Iowa Legislature Session Wraps With Bills On Codes and Public Works
The Iowa Senate and House met in Des Moines March 24 28 approving and defeating a mix of measures. key actions included budget and code work aims to finish by April 9 with rules for auditing insanity care and district court moves. bills on tax, public works sewer and water, libraries and parks, and traveler libraries advanced or stalled as session winds down.
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Morris
HOUSE
PLC
Es Mowers
Funk
Marshall
Des Moines
Rye
Louisa
Arrow
Judicial Committee
Perrin
Pereters Senate
Lowa
Bar Association
Woodbury County
Eldora Industrial School
Riggin
Lee County
Bowen
Correctionville
Senate
Cornwall
Bonaparte Dam
Committee On Appropriations
Brown
Drs Moines
Iowa
City of Dubuque
Lake Pessia
Waterman
Hill
Board of Commissioners of Insanity
Trewin
Cheshire
Lake Peosia
Dubuque
Pharmacy
Board of Pharmacy
Said
Death of Hayti President Hippolyte Confirmed
Washington reports United States Minister Smythe at Port au Prince confirms the Paris dispatch that Hippolyte, president of Hayti, is dead. The cablegram states only "President dead" with no further details. A second item notes a fatal fire damp explosion in a Brunnerton mine, Wellington, killing five and entombing sixty workers.
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Nautian
Washington
State Department
United States
Smythe
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Paris
Hippolyte of Hayti
Wellington
New Zealand
Brunnerton
The Doll That Nancy Broke A Spunky Schoolma A Christlike Deed
A collage of verses and a short prose tale recount a girl Nancy marring dolls and clothing, a shopkeeper’s kindness to a barefoot boy, and Bobby’s humorous take on parents. The doll’s broken parts and Nancy’s misbehavior prompt moral reflections on care and responsibility.
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Nancy
Bobby
Spanky School Ma'am Subdues Rowdy Pupils at Maxwell District
Miss Blanche Maynard, appointed teacher at Maxwell district school near Sodus Point New Jersey, handles a disruptive group led by George Hardy Will Dunbar and David Pulver. After a forceful desk confrontation and a wood whip spanking she restores order, secures apologies, and keeps the school in session.
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Blanche Maynard
Maxwell
Sodus Point
New Jersey
Maynard
Miss Maynard
George Hardy
Hardy
John Mason
Mardy
Mason
Dunbar
Pulver
Woman in carriage buys shoes for barefoot boy
In New York a ten year old boy, barefoot and cold, stood before a Broadway shoe shop when a richly dressed lady in a carriage halted and asked the proprietor to provide a pair of shoes after hearing the boy pray to God for them.
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The
Register
New York
Broadway
Curious African children share gifts generosity shocks visitors
A visitor at an Eastern Africa missionary station admires the Africans’ unselfish sharing of biscuits and shoes among children. They pass items along until every youngster has had a turn, a kite fails to fly yet prompts a witty remark about their goods going up. The Household.
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Africa
Bishop Mackenzie
Mother's last words to three loving sons remembered
A touching tale recalls three young men at a bedside as a mother lies dead. The white lips whisper, Never mother was blessed with better sons, a line spoken by a mother to her sons that time cannot erase amid life’s bustle.
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White Elves
The Angels Watching Us Sermon Reflections
The article notes Rev. F. B. Meyer declaring each person has a guardian angel and is watched by loved ones from the past. It also cites Max O'Rell admiring noble womanhood in Buda Pesth streets and Dublin drawing rooms.
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F. B. Meyer
Max O'Rell
Buda-Pesth
Dublin
Fitzsimmons Back Powers Knockout Legend Faces Corbett
A dramatic profile extols Fitzsimmons as boxing’s premier slugger noting his knockout force rests in his massive shoulder blades. It contrasts his power with Corbett, recalls Maher and Hall knockouts, and describes the fighter’s back strength and alleged “sure death” blows.
