Mortgage deduction law defended by Attorney General Taylor
The 1899 mortgage deduction law lowers tax burdens for small home owners by allowing a $700 deduction from property value when the property is worth at least twice the mortgage. Attorney General Taylor defended the measure before the Indiana Supreme Court, noting the law’s fairness and its role in relieving mortgage holders from undue taxation while preserving overall tax equity.
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W. L. Taylor
Supreme Court of
Taylor
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Indiana
Marion County
State Supreme Court
Cheap labor in Mexico and Indiana politics reviewed
Dr. C Hiatt of Detroit notes Mexico offers cheap labor and capital investment benefits with wages as low as 35 to 40 cents a day in gold terms, contrasting Colorado wages at $4 daily. The tobacco trust shows high capitalization and dividends. The piece links tariff policy to Mexican trusts and urges businesslike governance in Indiana with Durbin’s policies and nonpartisan state administration.
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Indianapolis
C. Hiatt
Detroit
Mexico
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Mr. Hyatt
Colorado
Tobacco Trust
Indiana
Durbin
Logansport Journal
Politician Jewett Announces Shift to Party of Progress
Hon Charles L Jewett of New Albany former Democratic state central committee chairman read the platform at the venue state convention. His stage appearance drew applause as he clarified his departure from the Democratic party in 1896 to join the party of sound money protection and progress, per the Rockport Journal.
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Party of Progress
Charles L. Jewett
New Albany
Democratic State Central Committee
Jewett
Democratic Party
Party of Sound Money
Party of Progress and Prosperity
Rockport Journal
Local Official Slate Named in Election Fray
Recorder MARSH THOMAS. Sheriff JEFFERSON C. DAVIS. Comoner T. B.GULLEFER. Commissioner-2nd District ORLANDO LEE. Commissioner-1st District JESSE H.STYERS. County Councilman at Large JOHN H. CHRISTIAN and JAMES M. WOODFILL. County Councilman 1st District JOHN REDDINGTON. 2nd District SAMUEL SHELHORN. 3rd District SAMUEL BARBER. 4th District HENRY AHRING. FRANK EUBANK listed among candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Christian
James M. Woodfill
Frank Eubank
Commissioners Allowances and County Claims Listed
The document lists approved allowances and claims for Decatur county at the June 2 1902 board session. Names include Andy Duncan Joseph Evans Charles Beeson John Pool James Beeson Gregg Alyea James Ray Henry Jones George Garwood and others with various payments noted. Coleman T. Pleak County Auditor certifies the list as correct.
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Board of Commissioners
Decatur County
Coleman T. Pleak
Clarence Lee
Jesse Hudson
Uriah Privett
Harry McKay
James Beeson
Lou Robbins
Ned Burney
W. E. Burney
L.D. Buck
Pulse & Ce Ce
Amos Ray
Wilbur Linville Sane
Steve Deilks
Will Mounts Rile Chaudier Ogee
J. W. Harrell
Abe Thorpseer
Will Douglass Ee
Will Douglass
Steve Deilks Horne
Wwe
Ones Vinson Tremain Wee Dees
Richard Bates
Gregg Alyea
Charles Beeson
Harrison Foster
Richard Hensley
James Bailey
Burney
Vinson Tremain
Elmer Robbins
Virulent Cancer Cured by Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve
An elderly patient in Elizabeth West Virginia reportedly cured of incurable cancer after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad claims Bitters expel bilious poisons and microbes while the salve treats blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores. Available at Grover and Bouner's for 50 cents and 23 cents.
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G. W. Robberts
Elizabeth
W.va
Grover & Bouner
Armour Fertilizers Highlighted By Local Agent
Look Here Farmers from Q3tt 8. D. Perry Marketed Armour fertilizers as top grade for wheat producers. Perry touts phosphates as high quality and cheaper than low grades, promising perfect mechanical condition and easy drilling for all goods.
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Armour
D. Perry
Seved From an Awful Fate By Hay Fever Cure
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing six months of hay fever and asthma and calls it the safest cure for throat and lung diseases. The device is guaranteed 50 cent and one dollar bottles with trials free at Grover Bonner's while The Standard subscription push appears.
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A.M. Shields
Chambersburg
Grover & Bonner’s. ml
Arbitration lines urged to curb anthracite strike
An Indianapolis editorial argues for federal and state arbitration boards to resolve the coal dispute. It notes rising violence, fears of nonunion replacements, and the Civic Federation role, urging law to empower tribunals that can issue enforceable decrees to protect consumers and keep industry functioning.
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Civic Federation
Hanna
Mitchell
Congress
Board of Arbitration
Indianapolis Journal
Stomach Ailments Cited as Principal Health Cause
The piece urges readers to treat stomach problems first noting most illnesses stem from digestion. It promotes Dr. Loyal Ford's Dyspepticide as a remedy and references Alexander & Co as the distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Ford
Alexander & Co
Cosmopolitan to publish sketches of sixty captains of industry
The Cosmopolitan magazine undertakes to present sketches of about sixty leading industrial figures written by experts. The project has generated wide interest nationwide and is deemed highly entertaining and informative.
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Cosmopolitan
Real Estate Office Ad In Indiana Greensburg
Real estate office advertisement from Greensburg Indiana invites buyers and sellers to contact the Indiana Real Estate office at Hamilton block northeast corner of square for farm or town property transactions.
