Jamieson Resigns Seat to Avoid Special Iowa Election
Des Moines. Senator William Jamieson of Page County resigns as state senator to avoid a costly special election. He will join Congress at the opening of the special tariff session after a brief period in Washington. Barrett, ex state public instruction head, dies in Des Moines hospital after am astoid operation. He taught at Ames and later entered law. He was 48.
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Des Moines
William
D. Jamieson
Page County
Senate
Jamieson
Railroad Commission
Washington
Congress
Richard _B
Barrett
Richard’ B. Barrett
Methodist Hospital
Drake University
Ames
Des. Moines
Farmers Institutes Get Cash Aid and County Fairs Benefit
The Arney bill to aid farmers institutes with 75 dollars each after proper showing passed, along with the Reaney bill increasing state aid to county fairs. The ride provision for carriers on street cars in John Sullivan's bill also passed without strong opposition.
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John ‘Sullivan
Iowa Mutual Insurance Show Big Gains From 1907 to 1908
The report by Auditor I Le Bleakley highlights a handsome increase in risks written, totaling 11,560,326 for 1908 versus 1907. It notes state mutual losses paid at 487,962.68 and combined state and mutual losses at 977,986.02. A tornado payout example shows one company disbursing 59,092.
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I le Bleakley
State Mutuals
Mutuals
Iowa
Taft nominates cabinet picks. Knox confirmed secretary of state
President Taft sent nominees to the senate and they were confirmed including Philander C. Knox as secretary of state Franklin MacVeagh treasury Jacob M Dickinson war George W Wickersham attorney general Frank Hitchcock postmaster general and more The session opened with Vice President Sherman presiding and a large gallery crowd watching new Senators sworn in Knox's status as a senator was briefly questioned before confirmation.
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New York
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Illinois
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Sixty-first Congress
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Iowa Editors Form Organization to Fight Advertising Legislation
Iowa editors and publishers formed the Iowa Associated Dailies in Des Moines to oppose pending legislation they deem harmful to objectionable advertising. They appeared before the senate yesterday. Officers elected include President E. P. Adler Davenport Times Vice-president J. C. Kelly Sioux City Tribune Secretary and treasurer Lafayette Young Jr Des Moines Capitol.
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Associated Dailies
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Capitol
Son Confesses Killing Mother in Michigan Farmhouse
Elton Baldwin confessed to the prosecuting attorney he killed his aged mother with a hatchet while she slept at their Saugatuck area farmhouse two miles from Holland. He said fear of being charged with burning the family's barn led to the crime and later pleaded guilty in Allegan Circuit Court.
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Elton Baldwin
Saugatuck
Baldwin
Allegan
Hilton Baldwin
Hoffman
Daylight Saving Bill Clears Second Reading
London March 6 The Daylight Saving bill passed its second reading in the house of commons by 180 votes to 94. The plan would advance clocks by 20 minutes on four Sundays in April and revert on four Sundays in September to provide more daylight for recreation and allow wage earners to retire earlier and save lighting costs.
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London
House of Commons
Government Wins Sugar Suit Damages Awarded to United States
A New York federal jury awarded the United States $124,116 in unpaid customs duties against the American Sugar Refining Company for alleged underweighing of sugar imports at the Brooklyn docks. The verdict followed a trial on charges of misweighing imports.
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New York
Mar
United States
American Sugar Refining Company
S . Brooklyn Docks
Graft Probe Questioned After Repeal Claim
Pittsburg March 6 attorney John Marron representing councilman John F Klein who has been twice found guilty in the graft scandal declared that the bribery act of 1874, used to prosecute the cases, has been repealed and never reenacted. If upheld the graft prosecutions may be declared illegal.
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Pittsburg
John Marron
John. F. Klein
Western Canada's Splendid Crop Yield for 1908
The census branch of the Department of Agriculture Ottawa presents Western Canada's grain results for 1908. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta yielded about 107 million bushels of wheat worth around 85 million dollars plus oats barley and flax valued at 38 million dollars. A letter from Rev. Oscar L. King of Edmonton discusses homesteads and prospects for settlers, praising land quality climate and education but noting rail access as a challenge and Alberta’s planned railroad expansion.
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Noted Woman Press Agent Gains London Acclaim
Mrs Charles Neave, newly entering business as a press agent, is praised by friends for aiding Covent Garden singers this season. She is the daughter of a titled father and widow of an army officer, marking a notable English woman of birth and education.
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Covent Garden
London
Stanton to Handle Situation
Sacramento legislative update shows Senator Lester G Burnett introducing a resolution urging an Asiatic exclusion law. The measure was sent to a one member select committee led by Speaker Philip A Stan ton, who has previously opposed such legislation.
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Congress
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A Trained Taste Sunset in a Picture Postcard World
A domestic scene unfolds as Dorothy, urged by her mother to admire a sunset, declines, saying she values her collection of picture postcards more highly. The exchange hints at maternal pressure and a child’s attachment to small pleasures amid beauty.
Doubt over London meat disease report in Washington
Washington on March 6 officials of the department of agriculture are inclined to doubt the truth of Dr Williams report as to diseased condition of recent American meat consignments. The London officer presented the report to London city council.
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Mar
Department of Agriculture
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Port of London
Leading Manufacturer Dead by His Own Action
Pique, O., Mar. 6. W. H. Walburn, 52, a leading manufacturer of St Parish, near here, hanged himself in his barn yesterday.
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St. Parish
Here
Lane's Pleasant Tablets Cure Cold Precautions
A brief ad notes the danger of colds and recommends Lane's Pleasant Tablets to stop progression at early sniffles. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, with sample offered to Orator F Woodward of Le Roy New York.
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J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kisnan & Marvin
Hall
All Druggista
F. Woodward
le Roy
N.Y
In a Safe Place Hohemian Exchange
A quirky exchange unfolds as the head keeper boasts of a prisoner who never tried to escape and clarifies the visitor’s question with a sharp remark about bigamy in a boasting, dialogic scene.
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Hohemian
If It's Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye Salve
Advertisement for Pettit's Eye Salve touting relief from inflammation itching lids eye aches and sensitivity to bright light citing availability at Howard Bros Buffgis New York with druggists carrying the product.
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N.Y
Garfield Tea Co. Ad Promotes Laxative Beverage
An old Brooklyn New York ad copy touts Garfield Tea as a natural laxative remedy. It claims it overcomes constipation and regulates liver and kidneys with samples available on request.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with Paz oointment
An advertisement blends satirical lines and medical claims. It touts Paz Ointment promising to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. Also references Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething and a quip about silence and guilt.
Michigan Primary Extends To United States Senate Nominations
Lansing March 6 The senate passed a bill extending the primary election system to include nominations for United States senator alongside governor and lieutenant governor. The measure now advances to the house for consideration.
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Lansing
Mich
Senate
United States
House
Noted Architect Is Dead Detroit Mar 6
Col Elijah B. Myers, widely known as an architect and designer of state capitols and public buildings, died yesterday in Detroit. He earned national renown for shaping numerous public structures.
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Mar
Elijah
Myers
United States
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