Stamp taxes cut eyed in war revenue bill on beer and cigars
Washington notes report House sub committee drafting a bill to amend the war revenue law with broad stamp tax reductions. Proposals repeal about 80 million in taxes including schedule B proprietary taxes and several documentary stamps while beer and tobacco taxes face no major cut. Debate hints at republican resistance and a timeline to present the bill early in the session.
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Washington
Payne
Dalach
Hopkins
House
Stock Exchange
Fifty Men Survive Eight Hour Ambush in Marcos Islands
Manila dispatch details Captain Shields and fifty men of the Twenty-ninth Infantry enduring an eight hour siege by 2,000 insurgents in a box canyon. They killed many attackers, with five killed overall and Shields wounded but directing a four mile retreat before rescue by General Hare.
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Washington
Manila
Captain Shields
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Marindique
Williams
McCarthy
Shields
Read Guard
Hare
Lieutenant Gilmore
Yorktown
Luzon
Quartints That i Taken Two Views of by Hie Orban
A fragmented item discusses two views attributed to a figure named Orban Patriote. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear context, making it difficult to confirm specifics like dates or locations.
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Orban
Bertrand Heir Keeps Claim To Rathbone Wager
Miss Anita Bertrand of Louisville claims the right of disposal over George Rathbone, a Princeton businessman. Rathbone had wagered he would see McKinley defeated and promised a two pound box of candy for the loser. Bertrand says she has won and will marry him, though her mother objects on youth.
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Princeton
Ind
Anita Bertrand
George Rathbone
Miss Bertrand
Louisville
Bryan
Rathbone
McKinley
Bertrands
Kentucky
Referendum Dollars Coinage Springs From Victor Man
Victor Colorado November 24 Joseph Lesher sells 100 silver referendum dollars at a cost of 6 500 to produce 1 500 making and 12 500 sale price 12 500 redeemable on demand The coin bears the name of A B Bumstead Victor grocer who agrees to redeem them in merchandise or money The district attorney says the scheme is not illegal and a new die will strike 10 000 more coins.
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A. B. Bumstead
Victor
Election Bet Ends In Pocketwatch Dispute
In Lima a man caused his sweetheart to be arrested for pocketpicking after betting his watch on Bryan’s victory. The stake was kept by the mother as this witness. The couple’s dispute arose when the watch was demanded back after the election. In Des Moines the state treasurer announced he will not seek another term and will transfer duties to the elected treasurer at year’s end.
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Lima, O
William Bigelow
Zella Mullahan
Bigelow
Miss Mullahan
Bryan
Des Moines
Titus
G. S. Gilbertson
Unio
McPherson
United States Court
Tri-City Labor Congress
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Cigarette Laws in Iowa Face Prosecution Risk
Iowa dealers who sell cigarettes risk prosecution after a Tennessee supreme court ruling. American Tobacco Company agents informed Sioux City dealers they will not defend tobacco sales here. Also in brief, American Express pays 5000 dollars to cover bank theft loss in Sheldon. Senator Davis's condition worsens gradually at home in Minnesota. Emperor Nicholas II reportedly faces possible heart-related complications. Knight of Honor leader B F Nelson dies in St Louis. London tube contract awarded to drive Yerkes line tubes, Arthur Sullivan shows slight improvement.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Supreme Court of Tennessee
American Tobacco Company
Tennessee
Towa
Express Company
Lla
American Express Company
Ed C. Brown
Bank of Sheldon
Sheldon Bank
Security National Bank of
St. Louis
B. F. Nelson
Knights of Honor
Nelson
London
Arthur Sullivan
Polly
Bhatta 'Heh
Pueault
Aguinaida
Rival Powers Split Over Punishment of Chinese Officials
Reports from Paris and London reveal a four-nations bloc favoring milder penalties for Prince Tuan and accomplices while another group demands drastic measures including the death penalty. Russia shifts stance, and talks continue as Allied forces report Boxers driven from Amkin Chwang and losses sustained by Chinese troops.
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London
Peking
Daily Mail
Japan
United States
Russia
France
Prince Tuan
Great Britain
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Chi Li
Kruger seeks mediation as entry into Hague talks and disclosure plan
The Soir reports Kruger will seek mediation at The Hague and, if failed, publish all state papers to reveal war secrets to sway European opinion against Britain. It notes Kruger may return to the Transvaal if no public outcry results. A separate dispatch from Paris describes Kruger’s arrival amid massive crowds and police caution. A Madison, Indiana incident credits Mrs. Ernest Martinie with stopping a runaway, aiding a boy with a broken arm and tending wounds.
