Louisiana Assessments 1909 Decline Tops 10 Million
The State Board of Equalization reports a $10,768,898 total drop in Louisiana assessments for 1909 from 1908. Orleans Parish leads declines at $6,545,391 driven by mortgage tax exemptions, Calcasieu down $6,077,042 from mining tax splits, Vernon Parish up over $2,000,000. The board expects banks to be taxed at 65 percent of capital and real estate values. pine lands and timber face heightened scrutiny as protests from landowners grow.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Board of Equalization
Curley
Parish of
Orleans
Calcasieu
Orleans Parish
Board of Equalizaton
Harry Gamble
Winn Parish
J. J. Griscom
Clarence Ellerbe
James A Buchanan
Col. F. P. Stubbs
G. W. Nicholson
Cleveland, O
Catahoula Parish
Gamble
Winn
Premiums Offered For Best Fifty Ears Of Corn At Monroe Fair
Ouachita National Bank will award 50 in gold for the best fifty ears of corn shown at the fall Monroe fair. The Monroe Fair Association adds corn premiums and other banks plan special awards to boost displays. Secretary Fleming reports six large agricultural exhibits from Bienville parish. Meridian Fertilizer Co. provides 2900 pounds of fertilizer for exhibits at the fair.
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Ouachita National Bank
Fleming
Monroe Fair
Monroe Fair Association
South
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
Ouachita
Meridian Fertilizer Co
Shreveport
Coffee Poo Big Loser Product Placed on Free List
A torn paragraph discusses tariff debates on coffee and tea, noting a possible duty and the free list stance. It highlights efforts by coffee traders to secure a duty, the Brazil crop’s strong outlook, and tea stock reductions as markets adjust to tariff expectations.
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United States
Astory
Brazil
Thomas A. Phelan
George W. Lane & Co
Taft Signs Tariff Bill Making It Law
President Taft signed the tariff bill yesterday, and it is now the law. The measure, long debated, passed with approval.
Final Tariff Bill Signed As Congress Closes Session
The Payne tariff bill passed by the Senate 47 to 31 and signed by President Taft at 5:05 pm Aug 5 1909. He greeted lawmakers crowding his room then adjourned sine die as Taft noted the session’s end and officials witnessed the signature in a ceremonial scene.
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House
Senate
Taft
Capitol
Congress
Payne
House Ways and Means Committee
Wiliam H. Taft
Knox
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Nagel
Wilson
Aldrich
House of Represent
Mr. Payne
Representative Langley
Kentucky
Fletcher
Florida
Mr. Taft
Warren
Heyburn
Getting Around The New Tar Corporations Can Evade Law
Rep. Wickliffe cites a loophole in the tariff bill intended to defeat the income tax amendment. He shows how holding companies and multiple small corporations can keep net incomes under 5000 while overall profits exceed that threshold. Underwood and Senator Shively agree the evasion method appears feasible.
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Underwood
Alabama
Shively
Indiana
Threatened Interpreter Draws From Sigel Case
Quan Yick Nam Chinese interpreter in Elsie Sigel murder inquiry reports threats from compatriots to withdraw. Assistant district attorney seeks protection during hearing for Chun Sin, Leon Ling’s friend, on habeas corpus. Justice Brady grants writ but Chun Sin remains in custody in default of $5090 bail.
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Sigel
Mayper
Chun Sin
Leon Ling
Brady
House of Detention
Negroes Threaten to Burn Houston
Houston residents faced a wave of fires in the residential area with eleven houses destroyed in one night. A vigilante committee forms as curfew for Negroes is proposed and citizens are urged to arm themselves with shotguns for protection against midnight intruders.
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Houston
the Chronicle
Jimmy
Jorch
Citizens’ Alliance
Mining death and pursuit end in self-inflicted shooting
Danville dispatch reports miner John Dugan shot dead at Kellyville this morning by John Jamens. Jamens fled but was cornered by a posse in a cornfield and killed himself when ordered to surrender.
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Danville
Lls
John Dugan
Kellyville
Here
John Jamens
Lightning Kills Couple in Sealed Home Tragedy
A man and his wife died when lightning struck their home sealing them inside. Investigators are reviewing the incident as a fatal weather event and a possible electrical hazard at the residence. Authorities have not released additional identifying details.
Strike vote in Chicago street railway workers looms large
Aug 6 report from Chicago shows only 193 of more than 8,000 workers oppose a general strike. Officials expect outcome tomorrow amid fears of a massive walkout. Separate note from Warrenton Virginia reports a lightning strike killed Andrew Jones and his wife at their Bealetown home during a severe storm.
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Warrenton
Bealetown
Andrew Jones
Chicago
Chicago Street Railway
Police Seek Leads in Viviano Kidnapping Case
In St Louis on August 6 police admitted no definite clues to the identity of Grace and Tomasso Viviano kidnappers. Two men who followed the trunks to the express office were released. Pagano, whose house held the trunks, remains in custody.
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St. Louis
Grace
Tomasso Viviano
Pagano
Labor Strikes Maintain Service In Stockholm
Stockholm August 6 labor scene shows no change as lighting plant workers join the strike. The lighting department officials now maintain service while strikers block farmers from delivering provisions.
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Stockholm
Tennyson Birthday Remembered Across United Kingdom
London Aug 6 memorial ceremonies marked the 106th anniversary of Alfred Tennyson’s birth. Festivities at Farringford and Aldworth opened to the public, reflecting his central role in Victorian poetry and his long publication record. He became Poet Laureate after Wordsworth’s death and left a lasting influence through Idylls of the King Maud and dramas.
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London
Alfred Tennyson
United Kingdom
Farringford
Tennyson
Isle of Wight
Aldworth
Louth Grammar School
Cambridge University
Locksley Hall
Ulysses
Wordsworth
Maud
Queen Victoria
Robert Browning
Judge Mann Wins Governor Nomination in Statewide Primary
Richmond on August 6 reports that Judge Mann carried the state over Tucker by a four to five thousand vote majority in yesterday's gubernatorial primary.
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Mann
Tucker
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Board of Equalizers
Rouge
Sen
Members of Congress
Capital
Washington
Atives
Cummins
Bailey
Rep
Law
Mr. Wickliffe
New York
Quan Yick Nam
Texas City
Houston, Tex
Ore Hundreth
Arthur Henry Hallan
Richmond
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