New York Tax Plan Explored By Mills Committee
The Mills committee in New York argues for an income tax as the best fair method to reduce reliance on property taxes. It highlights state growth in government costs, cites Wisconsin and Massachusetts as precedents, and outlines proposed rates and exemptions while noting potential city burdens and penalties for noncompliance.
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New York State
New York
Ogden I. Mills
Empire State
Senator Mills
Mills
Sanders and
Boylan
Everett
Afachold
Chase
Donohue
Gillen
Wivery
Ogden Mills
Davius Ogden Mills
Harvard
Beatrice Mills
Countess of Granard
Senate
New York City
John Purroy Mitchel
Upstate
State Tax Board
Mitchel
Wisconsin
New
Tax Department
Massachusetts
Connecticut
West Virginia
Parcel post money bag robbery disrupts mail flow
A parcel post package containing money was reportedly broken open in transit. Postal officials say a mail bag was forced open and 3805 undelivered letters affected as investigators review the incident.
Paris Sees Severe Winter as Prices Double Across Goods
Paris faces a hard winter with prices up about 100 percent on essentials. Milk, fish, coal, soap, and vegetables soar while many items grow scarce. Magic City shifts from entertainment to boot and sole production as the government centralizes wartime shoe supply.
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Camembert
Paris
Magic City
Coney Island
White City
Hrades
The White Flowers of January
A poem by William Sharp portrays winter woods blanketed in snow and a goddess figure guiding the season. Dead blooms revived as snow petals reveal white forms, turning the wintry scene into a quiet miracle of reawakening.
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Flora
Bell Party Idea for New Year’s Eve Entertaining
A hostess plan for a bell themed New Year’s Eve party describes using bells of all sizes to decorate rooms with holly and mistletoe, red bell shades, and a silver bell centerpiece. Invitations are written on gilt bells reading Ring out the old, ring in the new. A midnight bell ringing with multiple peals ushers in 1916 with a festive toast and continued dining.
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Pather
Roosevelts and Allies Dominate 1916 Campaign Outlook
A dense World War I era digest lists political and military fronts including Roosevelt support from steel and oil interests, Republican conventions, and pacifist concerns. It notes Colonel House illness, Kaiser Wilhelm's health, naval buildup aims by 1925, and various international events from London to Washington. The item weaves party dynamics, diplomacy, and wartime pressures with a stream of quick facts.
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Mr. Edison
Naval Research Laboratory
Packard Motor Company
Detroit
Germany
Welland Canal
Roosevelt
Wilson Peace
O'Gorman
Chicago
Washington
King George
Athens
Salonica
James L. Garvin
Russia
Congress
Richard Melville Hall
Dartmouth
Alsace
Wilmington
Del
Aero Club
Kitchin
Europe
Republic
Inez Mulholland Boissesvain
Ford
Baron Zaiedinek
Ancona
United States
Commissioner of Navigation
George W. S. Williams
Public Service Commission
Whitman
New York
Wilson
Hot Springs
New U S Army Camp Planned Similar to Plattsburg at Camden
Major General Leonard Wood announced that a duplicate encampment for businessmen will be held in Camden South Carolina. The program mirrors the Plattsburg camp and will start likely in February near an army post. Applications to attend have begun arriving.
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Plattsburg
Camden
S. C
N. Y
Leonard Wood
8. C
Wood
King for a Day Costs $1000 for New Year Queen Parade
A Philadelphia New Year tradition lets a working man become king for a day in the Shoot ers parade. Captains spend large sums on costumes and robes, with some robes exceeding a thousand dollars, while the king returns to work afterward.
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Philadelphia
United States
Queens of Society
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France
Galeries Lafayette
By William Sharp
Brankee
Mr. Roosevelt
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New Haven
House
Emperor William
Western Front
von Papen
London
Lord Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Naval General Board
Admiral Dewey
Daniels
Carranza
Villa
Chihuahua
Cardinal Mercier
Hoover
Belgium
Danaiels
General Board of the Navy
U. S. Army Camp
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