Tax plan aims to raise billions through broad levies
Treasury and Ways and Means members push for a wide tax package to close a $1 to $1.5 billion gap, with proposed soft drink, luxury, and war profits taxes. Officials weigh a gross-sales levy, denatured alcohol tax, and enhanced rates on excess profits while considering household servant taxes and stricter telegraph and telephone levies.
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Ing
Ways ‘and ‘Committee
Treasury
Treas
Treasury Department
Hull
Helvering
Moore
Benny Leonard Seeks Norwalk Farm For Training
Lightweight world champion Benny Leonard visited Miss Nellie York on Chestnut Hill over the weekend. He looked fit and plans to buy a Norwalk farm for training. He had been at local beaches and said after boxing duties at Camp Upton he will face Kid Lewis the welterweight champion.
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Norwalk
Benny Leonard
Nellie York
Chestnut Hill
Camp Upton
Kid Lewis
Norwalk Debris Dredges as Vessel Rages Afloat
Naval officers reached Norwalk and boarded the freight steamer Mahoning, rammed by the Bay State on Friday night. The ship rests on rocks between Green's Reef ledge light and Roton Point as wreckers prepare to refloat it.
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Norwalk
Bay State
Green’s Reef Ledge Light
Roton Point
British Troops Advance At Dusk On Western Front
A dusk photograph shows British troops from a Yorkshire regiment moving to an advanced position on the western front. The image captures men crossing shell-torn ground in silhouette as they push forward amid ongoing combat.
Casualty Lists Recap From World War II Records
The Gazette publishes casualty details with 417 names in two reports. Died of wounds, died of disease, and wounded severities list Privates Almon Fowler James Lees Peter Goldstein etc. A second list notes 256 killed in action and 43 wounded, to be released Tuesday morning. Verification from France is ongoing as cables handle the flow.
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Almon N. Fowler
Greenbush
James E. Lees
Boston
Mass
Peter Goldstein
Perry Avenue
Norwalk
Conn
George M. Beckett
Chapman Street
New Britain
Cook Lynn Bobb
Blanford
James H. Feeney
East Bridgewater
Edward Loring
Gloucester
John J. Maroney
Franklin J. Mullarky
Spencer
Neil O’brien
Dover
N. H
Arthur C. Bates
Morrisville
Harry C. Berry
Milton
Frank Benoit
Burlington
Tony Demarca
Lynn
Carleton T. Harlowe
Cotult
William H. Hilliken
Vermont
John D. Hussey
Henry N. Milliken
Roxbury
Joseph J. J. Murphy
Godfrey J. Podvin
Frank R. Rousseau
Cambridge
George Sheehan
Marine Corps
New England
George L. Langell
Malden
France
Paris Bombarded Again by Long Range German Cannon
Paris reports resumed bombardment this morning by a long range German cannon. The city had been spared for weeks while allied advances north of the Marne uncovered emplacements similar to those used to shell Paris.
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Paris
Marne
The Yanks Triumph and Ascent in War Echoes
The Evening Transcript salutes the Yankee division marching to victory with disciplined resolve. New Englanders feel pride and a solemn foreboding as they recall past battles from Bunker Hill to the Marne. The piece honors their sacrifice and steadfast faith amid war’s costs.
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Evening Transcript
New
New England
Bunker Hill
Marne
Sickly Vitality and Germany’s Unconditional Surrender
The New York Tribune argues pacifism fades as Germany can be defeated and must pay full price for war. It contends invincibility myths crumble and calls for unconditional surrender to civilization, a shift Lloyd George notes will grow harsher as conflict continues.
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New York Tribune
Germany
Kultur
Lloyd-George
Captain Shanahan Receives French War Cross
Waterbury reports Captain William Shanahan of Company A 102nd Infantry has been awarded the French War Cross for gallantry in action. The city unit is part of the 102nd Infantry and the news reached Waterbury today.
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Waterbury
William Shanahan
Shannahan
102Nd Infantry
Ferdinand Leaves Sofia for Health Crisis in Europe
Athens reports King Ferdinand of Bulgaria departed Sofia for health reasons. The exact destination remains unclear as officials state the move is for his wellbeing, with observers noting potential implications for Vienna and broader European diplomacy.
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Ferdinand
Athens
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Sofia
First American Receives New Distinguished Service Cross
Private Fred A. Renick of the U S Army Ambulance Service with the French Army becomes the first to receive the new American Distinguished Service Cross for bravery on the French front. Though wounded in the arm he refused aid to treat others and was later tossed by a shell that killed his patients and destroyed the ambulance, resulting in the loss of his right forearm.