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Brussels
Soir
Kruger
Hague
Europe
Great Britain
Sor
Transvaal
Paris
Lyons
Marseilles
M. Lepine
Madison
Ind
Ernest Martinie
Mollie Gibbs
Thumb Torn From Socket At Hess Flour Mill
Michael Kitts, 60, Eaton town farmer, suffered a severe thumb injury at the G R B Hess company flour mill in Green Bay. His life hangs in the balance as doctors fight to save him.
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Green Bay
Wis
Michael Kitts
Eaton
G. RB. Hess Company
Washburn Wisconsin reports smallpox cases and calm trend
Wis May 24 official records show 22 cases in Washburn with 2 in pesthouse 1 at Legacy's farm and 13 elsewhere all convalescent and no deaths. The board of health closed schools churches and public meetings to prevent spread as rumors fade and the outbreak remains mild.
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Washburn
Wis
Pesthouse
Legacy
Board of Health
Pigeons to Carry Messages From Lake Ships
The Pere Marquette Railway plans to place carrier pigeons on six Lake Michigan car ferries to relay messages from vessels at sea to shore marine headquarters. Wireless telegraphy was tested but deemed unsatisfactory. Pigeons will be trained in good weather and used one way from ships to headquarters. Also noted Iowa Volunteer Firemen's association adjourned to Des Moines next winter with next year’s tournament in Maquoketa Mason City or Sheldon and officers elected.
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Ludington
Mich
Navy
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Lake Michigan
Davenport
Iowa Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Des Moines
Maquoketa
Mason City
Sheldon
I. L. Alderman
Marion
FE. A. Wood
Cedar Rapids
Cen tresman elect Holliday backs Dunbar for postmaster
Keencastle Indiana November 24 Holliday endorses Major John S Dunbar as recommended for postmaster of the city confirming a civic appointment in the local report.
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Keencastle
Ind
Holliday
John S&s. Dunbar
Chicago Board of Trade quotations and Chicago market report
The report lists grain prices for wheat corn oats and livestock across Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee. It cites opening highs and closes for wheat and corn, assorted futures prices for November December and January, plus butter eggs poultry potatoes and apples. Livestock receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep are given, with regional quotes from East Buffalo and St Louis.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Crete
Sos Ihe Cel
Wits Cde
Navy
Texas
East Buffalo
St. Loui
Milwaukee Grain Milwaukee
Man impersonating dead brother in pension fraud case
In Milwaukee a soldier on trial for impersonating Atwell B. Yost confessed he was Albert Waters after an eighteen month sentence. The case hinged on whether the defendant was the dead veteran, with testimony from William I. Yost and George P. Krause supporting the impersonation theory. Waters disclosed a long family history and the mother’s survival.
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Milwaukee
Atwell B. Yost
Atwell BE
Yost
United States
Atwell BE. Yost
Inve Tery
Atwell
al. Waters
Wiliam I. Yost
Baltimore
Atwell J. Yost
Charles Batton
George Pf. Krause
Lancaster
Prisoner called the pretender in a shared memory
The 62 year old crippled man known as Atwell Waters, once Charley Ratton, faced sentence for a crime. Judge Seaman gave eighteen months in the house of correction after noting the jury’s verdict should stand, while acknowledging the prisoner’s age and infirmities.
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Seaman
House of Correction
Chas
Batron
Atwell
Charley Ratron
al Waters
Charley Batton
Waters
Charley
Yost
Springfield
Ill
Milwaukee
San Francisco
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John
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Racine, Wis
St. Luke's Hospital
Joliet, Ills
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Illinois Steel Company
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Dowie
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Citizens’ Savings Bark
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Frank Stewart
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I. M. Sprouts
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Attorney At Law
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Temple Building
Washington, Iowa
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Prop
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GP &Ta Bor&n Ry
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Marsh W. Bailey
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P.J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
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First National Bank
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la Crosse
Gunther
Spoeren
Kembie
Kempur Fhower Co
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Madison Medicine Co
R. F. Riley
Pantaloon
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