Alarm Over Tax Law Easing Mostly Misplaced
A. B. Peckinpaugh, new member of the State Tax Commission, says the legislature’s only permanent effect on the Smith one per cent law is a half mill for good roads. He notes three acts above ten and fifteen mill limits, including bonds for flood repair and restoring destroyed schoolhouses. the latter two are temporary and tied to flood damage and reconstruction.
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Commonwealth
A. B. Peckinpaugh
State ‘Tax Commission
Peckinpaugh
Public political shifts echo old party divides in 1912 era
The piece critiques Republican leaders as hungry for offices and orchestration, imagining a clash with Bull Moose reformers. It blames Standpatters for obstructing progress and questions amalgamation while citing Walter Brown, Arthur Garford, and James Garfield. The text rails against initiative recall and constitutional overreach.
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Republican Party
Hull Moosers
Harry Daugherty
Walter Brown
Arthur L. Garford
Jamies
Garfield
Brown
Tollown
Brown's stance aligns with Democratic view of GOP ruling element
The piece argues Brown's estimate matches longtime Democratic claims about GOP struggles. It notes Brown's Republican past and accuses current GOP leaders of forming a degenerate, nefarious ruling faction, while condemning the contact with progressives.
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Brown
Local Notes From North Liberty and Surroundings
The trust here has largely escaped serious injury as G W Bauer begins a new barn for Zach Arnold and others. Otho Dunmire, Walter Beal, A H Cunningham, Rev G W Strausbaugh, Blea Harris and Walter Gilmore have lately bought autos. Mrs Hagerman, aged and living with her daughter Mrs William Wharton, fell and broke her hip, with her condition critical due to age. Mrs Anna Leedy plans a summer stay near Indianapolis with her daughter.
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G. W. Bauer
Zach Arnold
Otho Dunmire
Walter Beal
A. H. Cunningham
G. W. Strausbaugh
Blea Harris
Walter Gilmore
Hagerman
William Wharton
Anna Leedy
Indianapolis
Ind
Veteran service and upcoming sermons at local church
The veteran service for aged veterans held at the place Sunday evening was a success. Rev. Shepherd, president of the Muskingum conference, will preach at this place Sunday evening, May 18. Local residents visited relatives and a Sunday school plans to observe Children's Day on Sunday evening, June 8.
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This Place
Shepherd
Muskingum Conference
8. F. Carey
Mt. Vernon
Evaline Carey
Miases Lybarger
Erma Cotton
Hopewell
Wieste
Edna Bricker
W. H. Scarbrough
Mt. Verton
W. H. Brown
Local social notes and child welfare conference
Frank Rinehart and family spent Sunday with Julia Stevens. The Misees Davis of Martinsburg attended church here Sunday. Cynthia Tullows visited relatives at Columbus last week. Nellie Qidaker and children spent Sunday with Ray McWilliams near Newark. Mr George Black and fellow students from Granville will hold services here Sunday morning and evening May 18. On May 26 Appleton entertaining company will present a programme. Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered at M Bone's home for his birthday. The National Child Welfare Conference opens in Boston with leaders like Mina Lathrop Dr Claxton and Dr Hull addressing the six day event.
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Frank Rinehart
Julia Stevens
Misees Davis
Martinsburg
Cynthia Tullows
Columbus
Nellie Qidaker
Ray McWilliams
Newark
Cleorge Black
Granville
Appleton Entertaining Company
M. ©. Bone
Howton
Mays
Boston
National Congress of
Mothere and
Fargnt Teachers’ Associations
Bualnens
Sien
Mina Julia Lathrop
Federal Children's Bureau
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
G. Stanley Hull
Clark University
Josep Lod
The
Playground Association of America
Mra
Mary @. Woolman
Woman's Industrial and Educational Union
FW. Matthews
Plainfield
N. J
Novel plan to advertise Tennessee resources launched
At Columbia Tennessee on May 1 1912 a plan was unveiled at the annual Tennessee Prev Revolation meeting to advertise ten businesses and to call public attention to its resources. Editors agreed to publish at least 600 words about industrial opportunities and undeveloped resources in their papers.
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Columbia, Tenn
May
Tennessee
The Grafted Tree Mystery of Perks House
A farmer Perks dies after a dispute with creditor Schmitt over a bill. Abel, Perks's son, is accused but acquitted of murder. Amanda Squeers believes in Abel, marries him, and later, via a grafted tree branch, uncovers the killer’s identity. The tale blends superstition with a twist of justice and shared doubt.