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Indiana Real Estate
Fice
Hamilton Block
Square
Greensburg
Ind
Burmese Ambition and Historic Burmese Churches
Donahoe's Magazine notes the Burmese drive to build pagodas as highest spiritual aim. It cites Mandalay's cathedral funded by Kyaung Taga Paul Obon at 60 000 rupees and mentions Amara pura and Tennessaria coast churches built by Armenians and De Castro. It laments jungle wood chapels, white ants, and hopes for teak replacements amid priestly finances.
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Kyaung Taga
Mandalay
Kyaung Taga Paul Obon
Amarapura
Tennessaria
de Castro
Burma
Kyaung Tazes
Halifax Lore and the Legend of Its Law and Guillotine
The piece traces Halifax's feared repute from English origins in York shire, noting harsh medieval law where criminals were condemned before inquiry and locals with small thefts faced rapid execution. It also links Halifax to the guillotine myth, misattributing its Scottish introduction to Earl Morton, whose own execution is cited as irony.
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Halifax
Yorkshire
England
Lord Leicester
Motley
Hardwick
Firth
Earl Morton
Scotland
Gients and Pygmies of Space Brightness Range
The piece notes vast stellar brightness differences with the sun as a standard. Some stars emit 0.01 to 1000 times the sun’s light, and one expert suggests two stars may reach 10,000 times solar brightness. Cano pus in the southern hemisphere and Rigel in Orion are cited as near-bright examples.
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Space
Canopus
Earth
Rigel
Orion
The Size of Great Britain Compared Globally
Great Britain is half as large as Sumatra and twice Newfoundland, ranking fifth among world islands. England alone nearly matches Romania in size, is under a quarter the size of France or Germany, and Britain as a whole covers about one sixteenth of a globe’s surface. Its width from Land’s End to the east coast is 325 miles, with the narrowest gap between Land’s End and John o Groats at twenty four miles.
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Great Britain
Sumatra
Newfoundland
England
Wales
France
Germany
British Isles
Loc
ei@ilind
Bornoch ‘Firth
Rubinstein Declares Himself the Show on Tour
While traveling in the United States during a concert tour, Rubinstein encountered Barnum's circus on a similar route. A guard asked if he belonged to the show, and Rubinstein replied with a fierce insult, declaring, Sir, I am the show.
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Rubinstein
United States
Barnum
Doubling Up Joke From A Child’s Quick Wit
An eight year old, when asked about the zenith, answers its the point directly overhead. The teacher tests further can two people share the same zenith at once. The boy replies they can if one stands on the other's head.
Don’t Be a Waiter Action Advice Motto
A motivational exhortation urges immediate pursuit of plans without waiting for perfect conditions. It emphasizes decisive, relentless progress despite obstacles, comparing hesitation to missed opportunities and encouraging proactive effort.
Cycling Ups and Downs Use Banner Salve for Wounds
A brief note promoting Banner Salve for cuts and bruises from cycling. It claims quick healing and cautions no substitutes. The ad attributes the product to Alexander & Co.
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Alexander & Co
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James E. Watson
Marshall E. Newhouse
John W. Craig
Henry B. Sherman
Frank E. Ryan
Myron C. Jenkins
George W. Lanham
Marsh Thomas
Jefferson C. Davis
Comoner, T. B.gullefer
Orlando Lee
Jesse H.styers
John Reddington
Samuel Shelhorn
Samuel Barber
Henry Ahring
Sandcreek Township Pikes
Andy Duncan
Joseph Evans
John Pool James Beeson
James Ray
Tanwear
Charles Simmonds
Henry Jones George Garwood Jesse Taylor
Samuel Morgan
Antes
Tee Eee -Aeene
Greensburg Review
Greensburg New Era
Cas
A. L. Donaldson
R. M. Engtish
Jo A. Blagg
Isaac Parmerer
Staeg
A. Stagg
Lee Wenr Ee
W. C. Roszell
A. McWilliams
F. M. Henry &Co
May Parker
Will McWilliams
W.A. Avery
L. B. Cochran
Donnell & Son
James Bostic
Washington Township Pikes
J. P. Thomson & Co
George E. McKee
C. T. Pleak
C.T. Pleak
T. Pleak
C. Jerman
Nedesees
J. W. Spears
J. C. Davis
Aaron Parker
Public Printing
Kassens & Jewett
C. A. Stagg
J.H. Jackson
Mary A. Robertson
Jesse J. Smith
V. G. Power
I. M. Sanders
Clio’ Mobley
Osm
Maud Case
T. J. Power
H. C. Skillman
Mose Ferris
Saidee
Sanders Maude Sanders
G. H. Knapp
T. B. Gullefer
T. B
Frank Hurst
Alice Hurst
J. T. Spitman
James B. Jackson
John H. Jackson
George J. Armstrong
Olive D. Armstrong
Alfred
Wwe F. B
Jackson Township Pikes
J.C. Arnold
J. A. Stagg
Stews
Kendrick Bros
State Board OF Charities
Orphans’ Home
Joe Shall
J. M. Woodfills
Emma Seniour
RT. Wright
Marion Township
Pikes
Borer
Ars Aes
Saltcreek Township
Court House
Mendenhall & Spilman
Fred Styers
Edward Dannacher
Nat Robbins
Greensburg Water Co
Joe Styers
Greensburg Telephone Co
Aaa
Sateen
Mendenhall & Ae
Muddy Fork Gas Co
J. E. McGriff
W.s. Woodfills
Nte
E. Butler
D.C. Elder
SRG Deem & Co
H. Kendall
M.D. Tackett
Henry Suding
Albert Roberts
Senkbind
Genwi Sense
Late Literary News
Cuba
Scott
Bios
Hood
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