Reforms and bills pass Iowa Eighteenth General Assembly
Des Moines reports show Senate and House actions March 1 6 5 2 with bills on barbed wire fences tax changes road and highway policies tuition salaries and prohibition debates the Irish agitator Charles Stuart Parnell introduced.
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Des Moines
16Th
General Assembly
17Th
Iowa City
Charles Stuart Parnell
Senate
Hubbell
Harvey
Appanoose County
17Th General Assembly
Yeas
House
Fisher
Hornaday
Carson
Iowa National Guard
College Farm
Generl Assembly
Weekly Review of March Fires and Financial Facts
A roundup of fires across multiple cities including Buffalo Brinkley Woodstock and Chicago with losses from 9 000 to 50 000 dollars plus notes on mints coinage for February. Articles cover deaths and accidents including a Glasgow boiler explosion and a Bergen NY incendiary blaze. Also reports rail and labor news plus political party actions and stock market shifts.
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Kansas
Topeka
Woodstock
Glasgow
Scotland
Phoenix Distillery
Chicago
Bergen
N. Y
Lake Street
Tully
Geneseo County
National Union Greenback Labor Convention
St. Louis
Ralph E. Hoyt
Geo. W. Brewster
Sons
Hoyt
Kearney
Preyor
Pomeroy
Stephen B. Dellaye
New Hampshire
Russian Proclamation Amid Political Turmoil and Assassination Attempt
Reports from St Petersburg detail Gen Melikoff’s proclamation to suppress unrest, pardons issued, and a public display for the czar’s anniversary. An attempted assassination on Melikoff is reported. Modetsky, a converted Jew, was hanged after claiming future plots. European outlets discuss a revolutionary manifesto linked to ongoing tensions.
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Gen. Melikoff
Russia
Europe
St Petersburg
William
Bismarck
Czar
Vera Sassalitch
Melikoff
Supreme Executive Commission
Grand Moskaio Street
General Melikoff
AS. Petersburg
Constantinople
Masthad
Col
Commaroff
Modetsky
St. Petersburg
Insk
Capitol Hogs and Sewer Bills Promote County Legislation
During November through February it becomes unlawful to remove or trade hogs except as provided. The herd law bill passed, and capitol commissioners may contract with Des Moines for sewer use from the new capitol building. Cost must not exceed building new sewers. Adjourned to Monday at 10 oclock.
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Struble
Duncombe
Strubie
Russell
Bloom
King
Tilton
Lucas
Perrin
Harvey
Wicks
Downing
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Mackey
Bridges
Houe
Yeas
House
Larrabee
Mitchelville Seminary
State Reform School
Nichols
Benton
Gillet
Chase
Haines
Hemenway
General Assembly
Meyer
Greene
Johnson
Mahaska
Woolson
Larrabe
Ham
Als
Foster
Garber
Harned
Merrell
Neilander
Shelley
Wright
Senate
Newbold
Stutsman
Council Bluffs
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Stockton
Hutchinson
Wapello
Stephens
Fisher
Jordin
Lambert
Lucs
Tool
Jennings
Beach
Belfrage
Blair
Bosworth
Brown
Linn
Caldwell
Carson
Casey
Cochran
Colton
Coomer
Dean
Dotson
Dungan
Epperson
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Gay
Hayden
Hays
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Homan
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Jordan
Laub
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Mills
Martindale
MecDaid
O’brien
Palmer
Parker
Patterson
Payne
Lyon
Mueller
Muncey
Nagle
Pearson
Scott
Stout
Terry
Wadleigh
Wagner
Webster
Whaley
Yoran
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Baker
Hull
Knight
Merton
Richardson
Jackson
Wood
Ways and Means Committee
The
Star Coat Company
Cedar Rapids
C. H. Logan
J. K. P. Thompson
Eee
Lyon County
Des Moines
Judiciary Committee
Lawrence
Guthrie
Terrell
Porter
Seaman
Boards of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Riverton
Fremont County
Malvern
Mills County
Ways and Means
James Vincent
John Givin
Keokuk & Des Moines
Colonel Hain
Givin
Round House
Sanborn
Capitol Commissioners
Capitol Building
Popular Proverbs Generally Lies
Richard Grant White argues that readers crave concise paradoxes, turning authors into intellectual oracles. He warns such maxims foster mental dependence, empty rhetoric, and remove substance from wisdom, noting many sayings fail under fact and criticism.
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Richard Grant White
Hop Bitters Endorsement Aids Ailments From Ague to Kidney
In a Maine column, Hop Bitters are advertised as a sure cure for ague biliousness and kidney complaints. The sponsor urges afflicted readers to try them and promises they will praise the remedy. Portland publication notes strong user endorsements.
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Maine News
Portland
Resolution Sets Meeting in Chicago for June 9
A resolution selected President and Vice President candidates and directed the party to convene in Chicago on June 9, outlining the meeting date for the nominating body.
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J. Chambers
Texas
Chicago
Seduction suit filed by Jennie Raymond against Senator Hill
A Washington dispatch reports Jennie Raymond suing Senator Hill of Georgia for 10000 dollars alleging seduction but she says the suit was started without her knowledge or consent and that he is not her seducer. Other items note a fatal shooting in Mount Joy Pa and a string of violent incidents.