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Perks
Howse
Abel
Amanda Squeeze
Schmitt
Achmitt
Clon
Amanda Squeers
Amanda
Mrs. Perks
Bert
Bis
New 48 Inch Limit for Baggage on Trains Announced
New rule approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission sets the maximum dimension for baggage at 48 inches, with a 72 inch overall limit. Excess baggage is charged at five pounds per extra inch, with a minimum 25 cent fee, and exemptions for flexible cases and certain scenery.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Protests and Possession Move Toward a Desperate Scene
A fragmented Chicago Record-Herald excerpt depicts a tense encounter where a woman resists as a man asserts control. She whispers urging restraint while he inches closer, prompting a sudden, horror marked outburst and the line You musta. The scene hints at coercive dynamics within a troubling exchange.
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Fats
Chicago
Herala
Seeing Ourselves and Hidden Faults in Self View
Edgar A. Russell notes that people rarely see their own defects as clearly as others do and warns against excessive self scrutiny while stressing the Creator’s provision that one cannot always observe oneself. Friends and foes alike reveal weaknesses we miss in self examination.
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Edgar A. Russeil
Paris charity event dresses create pale elegant line
A Paris home hosted a charity entertainment by a prominent woman drawing late arrivals in pale outfits with darker collars. Reported scene noted one guest, from a good family, paid to model a risky style for the coming season amid a broader fashion talk.
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Paris
Blaver of Little Boy to Hang in Washington Jail
Tony Milano, an Italian shoemaker at 4th and H streets, was sentenced to death for murdering twelve year old Harry Smith with a hammer on September 9, 1911. He allegedly set fire to his shop to destroy evidence. A sister of the victim later took her life.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Tony Milano
Wilson
Milano
4Th and
H Streets
Harry Smith
Shriners Tour Texas Visits Five Cities on 1000-Mile Run
Hundreds of Mystic Shriners, guests of Texas residents, began a 1000 mile Lone Star State tour after the national gathering. Special trains will carry them to Austin San Antonio Houston Galveston and other points of interest with multiple stops planned across the state.
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Dating
Texas
Texan
Lone Star State
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Galverton
General Frederick A. Smith Retires From Army Service
Washington May 15 General Frederick A. Smith, longtime infantry officer and commander of the Fifth Brigade at Omaha, is placed on the retired list upon reaching age 64. A New Yorker and West Point graduate of 1873, his career spanned Indian campaigns in the West Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines and the 1908 ascent to brigadier general.
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Washington, D. C
Firigafiler
Frederick A. Smith
Omaha
Lst
Smith
New York
West Point
Arizona
Nevada
Dakotas
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Military Wedding in Washington D C
A military wedding took place at St. John's Church at noon as Mrs. Feroline Perkins wed Captain Robert Wallach A S The Rev Roland Cotton Smith presided The couple will honeymoon at Fort Ethan Allen Vermont where Captain Wallach is stationed
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Washington, Db. C
St. John’s Church
Feroline Perking
Henry Cleveland Perkins
Robert Wallach
A. S
Roland Cotton Smith
St. John’s
Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Wallach Io
Debate on Canal Tolls Draws Law School Teams
A debate in Lexington between Vanderbilt University and the University of Kentucky law schools takes place tomorrow night. Kentucky will argue for toll free passage, while Vanderbilt will oppose the plan to allow all American vessels free of toll through the Panama Canal.
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Lexington
Vanderbilt University
State University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Panama Canal
Presbyterians Gather in Atlanta for Historic Joint Assembly
In Atlanta on May 15 nearly 5,000 guests attended the first joint meeting of four Presbyterian branches. The General Assembly sessions covered retiring moderators and elections, with talks signaling a potential unification of the Southern and United Presbyterians and Associated Reformed churches, and optimistic hopes for broader union within a few years.
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Atlanta
General Asset Biles
Presbyterian Church of the United States of America
Presbyterian Church of the United States
United Presbyterian Church
Associated Reformed Church
All Presbyterians
Southern Presbyterians
United Presbyterians
Arts convention opens as American Federation of Arts meets in DC
The American Federation of Arts begins its fourth annual convention in Washington with delegates attending. President Robert W. De Forest of New York presides. A reception at the Corcoran Gallery and a White House garden party planned for tomorrow accompany the programme for entertaining delegates.
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Washington, D.C
American Federation of Arts
Robert W. de Forest
New York
Corcoran Art Gallery
Wilson
White House
Noted Leaders to Speak at YMCA International Conference
Secretary of State William J. Bryan John R. B. Mott of New York Cyrus McCormick of Chicago and other prominent men are among scheduled speakers at the international YMCA conference in Cincinnati for a three day session with delegates from hundreds of branches across the United States and Canada.
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Cincinnati
William J. Bryan
John RB. Mott
New York
Cyrus McCormick
Chicago
The
Young Men's Christian Association
United States
Canada
Bankers Meet At San Diego Opens California Bankers’ Assoc Conven
On May 1 in San Diego California bankers and financiers from the Pacific coast gathered for the opening of the California Bankers Association annual convention. Greetings and committee reports framed the initial session as members toured Point Loma and the exposition grounds this afternoon. The convention runs through Saturday night.
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San Diego
Cal
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