Notable Death On a Havana Bound Specie Train
Mrs. Alice Ingiefritz Jones of Cedar Rapids died aboard a Havana bound train en route home after weeks there. A Sternty Woman, she contributed to magazines and wrote works including Hugh Woa ter Mark and Beatrice of Bayou Teche.
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Alice Ingiefritz Jones
Cedar Rapids
Havana
Leonard Doggett
Chicago, Burington & Quincy
Fairfeld
Doggett
Burlington
Vermillion
Marshall Town
Peoria
Rockford
Ab Waltz
Cols
Colo
Webster City
Lars H. Bakka
McCallsburg
Nyuor
Tommy” Johnson
Knoxville
T. M. Johnson
Dillin-Warren
Rock Island
Westinghouse
General Electric
E. Leffler
Younker Bros
Des Moines
Leffler
Cleveland
Greene's Homestead Exemption Bill Passes House
Des Moines reports the Greene bill limiting homestead exemption to five thousand dollars and forty dollars per month for ninety days, with amendments defeated 62 to 37. The measure repeals code section 2972 and enacts new provisions on exempt homestead value and debtor earnings.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
Greene
Jepson
Hart
Teter
Wright
Bil
Henderson Honored by the Legislature
In Des Moines Iowa the senate and house met in joint convention for memorial services honoring Col David B Henderson former national House speaker who died last month in Dubuque The event drew full attendance with Lt Gov Herriott Governor Cummins and speakers Clarke Dunham and N B Kendall delivering addresses and resolutions of respect adopted The ceremony opened with invocation by Rev Irisbie and included the funeral committee report read and approved.
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Isles
Herriott
Cummins
A. L. Frisbie
Plymouth Congregational Church
Des Moines
Clarke
House
Dunham
N. B. i Kendall
Irisbie
Henderson
Stabbed Above the Heart at Saint James Hotel
Payenport March report states Lon Bode and Frank Moore, employees at the Saint James hotel, fought and Bode stabbed Moore just above the heart. Moore in serious condition. Bode escaped across the river to Rock Island and was later captured to stand trial. Newspaper reporters noted the incident.
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Payenport
March
Lon Bode
Frank Moore
Saint James
Bode
Rock Island
Moore
All Senators Back Anti Pass Bill In Iowa Senate
Des Moines March 10 The Nughes bill prohibiting free transportation for public officials candidates and others was passed 46 to 6 in the Iowa Senate. It applies to city county district and state offices and may affect railroad and newspaper employer passes. The bill defines unlawful passes and cites the courts may resolve exemptions for contracts and employment. Senators Crawford Maytag Saunders and Taylor were present but silent.
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Des Moines
Senate
Courtright
General Assembly
Crawford
Maytag
Saunders
Taylor
Des Moines Bill Passes Through Judiciary Committee
Des Moines March 7 The Cum mings anti discrimination bill was referred by the house judiciary committee to the full house with a recommendation to pass in its present form. The measure targets unfair discrimination in pricing by firms producing or selling general use commodities to crush competition by charging lower rates in one area than another. Violators face fines from 500 to 3 000 or up to one year in county jail, or both, with contracts in violation declared void and enforcement by county attorneys and the state attorney general.
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Des Moines
Committee On Judiciary
House of Representatives
House
Iown
No Circle on the Ballot Senate Bill Passed
Des Moines says the house passed the senate bill to remove the circle from the ballot with nine dissenting votes. The straight ticket circle was used to cast a vote for a ticket and the bill drew support from various officials. a remark from a Cleveland Leader quote concludes the snippet.
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House
Senate
Des Moines
Burglars Hit Lumber Office. No Loot Recovered
Burglars attempted to raid the Fox Hutchinson and Lake lumber offices in Iowa City on a Tuesday night. They drilled into the vault but did not reach the inner chamber and forced open William Musser's private office before fleeing. Police have no clues as to the culprits.
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Iowa City
Fox Hutchinson & Lake Company
Williarg ‘Musser
Plans network of interurban roads in Iowa
Des Moines March 9. Chicago promoter T J Wilcox, longtime Des Moines resident with holdings in Davenport and other cities, tours the area seeking to organize a state interurban construction company. He envisions uniting capital for lines from Clinton through Maquoketa Anamosa Cedar Rapids to Marengo and beyond, with Des Moines as a center and Cedar Rapids a key east hub. Capital from Davenport Clinton and others would back a line linking Davenport Muscatine to Burlington Fort Madison, aiming at a capital base near one million dollars.
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Des Moines
T. J. Wilcox
Chicago
Davenport
Wilcox
Des Boines
Inton
Maqueketa
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Muscatine
Birtington
Clinton
Savery
Boone
Fort Dodge
Here
Maquoketa
Iowa City
Washington
Newton
Burlington
Fort Madison
United Capital
Tragic House Fire Claims Mrs Zimmer Life
Clinton March 8 a fire in Maquoke fa kitchen stove room clothes caught fire engulfing Mrs Martha Zimmer aged 2 years though her daughter Henrietta Nichelsen rushed to aid the burns were fatal and death seemed certain.
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Clinton
Martha Zimmer
Maquokefa
Zimmer
Henrietta Nichelsen
Physicians May Take Human Life Debate In Des Moines
Des Moines lawmakers consider a radical bill to compel practicing physicians to end lives of hopeless patients. The measure, drafted by Dr Gregory, faces heavy opposition as too revolutionary for the current session. It includes safeguards, requires a coroner to approve, and imposes fines or imprisonment for abuses.
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Des Moines
Bucking Law
Gregory
Adame County
Buckingham
Paris Mine Disaster Near Lens Leaves Thousands Entombed
Paris reports a vast mining catastrophe near Lens in Pas-de-Calais with 1193 dead and 1404 entombed initially, rising to about 1100 as rescue efforts continue. The disaster devastates Courrieres and surrounding mines with flames and smoke hindering survivors, drawing crowds and prompting government briefings.
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Paris
France
Courrieres
Lille
Lens
Pas-de-Calais
Verdun
Oa Ry
Comrrieres
Miie
Courbercy
Gauthier
Duchief
M. Lavours
Mfteen
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Johnson
Sheriff Kent
Fremont County
Walla Walla
Wash
H. C. Dye
Tabor
Dye
Council Bluffs
The
Humane Society
Legislative Committee
Taeceb Resnyder
Resnyder
Great Western
Dubuque
Dubuqns
D. Homer
Wells-Fargo Express
Minneapoli
T. C. McGrath
Minneapolis
Miss Pearl Turner
C. PD. Butler
Hack
MR i
Phooeo Hou
Madison
Uy Oest
Cholly
Cedar Falls
Cedar Fall
Ade
Ymore
Pobrusk
Russia
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Mpeur
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Ong
Philadelphia
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