Congress Debates Philippine Policy and Finance in Jan Sessions
Senate and House proceedings cover Philippine policy in debates over Bacon Pettigrew and Beveridge. finance and currency measures, gold standard plan for February 15 final vote. Pettigrew Lodge and Hale speeches shaping resolution on Transvaal recognition. pension bill amid criticism of pension administration.
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Washington
Fox Hippine
Rawlins
Dem
Reeferee Ee
Senate
Pettigrew
Lodge
Hoar
Paris
Laurin
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Hale
Maine
Bill to criminalize mob violence and lynching treason
Representative White of North Carolina introduces a bill to protect citizens from mob violence including lynching. It declares participation or support in lynching as treason against the United States, with prosecution in federal courts.
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Representative White
Washington
White
North Carolina
House
United States
Portugal Rejects Any Sale or Lease of Colonies
In the chamber of deputies Lisbon January 18 minister of foreign affairs Vergo Beirao repeated his stance on the Anglo German agreement and declared Portugal would neither sell cede nor lease any portion of her colonies.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Chamber of Deputies
Vergo Beirao
Russian Warship Poltava Ashore Near Libau
The Russian ironclad Poltava, 11 000 tons, lies dangerously ashore near Libau in the Baltic. Its armament includes four 12 inch guns, twelve 5.9 inch quick firing guns, thirty four mer guns and six torpedo tubes. The ship cost about 5 500 000 dollars.
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St. Peterssure
Poltava
Libau
Baltic
Count Boni de Castellane loses three million francs in Paris
Paris reports Count Boni de Castellane husband of Anna Gould suffered a loss of three million francs on unlucky stock bets according to Matin. The result affects the Gould fortune and his financial standing in early 1900s Paris.
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Anna Gould
Paris
Matin
Boni de Castellane
Anna Could
New Muscatine to Independence Railway Planned
The Muscatine to Independence line via Tipton and Anamosa will reuse the old Muscatine Tipton grade and may operate with Chicago & Northwestern freight agreements. Engineer T B Tobie finished the survey and construction could start pending weather, touching Muscatine Tipton Olin Newport Anamosa Prairiesburg Cogen and Independence.
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Muscatine
Independence
Des Mores
Chicago & Northwestern
Tipton
T. B. Tobie
Anamosa
Olin
Newport
Prairiesburg
Cogen
Caucus Plans Text for Iowa Normal Schools Bill
A Des Moines caucus of lawmakers debating new normal schools in Iowa signals to lobbyists to hold off on location fights. A committee will draft a bill for establishing the schools and report back at a future caucus.
Legislative Committee Endorses Mitchellville School Reforms
About thirty five members of the Iowa legislature visited Mitchellville Industrial School. They backed Board of Control recommendations and resolve to make changes. Citizens deny misrepresentation and support efforts to place the school on proper footing.
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Board of Control
Des Moines
House Committee On
Mitchellville
Iowa Engineers Back Lewis Bill For Roads
The Iowa Engineers' Society closed its session in Des Moines without action but expressed a clear preference for the Lewis good roads bill. The measure would create county and state taxation for road work and appoint an engineer to supervise road construction under the state executive council. Anson Marston of Ames was elected president, Lowell J. Stone of Des Moines vice president, and Seth Dean of Glenwood secretary treasurer.
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State Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Engineers’ Society
Anson Marston
Ames
Lowell J. Stone
Seth Dean
Glenwood
Investigation Ordered Over Bribe Attempt Against Polk Supervisor
Des Moines Mar 19 Judge Prouty of the criminal division orders a full investigation into an alleged bribe offer to a Polk county supervisor to secure courthouse contract work. The grand jury was urged to indict if the statements are well grounded.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Judge Prouty
Criminal Division
District Court
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Prouty
Murray & Creston Railroad Company Incorporation
Articles of incorporation filed in Burlington for the Murray and Creston Railroad Company with authorized capital of 2 million dollars. Incorporators include C P Squires W N McFarland Wm Carson W W Baldwin and C M Levey, all stockholders and officers of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. The plan is to add tracks between Murray and Creston converting single to double track.
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Burlington Railway Improvements
Burnteron
Murray & Creston Railroad Company
Burlington
C. P. Squires
W. N. McFarland
Wm. Carson
W. W. Baldwin
C. M. Levey
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Burlington Road
Murray
Creston
Burlington System
Insurance Companies Must Pay Clinton Case Decided
The Clinton case of Langan versus Aetna Spring Garden Palatine and Alliance insurers ended with Judge Shiras ruling for the plaintiff for the full $20,000. The decision will be appealed to the supreme court.
