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Taxation and class burdens in early U S policy
On January 26, 1916, commentary argues the tax law taxes the wealthy to fund government while exempting salaries over 2000 dollars and shielding the poor. The piece argues constitutional amendment enabled this levy and calls it class legislation, urging broad participation in government funding with targeted exemptions for the truly impoverished.
Buying Back United States Securities Held Abroad
The article discusses the large scale repurchase of U S securities held by foreigners, noting about 2 billion dollars sold since the war began and an average of six million dollars daily entering the market. It praises U S investors absorbing these securities, contrasts with Japan’s leader forecasting buys, and forecasts another 1.6 billion in foreign-held securities to be sold in six months amid a strong bull market.
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The Tax on Thrift in Britain and U S Exemptions
The article notes Great Britain has about 1,000,000 income taxpayers with many escaping tax due to recording difficulties. In 1914 there were 709,356 individual assessments between 780 and 48,665 a year, plus 390 above that. Over 250,000 were assessed from 780 to 975. In the United States, political motives exempt most under 3,000 a year from a 100,000,000 population, with only 357,625 persons in the AAPHIVE.
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Mann Urges Preparedness as War Looms in Europe
Mr Mann, Republican leader, warned Congress that war risks loom for the United States as European turmoil grows. He warned England threatens American rights and commerce, while Germany nears settlement, urging neutral rights and emergency defense preparations now. He urged that national defense be treated as an urgent, nonpartisan matter.
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A Suffering Industry The Hobo World in Decline
A harsh critique notes the collapse of the hobo economy as labor demand rises and many once mighty hobos fade. It laments missing leaders, waning street life, and a shift toward factory work while warning of broader social decay and waning public sympathy.
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Anarchy and hardship shape a hobo’s era
The writer argues that strife in distant regions causes local discontent yet could also bring opportunity. He warns that widespread anarchy risks draining faith and fostering misery, noting that hobos face hard days amid global disorder and shifting economies.
Government ownership of war material plants debated
The article argues against full government ownership of munition, shipyards, and armor plants, contending private contractors, under competitive bidding, can supply war material more quickly and cheaply. It warns government plants would be costly, less efficient, and prone to idle capacity, urging mobilization of private industry for defense instead.
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Sir Dudley de Chair and His Hareem Experience
Vice Admiral Dudley de Chair, newly knighted, claims unique personal experience of interior life in Oriental harems. The British officer, Canadian-born and former naval attaché in Washington, was captured during the 1832 Alexandria bombardment, paraded as the admiral’s son, and treated as a guest in a khedival palace harem before his release through De Lesseps.
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Lancelot Carnagis Named Knight After Envoy Honor in Lisbon
In Lisbon honors envoy status was bestowed on Sir Lancelot Carnagis, half brother to the seventh Earl of Southesk, leader of the Carnegie clan with many members in America. The late Earl James Carnegie, famed traveler and author, influenced cross Atlantic ties. Queen Victoria aided the family restoration. The Carnegie lineage spans Canada and the United States with places named for them.
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Black Underwear For Milady Sparks Modern Fashion Hype
A Cleveland plate dealer touts smart black undergarments for milady. Filmy georgette crepe options with or without white lining pair with black dresses or lace blouses. Night robes or slips offered as room wear with jet lace accents.
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Congress Condensed: Water power bill and preparedness noted
Public lands committees report a water power bill recognizing state and federal jurisdiction. Deposits in Federal Reserve banks are discussed, with higher per depositor limits and bond investments if war threats arise. Hearings on preparedness continue as nominations and confirmations occur.
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Mocking Bird Fled Forever by Trappers
In a Philadelphia North American piece the mocking bird is described as an endangered northern resident. Once common in Philadelphia around Bartram’s ivy the species vanished as trappers sold birds for small sums. Northern laws failed to curb the trade, driving the birds south where they did not return.
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John Jentzen's Toast Promotes Clean Backyards For Health
From the Atlanta Constitution a sanitation chief counsels keeping backyards clean to curb microbes and improve health and prosperity. The message urges residents to prevent filth near eating areas, claiming better health leads to wealth in time.
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Ice cake life preserver saves fisherman in blizzard
Nels Ignkgon, a fisherman, was carried into Green Bay on a floating ice cake at night during a blizzard. His cries were unheard until the wind shifted and daylight revealed him a few hundred yards from shore. A rescue boat then pulled him to safety and he was nearly frozen.
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He's Changeable from Purch First Recruit What Do You Think
The speaker recalls a nickname for a man titled Major Bill, noting his changeable nature. A conversation from last night shows the recruit asking where to go and the other replying friend, with the man seeming uncertain or disconnected today.
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Brasil The Discovery and A Vision of Progress
A historical note celebrates the 416th anniversary of Brazil's discovery by Vincent Pinzon and the Portuguese crown. The piece extols Brazil's awakening, rising white population, vast territory, Amazon River system, railways, forests and mines, and argues science will curb tropical diseases to enable white settlement and growth across the republic.
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The Dutchman's Pipe Plant Kidnaps Bees for Pollen
A plant known as the Dutchman's pipe entices bees with nectar inside a long tubular flower. The insect enters, is then blocked by rigid nectar daggers, and must release pollen before exiting. After two to three days the daggers wither and the bee escapes with pollen.
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Why hair turns gray and the fright myth
The article explains that pigmented hairs are replaced by white ones as new hairs form, not by old hairs changing color. Pigmented hairs do not turn gray. pigment formation can cease during growth, leaving a pigmented tip with a white base. It debunks stories of sudden gray hair from fright, citing Marie Antoinette as historically gray long before death.
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Redheads warned of tight marriage chances says expert
Denver column cites Dr Edward Lavelle asserting red hair is a major matrimonial disqualification. He claims redheaded women are left unpaired as others attract suitors, while redheaded men face similar dating hardships and isolation.
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Make Him Plants From Jack O Laptern
A fragmentary verse item describes a thin freshman in corduroy pants and a playful chant. The piece hints at a contest concluded and remarks on appearances, though readable detail is limited and uncertain.
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Views of World Travelers Met in Capital Hotel Lobbies
Georgia Republican Henry S. Jackson in Washington says Roosevelt has no support for a Republican nomination in Georgia or the South. He notes Georgia will send an uninstructed delegation to Chicago and that the party will back the candidate believed to be electable, not Roosevelt. He predicts the GOP nominee will win nationwide.
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Texas for Wilson renomination and reelection says San Antonio man
Oliver G Simmons, San Antonio business leader and former aviator, declares Texas backs Wilson for renomination and reelection. He praises the President for keeping the U.S. out of war while noting aviation will become crucial for warfare despite current gasoline engine limits. He warns America lags in aviation progress.
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Sword Swallower Offers Service to U S Navy
Chicago dispatch notes Signor Gregorio Careulti, a sword swallower and cannonball juggler, pledges devotion to his adoptive land and proposes joining the United States Marine Corps in case of war, with a quip about Bosco who purportedly eats them alive.
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