Iowa House Backs Direct Senator Election and Growth of Assembly
The Iowa House approved a Hughes resolution aiming for a constitutional convention to allow direct popular election of US senators. The same session increased the state’s House size to 108, with nine counties granted two seats, limited to a few large counties. Additional measures authorized local acts, created an insurance regulator, and scrutinized trust company regulation, while Senate actions included cemetery fund trustees and dower transfer rules.
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Des Moinés
House
Hughes
Sweeley
Woodbury
General Assembly
Iowa
United States
Union
Congress
Secretary of State
Senate
House of Representatives
Assembly
Temple
Lawa
Polk
Pottawattamie
Linn
Dubuque
Scott
Clinton, Lee
Des Moines
Utterback
Keokuk
Kinross
Warren
Insurance Commissioner
Appropriations Committee
Teachout
Committee On Banks and Banking
Moore
Towa State Poultry Association
District Court
Barkley
Crossley
State Board of Educational Examiners
Arthand
Lewis
Iowa Law Actions and McKinley Memorial Note
The act provisions cover government power to take private property for public improvements in Keokuk and salaries for city assessors. It details bills passed on public fund accounting, waterworks mortgageing, stockholder withdrawals, and proof of loss for insured personal property. A McKinley memorial volume is prepared for Mrs. William McKinley. A proposed bird protection act outlines penalties and scope for protecting wild birds and nests in Iowa.
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Young of Lee
United States
Keokuk
Mississippi River
House
Senate
Municipal Code Commission
Hayward
Lister
Craig
Junkin
Healy
Moffitt
Alexander
Tona McKinley
Howls and
William McKinley
Express
Albert B. Cummins
House of Representatives
Morocco
McKinley
Carrett
John Herriott
Willard L. Eaton
George A. Newman
C. R. Benedict
General Assembly
State of
Iowa
St Louis bribery cases move forward with witness
In St Louis on March 25 Emil A Meysenburg faces bribery charges as Philip Stock testifies for the state. Stock says he and Charles Kratz arranged to buy stock to influence Meysenburg over the Suburban railroad franchise. The price cited is 9060 for stock, with funds moved through the German Savings and Mississippi Valley Trust and kept in a surety box. The scheme allegedly involved Kratz seeking 75000 to secure passage, later reduced.
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St. Louis
Emil A. Meysenburg
House of Delegates
Douglas
Philip Stock
Stock
Suburban Railroad
Charles Kratz
Tozether
Meysenburg
Kratz
Mersenburg
Winloch Telephone Company
St. Louis Electric Construction Company
Moersenburg
Railroad Committee
Circuit
Folk
F. W. Lehmann
HANGS IN THE BALANCE United Mine Workers Strengthen for Strike Call
United Mine Workers of America report peak strength and a robust strike fund exceeding 25000 dollars monthly. National officers can mobilize members in 24 states if a conflict with operators arises, as authorized by the January Indianapolis convention to secure a settlement.
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United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
Ind
National Organization
Pennsylvania
Virginias
Miners' Representative Delays to Address Conciliators
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports President Mitchell and a group of miners and officials left for New York to testify before the conciliation committee of the civic federation seeking settlement and discussions on labor issues.
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Shamokin
Mitchell
New York
The
Civic Federation
Strike Threatens Lowell Textiles Over Wage Demands
In Lowell Massachusetts on March 25 the textile union faced a unanimous unmoved reply from mill agents to wage increase demands. Each agent spoke for himself but with identical language, an Boston framed note. The decision to postpone final action until Wednesday follows a near three fourths strike endorsement in informal votes. Trades and Labor council backed the textile council, with about 16 206 workers potentially affected by a general strike.
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Lowell
Mass
Textile Council
Boston
Trades and Labor Council
Knights of Labor Dispute Faces Supreme Court
Washington March 25 Organized labor watches the District of Columbia supreme court as arguments begin in the suit to decide which faction is the legal Knights of Labor The Hayes faction is favored in informed circles due to incorporation headquarters and control of books and records Parsons side is restrained from conducting business and may face permanent ban once the case ends
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Knights of Labor
Washington
Organized Labor
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Hayes
Parsons
Irish land bill in House of Commons shown as example
The piece lauds the Irish Land Bill in the House of Commons for good faith toward a weak government. It extols U S generosity in aiding Cuba and cites the United States as acting with patriotism and humanitarian duty, recalling independence principles.
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House OF Commons
Cuba
Spain
United States
Record Trip 6 Railway Sets New Philadelphia Jersey City Pace
A. J. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania railroad with John G. Johnson and three others broke the Philadelphia to Jersey City running record by four minutes. A special train covered 90 1 2 miles in 80 minutes, besting J. P. Morgan’s February 7 run by four minutes. Cassatt visited New York to discuss the Long Island railroad tunnel bill with lawmakers and other Pennsylvania interests.
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New York
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Jersey City
J. P. Morgan
Cassatt
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania System
First Statue of McKinley Sent to Muskegon for Memorial Day
A plaster model of the late President McKinley has arrived at a Providence foundry, where it will be cast in bronze and unveiled in Muskegon Michigan on Memorial Day. The sculptor had previously made a bust and secured all measurements during a sitting with Major McKinley.
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MacKinley
Providence
R. L
Muskegon
Mich
McKinley
Lynching reported near Troy as assault case cited
General news notes report Bill Zeigler a negro lynched near Troy Louisiana after being charged with assault on a white girl. Other items note cholera in Manila, Topeka voter registration, France to attend St Louis expo, and various crimes and deaths across the country.
