Lewis Resoltiy Passes the House in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Iowa House adopted the Lewis joint resolution calling for a convention of state representatives to propose a constitutional amendment for direct election of U S senators by popular vote. Vote 67 to 22 with 21 absent. Governors of invited states would send five delegates each. convention not official and would urge a nationwide vote.
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Des Moinés
House of Representatives
Convention of Representatives
United States
Cummins
Union
Iowa
Ths
New Primary Bill Passes Committee
Des Moines March 17 the house committee on elections reported a substitute for the Flenni ken primary election bill with changes aimed at perfecting it. The measure will go to the house with a favorable recommendation and may reach the calendar early next week. The committee also acted favorably on the English bill adding to the Polk county Primary law to improve it.
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Des Moines
House Committee On Elections
House
Polk County
Polk County Judges Declare Advertising Candidacies Illegal
In Des Moines on March 19 Polk County judges Howe McHenry Brennan and McVey ruled that advertising candidacies for re election violates the Polk county primary law as interpreted from the last general assembly They argued paying for advertising to seek office is illegal and they will not sanction breaches of the law The judges noted indictments for such offenses and said they would not be involved in trying a candidate who advertised and was indicted
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Polk County
Des Moines
Howe
McHenry
Brennan
McVey
General Assembly
Polk County Bench
Carnegie Gifts $45,000 for Coe College Science Hall
Cedar Rapids March 17. Announcement that Andrew Carnegie will give $45,000 to Coe College. The college plans a new $100,000 science hall to be built with the funds and other contributions.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Carnegie
Liner British King Sinks Half Its Crew Saved
The Phoenix linesteamer British King foundered at sea last Saturday with fifty six aboard. Twenty eight people are known to have been saved while the vessel was en route from New York to Antwerp.
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Boston
Phoenix
Antwerp
New York
Four Men Held for Safe Blowing in Mdson City
Four men are jailed on suspicions of safe blowing tied to a Friday night spree in Mdson City. A Kansas City father’s letter led to the arrest and identification of a suspect. officers search for names and connections while the group ranges 25 to 30 years old. A local house tied to the case yielded candles matching those near the Bickel Produce company and clues of petty theft incidents at city offices. The prisoners refuse to reveal identities as authorities connect them to the broader ring.
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Mdson City
Jackson Junction
Sher 2
Fang
A. B. Ryan
Kansas City
Stephen Ryan
C. A. Woods
Yellow House
Ryan
Wilson
Bickel Produce Company
Adopt Gilliland Senate Resolution Passed by House
Des Moines March 14 The house of representatives adopted the Gilliland resolution from the senate without change. Temple offered an amendment for a ten member committee to investigate similar ones, but not the Gilliland accusations. The amendment failed 38 to 64, and the resolution passed 73 to 31.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
Gilliland
Senate
Temple
Kendall
Weeks
Head
Cummings
Chassell
Plot to blow up Grafton creamery uncovered
A two foot length of gas pipe loaded with nitroglycerin was found at the Grafton creamery. Fred Wahl discovered the device while inside the building and was about to cut it when a fuse sparked concern. Butter maker Foord alerted him to the weapon leading to its removal and the start of a police investigation.
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Grafton
Fred Wahl
Wahl
Buttermaker Foord
Foord
Fairfield Man Is Killed By Freight Train
Fairfield March 14 John Gaumer a well known citizen was struck by Burlington freight No 92 at a crossing today and killed instantly He was 60 years old and leaves a wife and five children.
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Fairfield
John Gaumer
Burlington Freight No. 92
Do You Risk Marriage to an Intellectual Inferior Partner
A quip from the Cleveland Leader contrasts Cholly and Dolly on marrying an intellectual inferior. The remark notes that most conversations amount to little, underscoring the social banter of the era.
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Cholly
Dolly
Cleveland
Judge L. G. Kinne Dies in Des Moines at 12:40
Des Moines reports Judge L G Kinne pioneer Iowa jurist and longtime board of control member died at home from heart failure. He helped found Iowa politics, served as district and supreme judge, and lectured on law at state institutions. He was surrounded by family at his Ridge Road residence.
