Mortgage deduction law upheld by Indiana Supreme Court
Attorney General W L Taylor defends the 700 mortgage deduction law passed by the 1899 Indiana legislature. He argues the measure relieves small home owners from excess taxation and preserves equal taxation, citing court victory and annual reports showing large deductions and net gains in property value.
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W. L. Taylor
Supreme Court of
Taylor
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Indiana
JasoneAktho
Marign
State Supreme Court
Mexico's cheap labor and tobacco trusts draw attention
Dr. C Hiatt of Detroit visited Indianapolis to discuss Mexican investment, noting wages of 80 to 90 cents a day in Mexican money and comparing them with Colorado wages at $4 or more. He cited the tobacco trust’s large capitalization, high dividends, and efficient factory machinery, warning that tariff policy could threaten Indiana’s tobacco industry amid foreign competition.
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Indianapolis
C. Hiatt
Detroit
Mexico
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Mr. Hyatt
Colorado
Tobacco Trust
Indiana
Nashville
American Federation of Labor
Immigration debate spurs AFL bid for education test
Senator Fairbanks led a push for strict limits on Chinese immigration while Rep Watson promotes illiteracy tests. AFL President Gompers backs an education requirement for entrants, warning cheap labor harms American workers and wages amid rising immigration.
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Watson
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House
Committee On Immigration
Requests for Information On Rates Addressed to Agent
Parties seeking any information on rates and times should write to W. W. Richardson District Passenger Agent Indianapolis Ind for prompt attention.
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W. W. Richardson
Indianapolis
Ind
Ollie Wren Chosen as Schwab Associate in Steel Trust
In New York corridor chatter Victor Smith notes Oliver Wren, a young man of about twenty eight, as confidential secretary to Mr Schwab of United States Steel. Wren’s rise from $15 weekly clerical work to a $10,000 first year with Schwab follows a cautious path away from speculation.
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Ollie
Broadway
Victor Smith
New York
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Ollie Wren
Larry Miner
Carnegie Company
Miner
The
Steel Corporation
Mr. Schwab
Trust
Monte Carlo
Wren
Oliver Wren
Compliments to Preachers Mentioned by Dr Dashiell and Bishop Galloway
The Reverend Dr Dashiell loved telling a tale of a kindly old colored man who praised his sermon by calling him a soundin brass and tinklin cymbal. A colored woman also praised Bishop Galloway, saying he always preaches a powerful good tex.
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Dr. Dashiell
Larry
Bishop Galloway
Galloway
Terrible Explosion Report Persists After Stove Fire
A Kirkman resident reports a gasoline stove explosion that burned a lady severely. Doctors could not heal the running sore, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. The ad touts Bucklen's for cuts sores boils and skin diseases and rents at 25 cents from C. Ei. Elliott.
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Amzi Bell
Fredonia
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
de Witt
C.E. Elliott
N. E. Palmer
Kirkman
Bucklen
C. Ei. Elliott
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