Age of consent bill advances amid legislative activity
In the Senate and House debates on February 26 to March 2, lawmakers passed and debated bills on age of consent, penalties, and protections. advanced a public schools free text book measure. considered tax and governance bills. and advanced a pension and library funding resolution as adjournments approached.
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Funk
Spirit
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Hunt
Justices of the Peace
Penone
Building and Loan A v Acation
Fae
Ellis
Pusey
HOUSE
Morrison
Grundy
A. D. Ockett
Chapman
Hendershot
Add
State Agricultural Society
Morris
Druet
Harper
Palmer
Phelps
Superior
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Committee On Culture
Jeson
Pearried
Hinman
Griswold
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Mies
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Besop
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Des Moines
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Ranck
Blanchard
Carney
Waterman
McArthur
Senator Gear
Congress
Lavender
Lowrey
McAchran
Miller
Weaver
State University
Ward
Ft. Madison
Board of Library Trustees
Allen
Board of Park Commissioners
Soldiers Relief Commission
Cleveland
Arizona
Congress Debates Cuban Belligerency and Indian Aid
The bill to grant a pension to the widow of Secretary Gresham passed. Debates on Cuban belligerency, tariff issues, and Indian school funding dominated sessions in Washington. The Van Horn Tarsney contest and Alaska fur seal measures featured amid adjournments and veto debates. In Cincinnati, officials probe Pearl Bryan case mails offense with possible five year penalties.
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HOUSE
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Dingley
Alaska
van Horn
Tarsney
Missouri
van Horn-Tarsney
Senate
Will Wood
Cincinnati
United States
Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Wood
Fashion Notes and Social Portraits From a 1900 Era Page
A fashion column highlights the latest in belts and gowns with girdles for evening wear, picture hats, and velvet trims. It also surveys a Texas widow’s vast Santa Gertrudis ranch, plus practical recipes, beauty tips, and notices of notable women advancing in medicine, law, and public service.
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Texas
Richard King
Santa Gertrulis
Corpus
Venerable Indian Jurist Dead
Jeffersonville Indiana February 29 Judge P H Jewett aged 73 years died suddenly at his home He was one of the oldest lawyers in Indiana serving eight years as probate and eight years as common pleas judge He practiced law here twenty years A wife and several children are left among them Hon Charles Jewett ex grate chairman of the democratic committee and present candidate for congress Judge Jewett was born in Connecticut and served in the civil war as captain
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Jeffersonville
Ind
P. H. Jewett
Indiana
Common Pleas
Charles Jewett
Democratic Committee
Congress
Judge Jewett
Connecticut
Massacre of Armenians Reported Across Provinces
Constantinople dispatch says 3000 Armenians were massacred at Arabkir and their widows and orphans suffer cold and hunger. Armenians in Sivas and Cesarea fear further killings. Forced conversions to Islam are widespread in Asiatic provinces.
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London
Anglo-Armenian Association
Constantinople
Arabkir
Sivas
Cesarea
Venezuela Timeline Shaping Up After British Ultimatum
London reports United States Ambassador Bayard hurriedly visited the foreign office amid the Venezuelan dispute. The British ultimatum demanding payment of a small indemnity for the arrest of Police Inspector Barnes expired at midnight, raising tension over Venezuela’s compliance.
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Venezuela
London
United States
Bayard
Foreign Office
Barnes
Debt dispute between Jayson Say and Wilson over repayment
The dialogue records a disagreement about a ten dollar debt from months ago. Jayson Say asks for repayment while Wilson insists he was told not to pay until convenient.
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Jayson
Wilson
Fashionable belts cause streetwear fad among girls
A description notes a current craze among young girls for ultra narrow gilt belts less than half an inch wide fastened by a large oval buckle. The belts, intended for street fashion, appear with many outfits and even odd combinations, highlighting a rising trend in daily attire.
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Norfolk
Fresh Flower Suggestions for Daily Window Garden Blooms
The note recommends daily fresh flowers for a dining room, suggests Twining a sunlit climber like manettia for continuous blooms, and references 96 flower catalogs. It mentions plans for five gardens, a Bermuda trip for rest, and a new comedy play with Modjeska and La Lees involved in productions.
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Bermuda
Modjeska
Debora
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