Summary of varied 1905 political and economic items
News in Brief covers measures and proposals in Congress including Hepburn pure food bill and Lodge tariff bill, stock increase by General Electric, and constitutional amendment moves. It reports labor and mining incidents, international events from Bulgaria to Indo China, and notable deaths and appointments across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hepburn
Lodge
General Electric Company
al Bany
Kalmakam
Yenidje
Lake Yenidje
London
Saigon
Supreme Court of California
Western Union Telegraph Company
County of
San Joaquin
McNary
Massachusetts
Castle Island
Boston Harbor
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Charles Stewart
Constitution
Secretary of the Navy
Iowa Speculation on Next Legislature Starts in January
Speculation runs on whether the Iowa legislature will be short or long as it convenes in January. Many expect a lengthy session with heavy work through April, listing proposals from primary elections to educational board of control, pure food laws, child labor, sanitation, reformatory, and more, with extensive measures left for the assembly. The 1906 assembly will start January 8 without inaugural ceremonies, organizing and listing committees before resuming work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Angelo
Gulberson
Martin
George Hicks
Joliet
C.hanley
Federal Grand Jury
St Paul, Minn
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippine Commission
Courts of Justice
Philippines
Third International Congress of
Rio de Janeiro
Diamondville
Wyo
Bulkeley
Hawley
Samuel P. Cohen
New Montaur Theater
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Iowa
Educational Board of Control
Supreme Court
Osceola Club approves Palmer college move and land gift
Osceola Commercial club endorses transferring Palmer college La Grand with twenty acres land and a $16000 grant. Other items note bankers histories and trials in nearby counties, census dispute in Atlantic, and a murder sentence in Independence.
Banks Prosperous as Iowa Bank Assets Rise
Iowa banks report a cash rich rise in assets in the state auditor's figures. Compared with statements from two and a half months earlier the total asset increase is 3,643,430.49 dollars. Deposits have grown by 2,164,543.17 dollars, while gold and silver coin and legal tender rose by 330,289.46 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture to issue May bulletin
Secretary John C. Simpson plans a monthly department bulletin. He argues the state fair education reaches many, noting 180000 attendees in one week equal 1000 college students over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Simpson
Iowa
Seed Corn Specials Again for Winter Trains
Secretary George A. Weiss of the Iowa Grain Dealers' association began preliminary arrangements for mining seed corn special trains during the winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Weiss
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
Old Soldiers of Iowa Demand Jobs
Des Moines reports widespread salience as the soldiers preference law, now declared constitutional, unsettles Park County politics. Veterans press for sheriff clerk auditor treasurer and recorder appointments due January 1, challenging the traditional distribution of offices amid looming patronage battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Park County
Slares
Home for the aged to be located in Madrid Indiana
The Town and Missouri Synod of the Lutheran church plan a home for the aged to serve two states at Madrid Indiana a short distance north of Des Moines The project costs 20000 dollars and Madrid is asked to provide a five to six acre site Also note The Clinton Cornet Band seeks appointment as regimental band for an Iowa National Guard regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Des’ Moines
Howard Brainerd
Iowa City
Robert Remlay
Anamosa
Robert Cook
Independence
Madrid
Missouri Synod of the ‘Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Clinton Cornet
Iowa National Guard
Morgan to Succeed Squiers in Cuba Post
Edward V. Morgan of New York has been selected to replace Herbert G. Squiers as minister to Cuba. Morgan, a career diplomat, entered service in 1904 as consul at Dalny, later served at Peking, and most recently was minister to Korea before today’s dispatch from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago Inter Ocean
Isle of Pines
Palma
Squiers
Cuba
Havana
Edward V. Morgan
New York
Carea
Morgan
Dalny
Improving city looks through artful signage and fronts
Leslie's Weekly notes European cities lead in public advertising laws and beautification. Paris awards prize for best designed house fronts and for artistic street signs, encouraging private effort to adorn streets, parks, and public buildings to raise urban beauty and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
