Legislature Adjourns After Record Iowa Reform Laws
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature adjourned after enacting a broad reform slate. Key measures include primaries reform, anti tipping rules, railroad rate powers, and a paid up capital stock requirement for corporations. Also passed anti pass law and profitability controls, with health and public interest bills debated. Governor Cummins signed the anti pass measure. it takes effect July 4.
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Jury Deadlock Delays Thaw Murder Trial Verdict
In New York the jury trying Harry K. Thaw for murder in the first degree reported a deadlock after forty seven hours of deliberation. Eight jurors favored conviction, four for acquittal, and five for insanity. Justice Gerald discharged the panel and Thaw was remanded to the Tombs without bail. The case may go to trial again later, with no venue change expected.
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Lunatic Habit Earns Man Breakfast Request
An old tale recounted by Prof William Lyon Pslpa at the Chamber of Commerce tale featured a hard drinker cured by substituting a drink with a breakfast order. The ritual grew into a fixation and nearly driven him mad, culminating in a hotel incident where he shouted a peculiar order through a transom: a man in 154 hug shot himacht rain and egg sandwich.
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Blood-Cleaning Time Recipe Promised as Spring Health Aid
Reader note promotes a spring blood cleansing mixture with Dandelion fluid extract, Compound Kargon, and Syrup of Sarsaparilla. Suggests taking half to one teaspoon after meals and at bedtime to improve rheumatic, catarrhal, kidney, and bladder issues and clear skin sores within a week. Ruskin quote ends the piece.
Starvation in Shanghai Amid Daily Death Toll
A Shanghai famine report warns ten million lack food as five thousand Chinese die daily. Relief from government and foreign sources totals about five and a half million dollars, with American supplies en route. Missionaries and churches coordinate aid while citizens are seen starving, with bodies bloated and faces green or black.
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Defianca Starch Promises Better Home Laundering Results
A vintage-tinged reflection on moral perception ends with advice on laundering. The text extols starch for white goods and domestic care, touting Defianca Starch as improving fabric appearance while condemning ostentation. It weaves in quotes and adages to frame practical tips for home washing and starching.
Back Broken But Still Lives, Towa City
Joe Strader a 27 year old man fell sixty feet from a tree in Towa City while trying to break a branch. Despite a broken back he remains alive and is receiving medical care.
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Nicaraguans Take Amapala In Central America
Managua April 13 Honduran forces besieged in Amapala capitulated unconditionally to the Nicaraguans. President Bonz facilite on board the American cruiser Ch ecego. Salvadorean forces at Amapala return to San Juan as peace is believed saved.
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