Cummins Faces Railway Tax Record In State History
The Sibley Gazette reviews Gov. Cummins record on railroad and farm taxation, tracing promises to equalize valuations and compel railroads to bear public burdens. It recounts 1902 legislative debates, whether the executive council should set railroad values, and notes voting splits between the governor’s allies and opponents in both chambers.
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Cummins
Sibley Gazette
Executive Council
Eheirman
Tonto
Ammins
Taventywinth General Assembly
GW. Lister
House
Senate
Lister
Herriott
Benntoy Lister
Senate Committee On
Garst
Trealey
Smith
Hubbard
Cunming
Mil
V. Cumming
Hig
Apa
Tari Jamis
Oscaola
Councis
Senate Committee On Elections
United States
Guate
Trensirer
Railroad Commission
Allison
Cressley
Sérlain
Flennikon
Crossley
General Assembly
Cummins Era Taxes Rise for Osceola Farmlands
The Osceola County report shows farm land assessments increased by 58 percent from 1901 to 1905 while railway assessments rose about 21 percent under Gov. Albert B. Cummins. The Gazette notes higher levies on farmers along the Rock Island line contrasted with rail growth, arguing Cummins bears blame for tax shifts and urging voters to reconsider his leadership.
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Ala
Osceola County
Albert B. Cummins
Cummins
Iowa
Farner
Ganette
Rock Island Railway
Osceola
Wairview
Ocheycdan
East Holman
West Holman
Viola
Iowa Senate Bills Pass Amid Drive Toward Adjournment
Des Moines March 24 The legislature pressed toward adjournment as the Senate passed a water works purchase bill for Council Bluffs and a 300 foot rule on mulct saloons near cemeteries. Other measures included official newspapers, library tax levies, births and deaths reporting, and a cross-section of taxation and insurance reforms.
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Des Moines
Senate
Spaulding
John Stein
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Council Bluffs
Sabula
New York State Assembly
Committee On
Federal Relations
House
Mreemao
Gregory
Hantiltonm
Ife
Aajlankeak
B Wendall
Wilkes
Pioneering ocean cable figure M Desprecher dies at 83
The report notes the death of M Desprecher, a France pioneer in laying transatlantic cables working with Sir John Pender and Cyrus Field. He helped promote the Corsican cable of 1861 and later acquired Anti costi island. The obituary mentions his philanthropy, legal career, and plans to open a farm for the poor near New York City.
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M. Desprecher
France
Sir John Pender
Cyrus W. Field
George Bkilett
Europe
America
Anticosti
M. Menter
Helton Hall
Philadelpia
New York City
Astor
Morris Park
John Gates
Hamilton County
Webster City
Gates
Webster Grey
Spirit Lake
Foley's Honey and Tar remedy ad promotes originality
The Original Foley and Co Chicago markets Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy. They warn against imitations and substitutions, noting genuine product merit, mild laxative action, no opiates, and safety for children and delicate individuals. Sold by Bibner and Wangler Bros. & Toitd.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
C. W. Bibner and Wangler Bros. & Toitd
Mwee Ds Bt
Multiple Iowa news items mingle in brisk state briefs
Statewide notes report Cooperativ e association at Freeman shows a loss of 590 dollars in the year. The Tabor banker H C Dyas stands trial at Sidney for forgery on five counts. Tama Baptist church completes a reviv al with many conversions. Des Moines highway robbery verdicts join a long list of cases. An array of local incidents and legal actions fill the week including trials, deaths, building plans, and public notices across towns such as Des Moines Centerville Bloomfield Webster City and Corning.
Successful Co operation U S Drug Co and Rexall Remedies
The United Drug Co and Rexall Remedies emerge as a cooperative effort with a growing presence in Boston and Chicago. Founded by one thousand independent druggists in one thousand towns, the venture emphasizes cooperation over capital, aims to expand with a new laboratory and storage facility, and seeks nationwide prominence in medicine production and distribution. The piece notes the westward expansion and the cooperative funding model.
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Reali
Boston
Horace Greely
Ranedolph Street
Chicago
United Drug Co
Tatted Drug Co
United Drug Mo
Rexall
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Minneapolia Journal
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Whipple
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Dowell
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Carstensen
Clary
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Wright
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
James Russell Lowell
Andrew J. Brecfeld
Pittsburg
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New Hampshire
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Hrachfeld
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Mexico
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Rio de Jancieo
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Baltey
Bill Perry
Edgar Nl
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Cooperatve Association
Joss
H. C. Dya
Tabor
Sidney
Tama
Dave Hart
Harry Cushing
Buel
Star
Centerville
Wm. Hays
Laura &. Dunning
Mt. Ayr
Danning
Boons County
Jacob Hoffmeister
Grafton
New Hampton
F. F. Swale
Whistler
Bloomfield
Frank Ogden
Brighton
Frank Kimball
Dubuque
Betsy Smith
Auamosa
Foster Opera House
Joe Lesiie
Rock Island Read
Ayocs
Arsop
Bilsby
Rocke Island
GO. W. Phelps
Hawarden
Pharmacy Commission
Fred Russell
Phelps
Youn Henry Stoebel
Mr. Stoebel
Bayatia
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Sitney
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Roy Marsh
Beng
Marsh
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W. C. Newton
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Corning
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