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Dusugure
Clinton
Langan
Fhe
Shiras
Aetna
Spring Garden
Palatine
Alliance
Supreme Court
Grand Jury Indicts Heal ers in Yates Death Case
Pottawattamie County grand jury returns true bills against 5 P. James of South Omaha a divine healer and Mrs P B Yates of Tabor Iowa for criminal responsibility in the death of Ethel Yates Council Bluffs January 5. Post mortem shows death from appendicitis. a physician was dismissed and the girl treated by faith care. deputy sheriff seeks Mrs Yates in Tabor.
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Pottawattamie County
Buurrs
P. James
South Omaha
P. B. Yates
Tabor
Iowa
Ethel Yates
Council Bluffs
Miss Yates
Consul Hay Reaches Capetown
Adelbert Hay the new United States consul at Pretoria arrived in Capetown and proceeded at once toward his post.
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Hay
Capetown
Adelbert Hay
United States
Pretoria
Bank Robber Sentenced by Sioux Rapids Judge
Sac City report says W D Sansom robbed a Sac City bank assistant cashier at gunpoint of over 500 dollars and was sentenced by Judge F H Hessell of Sioux Rapids to two years in the penitentiary. The defense failed to prove insanity.
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Sac City
W. D. Sansom
F. H. Hessell
Sioux Rapids
Sansom
Minnesota Seeks Iowa Coach With $2000 Offer
Iowa City reports Dr. Knipe, renowned University of Iowa coach and trainer, has received a Minnesota offer of 2000 dollars yearly for complete athletic control and a professorship. The move would place him at the head of Minnesota athletics.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa City
Knipe
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Archie C. Smith to Run for Secretary of State
Arch ie C. Smith of Storm Lake former secretary of state's office official announced candidacy for secretary of state. He resigned months ago and returned to Storm Lake where he edits the Pilot newspaper.
Postmaster Disappears in Graettinger
Frederick Berg, postmaster of Graettinger, has vanished. He left the office with a surety on duty, saying he was going out, and has not returned. Blackout evidence shows accounts in order and cash drawer balanced as expected. Domestic troubles are believed to be the motive.
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Graerttingee
Frederick Berg
Unsolved Haddock Murder Recalled In 1886 Sioux City Case
Old Sioux City murder memories revive as Henry Peters linked to the Haddock case is said to live in Oklahoma. Reports say Peters survived the brewery furnace burning myth. Locals also note unidentified remains found near Savanna and tax evasion probes in Franklin county. Smallpox cases among Marshalltown families are isolated.
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Sioux City
George C. Haddock
Oklahoma
Henry Peters
Haddock
Peters
Nate Linneger
Roy Sigalus
Savanna
New York
John Woessner
George Lehman
Ackley
Iowa
Germany
True Blue
Second Avenue
Woessner
Lehman
Marshalltown
Legislature Contests Senate Seat As Iowa Assembly Convenes
Des Moines reports from Jan 16 to 20 detail senator election votes Gear 78 White 19 and a flurry of bills on education taxes roads and county arXiv. The joint session and committee actions shape the Iowa legislature with resolutions on printing and binding and state benchmarks.
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Des Moines
Senate
United States
Gear
Fred White
HOUSE
White
Cyrus C. Carpenter
Shaw
Larrabee
Carpenter
Balter
Healy
Iowa
State College of Agriculture
Bowen
Shiloh
Chickamauga
Lookout Mountain
State Agricultural College
Moe
Knoxville
State Normal Schoo
Malloy
Titus
McIntyre
Hobart
McArthur
Porter
Lister
Melien
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Perrin
Penrose
Hubbard
Sargeant
Charles Floyd
Louisiana Purchase
Sioux City
Cheshire
Hayward
Davenport
Wilson
Ball
State Historical Society
Allyn
Lewis
Committee On
Supreme Judges
Supreme Court
Way
Harbut
Venneman
Jones
Boyson
Theophilus
Barbers’ Examining Board
Koontz
Buchanan
Lambert
Jackson
State Printer
Iider
State University
Carr
Myers
Iowa bill revises special assessment laws after Norwood Baker
The Iowa League of Municipalities committee approves a bill aligning state special improvement laws with the Norwood v. Baker decision. It creates a fund from a special tax levy to pay the difference between contract price and abutting property benefit.
Conservatives Oppose Full State Spending By Legislature
Chairman Dows of the house appropriations committee argues against using all available state funds. He says if the assembly has a million to spend it should save at least one hundred thousand. He cites potential deficits from tax revenue shortfalls and warns against unnecessary expenditure.
