Iowa Legislature Debates Governors Message And Reforms
Des Moines reports a short session with the outgoing governor's message read in both houses. A paper folder office was abolished, a building and loan committee formed, and a plan to inaugurate Governor Drake set by Reed Evans Dowell Porter Jackson. Jackson’s message cites education axes, proposes taxing franchises and collateral inheritance, and urges jail inspections. praise for nonpartisan boards and caution against a three to five member board of control.
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Des Moines
Joan
Funk
Hardin
Reed
Evans
Dowell
Porter
Jackson
Drake
Gees
Work of the Chengtu Commission in China
Representatives of the American missions in Chengtu return after riots and plan immediate rebuilding. The Chengtu officials publicly honor the U S commissioners and assist in purchasing property under the Berthemy convention as amended. The Chinese Inland Mission leases the official building used by the commission in Chongtu.
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New York
Chengtu
Okina Saya
United States
Reid
Morrel
Cheshire
Chunking
Sechuen
Chongtu
Chinese Inland Mission
Americans blamed for Jamesson downfall in Transvaal crisis
A string of dispatches from London and Pretoria report Percy Ireland attributing the Jamesson fiasco to Americans who opposed Boer oppression but feared British conquest of the Transvaal. Other items note Volksraad actions, British concerns over Rand arrests, Belgian mediation, Canadian crisis debate, Balfour’s empire defense hopes, Ketcham Lumber collapse, Harrison marriage rumors, Italians excluded from Brazilian immigration, and Cannon and Brown nominated for the Senate.
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Percy Irelac
Jameson
Toronto
Percy Ireland
South Africa
Johannesburg
Transvaal
United States
Great Britain
Harrison
Gomilp
New York
Dimmock
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Gosper County Treasurers Loss and Court House Fire
Gosper County sees a courthouse fire on Nov. 14 while state examiner McCloud audits Treasurer Aldrich. Missing bonds and up to $10,000 suspected. Aldrich resigns after a sanity check. Also reports of shortages in nearby counties and other local incidents including a fatal shooting in Lincoln and a mayoral appointment in Omaha.
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W. FE. Aldrich
O. A. McOtoud
Aldrich
McCloud
William E. Aldrich
Foran
Aurora
Neb
Farney
Sedgwick
Tarney
A. McCloud
Terrible Tragedy in Kansas and Other Early 20th Century News
A Kansas Marysville area tragedy reports a husband away for cancer treatment, a despondent wife poisoning seven children and herself, with one child dying and others in danger. The coroner investigates. Also reports indictments in Denver for embezzlement, a Nebraska retail dealers meeting in Kansas, and various small notices from across the nation including a healer sought in New Mexico and notary in Ohio ruling.
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Yolsonn Hight
Har
Chudrem
Foraker Elected Senator In New Ohio Vote
In the senate J B Foraker received 29 votes for United States senator Brice 6 and George A Groot Pop 1 In the house Foraker 87 Brice 21 John H Thomas 1 Mr Gage 1 Judge Blandin 1 Lawrence T Neal 1 all others Demo crates Foraker had the full Republican vote Immigration convention at Seattle urged absolute grants to arid lands and citizen ship literacy tests for applicants Times London reports admiralty invites bids for 10 third class cruisers to be completed in a year with quick firing guns and prefers firms with government contracts
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Foraker
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Springfield
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Cleveland
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Seattle
Wash
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Harry Gregg
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Don C. Hail
Sioux City
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