Oregon Tax Exemption on Farm Tools and Homes Meant to Spur Industry
A proposal in Oregon seeks to exempt from property tax all farm improvements, machinery, livestock, household furniture in use, and tools owned by workers. Proponents argue the plan will attract industrial activity and eventually boost the state’s wealth, while critics warn it could mirror a single tax approach and shift burdens to other states along the Columbia River.
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Tost
Oregon
Washington
Columbia River
New York City Post Office Design Unveiled
The plans by McKin, Mead & White for a monumental New York post office were selected by the secretary of the treasury and the postmaster general. The building will span the Pennsylvania tracks on the west side of Eighth Avenue between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-third streets, featuring a Corinthian columned facade with north and south pavilions.
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New York
McKin, Mead & White
Post Ofice
Secretary of the Treasury
Gentral
Eighth Avenue
New York's New Post Office to Rise on Eighth Avenue
The new federal post office will front Eighth Avenue with a 400 foot façade and extend 445 feet along Thirty first Street. Architects aimed for a distinctly governmental look while harmonizing with the nearby Pennsylvania Station project. Title to the site was obtained last year after a decade of deliberation, with the Eighth Avenue blocks costing 1,060,514 dollars.
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Pennsylvania’ Station
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Eighth Avenues
Thirty-first Street
Eigtth Avenue
State News in Brief From Dinsdale to Anita
James Mutch near Dinsdale is described as a long time resident facing cattle losses over decades and a recent feuding incident in Greens leading to a fatal shooting in Davenport. The item mentions Boles of Sheldon, a congressional candidate, and funeral notices in Dyersville and Anthony. It notes city delivery plans, smallpox quarantines at Haverhill, a Minneapolis arrest for stolen property, a deranged Kansas druggist, strikes at brick plants, and local deaths, illnesses, and oil exploration near Dumont.
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Anthony
Neyens
Setacintadin
Army
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United States
Cuba
Dyersville
Nyens
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Klatody
Algona
Clinton
Davenport
Muscatine
Sioux City
Primary Pool Muddle Highlights Caucus Controversy
The Shenandoah Sentinel-Post reports in Page county county auditor after consulting with the attorney general says caucuses must be held to select names for delegates and township committeemen for the primary ballot. Other counties urge caucuses or informal meetings to nominate candidates for all offices and party officers, while concerns about 35 percent rule and avoiding jokers prompt calls for careful ticket formation.
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Shenandoah Sentinel-Post
Page County
Sentineal Post
Decatur County
Republican County Committees
Bloomfield ‘Republicas
Davig County
Tu Clarke
Republica “Yy
Osceola Sentinel
Vauh Place
Goobo Vlse
Experiments in Taxation and State Approaches
An analysis of ongoing debates over fair tax distribution. Wyoming forms a taxation commission to study reforms while neighboring Washington and Oregon pursue divergent paths. Washington exempts money and debt instruments, claiming capital inflows and faster development may lower future taxes.
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Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
June primary party house cleaning in Iowa
Republicans face a pivotal June primary over A. B. Cummins, now running as an individual rather than a party figure. The piece argues members must vote their conscience to oust Cummins, calling the moment a chance for a true party clearing and future harmony.
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Council
United States
Iowa
A. B. Cimmins
Lowa
Republican Party
Cumming
Our Primary Misfit Shenandoah Sentinel Post
A reader letter critiques the sprawling primary ballot and argues voters face a daunting list of minor offices. It questions how the average voter can judge candidates like Brown, Smith, or Jones without prior knowledge and asks for clarity on specific offices and electors.
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Shenandoah Sentinel Post
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Constable
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Smith
Jones
Voter independence urged in sample ballot advice
The writer argues voters should decide privately without party influence. A sample ballot is recommended for calm, accurate marking, allowing two minutes or more per choice. The piece stresses voting early and marking the official ballot themselves at home before casting.
On This Date in History April 23
Key events span 1607 Hudson voyage birth of William Shakespeare 1564 1813 Stephen A Douglas birth 1831 execution of a Greek Patriarch 1846 Earls Governor of Canada 1851 first Canadian stamps 1868 Charles Pickens departure 1900 Duke of Argyle death 1907 treaty peace Salvador Nicaragua af Amfala date unclear.
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Canada
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Amafala
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This Is My 66th Birthday
Vespasian Warner, United States Commissioner of Pensions since 1905, born April 23, 1842 at Mount Pleasant Illinois, rose from meager education to Civil War service as a major, Harvard Law graduate, Clinton lawyer and long congressional figure with Republican support. He also served as presidential elector in 1888 and judge advocate of the Illinois National Guard.
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Pure Milk Question Prompts Waterloo Sanitary Food Appeal
The message notes four years of effort by the Sind linger Dairy Go in Waterloo to enforce pure milk by law. It claims the company surpasses others in promoting sanitary, modern milk. It encourages residents to buy seed potatoes from GH Elghm.
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Sindlinger
Waterloo
Interesting Congressional Characters
Representative G J Diekema challenged President Roosevelt after criticizing Judge Wilfley on the judiciary panel. The president defended his stance, while Diekema, a Roosevelt ally, argued the president overstepped by criticizing a colleague. Diekema faced congratulations for defending the president and himself amid potential political backlash.
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Those Delicious Lemon Pies At Home
An advertisement touts easy lemon pie making with OUR-PIE, claiming minimal effort and cost. It highlights guaranteed purity under Pure Food Laws, packaging yields two pies per package, available in Lemon, Chocolate, Custard variants. Also promotes No. 1 peeled peaches at 16 cents per pound at C. H. EIGHMEY'S.
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C. H. Eighmey
Applications for Quarters in New Marsh Place Building
The Marsh Place Building Co seeks tenants for the new office block at East Fifth and Sycamore. An out of town party wants to rent a full floor, preferably the top, while several judges in the city seek a floor for lodge rooms and club spaces. The company will dispatch part of its $120,000 stock and begin construction.
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Sycamore Streets
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Needle Diet Fatal At Last
Iowa City reports Stephen Yoder, a Johnson county pioneer farmer aged 40, died after swallowing a needle forty years ago. Autopsy revealed the needle lodged between his stomach and hyer, puzzling sure s cons. Pennsylvania bonds taken by Kuhn Loeb Co and the Rothschilds to issue forty million of forty year bonds for the Pennsylvania railroad. President nominates Berry and Reade to general officer ranks. Northern grown fruit trees and berries advertised by Corn Belt Phone 0559-BLACK.
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Iowa
Stephen Yoder
Johnson County
Hyer
Pennsylvania
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Rothschilds of London
Pennsylvania Railroad
Corn Belt
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