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Hulda Regina Graser
Hulda Regina Graser (also known as, H. R. Graser; after marriage, Luebbert; June 23, 1870 – January 14, 1943) was a Canadian-born American Customs broker, customs house broker. In her day, she was the only woman in the world who worked in this occupation. In December 1897, a few months after her wedding, the United States Department of the Treasury, in ''Custom house broker, femme sole'' (18653.), determined the style of Graser's professional married signature under Coverture law. Graser counted Eleanor Roosevelt as a friend. Early life and education Hulda Regina Graser was born in Montreal, Canada, June 23, 1870. In 1870, the family removed to Chicago, Illinois, where, in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, they lost all their property and nearly lost their lives. Her father, Ernst G. Graser, was a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he was born in 1842. He came to the U.S. in 1867 and settled in Montreal. Her mother was a resident of Zürich, Switzerland. After the loss of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulda Regina Graser (The Edwardsville Intelligencer, 1892)
Hulda Regina Graser (also known as, H. R. Graser; after marriage, Luebbert; June 23, 1870 – January 14, 1943) was a Canadian-born American customs house broker. In her day, she was the only woman in the world who worked in this occupation. In December 1897, a few months after her wedding, the United States Department of the Treasury, in ''Custom house broker, femme sole'' (18653.), determined the style of Graser's professional married signature under Coverture law. Graser counted Eleanor Roosevelt as a friend. Early life and education Hulda Regina Graser was born in Montreal, Canada, June 23, 1870. In 1870, the family removed to Chicago, Illinois, where, in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, they lost all their property and nearly lost their lives. Her father, Ernst G. Graser, was a native of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he was born in 1842. He came to the U.S. in 1867 and settled in Montreal. Her mother was a resident of Zürich, Switzerland. After the loss of their home and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duty (tax)
In economics, a duty is a target-specific form of tax levied by a state or other political entity. It is often associated with customs, in which context they are also known as tariffs or dues. The term is often used to describe a tax on certain items purchased abroad. A duty is levied on specific commodities, financial transactions, estates, etc. rather than being a direct imposition on individuals or corporations such income or property taxes. Examples include customs duty, excise duty, stamp duty, estate duty, and gift duty. Customs duty A customs duty or due is the indirect tax levied on the import or export of goods in international trade. In economics a duty is also a kind of consumption tax. A duty levied on goods being imported is referred to as an 'import duty', and one levied on exports an 'export duty'. Estate duty An estate duty (in the U.S. inheritance tax) is a tax levied on the estate of a deceased person in many jurisdictions or on the inheritance of a perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myers Y
Myers as a surname has several possible origins, e.g. Old French ("physician"), Old English ("mayor"), and Old Norse ("marsh"). People *Abram F. Myers (born 1889), chair of the Federal Trade Commission and later general counsel and board chairman of the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors *Alan Myers (drummer) (1954–2013), American drummer (Devo) *Alan Myers (translator) (1933–2010), English translator *Allan Myers (born 1947), Australian lawyer, businessman and philanthropist *Amina Claudine Myers (born 1942), American pianist, organist, vocalist, and composer *Amy Myers (born 1938), British mystery writer *Amy Myers (artist) (born 1965), American artist *Andrew Myers (cyclist) (born 1968), Jamaican cyclist. *Andy Myers (born 1989), English professional footballer *Sir Arthur Myers (1868–1926), New Zealand politician *A. Wallis Myers, Arthur Wallis Myers, CBE (1878–1939), British journalist and sportsman *Barry Myers (director), English advertisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton County, Ohio
Hamilton County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 830,639, making it the third-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cincinnati. The county is named for the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The southern portion of Hamilton County was originally owned and surveyed by John Cleves Symmes, and the region was a part of the Symmes Purchase. The first settlers rafted down the Ohio River in 1788 following the American Revolutionary War. They established the towns of Losantiville (later Cincinnati), North Bend, and Columbia. Hamilton County was organized in 1790 by order of Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, as the second county in the Northwest Territory. Cincinnati was named as the seat. Residents named the county in honor of Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton, Cincinnati
