High Taxes Spur Outcry In Otero County
The La Junta Tribune reports tax hikes in 1901 with corporation assessments tripled while other property doubled. In Otero County railroads and corporations would pay over 41 percent of the total tax, prompting anger as valuations rose and levies stayed high in several districts. The piece notes dramatic local cases including a Fowler merchant facing taxes over 200, and district levies reaching fifteen mills, with many boards unable to spend beyond modest sums despite deposits.
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Otero County
Otero
Sugar City
Fowler
Burg
Court House
la Junta
Governor Orman Pardoned John Brooks in Controversial Break
The La Junta Tribune reports on Governor Orman’s pardon of John Brooks, a decision described as a bad break in the justice process. Brooks had been sentenced previously, and the pardon drew public and political reaction across the state. The piece frames the act as controversial and scrutinizes its implications for governance and legal accountability.
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Brooks
Rocky Ford
Baum County
Kansas
Hrooks
la Junta
Orman
John Brooks
Fowler Teachers Meeting Draws County Interest
A Fowler letter to the Enterprise cautions against misreading a local teachers association event as a county meeting. The Fowler group aims for a strong program with broad county teacher invitations and hopes for general acceptance. The Beloeil château fire devastates Belgium’s art world and library heritage, a loss described as priceless to European culture.
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Enterprise
Fowler
Teachers’ Association
County Association
Teachers’ Association of
Beloeil
Belgium
Europe
Versailles
Claude Lamoral
Prince de Ligne
Chicago News
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