Ironwood tax battle and mine valuations debated
W G Cloan Ironwood city attorney speaks against proposed mine valuation cuts before the state tax commission. The piece contrasts his critique with praise for Pickands Mather Co. relief efforts, and criticizes Oliver Iron Mining for lacking decency. It also discusses Wakefield building ordinances and local welfare perspectives.
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W. G. Cloan
Ironwood
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Newport
Oliver Iron Mining Company
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Gary
Pickands, Mather & Co
G. Cloon
Pardee
Osgood
City of
City of Ironw
Taxation and valuations of Ironwood mines a long testimony
A city representative voices objections to mining valuations under the Newport precedent. He outlines decades of mining influence on Ironwood's finances, cites reduced municipal and school bonds, contrasts Wakefield's development, challenges claims of foreign ore impact and low ore grades, and defends Lake Superior ore data as basis for current valuations.
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Ironwood
Wakefield
Plymouth
City of
Wakefield School
Wakefield City Commission
Wakefield Township
Minnesota
Minnesota Iron Range
Michigan
Newport Mining Company
Bonnie
Jackson
State Tax Commission
Newport
Erwin
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Lansing
Gogebic
Thhe
A. D. Chisholm
Asery Perfect
Charles M. Humphrey
Oliver Tranining Company
United States Bureau of Mines
Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Lake Superer
United States
What Others Are Saying About Public Morals In Films
A sweeping opinion round up discusses cost cuts to feeding horses and tax shifts, urging maintenance of roads while cautioning against stripping funding. It highlights Catholic opposition to immoral cinema and outlines a national drive to secure pledges from Catholics to avoid objectionable films.
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Clinton County
Michigan
Republican
Hays Office
Catholic Women's Alumnae Association
Sault Evening News
Catholic Church
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Ore and steel prices tied to same mining firms in claim
The argument notes that ore and steel prices are controlled by the same mining and steel corporations. It cites Roosevelt era quotations on steel pricing, observes interlocking directors and shared profits, and questions benefits to workers from steel profits, leading to a Michigan Supreme Court case Newport Mining Company versus…
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Roosevelt
United States
Michigan Supreme Court
Newport Mining Company
Finland Pays Debts and Surprises Europe
A Pathfinder excerpt reflects on Finland paying its war debts in full and the Finnish parliament member Miss Kyllikki Pohjals noting their assumption that debt payment is universal. The piece contrasts Finnish naivette with European political maneuvering, praising Finland’s honesty while suggesting the rest of Europe may differ.
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Finland
Washington
Europe
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Seur
H. C. Jackson
Pickands, Mather & Company
City of Ironwood
Theewport
Iornwood
Olr
A. E. Anderson
W. L. Winslow
George O. Driscoll
James A. O’neill
W. W. Woodward
D. E. Sutherland
Henry Rowe
Ige O Driscoll
James A. O'Neill
Sutherland
O'Neill
Lake Superior
Gogebic Range
Michigan State Tax Commission
Erwin Township
City of Iron
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
McNicholas
Payne Fund
Albany
New York
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