Iowa Delves Into Public Funds Idle Cash Sparking Reform Talk
Des Moines reports state funds totaling about 1.2 million dollars held in Des Moines banks without interest. Officials note 1,062,457.35 in general revenue and numerous endowment funds, with calls for a law requiring public money banks to pay interest and potential county lending provisions. Grand Army special train plans for Cleveland encampment. Equal Suffrage convention set for Des Moines November with efforts to push a constitutional amendment. Donations and bequests noted including Mrs Panoline Given Swaim painting to the state historical department. Grain trade events loom as Chicago delegates head to Des Moines for the National Grain Dealers’ meeting.
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Agricultural College
Iowa State College
Polk County
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Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Town
Cleveland
OMBDA
Metzgar
State Equal Suffrage Society
Evelyn Belden
Sioux City
Panoline Given Swaim
State Historical Department
Col. Alw. Swaim
United States
Uruguay
Montesvideo
Liv ‘Ing
Nina Swalin
South America
Oskaloosa Herald
Jews ‘State Register Ab Des
Moines
Povitica
Chicago
Grain Dealers’ Convention
Des Moines Grain Dealers’ Association
B. A. Lockwood
New York
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Towa
Wilson
T Raer
Raphael painting sold to Henry Walters for vast sum
The famous La Vierge aux Candelabres by Raphael reportedly sold to Henry Walters of Baltimore. Estimates range from 200000 to 350000 dollars with earlier reports of a major American collector. The work once hung in the Metropolitan and was connected to Monroe’s Paris collection and the Parke sale with no bids at 660000 francs.
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Ti Ja
Raphael
Henry Walters
Baltimore
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Monroe
Paris
Old Lake Sailors Brace for Danger and Romance
A Duluth reader extols American freshwater sailors of the great lakes. He notes rugged life on three and four masted schooners, perilous Lake Erie storms, and hardy crews along the shores. He praises skippers who navigate Duluth to Buffalo, claiming they could sail around the world if needed.
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C. Y. Bailey
Duluth
Minn
Washington Post
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Atlantic
Bonzoline Billiard Balls Gain in Popularity
The Pall Mall Gazette notes ivory scarcity will push bonzoline balls into common use in billiard rooms. Ivory balls fetched 15 guineas in a recent championship, and a 12 month set remains near priceless. The World of Billiards says the sport accepts bonzoline, with high accuracy and heat resistance.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Billiard Association
Billiards
Africa
India
Goosed Island Wife Abused by Brutal Teamster
Fragmented OCR reports a Chicago source describing a brutal teamster linked to a Goose Island case. The excerpt mentions frequent floggings of a wife and a motherly old soul recalling a near marriage, with hazy details about a man named Mike and a cellar incident.
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Goose Island
Mies
Mike
World Parliaments Reach Varied Memberships
The British House of Commons leads with 670 members while the French Chamber of Deputies has 594 and the Italian parliament 608. The Hungarian, Spanish, Austrian, and German bodies vary from 425 to 453, with the U.S. House at 357 and the next Congress to 890 including four territorial delegates. State and provincial legislatures range from 119 to 240, Canada at 813, Greece 207, and Brazil 212.
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House of Summons
Chamber of Deputies
House of Representatives
United States
New York Assembly
Alling
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Springfield
Ohio
Columbus
Maassachusetts
Georgia
House
Greece
Brazil
Early Printing in China and Feng Tao’s Role
Feng Tao (AD 881 954) served under ten emperors across four houses and is noted as a versatile politician. Foreign observers recall him as the inventor of block printing, with claims of earlier crude forms in the Tang dynasty. Six years after his death, the Sung dynasty established and popularized block printing as a common craftsman practice.
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Feng Tao
Appletons
Giles
Tao
House of Sung
Dead line hot winds menace western farming
The Bradford Republican notes a climatic hot wind belt along the agricultural dead line from British possessions to Mexico. From the southwest, temperatures reach 100 to 116 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, blowing for about two days and destroying crops during bloom. Planting groves of timber is suggested as a measure to curb their damage.
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Mexico
Bradford Republican
Ocean Travel Security Prompts Comparative Note
Betety of Ocean Travel cites a comparative study on ocean travel security contrasting safer practices with broader industry norms. The piece highlights perceived gaps, urging stricter standards and traveler awareness to improve overall confidence.
Managing the Cal calf care for growth and profits
Practical dairy guidance on calf feeding and handling from the Larm Journal. It warns against overfeeding and bloating, recommends measured milk intake, slow feeding via a high pail with a controlled hose, daily cleaning, and careful management of the calf pen. It also covers digestion aids, sour milk feeding when needed, and turning calves into veal or dairy stock for profit.
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Jess
Simple device to keep calves from crossing fences
A wooden stake device tied to a calf’s neck deters escape through wire fencing. A 144 inch long hardwood stick with the short end near the neck and the long end trailing, catches the wire when the calf attempts to pass, yet does not hinder grazing or resting.
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Stirely
Lewis' Olsen
Feeding Insights From Missouri Dairymen’s Association
A fragmented report notes Prof D H Otis of Kagans and Dalyea on Bkiar izi presenting dairy feeding observations. It cites a Missouri State Dairymen’s association session discussing skim milk calves and herd indices as indicators of dairy experience and feed warmth effects.
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Dalyea
Bkiar
Izi
D, H, Otis
Fie
Missouri State Dairymen'a Association
A. Dairyman’s
Cate
Dream Vision Causes Snowy Cold In Louisville Woman
A Louisville Courier Journal reader recalls a vivid dream predicting a rainstorm and falling fruit, then awoke with a terrible cold and a temporarily lost voice. The tale blends superstition with daily life as a curious, humorous note.
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Lonisville Courier-Journal
Fashion Fixes Suggested by The New York Press
The New York Press notes dated fashion flaws of the era. It mocks eyelets, belt fit, shirt neckbands, hat shapes, and summer trouser loops. It laments bachelor buttons as the only valuable fashion item growing wild in U S fields and recalls country youths sharing success with sweethearts.
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United States
Wn. Y. Press
Fainting room showcased by Pan American women managers
Miss Marian De Forest of the Pan American women's build announces a fainting room in the women managers area. The dark green room with lilies on wallpaper overlooks the upper balcony to be adorned with flowers and vines, designed to soothe travelers who travel on nerve rather than muscle.
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New York Tribune
Marian de Forest
Board of Women Managers
Miss de Forest
Fragmentary report of a Cuban street scene near Morro Castle
A fragmentary OCR style note describes a woman by Morro Castle, Cuban street scene, a man giving money for coffee, a cafe with a drink bought, and others pacing a street at an early hour in need. The text is garbled and hard to read with mixed phrases and missing context.
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Morro Castle
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