Johnson Campaign Ties to Henry George Single Tax Plan
An article argues Tom Johnson supports Henry George’s single tax, citing his praise of Maguire’s tax amendment and his use of franking to mail Progress and Poverty. It warns Johnson seeks to apply a no exemptions policy for small landholders and to shift all taxation onto land values nationwide and in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Congress
Henry George
Wooster
Johnson
House
Maguire
San Francisco
Cal
United States
District of Columbia
Tom J. Johnson
Ohio
California
New York
Tracey
Warner
Harter
Kansas
Simpson
Mr. Johnson
Ohio Democracy
Single Tax League
Keep Them on the Road in Hamilton Victory Target
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune argues the Republican majority in Hamilton should exceed 15 000 and reach 20 000 if Johnson and Bigelow stay on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Messrs. Johnson and Bigelow
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Johnson Opposed Discount Fares Shifting Economic Burden
Record of Cleveland roads minutes during Johnson’s control show he insisted six tickets for 25 cents would ruin the company and forced abandonment of the weeklong discount experiment during his absence from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Johnson
Cincinaati Commercial-Tribune
Nothing to Live On. Johnson’s Tax and Residency Dilemma
A 1901-era critique questions Tom L. Johnson’s residency and eligibility to run for mayor of Cleveland, citing sworn statements of New York residence and Ohio tax dodging claims. It contrasts his wealth versus low reported Cleveland wealth and hints at political pressures and legal scrutiny over electoral laws and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Cleveland
United States Circuit Court
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
New York
Lander
Ashtabula County
Henry Apthorp
New York City
Mr. Apthorp
Brooklyn
Apthorp
United States Court
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mr. Johnson
Boss Tweed
Tammany Ring
Circus tents and the Johnson political ploy criticized
The Cleveland Leader argues Boss Johnson uses a circus tent campaign to glorify Tom Johnson and mislead voters. It contends Johnson does not reassure patrons and cites unfulfilled Cleveland promises as proof he serves Johnson alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Johnson
Tom Johnson
White House
Cirecuses
Barnum
Johnson
Cleveland
Hanna and Foraker Republicans Unite in Cleveland
Ohio State Journal reports that Hanna and Foraker Republicans in Cleveland have united to oppose Tom Johnson and his political influence. John Morton, a Cleveland attorney, says Hanna controls the city now but notes past defeats by the Foraker faction in councilman elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Hanna and Foraker
Cleveland
John Morton
Senator Hanna
Columbus
Foraker
Republican Party
Forest City
Mark Hanna
Morton
Hanna
Ohio State Journal
Reform Leader Tom Johnson Charged With Tax Failures
Delaware Gazette notes Johnson preaches just taxation yet his own tax payments are described as a dismal failure, contrasting conviction with practice. The item questions trust in leaders who advocate reforms while neglecting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Delaware Gazette
Injustice of Taxation Decried by Millionaire
A Marshall News excerpt denounces a millionaire who refuses to pay taxes on stocks notes and bonds while opposing taxes on farming land and residents homes. The speaker calls for all taxes to be levied broadly despite no realty listed in Cuyahoga county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyahoga County
Marshall News
Democratic organ ousted from party by Czar Tom Johnson
The leading democratic organ of the state has been ordered out of the party with its owner and all connected with it by Czar Tom Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
James Younger of James Gang Ends His Life in Despair
The Younger brother James, once paroled from Stillwater, shot himself amid rumors of a romance with a prominent woman. The case links to the Northfield bank raid of 1876 and the gang led by Jesse James, known for bank and railroad robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
James Younger
Jesse James
Younger
Stillwater Penitentiary
Coleman
Northfield Bank
Robert
Quantrell
Minnesota
Northfield
Rice County
First National Bank
J. L. Heywood
William R. Merriam
Robert Younger
State Board of Pardons
van Sant
House
State Pardoning Board
Board of Prison Commissioners
State Board
Explosion on Tug Fred Nellis Kills Two, Injures Four
Two people are dead and four injured after an explosion on the tugboat Fred Nellis near Mound City Arkansas. Boiler flues gave way causing the blast which wrecked the upper deck. the vessel, owned by St. Louis, may be repairable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Fred Nellis
St. Louis
Mound City
Ark
Woman Accused of Murder in Syracuse Case
Mrs William A Kiehl a 17 year old of South Onondaga has been arrested for poisoning her brother in law Adam Kiehl with strychnine after her husband died suddenly in February. Adam was found dead at Preble after a day on a farm. his body was exhumed and strychnine detected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
