War Revenue Bill Draft Increases To About 2.7 Billion
Washington reports the joint conferees completed a draft raising war revenue from 2.4167 billion to about 2.7 billion. The plan tightens excess profits tax, adjusts invested capital and intangibles, adds postal and transportation levies, new inheritance taxes, and a 2 percent normal income tax with progressive surtaxes. It also raises whisky and beer taxes, expands stamp duties, and sets rates for vehicles, cigars, and other items with effective dates after passage.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
House
Main features of the new war revenue bill
The war revenue bill raises about $2.606 billion with new and increased taxes on life and marine insurance, amusement admissions, box seats, clubs, excess profits, and miscellaneous income. It lowers the special tax on munitions to 10 percent until January 1 1918 and preserves its yield at about $29 million annually.
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Senate
Virgin Island
Garfield Fixes Coal Prices Across Nation
Fuel Administrator Garfield announces immediate rules to cap retail coal margins. The plan sets the gross margin retail dealers may add to average wholesale costs rather than fixing exact consumer prices for bituminous and anthracite coal nationwide.
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Washington
Garfield
Liberty loan campaign opens in Cleveland for second issue
Secretary McAdoo announces the second Liberty loan of 3 000 000 000 to be offered in denominations accessible to all Americans. The campaign seeks ten million subscribers with possible total issues reaching 5 000 000 000. Bonds pay 4 percent interest and are described as safer than currency with full repayment guaranteed.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Washington
Cleveland
Col House and Wilson Prepare for Inevitable Peace Conference
New York Col E M House. a close ally of President Wilson, has taken on a mission to gather data for the United States ahead of any peace conference ending the war. He will work with Dr John H Finley to collect nonpartisan facts on global conditions, economies and politics for eventual policy guidance.
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Col
E. M. House
Wilson
United States
House
John H. Finley
New York State
Europe
Finley
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Lord Northcliffe
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
America
State Department
Peace Council
Germany
Entente
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Napoleon
Prince Talleyrand
Vienna
Talleyrand
France
Difference in Insignia Grieves Visual Rank Confusion
A young woman laments the misreading of military insignia showing an eagle on the shoulder or collar, arguing it should signal a full general. She struggles to distinguish oak leaf for major from brigadier star and is upset by surprising rank meanings revealed.
Stars in the navy and their varied meanings
A quoted exchange notes that naval stars do not always indicate the same rank and a young woman urges theater programs to print a key to army and navy officer ranks to avoid confusion.
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Navy
Army
Father’s Question on Daughter's Future Paths
An anxious father asks a music master for guidance after hearing his daughter sing. The master suggests alternatives like settlement work or horseback riding to spark interest and broaden her options.
Aviator dispute over record flight abroad at the front
A quoted remark questions whether the boast refers to aviating a record flight abroad or simply fleeing. The exchange centers on a wartime front aviation claim and its interpretation as achievement or avoidance.
Don’t Listen Too Much Says Observer
A compact maxim warns against trusting every report and urges skepticism about what is heard. The adage stresses caution in intake of information and the value of discernment in daily life.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
Historic ad promises a $100 reward for incurable catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts internal action through the blood and mucous membranes, notes 40 years on the market, and provides Toledo Ohio based F. J. Cheney & Co. as the seller.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Worst Way Ride to Buffalo Delayed by Telegram
A west bound Erie line passenger train lags two hours due to engine repairs as a frantic traveler drags a carpetbag and telegram begging to reach Buffalo. The conductor urges him to board, joking that nothing worse may occur.
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Erie Railroad
Corning
Buffalo
Everybody's Magazine
Menthol Exports From Japan And wartime Trade Shifts
Before the war about half of Japan menthol crystals exported to Germany. Since the outbreak of war the United States became the largest buyer, followed by Great Britain France and British India. Prices ranged from $2 to $2.50 per pound in recent years with demand rising but production improvements keeping prices reasonable.
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Japan
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
British India
Cuba To Build 82 Mile Canal In Matanzas Province
A broad tract will be reclaimed as Cuba initiates an 82 mile canal project in Matanzas Province. The plan aims to improve navigation and land use, with officials outlining strategic benefits for transport and development in the region.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Uganda Protestant Christian Share Reaches One-Tenth
A census note indicates that about 200000 Ugandans, roughly one tenth of the population, identify as Protestant Christians. The figure highlights religious composition amid social demographics in Uganda.
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Uganda
England Made The First Lead Pencil In Elizabethan Era
The earliest lead graphite pencil was manufactured in England during Queen Elizabeth I's reign, marking the origin of the modern pencil.
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England
Elizabeth
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