The Income Tax Debate and Constitutional Power
A historic discussion argues that amending the constitution enables the federal government to levy private income taxes. It posits that the wealthy would fund government while low earners might be exempt, shifting some tax burden from consumers to those with higher incomes. The piece links income tax to broader political freedom and fears for wealth-based privilege.
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United States
Congress
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Comstitu Gs Mubdlic
DEFENDING ITS CHETLD The House of Representatives Commitment
A fragmented OCR line shows the House debating defending its budget and policy stance. The readable text hints at partisan goals and legislative process within a representative chamber, with no clear outcome or dates.
Iowa Press Criticizes Brockway Road Policy
A lengthy critique argues the Iowa legislature erred in defending Chairman Brockway and striking at press criticism on roads. It praises press independence, cites editors who have long studied the issue, contrasts with neighboring states, and condemns the do nothing policy as wasteful. It notes editorials against Brockway, mentions Anne Warner French, John D. Rockefeller, Hitchcock, and other figures in a broad, opinionated summary.
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Brock- Way
Wrockway
Iowa
Town House of Representatives
The
Courier
Brockway
Anne Warner French
England
United States
House Roads Committee
Stern
Election plans cited by Grinnell club in ad play
A Davenport Times note suggests Grinnell Commercial club used a woman suffrage election as a town promotion. The piece implies the plan was crafted to boost local visibility and commerce.
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Davenport Times
Grinnell Commercial Club
College Professors By George Fitch
A satirical essay contrasts two kinds of professors, one who teaches and retires, the other who learns, explores, and advances knowledge. It cites X rays, corn aristocracy, and political study as examples, noting the latter’s ahead-of-its-time wisdom and the critics who misunderstand him.
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Iowa
Kansas
Worth a Long Trip and Parcel Post Gains Reported
A Cedar Rapids Gazette item notes pranksters plan to release rats on Pennsylvania Avenue during the suffrage parade, a stunt seen as sensational but condemned. The Webster City Freeman-Tribune reports parcel post now adds about a million dollars daily to post office receipts as express firms lose trade but not proportionally. Mason City Times recounts Werter v. Hoffman revived by pulmotor after a near-death collapse, with previous illness tied to Orient service and a prior suicide attempt. doctors call the case remarkable.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Webster City
Freeman-Tribune
Parcel Post
Post Office Department
Mason City
The Illusion of Taste and Feeling in Daily Life
A columnist reflects on subjectivity of pleasure and pain. The author recalls tasting orangeade twice in different moods and places, concluding that the perceived magic came from internal states rather than the drink. The piece muses on how conditions like heat and thirst color experiences.
Subjective Charm Versus Reality in Perceived Luxury
The narrator recalls a soft bed in a modest inn that felt luxurious due to exhaustion rather than true quality. He questions how desire, social influence, and personal perception shape judgments of objects and even love, suggesting much is subjective and influenced by others' tastes.
Des Moines Financier Moses Strauss Leaves Charity Bequests
Des Moines widow and five children inherit most of the estate valued near 1 million dollars. Bequests to local charities including City Federation of Jewish Societies and Humane Society total between 50 000 and 75 000 dollars. Donations span from 500 to 5000 dollars for agencies such as Children s Home Roadside Settlement day nursery and Associated Charities.
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Des Moines
National Jewish Society of
New York City
Moses Strauss
Polk County
Pasadena
Cal
Samuel Strauss
Oscar Strauss
Leon Strauss
Augustus Straus
Carl Mark
Amsterdam
Strauss
City Federation of Jewish Societies
Children’s Home
Roadside Settlement
Day Nursery
Associated Charities
The
Humane Society
Proneer
Arbitration bill eyed in Iowa to curb labor disputes
Des Moines February hearings consider a compulsory arbitration framework avoiding enforceable work directives. An investigating board would assess fault, summon witnesses, and publish findings, with enforcement via moral suasion. Consent arbitration remains, plus provisional work resumption during proceedings. Friday hearing set on Cowles teachers pension proposal funding by annual wage percentages.
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Des Moines
J. B. Sullivan
A. L. Urick
State Federation of Labor
General Assembly
Clarke
Urick
Iowa
Arbitration Board
Senate Committee
Cowles
Senator Cowles Promotes Pension Measure in Senate
Senator Cowles of Burlington will champion the pension measure before the committee and on the senate floor, seeking eligibility for a Nfe pension for a certain number of years.
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Nfe
Cowles
Burlington
Senate
Grout’s Bill to Frown Upon Inheriting via Stepchildren
Des Moines February 5. The Iowa house judiciary committee reported a bill by Representative Grout of Waterloo to allow stepchildren to inherit fortunes without paying the collateral inheritance tax. The committee favored indefinite postponement, saying existing laws already protect direct heirs in such cases.
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Des Moines
House Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Representative Grout
Waterloo
Grout
Sarsatabs Promotes Vitality In Unusual Liquid Form
A promotion touts Sarsatabs as a universal remedy improving blood humors and skin, boosting appetite and digestion, removing fatigue, and restoring vigor. Advert informs availability today in liquid or chocolate tablet form.
Fused to Let Down the Barn for One Case
A fragment describes resistance to opening the barn for a single case while others, not restricted, might enter to gain advantage from the state.
Japanese Budget Shows Revenue and Expenditure Totals
Tokio February 4 The Japanese budget for this year lists total ordinary revenue of 264875000 and extraordinary revenue of 27585000. Ordinary expenditures reach 211000000 with extraordinary expenditures at 81500000, producing a surplus of about 2700000 from 1912. The budget allocates 159000 for Japan’s representation at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
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Tokio
Japan
Hearings Cancelled by House Commerce Panel
Washington Feb 4 All hearings before the House Commerce Committee were cancelled today due to congestion of business in the House Investigations planned on the long and short haul provision of the Interstate Commerce Law and uniform bale of cotton were among those canceled
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Washington, Fen
House Commerce Committee
House
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