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Bill Zeigler
Troy
Manila
Topeka
French Chamber of Deputies
France
Aaron French
Pittsburg
Helena
Mont
Frank J. Edwards
Wilhelmina
Amsterdam
Heath
Charles W. Kemper
University of Virginia
Kemper
Cuckoo
Kentucky University
Lexington
St. Petersburg
Maxime Gorki
Academy of Sciences
Gorki
Christian C. Nelson
St. Joseph
San Antonio
Tex
Aged Couple Loses $250 in Chicago Money Theft
Mrs. Gusta Simonkowski of 792 West Seventeenth Street reported to Hinman Street police that she misplaced $250 from a bag containing five $10 gold pieces and about $20 in bills. She said the money was saved over 20 years and kept with her at all times, but is now gone after leaving work near Twenty first and Paulina streets. The 50 year old washerwoman and her husband are left penniless, funds including their last earnings.
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Bob Bert
P. N. Newell
Timothy Culbertson
Amos Baford
James Jones
St. Petersburg
Gardner
Boris
Moscow
Siberia
Richard Rock
Henry's Lake
Mont
Rock
Chicago
Gusta Simonkowski
West Seventeenth Street
Hinman Street
Simonkowski
Paulina
Costly Blaze Destroys Omaha Match Factory
A suburb-Omaha factory belonging to the Omaha Match company burned after midnight. Losses exceed 50,000 dollars with 30,000 dollars of machinery destroyed. The plant had been in the area for about two months.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Match Company
Express Compact Ends Between Pacific and US Xpress
Detroit March 25 The Free Press reports the twenty year traffic arrangement between the Pacific and United States Xpress companies ended today. The Pacific will seek an outlet to the Atlantic coast to compete with the American.
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Detroit
Mich
the Free Press
United States
Xpress
Atlantic Coast
Convention to Nominate Representative for Thirteenth District
Freeport Illinois March 25 The convention to nominate a candidate for congress for the new Thirteenth district has been called to meet in this city on April 28. Congressman Robert R. Hitt will have no opposition for a renomination.
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Hitt
Freeport
Congress
Thirteenth
Robert R. Hitt
Century Club Accepts Fitzsimmons Terms for Championship Fight
New York report says the Century Club of Los Angeles has agreed to Fitzsimmons terms. The club guarantees 70 percent of gross receipts, not less than 25,000 dollars, for the bout.
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New York
Century Club
Los Angeles
Calif
Fitzsimmons
Corbett as a Substitute
Billy Delaney, manager of Jeffries, says they have no official Corbett challenge yet but would consider a match if received. If Fitzsimmons withdraws, Delaney prefers him or any strong opponent. A Los Angeles bout must occur before May 10, the carnival closing date.
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Los Angeles
Detroit Driving Club Entry List Reveals Stakes and Entries
Detroit Mich March 25 The Driving club this afternoon issued the entry list for early events The Merchants and Manufacturers 16000 stake for 2 24 trotters has 18 entries Chamber of Commerce 5000 stake 2 24 pacers has 22 entries and the 2 09 pace for a purse of 3000 has 22 entries.
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Detroit
Mich
Afternon
Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Duffy Plans Early Milwaukee Western League Practice Tour
Hugh Duffy the Milwaukee Western league manager arrived in Milwaukee and said practice would start around April 5. The team will open in Rockford Illinois then move to towns in Illinois Indiana and Missouri for the initial schedule.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hugh Duffy
Rockford
Ill
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Cornell College Baseball Schedule Listed for Spring
Mount Vernon Iowa March 25 Cornell college releases the baseball schedule with game dates and opponents including Western Bradley Polytechnic Coe Iowa Luther Upper Iowa Simpson and Grinnell plus league games at Ames Cedar Rapids Grinnell and Mount Vernon and Mount Vernon locations in May and June.
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Western
Mt. Vernon
Bradley Polytechnic
Coe
Iowa
Luther
Decorah
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
State Normal School
Waterloo
Simpson
Iowa City
Reciprocity League Relocates Headquarters to Chicago
The Western Reciprocity league has moved its headquarters from Topeka Kansas to Chicago to better advance its campaign. Formed by Governor W E Stanley of Kansas, the group now boasts over 2000 members, including many Kansas farmers and a large number of manufacturers.
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Reciprocity League
Chicago
Western Reciprocity League
Topeka
Kan
W. E. Stanley
Kansas
Patrick Case Nears End in Rice Murder Trial
New York March 20. Arguments in the trial of lawyer Patrick accused of complicity in the murder of millionaire Rice have been concluded. The case will probably go to the jury tomorrow.
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New York
Patrick
Rice
Ralyn Market Sues Armour for 175000 Over Contract
The Ralyn Market company of Sioux City Iowa has entered suit against J Ogden Armour surviving partner of Armour & Co to recover 175000 on account of an alleged unfilled contract.
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Armour
Chicago
Ralyn Market Company
Sioux City
J. Ogden
Goebel Star Witness F Wharton Golden Reported Dying
Louisville reports that F Wharton Golden the star prosecution witness in the Goebel assassination case is dying of consumption in New Mexico.
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Goebel
Louisville
F. Wharton Golden
New Mexico
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Mound City
Liberty
General News
Carrie
Carnegie Steel Company
Randkin
William Ballwin
Baldwin
Atchison, Kaw
United States Supreme Court
Henry Schultz
Tond-a-loupe
Kansas City
George Thompson
Ike Patton
William Inskipp
Thompson
Harry Weissinger
Patrick Case
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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