Iowa Prisons Lose State Self Support Push
Governor Carroll announced an Iowa prisons investigation to find why state facilities cost 170000 in the last biennial period while others are self supporting. He warned a forthcoming detailed report and urged measures to make Fort Madison and Anamosa self supporting. The piece also notes education comments on school laws and upcoming inquiries into railroad labor rules and tax commission plans.
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Moines
Carroll
Tate
Iowa
Elo
Anamosa
Fort Madison
A. M. DeVoe
Assessment Costs and New Drug Oversight in Iowa
Iowa officials consider raising the state levy to cover two year expenses while expecting $3.745 million in revenue. Real estate values show a net gain of $7 million, aiding potential levy avoidance. The state also tackles impure drugs with state chemist analysis and a pharmacy board crackdown on non pharmacist sale of medicines. A wide scale inspection program aims to enforce scales and measures in Iowa commerce. Bootlegging case and political candidacies for lieutenant governor and secretary of state are noted alongside a fire prevention campaign.
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Executive Council
Iowa
J. R. Chittick
Pure Food Department
Chitticle
Pharmacy Board
Patent
Barney
Food and Dairy Department
Taft rebuts charge over Controller Bay Alaska lands
President Taft submits to the Senate a set of documents about the Controller Bay land elimination in Alaska and defends his and his brother Charles P Taft’s honor against allegations. He details the order reducing 12,890 acres, its railroad context with Morgan Guggenheim interests, and asserts no improper private gain.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Chugach National Forest
Alaska
Controller Bay
Charles P. Taft
National Forest
Copper River
Morgan-Guggenheim
Cordova
Ryan
Richard
Controller Way
Controller Railroad and Navigation Company
Mr. Taft
Portland
Ore
Interior Department
Richard 8. Ryan
Ballinger
Controller Railway & Navigation Company
Charlie Taft
Department
Richard S. Ryan
Blake
Perdon
Exlatente
Fisher
Bay
Brown
Secretary of the Interior
Mr. Fisher
Carr
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture
Railroad and Navigation Company
Ryan Company
Congress
Controller Bay Railroad
Seattle
Charlies P. Taft
Controller Railway and Navigation Company
Bathtub Cleaning Service Promoted by Housekeepers
A fragmented ad note highlights a cleaning service featuring many housekeepers offering thorough bathtub cleaning. Text mentions an appeal to append eight lots of fine cleaning and emphasizes professional bathroom care.
Soldier's Brave Deed Question Echoes Across Camp
A terse battlefield reminiscence asks what action most defined bravery, a soldier prompted to recall a deed that stands out in memory. The exchange hints at a culture valuing courage, duty, and sacrifice amid stark wartime duties.
Paxton Toilet Co Boston promotes Paxtine
An advertisement touts Paxtine as a superior antiseptic for toilet and hygienic uses. It claims the product clears bacteria, relieves irritation, and offers a pore throat relief. available in drugstores or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston. A free sample is offered.
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Paxton, Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Limbs Gambol Debate Clips Wisdom Of George Ade
In New York at a Limbs' Gambol event, George Ade objected to modern extravagance. He quipped that married men enjoy better halves while bachelors get batter quarters, highlighting social humor of the time.
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George ‘Ade
Gambol
New York
Castoria Ad Claims Safe Remedy For Infants And Children
A Lake City item notes Castoria’s safety claim for infants and children as a trusted remedy. The piece also mentions a curious record about the world’s thinnest man, Arthur Albert, four years old and weighing 38 pounds, with references to unrelated theater rehearsal chatter and manager commentary.
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Waa
John R. Newcomer
Arthur
Albert
Blanche Buckley
Daily News
Boarding House Boarder Case Unclear From Fragment
A fragment from a boarding house item references a boarder and unclear details about a person or incident. The readable text provides no full sentence or identifiable action to confirm names, places, or outcomes.
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WII
John Gibson
Des Moines
Clark
Edgar I. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Duyn
United States Labor
W. B. Archer
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
State House
Hoyer
Dimes Th Commission
Roe
Marshal Roe
Tracy
W. J. J. Hasselt
van Dinter
Wayne Morris
United States
Knoxville
W. C. McArthur
Council Bluffs
W. L. Harding
Sioux City
W. van Duyn
E. D. Chassell
Allen
Atate
George W. .Clarke
Elplat
Covst and Geodetic Survey
James J. Ren
Bird Arnold Scheer
Frant
F Baris
Fletcher
Honora More
Patrick
Ing
Charle
Campbell’ Campbell
Bel
Frohman
Lam An Artis
Campbell
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