Legislature passes and defeats amid tough votes in Iowa Senate
March sessions in Des Moines show bills on medical examiners swine disease taxation and road car regulation. Senate and House advance measures on auditing, fire policy standards, road taxes and public works while adjournments, amendments, and code completion battles shape the legislative tempo.
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Senate
Morris
Druett
Agee
Ericson
Theme Court
Waterse
Railroad
Drs Moines
Bowen
Woodbury County
Iowa
City of Dubuque
Lake Pessia
Waterman
House
Judiciary
Haiti President Hippolyte Dead Confirmed
The state department confirms via cable from U S Minister Smythe in Port au Prince that President Hippolyte of Haiti has died. The message reads simply President dead with no further details.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Smythe
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Paris
Hippolyte of Hayti
Deadly fire-damp explosion hits Brunnerton mine
In Wellington on March 27 a fire-damp blast at a Brunnerton mine killed five workers and entombed sixty others with little chance of rescue. Local authorities fear many more lives are lost.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Brunnerton
The Doll That Nancy Broke A Spunky Schoolma Am
A children’s verse sequence from YOUNG FOLK'S CORNER features Nancy causing mischief with a doll and a moral plea for kindness. The narrative moves from a broken toy to a store scene where a kind clerk helps a boy, and ends with Bobby’s humorous take on parents from Harper's Round Table.
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Nancy Hbroke
Bobby
A Spanky School Ma am in Maxwell District
Miss Blanche Maynard, appointed teacher in Maxwell district near Sodus Point New Jersey, faced defiance from large pupils. She forcibly disciplined George Hardy and used a cordwood on the door to regain order, then whipped Will Dunbar and David Pulver after they were caught attempting to lock her out. Hardy's father forced an apology. trustees demand apologies from the others.
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Blanche Maynard
Maxwell
Sodus Point
New Jersey
Maynard
Miss Maynard
George Hardy
Hardy
Mason
Dunbar
Pulver
A Christlike Deed in New York
A ten year old barefoot boy stands outside a Broadway shoe store shivering when a richly dressed lady in a carriage stops and asks why he gazes at the window. He says he has asked God for shoes. She leads him inside to obtain a pair.
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The
Register
New York
Broadway
Generosity and wit among Eastern Africa’s mission children
A visitor to Eastern Africa’s missionary stations recalls the selfless sharing of native children who give away biscuits and shoes until none remain, then pass items on in a chain. Bishop Mackenzie’s party learns the locals’ games and a clever reply about a kite that flies differently from Western toys.
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Africa
Bishop Mackenzie
Mother’s Last Words Echo Through Silent Years
Three young men stood by a bedside as a mother died and her lips spoke, Never mother was blessed with better sons. Decades later those words linger in their lives, guiding them through busy days with the memory of a cherished goodbye.
The Angels Watching Us Sermon Refers to Guardian Angles
Rev. F. B. Meyer stated in a recent sermon that each person has a guardian angel and that life’s path is watched by both angelic beings and kindred souls loved long since and lost awhile.
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F. B. Meyer
Beauty of Womanhood Across Cities Praised by Max O Rell
Max O Re ll remarks on the most beautiful types of womanhood found in the streets of Buda Pesth and the drawing rooms of Dublin highlighting cross city charm and character.
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Max O’rell
Buda-Pesth
Dublin
Fitzsimmons Shoulder Blades Powering Knockouts
The article extols Fitzsimmons as world champion with a knockout fist built by enormous shoulder blades. It details his decisive blows against Maher Hall and a Syracuse sparring partner, explains the supposed physiology behind his power, and notes his pride in the back and shoulders along with trainer emphasis on Fitz's strong back.
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Fitzsimmon
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Jim Hall
New Orleans
Riordan
Syracuse
Bob Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Thomases
Sullivan
Hall
Fitz
Martin Julian
Nero
Bicycle gearing basics for wheelmen of the era
An early guide explains how wheel diameter determined gear naming. It shows that a 56 inch wheel travels 14.66 feet per crank revolution and lists distances for safeties from 40 to 90 gears, including a table compiled by Charles Schwalbach.
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Charles Schwalbach
Osebees
W. W. Hamilton Sets Pace in Record Attempt Circuit
W. W. Hamilton of Coronado California stages a run of record breaking attempts at Coronado Beach. He cuts the mile paced fly start to 1 30 1 5, approaching the existing mile record set two seasons ago by John S. Johnson. He also sets unpaced marks for two thirds and one third mile. His earlier uncredited pace of 2 00 2 5 for a one mile was disputed when a tandem pace led to disqualification. He is expected to compete heavily on the national circuit next season.
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Senate
Motors
Funk
Twentieth Judicial Met
Des Moines
Louisa
Poston
Judicial Committee
Pup
HOUSE
Burlington
Hinman
Comah Pharmacy
Dot
Morrison
F the
Indepen
Bobby
Pas
Mas
Willie
William
Bill
Harper’s Round Table
Hamilton
Sanger
Baseball Briefs Lead Offseason Moves Across Leagues
Charley Reilley is released by Philadelphia and will captain Syracuse. J Earle Wagner cites interest from six League clubs in First Baseman Cartwright. George Burnham quits umpiring to return as a salesman for a St Louis wheel works. Sid Farrar, ex League player, nominated selectman in Melrose MA. Cleveland signs catcher Lewis Creiger of Kalamazoo likely to Ft Wayne. President Johnson notes Indianapolis as the only Western Sea club refusing Sunday home games.
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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
Des Moines Ad Agency Promotes Advertised Furnishings
A fragment describes an advertising agency listing Furnishings and calls in Des Moines. It notes Thomas Kilpatrick and an ad network through F. M. Oak Co Advt Agents Des Moines and Omaha.
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F. M. Oak , CO
Advt. Agts
Des Moines
Omaha
Meteors and science notes from a Cardiff firm to Palestine sea
Popular Science reports twenty million meteors hitting earth daily totaling several tons. A Cardiff enameler firm introduces a cheaper telegraph insulation material that resists cracking. London barometers near 30.93 inches mark rare highs. A Palestine traveler notes Sea of Galilee sinking, resembling the Dead Sea with rising salinity. Entomologist King questions insects freezing then thawing.
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Telegraph
Cardiff
Enameters
London
Chester
Palestine
Gal
Mediterranean
Dead Sea
George B. King
Psyche
Eastern society loves golf with famed patrons and private courses
The East shows deep devotion to golf led by Theodore Havemeyer who prizes more than any other man. Newport hosts a model clubhouse and Ferncliffe on the Hudson hosts private links. Notables like the Astors, Dr Seward, Frederick Vanderbilt, and Mrs Rider Haggard sponsor courses and tours, while English players rise and golf attire favors Norfolk jackets and Tam O Shanter caps.
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Theodore Havemeyer
Newport
Astors
Ferncliffe-on
Frederick Vanderbilt
Hyde Park
People of the Pen and literary travel plans noted
The report outlines a sequence of literary news including Charlotte Bronte manuscripts sold by her husband, Le Revue des Deux Mondes sending Bourget to Japan Loti to Persia India and Chailly-Bertt to the Dutch Indies for year impressions. Stevenson discusses Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde inspiration from a London doctor and the role of life experience in fiction. Banana flour added to yeast production and a fragment on preserving pickle jars and pickled eggs.
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Charlotte Bronte
le Revue Des Deux Mondes
Paul Bourget
Japan
Pierre Loti
Persia
India
J. Chailly-Bertt
Dutch Indies
Robert Louis Stevenson
Washington
Je ’ Yl
Hyde
London
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