Johnson Tax Case Haunts Ohio Political Racket
The Chicago Tribune notes Charles Dick asks Tom Johnson to settle $500,000 in delinquent taxes with a U S circuit court restraining order granted after years of delay. Johnson faces questions about alleged omitted property and tax records while political meddling and the Golden Rule debate loom over the Ohio dispute.
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Tom L. Johnson
Johnson
United States Circuit Court
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Johnstown
John R. McLean
Henry George
Charles Dick
Fools or knaves in Nash's assault on Johnson on taxation
Gov Nash attacks Tom L Johnson and his charge of fraud in railroad property taxation. The speech questions why boards of equalization and local appraisers, largely Democratic, failed to increase valuations over 40 years while 1,500 Democrats and Republicans served under the system.
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Gov. Nash
Tom Johnson
George K. Nash
Democratic “Party
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
State Board of Equalization
Anthony Howells
Isaiah Pillars
James Williams
Emil Kiesewetter
Peter Brady
James Lawrence
General Assembly
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Democratic Party of
Ohio
Tom Johnson Represents Plainspoken Politician Type
Cleveland public figure Tom Johnson exemplifies a plain spoken political style. The piece notes his engaging, audience friendly approach and compares him to historic and international political figures, including William Jennings Bryan, highlighting a recurring archetype in Ohio political culture.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
The
Plain Dealer
Ohio
Johnson
Athens
France
Bui
Bryan
Tom
Democratic organ urges re election of Burton to Congress
The Cleveland Plain Dealer argues against removing Hon. Theodore E. Burton, stating failure to reelect him would be a calamity for the Forest City. It notes his years of service, district impact, and that Democrats will largely vote for him, urging voters to favor his continued public service.
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T. E. Burton
Congress
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Theodore. E. Burton
Twenty-first
The
Plain Dealer
the Plain Dealer
Burgon
Southard
the Bee
Ton
James H. Southard
Toledo Blade
Tax Dodging Mayor Scored By Widely Critical Paper
The Hamilton Sun praises a tax dodger while criticizing city officials for taxing the poor and letting the rich escape. The Cleveland tax burden is highlighted as a public concern, with the mayor labeled as a symbol of evasive finances.
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Hamilton Sun
Om Johnson
The
Sun
Cleveland
Cincinnati
I'ribune
St Jacobs Oil and Hamburg Breast Tea for Bronchial Ailments
Advertising copy promotes St Jacobs Oil as the outward remedy for bronchitis and related bronchial issues and claims it works in unison with Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea to loosen adhesions and ease breathing. It urges daily household use and cites rapid onset of maladies.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
St. Jacobs
Koenig
St. Jacobs -Oil
Dr. August
Wit and politics in pithy quips from papers
A collection of humorous exchanges from the Washington Star and Philadelphia Press. A self made man credit to Henrietta contrasts with opportunity as a femme fatale. The brass band leader quips about orators and pay, spotlighting early 20th century newspaper humor.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Fallibilities of science and a London ladder tale
A London resort discussion among financiers mocks Lord Kelvin and Marconi. The tale recalls Kelvin’s supposed errors and ends with an old man correcting a ladder joke about a holdfast, hens, and a wall.
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London
Lord Kelvin
Marconi
Billy Thomson
O'Connell
Emporia hunter questions at a rural poor farm incident
An Emporia sportsman driving by a Kansas poor farm encountered a mentally ill resident who challenged him on his hunting. The man asked about what was killed and the value, noting an $85 outfit to kill 25 cents of game and lamenting his confinement.
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Emporia
Gazette
Lionel Ardon novel in Tudor England by Malcolm Dearborn
New historical novel Lionel Ardon set in England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I follows Lion el Ardon son of a lord slain in a duel, his ascent in court life, and features Lady Jane Grey as a central heroine. Published by G. W. Dillingham Company New York priced at 1.50.
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Lionel Ardon
Malcolm Dearborn
England
Henry VIII
Queen Elizabeth
Lionel
Lord Ardon
Lord Raven
Jane Grey
G. W. Dillingham Company
New York
Prosaic Man Quizzed on Cooking by Wise Girl
In a brief exchange from the Chicago Post a man asks if she can cook and is redirected to address the proper order. The wise girl insists cooking is not the first matter to be considered and asks for the things to be cooked before proceeding.
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Chicago Post
Medical and moral quips fill a 1900 page brief
A collage of quotes and health remedies from early 20th century papers includes Burdock Blood Bitters Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup Hale's Honey of Horehound Pike's Toothache Drops and Piso's Cure. The snippet also features satirical lines about alibis and snobbery and a Milton quotation on daylight and truth.
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Hale
Pike
Governor of Oregon Endorses Pe-ru-Na For Colds And Catarrh
The governor of Oregon praises Pe-ru-Na as the cure and preventive for catarrh and colds in a May 9 1898 letter to Dr Hartman. He notes personal use for his family and urges households to keep Pe-ru-Na handy and read Dr Hartman’s Winter Catarrh booklet.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hartman
Persina
Oregon
Pe-ru-na
Office of
State OF Oregon
Salem
Columbus
W.M. Lord
United States
One Way Colonists Tickets to West and Northwest
The Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route offer one way Colonists and Settlers tickets to California and North Pacific Coast points and to Missouri Arkansas Indian and Oklahoma Territories Louisiana and Texas. Tickets valid first and third Tuesdays October 21 to April 31 at half first class fare plus $2.00. See nearest Agent or write H C Townsend G P T Agent St Louis Mo. Generosity is the flower of justice Hawthorne. Your Daily Trains to Paul Minneapolis via Chicago Northwestern Railways offer multiple daily departures from Chicago with the North Western Limited electric lighted and dining car service. Apply to nearest ticket agent or W B Kriskern 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago. Diligence is the mother of good fortune Cervantes. Money is the business end of happiness Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
California
North Pacific Coast
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma Territories
Louisiana
Texas
H.C. Townsend
St. Louis
Chicago
North - Western Limited
W. B. Kriskern
Fifth Avenue
Chenge
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Market Report
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Gribe
Casey
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Thackeray
Dr. Wood
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
W. O’ Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago Daily News
Milton
Capitol Building
Winchester
Hawthorne
Paul-Minneapolis
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Diligence
Cervantes
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