Some More About Railroad Taxation
A Colorado perspective argues the 1901 rail tax scheme based on stock and bond values is unfair and impractical. It cites interstate lines like Missouri Pacific and Denver Rio Grande, contrasting high per mile Colorado rates with lower charges elsewhere, and warns the plan could stifle transcontinental traffic and Cripple Creek mining railroads. The piece notes inconsistent assessments, calls for uniform income-based valuation, and urges readers to support fair taxation. Also promotes Romero Canal lands near Romeo, San Luis Valley, with a tour offer and land buying incentives.
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New York
State Board of Assessors
Board of Equalization
Colorado
Missouri Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Rio Grande Junction Railway
Rio Grande Western
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouris
Arkansas
Kentuck
Louisiana
Kiowa Otero
Pueblo So
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Utah
Nevada
California
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad
St. Paul
Southern Pa Ific
Santa Fe
Denver & Southwestern Railway Company
Midland Terminal
Florence & Cripple Creek
Golden Circle
Canon City
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Denver and Southwestern Railroad
Denver and Southwestern System of
Victor
Bull Hill
Florence
Vista Grande
Colorado Midland
Midland
Florence and Cripple Creek
United States
Crystal River
Denver & Southwestern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Romeo
Romero Canal
San Luis Valley
Denver
D.O& R. Gat Sp
Zeph. Chas. Felt
Boston Building
Colo
London Smoke Problem and the Gas to Electric Shift
In Cassier's Magazine a discussion argues legal measures alone cannot solve London's smoke issue. It favors broader use of gaseous fuel for heating and cooking and predicts a shift to electricity, reducing domestic and industrial smoke as power distribution becomes centralized and chimneys fade.
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London
Industr
Cassier
A Church Built of One Tree in Santa Clara
A Santa Clara church was created from an entire oak tree cut at twenty five feet tall. The stump remained as the church tower, a large timber supply unused after completion. The structure measures thirty by seventy feet and stands as a local showplace. Also notes about petroleum fuel and the value of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestive ailments.
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Santa Clara
California
Empress of Japan and Women’s Emancipation
The Empress, a pioneering figure for Japanese women, reshapes education by promoting a girls university in Tokyo and ending foot blackening in the seventies. She also advocates European dress, argued to earn more respect for women from husbands. South Africa hosts ostrich farms with over 300,000 birds.
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Japan
Tokio
South Africa
Earliest Russian Millet Promises Big Hay Yields
An advertisement touts Earliest Russian Millet as a hay substitute claiming 5 to 7 tons per acre with prices listed for 50 lb and 100 lb lots. It also highlights Lancewood’s world leading tensile strength and Putnam Faceless Dyes noted for easy use, while a city diary snippet mentions a Mrs Brown reacting to a prank.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Putnam
Bed Bug Remedy and Miscellany from a Turbulent Page
A jumble of items from a turn of the century page includes a claim that a Mrs. Bertha Fremont of Des Moines Illinois has found a guaranteed bed bug remedy and offers samples. a Santa Fe railroad colonist ticket note. a quip about a noble marriage proposal. an ad for Piso's Cure and Dr Kline’s remedy. and light jokes about Diogenes the hobo.
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Bertha Fremont
Des Moines
Ill
Doctors Fail and Widow Seeks Remedy in Old Notice
A damaged OCR item reports a widow seeking relief after a doctor claimed her womb was turned and caused pain. The notice mentions payment demands and a marriage proposal, with names obscured and an address fragment.
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Drak
Mrs. Pinkham
Cannon’s Defiance in House Sparks Roar
In a heated session over the Nicaragua canal bill, Uncle Joe Cannon challenged critics with “If I am wrong, who will correct me?” Hepburn dodged the challenge, rising briefly and seating himself as Cannon pressed his point. The house roared with laughter and reaction.
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Cannon
Joe” Cannon
The
Treasury
Holman
Indiana
Mr. Hepburn
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Mt Tie Unt
Simoke
Mrs. Brown
James
Texas
Johnny Henpec
Mr. Hen
Johnny
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Mr. Henpec
Hall
Enve
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Mortimer
Dr. Kline
R.H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Diogenes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paulinoucson
Pauline Judson
Sahermerhorn Golf Club
Rooklyn
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mirciant
Affect
James W
Filer
California Fig Syrup Co
G. Arm
A.J. Towerso
Boston
Mass
Jumiapa Co
Idg
St. Louis, MO
Marshal
Chesebrouch Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Market Gardeners
W.N. U
Ferrys Seed
Ferry & Co
Detroit
Mich
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
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