New State Tax Bill Signed By Governor Cur tin
The act, signed by Governor Curtin on the 30th, imposes new taxes to fund state needs and abolishes the Revenue Board. It requires quarterly freight tonnage returns from transportation firms and taxes per ton on various goods. It also expands reporting and taxes for banks, insurers, and other corporations, with new penalties and allocation of revenue to government expenses and a sinking fund.
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The Death of Edward M. Schneider at Antietam
Carleton of the Boston Journal records the death of Edward M Schneider, a 17 year old from Phillips Academy who enlisted in the 57th Massachusetts. He marched from Annapolis to the Rapidan, was wounded at North Anna, returned to his regiment, led a charge beyond the Dann house, and was mortally shot as he pressed toward enemy works. He asked for letters to his father and urged comrades to stand by the flag and the cross. He died peacefully after sending gifts to the Christian Commission and American Board.
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Hon. Josiah Quincy Dies at 92 A Storied Career Ends
The nation mourns Hon. Josiah Quincy once a speaker of the Boston city charter and Harvard president. Born February 4, 1772 in Boston, he served in Congress, led as Speaker, and later governed Boston before a secluded later life. He died Friday night July 1 at his Quincey country seat aged 92. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company donates 50000 dollars to the state for orphan sailors and soldiers.
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Extraordinary Trout Fishing Party Returns From Philadelphia
Rochester Democrat reports Messrs Stephen I. Ainsworth West Bloomfield Jacob Carson and Ambrose Washington Canandaigua with five companions felled a vast trout catch on a Kettle Creek trip. They kept 316142 trout nine inches or larger, dressed and salted filling a barrel and a half. Only four fished much. the rest labored. Governor Seymour learns New York is credited with 4733 men past calls, having sent over 300000 to the war.
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Then Came a Little Letter from a Soldier to God
A clergyman recalls a convalescent soldier who shared a letter from his dying daughter Mary. The note urged prayer and reading the Bible, revealing Mary's faith and prompting the father to vow to seek Heaven. The tale underscores how letters from home move soldiers toward mercy and repentance.
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The Widow Clings To Faith As A Glowing Pyre Ends All
A young widow ascends a funeral pyre beside a corpse, her calm, ritual fortitude unshaken by the flames. Torchbearers dance and shout as the pile bursts into fire, the two bodies consumed in minutes and the crowd’s roar masking the final suffocation.
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Butchered by a saw in Civil War hospital tale
A Massachusetts sergeant recounts a brutal Civil War operation where chloroform is refused and he endures amputation with his arm laid on a table. He is praised as a hero and called a butcher by bystanders. The piece also notes a Whittier letter on freedom and a Washington porter’s death.
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