Labor Commissioner urges new child labor and safety laws
Brigham in his biennial report to the governor urges a package of measures for the coming assembly. Proposals include restricting child employment during school terms, extending compulsory attendance to ages seven to fourteen, extending fire escape enforcement, making boiler inspections mandatory, increasing factory staff at the bureau of labor statistics, stricter accident reporting, and prohibiting under 21 telegraph operators affecting railroad movements with railroad accident reporting to the state executive council.
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Brigham
General Assembly
Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Executive Council
French lawyer Labori praised for polished court oratory
An American journalist recalls Maitre Labori in Paris court, praising his grace and wit. He cites a quip on aging about how youth sees polite attention as love and aging turns declarations of love into polite attention.
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Maitre Labori
Humberts
Paris
Labori
Amile
A Week's Record Condensed News Summary
A concise weekly digest covers home and foreign items, industrial news, political notes, and notable events from the past seven days. It compiles personal and official happenings, offering a compact panorama of domestic and international developments.
Paterson flood damage and river breaks across the nation
The Paterson New Jersey flood damage is estimated at two million dollars as water recedes in Paterson and Passaic. A Ramapo river breach sent a twenty foot flood wall through the Ramapo valley in New York, destroying farms for ten miles.
Notable Obituaries and Political Notes Across States
Col Daniel E Boone famed animal trainer dies in San Francisco at 62. Archbishop Kain of St Louis dies in Baltimore at 62 from heart disease and appendicitis. Ex Congressman Morgan B Williams dies at 72 in Wilkes Barre. Mrs Eliza Stewart known as Mother Stewart dies at 87 in Chicago suburb Auburn Park. Henry L Mitchell former Florida governor dies in Tampa at 70. An error will bar Nebraska district judge candidates from the ballot. Holtzman wins Indianapolis mayoral plurality by 938 unofficially. Hitchcock returns to Washington after weeks in New Hampshire. Bryan signals opposition to free silver at Sioux City convention plan.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic
J. W. Burman
Decatur
Chicago
C. D
White House
Taft
Sheridan
San Francisco
Manila
Fifth
Sixth Cavalry
Annie Ball
Bernhard Schultz
Milwaukee
Earl Ellsworth
Woostock
Gov. Peabody
Colorado
Roosevelt
Cripple Creek
Farmers’ Cooperative Shipping Association
Farmers’ Trust
Nebraska
Blackfoot
Montana
Hetzler
Cedar Lake
Ind
William Potter
Antietam
Ohio
President McKinley
Frederick Crawford
Oshkosh
Menasha
Wis
L. J. Jourdain
Johnson Chase Hull
Brooklyn
N. Y
Boston
Pittsburg
New York Court of Appeals
Kensal
N. D
Al-len
John Kenahan
John Wilson
Glenville
Mont
Rockville
Cincinnati
Bob Fitzsimmons
Joe Grim
Philadelphia
Farmers’ State
Berwick
Ill
Francis Landley Patton
Princeton
Cleveland
Commercial Club of
Holy Land
Walter Jackson
Fannie Buck
Hamilton
Marshall Field
Chamberlain
England
America
Lafayette
James van Meter
Worth Track
Mae C. Wood
New York
Senator Platt
Dowie
Zion City
Ian Hamilton
John Mitchell
United Mineworkers
National Civic Federation
Dairymen
Bakers
St. Louis
Convention of Indiana Baptist Churches
Bloomington
Smoot
Utah
Honorable Artillery Company
London
John Alexander Dowie
New York City
United States Labor Bureau
Platt
S. C
N. G. Gonzales
Josephine Meade
University of California
Paul Schmidt
Daniel E. Boone
Hitchcock
Washington
New Hampshire
Archbishop Kain
Baltimore
Morgan B. Williams
Wilkesbarre
Eliza Stewart
Indianapolis
Henry L. Mitchell
Florida
Tampa
War clouds gather as Central Americas threaten
Reports indicate Nic araugua and Guatemala poised to declare war on Salvador and Hon duras while Russia and Japan maneuver off Port Arthur. The Joseph Manta wreck near Pico Island left 15 lost. Macedonia reforms wave to the Porte. Yokohama says Shanghai reports of war are false. Americans in San Juan demand order. Italian royals Victor Emmanuel and Helena arrive in Paris.
