07 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
1
London and Washington dispatches discuss how tobacco harms rise with alcohol use, noting pyridine in smoke and its higher toxicity when paired with liquor. Reports cover wartime taxes, relics in St Peters, and varied quips from papers on culture, science, and city life.
The Iowa House rejected a bill to raise the state university building fund levy from one tenth to one fourth of a mill for five years. The vote was 42 to 42 with 1 abstention, and lawmakers planned a reconsideration hoping absentees switch to support a constitutional majority. Other measures passed included a child welfare supervision law, a standard life insurance policy bill, and a commission to oversee Shiloh monuments. Senate actions covered municipal code reforms and city powers. The reform rework of the im on reformatory bill shifted pardoning powers to the governor, sending it to Congress for approval.
A fire in Marshalltown on March 6 destroyed half a city block, injuring several Tremont hotel guests and staff. Loss estimated at 76 600. Injured include Juula Stephens Bessie Madden Girdle Myers J H Jayne Jacob Kunkle and George C G Steffe. Forty guests fled as flames cut escape routes and some jumped from balconies in nightwear.
Officers of the Iowa State Federation of Labor meet at the capitol in Des Moines as miners from the Thirteenth district gather in Sioux City. Delegates aim to affiliate the Mine Workers with the Federation of Labor, a union that would encompass more than 25 090 members across industrial and mining groups. D W Roderick plans a Midland district railroads conference in Sioux City Thursday.
The Sioux City Commercial Club directors vote unanimously to back a city auditorium. Howard S. Baker chairs the entertainment committee which meets Friday to plan a club banquet for later this month. At the banquet, members will discuss funding for construction and the amended Taylor bill on waterworks control.
The president lists numerous pastmasters across multiple towns from Keokuk to Webster and Nebraska, naming figures and locations in a lengthy regional roster. A separate note from New York on March 4 reports three million two hundred forty thousand dollars of heavy gold export planned for European markets this week.
Iowa politics report the suffrage bill faced indefinite postponement in the House after a 4 to 5 committee vote. The piece notes a possible minority report, names several committee members likely to back it, and recounts remarks from Judge Cole and Representative Temple. It also covers hearings on valued policy, divorce law reform, the Emmert matter, a two-cent fare debate, and tax reform for railroads with Senator Lewis leading the push.
The transcript discusses wheat price volatility versus railroad stock values, argues that bond and stock values set a base for inquiries, and notes that railroads pay about one twelfth of Iowa taxes per state auditor figures. It mentions Humeston and Shenandoah costs contrasted with Burlington purchase price per mile.
Des Moines reports that Senate and House moved bills to extend railroad and express assessment deadlines to August 1, with governor Vera signing soon. Other actions include a new fifth mill tax for Ames agricultural college, city powers for reclaiming meandered streams, and debates over the Bruce-Emmert contest and reformatory plans at Anamosa.
The New York legislature honored William McKinley with an Albany ceremony presided by Governor Odell. Charles Emory Smith, ex postmaster general, lauded McKinley’s career from lawyer to president, praising his duty to trust peoples in newly acquired territories and his handling of the Boxer turmoil with restrained leadership. Supportive notes on his legacy and vision closed the address.
A Madrid dispatch reports several Barcelona rioters were shot this morning after riots. A brother of Carlist leader General Moore was arrested and to be court-martialed for complicity. Anarchist homes reveal a wide plot. strikes were declared today at Cadiz and Ferrol.
A March dispatch from Harrismith in the Orange River Colony reports General DeWet was wounded by a gunshot in the arm during a recent attempt to breach the blockhouse line near Harrismith. Boer prisoners confirm the engagement and injury details.
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