Wilson Delivers First Direct State of the Union Address
President Wilson breaks tradition delivering his views directly to Congress in Washington. He argues tariffs must end privileges and spur competition, urges development over revolution, and calls for freeing industry and foreign trade while tailoring policy to current facts.
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New Democratic Tariff Revision Aims Free Sugar and Wool
Washington outlines a sweeping Democratic tariff bill removing duties on many foods and clothing, cutting rates on essentials and raising duties on luxuries. Sugar and raw wool would be duty free, with others shifted to free lists. the plan seeks an $80 million annual revenue drop offset by a new income tax.
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Big Tariff Reductions Proposed by Democrats
A detailed table outlines changes on ad valorem duties across textiles and goods. Key shifts include cotton cloth from 42.74 to 26.69 percent, ready made clothing from 79.56 to 35 percent, and numerous textile items cut to 25–35 percent. The report argues tariff competition, not high profits, preserves market health.
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Tax schedule cuts duties on earthenware and glass items
The pending tariff revision lowers duties on earthenware from 24.67 to 15 percent and on window and plate glass with substantial reductions. Pig iron and forgings also fall to 8 and 15 percent respectively, while bicycles and razors see increases. Agricultural products face revised schedules to ease living costs with notable cuts in horses cattle sheep barley hay and fruits.
Germany's Bethmann Hollweg Warns of Europe War Threat
Berlin April 9. Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg told parliament that a European conflagration could threaten peace if outside forces push Germany. He urged readiness with the army and new taxes while noting Britain as a pacific factor and stressing pan-Slavism as a danger from Russia.
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Supreme court relieves many corporations from tax liability
Washington April 9 hundreds of corporations will be relieved from paying the federal corporation tax by a Supreme court decision. Corporations leasing all property and having no income except lease revenue are not doing business and thus not subject to tax. The Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Co case involved about 300 claims and $700000 paid into the treasury under the tax act.
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Seventeen Hurt in Rockford Train Collision
Seventeen men were injured in a stock train collision near Fairdale on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line at Rockford Illinois on April 9. The crash disrupted service and sent injured riders to local hospitals.
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Resinol Soap and Ointment Promote Skin Healing
Personal testimonial from Adolph Schoen of Brooklyn about relief from eczema after weeks of itching. Claims Resinol Soap and Ointment clear impurities and erase eruptions, with a physician sanctioned 18 year track record. Free samples offered from Resinol Baltimore and products sold at druggists.
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That Was a Very Appropriate Te Mark
A jockey recalls the moment as the horse stumbled and fell. The rider quotes the remark exchanged during the fall describing the horse as a rider’s mount.
The Long Guarded Lobby Mystery
A British MP noted a policeman patrolling a lobby and traced the guard to a 50 year old order from a decor renovation. Records showed the constable kept his beat long after orders were reversed, guarding members from soiling their clothes.
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Mount Royal Perceived as Former Volcano in Railway Survey
Engineers surveying the Canadian Northern railway tunnel report Mount Royal, the route’s planned passage point, was once an active volcano or formed by lava extrusion, suggesting geologic upheaval in the mountain’s past.
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