Scenes in the Senate Bring Sharp Debates and Quiet War
Washington correspondence notes the extra session Senate gridlock as leaders clash in repartee heavy debates. Reports highlight Indiana Senator Voorhees guiding coalitions with Teller Stewart and Dubois, while Gorman and Foulkher react. Observers compare Lodge and Wolcott’s attire and tone, praising Stewart’s silver policy stance and Sherman’s stately parliamentarianism. McPherson appears as a leading Democrat ally to the administration in finance discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Worcott
Dom
Hose
Congress
Indiana
Voorhees
Teller
Stewart
Dubois
Peffer
Mr. Jones
Mr. Gorman
Mr. Voorheehees
Foulkher
Gorman
Senator Wolcott
Colorado
Jastorn
Wotorn
West
enxaTor Sitenaan
Nevada
Teng
Mutual
Sherman
Hoe
Chamber
McPherson
New Jersey
Cleveland
Corn Crop Is Cooked Amid Widespread Drought Effects
The September report from the Department of Agriculture shows corn condition at 76.7, down from August and July, with marked declines across surplus states. Wheat condition at 74 reflects the drought’s broad impact. yields are low and quality variable in several regions including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, while New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Texas show mixed results and Oregon and California report generally good quality for some areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Colorado
Oregon
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
New England
Ilnois
World Parliament of Religions Unites Dozens of Faiths in Chicago
Massed audience at the Chicago Art Palace hears welcomes from Archbishop Leehan and Dr Barrows as leaders from Cardinal Gibbons to Dharmapala deliver speeches. Delegates and observers from Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Confucianists and others fill Columbus Hall for the historic assembly.
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Chicago
Chicago Art Palace
Art Palace
Church of Rome
Confucius
Mahomet
Buddha
Oision Columbus Hall
Leehan
John H. Barrows
Higinbotham
Cardinal Gibbons
Redwood
New Zealand
A. Bernstorff
Berlin
Dionysius Latas
Zante
Greove
Carl von Bergen
Sweden
C. N. Charkarar
ML. Dharmapala
P. C. Mazoomdar
India
Lion Pung Quang Yu
China
Grant
Canada
Lauran Ormisten Chant
EF. G. Hirsch
B. W. Arnott
Seanna Sorabji
Khorsidji Laurasava
Bombay
Chay
Mills Resume Operations Across States After Shutdowns
Wheats Revolve Again and multiple mills resume Monday including ABERNETHY Leavenworth PAWTUCKET VALLEY Dover Rhode Island Cocaico Manufacturing Central Falls and Sawyer woolen mills plus AMERICAN Curled Hair in Central Falls Russellville mine and coal mine 2050 workers C. A. GoocHARLES nail works Milton and Poennsyvana Paper Lock Haven along with Peabody mills Newburyport Mars which had been idle five weeks employing about 400 hands.
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C. A. Goocharles’ Nail Works
City Nail Works
Milton
Poennsyvana Paper Company
Lock Haven
Peabody Mills
Newburyport
Mars
Expensive Joke of a Comedian at Fort Dodge
George Paige paid 55 at Fort Dodge for a local hit on Charles Crawford, a society man. Crawford sued for criminal libel and damages but accepted a public apology and payment to drop the cases. The crowded opera house heard the apology with laughter and Crawford's required speech.
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Par
LeGrand
Iowa
Newton
Council Bluffs
Fred Keister
B. L. Watson
Silver City
George Latier
Waterloo
Coon Rapids
Dubuque
Chicago
HuGh Robbard
Kid” Haley
la Crosse
Maxwell
Clinton
Stella
O'Malley
Rose Crook
Minn
W. H. McHenry
Des Moines
Columbus
Ohio
Willian Mawahor
Avoca
Mawhor
Don
Joseph Eboeck
Jackson Park
Park
George Paige
Paige
Fort Dodge
Crawford
Bristow
Mr. Bliss
Buss
Lows City
Boone Valley Coal and Railway Company Plans New Town Frazer
A Boone based syndicate led by Hamilton Brown and Norman D. Frazer forms the Boone Valley Coal and Railway Company, buying 2,500 acres to mine coal. They plat Frazer, plan 50 houses, a bank, and a store, anticipate 4,000 residents in two years, and open two mines employing 200 men. A rail line to Dayton and future lines to Frazer are planned with connections to regional roads and cities.
