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...Founder Frank Woolworth, Cousin Fred Woolworth aud Mr. Miller went to England, organized F. W. Woolworth & Co., Ltd. Mr. Miller stayed in England until 1920, opened 80 3d. and 6d...
Thus in practice all "insurance" plans have much in common. In England the premium paid to the insurance fund is 2s 6d (60?) per week for adult men; in Wisconsin it is 2% of payrolls. In Ohio 3% was proposed. When a man becomes unemployed there is a "waiting period" before benefits begin: in England six days; in Wisconsin two weeks; under the Ohio plan three weeks. Then the unemployed, having registered at an official employment office, begin to draw benefits: in England 15s 3d ($3.81) per week; in Wisconsin 50% of weekly wages but not less than...
...Britain's basic income tax rate was reduced 6d in the ?, or 10%, leaving it still the highest in the world...
...heard. Later he organized the first U. S. Presbytery, became its first Moderator. In 1707 he was arrested in New York as a "strolling preacher" at the order of much-hated Lord Cornbury. Jailed for two months, he was tried and acquitted but forced to pay ?83 7s 6d in costs. Francis Makemie died in 1703 at his homestead in eastern Virginia, now called Makemie Park...
Matches. Bolstering the Russian embargo the duty on foreign matches is upped from 4s 4d to 4s 9d per gross of containers. Imported cigaret lighters will pay a tax of 1s 6d each, a 200% increase. Domestic lighters will be taxed 1s, a 100% increase...