Harvey Bros dealer docketed on wire theft charge
Mr Alexis T Harvey of Harvey Bros dealers in hides was docketed at the police on Friday on the charge of buying stolen property He allegedly bought or concealed five coils of copper wire valued at 200 dollars from Western Union Tele Company knowing it was stolen He posted bond for appearance in recorder s court The warrant was sworn by Detective Joseph of the police for the arrest of Robert L Byrd former foreman of Western Union Tele Company arraigned in recorder s court Friday.
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Alexis T. Harvey
F Harvey Bros
Harvey
Western Union Tele- Company
Harty
Recorder’s Court
Reliance Equipment Store Advertises Paint and Wood Floors
Fragments show a marketing note urging readers to shop Reliance Equipment for ready mix paints and wood floor supplies. Brief references mention water and ashes and other items, with casual holiday gift slang and thanks. The readable content centers on store offerings and consumer purchase prompts.
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Reliancequipment Company
Philippine bill praised by Insular Bureau chief
Brig. General Frank McIntyre head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs calls the recent Philippine bill the best organic act ever passed and notes broad satisfaction in the islands. He renews the recommendation to extend American citizenship to Porto Rico.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
Congress
Frank McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
McIntyre
Porto Rico
Byrd Held on $250 Bond After Copper Wire Theft Confession
Byrd, arrested in New Orleans and delivered to Mobile police, is held in city court on a $250 bond awaiting action by the grand jury. Detective Lacey reports Byrd confessed to stealing several coils of copper wire from his employer and selling it to Harvey Bros. for twenty cents a pound.
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Byrd
New Orleans
Mobile
Lacey
Harvey Bros
German 100 mark bill falls on Geneva and Zurich markets
The German hundred mark bill dropped further on both Geneva and Zurich bourses. Geneva quotes 79 francs and 78 francs 25 centimes, while Zurich shows a fall of 1.75 points. Analysts fear the mass levy in Germany may disrupt economic life.
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Geneva
Paris
Zurich
Germany
Greek King's Ailing Health Raises Anxiety
Paris Dec 8 reports from German sources say King Constantine's health again causes anxiety. A wound in his side remains open and he is described as very weak, per a Zurich dispatch to Matin.
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Paris
Constantine
Zurich
Venizelist Prisoners Led to Averoff Prison Jeered
A Reuters dispatch from Athens dated Monday December 4 reports Venizelist prisoners were moved from the parliament building to Averoff prison. They were walked through Stadium Street in fours, with a jeering crowd in attendance.
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Athens
London
Reuter
Parliament House
Averoff
Stadium Street
Atlanta Motormen Given Maximum Penalty
J L Wilson and J R Gunter struck motormen were convicted of dynamiting a street car in Atlanta on November 7. They were sentenced to ten years in the state superior court, the maximum penalty. It was not announced if they would appeal.
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Atlanta
J. L. Wilson
J. R. Gunter
Uncle Sam to Begin Taking Special Taxes in 1917
Government planners anticipate new taxes starting January 1 1917. Individuals with net income 3000 or more face 2 percent tax. corporations pay 2 percent on net income and 50 cents per 1000 on excess stock market value above 75 000. Brokers theatres circuses and other exhibitors face a graded set of annual taxes from 10 to 100 dollars depending on class and size with six months of 1917 at half rates. Forms 11A issued with returns due by January 20 1917.
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Internal Revenue Department
John D. McNeel
Alabama
Mississippi
Birmingham
McNeel
Special Corporation Tax Rules and Deadlines
The notice outlines new corporation tax rules including a 2 percent rate on net income for 1916 and 1917, filing deadlines of March 1 1917 for many taxpayers, and a first period tax of 26 cents per 1000 for the initial January 1 to July 1 1917 return. It requires withholding on payments over 3000 and warns of penalties for failure to file.
Wounds and the Puzzle of Pain in Battle
The article describes how pain is a brain product and how wounded soldiers often feel no immediate pain. Personal experience shows a bullet wound can progress without sensation until nerves recover, explaining the paradox of numbness during shock and battle.
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