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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
3
A long Iowa roundup notes railroad retrenchment and new Muscatine bridge plans, several violent incidents including a man killing his wife at Aurora and others injured, a drought of bank failures, and widespread crop and weather impacts. The piece cites Boone saloon closures, legal shifts, and county road developments.
In Hawarden a boiler explosion at Kenny and Newgard’s flouring mill wrecked the building and injured engineer Frank Chapman who was near the engine room door. Miller William Wixon was unharmed. Damages total about 3000 dollars with little insurance. waterworks pump service disrupted until a portable engine is installed.
Bedford reports a major case of alleged pension fraud involving Rev Charles F Jones a respected Christian Church minister He allegedly forged pension papers to draw 36 from a Missouri pension office for a pension granted to Dennis F Jones He denies the charge and demands a hearing with trial likely in Missouri.
The past week was hot with mostly sunshine and cool nights, lowering the average by 2 degrees below normal. Rainfall was light with little to none across much of the state, aiding hay making as a large amount was secured in excellent condition. Oats harvest is underway in the north and center and nearly done in the south while rust damage is reported in spring wheat and in parts of the south and center. Corn shows strong growth but needs rain as drought affects immature crops.
Traveling salesmen for an eastern nursery touted a new fruit called the wine plant and displayed vivid lithographs. Farmers bought heavily in West Union but investigations reveal the so called wine plant is actually common rhubarb.
West Union man PRANK WEEKS sits in jail after allegedly attempting to assault a 11 year old girl during a drive from Hawkeye to Sumner. He allegedly stopped five girls aged 7 and 11, resisted by the oldest, and fled to Sumner. Weeks pleaded not guilty at preliminary hearing and was bound over. He is described as a married man with a questionable reputation.
A boy working with a mower cut grass near Mill Rock accidentally ran over by his brother who did not see the child in tall grass. Both feet were severed in the grinding blades. A tragic field accident reports say.
A State Temperance Society detective worked in Oskaloosa for three weeks. He aided arrests including grocer Collins and named twenty five persons among druggists, causing consternation among dealers. In Hawkeye area a six month old baby died by smothering while parents Fred Engle and spouse were away. a hired helper left the infant asleep and unattended.
William Sherman aged about 35 unmarried was fatally injured by a train near Altoona east of Des Moines. He died on arrival at Des Moines. Chancellor Carpenter Very Ill of Drake University is critically ill at his Des Moines home. Wa Clark, with a wife and several children, was fatally injured after being kicked and trampled by a horse in East Des Moines.
Public appreciation drives a six story factory purchase by the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company of New Haven Connecticut. The firm reports annual business now one hundred times what it was at first and credits newspaper advertising for expanding facilities.
The tale traces thirteen at table to King Arthur and Merlin who placed a thirteenth seat for Judas. A Saracen knight allegedly vanished into the earth, giving the chair its perilous name. Lutie Leslie of Seymour Ind aged 16, an only daughter, drank arsenic to avoid punishment. Carnegie rod nail and rail mills in Pittsburg closed unexpectedly with 800 workers fearing more shutdowns.
The Colorado city of Pueblo suffered a historic flood after a night of gentle rain as the Arkansas River rose rapidly. At least seven people died and property losses approach 250000 dollars as water breached levees flooding the city center and driving residents from flats and the Fountain bottoms. Rescue efforts saved many but animals and an immigrant family perished in the torrent with several others reported missing.
Warning of a French blockade of Bangkok and Koh si chang with three thousand troops to land. Siam seeks peace while Britain weighs its 47 percent shipping and 93 percent trade stake. France and Britain wary of conflicts and costly frontier exposure.
Plans to reopen the roof promenade at the Manufactures Building of the World's Fair have been perfected. Fire escapes and protections added make the area safe with broad stairways at corners and exits to the ground via multiple routes. The Yerkes telescope will also be ready in a week near the north end center aisle.
A string of brief items reports widespread disruption: Concord area demolitions without wind, Lewiston Mills to close idling 1500 workers, Canadian stock speculators suffer losses of 95 million, BeNCO workers gain 3600 from farmer Robert Elliott, stockman Robert Morrison fatally injured by a horse in Crawfordsville, Pittsburg Wire Works idled with 500 unemployed, Sheriff M M Smit reports robbery of state funds in Little Rock, and Frank Laughlin suspected of fatally shooting his wife near Van Wert and remaining at large.
Readers are invited to submit opinions on taxation not tariffs. Brief comments may be published or discussed by the editor or a Taxation Society member. Send to Taxation Society this office or P. O. Box 88 Buffalo NY.
A clerical error misattributed a Sun columnist Matthew Marshall remark. The piece discusses taxation of creditors, noting that farmers and workers are the largest creditors in an honest dollar, not addressing general taxation policy.
The text discusses tax theory and systems, detailing local state and national government financing through real estate and personal property taxes. It explains how personal property escapes taxation due to concealment and assessor limits, with emphasis on farmers facing easier valuation than merchants and city residents.
The author argues for a constitutional amendment to allow wealth based direct taxes and proposes an income tax aimed at rents patents railways telegraphs phones gas and similar franchises to cover revenue deficits from tariff reform. A broad universal tax is deemed impractical. targeted monopoly taxes could suffice.
The speaker argues for a universal ad valorem system, noting its fairness and efficiency. He cites past success from 1846 to 1861, asserts assessors err but support remains, and condemns specific duties for harming the poor. He warns against taxing the poor man’s acre the same as the rich man’s yard.
The tax commissioners report a large rise in personal property assessments highlighting inequality and looseness in the system. They note estates left by deceaseds, including Jay Gould, dwarf living property, and call for revenue from real estate to equalize burdens and aid business.
Proclamation dated July 1 1893 by President Grover Cleveland urges Congress to convene August 7 to provide relief through legislation from danger and distress. It argues for a parallel state legislative session to repeal unjust taxation and curb capital flight and fraud in taxation practices.
The writer urges Farmer's Alliance and workingmen's organizations to hold meetings urging state assemblymen to repeal legislation they say burdens personal property, undermines oath sanctity, disrupts trade, harms business, and worsens conditions for workers relying on high wages and steady employment.
Albany reports a new law requires assessors to submit by September 1 a complete list of tax exempt property in their districts, with blanks returned by October 1. Comptroller’s office will receive the compiled data, total expenses not to exceed $500.
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