Tax assessment gaps show Monticello richer than Anamosa
The article argues Monticello City’s higher personal property valuations contrast with Anamosa’s, noting widespread tax dodging in Anamosa and suggesting the resulting inequities trigger municipal debt. It warns current assessments will raise tensions and deepen local indebtedness.
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Monticello City
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
Secrevsee
Lowell State Bank
City of
Destructive Tornado Strikes Cedar Clinton and Jackson Areas
A tornado yesterday afternoon south of Stanwood Cedar county swept through Cedar Clinton Jackson counties into Illinois. Nearly twenty killed with many injured and property losses. Buildings destroyed farms barns and school houses. Several families and individuals named among the casualties.
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Stanwood
Cedar County
Clinton
Jackson County
Illinois
Isaac Davidson
Massilion
Oxford Junction
Elwood
Lost Nation
Preston
Sterling
Mississippi River
Elk River Junction
H. L. Bascoll
Chas. Flora
Delmar Junction
Oba Allison
John Maloney
Mary Maloney
M. J. Hynes
Lauren Clemensen
Quigley
O’ Meara
Savanna
Iinois
Associated Press
The Happy Farmer Crowned Monarch of His Acres
The Maquoketa Sentinel contrasts a contented successful farmer amid bank failures rail receivers and urban decline with past criticisms of the gold standard. It notes a shift from silver coinage rhetoric to praise of enduring rural prosperity and autonomy on broad acres.
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Maquoketa Sentinel
Anglo Saxon nations may draw closer over war arbitration
The writer argues that European powers would intervene in the US Spanish war but Britain remains friendly to the United States. The piece welcomes Britain’s stance and hopes for a closer Anglo Saxon alliance and adoption of an arbitration treaty before peace is signed.
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United States
Spain
Great Britain
Brief War Pay Increase Found in Revised Statutes
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a short statute item stating war time pay for a private soldier rises from $18 to $15 per month and the same ratio applies to noncommissioned officers. The measure is expected to be welcomed nationwide.
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The
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress foes press for action amid dwindling ammunition
A terse fragment notes Congress advocates urged early action when stockpiles ran low, questioning where leaders like Billy Mason Foraker and Rampant Allen stood as the push to prepare gave way to inaction and fighting.
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Congress
Billy Mason
Foraker
Allen
Eastern Iowa Press Roasts Judge Over Sheriff Welsh Ruling
Newspapers across eastern Iowa condemn a court decision that restored Sheriff Welsh of Iowa City to office. They harshly criticize Judge House of Maquoketa for the rebuke and its political implications.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Sheriff Welsh
Iowa City
United States May Decline Paris Exposition Funding
It is probable the United States will refuse further appropriations for the Paris Exposition opening in 1900, signaling a likely cooling of financial support amid diplomatic tensions with France.
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United States
Armada Delays Search for Open Sea Encounter
The Spanish armada avoids a square engagement in southern waters and shows no intent to seek a direct clash on the open sea.
House committee votes for Hawaiian annexation
The foreign affairs committee approved annexation with supporters Hitt Adams Quigg Cousins William Alden Smith Heatwole Pearson Gillett Henry Newlands Silverite Berry and the Republican majority. Opposed were Dinsmore Clark Williams Howard.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hawaiian Islands
Messrs. Hitt
Adams
Quigg
N. Y
Cousins
Iowa
William Alden Smith
Mich
Heatwole
Minn
Pearson
N. C
Gillett
Mass
Henry
Ind
Newlands
Nev
Silverite
Berry
Messrs. Dinsmore
Ark
Clark
Williams
Miss
Howard
Town court session outlines grand jury and docket
The article details a May district court term with a newly impaneled grand jury, indictments for penitentiary escapes and a James Wright incest case, a rent dispute in Cascade, and assigned trial dates. It also profiles Col James Rush Lincoln, Iowa Camp McKinley commander, and notes cabinet hopes for his brigadier general appointment.
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John Dennison
David Doyle
Geo. Ambuhl
J. F. Lande
Wm. Gardner
Edward Kegley
Caleb Belknap
Hunter
O. J. Felton
Geo. L. Felton
Fred Fidler
M. W. Herrick
W. S. Chamberlain
District Court
Thompson
E. W. Hammond
Tom King
J. J. Bliss
Adelbert Ray
Geo. Ross
James Wright
Mary Moore
Cascade
Welch & Welch
al. Mathews
Dubuque
Towa
Camp McKinley
James Rush Lincoln
Iowa
Congress
State Register
Virginia
Lee
Lincoln
Mclkinley
Iowa Boys
Ames
Agricultural College
Col
Thomas Blodget Lincoln
Seth Lincoln
Benjamin Lincoln
Washington
Maryland
London Military Academy
Pennsylvania Military College
Boonesbarro
Boone County
James G. Blaine
Chas. L. Lincoln
Francis H
Arthur J
the Lee of
Living Age to serially publish John Splendid story
The Living Age has acquired the rights to Neil Murno's striking tale John Splendid begun in Blackwood's Magazine. It will run in weekly instalments starting May 28 until completion.
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The
Living Age
Neil Muno
John Splendid
Blackwood
Rain Boosts Grass and Small Grain Across the County
A steady rain drenched the region from Saturday through the following night, benefiting growing grass and small grain crops. Local farmers welcomed the moisture as a booster for pastures and fields.
Post Office Etiquette From The Plankinton Herald
A humorous set of eight rules from the Plankinton Herald outlining playful tricks at the post office. It suggests loud queries about mail, banging the window with a jackknife, joking about the postmaster, inspecting all mail boxes, blaming the postmaster for missing letters, expressing feigned disappointment, and for young ladies to bring companions to giggle in the lobby to coax smiles from the postmaster.
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Plankinton Herald
P. Im
Rochester’s Oldest Resident Dies at 107
Nacy Melinda Walker, Rochester New York, died last week at age 107, marking the city’s oldest living native. Her passing leaves a gap in local lore and history.
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Rochester’s
New York
The Plague of Pullbacks Observed in Congress
The St Louis Globe-Democrat argues that some Congress members vote for war for political gain and now oppose vigorous prosecution. It groups them as pullbacks driven by greed, fear of Europe, or moral suasion, urging the public to watch their behavior as the nation fights Spain and debuts a costly war effort.
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Europe
Cuba
Adirondacks
Porto Rico
Dewey
Manila
Spain
Congress
Executive Department
Congregational Home Missionary Society Meeting Ticket Plan
The Nickel Plate Road will offer round trip tickets at 11.35 for the Cleveland C June 7 to 9 meeting. Tickets go on sale June 3 to 6 and are valid for return through June 13. For details contact J Y Calahan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago.
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Congregational Home Missionary Society
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
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Edwina V. Williams
A. D. Williams
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W. F. Kruger
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W.D. Hale
A. D. Kline
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