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Paris
Sth
Hartman
France
Russia
Washington
Jennie Raymond
Senator Hill
Georgia
John Wollege
Mount Joy
Raymond
Six new House seats eyed for Dublin Cork Bristol Sheffield and metro
The house will gain six additional members with Dublin Cork county Bristol Sheffield and the metropolitan constituency slated for new representation. York’s claim to the sixth seat is under consideration. A convention with Germany secures wartime naval cooperation against the slave trade.
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House of Commons
Dublin
Cork County
Bristol
Sheffield
Metropolitan
York
Great Britain
Germany
Boy and Neighbor Over Sour Milk Exchange
A patient boy visits a neighbor for sour milk. The woman says there is none but sweet milk. The boy answers he will wait until it sours, then retrieves his marbles.
Dr Buils Baby Syrup proved helpful for wind colic
The increasing popularity of Dr Buils Baby Syrup is shown as a remedy for wind colic diarrhoea or dysentery in children with a price of two cents per bottle.
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Dr Buil
The Fashionable Slipper and Hair Dress in Evening Attire
Describes evening fashion focusing on satin and velvet slippers with gilded heels, pardessus gaiters, and fur trim. Covers underskirts, train skirts, and waist shaping, plus hair styles with center or side partings, crimped bandeaux, flowers, beads, ribbons, and floral accessories for formal wear.
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New York Times
Senator Kirkwood's Dilemma and Bright Eyes at Hearing
Curtis reports Senator Kirkwood faces a social quandary during a hearing on Giese and Ponca troubles when addressing Bright Eyes the Indian maiden and her father Standing Bear. The piece notes attire and etiquette, praising Bright Eyes and noting attending senators and officials.
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Curtis
Washington
Inter-Ocean
Senator Kirkwood
West
Standing Bear
Miss Eyes
Miss Bear
Bear
Bright Eyes
Miss
Mr. Bear
Gen. Burnside
Senator Anthony
Baby Held for Debt Sparks Court Action in Baltimore
In Baltimore, Lewis F. Allen seeks his five month old daughter Lizzie held by neighbor John Brooks after a kerosene lamp blaze killed Allen’s wife. Brooks denies surrender until a $15 debt is paid. Judge Brown granted a writ of habeas corpus to require Brooks to produce the child in court.
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Baltimore Gazette
Lewis F. Allen
Salish
Winchester Street
Brooks
Allen
Ruddel
Brown
Court of Common Pleas
Lizzie Allen
Apples for Dessert Recipe Note
A historical recipe instructs using two pounds firm apples peeled cored and sliced, mixed with one pound leaf sugar, lemon juice from three lemons, grated rind of one lemon, then boiled slowly for two hours and set in a wet mold for cold serving with cream or custard.
Beware of Cards Knave Dangers Warns in Proverbial Advice
A compact caution contrasts poker pitfalls with moral hazard, warning that youths may be drawn into deceit by card games and near ruin. The proverb urges vigilance against flashy schemes and risky wagers in a dated vigilance tone.
A Sturdy Emperor
The article describes Nicholas I as bold in danger facing riots and conspiracies, confronting rioters and a professor, and asserting firm rule. It compares him to Alexander II, noting his mixed popularity and the impact of perceived weakness on public trust in a despotic state. It argues that a sovereign must show resolve to maintain allegiance.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Nicholas
University of St. Petersburg
Alexander II
Russia
Fierce Battle Between Cat and Rattlesnake in Georgia Garden
In early spring sunlit hours a large rattlesnake confronted a large house cat in a Georgia garden. The cat stalked and dodged the snake for about half an hour then both fought fiercely. The snake finally bit the cat's head and neck. the cat gripped the snake’s head and crushed it as both died. The snake measured four feet eight inches with thirteen rattles.
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Americas
The Only Man on His Side
A western court scene ends with a juror declaring he is the only man on the judge’s side after an eleven to one deadlock. The judge demands a unanimous verdict and rebukes the holdout, seeking to compel agreement.
Geography recitation delights Nevada board with colorful landmarks
A Nevada schoolboy delivers a grave geography recitation to a Board of Education committee. He names a string of vividly humorous locales such as termilk Canyon in the Paradise Mountains, northwest from Eden, ten miles from Gouge-Eye, on the road from Limburger to Whoop-Em-Up via Bull Town and Lay-Em-Out, just over the mountains from Bung-Eye and Knock-Em-Stiff.
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Nevada
Board of Education
Buttermilk Canyon
Paradise Mountains
Eden
Gouge-Eye
Limburger
Bull Town
Neighbor Hosts Guest During Breakfast Exchange
A guest, Jimmy, is turned away from lodging at a neighbor’s due to crowding but is invited to breakfast. The guest responds that their own house serves better breakfasts when they have company, highlighting hospitality contrasts in a small community scene.
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Jimmy
Melancholy Youth Faces Fatal Love Loss
A troubled young man declares he is dying for love as he applies black fluid to his mustache in a grim, self destructive gesture reflecting a desperate emotional mood.
Fashionable milliner’s pretty wife mirrors a bill of fair
A pithy, society note hints that a pretty wife connected to a leading milliner is more title than substance, reducing her allure to a mere bill of fair and surface sparkle.
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