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Des Moines
L. G. Kinne
Iowa
Board of Control
Ridge Road
Kinne
Judge Kinne
Larrabee
John Downie
Toledo
United States
Democratic State Central
Kinns
Iowa State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Iowa State University
Iowa College of Law
Child Labor Bill Clears Iowa Senate
Iowa will prohibit children under fourteen from gainful work once the governor signs the bill. The Senate passed it 40 to 4 with Brooks Elerick Johnson and Lyons voting no. cash girls in department stores face new limits on standing hours.
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Es Moines
Iowa
Senate
Brooks, Elerick
Johhnson
Lyons
Mrs Keller Bound Over In Fort Dodge Shooting Case
Fort Dodge March 18 Mrs June Keller who shot her husband Friday morning in a local saloon after a night of searching for him and his female companion was bound over to the district court under a $500 bond. Her father a wealthy landowner near Belmond furnished bond and she was released. Public sentiment is largely with the woman.
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Fort Dodge
June Keller
Carnegie gift to Ellsworth for library and dormitory
President Meyer of Ellsworth college announced a gift of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie for a library building with a $25,000 extension if additional improvements are added, including a dormitory. Meyer is confident the terms can be met and the work can be completed this year.
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Iowa Falls
Meyer
Ellsworth College
Andrew Carnegie
Mortgage validity upheld in Glidden case
Judge McPherson ruled that the mortgages executed by Alexander Armstrong of Glidden to G W Wattles and William Arts to secure a 125000 loan are valid. Armstrong had previously argued for a 250000 loan a year earlier.
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Mortance
Council Bluffs
Mutiny Sentences In Pobruisk Garrison Declared
In Pobruisk Russia on March 11 thirteen soldiers from the local garrison were sentenced to death for mutiny.
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Pobruisk
Russia
Woman Sees Kidney Trouble Relieved by Pills
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Jersey suffered severe back and side pains dizziness and hot headaches from kidney trouble. After eight boxes of Deans Kidney Pills her symptoms vanished and her strength and health improved. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
There Is Not a Moment We Can Afford to Lose
A brief quotation attributed to Boul buri emphasizes the urgency of seizing every moment in life.
Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup Ad Fragments
A fragment advertises Mrs Winslow’s teething syrup for children claiming relief for teething gums wind colic and pain. It notes price per bottle and uses period marketing language.
Virtue Born of Necessity Cited as Poor Self Reward
A concisely stated proverb notes that virtue arising from necessity offers little personal gain and questions the value of moral conduct tied to circumstance.
Yachting Harbors Excitement for Miss Gray
A playful exchange in the Cleveland Leader highlights Miss Gray’s fondness for yachting. She praises the breeze the sail and the rushing water, expressing how the thought excites her.
Memory and marriage shift greet old acquaintances
An elderly man greets a former acquaintance in a Chicago Tribune snippet. He recalls her face while she reveals she is married and her name escaped him years ago.
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Chicago Tribune
Alibi Solves Case in Chicken Soup Verdict
Mrs Starvoem asks the magistrate to taste her soup and the magistrate replies that the chicken has proven an alibi. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Press as a humorous courtroom vignette.
Morton Funds Industrial Home At Rhinecliff
Levi P. Morton, former Vice President, declares an honest debt is never outlawed. Years ago he owed hundreds of thousands but paid all with interest. He has donated a fifty thousand dollar industrial home and reading room near Rhinecliff, New York, his country residence.
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Levi P. Morton
United States
Mr. Morton
Rhinecliff
N. Y
Woman credits Postum Coffee Substitute for health rebound
An Ohio woman recounts severe health decline from long coffee use including heart trouble and weak digestion. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports clearer mind, stronger nerves, better endurance, and renewed interest in daily tasks. The testimonial cites dramatic personal improvement and references The Road to Wellville.
