Iowa Senate and House Bills Swarm State Legislature
The Iowa Senate and House introduced numerous bills on topics from child labor and licensing to transportation, taxation, and elections. Highlights include a bill prohibiting child employment in immoral exhibitions, a tax on capital stock licenses, and measures to regulate rail transport for public officials, with several acts advancing through committees and sessions.
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Newberry
Clinton
Aliie
Sind
Cartright
Brackhawk
The
Fé Norstiul School
Iengirner
Holfordsweetly
Hughes
Warren
Chickasaw
Saseastne
Hayward
Scott
Erickson
Boone
Iowa
Elerick
Kimmel
Young
Lee
Stirton
Washington
Lewis
Courtright
Smith
Mitchell
Crossley
State Land Office
State Board of Health
Des Moines
Garst
Wilson
Mary A. Safford
State Senate
Hfeon
Dowell
Turner
Gale
Hrlokaon
Milla
House
Garstenson
Clinton Gas, Light and Coke Company
Greene
Madison
Fauna
Kossuth
Houtse
Sankey
Decatur
Lona
Bealer
Linn
Stanbery
Weeks
Clarkes
B. Greely
Story
Head
Jefferson
Powers
Floyd
Anamosa
Hikhart
Greeley
McClurkin
McNile
Offi
Teter
Mott
Nichols
People’s Bank of
West Liberty
Lvestock
Clary
Dashiell
State Board of Medical Examiners
Epperson
Lister
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Lundt
Ritter
Wright
Robinson
Gummings
Committee On
Judiciary
Hart
Summers
Calderwood
Maben
McNie
Aurrabes
Jackson
Cummins
Century of world events from 1400 to 1908 timeline
A dense chronicle listing significant dates and figures from 1400 through 1908. It covers monarchs treaties wars scientific milestones and notable deaths, including Richard II, Louis XIV, Franklin, Jenner, Cook, and Hayes, with events in England France Spain Italy and the United States.
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Richard II
England
Muri
Madrid
Charles V
Spain
Francis I
France
Martin Luther
Wittenberg
Savoy
Denmark
Louis XIV
Benjamin Franklin
Scotland
Montgomerie
New York City
Pope
Vermont
Sandwich Islands
Capt
Cook
United States of America
Natchez
United States
Jenner
Sicily
Notable 19th Century Figures Saluted in Obituary Notes
A compilation notes living veterans and recent passings: J Lathrop Allen, long credited with building early US band instruments, remains in New York at 90. Lord Strathcona, Canada’s high commissioner, turns 85 and stays active. Four Civil War governors. William Sprague near Narragansett Pier. R L Holbrook of Brattleboro. Samuel J Crawford of Kansas. John J Pettus of Mississippi. Dr William Rolfe, Shakespeare scholar, celebrates 78 in Cambridge. John Bartlett of Familiar Quotations dies at 86 in Boston. William Thompson dies at 77 in Shelbyville Indiana, famed for selling gold at 2.75 during the war.
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J. Lathrop ‘Allen
United States
New York
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
John J. Pettus
Mississippi
William Rolfe
Cambridge
Mass
John Bartlett
Boston
William Thompson
Shelbyville
Ind
Fallieres Elected French President on First Ballot
The French national assembly elected Clement Armand Fallieres as President of the Republic on the first ballot, 449 to 871 for M. Doumer. Despite vacancies, 408 votes were needed. Fallieres, a veteran statesman, enjoys strong support from advanced socialist and radical groups while Doumer attracts the centrist and conservative factions. Born Nov 6 1841, Fallieres has long served in senate leadership and held multiple cabinet posts.
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Fallieres
Pauty
Combes
M. Doumer
Awas
Chamber of Deputies
M. Combes
M. Fallieres
Senate
Mezin
80 Volumes of Signatures Demand Smoot Ouster
Eighty volumes containing signatures of American women urging the removal of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah have been sent to Washington. The volumes, gathered by the National League of Women’s Organizations over six months, will be distributed to Senators to present to their colleagues. New York leads with seven volumes, followed by Pennsylvania six and Ohio four, while Utah produced 479 signatures.