William A. Kiehl
South Onondaga
Adam Kiehl
Adam
Preble
Edmund James Installed as Northwestern University President
Impressive ceremony in Evanston marks the installation of Edmund James as Northwestern University president. Services will run through Tuesday with formal inauguration to follow, the university having been without a president since Henry Wade Rogers retired over a year ago. Delegates from major educational institutions nationwide attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Chicago
Edmund James
Northwestern University
James
Henry Wade Rogers
Fire at Hamlet cotton compress kills bookkeeper
Fire swept a cotton compress in Hamlet North Carolina on Sunday, destroying property valued at 225000 dollars. J M Wilson, a bookkeeper for the Seaboard Air Line Co owned Compress Co, died in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
N. C
J. M.wilson
Compress Co
Seaboard Air Line Co
Five Die After Bridge Collapse in Constantinople
Fifteen people were immersed when the bridge over the Golden Horn collapsed on Saturday, linking Constantinople with Galata. Five drowned in the incident, which occurred in the outskirts or adjacent suburb area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Golden Horn
Galata
United States Education Figures Rise in 1901 Report
The 1901 commissioner of education report shows 17,299,230 pupils in all schools, with 15,710,394 in tax-supported institutions. Special schools add nearly 500,000 pupils, total education reach over 17.5 million. Public school property value hits $576 million. expenditures total $226 million. Per capita spending reaches a record $2.93. average attendance rises 24 days to 99 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioner of Education
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Royal church worker Queen Sophie leads Sweden Norway faith mission
Queen Sophie of Sweden and Norway devotes her time to promoting spiritual welfare across her realms. Her family aids the effort with Prince Oscar and Countess Ebba Munck von Wisberg driving extensions of royal religious work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Party
England
Salvation Army
Gen
Booth
Sophie
Prince Oscar
Count
Countess von Wisberg
Oscar
Ebba Munck
Count von Wisberg
Miss Munck
Stockholm
Edward
Piccadilly
Ling
Goethe
Faust
His Majesty
Oscar Frederick
Proud of His Wife Tames a Mouse with a Broom
A husband recalls his wife remaining calm as a mouse invaded their home. She spots a broom, steadies herself, and delivers a decisive sweep that shatters a window pane and captures the intruder, earning praise for her nerve and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Steam pipe parting injures eight men at Benwood plant
At the River Side plant of National Tube Works in Benwood West Virginia a 12 inch steam line burst scalding eight workers. Four carpenters and four laborers were on a scaffold when the pipe failed and steam flooded the boiler room. W H Jones William Anderson Henry Westenhaver Samuel L Grady Arthur Halfpenny M H Burke and Ed Carson suffered burns with several in critical condition. Burke transported to McMechen. others taken to Wheeling area hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benwood
W. Va
Wheeling
Riverside
National Tube Works
William Anderson
Henry Westenhaver
W. H. Jones
Samuel L. Grady
Arthur Halfpenny
M. H. Burke
Ed Carson
Burke
McMechen
Fight in the Bush in Somaliland Delivers Heavy British Loss
Dispatch from Col. Dobbs reports British forces near Erego in Somaliland engaged by the Mad Mullah. Fifty British troops killed and about one hundred wounded, with 100 rifles captured. Also noted are losses among transport and camels, and reinforcements being brought in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Col. Dobbs
Somaliland
Erego
Mudug
Philips
Angus
Swain
Sought Revenge in Fire at Minnesota Barns
Minneapolis sheriff jailed Adolph Kadeldbach for setting fires to barns and warehouses near Loretto. Kadeldbach says rejection in love and perceived parental plots drove him to vengeance by arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Dreger
Adolph Kadelbach
Loretto
Race riot reported near Birmingham in Littleton Alabama
Three white men and eight Negroes are reported killed in a race riot at Littleton Alabama about 25 miles southwest of Birmingham. The number of wounded is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Littleton
Gilt Edged Affair Aims at Jamaica Plains Race Track
A new world class race track is planned at Jamaica Plains Long Island by a group of millionaire owners led by August Belmont William Whitney and Thomas F Hitchcock Jr The 480 acre site cost about 800 per acre and aims to ready racing before Morris Park ceases operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jamaica Plains
Long Island
August Belmont
William C. Whitney
Thomas F. Hitchcock, Jr
Sig
Morris Park
Yellow Jack Among Soldiers
Kingston Jamaica Oct 20 The steamer Orinoco from Colon reports yellow fever and smallpox have broken out among the forces of the Colombian government at Colon with ten deaths daily among the soldiers there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Colombia
