At the appointed day the great council, distinguished in our annals by the appellation of the "Mad Parliament," assembled at Oxford.Continuing How
Enter Simon Montifort
"I shall never repent of anything so much," replied Henry, "as that I allowed you to grow and fatten within my dominions."Continuing How The House
Japanese Capture Port Arthur
Today's installment concludes The Sino-Japanese War,the name of our combined selection from J. MacGowan and Jurichi Inouye. The concluding
Assault on Port Arthur
On the 20th, the army had reached the environs of Port Arthur, but the siege guns had not arrived.Continuing The Sino-Japanese War,our selection
Japan Closes in on Port Arthur
A plan of the torpedo-mines in the bay was found here, and with this the Japanese navy was able to destroy all the mines.Continuing The
Objective: Port Arthur
The possession of this port would give Japan the command of the Gulf of Pechili and enable her to intercept the trade with the ports in that
War Declared – China Versus Japan
China’s Declaration names the Japanese people “dwarves”, inflaming public determination there.Continuing The Sino-Japanese War,with a selection
Passive Versus Active Income
Today's installment concludes The United States Adopts the Income Tax,our selection from The Income Tax of 1913 from The Quarterly Journal of
How the Income Tax Is Levied
From the standpoint of the government, the main advantage of hitting the source compared with a tax levied directly upon the recipients of the income