Payne plan redistricts Iowa Congress in Greeley bill
Des Moines legislators met amid stormy attendance as the House led by Mr. Greeley of Story introduced the Payne plan to redraw all congressional districts. The proposal lists eleven districts with named counties and cities, while other bills cover appellate courts and various legal and educational appropriations. The Senate also advanced a reformatory bill for Anamosa and a constitutional amendment on district rearrangement.
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Payne
Des Moines
Story
Davis
Henry
Jefferson, Lee
van Buren
Wapello
Washington
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Jones
Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Benton
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque and Linn
Allamakee
Bremer
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Floyd
Howard
Mitchell
Winnebago
Winnishiek
Worth
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Cass
Clarke
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Guthrie
Harrison
Madison
Shelby
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Carroll
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Crawford
Ida
Monona
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Sac
Woodbury
Cerro Gordo
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Vista
Clay
Dickinson
Hmmet
Hancock
Kossuth
Lyon
O’brien
Osceola
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Sioux
Temple
McNile
College
Sokol
Anamosa
Colelo
Freeman
Pottawattamie
Wise
Senate
Emmert
Lister
Hubbard
Cummins
Louisiana Purchase Commission
St. Louis
Éoosen
Mc‘ndey
Sweeley
Sioux City
Powers
Cummings
Campbell
Torrens land title plan proposed in Iowa legislature
Des Moines Jan 27 The bill by Rep W W Mank Jasper proposes optional Torrens land title registration with no new salaries or taxes. County recorders become registrars of titles. examiners in each county paid from fees. Applications to district court show ownership, with abstracts and notices. The bill covers registration decrees, a Register of Titles, and duplicate titles. Twenty other bills were listed including courts, highways, divorces, schools, and public notices. A separate Iowa exhibit plan requests 258000 for St Louis expo including 100000 for building.
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Des Moines
W. W. Mank
Jasper County
Towa
Langan
Clinton
District Court
Larrabee
Barker
Boysen
Board of Control
Boys’ Industrial School
Bidora
Jenks
Dowell
State Historical Department
Howard
Soldiers’ Orphans
Duck Creek
Hobart
Cherokee
Crossley
Iowa
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
California
Missouri
Arabs Parade Kasbah in Alley Clash Attack
Arabs paraded through Algiers Kasbah today attacking passersby with clubs and knives. A patrol of zounves and Antervengd clashed, sparking a fight as authorities moved to restore order.
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Algiers
Kasbah
Boundary and bill measures dominate Iowa session
In Des Moines on January 25 the special committee opened the Bruce Emmert contest case, hearing Cass and Shelby auditors and noting senate journal references. Debates covered boundary settlement between Iowa and Nebraska, hospital and deaf school appropriations, state claim against the government, eight hour work, rural school closings, shorthand salaries, and a marriage restriction bill. Resolutions on Judge Hilton and lake bed rights were discussed as speeches followed.
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Shelby
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Judiciary Committee
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Iowa
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Clarinda
Hubbard
J. S. Lothrop
Sioux City
Porter
Henry Hospers
Sioux County
Preston M.sutton
Marshall County
Hannan
Davenport
Anderson
James Hilton
Monroe County
Kendall
Moon
Warren
To Connect Three Roads at Sioux City
The Journal reports plans to connect Burlington with Great Northern and Northern Pacific at Sioux City. Extension of the Burlington Schuyler branch to Sioux City and a Platte valley cut-off from Schuyler are proposed in the Burlington offices.
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the Journal
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Sioux City
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Company
Schuyler
Platte Valley
Visit the Iowa University Dedication Draws Lawmakers
Des Moines Iowa January 24 Members of the Legislature and their wives and clerks joined to attend the dedication of the Hall of Liberal Arts at the State University in Iowa City. Speakers included Governor Cummins and Senator Dulliver among others. After the exercises the hall was officially opened with a flag salute and twenty one gun salute.
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Iowa City
Hall of Liberal Arts
State University
Liberal Arts
Opera House
Cummins
S. A. Sisher
W. S. Babb
Mount Pleasant
Dolliver
Herriott
Eaton
Garst
Junkin
Trewin
Kendal
Springer
Senator Dolliver calls for bigger endowment at state university
DES MOINES IA Jan 24 Senator Dolliver spoke at the state university dedication of the new recitation building urging an increased endowment and facilities. He noted the lack of funds and equipment at Town university compared with western state universities and urged lawmakers and the public to provide for the university's needs.
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Des Moines
Dolliver
The
State University
Town University
Central West
Hines Sentenced to Fort Madison for Horse Theft
A. M. Hines pleaded guilty in district court to stealing a horse, buggy, and harness from George Guill of Weston and selling the outfit to a man named Fenton in Neola. Judge Thornell sentenced him to eighteen months in the penitentiary at Fort Madison, with Sheriff Cousing guiding him to start serving five minutes after the sentence.
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M. Hines
George Guill
Weston
Fenton
Neola
Thornell
Fort Madison
Cousing
Hines
Skelton Shinn county sheriff contest moves to court
MISSOURI VALLEY Iowa January 24 The Skelton Shinn contest for Harrison county sheriff will be heard in district court shortly Official returns show Skelton a Democrat won by four votes A recount by the contest board raised the majority to fourteen Shinn a Republican claims irregularities in canvassing the returns by the contest board.
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Gase
Missouri Valley
Skelton-Shinn
Harrison County
Skelton
Shinn
Gow of Greenfield Named To Federal Forestry Post
James E Gow of Greenfield Iowa a 1901 University of Iowa graduate has been appointed to a government job in Washington He starts February 6 as an assistant in the bureau of forestry within the agriculture department and will be stationed in Washington until the summer season.
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Iowa City
James E. Gow
Greenfield
University of Iowa
Washington, D
Bureau of Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Meteor sighted over Webster City in bright sky
WEBSTER CITY I A Jan 24 A brilliant meteor was seen in the western sky by local residents. It descended toward the earth at about a 45 degree angle and near the horizon burst like a skyrocket. The object was luminous and cast a shadow despite a bright moon.
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Webster City
Miss Stone Nears Freedom From Bulgarian Captivity
London January 24 dispatch reports the Graphic’s artist-correspondent that Miss Stone, the captive American missionary, and others are now in Bulgaria eight hours from the frontier after being held in Salonica.
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Freedom
London
The
Graphic
Teli Grande
Proumal Bela
Salonica
Balgaria
Dubuque & Western Railway Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation for the Dubuque and Western Railway company were filed in Clinton Iowa with H W Seaman noted as president, a railway promoter and attorney.
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Iowa Railway
Clinton
The
Dubuque & Western Railway Company
H. W. Seaman
Investigation of County Books Ordered by Harrison Board
The Harrison County board of supervisors approved a resolution to audit the books of county officers. An expert accountant is now engaged in the investigation. The grand jury previously indicted the old board a short time ago.
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Missouri Valley
Board of Supervisors
Harrison County
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