Luxury Tax Take Soars as New York Reports Record Receipts
United States collector William H. Edwards notes luxury taxes in Manhattan rose to 2,000,009 in February and may set a new April record. He explains small luxury items like ice cream sodas yield steady revenue, while theaters, jewelry, furs, and autos contribute heavily. deductions for luxury taxes reduce income tax, with most taxpayers honest in reporting expenditures.
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Ixitty
United States
Manhattan
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Manhatan
Knickerbocker
French wheat crop outlook boosts year’s harvest hopes
Paris May 12 Agricultural experts predict the wheat harvest will nearly meet France’s full needs for the coming year. The improvement over last year is partly due to more motor driven farm equipment. Official figures show over 12,350,000 acres sown with wheat.
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Polish Forces Drive Bolshevists From Dnieper Bridgehead
Warsaw reports Polish troops oust Bolshevists from the Ixiev bridgehead on the east bank of the Dnieper and push the enemy farther east. Bolshevik shelling continues but misses Kiev. Poles establish control across the bridgehead and position artillery on the river’s east bank. Kiev remains quiet and orderly.
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Warsaw
Exhibition ships abroad to display American goods
Louisville report notes H G McLean proposes fitting out Shipping Board vessels as exhibition ships to carry American products to new markets. He cites Britain and Japan using similar plans to win foreign trade, urging U S manufacturers and labor leaders to pursue strikeless production to defend markets and wages.
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H. G. McLean
Southern Railway System
Mcclean
Shipping Board
McLean
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Nations widen reach of U S parcel post to 180 nations
At a May luncheon Otto Praeger, assistant Postmaster General, said postwar parcel post coverage expanded from 44 to 180 destinations since 1913. He noted rapid postwar additions including South America, Spain, Switzerland, and plans with Norway, Sweden and Denmark to raise weight limits and provide indemnity against loss or destruction.
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Otto Praeger
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South America
Spain
Switzerland
Washington
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Grigsby and Wickersham testify on Alaska activity
Delegate Grigsby of Alaska and former delegate Wickersham testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee about charges of political activity tied to the Alaska nominations. The hearings, led by Senator Sterling, consider actions on Charles E. Bunnel and R. F. Roth’s federal district judge and attorney posts, with a possible vote before Congress recess.
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Alska
Wickersham
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R. F. Roth
Alaska
Seniator
Sterling
South Dakota
Con-Gress
Woman and nephew arraigned for murder in Nebraska
The Associated Press reports that a woman and her nephew were arraigned on charges of murder in Nebraska. Details from the court indicate the case involves alleged fatal violence and pending legal action as of mid May.
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