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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
4
A fragmentary summary sketches congressional happenings and political tensions. It notes Cullom elected permanent chairman and voting details for Wisconsin and Nebraska candidates. It mentions Taft era events, Texas troop withdrawals, Laurel Arkansas race clashes, a railroad anti trust probe, and a bribery inquiry in Illinois.
A garbled personal notice reports Charles D. Norton retiring from the treasury post with Secretary of the Treasury duties taken by C. D. Hifles of Dobbs and Farry N. The erratic text also mentions a surgeon rushing to New York for treatment and various scattered names including Beory Pinnock and William Whitnay, indicating a chain of biographical and political notes rather than a single clear event.
A heated session featured the five mile Heath law battle with Van Law and Senator Bommis leading the opposition. The measure failed, with the senate committee recommending indefinite postponement on all others. The assembly may elect a state printer and plate binder on April 4, with contenders including J L Long and George Gallarno.
The article outlines a range of legislative topics from road building and county road supervision to parks and drainage districts. It notes proposed public works funding, the appointment of road superintendents, and authorities for counties and townships, plus debates on nonpartisan judiciary reforms and election law changes affecting judges and primary ballots.
In Jefferson county a majority of 609 supported a county hospital plan. Local obituaries and notices include Dobby Applegate, 48, who died from a fall after drinking, and other community updates from Glenwood to Grinnell.
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