County Unit Plan Backed by Iowa Superintendents
Iowa county superintendents meet and pledge support for a county unit system to replace city districts. The plan keeps county offices elected and would close lines that push pupils to distant schools while preserving cities with independent districts. Critics warn it shifts control from voters to appointed boards. Des Moines freight and governance issues also discussed.
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Isset
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Ezdjit
Iowa
Favor Sales in Bulk Law Urges Retailer Notification
The Des Moines Credit Men's Association at its monthly meeting passed a resolution urging passage of a bulk sales law in Iowa. It notes thirty five states have bulk sale laws requiring retail dealers to give ten days' notice to creditors when selling stock in bulk and urges action to pass a similar statute.
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Towa
Creditmen’s Association
Supreme Court Denies Nebraska Mandamus to Remand Burlington Case
Washington. The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Fuller, denied Nebraska’s petition for a writ of mandamus directing the federal court in Nebraska to remand the case against the Burlington railroad to the Nebraska Supreme Court for merits. The decision centers on whether a controversy between citizens of different states exists and if removal was proper, with the court noting removal does not constitute an appeal. The suit originated with Nebraska and the State Railway Commission seeking to enjoin the 2-cent rate law, which the Nebraska injunction granted before transfers to federal court.
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James A Matthews Dies in St Louis
James A. Matthews former editor of the St Paul Globe and former business manager of the Omaha World Herald died suddenly in St Louis.
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St. Paul Globe
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Omaha World-Herald
Agricultural Appropriations Bill Advances to Senate
The agricultural appropriation bill, reported to the senate by the agriculture committee, provides for important investigations. It carries $11,642,146, an increase of $133,340 over the house passed amount.
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Senate
Committee On Agriculture
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Miners to Resume Work as District Reaches Pledge
In Toledo C, 200000 idle miners in the central competitive district will return to work next Monday after an amicable deal between miners and operators. The joint meeting ratified the pact, restoring the 90 cent per ton mining rate and calling for a district referendum vote to confirm the terms.
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Toledo
Currency Commission Plan Advances After Banking Hearing
Washington report says the House Banking and Currency Committee laid on the table the Vreeland substitute and favored Fowler’s currency commission bill. The plan proposes a forty three member panel with eleven senators, eleven representatives, and twenty one others who must be U.S. citizens.
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United States
Epidemic Causes Ship Restrictions at La Guaira
In Caracas Venezuela officials report a suspicious epidemic at La Guajara described as pernicious fever. It has caused several deaths and led steamship lines to bar passengers from that port or avoid calling there entirely.
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Italian Squadron Sails for Asia Minor Demonstration
An Italian squadron of eleven warships with 5 095 men under Admiral P Grenet will sail Monday to demonstrate Turkish waters. The fleet includes the Regina Elena and may occupy a small island if needed. The action stems from disputes over post offices in Turkish territory and Italian rights amid broader Ottoman tensions in Tripoli and Balkan issues.
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Twelfth Body Found in Ruins in Chelsa Massachusetts
One more body was recovered Sunday in the ruins, believed to be Captain Benjamin Knowles, a Grand Army veteran. This brings the total to twelve bodies found thus far in the wreckage.
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Benjamin Knowles
A Long Walk to Chicago From Portland
Arsene Baudin of Word Adams began Sunday night a trek from Portland, Maine, aiming to beat Edward Payson Weston's walking record by reaching Chicago. Recruits Wanted for Navy in Washington seek 6,000 more men, with 3,000 before July 1, resume recruiting amid broad public interest and advertising to enlist.
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Black List Resolutions Target Pro-Labor Congressmen
A mass meeting at the Columbia theater adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass labor backed bills. The measures threaten to place in the black list any lawmakers who oppose labor demands and to oppose them politically. Cruiser Albany to carry Ambassador Creel and W S Buchanan on peace mission to five Central American republics.
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Murray's Nomination Sent to Senate for Currency Comptroller
Washington reports the president sent to the Senate the nomination of Lawrence O Murray to be comptroller of the currency, succeeding W B Ridgely who resigned. In Port au Prince hayti conditions remain tense with arrests of natives suspected of revolution sympathy and reports of disappearances but no new public shootings officially acknowledged.
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Haytii
Governor Sends Troops Back in Pensacola Strike
Governor Broward orders all state troops in Pensacola to return home to end the street railway strike. City officials plan to keep at least one militia company on duty temporarily as crews resume operations. The departure is expected early Monday.
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Congress actions and warnings in Roosevelt era budget report
Congress debates include an agricultural bill amendment for denatured alcohol at the Omaha Corn show and an Inland waterway commission bill endorsed by Secretary Taft. The house passed a diplomatic bill for 3,520,283 dollars, while senate eulogies honored Morgan and Pettus of Alabama. Roosevelt seeks four new battleships. a dam bill veto warns against free stream rights. Congressional adjournment expected around May 9.
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Iowa
Political turbulence across parties and campaigns in 1908
Reports indicate Michigan democrats snubbed Bryan while Taft moves bureau to Chicago. West Virginia and Delaware honor Taft and Corey respectively. New York Republicans rally for Taft in Carnegie Hall on April 28. Johnson and Lynch coordinate campaigns in Chicago and Minnesota. Italy pressures Turkey. a Chelsea fire claims eleven lives. Oregon and Nebraska weigh political steps as railroads face legal limits.
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