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Elsie Horstmann 1913 - 1981

Elsie Horstmann of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on February 26, 1913, and died at age 68 years old in October 1981.
Elsie Horstmann
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19120
February 26, 1913
October 1981
Female
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  • 02/26
    1913

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    February 26, 1913
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  • 10/dd
    1981

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    October 1981
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    Elsie Horstmann lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.
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In 1913, in the year that Elsie Horstmann was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1924, she was merely 11 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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