Dewey and War News Mix in Iowa Chronicle May Items
This column compiles scattered 1898 era notes from Iowa towns. It mentions Admiral Dewey in Manila, postmaster changes at West Union, local war volunteers from Elkader and Des Moines, talk of a Democratic daily in Des Moines, revenue bills taxing messages and malt liquor, and various local anecdotes about politics, sports, and newspaper readership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Elkader
Cowboy
Joe Jones
Sperry Township
Frank Pierce
Capitol
Wm. Barlow
Millville
Aether
Quarter Million Revenue Bill Targets Domestic Goods
A senate passed measure aims to raise about 250000 for war by taxing all on hand and future stock including beer cigars tobacco gum wine and mineral waters. It proposes higher tobacco and cigars taxes with complex per package rates and doubles beer tax with rebates. Domestic wines and mineral waters tax not yet fixed and no levy on imports. Committees will pay duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
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Rochester
Elgin
Cc. Lehman
Wardware
Towa
Diehl Bros. Abstract Co
Bank OF West Union
Gunn’s
Standard
Liquirs
Hermitage
Crow
R. R. Pepper
George Heller
Iowa
Dewey
Dewaey
Manilla
Bay
Knnuns Poet
W. OW. Afurrite
Red Oak
Lowa
Washington
Argo
Loftus
T. L. Green
Grean
West Union
Sidney Rogers
First II, Cavalry
Ross Hodgkinson
Co. K. Emmettsburg
Crom Lown
F. R. Holman
Sioux City
Texas
William B Wells
Brooklyn
Albert McCarthy
Massachusetts
George H. Stafford
Columbia
Youthern
Navy
United States
England
Philippines
Porto Rico
Deway
Waverly Independent
Bondy
Reinbeck
Tripoli
Hampton
Cuban
Robert G. Ingersoll
Vanderbilts
Astord
Rockefellers
Alix
A. A. Austi
Boston
Morris J. Jones
Pawtucket
R. I
Daniel Hayes
Muscatine
Elas
Jana
Ian
Stassport
Thia
B. G. Stobhie TO
OW Lee
Rockford
A. Ely
A. E. Liv
Owa
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