Clombian
American Jockey Wins Austrian Prize Race
Vienna reports Van Dusen the American jockey rode Beregvpelgy to victory in Austria’s Austrian prize race valued at 25000 dollars. The event was one of the kingdom’s premier competitions and drew wide attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
van Dusen
Beregvpelgy
Austria
Stage Coach Robbed Near North Yambhill Ore
Three masked men held up the Tillamook stage five miles from here on Saturday night and took 200 dollars from passengers before escaping. The timbered country hinders efforts to catch them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yambhill
Ore
Tillamook
Reservists Demand Pay in Hyde Park Demonstration
Several thousand reservists from South Africa demonstrated in Hyde Park demanding prompt payment of arrears in pay and assistance to find work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hyde Park
South Africa
Violet Luncheon Decor Ideas From The Chicago Daily News
Flowers for table decoration favor low mass blooms like violets with maiden hair ferns for an exquisite setting. A violet luncheon features designs for individual decorations using violets, calla lilies, and lemon halves filled with candied violets. Violet ribbon place cards with violet stickpins serve as keepsakes for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Deafness Result of Kiss from Granddaughter
Mrs. Martha Allen suffered an eardrum fracture from a kiss on the ear by her granddaughter. The puncture was about the size of a pin head and she was transported from Binghamton to New York City for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Allen
Binghamton
New York City
Weight Loss Ends in Death for California Woman
A San Francisco woman died after a 45 day dieting effort that slimmed her considerably. The report notes she achieved her aim only to die as a consequence, described as her becoming an angel afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Easy Tin Cleaning Method Tells Parafin and Whiting Use
Simple household tip shows how to clean tin. Dip a rag into paraffin then powdered whiting and scour the tin with the mixture for a bright finish.
Care of Carpets Advice From Boston Journal
The article warns against using cheap druggers to cover carpets and suggests having store professionals lay and clean carpets. It advises brushing carpet yard by yard, inspecting stains, and placing carpets on thick newspaper bedding to deter moths, renewing papers when carpet is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Ant necklace of 1800 ants adorns Papua chief’s bride
In New Guinea, swell ladies wear a mecktie crafted from black ants. Native girls collect the ants from gardens bite off and swallow the abdomen, then thread the thorax. One chief’s bride wore an 11 foot long necklace made from 1,800 ant bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Papua
Dainty Ping-Pong Prizes And Novel Trinkets
The article highlights ongoing novelty prizes for ping pong including a cup and saucer prize. The cup is shaped as a hollow ball with a racket handle and the saucer forms from a ring of ping-pong rackets, reflecting inventive tournament rewards.
How to Fold Summer Gowns to Reduce Wrinkles
In packing delicate summer gowns for travel fold carefully. Place crumpled tissue paper in the crease of the skirt to support the fabric and minimize wrinkling during transit.
Young Lady Recovers After Water Rescue Dream of Tonight
A distressing scene in Brooklyn Life features a young woman struggling in the water with a life-saver pleading for help. She begs for assistance to keep her head above water as she expresses urgency about attending a dance tonight and not losing her hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Property Listings Across Counties Offer Farmland and Timber
A catalog of farm properties ranges from 32 acres with 20 acres improved near Toledo to 160 acres in Nebraska with house, barn, and granary. Prices span 1300 to 4000 dollars, with exchanges offered for city property or other states. Various parcels include wooded or timbered areas, fruit trees, wells, and outbuildings, all within several miles of city centers or along rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Toledo Court House
Paulding County
City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Etty
Ney
E ‘Tor
Pike
Kentucky
Pew
Michigan
Midland Gladwin
Midh
Newaygo County
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defiance County
Williams County
Highland
Ins
Oes
Prt Arts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry
Hanna and
Czar Johnson
Jim Younger
Basu
Royal Church Worker
Christina
the Queen OF
Suburt. 2Nite
Bush
Pauldi
D. E. Dozer
Defiance
D4th
Sth
Defiance Express
ITY
Molly
Aunt Planer
Cholly
Los Angeles Herald
Philadelphia Press
Hillis
Willis
Chichester
Ef Druggista
Chichester Onemiocal CO
Madison Square
PSILA
Bentica Hi
Frisco
Kansas City
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Passenger Traffic Department
Commercial Building
Saint Louis
Central & Southern Ohio
SAS
Crick
Hocking Alley
W. H. Fisher
Genchi
Ji. E. Myers
H. W. Myers & Son
Dr. Lewis
Lrug
Clinton and
Third Streets
Ofiance
A. N. Kellogg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!