Titus Amendment Death Des Moines Supreme Court Rules Invalid
Supreme Court upholds Koehler precedent and holds Titus amendment invalid for failure to publish in full in the journals of both houses. The ruling blocks biennial elections for four years, leaving the constitution unchanged and the relator Marsh W. Bailey titled to the office claimed. The decision discusses the method of amending the Iowa constitution and follows the Koehler case.
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Supreme Court
Dewey
Des Moines
House of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly
Iowa
Koehler
Lange
House of the Twentyseventh General Assembly
Marsh ‘W. Baily
S. Wi
Brookhart
Baily
A. K. Dewey
State capital opinion blocks exhibition funding
Attorney General Mullan rules the board of agriculture cannot divert department funds for the Buffalo Pan-American exposition. The department had made no prior appropriation, but the opinion requires adherence to funding rules. The piece also notes property deals, school governance shifts, and capitol commission activity.
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Mullan
Board of Agriculture
Department
Buffalo
Packard
Marshalltown
Department. of
Iowa
Buffalo Exposition
Boer Outlook and Boer War Costs from Consul Pierce
Charles D. Pierce, consul general of the Orange Free State and Boer relief fund trustee, says Boers will insist on peace with honor including full recognition and treaty powers. He notes 25,000 Boer fighters, ability to seize British supplies, and low Boer losses. He claims Britain spends about 2 million dollars daily, with mining bankruptcies rising in British finance.
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Great Britain
Terma
New York
Charles 2D. Pierce
Orange Free State
Boer Relief Fund
South Africa
Women Teach in New York Schools Surpass Men
Women are rapidly displacing men as teachers in New York schools. Over the past year there was a decrease of 217 men employed while the number of women teachers rose by 173, signaling a shift in staffing.
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New York
Boers Try to Destroy Mines at Benoni Strike
Johannesburg report notes four to five hundred Boers evaded patrols and attempted mine destruction near Benoni. Ambushes occurred, Boers retreated with most wounded. two were left behind. Three prisoners were captured by British forces. General De Wet reportedly commands 1500 men with two guns. Cape Colony entry awaited confirmation.
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Johannesburg
Benoni
Jritish
Sritca
London
de Wet
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Shix
Cape Colony
Shipping bill dominates Senate agenda amid lively debate
The Washington Senate kept the shipping bill at the forefront with fierce opposition from Turner and Jones, accusing favoritism and risk to treasury funds. The Indian appropriation passed. army reorganization nears final action as House handles fortifications and post office funds amid tributes to Senator Davis.
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Washington
San
Senate
Vrys
Turner
Publ Treasury
Turley
Tennessee
Jones
Arkansas
United States Treasury
Roberts
Utah
House
Agricultural Colleges of Siates
Landis
Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
United States Army
House of Representatives
War Department
Rawlins
Berry
Avansas
Court ‘of Claims
South
Mallory
Frye
Wouse
Davis
De Wet Enters Cape Colony Report Sparks Wariness
London reports unofficial news from the Cape Town desk that General De Wet has entered Cape Colony with a fairly strong force. English impatience over slow operations contrasts with plans for a general movement soon as King Edward sends a dispatch to Lord Kitchener praising the army. Subsidy bills face push to advance with longer sessions. Spain cedes Subutu and Cagayan de Jolo islands to the United States, and the U.S. seeks $600,000 for related claims. Verdi, noted composer, died in Milan.
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Cape Town
Daily Mail
de Wet
Cape Colony
England
Edward
Lord Kitchener
Washington
Nepgte
Republican Committee
Avas
Spain
Madrid
Subutu
Cagayan de Jolo Islands
United States
Haus
Congress
Sibuan
Cagayan Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Senate
Remains Leave Cowes Imposing Naval Pageant
Queen Victoria’s body borne from Osborne House to Portsmouth in a mourning naval procession. A thousand ships, bands, and solemn flags marked the funeral flotilla as Emperor William and King Edward watched. The line stretched from Cowes to Spithead with Alberta and Majestic leading, guns firing after the coffin passed.
