Iowa Legislature Advances Age of Consent Amid Debates
Des Moines reports show ongoing legislative sessions with multiple bills advancing. Key actions include raising the age of consent, debates over prohibition, and measures on education, taxes, and public works. The Senate and House processed amendments, resolutions, and numerous committee recommendations as adjournments occurred and sessions continued.
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Moines
Cheshire
Funk
Spirit
Hunt
Pease
Building and Loan Assation Committee
Ellis
Pro- Cheshire
Pusey
Harper
Board of Supervisors of
Des Moines
United States
Mississippi + Waterman
Fort Madison
Carroll
HOUSE
Gov
Kilburn
Ranck
Blanchard
Carney
Waterman
Doings of Congress and Senate in Late February
Reports from Washington recount pension granted to widow of Secretary Gresham and debates on Cuban belligerency. Tariff, Indian education, and Alaska fur seal bills move, with contested elections and adjournments noted. Also coverage of Will Wood Pearl Bryan case and Arizona land leasing veto dispute.
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McArthur
Senator Gear
Congress
Iowa
Lavender
Lowrey
McAchran
Miller
Weaver
State University
Ward
Ft. Madison
Senate
Board of Library Trustees
Washington
Gresham
Morgan
HOUSE
Morrill
Cannon
Carter
Dubois
Mantle
Teller
Gray
Lodge
Stewart
Call
Committee of the
Dingley
Alaska
Washinocton
Hoar
Gear
Sherman
White
van Horn-Tarsney
Anate
St. Mary's River
Cleveland
Arizona
Lacey
Secretary of the Interior
Will Wood
Cincinnati
United States
Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Wood
Girdle Styles and Regal Texas Ruler Highlight 1900s Fashion
A fashion note outlines the WHE GIRDLE as a latest evening bodice addition for gauze blouses and evening dresses with sea foam tulle and leaf-green velvet trimming. It also spotlights Rules Like a Queen in Texas about the widow of Captain Richard King ruling a vast Santa Gertrulis estate, plus fashion and culinary tips including kidneys a la Louisville and beauty hints.
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Texas
Richard King
Santa Gertrulis
Corpus Christi Bay
Early 1900s Evening Fashions Feature Tulle Sleeves and Big Picture Hats
A vivid description of spring styles with dropped shoulder tulle gowns from the 1830 mode, elaborate picture hats in black beaver with plumes, velvet ribbons and pearls, and wide hats trimmed with velveta. It notes bridal looks, belts, Norfolk jackets, and coordinated gowns in dull brown corduroy with wide hems, plus practical fashion tips and homey recipes mixed in.
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Norfolk
Notable Women and Achievements Highlight 19th Century Figures
Names such as Louisa Aldridge Fanny Davence Augusta J Chapin Caroline Rusbach and D P Leslie appear in a list of notable women. The text notes Aldridge as first woman to earn a master of surgery and Chapin as a pioneering Universalist doctor who will travel in Europe. It mentions Miss Williams founder of a tranco English guild and Sainte M Merryfield a long time telegraph operator with Cheyenne tenure.
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Louisa Aldridge
Losity
Fanny Davence
Wyoming
Augusta J. Chapin
Universalist Church of Only
Europe
Caroline Rusbach
Living Hall
Wis
Senator Gear
Tean
McKinley
Lease
Williams
Venerable Ind Jarist Dead
Judge P H Jewett aged 73 died suddenly at his Jeffersonville home. One of Indiana s oldest lawyers, he served eight years as probate judge and nine as common pleas judge. He practiced here twenty years leaving a wife and children including Charles Jewett a Democratic committee figure and congress candidate. He was born in Connecticut and served as a Civil War captain.
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Ind Jarist
Jeffersonville
Ind
P. H. Jewett
Indiana
Common Pleas
Charles Jewett
Democratic Committee
Congress
Judge Jewett
Connecticut
Massacre report from Armenia sparks fear across provinces
Telegram from Constantinople reports 3000 Armenians killed at Arabkir and widows and orphans left destitute by cold and hunger. Armenian communities in Sivas and Cesarea fear further massacre as forced conversions to Islam spread across Asiatic provinces.
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London
Anglo-Armenian Association
Constantinople
Arabkir
Sivas
Cesarea
Venezuela Crisis Narrowly Passes British Deadline
London reports that U S Ambassador Bayard met with the foreign office amid the Venezuelan dispute. The deadline set by Britain for Venezuela to pay a small indemnity tied to the arrest of British Police Inspector Barnes expired at midnight, with the time for compliance now elapsed.
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Venezuela
London
United States
Bayard
Foreign Office
Barnes
Payment dispute between Wilson and Dent over ten dollars
The fragment shows a quarrel about repayment with one party insisting on settling a ten dollar debt from months earlier and the other denying the obligation and memory of the agreement. The text indicates a request for payment and a dispute over timing.
Belt and Buckle Fashion Fad Hits Streets
A fashion note laments a fad among young women wearing ultra narrow gilt belts less than half an inch wide fastened by large oval buckles. The belts appear in public with many outfits, raising concern over their practicality and style.
Temperance Journals Recount British Newspaper Landscape
Of 2,304 newspapers in Great Britain, 560 are described as distinctly temperance journals, highlighting a notable share devoted to abstinence-themed content amid the nation’s press.
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Great Britain
Unclear garden notes and names drift in stray text
Fragmentary OCR text mixes horticultural ideas with scattered names and distant plans. It mentions flowering vines, sun exposure, and garden planning alongside unclear references to Bermuda and a stage production.
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