Tax certificates canceled for Marshfield rail line taxes
The report recommends cancelling several tax certificates for the Marshfield area and charging back the assessed amounts plus interest to the city of Marshfield. It states the railroad right of way was exempt and urges reassessment of described properties, with refunds or charges adjusted accordingly to Marshfield.
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Marshield
Hicago & Northwestern Railway
Marshfield
ABE
Cosity Charyed
el Af
Marsh
Carcel
AIK Mt
Sherry
B. G. Chandos
Stewington
Remington
B.G. Chandus
Ciedit
Chandos
Dawn PN. Christensen
Taio
W. Braznar
Ei. J
Mascu Brielt Mullen
Bouwrd
Avelogk P.m
Politician La Follette and Spooner Split in Tax Fight
A detailed critique argues Gov La Follette would have avoided party split if he had rejected lobbyist deals on tax reform. It claims Milwaukee lobbyists aimed to defeat the tax bill to protect corporate taxes, enabling a $1.25 million saving for corporations and prompting the governor’s veto on dog tax measures.
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Rice Lake
LaFollette
Mr. Spooner
Senate
Republican Party
John C. Spooner
Snd
Tammany Forces
Tax Commission
Senticel
Spooner
Madison
Corps of Milwaukee
Watt
Ubergovernor
Salvation Army Land Grant in Australia Details
The Salvation Army has obtained a grant of 20,00 acres of land in Australia as a settlement for colonials. The area situated 1220 miles from Perth, and a great clearance of timber must be effected before it can be used for agriculture.
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Salvation Army
Australia
Perth
Woman Versus Map In Quirky Quote Note
A Marion Crawford aphorism notes women prefer partial understanding before speaking, while men rarely grasp them fully even after they have spoken. The line playfully contrasts gender communication styles using a map as a metaphor.
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Marion Crawford
Advice on writing discipline and maturity from Thomas Dunn English
The excerpt counsels would be writers to wait until age 30 before attempting poetry or novels, unless inspired by love. It warns against early genius, notes the need for knowledge of society and character, and compares the effort to the tariff rhetoric and old epitaphs found in country churches.
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Theodore
Wraze
Tin Wesser
Eh Jolson
Apida
Sth
Ward
Dal Vaight
Girona Hapica
Bean
Auge
Nt Gpraveinen
Joanne Derry
Duntes Callan
Mirglfiela
Mochler
Saralald
Ghis
Hao
Michibel Herta
Sr Nii
Eeseys
Nek
Tawa
Harry ‘Thomas
Baer Aera
Cans Jobson
Sigel
Peter Millen
Saratoga
Dnekeen
Seneca
Neers
Ayers
Rexne
Board of Superv
Iolea
Thomas Dunn
Olive Oil Cited As Versatile Health Tonic By New Yorker Pitch
A New Yorker Pit anecdote extols olive oil as essential in bursaries and medicine shells, praised for digestible calming effects in croup, comparable to cod liver oil, and recommended by specialists as food and tonic. A chemist reportedly never wears a collar and takes a spoonful nightly.
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Raney
Peculine Masten Instrument Confuses Moros Sound
A peculiar bamboo hoop with ace hung by strings and mother of pearl pieces produces a sweet tinkling sound. When linked with two amul reed, the tones blend into a strange, monotonous fantasy that is oddly pleasing to the ear.
Training of Military Balloonists In Swiss Plans
The Swiss military authorities schedule next year for systematic training of balloonists. A new balloon company is to be formed with eight officers, twenty-two noncommissioned officers, and 161 privates, plus a staff of drivers and support personnel. The establishment includes twenty-eight vehicles and related roles.
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Kang
Bret
Albany Bishop Teaches Dog to Carry His Hat
The Albany Bishop Doane is followed by a large Great Dane while he moves about the capitol. When invited to offer prayers in the Senate or House during sessions he places his hat on the dog’s neck and the animal sits still in the corridor. The dog holds the hat in its teeth until the bishop returns. Our Dumb Animals.
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Bishop Doane
Albany
Senate
Obio's Tron Industry Start and First Furnace 1803 1804
The iron industry in Obio began in 1803 with the Hopewell furnace started by Daniel Raton and completed in 1804. The furnace stood on the west side of Yellowcrest about one and a quarter miles from its junction with the Mahoning River in Poland Township Mahoning County.
