Railways Attack Reciprocal Demurrage Law
W R Begg, general solicitor for the Great Northern Railway, writes to Attorney General Young challenging Minnesota’s reciprocal demurrage law. He contends the law, aimed at both interstate and intrastate shipments, violates federal carrier duties and would be unconstitutional for interstate commerce. The railways imply the railroad commission may test the law on constitutional grounds.
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Congress
Allison Campaign Sparks School District Club Drive
Des Moines March 26 The Allison state executive committee with headquarters at Dubuque plans an Allison club in every school district and will pursue the campaign with vigor. Plans for speakers are not yet announced though many prominent townspeople are expected to assist in the effort to win Allison’s reelection.
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Des Moines
Allison State Executive Committee
Dubuque
Allison
Gravitation stronger on islands near continents says Bresign professor
Prof Lambain of Bresign notes measurements of gravity intensity vary by location with higher values on islands than on continents. This peculiar scientific fact highlights regional differences in gravity readings.
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Bresign
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Total Forest Lands Belong to U S Government
The total area of forests now belonging to the government of the United States is about 160,000,000 acres and is forever exempted from pale and settlement.
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United States
No, it is Because They Are Busy Bees Commentary
A Washington Post line notes bees produced 25 million dollars worth of honey that year explaining their peevishness when disturbed at labor. A London police court case quotes a man defending his twenty first child for not sending his daughter to school.
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United States
Washington Post
North’ London
Mistory and Wit in Study and Morals Validity
A compact reflection on how poetry wit mathematics philosophy and logic cultivate wisdom. It asserts that mental defects find remedies through fit study and that those who master all they know cannot know too much.
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Mistory
Latitude for Criminals and Other Brief Mottos
A fragment collection notes leniency for Bennos Ayres criminals on parole to avoid business disruption. It also includes Kipling and Moore quotes about rest sympathy and a lighthearted exchange about a birthday between husband and wife.
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Bennos Ayres
Vikings Migration and Norse Movements Across Europe
The Vikings were Scandinavian chiefs, Swedes, Danes and Norsemen who from the fourth century migrated east toward the Baltic lands and westward and southward toward the British Isles. The text hints at a group called the Spies Counts and mentions a grudging favor and a gift with an enclosed bill.
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Baltic
British Isles
Keep Occupied. No thoughly occupied man was or a miserable.
Landon offers a terse reflection on state of mind, noting that a man fully absorbed in his duties or tasks cannot be deemed miserable, suggesting occupation as antidote to despair. The line emphasizes disciplined focus over discontent.
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