Extra Session Looms as Easter Looms in National Diary
A mosaic of opinions notes an April extra session to fund government, Easter on April 18, and McKinley calling Congress to a tariff measure. Greece, sugar beet policy, and a botched prize fight critique weave through the period’s chatter from Omaha Bee and others.
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Ericson
Des Moines
McKinley
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Agricultural Department
United States
Omaha
Official Paper of Story County One Dollar Year
The story of a local newspaper offering a yearly subscription at one dollar highlights its affordability and community role. The notice emphasizes value and long-standing service to Story County residents.
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Story County
Back Numbers and Slugger Traits in Political Grasp
The passage notes Conner and Cleveland as outdated figures while describing Mrs. Fitzsimmons as sharing slugger traits. It critiques four years of political talk, suggesting that ordinary grass suffices for the next four years, echoed by democrat statements from years prior.
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Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Government employs 178,717 civilians and spends nearly 100 million
The report notes 178,717 civilians are employed by the U S government outside military service and their combined annual pay totals 99,589,827 dollars. It highlights how a large share of federal spending supports civilian payroll.
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U. S
Times editor watches Town legislature sessions
The Times editor sat two afternoons observing the Town legislature as constituents complain about actions and inactions. An impatient group of officers marching on Washington will endure a spell of delay. President McKinley plans to focus on office seekers after a tariff bill closes the treasury deficit by passing into law.
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Bart
White House
McKinley
Young Hobart
Ned van Riper
Hobart, Jr
Hobarts
Garret A. Hobart
Times
Washington
McKiney
Treasury
United States
Fast time on Northwestern Lake City branch recalled
The Webster City Freeman cites a best on the Lake City branch with Engineer Clifford Bates racing 85 miles in 75 minutes. Bates, en route, learned his ill wife had fallen into a cistern at Onawa and was allowed to detach his engine to hurry home.
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Webster City
Lake City
Northwestern
Clifford Bates
Onawa
Downfall of Gentleman Jim Corbett in Carson City fiasco
Jim Corbett's own words fueled his decline in the Carson City controversy. He became too entertaining for his own good, losing the championship and an estimated fifteen to twenty thousand dollars in the process.
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Jim
Corbett
Carson City
City population and crime rise amid church-sung optimism
The text notes New York City's population up by thirty three percent in ten years and crime up fifty percent, while in churches every Sunday people hear that the world is growing better each day.
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New York
Governor Prediction Cited By Story County Republican Leader
A four line editorial quotes a well known Story County Republican leader saying to friends that the next Iowa governor will be a Democrat. The remark reflects partisan expectations and future political shifts reported in the piece.
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Story County
Iowa
Snowy sidewalk duty fines and city council view
The Grinnell Herald agrees that a man who ignores snow removal should not be a candidate for city council. The Valley Junction Express says a lawless person is unfit to make laws. It recalls the fellow who shovels in summer and binds grain in winter.
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Grinnell Herald
Valley Junction Express
Inauguration Sparks Partisan Debate Over Relief
The Boone Democrat comments on McKinley’s inauguration and Republican control of Congress. It urges immediate action to relieve destitution amid corn at ten cents a bushel and warns Democrats against partisan gibes while calling for timely governance.
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McKinley
Congress
Boone Democrat
Ames Discusses Curfew Proposal For Youths In City
Citizens push a curfew banning under 16 from streets after a set hour without parental permission. The Times doubts enforcement with current police, notes loitering would shift to side streets and cites failures in other cities. It warns that enforcement would require higher police costs and resist protests against such a move.
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Ames
the Times
Complete stock of durable black guards for coming season
Vendor promotes an unusually complete selection of guards purchased directly from oil mills. Claims the guards will not fray or fade. Warns that a black guard made of silk is unsuitable and invites customers to call and view the stock.
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