TRE Women Ganngt Vote for This Session Results Surprise Advocates
Returns show women gaining a vote on this session, surprising advocates. The attempt to remove the circle from Mead of Tickets is defeated, along with the new railway taxation law and appropriations for state institutions. Other notes of interest conclude the brief.
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Mead of Tickets
General Assembly
Iowa
Senate
Executiv Council
New York State
New York
Iowa House Defeats Woman Suffrage Resolution
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports the Iowa House defeated the woman suffrage resolution, surprising suffrage advocates but aligning with lawmakers opposed to the measure. The piece also notes support for an appellate court and ongoing railroad taxation and state institution funding debates.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Editor John Murphy Dies at Desk in Dubuque
John 8 Murphy longtime editor of the Dubuque Telegraph and Telegraph Herald died in Dubuque while at his desk during editorial work. He was 57, and the paper was printed with his final writing still appearing as he passed. He had been in good health until the moment.
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Jason B. Modole
Carroll
Joseph Faber
Cascade
Admiral George Dewey
Council Bluffs
Newtonville
Buchanan County
Coggan
Rising Sun
Polk County
Altoona
Hamerville
Rowley
A. B. Beall
Grand Opera House
Sioux City
Northwest
John Skahill
Iowa Central
Grinnell
Orrin N
West
Louis Stebbins
Spencer
J. K. Baum
Chicago & Northwestern
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Barnstad
Thomas D. Tiller
Anne R. George
Waterloo
St. Paul
Minn
Dubuque
Joseph V. Hincman
Glenwood
State Baptist College
Des Moines
Jacob A. Pilger
Burlington
Pilger Grocery Company
John 8. Murphy
Fast mail wreck injures engineer and fireman near Neola
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific mail train No 2 derailed after misunderstanding signals at the Milwaukee and St Paul crossing west of Neola. Engineer Schultz and Fireman Gottschalk were injured while the engine went down an embankment. passengers escaped harm.
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Rock Island & Pacific
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Neola
Schultz
Gottschalk
Value of a Boy verdict in Pates case in Charles City
The jury awarded Samuel Pates $4,000 in his suit against the New Hampton Electric Light company. The case concerns the death of George Pates on July 2, 1901, when he was killed by a guy wire touching a poorly insulated electric light wire.
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Samuel Pates
New Hampton Electric Light Company
Charles City
George Pates
Centenarian Jane Smith Dies in Marshalltown
Mrs. Jane Smith, a rare centenarian, died in Marshalltown. If she had lived to June 11 she would have turned 103. She witnessed three centuries and recalled the War of 1812 memories vividly.
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Jane Smith
Marshalltown
Paroled Burglary Convict James O'Keefe of Des Moines
James O'Keefe of Des Moines, jailed for burglary on December 21, 1899, was paroled by Gov. Cummins. He was caught burglarizing a widow's house, tried, convicted, and sentenced to 15 years.
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James O'Keefe
Des Moines
Explosion at Iowa Powder mill near Keokuk kills two
An explosion at a Iowa Powder company mill near Moore five miles west of Keokuk killed Frank Schneider and Engbert Er ickson instantly. Louis Leake and John Galloway were seriously injured but not fatally harmed.
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Frank Schneider
Engbert Erickson
Louis Leake
John Galloway
Iowa Powder Company
Moore
Keokuk
Discharged defendant Charles Thomas marries in Des Moines
Charles Thomas who was discharged after a trial for the alleged murder of Mabel Scofield wed Des Moines resident Mrs. Mae Van Gorder. Mrs. Van Gorder had a former husband in the penitentiary serving time for bigamy.
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Charles Thomas
Mabel Scofield
Des Moines
Mae van Gorder
Easter novelties and housewares in shop windows
In display windows this season Easter bisque mantel ornaments shaped as geese ducks and a rabbit. Children sized golf clubs with matching khaki and leather bags. Lilies of the valley pattern for bed linen with drawn work and dainty blossom sprays. A new heavy metal ice shaver with sharp toothed cutter. The French gate bracelet debut heralds fashionable elbow sleeves and new jewelry designs.
Foreign interest reshapes world trading rankings and shipping
Holland rises to fifth among leading trading nations while Spain sits tenth with under three percent. London to Bombay and Calcutta passenger service expands with three 5000 ton palatial steamers. The North German Lloyd steamer Krefeld arrives with 175 ancient Chinese bronze guns dated 200 to 250 years ago, some to be museum pieces others melted for bronze.
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Holland
Spain
London
Bombay
Calcutta
Lloyd
Krefeld
Germany
Peking
Naval Museum
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Factory Scale Revealed
A Missouri dye firm, Putnam Fadeless Dyes Co. of Unionville, produces three million packages annually. Seven million envelopes are used to meet this output, a pile 43 miles high if stacked, and the process requires thirty five million envelope handlings. The plant employs about 100 people, most of them young women, with each package priced at 10 cents and the retail value totaling a car load in dimes.
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United States
Foun Fadelesses Co
Unionville
Putnam
California Colonist Excursions Open to All
$25.00 to California colonist excursions offered with round trips to the coast at under one cent per mile. January through April special rates promote travel across the Great West for pleasure, education, or business. Address W. G. Neimyer in Chicago for full details and to request a postal with names of friends and contact information.
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Great West
W. G. Neimyer
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Bus
South
Clark St
Chicago
California
Travel deal to Pacific Coast by Chicago & Northwestern Ry
California Oregon and Washington bound excursion fares listed at 33 dollars with round trips from Chicago daily for March and April. Berth in tourist car available for six dollars. Personally conducted tours depart Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. Illus sent on receipt of two cent stamp. A Hutchison manager 212 Clark street Chicago.
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Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Chicago
New England
A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis Tourist Sleeping Car Deal
One dollar fare from Chicago to St Paul or Minneapolis for a double berth in Tourist sleeping cars of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway each Tuesday and Friday during March and April 1902. Train No 1 leaves Chicago at 6 30 P M. For more information contact the nearest coupon ticket agent or F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Police praise Peruna as cure for severe colds and catarrh
Police officers from Council Bluffs and Chicago report Peruna cured nasal catarrh and severe colds. A. C. Swanson of Council Bluffs says the remedy cured his nasal catarrh after a severe cold. Michael O'Halloran of Summerdale Station Chicago notes officers used Peruna after rain exposure and found it effective for colds influenza and related ailments.
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John EB. Ptacer
Perria A. C. Swanson
Michael O’halloran
Sereant
Summerdale Stationolice Department
W. Monroe Street
Chicago
Peruna
Peruna Advises Prompt Inquiry to Dr Hartman
An instruction urges readers to write to Dr Hartman President of Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio if Peruna results are unsatisfactory. It promises free expert advice and asks for a full statement of the case.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Goats as Land Clearers From Wisconsin Prospect
A Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station expert notes goats will outpace other animals as land clearers by eating leaves bark and brush. Winter grazing possible if not snowbound, aiding reforestation on cut over and burned lands in Northern Wisconsin. A fuller article by Prof Thomas Shaw will follow via D W Casseday Soo Line agent Minneapolis.
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America
Wisconsin
Thomas Shaw
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
D. W. Casseday
Soo Line
Minneapolis
Minn
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Committee On Railroads
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Atlanta
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Harrison Street
Council Bluffs, Ia
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IIL
Ae E. Ptacek
Police of
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Rakota
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Tribvine
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Denver
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Pape
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