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Head Smoot
Utah
United States Senate
Washington
National League of Women's
Senate
Sen- Reed
United States
Burrows
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Iowa
Illinois
Tillman resolution blocked in Senate vote
The Senate defeated Tillman’s resolution aimed at the President regarding Mrs. Minor Morris. The motion to lay the resolution on the table carried after brief remarks by Senator Tillman and Senator Daniel, with the galleries crowded as the chamber adjourned.
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Tillman
Minor Morris
Iron Workers to Declare Strike in Cleveland Meeting
The executive committee of structural iron workers plans a meeting in Cleveland tomorrow where a material strike against the American Bridge Company is expected to be declared. An explosion at Taylor air works fatally injures Patrick Connerton and John Gallagher. Labor demand remains high at Wittsburg with no wage increases across mills. A streetcar collision in Washington injures Senator and Mrs. Jacob H. Gallinger but neither were seriously hurt. I C Longenecker, claiming to be J G Longenecker’s son, is fined $25 in Montgomery for passing worthless checks.
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Structural Iron Workers
Cleveland
American Bridge Company
Taylor Airk Aail
Taylor
Patrick Connerton
John Gallagher
Wittsburg
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
Washington
I. C. Longenecker
J.G. Longenecker
Chicago
Montgomery
Ala
Insurance grafters and political satire sweep era notes
A杂740. The long excerpt riffs on insurance frauds and official investigations by Hugheses, yellow-dog funds, and ornate critiques of politicians. It spans editorials from New York Press, Philadelphia North American, Chicago Journal, and others, with quips about senators, marines, and royalty. Names include Hughes, Russell Sage, Don Cipriano Castro, Baill, Root, and Alfonso.
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Hugheses
New York Press
Yellow Dog
Philadelphia
Empire
Duluth News-Tribune
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Journal
Russell Sage
Wall Street
Birmingham Ledger
Root
Brazil
United States
Germany
Houston Chronicle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Russia
Prussia
McCurdys
Boston Transcript
Sam
Isle of Pines
Exhans
Aoith
Birmingham
Alfonso
Madrid
Spain
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Patrick Granted Reprieve In Famous Murder Case
Albert T Patrick, a condemned New York lawyer, received a reprieve until March 19 to allow his lawyers to pursue a new trial based on fresh evidence in the Rice murder case. Patrick was convicted of murdering William Marsh Rice in 1900 with Charles F Jones as co operator, a highly publicized legal battle drawing figures like Dr Allan McLane Hamilton, Grover Cleveland, and Mark Twain into the campaign for mercy.
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Albert T. Patrick
New York
Bee
Gov. Higgins
Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Texas
Lis
Allan Mc ¥ Iane Hamilton
Grover Cleveland
Mark Twain
High Tide of Prosperity in 1905 United States
A Leslie's Weekly summary declares the United States at a peak of prosperity at the start of 1906. It cites 1905 farm products at over 6.0 billion dollars, gold output of 90 million, total mineral products at 1.8 billion, and foreign trade above 2.5 billion with domestic trade exceeding 20 billion. It notes pig iron output at 29.5 million tons and railroads expanding earnings, with wealth reaching 112 billion by January 1, 1905.
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Leslie’s Weekly
United States
South Africa
Britain
Germany
France
Great Britain
England
Europe
Curious Notions Mix in Early 20th Century Gossip
A column of clipped quips and brief comments riffs on topics from currency inelasticity to Panama Canal progress and Annapolis hazing. It mentions McCall’s release, mining stock in Statehood, a shoot-on-sight note, Edward Atkinson’s death, and naval cadet perjury claims, all in a satirical tone.
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North Pole
Annapolis
McCall
Ite
Edward Atkinson
Panama
Canal
Moody
Miss Grigsby
Naval
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