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Dows
House Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
State fair directors keep soldier day as usual
At a state fair director meeting a proposal to abolish soldier day was discussed due to ticketing complications. The discussion ended with a decision to keep the feature unchanged and continue admitting veterans free on the designated day.
Smallpox Appearance at Youngstown Subdues After Guarded Measures
The smallpox scare at Youngstown has lessened as mayor and health officers require exposed people to stay out of the city and residents to avoid mines. Mayor MacVicar assigns nineteen special officers to guard the eastern line around Four Mile township. Patients are reported to be improving and the illness is not highly virulent, responding to treatment.
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Youngstown
MacVicar
Eastern Corporation
Four Mile Township
Benedict Home Biennial Report Filed With Governor Shaw
The biennial report to Governor Shaw shows Miss Flavilla Bailey as superintendent Mrs H C Hollingsworth as matron and Jennie Coleman as physician. The home can now house fifty persons and asks for extension. Since opening it has cared for 800 girls and 600 babies. During the period 134 adults and 91 infants were cared for. The Ameri cans numbered 111 and Boone county had six inmates. Treasurers report lists $8084 receipts with $1150 donations and $1995 on hand.
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Benedict Home
Shaw
Flavilla Bailey
H. C. Hollingsworth
Jennie Coleman
Boone
American Malting Company takes over Des Moines distillery property
The American Malting Company of New York City succeeds the American Spirits Manufacturing Company in ownership of the Des Moines distillery property. The site has housed malt production for years and is expected to remain in operation for malting until it can be converted back to a distillery under state law.
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The
American Malting Company
New York City
American Spirits Manufacturing Company
Des Moines
Ex Governor Larrabee Plans European Cruise Before Leaving Board
Ex governor William Larrabee intends to retire from the board of control and sail February 24 from New York for Europe and the Mediterranean with friends. The itinerary includes Gibraltar Egypt the Netherlands Italy Austria Switzerland and a Paris World Fair visit. The exact retirement date is withheld.
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William Larrabee
Board of Control
New York
Europe
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Egypt
Holland
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Paris
Farmers Tax Bill Aims to Repeal 1311 Privilege
The Farmers' Tribune publishes a proposed tax bill to repeal section 1311 which allows debt deductions before property taxation. It requires all notes and mortgages to be stamped as listed for taxation, compelling holders of that property to pay taxes. The Tribune urges farmers to sign and send the bill for legislative enactment.
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The
Farmers’ Tribune
the Tribune
Bear trap dam lowered to divert floodwater into Desplaines
Sanitary district trustees with canal commissioners and Governor Tanner lowered the bear trap dam on the drainage canal. Two hundred thousand cubic feet per minute surged into the Desplaines river en route to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Lockport
Ill
Bear Trap
Desplaines River
Sanitary District Trustees
Canal Commissioners
Tanner
Gulf of Mexico
Navy bill advances in German council
Berliin Jan 17 A bill to increase the German navy has been submitted to the general council, signaling steps toward expanding naval strength. The measure seeks broader naval construction and funding.
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Germany
Berliin
General Council
Remarkable Young Man Shuns Church Festival Show
Mr Hoon Clar ence Broadhead stands out as the most remarkable young man among acquaintances. A playful exchange notes he never acts cute at a church festival, highlighting his modest character.
Stomach Bitters Promises Relief for Dyspepsia
An ad text touts He ter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for nervousness related to stimulant cravings. It claims the tonic strengthens the stomach and cures dyspepsia constipation and nervous exhaustion.
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Teuton
Heter
Government Corn Whisky Use Sparks Smokeless Powder Tie
The report notes Britain used 124 billions of corn whisky last year and links to smokeless powder manufacture. Officials cite policy shifts and production impacts amid wartime shortages.
Automatic peep photographing apparatus devised
An apparatus has been devised to automatically photograph people as they enter shops and other places, capturing images without active consent. The device aims to document human traffic patterns and potential security concerns.
Homeseekers Excursions via Iowa Central Route Dates
On January 2 and 16 February 6 and 20 March 6 and 20 April 3 and 17 1900 the Iowa Central Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets to multiple western states and territories at one fare plus two dollars. Summary of destinations includes Arkansas Iowa British Columbia Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska New Mexico Oregon Washington Wyoming Indian Territory Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Texas Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Michigan. Also mentions Southeast join and contact Barry G P T at Central Railway Marshalltown for details.
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Lowa Central
Iowa Con Railway
Arkansas
Iowa
British Columbia
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Indian Ti Tary
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahom
Texas
Minnesota
Dakota
South Dakota
Wise
Michigan
Barry
Central Railway
Marshalltown
London
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Utah
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Veneman
Iowa State College
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Benbow
Aena
Y Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
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