Farmers and tax debate shape southern Minnesota view
In the May 19, 1909 New Ulm Review, Speaker Rockne voices support for farmers against an unfair tonnage tax, arguing its aims and data must be debated openly. The piece notes Duluth and northeastern Minnesota would bear the impact, while Minneapolis and St. Paul saw broader implications for state revenue.
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Rockne
Minnesota
Steel Trust
Steal Trust
Duluth
Minneapolis
Bjorge
Tariff Talk as Johnson Rates Aldrich Bill in Minnesota
Governor Johnson leaves Washington for St Paul. he criticizes the tariff legislation and Cannon Aldrich leadership. He says the Republican pledge for tariff revision is unkept, the Middle West will retaliate, and the party must bear responsibility. He cites timber and farm product duties, urging a bill aligned with farmers and producers.
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Washington
St. Paul
Johnson
Republican Party
Middle West
Congress
Taft
Cannon
Aldrich
East
West
Senate
Minnesota
Indiana
Tilinous
Iowa
Kansas
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Minnesota River Prompts Call for Navigation Reform
A St Paul Dispatch correspondent aboard the Steamer Lorene from St Paul to Mankato surveys the Minnesota River, warning that dredging lest snags delay trips, requiring bridge and landing improvements if navigation resumes. He contrasts with the Tombigbee’s revival and urges state effort to restore a main waterway through 250 miles of rich farmland. The Sleepy Eye Rural Telephone Company reports its annual meeting naming officers and noting toll rate increases and stockholder dividends.
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St Paul
Shakopee
Carver
Henderson
Pilot House
le Sueur
St. Peter
Mankato
North Mankato
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Davis
War Department
Alabama
Tombigbee
la Grosse
Sleepy Eye Rural Telephone Company
C. P. Cutting
Arnold Hilles‘heim
Wm. Brust
P. J. Ried
Emil Rasmussen
H. G. Hillesheim
B. F. Dobrmas
Andrew Losleben
Robert Hose
Comsat GS Aii
Memorial Day Proclaimed In Minnesota By Governor Johnson
Governor Johnson designates May 31 1909 as a public holiday urging remembrance of fallen soldiers. The report also covers National Federation of Women’s Club delegates, Pythian grand lodge officers, local road funding requests, high school entertainment at Turner Theatre, and a Missouri visitor to Mrs Schoch.
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Gov. Johnson
Sumter
Grand Army of
Boys In Blue
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
New Ulm
Second District Federation of Women’s Club
Sleepy Eye
Windom
Bingham
Sleepy Hye
Green
Window
Johnson
Olsen
Bleepy Eye
Springfield
Pythian Grand Lodge
St. Paul
Frank Hilsworth
St. James
F. 8
Attwood
Fred Wheaton
Minneapolis
W. R. Hodges
Courtland
Lafayette
Board of County Commissioners
Nicollet County
St. Peter
Lafayete
Turner Theatre
Typhoid Threatens St Peter Water Contamination Alert
An outbreak of bowel trouble hit St Peter with over twenty families affected. Symptoms mirror past typhoid and link to city water. Health Officer G F Merritt shut off water to schools and ordered boiling for drinking. Officials sent water samples to the state board of health for inspection.
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St. Peter
Mankato
G. F. Merritt
State Board of Health
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Einar Hordale
Hennepin
Donahue
Hordale
J. W. Olsen
Agricultural School
St. Paul Pioneer Press
St- Paul Dispatch
Dispatch
10 One
Frank Whitney
Capt
C. C. Whitney
The
Marshall News— Messenger
State Dairy and Food Commission
W. W. Wall
van Sant
Carrie Chapman Catt
Bryan
Minneapolis Journal
New York
Roosevelt
Bb. Paul Dispatch
Moreau Ogrridan
Osuset
T. V. Moreau Manufacturing
Optigian
Avo
MipneapeTiy Ay
Minnesota River
St. Paul Dispatch
Harry Halbert
Missouri
J. L. Schoch
Jordan
Pioneer Drug Company
John H. Forster
Yates
B. Follmann
Daniel Webster
Eagle Roller Mill Company
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