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Corbett
Fitzsimmon
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Jim Hall
New Orleans
Riordan
Syracuse
Bob Fitzsimmons
Thomases
Sullivan
Hall
Fitz
Martin Julian
Nero
Bicycle gearing and wheel travel in early cycles
An analysis of how wheel diameter and crank revolutions determine distance traveled per crank turn. It explains that high wheel gear ratings matched wheel size, with a table showing feet per crank revolution for gears from 40 to 90 and corresponding wheel diameters.
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Charles Schwalbach
W W Hamilton Sets Pace With New Cycling Records
W W Hamilton of Denver gains prominence through a string of record attempts at Coronado Beach Cal. He clocks a mile in 1 30 1 5 on a circular course near the mark set by John S Johnson. He also set two unpaced marks for two thirds and one third mile. His prior unrecorded status changed after he split seven seconds in Sanger’s mile unpaced, though the record went to Sanger due to pacing. Hamilton is expected to perform strongly on the national circuit next season.
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Bobby
Pas
Mas
Willie
William
Bill
Harper's Round Table
Cal
John S. Johnson
Tonawanda Boulevard
Denver Boy
P. J. Berle
Hamilton
Sanger
Baseball Briefs From The League Desk
Charley Reilley wins release and will manage and captain Syracuse. J Earle Wagner says six League clubs seek First Baseman Cartwright. George Burnham declines umpiring ad work sales for a St Louis wheel firm. Sid Farrar nominated for selectman in Melrose MA by Citizens Party. Cleveland signs catcher Lewis Creiger from Kalamazoo and may assign him to Ft Wayne. President Johnson says Indianapolis is the only team at home.
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Charley Reilley
Philadelphia
Syracuse
J. Earle Wagner
Cartwright
George Burnham
St. Louis
Sid Farrar
Citizen’s Party
Melrose
Mass
Cleveland
Lewis Creiger
Kalamazoo
Ft. Wayne
Johnson
Indianapolis
Des Moines Furnishings Ad Promotes Thomas Kilpatrick Co
A Des Moines advertisement from Thomas Kilpatrick & Co promotes notions and furnishing goods. The ad notes that items are available via FM Oakley Advt. Agents in Des Moines and Omaha.
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Oakley ,O
Advt. Agts
Des Moines
Oma
Meteors Fall Daily and New Insulating Material Debuts
Popular Science notes twenty million meteors strike Earth daily, weighing several tons. A Cardiff firm develops a cheaper, crack resistant telegraph insulation. London barometer records reach 30.934 inches, with rare spikes above 30.9. A Palestine traveler argues Sea of Galilee sinks, with salt formations rising, while entomologist Mr. George B. King questions insects freezing solid.
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Telegraph
Cardiff
Ena
London
Chester
Palestine
Gal
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
George B. King
Psyche
East Coast Golf Society Notes Prominent Players
Eastern society’s devotion to golf is outlined with figures like Theodore Havemeyer credited for many prizes. The Astors, Mrs. Rider Haggard, and the Princess Beatrice appear among elite players and private courses such as Ferncliffe and Hyde Park. The article also notes golf attire including Norfolk jackets and ankle-length skirts in black and blue velvet trims.
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Theodore Havemeyer
Astors
Ferncliffe
Cliffe
Seward
Vermont
Rudyarling
Frederick Vand
New Estate
Hyde Park
Rider Haggard
Princess Beatrice
Isle of Wight
Golf Club 4
Prominent Authors and Foods Noted in Transcripts
The article surveys manuscripts and literary notices including Charlotte Bronte materials bought from spouses, Paul Bourget and Pierre Loti’s journeys, and J. Chaily in the Dutch Indies. It cites Louis Stevenson on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde as grounded in real incident and reflects on fiction versus experience. It also mentions banana flour in yeast manufacture and preservation tips for canned goods and eggs.
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Charlotte Bronte
Paul Bourget
Japan
Pierre Lott
Persia
India
J. Chaily
Dutch Indies
hebvert Louis Stevenson _ aington
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
London
Manel
Ealm
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Aid of
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Insane Hospital
Indepenty Lowacoa
Hippolyte
Young Folk’s Corner
Nancy Gay
Miss Nancy
Children In
Fitzs
Blades
W. W. Hamilton
Hils
Coronado Beach
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co
Popular Science
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