Message of Governor Shaw to the Iowa General Assembly
Governor Shaw urges appropriations for state institutions and capital improvements while noting fiscal restraint. He advocates rural education expansion, township schools, county superintendents, and a modernized capitol, plus boundary commission action and parole system oversight. The speech honors John Gear and discusses salaries, bonds, and state finances.
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Toe State University
Ake
Town College of
Mochinte Artagisk
Nowancleer Creer Ee Ees
Bite
Sahiool Ask
Aion
Vickabure
Chl Bulligt
State Historical Society
Arsenal Bulldy
Widwaner
Buren
State
FCO
General Assembly
Iowa
Lerger Brensial
He College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
United States
Union Stock Yards of
Chicago
Department of
Silas
Mquuer
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Capitol Improvement Commission
Twenty-Eighth General Assembly
Aml
Capitol
Duio
Waylee
Vachoss
Chive
Getiow I
Grauter
Canal Bill Passes In House With Partisan Endorsement
The House approved the Nicaragua Panama canal bill 170 to 102 with only two opposing votes from Rep. Fletcher Minnesota and Rep. Lagsiter Virginia. The measure authorizes the President to secure territory and concessions from Costa Rica and Nicaragua and to construct a canal via Lake Nicaragua to the Pacific, with initial funding of 10 million dollars and a cost ceiling of 180 million.
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Gannon
Cannon
House
Fletcher
Minnesota
Lagsiter
Virginia
Senate
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Greytown
Caribbean Sea
Lake Nicaragua
Centrol
Secretary of War
Government Telegraphs Move Sparks Capital Debate
In Washington debate grows over government ownership of telegraph lines linked to Post Office plans. Senator Mason of Illinois backs a bill to issue 2 to 2 1/2 percent bonds for twenty five years to acquire existing lines and extend service, while Republican senators resist.
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Benator Mason
Washington
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Trvor
Tovernment
Masonchip
Payne
Meson
Hingis
Seustean
Mason
Western Union
Ines
United States Postal Telegraph
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Beveridgs
Tudiang
Dillingham
Vermont
Commutation Alters Death Sentence in Isirrax Case
The Penngy tvanig board of pardons commutes William Isirrax to life imprisonment, while a separate tragedy reports Mr and Mrs Milton Govtor buried at their Litchfield residence. Michael Murphy fatally wounded in Butte, Montana after refusing to reveal details about a shooting. William Myers, a major local merchant, faces a $46,000 liability in Aliy County, Texas amid disputed course.
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Penngy Tvanig Board of Pardons
William Isirrax
Milton Govtor
Litchfield
Mion
Michael Murphy
Butte
Mont
Wiliam Myers
Alilly County
Texas
Giant World Globe to Crown St Louis World’s Fair
A colossal steel observatory globe will rise 700 feet with a 100 foot taller observatory at its top for the 1904 World’s Fair in St Louis. The Frieda serial globe will offer hanging gardens cafes palm courts and a vast coliseum with sixteen elevators. The project cost is about 2 million dollars and will remain as a permanent attraction after 1908.
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Chicago
Paris
St. Louis
Ratious
Mississippi
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Globe
Funston on sick leave after Aguinaldo capture returns
Brigadier General Fred Funston, famed for capturing Aguinaldo, arrived in San Francisco on two months sick leave aboard the Warren. He previously underwent appendectomy in Manila and faces another operation. A son was born to him in Oakland while Mrs Funston stays there. His travel plans for leave remain unsettled as he hopes to visit his wife and may travel to Kansas when able.
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Executive Council
Tniy
Counell
Marcel
White Tire
Read Estate
Eneral
Aguinaldo
San Francisco
Fred Funston
Warren
Ger. Dunston
Manila
The
Philippines
Ben and Heir
Oakland
Cal
Blind Chaplain in Washington Feels Public Heat
The article notes Rev. Mr. Miburn as a prominent, revered figure seen daily on Washington streets during sessions, usually with his two daughters. It also recalls New York mortality data and morgue statistics, including infant deaths and violence, and mentions the renowned naturalist Linnaeus.
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Miburn
Washington
Mr. Mifburn
New York
Hepburn isthmian canal bill debated in Congress
The House examined the Hepburn Panama canal plan amid questions over selling Panama company property for 40 million dollars. Support favored Panama route while some sought a presidential choice. final vote backed Nicaragua route 308 to 170. Adjournment followed as Cannon and Hepburn sparred over the bill.
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Pronma Company
United States
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Mlinois
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Congress
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Minnesota
Panama
Nicaragua
Panama Company
Burton
Ohio
Committee of Rivers and Harbors
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Gillet
Massachusetts
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Maine
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Tennessee
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Iowa
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New York
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Virginia
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Michigan
Northwest
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Duluth
Pletcher
Cannon
Hepburn
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