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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
1
Senate finance committee amends the house bill to reduce war revenue taxes removing burdens and cutting rates. Total relief projected at two million dollars. bank tax, beer tax, and tobacco tax all adjusted. Inheritance tax halves. charitable bequests exempted. Also notes on stamps and deeds.
Queen Victoria dies at Osborn Isle of Wight at 6 30 p m in her 82nd year and 4th year of reign. Her passing triggers national mourning and global respect for a monarch whose reign defined the Victorian era. Edward VII succeeds as king as Britain faces a new century.
A schoolmaster offered a prize for a five minute composition on How to Overcome Habit. A nine year old boy delivered a clever reply about throwing off the habit completely, and won the prize.
The graduating class debate at the school house drew a crowded crowd. The High School Male Quartet opened with a song followed by strong arguments on the topic that there have been more improvements in the last century than before, with the negative winning the decision. The quartet closed with a comic song and a joke from Professor Adams, then the audience dispersed. Bookkeeping seems a noisy business.
Last Saturday around four o’clock a fire ruined the northeast Bowen residence of Wm Jergins. Officials believe a defective flue caused the blaze. Most household goods were saved. Loss estimated at about 500 with some insurance.
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