Iowa's Prosperity and Proposed State Budget Reforms
Governor Leslie M Shaw submits a comprehensive annual report to Iowa's General Assembly detailing state finances, proposed appropriations for education and infrastructure, and calls for architectural competition, capital-improvement funding, and expanded parole oversight. He notes fiscal balance, urges permanent, fireproof public buildings, and urges equalization reforms and boundary issues with Nebraska, while praising Iowa's growth and civic calm.
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Two Odd Meetings Recounted in Jerusalem and Grant Crypt
In January 1902 the New Voice narrates two peculiar encounters. An English traveler and an American missionary meet at Jerusalem's wall and mistake chicken weed for hyssop. Later in 1899 two men remark on General Grant's crypt, prompting a surprised token of recognition.
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Kentucky Colonel Talk Stirs Rotunda Impromptu
A Lexington Leader report recalls an informal Phoenix hotel rotunda gathering with Senator Bailey of Texas ex Governor Mc Creary of Kentucky and Jacob Patrick of Sayersville. Bailey joked Patrick should be a colonel. Patrick replied he is only a private citizen. Bailey joked again and the crowd was refreshed at his expense.
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