Corporation Taxes on Chicago Street Railways Scrutinized
The Illinois board of equalization reviews stock and bond valuations of Chicago City Railway after a Venner decision. Detailed assessments seek market values, with Union Traffics and railways examined to price intangible property and earnings in tax calculations.
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Springfield
Hh. Get
Chicago City Railway Company
Supreme Court
Free State Board of Equalization
Chicago
Tive
Walt Stick
Cheago
de, Barnes
Capital Stock Committee
Board of Equalization
Aphe
Cook County
Chien Chty Rathways
Chicago Butcher Fears Repeated Thief Targeting Shop
Thage Mediale a Chicago butcher of 205 North Wark street reports frequent theft attempts after burglars visited his market six times in twenty days. He cites two sets of harness stolen and warns he may be forced to close if thieves are not caught.
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Chicago
Phonias Mediale
North Wark Street
Mediale
Lieuge Avenue
Medinde
Fatal pistol fight links two towns in separate reports
Reports from CaQoon UK and Springfield UK recount a fatal pistol duel at Orford where George Byerly died from wounds inflicted by L M Weis. Nearby notices mention a brother John Byerly killed by a train near Covington KY. Springfield court upholds a Cook County conviction for a lethal criminal operation. Bloomington and Springfield discuss electricity transmission. A Civil War veteran in Vinco, US, shot his wife before taking his own life.
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CaQoon
George Byerly
Orford
Tel
L. M Wits
Springfield
Supreme Court
Penitenthiary
Liev Plage
Chicago
Cook County
Annie Hiarvatich Minay
Seat Barmer
Vickers
Algonquin Farm Tries to Fix Teeth After Theft Incident
Two men were arrested near Chisey, Ib, in connection with a local theft that left Albert Hed farmer with damaged teeth and a claim for $100. Police report ongoing investigations and the suspect filing of charges.
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Algonquin
Fil
Qet
Albert Hed
Farmer
Wars Teeth
Chisey
Susbacon
Remarkable Portraits and Quirks of Ordinary Men
A fragmentary passage portrays Walter Poiter as an aged, blunt figure and contrasts him with a writer named Bean Swift. The text drifts into disjointed quotes about wit and women, suggesting a humorous or satirical tone.
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Walter Poiter
Bean Swift
Suffragettes Interrupt British Commons With Noise and Chains
In a dramatic Commons episode, suffragettes in the ladies gallery shouted for votes for women and chained themselves to the grille. Officials removed them after a struggle, while a second man hurled bills and protests outside. Fifteen suffragists were arrested as the event drew stares from corridors and crowds.
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Transuit
House of Commons
Asanith
Balfour
Gitlery
Indies
Stringers
Parliament
Owas
Political rhetoric and party endorsements in Missouri
A collage of campaign commentary notes endorsements for Taft by a German American bloc in Missouri, attacks on Bryan and Bevan, and critiques of reform efforts. The piece cites pensions totals, internal party tensions, and shifts in public messaging amid early 20th century U S political debates.
Federation of Labor Faces Quick Decision in Contempt Case
Washington December 20. Federation of Labor counsel asks for immediate ruling in contempt proceedings against President Groupers Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison over a Bucks Store boycott in St Louis. They state they will address further evidence and request an immediate decision based on already pronounced evidence.
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Washington
Get
Groupers
Mitchell
Morrison
Federation of Labor
Bucks
Aidange Conpenacy
St. Louis
Labor Lettlers
Bucks Company
Federation
Gouusperys
Assassin Will of Manuel Silva Bitissa Found in City
The will of Manuel Silva Bitissa, reportedly written before his death and revealing plans to notify his children, states he owned no property beyond his religious convictions and asks that his children be raised in charity and fraternity. It mentions selling or securing his belongings to support them.
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Lisbon
Manuel Silva Bitissa
Carlos
Taft
Bryan
Outing Ends in Tragedy Abroad
A US captain Captain Chirence Vyneroa, resident in Vienna, and a co traveler were on a motor tour that began two days earlier from Vienna toward Chilean routes. Near Les stein Bavaria, about twenty miles from Salzburg, their car failed on a steel hill, killing the chauffeur Bertingil instantly and seriously injuring Vyner.
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Vietina
Chirence Vyneroa Rich Awtisen
United States
Vienna
Beta
Chile
Lesstein
Upper Bavaria
Salzburg
Bertingil
Vyner
Ely's Cream Balm advertised relief for nasal catarrh
Cocaine dulls nerves but does not cure nasal catarrh. The ad claims Ely's Cream Balm relieves forehead pressure stuffed nose watery discharge and restores smell and taste. It says the remedy is applied locally and available from druggists for 50 cents or mailed from Big Bros New York.
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Ely
Big Bros
Warren Street
New York
Embarrassing Trial in Virginia Woman Questioned
A colored woman in Alexandria Virginia stands before a magistrate charged with assaulting a nine year old girl. Evidence shows the beating as the court views the child's battered condition. The prisoner asks the judge if he has ever used a ruthless cylinder while the inquiry continues.
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Alexandria
Lippincott's Magazine
Married Man in Trouble Over Family’s Remedy Choice
A married man who lets any family member use remedies other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble is accused of neglect. The ad extols Foley's Honey and Tar as superior and opiate free in a 2x yellow package, credited to FH J Moogk and W F Jungkunz.
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Foley
J. Moogk
W. F Jungkunz
Remarkable Prediction Of Ohio Settlement Boom
Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts in 1787 predicted that the Ohio and Mississippi rivers would carry vast produce and merchandise, noting the current flow would be crowded with goods. His remark came twenty years before Fulton’s Clermont, the first successful steamboat.
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Manasseh Cutler
Massachusetts
New
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