Senate action and bills in Iowa General Assembly
Des Moines reports show committees reporting on numerous Senate and House bills. Measures include provisions for land records, levy notices, school laws publication, tax and court reforms, and the right of women to hold county offices. Several bills passed, others postponed or recommitted amid debates on salaries and public works.
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Des Moines
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State Land Office
House
A. C. Ferrin
Boards of Equalization
Russell
Jones
Hedges
1Sth
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Corning
Odebolt
Farmer’s Mutual Aid Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Tama County
Haines
Yeas
Boling
Judiciary Committee
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Colton
Patterson
Frank Penny
Mitchell County
Frances Nichols
Capitol
Parker
Knight
Francis
Winterset Council
Hutchison
Wapello
17Th General Assembly
Cedar River
Perrin
Stephens
Committee On
W. R. Craig
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Hovee
Glenwood
State Historical Society
Committee On Appropriations
State Fish Commission
Ft. Madison
Committee On Judiciary
Woolson
Lawrence
Meyer
Merrell
Larrabee
Harned
Payne
O’brien
Porter
Iowa
Hays
Red Rock
Marion County
Stockton
15Th General Assembly
Prouty
Webster
Newbold
Palmer
Mitchelville Seminary
Committee
Cedar Halls
Iowa Agricultural College
State Board of Health
Allopathic
Homopathic
Electric School
Keokuk
Executive Council
Greene
Heminway
Norson
Hemenway
Wagner
Whaley
King
Caldwell
Cobbey
Blair
Nichols
Glasgow
Downing
Carson
Harvey
Gf Apello
McDaid
Bosworth
Pearson
Murray
Mackey
Mitchelville
Chase
Kimball
Hemenna
Arnold
Bolling
Clark
Dashiell
Ford
Gaylord
Gillett
Goodykoontz
Greenlee
Harmon
Johnson
Mahaska
Winneshiek
Lewellen
Guthrie
Prizer
Thrill
Traverse
Wall
Webb
Wilson
Wright
Young
Foster
Garber
Ham
Hebard
Henderson
Keller
Madison
Mitchell
Benton
Nielander
Pata
Shelley
Shraer
West Mitchell
Boards of Supervisors
Wmiley
Agricultural Committee
Committee On Railroads
Council
Winterset
Wm. Reily
Institute
State Normal School
Railroad Commission
Anamosa
Davenport
Ft. Madson
Eldora
Iowa News Briefs Report Cityand County Tragedies and Appointments
Obituaries note Capt. C. C. Cook former Cedar Rapids Standard editor dies in Linn county after forty years residence. A farmer E G Coombs dies when his team runs over a bank near Sergeant Bluffs. Rev E D Parkes elected president of Sipson Centenary College at Indianola. A Dubuque youth fined 100 dollars for violating game laws after shooting quails and chickens near New Albia. A tramp jailed after setting a fire in a Manly schoolhouse. Brakeman Wm Hobbs killed on Rock Island line near Iowa City to Tiffin. Olmstead case against Ottumwa settled for 225 dollars. Frank Russell of Troy Mills amputates his shoulder after accidental shooting. S Smithson of Macedonia shoots himself. head blown off. Bloomfield ruling limits town power to punish intoxication as not granted by state law.
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House
College For
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Cedar Fall
Fish Commission
Mt. Pleasant
Boards of
Lake
Martindale
Hayden
Gay
17Th
General Assembly
E. D. Parkes
Sipson Centenary College
Indianola
Evanston University
Chicago
Dubuque
New Albia
Wm. Hobbs
Rock Islan
Iowa City
Tiffiin
Olmstead
Ottumwa
Bloomfield
Burton
Teething aid hailed as best by new investigation
Another investigation affirms Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup as the best yn for teething children. Brice 25 cents a e.
Stovepipe of crimes and executions headline a sweeping alert
Postmaster Bigelow of Annapolis Michigan was jailed for stealing 23000 in stamps but protests innocence. In Kentucky two Cobbs shoot a man over a stolen horse and are arrested. A widow Harriet Fink aged 30 is found murdered in Patterson New Jersey. An Illinois jealousy killing leads to suicide. Multiple hangings and robberies across states, with details on trials and sentences.
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L. Tenant
Hat Creek
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Courier
Green River
Brown’s Park
Supreme Court of the United States
Northern Iowa Butter and Cheese Association
Monticello
Chicago Times
Indiana
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Julius Brown
Toledo
Indianapolis
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Bigelow
Annapolis, Mi
Cobb
Rock Castle County
Decker
Cobbs
Harriet Fink
Patterson
N. J
Elijah Mason
Cairo
Charles Colby
Santa Cruz
The Modern Age of Steel in Britain
Discussion at the Iron and Steel Institute in Liverpool highlights steel as replacing iron in rails ships frames and wheel tires. Sir Walter Thomas leads scientific voices noting tests on steel are debated while predicting a steel age shaping safer long distance travel.
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Iron and Steel Institute
Liverpool
Great Britain
Walter Thomas
Can God Make a Rock Too Big to Lift Challenge Question
A preacher addressing a class of young children claimed God can do everything. A student asked whether God could make a rock so large he could not lift it, presenting a classic paradox question about omnipotence.
Maine News Hop Bitters Sale Note
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a sure cure for ague biliousness and kidney complaints. The copy urges readers to try the remedy through seers and promises they will praise its curative qualities.
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Maine News
J’ortlad
Waits For The Ladies And Other Vintage Snippets
A collage of social quips and society notes from St. Louis and New York. Witty lines on courtship, fashion, and etiquette reference a half million prospect, milder romance, and parlor life.
Light Brained Woman and the Skull Weight Debate
M Le Bon reports on skull weight observations comparing male and female brains after controlling for size age race and status. He finds men exceed women by 172 grams and notes newborn girls are heavier than boys but lose advantage, with race differences affecting conclusions. He warns against expanding intellectual culture for women and predicts societal ruin if women lose domestic ignorance.
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Nature
M. le Bon
M. Lebon
Melan Young Man Makes Dramatic Statement Over Love
A melan young man declares he is dying for love and applies coal black liquid to his mustache in a stark, emotional moment reflecting personal turmoil.
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