Income Tax Returns Show Large Revenues for 1913
The 1913 income tax data reveals 337,598 filers reporting $28.26 million in normal tax and $15.53 million in surtax. Top incomes clustered near New York and major cities. 44 individuals reported $1 million plus. Nonresident aliens and abroad residents filed returns totaling $7.32 million and $19.34 million, respectively. Corporate returns showed 16,909 firms with stock $64.07 billion and net income of $4.335 billion. Total bureau receipts reached a record $8.8. billion.
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Husting Wins Senate Seat In Wisconsin Election
In Moasson Wisconsin on December 14 the jury ruled Paul O Hunting Democrat won the United States Senate seat, defeating Governor P. E. McGovern Republican. McGovern sought recounts in three counties and will likely appeal to the U S Senate for a further review as returns showed Hunting ahead by about one thousand one hundred votes.
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Moasson
Wis
Paul O Hunting
United States Senate
PE. McGovern
McGovern
Nusting
Supreme Court
Snipers Fire On General Bliss At Naco
Dec 12 report states General Bilas arrived to take command at Naco Ariz and narrowly escaped snipers as he inspected outposts. Other items note a dynamite explosion in Scranton killing thirteen and a Madison Ind officer firing five times at a suspect. A Washington capital fall ends in a fatal plunge from a terrace railing.
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Naco
Ariz
Bilas
Cenergt
Elisa
Capital
Washington
Del
John F. Mecue
Brookland
Forests Underwrite Local Improvements Plan Proposed
Washington aims to use federal funding from undeveloped forest lands to finance local improvements. David Holston, secretary of agriculture, urges authorizing spending to support road construction and community development in unsettled counties once timber is sold.
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David ¥. Holston
Agriculture
InnWebert
Iscal
National Foresta Ifn
Congress
Washington nominates generals for major rank and navy commendation
President Wilson nominates Brigadier General Punston for major general and Colonel Henry A. Greene for brigadier general. Charles I Hughes is named as commander in the navy for advancement. Jesse Adams of Galland kills Anna Conway then dies by suicide after a refused marriage. Leo M Frank is resentenced to be hanged January 22. clemency appeals planned. Dennis Mack sells Nab Ward Collins to Chicago. mob lynches Masex Max in Lake Cormorant after alleged store break-in.
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Wilson
Punston
Henry A. Greene
Charles I. Hughes
Vantam
Philadelphia
Jesse Adams
Oalland
Oicar
Anna Conway
Adams
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Frank
Board of Pardons
New York
Joan K. Tener
Natonal League
Philadelpha
Dennis Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Naward T. Collins
Bageman
Athletics
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Lake Cormorant
Miss
Masex Max
Death of Representative Sereno E. Payne of New York
Representative Sereno E. Payne of New York died suddenly of heart failure in his Washington apartment. He was seventy one, lived alone after his wife’s death three years earlier, and had served in Congress since 1885 except one term. He chaired the ways and means committee and led the Republican floor as leader in 1969 16 and helped draft the Payne Aldrich tariff bill. Born June 28, 1843 in Hamilton New York, he studied at Rochester and Colgate and attended many Republican national conventions.
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Sereno ET. Payne
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Indh Means
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Payne Aldrich
Hamilton
N. Y
Rochester
Colgate
Rockhill Dies in Honolulu Aboard Chiyo Maru Voyage
William W. Rockhill, noted American diplomat, died in Honolulu after leaving the liner Chiyo Maru en route to China. He had been headed to Peking to advise President Yuan Shikai and was sixty years old. Separately, Fred Clarke will remain manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates as announced by National League president Tener.
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Ching
William W. Rockhll
Amercas
Rockhill
China
Peking
Yuan Bb Kal
San Francisco
Pirates
New York
T'red
Clarke
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tener
Mexican Robbery Fatality Reported Near Douglas
In Douglas Arizona on December 14 a report states that R F Ding of Pittsburgh along with Douglas and Miguel McMonnie two Mexicans were robbed and slain by Mexican outlaws while returning from a mine venture.
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Ariz
Ding
Pittsburgh
Thomas’ Frieta
Miguel McMonnle
B- Mine
Burns Breaker Yard Port Seized by Pennsylvania Officials
In Burns Pennsylvania on December 14 authorities from Pennsylvania seized a coal breaker yard. The action involved likely port ownership disputes and a case against a local or company operator. Details specify state intervention and a financial or regulatory motive.
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Tha BH
Cwashary
Rae Penagylvania
Iowa labor report on wages for waitresses and rail service woes
Iowa study shows many girls in restaurants earn under eight dollars weekly with home support. notes optimism for higher pay and high school dropouts among workers. Separately the Railroad Commission stalls on widening narrow gauge lines causing potential court battles and legislative action. Statewide marriage and birth data show growth with rising divorces and a notable Polk County failure rate. dairy and school law updates follow.
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A. .L. Urick
Ellen M. Rourke
38 & Wesk
Iowa
G. FH. Sumner
State Board of Health
Polk County
Winnelagd
Scott County
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
The Folly of Discontent in Midnight Labor
A fashionable woman from the ghpera observes midnight workers and burrowing machines. She longs for a laborers freedom and power, while the chasm engine and torchlights blaze. a sudden glance reveals both crave, then vanish as the scene ends.
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Cartain
Church Card Club Gossips Over Cough Drop Button
Mrs Jones recalls a Mitie girl counting in church while she hid a cough drop and a button in her pocket. She expected to offer another drop but kept quiet after fearing a mix up and noting the unusual button from her new suit. The group reacts with curiosity and humor.
Cuticura Skin Treatment Ad Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for eczema rashes itchiness and scalp irritations in infants children and adults. It promises immediate relief rest and speedy healing with free samples by requesting via postcard to Cuticura Dept X Boston.
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Cutleura
Dept. X
Boston
Adv
Like Bread on Water Pun Prompted Boston Culprit
Dialogue sketches a man giving a dollar to a poor man who returns drenched, prompting a wry Boston remark about generosity and consequence. The exchange ends with a blunt observation on outcomes.
Unclear Court Testimony on Conservatory Case
Report notes circumstantial statements about a young woman named Was serby and a conservatory incident. Evidence cited includes a pronounced facial complexion difference described as a sign of bias. The contradictory dialogue hints at courtroom tension and uncertain conclusions.
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Patric
Young Wasserby
Nighttime exchange on a cryptic vigil ends abruptly
The fragmentary dialogue suggests a tense night scene with a biker and a terse remark about the speaker's strict mother. Little concrete detail survives, leaving the exact events or identities unclear.
Fragmentary Quote With Incomplete Ballroom Reference
A garbled passage cites a Cincinnati and Boston newspaper phrases about a ballroom, a modern lifestyle, and self-satisfaction. The text includes quoted snippets and fragmented dialogue describing dance, husbands, and an enlarged tapping step.
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