Iowa Republicans Nominate Frank D Jackson on Second Ballot
Des Moines reports Frank D Jackson of Des Moines wins the Republican gubernatorial nomination on the second ballot at the state convention. The platform favors local option and criticizes Democratic policies amid hard times. Other statewide officials listed include Warren S Duncan Lieut. Gov. and C. H. Robinson Supreme Judge with extensive convention proceedings noted.
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Frank B. Jackson
Viatform
Des Moines
Frank D. Jackson
Warren S. Duncan
Chariton
C.H. Rodinson
Storm Lake
IW Lake
New Hamspitan
Henry Sabin
Additin
Selec
J .E. Blythe
A. L. Fresbie
James Harlan
Henry County
T. M. Traynor
Wottawattomie
W. L. Ray
Powoshiek County
Read Hareling
A. V. Proudfoot
Warren County
F. I. Merriam
Delaware County
P. D. Narey
Dickinson County
H. B. Kittleman
Polk County
Senator Harlan
Calvary Mission Tabernacle
Lawrence
Sioux City
Committee On Platform
Atd
Lafayette Young
Gen. Drake
Appanoose County
Ormsby
Palo Alto
Capt
J. A. Lyons
Guthrie County
W. H. Torbert
Dubuque
Albert Head
Jefferson County
L. S. Coffin
David
Sam Clark
Keokuk
Iowa
Republican Platform Emphasizes Sound Money and Prohibition
The document argues for a preserved gold and silver monetary standard with equal value for all dollars, opposes state bank money, and defends Republican wage policies and pensions. It lauds Benjamin Harrison’s administration, condemns Democratic policies, and outlines ticket nominations for lieutenant governor Warren Dungan, railroad commissioner J. W. Luke, and Supreme Court Judge G. S. Robinson.
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New World
James G. Blaine
Cleveland
Congress
Republian
Nfe
Benjamin Harrison
Abraham Lincin
Republi
Mande
General Assembly
Warrens. Dungan
Imecas County
J. W. Luke
Hampton County
Supreme Court
G. S. Robinson
Buena Vista County
Telegraphic Clicks. Fire, riots, crimes fill brief world
MINNEAPOLIS gives $2,000 to fire victims. Moscow reports 40 cholera cases and 16 deaths in a day. Badger & Co. of Boston fail for 100,000. Wayne Ohio loses two business blocks totaling 200,000. Berlin wall collapse injures seven amid a military review. Beaver Falls powder can explodes fatally burning three boys. San Pedro sunk near Victoria City is total loss worth 350,000. Pat Meehan killed McBride in Atlanta after traveling from New York.
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Minneapolis
Moscow
Badger & Co
Boston
Mass
Wayne Ohio
Berlin
Beaver Falls
San Pedro
Victoria
B. C
Pat Meehan
New York
Atlanta
Robert McBride
McBride
W. T. Buchanan
Coke County
Tuk
Thomas McClure Peters
Dd.s. T. D
Diocese of New York
St. Michael’s Church
Amsterdam Avenue
Tarloin
Peekskill
N. Y Rip
Fifth Ward
Tacoma
Wash
Fred Tate
Erie
Bringer Boydr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Carnegie Union Iron Mills
Pittsburg
Thomas Casey
Ind
Great Fire Devastates Minneapolis Mills and Homes
A multi fire catastrophe in Minneapolis destroys Cedar Lake Ice Company, Clark's Box Company, Lintges Connell Co, and several mills on Boom Island. The blaze consumes Union Wagon Works and others, with 100 plus dwellings burned and two lives reported lost. Estimated losses reach one and a half million dollars with substantial insured amounts. The fires spread from a stable near Cedar Lake Ice Company to nearby mills as wind driven flames engulfed the lumber district and riverfront plants.
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Minneapolis
Cedar Lake
Lintges, Connell & Co
Chicago
Lenhart
Union Wagon Works
Cedar Lake Ice Company
Clark's Box Company
Boom Island
Nelson Tenny & Co
Backus ¢ Co
Wilcox Company
Chatterton Mill
Backus
Howe Mill
Smith & Corrigan
Marshall Street
Minneapolis Brewing Co
Providence
St. Paul
E. W. Backus & Company
J.P. Wilcox
J. L. Chatterton
Lintges
Connell & Company
J. R. Clark & Company
Nelson, Tenny & Company
George W. Higgins
Seven Die in Chicago Senate Hotel Fire Tragedy
A morning blaze at the Senate hotel on Madison Street Chicago costs at least seven lives. Victims include Mrs Coons Bertha Coons aged 7 Charles Coons aged 9 Godfrey children and two unknown men. Over twenty guests were unable to escape due to rapid flames and poor exits. The fire started on the second floor near the stairs. Mrs Ahrens and her daughter Annie were among those sleeping.
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Chicago
Senate
Madison Street
Fifth Avenue
Coons
Bertha Coons
Charles Coons
Godfrey
Fires Devastate Boom Island and North Minneapolis
A massive blaze destroyed 112 houses and several mills on Boom Island and the surrounding area. Total losses reach 1.5 million with 900 thousand insured. Six bodies recovered, dozens injured, and hundreds left homeless as Minneapolis firefighters battled shifting winds and aided by St. Paul crews. World’s Fair visitors among the victims, with many names lost in the hotel fire.