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Nicaraugua
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Port Arthur
Joseph Manta
Provincetown
Mass
Pico
Azores
Macedonia
Yokohama
Shanghai
Japan
Russia
San Juan
Hunt
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Italy
Paris
United States Sets Navy Budget Amid Global Affairs
The United States seeks Congress approval of 102.9 million dollars for next year’s navy as global events unfold. Lincoln era style dispatches note Alaskan claims resolved except Portland canal, and China-US commercial treaty enforcement. Various incidents including train collisions, hangings, and industrial setbacks are reported.
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Russia
China
Far East
Congress
Cincinnati
D. W. Miller
J. M. Johns
Portland Canal
Mixed Commission
Canada
New Yorkas
Lake Placid
Loon Lake
Chateaugay Lake
Lake Titus
Lord Roberts
Bromley- Davenport
War Office
Monsignor
Merry del Val
Palma
Belvidere Division
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington Crossing
Edwin Hummel
Matthew Bary
Chesapeake and Ohio
Bellevue
Senator Morgan
Hay
Nicaragua Canal
Roosevelt
Colombia
Panama Line
Funston
Aberdeen
Wash
William J. Bryan
Thomas Hall
Crockett Childress
Wickliffe
Dan Patch
Lexington
Jcth
Linn Grove
Wei-Hei-Wei
Ping Pang
Corea
National Civil Federation
Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
New York
Macedonia
London
Caroll College
Waukesha
Wis
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Pennsylvania
Western Railroad
Illinois Central joint freight rate eyed for Des Moines
The Illinois Central and the Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern may implement a joint freight rate better than the 80 percent of the two local tariffs. Illinois Central officers recently visited Des Moines to assess local industries and how the plan would affect other lines entering the city.
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Illinois Central
Des Moines, Iowa Falls and Northern Railroad
Iowa Falls
E. S. Ellsworth
Des Moines
Effort to Adopt Uniform Fire Insurance Policy in Iowa
In Des Moines a joint effort by the attorney general and the state auditor with insurance representatives aims to approve a single uniform fire insurance policy. Although no statute compels uniform forms, the auditor can approve or disapprove policy forms, effectively creating a statewide standard. J. C. Davis and C. E. Campbell led the insurance interests in the conference.
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Attorney General
Auditor of State
Des Moines
J. C. Davis
C. E. Campbell
Get marriage advice from Bishop Fowler on common sense
Bishop Charles H. Fowler of Buffalo urges young ministers to marry a woman with common sense over mere piety. He warns that a religion without sense may backslide, while common sense will lead to practical harmony after marriage.
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Fowler
Youngs
Charles H. Fowler
Buffalo
N. Y
Northwest Iowa Methodist Episcopal Conference
Sioux City
Divorces Lead Marriages in Wapello County records
The 1902 1903 period shows 142 marriage licenses issued in Wapello County and 411 divorces filed in district court, signaling a shift in the local marriage business after an examination of records.
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Wapello County
Greenwood Cemetery to Erect Soldier Monument at Cedar Falls
The Greenwood Cemetery association, a group of ladies, plans a fund drive to raise money for a monument to the fallen soldiers in the Cedar Falls cemetery. They had a small treasury and held a dinner and bazaar to boost the total.
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Greenwood Cemetery Association
Cedar Falls
Reminiscences of Chicago's Early Livestock Trade
A veteran dealer extols Chicago as a premier livestock market. He cites 1902 figures of nearly eight million sheep, over four million hogs, plus horses calves and cattle moved in by railroads. notes 278 thousand carloads received in 1902 and recalls the 1848 Galena Road opening. He adds that in recent times over 65 thousand carloads entered via The Northwestern Line and more than 30 million bushels of grain shipped into Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
West
Prairies
Plaines
Galena Road
Northwestern
Hunt
Field Columbian Museum
Never Again Binay Alarm Clock Anecdote
Stray Stories recalls a humorous exchange about using an alarm clock. The narrator tests a wake up device but mistakes it for a disturbance, prompting a startled reaction from Maria. The brief vignette captures a quirky domestic moment.
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Binay
Maria
Kidney Pills Promise Relief for Sufferers
J W Wallis of Lebanon Kentucky describes severe back and kidney pain and abnormal secretions. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills after reading a testimonial and reports quick lasting relief. A free trial is offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. 50 cents per box available from druggists.
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Dean
Hugh Murrey Drug Co
Wallis
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
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