Word: england
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...special train for all delegates from this section of New England will leave Boston on December 28 at 4.50 P. M. Delegates will be entertained during their stay in Rochester by people of the city...
...Withington '10, amateur heavyweight champion of New England, refereed the bouts, and L. Withington '11 acted as time-keeper. The men who took part in the exhibition have been for some time under the tutelage of Mr. Anderson and all showed the result of their instruction...
...Mill states that "the income tax, on whatever principles of equality it may be imposed, is in practice unequal in one of the worst ways, falling heaviest on the most conscientious." The truth of this statement of Mill is illustrated in the experience of both the United States and England. In the United States at least 40 per cent. of the persons assessed, fail to pay any taxes on their revenue. The Parliamentary Commission of 1904 reported that an enormous amount of property escaped the tax. Thus Mill's statement that the income tax is unjust since it falls heaviest...
...Ehrmann '12 followed Collier. He upheld the affirmative side. The rent tax has degenerated into a marriage and children tax. Thus, in other ways, such as the door and window tax, the present system is inadequate and unjust. The new system has been tried out in England and has succeeded, and in almost all other European countries except France. This is the greatest argument in its favor. The income tax did not bring about the French Revolution. The French deputies, who are nearest the will of the people, voted for it at their last session. This seems abundant proof that...
...Association this evening at 8 o'clock. A number of men have been working since October 1 under the direction of C. G. Anderson, Olympic middle-weight champion, who is instructor of wrestling at the Swedish Gymnasium in Boston, and will demonstrate the sport tonight. P. Withington '10, New England amateur heavy-weight champion, will referee the six bouts. Admission will be free to all members of the University...