lasting peace. Lord Robert Cecil noted arbitration suits only minor disputes.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
League of Nations
Robert Cecil
Foreign Office
Basis of profits tax explained by chairman
Chairman Kitchin explained that the excess profits tax under consideration applies only to corporations. Individuals and partnerships are omitted.
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Kitchin
Americans Have Strong Nerves Nerve Food Ad Chronicle
An old newspaper advertisement extols Phosphated Iron as a nerve food and blood builder for overworked minds. It cites that regular use strengthens the nervous system, helps sleep and digestion, and reenergizes worn-out nerve cells with a fast-absorbed iron phosphate blend. It claims users feel renewed vitality after a few weeks.
Postmaster Quits Closing Saugatuck Office Over Red Tape
Saugatuck's post office shut yesterday after temporary postmaster Joseph Morton halted operations to protest Washington delays. Salary cuts and clerk limits left the office overworked at the railroad clearing hub for Westport. Residents dispatch a delegation to Stamford seeking relief and await a September 11 examination for a new postmaster.
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Saugatuck
Joseph Morton
Washington
New Haven
Westport
Patrick Oates
Stamford
Schuyler Merritt
South Norwalk
Kaiser Wilhelm II and American resolve in war effort
The text asserts that American soldiers are taking the offensive within their lines, a stance displeasing to Kaiser Wilhelm II yet framed as the true American way. It emphasizes steadfastness and determination to see the war through to victory.
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Kaiser Wilhelm the 2Nd
Kaiser Wilhelm
National War Garden Urges Soldiers’ Slogan for Pests
The National War Garden initiative based in Washington calls on soldiers to adopt a slogan addressing pest control. This public message emphasizes morale and efficiency in wartime garden efforts and supports civilian agricultural resilience.
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National War Garden
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Arthur B. Jenkins
U. & and Foreign
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Mutual Building
Hartford, Conn
R. J. Atwell
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