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Annie
Hook and Ladder Company No.6
Lieut
Humanson
Suit Against Breckinridge Seeks Damages for Breach of Promise
Madeline V. Pollard sues Ernie W. C. Breckinridge of Kentucky in the District of Columbia Supreme Court for 50000 dollars alleging breach of promise. She states that in April 1884, at age 17 and a Wesleyan Female Seminary student, she was approached on a train by Breckinridge and that he later visited her at the seminary with permission to dine.
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Miss Pollard
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Ernie W. C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Madeline V. Pollard
Washington
Wesleyan Female Seminary
Cincinnati
Frankfort
W. C. P. Breck
Notable Deaths and Disasters Sweep the Nation
George Shiras a Pittsburg pioneer dies Morton and family leave for Germany Senator Brice of Ohio recovers in Washington John Parker falls to death from a Norwalk scaffold McLeop Bros elevator burns 40000 bushels of wheat losing 50000 Lois Fuller returns to New York from France Fort Scott National Bank to resume after suspension Andrews Henry C Myer of Galveston commits suicide Richard Kamin of Sandusky charged with killing daughter by club Quarantine at Pensacola declared by Birmingham Tom Ricketts and Robert Miller killed by Chicago and Great Western train Rumor that W H Clough resigns as Great Northern VP to join Northern Pacific
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George Shiras
Pittsburg
Morton
Germany
Senator Brice
Ohio
Washington
John Parker
Norwalk
THE
National Bank of
Fort Scott
Kan
Lois Fuller
France
New York
McLeop Bros
Marietta
W. G. S. Keene
Lynn
Mass
Chester
Henry C. Myer
Galveston
Texas
Richard Kamin
Sandusky
Pensacola
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Tax Reform Discussion Opens For Public Opinions
The Tax Reform Department invites brief opinions on taxation not tariffs. Submissions may be published or discussed by the editor or a Taxation Society member. Send to Taxation Society this office or P O Box 3 Buffalo NY.
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Taxation Society
P. O. Box &3
Buffalo
N. Y.J
Taxation Debate at Liverpool Grange Symposium
A Liverpool Grange discussion centered on personal property taxes and alleged injustices under current laws. Farmers argued assessors overtax personal property, harming farm values, while one trustee recounted a $5 000 bank balance taxed as personal property. The meeting adjourned at 11 30 p.m. to resume in September.
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Liverpool Grange
Mr J
Mr. C
Centreville
Grange Bulletin
Taxation Eyes Opened for Interior New York Farmer
A prominent farmer and Patrona of Husbandry official in upstate New York assesses farm distress. He cites widespread mortgage burdens, declining farm values, and argues taxation should shift from personal property to land value, noting mortgage taxes raise interest costs for farmers. He tests land tax calculations with a pencil and considers broader tax reforms.
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New York
Ife
Taxation Eye Opener on Land Values and City Lots
A county resident explains how taxing land values could shift levies from a farmer to idle city land speculators. He cites five vacant lots worth 9000 with 80 tax versus a 7000 farm at 100 tax and argues land tax would lower farmers’ burden while raising taxes on land speculators.
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Grangers
Byron W. Jfolt
Taxation Insures Business and Rent Control Perspective
The Grand Rapids Workman argues that a tax on rental valuation cannot be shifted to tenants. Muskegon Brewing Co plans to relocate to Grand Rapids because of high assessments. The company cites rising realty and personal property taxes as the main cause, claiming the assessor’s hikes make operations uneconomical.
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Muskegon Brewing Co
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Muskegon
Win, Finneman
Grand Rapids
Board of Review
Four changes needed to enact universal equitable taxation
The author argues that a truly equitable property tax requires four amendments: to state constitutions, to the U S Constitution, to human nature, and to the nature of things. Without these, personal property would evade taxation by locating elsewhere or by undermining the system through self preservation and shifting conditions.
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United States
New York City
Taxing Mr A on shares in Hyattsville building association
In Hyattsville Maryland a tax official is urged to tax Mr A on his cash and the house lot purchase plus the building association capital stock. The mortgage debt tax, assessed stock ownership, and dividend right all pertain to the same property.
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Hyattsville
Building Association
Association
Mortgage tax debate sparks accusation of hidden levies
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that besides state taxes, lenders can indirectly tax borrowers through higher mortgage rates. It contends that real estate taxes should be based on valuation, not on mortgage status, to avoid double taxation when both property and mortgage are taxed.
Don’t Tax Rabbits or Personal Property, Watch Closely
A terse note warns against trying to tax rabbits or personal property that cannot be caught, urging restraint and practical focus on enforceable items.
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Towa Republicans
DR. Jackson
Breckinridge
Louisa Wing
City of
St. Louis
Gen. Sherman
Mr. Breckinridge
ST. Anthony's Falls
Nicollet Island
Hennepin Avenue
Tom Ricketts
Robert Miller
Parnell
Chicago and Great Western
W. H. Clough
Great Northern Road
Northern Pacific
TAX Reform Department
Liverpool
Brooklyn Eagle
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