Frightful Fires and Fatal Explosions Across Iowa
A string of Iowa incidents includes Lyons postmaster W D Jacobson finding his 65 year old mother dead by fire, a deadly boiler explosion near Peoria that killed three and injured one, and a Sioux City man severely burned in a hospital incident. Other items note a large court opinion in Muscatine, Le Mars fire losses, a surgical mishap death, a sensational elopement suit, and burns to Mrs. Matilda Ericson in Boone.
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W. D. Jacobson
Lyons
Whio
Oskaloosa
Tama
Comany
Stew Johnson
Fort Dodge
Supreme Court
Myers
Muscatine
Green
Council Bluits
Burns
Doyle
le Mars
Flaught
Barren Bros
Grand Rapids Furniture Company
le Mars Post
Middleton
Prownlee
Deets
Walnut
Pottawattamie County
Charles Steffin
Sioux City
Samaritan
George W. Dickinson
James Bloom
Jesup
Dickinson
Black Hawk County
Bloom
George W. Young
Young
Fie
James Carter
Richland Township
Mahaska County
Dudley Boyd
James Shaffer
Frank Myers
Boyd
Shaffer
Carter
Parker & Kramer
South River
Peoria
Rill
Asuorn Diegnan
Stuart
Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moines Daily News
Daily News
Saving
Mail
News Row
United States
Liberty
Anamosa Prison
Stickney
Chicago Great Western Road
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Ife
Congress
Voneress
Mfe
Hubbard Bill Signed Expands Iowa Rail Merger Limits
Des Moines April 14 Governor Cummins signed the Hubbard railway merger bill after amendments aimed to curb consolidations of parallel or competing lines. The measure removes prior limits allowing Iowa lines to extend into adjacent states and aligns with Hubbard’s proposal to limit cross-border consolidations while preserving some expansion rights. The governor stated the amended bill is not objectionable and represents a legislative advance in railroad policy.
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Cummins
Des Moines
Hubbard Railway
Lowa Ines
Iowa
Till-Harriman
Trubbard
Austhor
General Assembly
Hubbard
Remonstrance Objects to Iowa Senate Apportionment Plan
Des Moines April 12 Several lawmakers signed a remonstrance against the senatorial apportionment bill passed before adjournment They call the plan unjust and unconstitutional citing Section 34 requiring reapportionment after each census They warn Governor may convene a special session to enact a constitutional map and Northwest leaders vow to push the issue at the next state convention Cowles and other northwest lawmakers led the opposition and await possible future action 1900s context noted by the article details the names and districts of signers.
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Uectare
Des Moines
Cowles
Kossuth
Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Carter
Sioux
Sweeley
Woodbury
Langan
Crawford
Wiiison
Bueng Vista
Cheney
Grey
Calclo
Carroll
Clinton
Kendall
Monroe
Northwest
Gardner Cowles
Smith English Gill Passed Railroads Bill in Closing Hours
Des Moines April 12 The Smith English bill passed amid legislative endgame forcing railroads to report extensive financial data to the executive council. It covers domestic, inbound, outbound, and through traffic, with amendments adding a section on publicizing council actions and roll-call rights. Governor Cummins led the revival despite prior opposition.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Towa
Iowa
House
Senate
Cummins
Kirk Winchell
Albert Ables
Grand Jury
Audubon
Treasury of
United States
L. M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
State Treasury
Executive Department
Treasury
Byers
General Revenue
Callender
Fort Ledge
W. F. Reynolds
Orange City
Samuel Crofton
Hawarden
Reynolds
Iretan
Rceynolds
Breton
Third
St Louis Exposition Bill Recedes to Senate Award
Des Moines reports a heated appropriation fight over St Louis expo funds. House pushed 180000 while Senate stood at 125000, conference committee spanned two hours before House receded to Senate figure. Final accord sets 125000 with named conferees. Also notes Des Moines Daily News record circulation exceeding one million monthly.
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House
Senate
Des Moines
S. Louis
Maytag
Smith
Brooks
Wilson
Legislature Concludes Session With Key Appropriations
Des Moines reports the twenty-ninth general assembly adjourning sine die after a busy session. Senate concurred on Hubbard bill allowing interstate railroad consolidation, approved university and state college funding, and funded capital improvements. House passed senatorial apportionment re enactment and omnibus appropriations while resisting some Senate measures.
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Dea Moines
Senate
House
Iowa
State University
Agricultural College
State Normal School
St. Louis Exposition
House of Representatives
Des Moines
Lee County
House Committee On Railroads
Molsberry
Cummins
B. J. Salinger
Lyman
Poweshiek
Dunham
Delaware
Twenty-Ninth General Assembly
W. L
Layman
Ayrhem
Hughes
Todds
Walters
Robinson
Kerr
Kendall
Carter
Furry
Kling
Wilson
Lang
Cummings
Koontz
Temple
Clarke
Twenty-Ninth
General Assembly
Executive Council
Hase
Colonel Moore
Davis
Harlan
Huwe Art Ball
Prieve CAME Too Late. Flutcher Hanged Moments After Respite
In St Louis an Execution proceeded at sunrise for the murder of Louis Roth, aged 16, on August 27, 1000. A telegram from Governor Dockery granting a 15 day respite arrived 35 minutes after the fatal drop, with a subsequent reply stating the respite had been received and the execution completed.
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Henry Fintcher
A. M W. Dockery
St Louis
A. M. Dockery
Jefferson City
Henry Sutcher
Joseph B. Dickman
Luggage Smasher Turns to Noted Work In
Munitions of War Shipped to Colombian Rebels From San Wrencigcn Port. 25 vases aboard City of Sydney last Tuesday. Counsel for Colombia notified port collector, who wired Washington for instructions to prevent neutrality law violations. Further shipments expected, may hinder outgoing steamers. London police oversee 8200 miles of roads and aspects.
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San
Chinese exclusion debate trims the Senate and House
Senators attack and defend the Chinese exclusion bill with Turner Dillingham and Hoar opposing and Gallinger supporting. In the House the Cuban reciprocity bill sparks mixed support with leaders worried over overrule of the chair while debates highlight divisions among Republicans and Democrats.
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