Winter Street as a Test of the Single Tax Idea
Boston evaluates Winter Street land and building values under a single tax concept. C B Fillebrown argues land value dominate, cites 1899 assessments, railroads of property taxes, and proposes notable shifts toward site value taxation to boost business and equalize burdens.
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Winter Street
Fillebrown
Single Tax League
St. Paul's Chapel
Temple Place
Gilchrist & Co
F. Hovey & Co
Summer Street
Chandler Co
Old Central Church
A. Stowell & Co
Boston
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Berkshire
Hamilton gets the Plage chair at MIT
Lieutenant James Hamilton retired U S A appointed to the chair in military science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He succeeds Captain John Bordman now serving in the Philippines. Hamilton, West Point 1890 graduate, later earned a law degree at Boston University and joined several professional societies.
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James Hamilton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Bordman
The
Philppines
Twenty-sixth
Hamilton
United States Military Academy
West Point
United States’ Engineers
Military Service’ Institution
United States Naval Institute
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Electrical Engineers
Taxation and Land Value on Winter Street Debated
An analysis contrasts land and building values on Winter Street with overall state figures. It argues current property taxation favors land value over building improvements, hindering new higher structures and urban development. The piece questions constitutional propriety and calls for reform to boost taxable revenue.
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Edie
Winter St
Boston
Chicago
Winter Street
Washington Street
A. Stowell & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Shepard, Norwell
Letter Carriers Protest Mounted Service Renovation
Acting Postmaster Henderson plans to replace mounted carrier carts at carrier expense. Carriers object to spending 8 dollars from a 300 dollar yearly maintenance allowance. Postmaster defends plan as economical and durable, promising a hearing to weigh workers’ views.
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Peetmaster Henderson
Gaffney Accused of Perjury in Municipal Case
Judge Sullivan found probable cause in the case of John D. Gaffney a noted horseman accused of perjury. He is held for the grand jury in $2000 bail. The charge stems from alleged perjury at the Sleeper vs Eliot trial involving a land sale commission.
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Municipal Criminal Court
Sullivan
John D. Gaffney
Sleeper Vs. Eliot
Superior
No progress on Alaska boundary modus vivendi despite London ratification request
Washington reports no progress toward a final or temporary agreement on the Alaska boundary after the Hay Tower plan was sent to London. London awaits Canada, per a Cowhey letter from Michigan asking US post officials to locate his missing sister Margaret, daughter of John Cowhey of Limerick. The note requests use of the enclosed 31 advertising item.
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Washington
Hay
Tower
London
John B. Cowhey
Mmed ‘Mich
Margaret
Michigan
John Cowhoy
Limerick
Long Lost Sister Helps Duryea Neck Recovery
Acting Postmaster Henderson reported in New York on October 6 that the plaster cast around Walter E. Duryea's neck was removed yesterday. Duryea had broken his neck during a bathing accident in Long Island Sound on August 7 and doctors say the operation was successful and he now has mobility in his neck.
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New York
Plaster of Paris
Walter E. Duryea
Duryea
Long Island Sound
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Lynnee
Ho’ Oke
Springfield
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Lowell Onere
Athol Eee Eee
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Plymouth
Amherst
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Alaska
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