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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
8
Washington reports that joint conferees finished a draft of the war revenue bill raising the total to about 2.7 billion dollars. The plan adds taxes on inheritance, manufacturing sales, post, and transport while maintaining a 2 percent normal income tax and new surtax brackets.
Washington reports details of the war revenue bill agreed by house and senate conferees. It lists taxes totaling about $2.606 billion, including income tax, excess profits, and levies on spirits, tobacco, autos, admissions, and insurance. The measure also outlines exemptions, rates after November 1 1917, and changes to administration and the 12½ percent war munitions tax retained to 2018.
Fuel Administrator Garfield announces nationwide measures setting the gross margin retail dealers may add to wholesale coal costs. The plan does not specify exact consumer prices but limits the markup on bituminous and anthracite coal sold at retail.
Washington. The second Liberty loan of 3 billion dollars is formally opened by Secretary McAdoo in Cleveland. Ten million subscribers are sought with a possible total issue up to 5 billion. Citizens are urged to lend, not donate, with bonds repaid with 4 percent annual interest.
Col. E M House, a close adviser to President Wilson, will collect data to aid the United States at the forthcoming peace conference. He will work with Dr. John H Finley and several experts, staying in the U S and not outlining immediate peace aims, as the government keeps aloof from European quarrels while preparing for postwar terms.
A young lady laments insignia confusion in military ranks and naval stars. She argues eagle shoulder marks should denote general status, not colonel, and oak leaf versus brigadier star distinctions are hard to tell from a distance. She also notes navy stars sometimes mean different things and calls for theater programs to print a rank key.
An anxious father asks the music master for guidance after his daughter sings. The master replies he is unsure and wonders if activities like settlement work or horseback riding might engage her.
A fragment notes a person boasting of record flight abroad at the front. The text questions whether this refers to aviating or fleeing. It cautions against believing all heard claims and advises listening sparingly to avoid misinformation.
A chaotic scene on an Erie Railroad westbound commuter during a delay. A man rushes along the platform with a carpetbag and telegram begging to delay for a urgent trip to Buffalo. The conductor mocks the urgency while the patched engine limps forward.
Before the war about half the menthol crystals exported from Japan were sent to Germany. Since the outbreak of the war the United States has become the largest purchaser, followed by Great Britain, France and British India. Prices have ranged from 2 to 2.50 dollars per pound over the last five years, staying near the higher end. Improvements in manufacture have kept prices reasonable despite rising demand.
A 12 mile canal project will reclaim a broad fertile tract in Matanzas province Cuba. The plan outlines significant irrigation potential and land development tied to the canal system.
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