Clifton is a neighborhood in the north central part of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,408 in the 2020 census. The area includes the Ludlow Avenue Shopping and Dining District. Clifton is situated around Clifton Avenue, north of Dixmyth Avenue, approximately three miles north of Downtown Cincinnati. Several historic buildings and homes remain in the neighborhood. Clifton was developed in large part due to the expansion of the street car system in the 1880s-1890s. Adjacent areas such as Corrryville and the CUF neighborhoods are often erroneously referred to as Clifton, even by long-term residents. Demographics Source - City of Cincinnati Statistical Database History Clifton was incorporated as a village in 1850. The village took its name from the Clifton farm, which contained of hills and dales. In the nineteenth century, mansions set in extensive grounds of gardens, parkland and woodlands dominated the northern section of Clifton, farther from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Barberie Howell
William Barberie Howell (July 5, 1865 – April 4, 1927) was an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States Customs Court and previously was a member and President of the Board of General Appraisers. Education and career Born on July 5, 1865, in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Howell attended the Spencerian Business College in 1882. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1889 from Columbian University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School) and received a Master of Laws in 1890 from the same institution. He served as a clerk and private secretary with the United States Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. from 1882 to 1897. He serve as an assistant secretary of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. from 1897 to 1899. Federal judicial service Howell was nominated by President William McKinley on February 8, 1899, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by member George H. Sharpe. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of a beet plant, usually known in North America as beets while the vegetable is referred to as beetroot in British English, and also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet. It is one of several cultivated varieties of ''Beta vulgaris'' grown for their edible taproots and leaves (called beet greens); they have been classified as ''B. vulgaris'' subsp. ''vulgaris'' Conditiva Group. Other cultivars of the same species include the sugar beet, the leaf vegetable known as chard or spinach beet, and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Three subspecies are typically recognized. Etymology ''Beta'' is the ancient Latin name for beetroot,Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 70 possibly of Celtic origin, becoming ''bete'' in Old English. ''Root'' derives from the late Old English ''rōt'', itself from Old Norse ''rót''. History The domesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer County, Nebraska
Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,545. Its county seat is Broken Bow. The county was formed in 1877 and named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn. In the Nebraska license plate system, Custer County is represented by the prefix 4 (it had the fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.01%) is water. In area, it is the second largest county in Nebraska, behind only Cherry County. Major highways * U.S. Highway 183 * Nebraska Highway 2 * Nebraska Highway 21 * Nebraska Highway 40 * Nebraska Highway 47 * Nebraska Highway 70 * Nebraska Highway 92 Adjacent counties * Valley County – northeast * Sherman County – southeast * Buffalo County – southeast * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinplate
Tinplate consists of sheets of steel coated with a thin layer of tin to impede rusting. Before the advent of cheap milled steel, the backing metal was wrought iron. While once more widely used, the primary use of tinplate now is the manufacture of tin cans. Tinplate is made by rolling the steel (or formerly iron) in a rolling mill, removing any mill scale by pickling it in acid and then coating it with a thin layer of tin. Plates were once produced individually (or in small groups) in what became known as a ''pack mill''. In the late 1920s pack mills began to be replaced by ''strip mills'' which produced larger quantities more economically. Formerly, tinplate was used for cheap pots, pans and other holloware. This kind of holloware was also known as tinware and the people who made it were tinplate workers. For many purposes, tinplate has been replaced by galvanised (zinc-coated or tinned) vessels, though not for cooking as zinc is poisonous. The zinc layer prevents the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs has been considered as the fiscal subject that charges customs duties (i.e. tariffs) and other taxes on import and export. In recent decades, the views on the functions of customs have considerably expanded and now covers three basic issues: taxation, security, and trade facilitation. Each country has its own laws and regulations for the import and export of goods into and out of a country, enforced by their respective customs authorities; the import/export of some goods may be restricted or forbidden entirely. A wide range of penalties are faced by those who break these laws. Overview Taxation The traditional function of customs has been the assessment and collection of customs duties, which is a tariff or tax on the importatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members. The sitting of a Congress is for a two-year term, at present, beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 establishes that there be 435 representatives and the Uniform Congressional Redistricting Act requires t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
