Open Grange to Be Held on Taxation Debate in Syracuse
Liverpool Grange meets with R W Smith presiding to discuss a proposed tax on personal property. Mr Potter of Grange 670 Syracuse argues farmers face rising taxes while city wealth grows. calls for taxing real estate only. Meeting adjourns to June 24 to consider the resolution: taxes should be removed from personal property.
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Liverpool Grange
R. W. Smith
the Grange
Grace McQueen
Joseph Ilayrison
R. Fairchild
W. Sears
Potter
Grange
Syracuse
New York
Edgar Crouse
Messrs. Smith
Weller
Sears
Destructive tax plan aims to curb wealth
A historical column criticizes Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota for proposing a 50 percent tax on large fortunes to raise government revenue. It argues such a tax would extinguish the incentive to accumulate wealth, kill private enterprise, and ultimately reduce taxable resources, warning that taxing small fortunes could stop the cycle of early savings that builds big fortunes. The piece contends the plan would backfire, destroying economic progress and wealth creation.
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Senator Pettigrew
South Dakota
Wettigrew
The Proposed Tax on Dogs in Virginia
The Washington Post urges Virginia to tax dogs to reduce domestic output and boost revenue. It blasts Richmond papers for avoiding the issue while arguing a dogs tax could fund state needs, curb imports, and improve prosperity. The piece frames reform as a people’s cause and challenges editors to declare their stance.
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Virginia
Post
Richmond
Grand Old Commonwealth
Virginia Press
Ohio
Washington Post
Farmers Stand on Personal Property Taxation Debate
The piece reports farmer sentiment shifting against the unfair system of taxing personal property. It notes a Liverpool Orange meeting endorsing a local option taxation bill with one dissent, and a proposal to remove taxes from personal property. It also covers a legislative dispute over a counsel’s fee, detailing that Thomas J Creamer’s $6,000 voucher was approved after Controller Campbell reviewed committee support.
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Farquahr
Liverpool Orange
Thomas J Creamer
Special Legislation Taxation
State Controller's Office
Campbell
Joint Committee On ‘Taxation
McClelland
Creamers
Mr. Creamer
How Alexander II Died In a Nihilist Plot At St Petersburg
A European pamphlet recounts the March 1 1881 assassination of Russia’s Alexander II. It describes February palace intrigues, a parade warning, the explosion near Katharina Canal, and the czar’s death after attempts to aid the wounded.
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Alexander 11
Russia
Europe
Nikolaus Notowich
Alexander III
St. Petersburg
Imperial Palace
Alexander II
Count Loris Millicolt
Juriewski
Alexandra Josephowna
Loris
Loris Molikoff
Katherina
Malaja Sadowaja
Alexander
Katharina Michailowna
Katharina Canal
Dworjewski
Count Gendrikoff
Koulebiakien
Grand Duke
Michael
Sacha
Count Loris Melikoff
Count Loris
Gen
Fedoroff
Hej
Capt
Koch
Jig
Count Loris Melikof
Household Peace Through Quiet Courtesy
A 1920s style guidance piece urges calm home life by avoiding petty corrections and unfounded remarks. It stresses liberty in action, silence on minor flaws, and minimal apologies to foster harmony among family members. Strong personalities are urged to practice discretion and gentleness at home.
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Papa
Mamima
Jenny
Jane
Mortals and memory in a sea of wealth and pride
The Charleston News and Courier notes C P Huntington’s remark on Senator Stanford’s death that it would not alter railroad management, while Stanford’s vast wealth signified a major stake in Southern and Central Pacific. Beecher’s quip about being missed by a finger in water is also cited. The piece concludes with a meditation on parental pride in a family picnic setting.
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Senator Stanford
C P Huntington
Southern and
Central Pacific
Henry Ward Beecher
Charleston News and Courier
Negro Thriftlessness and Widespread Shopping Fixations
A colonial era column notes that black consumers are seen as the best customers, buying beyond need with a taste for luxury. It contrasts male and female spending habits, then shifts to telegraph limits in Peru Paraguay Uruguay and Persia, and ends with the old word hurrah across languages and regions.
Religion’s grip in distant island church law
In Gonoaton the faith rules society as each islander faces arrest and a fine from the king for not attending church at least three times weekly. The system enforces devotion across all ages, with penalties accruing to the ruler.
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Gonoaton
South Seas
Hostetter Stomach Bitters touted for bowel relief and health
The notice praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable substitute for drastic purgatives, claiming it improves bowel function, bile flow, and digestion. It asserts benefits against malaria rheumatism and kidney trouble and prescribes a wine glassful three times daily. A separate item describes an anesthetic frog paste from China used by pricking a frog in flour to produce a numb liquid.
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China
Roperties
German Syrup Boschee's Consumption Remedy
German Syrup Boschee s German Syrup is praised as more successful for consumption than any remedy. It has been tested in varied climates from North to South and used by millions across nationalities in all stages of consumption. It is presented as the only true reliable remedy.
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Boschee
New England
Middle States
Dr. Pierce
Harvest Excursions for New Homes at Western Points
Pacific Short Line sells harvest excursion tickets on Aug 22 Sep 12 and Oct 10 to western points at any fare for round trip with 00 added. Intended for those seeking new homes. For full information apply to nearest ticket center or address Wol McNIDER Gen Pass Agt Sioux City Tar. Japan Leads for Divorces In Ireland 1 in 400000 Americans 88.71 per 100000 Japan 608.45 per 100000. Hall's Catarrh Cure and Beechum's Pills advertised.
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Harvest
Pacific Short Line
McNider
Gen Pass
Sioux City
Tar
Telephones in the United States Reach 512,500
The United States reports a total of 512,500 telephones in use, reflecting broad growth in communications infrastructure and household connectivity during the period. This figure underscores rapid expansion in telephone service across urban and rural areas alike.
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United States
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