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Fred A. Renick
United States Army
Renick
American Tanker O. B. Jennings Sunk by U Boat
The American tanker O B Jennings was sunk by shell fire from a German submarine about 100 miles off the Virginia coast. Thirty survivors were landed at Norfolk by naval vessels, while a boat with the captain and 13 men remained missing. The ship of 7,890 net tons was built in 1917 for Standard Oil Co.
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Washington
O. B. Jennings
Virginia
Navy Department
Norfolk
Jennings
Standard Oil Co
Siberia to Declare War on the Soviet Government
The provisional government at Omsk in Siberia plans a formal declaration of war against the Bolshevik government, per an Exchange Telegraph dispatch quoting Pravda and Isvestia. Czecho-Slavs allied with the Allies have ordered mobilizations across Russian territories, per Central News with Moscow advices.
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Siberia
London
Omsk
Copenhagen
Pravda
Isvestia
Amsterdam
Moscow
Norwalk Soldier Dead in France of Acute Appendicitis
Norwalk, Aug 5. Naval officers of American overseas forces are reported dead in France from acute appendicitis, per war department telegram to his parents in Silvermine, a Norwalk suburb.
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Norwalk
France
War Department
Silver Mine
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
From the PEO Press dated August 4 1893 the column notes a clay canal boat at the creek for Coles and Weeks a matinee by the Gentlemen's Riding Club at Cromwell Plains fine trotting Oliver H Cone drove Tom Bents gray mare Landlord Pardee of the Champion House brought guests to Middletown in the Minnie May Meriden Chapter Order of Eastern Star held a lawn party at Mrs Thomas Lyons Cromwell John W Baker announces Baptist Sunday school excursion on Block Island steamer Smith and Cody orchestra engaged for Young Emeralds Portland on steamer Sunshine South church Sunday school picnic Lake Pocotopaug next Tuesday Gaston T Hubbard returned from Cottage City a valuable gold watch stolen from Abel C Allison in New York Herbert L Camp lost a horse to colic Salvo Caraccas found a valuable ring at the river Mansfield Post G A R excursion failed financially Benvenue boarding house to be dedicated by a dance A N Pierson building two greenhouses boosting his plant by 25 percent two youths at Watch Hill caught ten bluefish weighing 85 pounds.
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Coles & Weeks
Gentlemen’s Riding Club
Cromwell Plains
Oliver H. Cone
Tom Bent
Landlord Pardee
Champion House
Middletown
Minnie May
Meriden
Order of Eastern Star
Thomas Lyons
Cromwell
John W. Baker
Baptist Sunday School
Block Island
Smith & Cody
Portland
Sunshine
South Church
Lake Pocotopaug
Gaston T. Hubbard
Cottage City
Abel C. Allison
New York
Herbert L. Camp
Colic
Salvo Caraccas
Mansfield Post
Benvenue
Columbia Granite Co
A. N. Pierson
Watch Hill
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Opens War Plans Convention
New York August 5 delegates from across the United States gather to finalize international war work plans. Supreme Knight Flaherty to report on 13 million dollars raised for war aid last year and military and civilian efforts at home and abroad. William J. Mulligan named chair of the war activities committee, travels abroad to assess conditions and pressure for a potential fifty million dollar goal to sustain the order’s work.
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Committee On War Activities
K. of Cc
Death of Michael Devito Reveals Prolonged Skull Fracture
Waterbury reports the 56 year old Michael Devito died after two months living with a base of skull fracture. Hurt at Scoville Manufacturing Co on May 11, he was treated at St Marys Hospital and returned to work before being readmitted Saturday. Coroner John M indzani opened an inquest this noon.
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Waterbury
Michael Devito
Devito
Scoville M’f’g. Co
St. Mary’s Hospital
John T. Manzani
Auto Driver Fined in Hartford Overturn Crash
John C. Young of Hartford a Pratt & Whitney foreman was fined 50 dollars and costs in police court for driving his car into a motor truck carrying picnickers on Cook avenue last evening. The crash overturned the truck injuring Samuel White of Hartford, his brother's young son, and Mrs. William Lipske, none seriously. Young appealed.
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Meriden
John C. Young
Hartford
Pratt & Whitney Co
Cook Avenue
Samuel White
William Lipske
Young
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