Single Tax Debate Illustrates Birmingham Lot Value Rise
The piece quotes and critiques beliefs about land value taxation. It argues a Birmingham lot increased in value due to nearby 160,000 residents and industry, not building value, and contends a single tax on land values would replace taxes on poll, livestock, homes, and tariffs. It asserts city land can exceed farm land in tax yield and defends single tax against farmers’ fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Birmingham
Iowa
Wilson's Mexican policy praised for peace over war
The Knoxville Journal argues for patience with Wilson's approach to Mexico, noting the high cost and danger of war. It says the nation should avoid conflict and acknowledges Taft and Wilson as advocates of peace, while cautioning against insults and banditry in Mexico City. War would be a calamity for Americans at this time.
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Wilson
Knoxville Journal
Mexico
Huerta
Taft
United States
Unearned Increment in City Property in Birmingham
News dispatches describe a Birmingham corner lot selling for 175000 dollars. It previously changed hands for 950 in 1872 and 26000 in 1895, illustrating the city’s rapid growth since its post Civil War emergence and the astonishing rise in property value over forty one years.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Land title dispute seeks adverse possession ruling in Iowa
The petition claims the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of certain land in Marion County Iowa but defects in chain of title complicate title. It cites misnamed owners and unrecorded deeds, including Caroline A French to P M Shafer to J T Black, miswritten names for E R Wolfe, and Joseph Brown via Joseph Limes. The suit seeks to establish title by adverse possession and bar any competing claims, with a term in September 1918 in Knoxvill e Iowa.
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Esich
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Palintift
Caroline A. French
P. M. Shafer
Shearer
J. T. Black
Samuel Roberts
E. R. Wolfe
Woolf and Wofe
Joseph Brown
Joseph Limes
Roberts
Knoxvill
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Grinnell Iowa Story
An old advertisement extols Doan's kidney pills for kidney trouble and backache. Mrs J A Lee of Grinnell Iowa testifies the remedy worked for her and remains valued. The ad notes 60 years of use, claims wide recommendation, and lists Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole US agents with a 60 cent price.
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Dean
J. A. Lee
Third Avenue
Grinnell
Iowa
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
Original Notice of Land Claim in Marion County Iowa 1913
In the District Court of Iowa in Marion County an Original Notice dated September 1913 names J B Wood as plaintiff against Margaret French and heirs including Frank A French Emma Sackett Florence Keithley Ellen French and Samuel Roberts with Frank A French as guardian of insane Ellen M French and unknown claimants. The notice concerns a tract of land in Marion County described from the SW corner of the East half of Section 27 Township 74 Range 20 P M with bounds east 125 feet north 240 feet and other lines.
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Margaret French
French
Frank A. French
Emma A. Sackett
Florence A. Keithley
Ellen M. French
Samuel Roberts
Eilen M. French
Marion County
Iowa
A Bulgarian Triumph in Balkan Street Duel
The narrator recounts witnessing a single combat in a Balkan town where a Bulgarian challenged a Turkish robber band. From a lined street of Christian onlookers, the Bulgarian’s successful shot ended the raid, sparking public celebration as villagers hailed a hero who led the victory.
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Balkans
Balkan Peninsula
Sofia
Bulgaria
Hach
Mart
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J. B. Wood
Sanka
Swanson
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Parke City
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