Income tax plan outlined by Treasury in 1913 details
Washington reports the treasury department will distribute income tax blanks via post offices and federal agencies to explain the new levy. Rep Cardell Hull explains a two tier tax: 1 percent normal tax on income over 3000 and an additional 1 percent above 20000 rising to 6 percent above 500000, with withholding rules limited to certain cases.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Officers
Cardell Hull
Tennessee
Treasury
Hull
Internal Revenue
United States
Woodruff Stricken During Address at Fusion Meeting
Timothy L. Woodruff former lieutenant governor of New York suffered a stroke of paralysis and was reported in serious condition after collapsing at Cooper Union while concluding an address at a fusion notification meeting.
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New York
Timothy L ‘Woodruff
Cooper Union
California Millionaire Acquitted in Barker Case
George H. Bixby, Long Beach millionaire, was acquitted by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Cleo H. Barker. The verdict was announced in Judge Bledsoe's courtroom on October 1.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
George H. Bixby
Long Beach
Bledsoe
Cleo H. Barker
Senator Lodge Undergoes Operation in Nahant
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is recuperating after an operation for a growth on the right side performed last Thursday. News of the operation was not released until Monday.
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H.C. Lodge
Nahant
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Gov Cox Grants Pardon for Woman Slayer in Ohio
Columbus October 1 Governor Cox pardons Jennie Owens serving life for murder She suffers from tuberculosis and was deemed a menace to other prisoners The pardon removes her from life sentence and enables release under parole conditions.
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Cox
Columbus
Jennie Owens
Lamb and Lion Tale Echoes in Stage Gossip
The London Mail recounts a tale from a past show, where a lamb appearing with the stage lion in Joseph and His Brethren drew questions. After showman Lord George Stanger sold the pair, Fred Ginnett bought them. The lamb grew old while the lion proved savage, the lamb notably butting like a battering ram, shocking observers.
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Joseph
Lord George Stanger
Fred Ginnett
Dick Turpin
Mr. Ginnett
London Mail
Mountain Shipbuilding In Switzerland And France
The American Machinist reports Sulzer Bros at Winterhur are constructing a 200 foot passenger boat for Lake Geneva with 1400 horsepower diesel engines. Escher Wyss & Co of Zurich builds a 200 foot tugboat for the Rhone in southern France. Both vessels will be shipped disassembled for reassembly at launching. Escher Wyss also builds the largest Pelton wheel for Rio de Janeiro delivering 19000 horsepower with a 280 m head and 375 rpm.
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Switzerland
Sulzer Bros
Winterhur
Lake Geneva
Escher Wyss & Co
Zurich
Rhone
France
Escher Wyss &Co
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Italy
Polonius Advice Echoes In College Pole Climb
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer note with a moral twist a college-bound son heeds his father’s climbing advice. Three days later he ascends a greased pole, removes the upper class emblem and earns peer respect beyond scholarships.
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Polonius
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Very Place Umpire Opening Noted
A local remark suggests the unemployed man could find work as a baseball umpire. The speaker notes the man struggles to gain belief and friendship, implying an unlikely but possible niche in sports officiating.
Discovery sparks a grim joke about a joy ride
The dialogue questions the saddest discovery a man can face and reframes a joy ride as a sign of trouble, implying consequences may follow.
Virginia Woman Finds Coffee To Blame For Ill Health
A Virginia woman recalls lifelong coffee use linked to dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness. After stopping coffee and trying a new beverage, she reports improvement and notes how Postum offered a wholesome alternative.
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Virginia
Policeman Recovers Abandoned Child In Streetcar Chase
Chicago officer Michael McKeough spotted a mother abandoning her four children on Halsted and Madison streets. He chased the streetcar with Dr. C. A. Lewis and caught the three year old girl Mary, reuniting her with her grateful mother Mrs. Etta Gabril of Appleton Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Michael _ McKeough
Weat
Madison
Halsted
McKeough
Etta Gabril
Appleton; Wis
Mary
Lady dog adopts pig and raises it as a pup
A Chicago dog named Caro adopts a ten day old piglet called Piggie after the pig is found nursing from the litter mother. The devoted mother tries to raise the pig as a clean puppy, nursing it each morning and keeping it in the milk pan when not nursing, an ongoing effort.
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Chicago
Carol
Tree
Piggie
Paul ‘Sommer
Halsted Street
Sommer
Caro
Rat capture record noted in Vandergrift haunt
Clarence Bowerman of Vandergrift Pa reportedly trapped 39 rats in one night using an iron tab bait in a favorite haunt. The claim appears as a local record set within a single night.
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Vandergrift
Clarence” -Bowman
Sherall
Foreign husbands and American wives in cross country view
A collection of attitudes on international marriages outlines stereotypes about husbands from Russia Germany France Italy Spain and England. The piece notes some good partners exist in every country and warns that American birth does not guarantee perfection while citing critiques from Philadelphia Inquirer and Pall Mall Gazette.
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Europe
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ingenious coffin scam foiled by London police
A Parisian gang tried to ship a coffin said to hold a diphtheria victim to London and bury it in Whitechapel. A vigilant policeman spotted the oversized coffin being moved into a known criminal house near Mile End Road. The party fled after the hearse left, but arrests followed as the coffin contained tobacco crates and cigars.
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Gay
London
Mile End Road
Whitechapel
Spell dough Dick and the do of the classroom
A teacher corrects a pupil named Dick asking to spell dough. A student explains there are two do’s one used as verb and the other in the phrase do what you eats, noting the second lacks a final apostrophe. The exchange shows classroom discussion on spelling and grammar among Black students.
Woodpecker's Waterloo on Iron Trolley Pole
A persistent woodpecker targets a iron trolley pole with repeated drilling attempts. Onlookers doubt the bird will succeed but watch closely as the creature continues its pecking effort despite the obstacle.
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Woodpecker
Dry scale covered head cured by Cuticura in three weeks
Mrs Walter Rogers reports a persistent scalp infection from 1912 that caused white scales brown pus sores itching and hair loss. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing the sores in three weeks after three months of other treatment. Samples offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Mra
Walter Rogers
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Poet Editor Praises Rejection Slip Sharing
The editor calls a poet very thoughtful noting he returns rejection slips with the next batch for reuse. An ad touts Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops for bronchial weakness sore chests and throat troubles available at all druggists.
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Dean
Florida Phosphate Output and Value in 1912
In 1912 Florida mined 2,973,332 tons of phosphate rock valued at 11,675,774 dollars. The figures reflect the state’s leading role in global phosphate production and the sector’s economic impact.
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Florida
Beatrice Remembers Youth at Breakfast
Mr Hainer questions Beatrice about her distant look at breakfast. She replies she dreams of youth. He comments on the distant gaze calling her a brute and a remark reflecting their strained tones.
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Beatrice
Mr. Hainer
You Near the Surface
A quotation contrasts a man described as not a good fellow with a habit of deep thought. The exchange hints at his reserved nature and possible introspection.
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