Des Moines Letter From Our Correspondent At The State Capital
State Officers Take Seats and appointments issued as Jamieson becomes deputy secretary of state. Hutes replaced. auditor and railroad post changes noted. Legal challenge blocks Huegle’s enter as county superintendent. Thornburg seeks to cancel Huegle election. Ames seeks 345000 for campus projects and maintenance funds. Mulet liquor data shows 1770 saloons in 43 counties. revenues outlined. Governor commutes Busse death sentence to life imprisonment. Wade named Iowa's Democratic national committee member. Drake campaign for Carnegie library funds proceeds with 20000 already raised. China relief drive announced. new state printer and binder take office.
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Dea Moines
Iowa
Cummins
Garst
Hayward
John M. Jamieson
D. A. Hites
Hites
Des Moines
Jamieson
Guthrie County
W. W. Morrow
Gus. Gilbertson
Quincy Willis
Dallas County
Atorney
H. W. Byers
C. W. Lyon
Vatley
Junc- Mon
Lawrence
Huegle
Jennie Steele Huegle
Jesse A. Miller
Thornburg
Secretary of State
Ort
Sage
Prohibition
Carroll
Audubon Cedar
Emmet
Pocahontas
Sac
Shelby
Grundy
Monroe
Prosperous Kansas Family Beats Odds Through Community Help
A Kansas family battles typhoid fever and poverty in the 1880s, supported by local merchants who extend credit and compassion. As hardships ease, the couple resolves to burn the old Chicago catalog and invest in local stores, strengthening ties with Huston suppliers and neighbors. The piece closes with a Missouri governor urging support for country merchants over mail order.
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Elsie
Doc
Kansay
Chicago
Huston
Folk
Jefferson City
Missouri
Mixture of Nations: Parker the Dramatist Born Abroad
Mixture of Many Nations notes Laula N Parker born in France to an American father and English mother. It states his first language was Italian and he was educated in Germany, highlighting his multinational background and early life influences.
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Laula N. Parker
Jfrance
Germany
Roosevelt to curb message writing amid congressional critique
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans to limit his messages to Congress, saying criticism has highlighted the habit. He notes senators and representatives enjoy poking fun at the prolific proclamations but believes the publicity may push him to stop sending unsolicited notes. A Pittsburgh post office site dispute with Secretary Shaw is recounted, illustrating pressure from powerful interests.
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Shaw
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Wapitol
Hoe
The
Treasury
Pittsburg
Leslie M. Shaw
New York
Pittsburg i
Iowa
Oelock
Rotary
Missouri
Cost of living in Washington higher than world capitals
The article argues that Washington, the U S capital, shows a rising cost of living far above other capitals. It cites Bureau of Statistics data contradicting claims of falling costs, notes a ten year rise of about 10 percent, and discusses government pay debates with examples of Congress members and officials facing salary gaps and modest housing.
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Ehibasgsiq
Washington
Omecils
Waashimaton
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce
Inbor
D Bureau
Congress
DC Regulation Requires Licenses for Live Fowls and Pigeons
District regulators approve a rule forcing district residents to obtain health officer consent and neighbor OK before keeping any live fowls or pigeons. Pigeon fanciers lose bid to exclude birds. rule sets permit, location, and confinement conditions with fines up to ten dollars per day for violations.
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District of Columbia
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Ames
Iowa State College of Ames
Margaret Hall
Brigham
Louis Busse
Edward A. Dawson
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Martin J. Wade
Iowa City
Charlie ‘Walsh
Democratic National Committee
Cato Sells
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Sells
Texas
Drake University
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
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Rairoad
Red Grass Movement
China
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Wallace Wil
Orient
Emory WW
English
Mason City
D. Chassell
LeMars
City
Bernard Murphy
Howard Tedford
Mont Ayr
Cumlining
Messrs
Murphy
Edford
Williams’ Lesson
Alfred
Clark
Parmer Williams
Kansas
Ezra
Foster
Willams
Harlow
Williams
Ensig
Mr. Willams
Guye
Wink
House
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