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Ohio
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Antisemitic Agitation Pressed in Russia Amid Strikes
In St. Petersburg on March 19, reports say the government suppresses antisemitic agitation while Jewish leaders accuse reactionaries and sympathetic officials of blocking warnings. Citing incidents at Vitebsk and West Russia, they allege orders to prevent future alerts reach Premier Witte. The crackdown extends to railroad and telegraph workers with Cossacks dispersing a Rostov meeting and troops guarding Moscow stations and factories, including Abbrosoff.
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St. Petersburg
Witte
Vitebsk
Russia
Durnovo
Podgorichanie
Camel
West Russia
M. Durnovo
Yalta
Crimea
Rostoff-on-Don
Moscow
Abbrosoff, Works
Martial Law Tightens as Transcaucasia Quells Revolt
Reports from Sukhum Transcaucasia describe General Alik hanoff crushing the Kutais movement by storming towns executing ringleaders and driving sympathizers to the mountains. Martial law is proclaimed with terrible rigor and rebels or armed suspects are promptly shot.
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Rmor
Sukhum
Transcaucasia
Alikhanoff
Kutais
Mazine
Taft Roosevelt delay on Justice Brown successor
Washington March 17. President Roosevelt authorized a statement saying Justice Brown will not retire until June to allow the Supreme Court vacation until October. No decision on a successor is expected soon though names, including Secretary Taft, have been considered. Taft defers comment, noting the White House statement reflects the president's views and the matter is indefinitely postponed.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Justice Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Brown
War Department
Cabinet
White House
Cuban Treasurer Absconds in Santiago De Cuba
March 18 report from Santiago De Cuba says Blis Molinet the provincial treasurer has been missing four days. An investigation alleged to reveal a treasury shortage near thirty thousand dollars. Molinet is bonded for ten thousand dollars with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland.
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Santiago de Cuba
Blis Molinet
Molinet
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Spanish King Betrothal to Princess Ena Official
Premier Moret informed cabinet of King Alfonso XIII betrothal to Princess Ena of Battenberg who will be Victoria Eugenie. Parliament notified and a bill to provide 50 000 dollars annually for the future queen is planned. Marriage set for June 2.
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Madrid
Moret
Alfonso
Ena of Battenberg
Victoria Eugenie
Extraordinary egg laid by farmer C well hen
An extraordinary egg laid by a hen belonging to farmer C well of South Cen measures eight inches on the long axis and seven inches across the short axis the outside egg is described as perfectly formed.
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C.well
South Cen
Burglars In London Use New Monia Pistol Attack
In London burglars introduced a new weapon a monia pistol. The weapon had about half an ounce of 6 mm discharge and was fired at the landlord of the house causing severe eye injuries.
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London
Sutton
Had Heart Pain Dismissed By Dr Williams Pink
A Moberly man recounts a severe rheumatism attack from work dampness at a foundry. He describes swelling in feet and knees, fatigue, and heart flutter before recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the medicine with restoring appetite, color, and strength to return to work by October.
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Williams
W. 8. Geisel
East Coates Street
Moberly
Lonaldse
Dr. Williams
Gard
Louis
Mother Grays Sweet Powders Sold and Promoted
Advertises that Mother Gray a nurse in New York cures feverishness headache stomach troubles and colds for sickly children. Claims to break up colds destroy headaches and other ailments with a 25 cent price. Sample mailed to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Japanese dwellings built without nails by mortising technique
The article notes that many houses in Japan are two stories high and assembled by an ingenious mortising method, with builders avoiding any use of nails in constructing entire structures.
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Japan
Dr Pierce Publishes Full Ingredient List Of Medicines
Public interest rises as Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo reveals all components of his medicines the Golden Medical Discovery blood purifier stomach tonic and Favorite Prescription The campaign includes a free booklet on medicinal plants and an offer to send sample copies of The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser upon request to Dr Pierce Buffalo NY
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Sey
Ten Care Aco
N. Y
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Mason City
Gillilland
Mrs. Keller
Ellsworth
F. J. Cheney & CO
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Mangin
Hall Draggiats
Hall
Lime
Ammontia
Red Cross
The
Russ Company
South
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