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Cowes
Spithead
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Osborne House
Portsmouth
Ingland
Cervera
Chopin
Beethoven
England
Hohenzollern
Cianperdown
Benbow
Oregon
Kentucky
Japan
Lnisnz
Baden
Harry Holdsworth Rawson
Majestic
Alberta
Trinity House
Irene
Victoria and Albert
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Osborne
Emperor William
Duke and Duchess of
Harry Tloldsworth Rawson
Gerard Henry Noel
Foreign envoys to hold joint meeting in Peking
At a general meeting of foreign envoys a joint session with Chinese plenipotentiaries is planned for next week. Debates over punishments for Chinese leaders are split, with some urging drastic measures and others favoring nominal penalties. Germany has sent an expedition westward, and reports speak of a massacre of native Christians seventy miles west. Paterson murderers head to Trenton prison after conviction. Neely, former Cuban post office chief, arrives in Havana to face embezzlement charges. lawyer Viondi confirms no lengthy talks yet.
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Chas. ‘Chapman
M. M. Goodson
Boone
Story Covnty
Coffin
United States
Willowedge
Forti Dodge
Iowa Benevolent Association
Jude Kenyon
Cuffin
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Association
Ion. S. P. Meservey
Webb, Vincent
Rh. Wright
LL. D. Wiard
Kenyon
Ole Vaale
Sande
Lutaher
Lawler
Alf Oleson
Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Cal
Artemis Lams
Clinton
Union Pacific
Ching
Peking
Prince Tuan
M. de Giers
Li Ming Chang
Guba
Havana
C. F. W. Neely
Cuban Post Office Department
Viondi
Neely
Young Hay Quits Cape Town Dispatch
Adelbert Hay, United States consul at Pretoria, will sail from Cape Town on January 39. He may not return to South Africa.
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Young Hay
Cape Town
Adelbert
Hay
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
Americans lose eleven in Cebu river ambush
Lieutenant Micken and 30 men from Company M of the 44th regiment were surprised by insurgents near San Juan on Cebu Island February 4. Five Americans were killed, four wounded, two missing. insurgents reportedly suffered heavy losses. Captain Malley reinforced the detachment and recovery operations continued.
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Minalage
Manila
Micken
Yorty-fourth
Tiesin San Juein
Cebu
Malley
Hicken
Remains of Queen Taken by European Royalty Procession
London scenes tell of the queen's funeral procession through crowded streets led by monarchs from Britain Germany Portugal Belgium Greece and Bulgaria along with 35 000 soldiers. Services at St George Windsor followed with choral prayers archbishop benediction and a royal display of titles marking the shift in regime. Additional dispatches report MacArthur to be relieved in April and Far East and Sino-Japanese casualties and incidents in South Africa and Shanghai with clashes and deaths.
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London
Kasualty
England
Great Britain
William
Germany
Carlos
Portugal
Leopold
Belgium
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
St. George’s Chapel
Che
Felton
Canterbury
Duke of
Duke of Connaught
Greece
Cheste
Winchester
Wesley
Tchaikowsky
Dresden
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Egle Wansen
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Ottwumwa
Calvin Manning
John al. Spry
Baintiff
John Schwabbey
Spry
Towa
Lincoln
Carnegie Hall
New York City
Mark Twain
Henry Watterson
Louisville
George Miner
Minneapolis & St. Louis
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Logan
Harrison County Bank
Harvey & Ford
Berkley & Co
Messrs. Mwarvey and Ford
International Distillery
F. M. Trubbett
Cadhrans
Millan
Relion
Capitol Improvement Commission
General Assembly
Capitol
Peter A. Dey
Town City
C. A. Cumming
Ir. S. Joselyn
Cedar Rapids
Dey
Dosetyn
Cumming
Fred Czhow, Jr
Valley
Jimesion
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Cahow
Guthrie District Court
Valley Junction
Julia Hanna
Board
Soldiers’ Home
Naval Recruiting Station
Wires
DE Wel
Oath of Verus
Milan
Verdi
Paterson
Pew
N. J
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George J. Kerr
William A. Death
Andrew J. Campbell
Jennie Basschieter
Jeff Paterson
Susquehanna Railroad
Trenton
MacArthur
Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shan Win Kwan
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