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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Present tax rates range from Ic in North Dakota, Rhode Island and Texas up to 5? in South Carolina. In 23 states it is 2?, and in 13 states...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Gasoline Tax | 9/28/1925 | See Source »

...Yellowstone National Park is as big as Delaware and Rhode Island combined. The Yellowstone Park is 80% heavily forested with spruce, fir and several varieties of pine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Public Lands | 9/14/1925 | See Source »

Five years ago Perry had taken his instrument East, dreaming of finding oil close on the edge of a vast industrial section. He had convinced two Rhode Island worsted merchants of the instrument's efficacy, had induced them to spend (up to last week) some $400,000, leasing 12,000 acres and sinking a test drill. All this in secret. Said one of the promoters: "This is just our little baby. We don't want people to laugh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doodleburg? | 8/24/1925 | See Source »

Mallory. At Providence, Mrs. Molla B. Mallory stepped on a court to play against Miss Eleanor Goss for the Rhode Island Women's Championship. She won the first set, 6-1. Miss Goss stiffened, took the second set, 6-4. The gallery, which had seen Miss Goss eliminate Miss Mary K. Browne in the semi-final and expected an exciting match, became interested. In the third set Mrs. Mallory played hard, Miss Goss played harder. The games stood at five all. Miss Goss won the odd game, prepared to serve. Then the gallery at Providence perceived a flash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Jul. 20, 1925 | 7/20/1925 | See Source »

Tilden, Champion William T. Tilden II lolled through an easy match against Arnold W. Jones of Yale, to take the Men's Rhode Island Championship. Paired with his favorite protége, A. L. ("Sandy") Weiner, he won the men's doubles, defeating S. Howard Voshell and Alfred Chapin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Jul. 20, 1925 | 7/20/1925 | See Source »

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