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Lowz
Boone
Chicago
Cincinnati
Hamilton Brown
Norman D. Frazer
Boone Valley Coal and Railway Company
Des Moines
Frazer
Minneapolis
Battle With Burglars In Rolfe Wounds Citizens
Rolfe in Pocahontas County faced a desperate raid as burglars broke into Mike Crain’s big general store. About 15 residents surrounded the store and exchanged fire with three burglars who fled. several locals were wounded. Police hunt suspects.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Mike Crain
Tax Reform Department Seeks Public Taxation Opinions
The Tax Reform Department invites brief opinions on taxation not tariffs. Citizens may have their ideas published or discussed in turn. Submit to the office or P O Box 88 Buffalo New York.
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P.O
Buffalo
N. Y
Assessing Vacant Property And The Single Tax Debate
Bay Shore readers hear guidance from Jennie A. Rogers on taxing land value rather than improvements. Local letters by Botton Hwal t urge enforcement of current assessments while James Weeks pushes new land taxation to curb speculation and improve roads.
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Bay Snonr
Mr. Borror
Babylon
Islip
Barker
New York
Cape May
N. J
New Bedford
Mass
Jlettie Green
Washington, D. C
Botton Hwalt
Hall
Cpt
Ed. Watts
Ocean Avenue
Bay Shore
James ‘T’. Weeks
Weeks
Bayshore Journal
The Golden Rule of Taxation and Honest Government
The editor argues for a tax system aligned with moral law, urging tax revenues to fund state needs without harming individuals or industry. The piece asserts taxation must avoid penalizing thrift, stifling commerce, or creating religious or social conflict, while supporting orderly state growth.
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Jennie A. Rogers
The
Advance
Linfer
Boy Peddler Arrested Over License Tax Dispute
Sixteen year old Joseph Altmede of New York City appeared before Justice Ryan in Essex Market Court accused by Agent Stein of the Gerry Society of peddling paper and envelopes on Grand Street. He confessed guilt saying he needed money to help his sick mother during vacation. A neighbor's complaint prompted the Gerry Society action.
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Agent Stein
Gerry Society
Joseph Altmede
Orchard Street
New York
Justice Ryan
Essex Market Court
Grand Street
Taft Settlement Grange Backs Tax Reform Debate
At a recent grange meeting farmers debated taxes and personal property tax removal. Farmers say high taxes hurt them though crops look good, and they fear low prices reduce buyers for their harvests. They welcome any plan to ease tax burdens and boost farming viability.
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Onondaga Courier
Attempted Release from Personal Tax Debt Standoff
John S. Moore an iron worker of 103 Burnet Street Newark New Jersey sits in jail for nonpayment of personal taxes totaling 35 dollars and 45 cents covering three years to 1893 and including 1885 and 1936 He claims no personal property and threatens to remain jailed until the debt is paid.
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John S. Moore
Burnet Street
Newark
N. J
Moore
N. Y
Reform Call Critiques Property Tax History
The author argues that personal property tax assessments have lasted nearly two millennia with consistent injustice. The piece claims the system fosters fraud and perjury, rewards liars and bribes, and falls hardest on honest and poor taxpayers.
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Louis
John Shatswell
Doon
Grinnell Savings Bank
Lawrence
Creston
W. B. Maxwell
Ilinois
Independence
Terminal Railway Company
Omaha
Elber? Jacobs
Ida Grove
Mike Kennedy
Harry Hurd
James Schiefsee
Andrew Waahlgren
Onawa
Hahns & Lades
Mallard
TAX Reform Department
Bolton Hall
Taft Settlement
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