Legislative notes summarize senate bills and house actions
Senate approving several bills affecting county and municipal matters including duties of district clerks and county recorders. References to official newspapers, vacancies, bond releases, deputies for state officers, engineering practice, and state fire marshal duties. Also mentions legalizing Waterloo and Oakland bond issues and municipal corporation powers, with house actions on related bond authorizations and penalties for prison breaking.
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Senate
County Recorder
Waterloo Bonda Bua
Oakland Bond Saaue
HOUSE
Waterloo
Oakland
Euueral Pawera
Iowa Prohibition Push Shapes Budget and Code Revisions
The committee weighs harsher penalties for bootleggers amid liquor law debates as lawmakers seek stronger enforcement. The budget bill outlines biennial income and expenditure with department-by-department requests, while code revision work proceeds in committees. The Senate debates code completion and public printing laws, and overall pace will influence the special session timing.
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Iowa
Tax Committee
Atate
Oro
A. O. Hauge
House
Assembly
Champaign
Hawkeye
Dosa Moines News
Code Revision Commission
Gota Importanca Ara
Senate
Clark
Lee County
Eithor Chouse
Code Commissioners
Women's Christian Temporanes Union
Iowa and Saloon League
Tax Commission
Rockwell
Guy
Ila
Ths
Dja
Rural high school districts proposed in Iowa code
A plan to unite rural districts into high school districts through petition and district votes, with taxes funding maintenance and restrictions on annexation. The amendment would allow district formation, specify terms for trustees, and set a June meeting for new districts. Also notes code revision progress and legislative debate on Senate bills.
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Wellington Hotel
Numperous Matmbora
Legialatire
Ban Revar
Eanough
Eoach
Meteoric coup of young Wood
New York reports a stunning Wall Street surge linked to Lieutenant Osborne C Wood son of General Leonard Wood. He struck an estimated seven hundred thousand dollars via Philippine stock tips while abroad in Manila prompting War Secretary Weeks to halt further American ventures and a possible congressional inquiry into Philippine speculations by military officers.
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New York
Osborn Wood
Leonard Wood
Manila
Wall Street
Young Wood
Philippines
Weeks
I T
Wood
Hlawallat Reel Ventures
Boston
Osborne C. Wood
War Department
Washington
F Raar
Rep
Wis
Frear
Malantoney
Seventeen Die in Chicago State Hospital Fire
The death house at the State Hospital for the Insane in Dun ning burned early Wednesday night, killing at least seventeen. Fourteen victims were patients in varying insanity states. Three more victims were attendants Bujoh Carralher and his wife and their eight year old son Lowell.
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Chicago
State Hospital For the Insane
Dunning
Bujoh Carralher
Lowell
Harvard Loses to Radcliffe in Mental Test
Cambridge tests reveal Radcliffe girls scoring higher than Harvard men on speed in observation mental application and interpretation. Among 107 Harvard students the average was 60.5 while 87 Radcliffe girls averaged 55 on tested items.
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Harvard
Radcliffe
Cambridge, Mass
Adeliffe Colleges
Laurelife
Abraham A, Roback
Federals Take Mexican Town From the Rebels
Nogales reports Tamaouia captured by federals during a clash with rebels en route to Guadalajara, capital of Tallis co. Revolutionary forces under Gen. Enriquez Estrada suffered heavy losses. about two hundred Ostrada troops were captured.
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Nogales
Tamaouia
Guadalajara
Tallisco
Enriquez Estrada
Ostrada
Youth fires on Japanese regent in diet chamber
An assassination attempt occurred this morning as a youth about twenty aimed a cone pistol at Japan's regent traveling to an ordinary Diet session. The bullet narrowly missed the regent’s head, striking the chamberlain instead.
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Japan
Tokyo
German Parley Set for January Reparations Committee Start
The first committee will probe Germany's ability to pay reparations, while the second examines Germany's resources at home and abroad. The initial meeting is slated for January. the second panel convenes on January 21.
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Paris
Germany
Mexican train wreck near Celaya claims many lives
A fragmented report describes a deadly train wreck near Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. It notes many Americans were among the dead and injured, with details fragmented and unclear in the transmission.
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Mexico
Celaya
State
Guang. Junto
Washington Leaders Map Tax Cut Action After Holidays
A virtual caucus agreement between Republican and Democratic leaders outlines a tax reduction program to be pushed promptly after the holidays. Democratic members show split loyalties over the Mellon plan and fear losing party discipline while Republicans advance plans to rush a tax revision aligned with Melton proposals.