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Oady
Wood County
Wisconsin
Remington
Toll
H.C. Reminaton Amanoa H. Cleveland
H.C. Raaisoron
Obio
Hopewell
Daniel Raton
Yellowcrest
Mahoning River
Poland
Mahoting Sounts
Colonel Anderson A Watermelon Remark Sparks Missouri Debate
Colonel George W. Anderson, famed for oratory, defended a dig at Governor Brown during a southwest Missouri speech. An incredulous heckler asked if Brown was drunk at a Yale dinner, and Anderson affirmed the tale, declaring watermelons enter polite society this way. The exchange drew laughter and applause as a showcase of his debating style.
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Brecn
George W. Anderson
Greeley and
Brown
Missouri
Anderson
Yale
Colon
Andersen
Danton
Boissouri
Champ Clark
Saturday Evening Post
The House of Joan of Arc in Domremy Sealed by Honor
The birthplace of Joan of Arc at Domremy remains a venerable shrine where visitors cross themselves and pray. A wealthy Englishman once offered to buy in 1837, but farmer Girardin refused, saying he would not sell to protect French honor. An official from the king later arrived to reward his loyalty, presenting the Legion of Honor cross.
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Joan of Arc
Domreny
Pins and Pin Makers Through History in England
The text traces pin production from 1543 regulations on pin quality to early industry in Gloucestershire and Stroud. It notes brass and iron pins, Finnee’s late 17th century export to England, John Tilsby starting pinmaking in Gloucestershire, a 1636 pinmakers corporation, and the industry’s growth in Belston and Birmingham. It mentions prizes in 1773 for native made plastic needles in Carolina and a 1812 war spike, with pins ranging from short pins to a gilt entomologists’ pin weighing about an ounce.
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Catherine
Finnee
England
Reut
John Tilsby
Gloucestershire
Stroud
Belston
Birminghil
Carolina
Lucid decision cited on rule of the road
A Law Notes correspondent highlights Sir John Tasler Coleridge's clear ruling in Purley v Thomas 8 CG and P- 103 34 B.C. L. 812. The judge rejects the doubt about whether the rule of the road applies to saddle horses or carriages and affirms that it does.
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Granmar
John Tasler
Coleridge
Purley
Thomas
B.C. L
An Accident in a London Answern Page
A fragmentary tale describes Little Bessie punished for misbehavior. She sneaks to the room’s edge and makes faces at her mother, who questions her repentance. Bessie replies with a playful line about a slipping smile and says she was trying to smile.
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Bessie
Magia
London
Moonlit Interruption Sparks Whispered Truths
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record depicts a moonlit scene where a cautious confession unfolds despite a doctor’s warning. The unnamed female speaker urges quiet as a male counterpart presses for detail, while the moon hides behind clouds.
Astronomer Links Jupiter to Earth’s Ancient Time
A quoted astronomer claims Jupiter correlates with an Earth past of 34 410 000 years, suggesting those who recall 24 000 000 years will grasp the meaning. The Chicago News notes a machine walking a mile with only short movements.
Red Rock Towns Name Change Legend
An article recounts how Red Rock, once named for its gray rock, earned the moniker Red Rock after locals painted a large rock with red paint following a community joke. Old residents recall no practical reason for the change, but the tradition grew into a yearly celebration attracting widespread cheer.
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Red Rock
Earth Taut
New Bun
Tall Corn Cock Shooting Tactics for Beginners
An old guide discusses early bird shooting methods and the contrast between novice and expert marksmen. It describes sighting, trigger timing, and keeping readiness, noting novices may only bag a single bird in ten while experts consistently hit targets.
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Blu
Impressive Trumbull at the bar and his courtroom pose
A reminiscence recalls Trumbull’s rise from the cradle to a leading lawyer in St. Clair County known as Egypt. He was careful and polite yet stern, with a keen forefinger gesture, drawing juries to his side in complex legal debates as Reynolds once noted.
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Trumball
Trumbull
Ville
St. Clair County
Egypt
Reynolds
Fragmented stray text hints at era journalism and interviews
The readable fragments mention a New York scene and a Philadelphia source, with garbled dialogue about a studio, a floorwalker, and a journalist awaiting a photographer. The jumbled lines resemble an old newspaper page with partial quotes and character cues, lacking a clear single event.
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Othe Honorable
Llie County Clark
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Prno
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RY. Mecucer
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P Arpin
Wailetas
Pope Farm
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P- Arpin
James Tallank
Harry Thomas
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Charles Hahn
Register of Deeds Office
B. P. Arpin
Harey A. Thomas
John A. Ommont
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Jan Spile
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