Flood of Bills Promises Reform in Iowa Legislature
Governor Cummins predicts a 2 cent passenger fare law and primary election bills will pass this session. Crossley and Peterson push statewide primaries with different delegate methods while committees led by Wilson and Darrah advance the reform effort. Rail rate talks, demurrage plans, and livestock rate hearings loom as lawmakers prepare early measures and await February railroad commission hearings.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Iowa
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Peterson
Elections Committee
United States
Boards of Supervisors
South Dakota
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Gov. Cummins
State Railroad Commission
Iowa Legislature Debates 2-Cent Rail Fare Bills
Several bills proposing a two cent fare on Iowa railroads have been introduced by Teter Cotrell DeMar and Clarke. The measures largely align but vary on railroad classifications and child distinctions as they seek to reduce fares nationwide.
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Legislature Sees Fairness in Committee Assignments and Election Reform
The article notes the entire fairness shown by President of the Senate Garst and Speaker Nate Kendall in distributing committees, reducing factional tension. It discusses upcoming election reform bills limiting campaign expenses, requiring expenditure reports, and broader publicity of committee accounts, plus clerical reforms and interior decoration notes.
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Cummins Inaugural Speech Prompts Constitutional Debate
The inaugural address by Governor Cummins is praised as a high water mark and a finished oration. He advocates amending the constitution to allow popular election of U S senators, uniform divorce laws, and governing interstate business, signaling impending statewide discussion and committee reviews of state institutions.
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Gov. Cummins
Times
Cummins
United States
Iowa
Miss Held Prompts Laugh as Accent Dazzles Audience
Miss Anna Held speaks excellent English with a hint of French flair. A dramatic editor praised her diction and she quipped that she prefers correct speech to none, recalling a joke about a Frenchman and Englishman mispronouncing phrases in Nice.
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Anna Held
Nice
Mediterrane
Bishop’s Fearful Death Wish Highlights Humble Pride
A famous Episcopal bishop touring his diocese enjoyed a mince pie cooked by a notable New England woman. After illness struck him, she urged acceptance of death, but he confessed he feared not death but dying ashamed. This Harper’s Weekly anecdote reflects clergy vanity and mortality.
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Harper’s Weekly
Garage in Bethlehem Becomes Little Reese’s Favorite
In a quirky tale from the New York Globe, inventor Miller Reese Hutchison’s love of motoring is noted. His three year old son Reese Jr knows only cars, and a bedtime request reveals his fondness for “the garage in Bethlehem” amid biblical storytelling.
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Bay Shore
Bethlehem
New York
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