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Washington
Republian
Congress
House
Conaresa
Melton
Hope Dimante Dirigible Lost Over Africa After Crash
Government experts say the French dirigible Dixmude is likely lost after disappearance near Inez Friday. They doubt it is afloat without power and fear exhausted fuel. The crew may have reached the Sahara with limited rationed food, surviving up to three weeks if still alive.
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Inez
Dimande
Ministry of Marine
Sahara
Hero of the World War Receives Discharge at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Sergt Samuel Woodfill, hailed by Gen Pershing as the outstanding World War hero, stood in rain at a regimental review before receiving discharge papers at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He served 22 years with the colors, including time in the Philippines the Mexican border and France.
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Fort Benjan
Harrison
Ind
Sergt
Samuel
Wood Fill
John J. Pershing
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Philippines
Mexican
France
Gold Withdrawals Hit Record Christmas Week
The Federal Reserve system and the New York Fed report gold withdrawn during the week ending December 19. New York City vaults saw withdrawals totaling 10,880,678 dollars, the largest for the week before Christmas, while national totals reach 625,504,000 in gold.
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New York
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
New York Bank
Resignation of M J Murphy as vice president
Broad acceptance by the directors of M J Murphy of Glaveland resigning from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. President W G Lee notes the action was submitted and approved. Financial figures include an $17,000,000 expenditure by the organization in Missouri and related benefits.
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Mod. Murphy
Cleveland
M. J. Murphy
Glaveland
The
Brotherhood
W,g, Lee
Innoywood
National Conference Urged by Chamber on Transportation
The United States Chamber of Commerce calls for a national transportation conference in Washington during the second week of January. Leaders from agriculture commerce education finance and industry are invited to discuss building an adequate national transportation system to support expanding needs and economic growth.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Congress
Julius H. Barnes
Chamber
America
Man Drank a Little Fought a Lot and Lived Till 108
James G. Wood, 108, veteran of the Twenty second Georgia regiment, Confederacy, died at the Old Soldiers' Home in Nashville after a second paralysis attack. He survived six Civil War battles and two severe wounds, endured yellow fever, and credited his long life to a simple life with rare drinking, moderate coffee, and controlled smoking.
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Nashville
Tenn
James GO. Wood
Twenty-second
Georgia
Wood
Dutch Guinea Men Kill Canadian and Eat Servants
Sydney, N. and W. George Penrose a Canadian born miner was killed by natives in Dutch New Guinea during a shooting expedition of 400 Tolles Inland. The party included Penrose and thirty Papuans. three Papuans were killed and seven wounded. Penrose was stabbed seventy times. before dying he saw the slain Papuans eaten. The Dutch government has sent an expedition to punish the murderers.
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Sydney, N. & W
George Penrose
Canada
Dutch New Guinea
Mr. Penrose
Penrose
House G. O. P. to Meet January 10 on Bonus
Republican house leaders plan a January 10 conference to finalize a policy on soldier bonus legislation. The meeting, attended by all Republicans, aims to reach a definite policy with ex service men in the House and the Ways and Means Committee guiding the bill.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Babies Die After Eating Dancing Devils Fireworks
Two infants in Pensacola Florida James Buriegon thirteen months old and Ida Bell Yann eighteen months old died after chewing fireworks called dancing devils that resembled chocolate candy. The objects exploded in their mouths causing fatal injuries.
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Pensacola
Fla
James Buriegon
Ida Bell Yann
Stalin by Mothers to Arkydelphin County Chronicle
Fragmentary text shows names and places with Clark county references. Unable to extract a clear event, date, or outcome. The readable bits suggest a local notice or oblique report involving persons with names like Munroe and Proncas. Further readable context is needed to form a complete card.
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Stalin
Arkydelphin
Ark
Sherif
Munroe
Proncas
Clark County
Waa
A Jed
Bis Mathe
Phoebus Woman Credits Vegetable Compound Benefits
A fragment cites a Phoebus Virginia advertisement praising a vegetable compound's effects on nervous symptoms and general well being. It mentions long usage, personal relief, and testimonials about hormonal or menstrual discomfort, with implausible detail scattered through damaged text.
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Phoebus
Tay Rose
Armatead
Virginia
Pinkham
Fragmented notes on appearances and mental states
A fragmentary text discusses frequent consideration and appearance of the mind. It mentions Severn, Kae, and states of wearing off and strange representations, but the readable content is highly garbled with incomplete phrases and unclear references.
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State Hospital For
Sylvia Brainerd
Africa
Wee FU
Laws
Tynoeraonles
Naton
United States Commerce
Dutch Guinea
Chasebrough
Beate
Vaseline Petroleum Jelly
Kemp's
Salsam
Felix
Gallay
Sis
Avern Agenas
Illinois
BAYER
Tobl
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