France
Belgium
Paris
Leslie
Open Air Exercise and Language Word Exchanges
An old article extols outdoor activity to ward off colds, noting home dampness and sealed windows hinder air quality. It cites Lalti more American exchanges on health and describes English French word borrowings, such as poseur and snob, with steeplechase adapted as mounting a steeple and smoking jacket becoming a smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Patterson Leads Colorado Party and Reevaluation of Contempt Case
United States Senator Thomas M. Patterson is described as leading a Colorado party while facing a contempt of court judgment. Patterson was fined $1,000 plus costs in the contempt case, reflecting a national figure connected to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Patterson
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Slow to Proclaim Holy War by Abdul Hamid Says Leader
The Cleveland Leader argues against a hastened claim of a holy war by the sultan Abdul Hamid. It notes past Turkish setbacks including Russian advances, loss of Crete, and Balkan territory, highlighting that crises did not spark Moslem fanaticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Crete
Balkans
Bul-garia
Cleveland
Leib Removed as Assistant Treasurer in Philadelphia
William S. Leib, who served as assistant treasurer of the United States in Philadelphia since March 2, 1902, has been removed. He previously led Schuylkill County politics as prothonotary and head of the county Republican machine. Charges of violating civil service regulations were referred to the Treasury Department after being presented to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Leib
United States
Philadelphia
John F. Finney
Pitisville
Schuylkill County
Republican
Leib
Gave Up Position for Love Baron Marries in Stamford Conn
Herman Von Welter a Gor tran baron and 26 year old 6 foot 2 inch groom wed Miss Louise Hurlbut in Stamford Connecticut after traveling from the country to marry the girl of his choice. He plans to pursue electrical engineering and notes his great-grandfather Baron Von Wetter Rosenthal aided Washington in the American Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman von Welter
Gortran
Stamford
Conn
Louise Hurlbut
Misa’ Hurlburl
Dresden
Baron von Wetter-Rosenthal
Washington
Cheap Workingman’s House Shown by Miss McClelland
Miss Elspeth McClelland, who recently drew attention in England for her building work, has unveiled a model cottage designed for laborers. The dwelling costs under $750 and features a first floor combining living room and kitchen with scullery and bath, plus three bedrooms upstairs. Built partly of concrete, it is both picturesque and well ventilated and lit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elspeth McClelland
England
Comfort for Workers Pays Well
A New York company has built a facility with a library reading room and assembly hall for employees. The library will house 1,000 volumes on technical subjects. The auditorium will host entertainments and lectures by eminent experts for workers across departments.
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New York
Kidney Pills and Skin Humor Claims
An old newspaper fragment touts Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co for back pain and kidney irregularities with a Groesbeck Texas testimonial. It also cites Cuticura ointment as curing a persistent skin humor after 25 years and includes a Boston address. The piece closes with a quip about virtue turning to vice when boasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Fragmented OCR echoes of legal and consumer notices
A garbled OCR page mixes a petty debt claim against an Orlando firm with details of a November notarization and a patent remedy advertisement. It includes a citizen request for a catarrh cure, a Defiance Starch laundry pitch, and a crude threat about burglars, all in rough, overlapping text.
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Times
Sofia
Bulgaria
Tehernoeyeff
Lake
Doiran
Macedonias Oo
Iowa State News
Osceola Commercial Club
Palmer College
la Grand
Bank of
Atlantic
Filea
Executive Council
Needles
Riggs
State Department
Iowa Falls
Frank Ladd
Joha ‘Lambprecht
George Histings
Suc
Washington Dispatch
Iown
Curreneyy
Southwestern Town Firemen’s Association
W28 Field
Shenandoah
Bess
Pattawatttamie County
Pat Crowe
Omaha
Jackson
Cummins
Nebraska
Crowe
Hendrickson
Ladies’ Aid ‘Society
Garner Township
Pottawattamie County
William McWilliams
McWilliam
Platt
Iawa
Herbert G. Squaifers
Peking Legation
Wahington
Corea
LOS Iplrt
Edward O. Wolcott
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Civil Service
UES
LEP
New York Times
Cutiura
Cath Cara
Cutieura
S. P. Keyes
Congress Street
Boston
Mass
Starx
Toledd
Ag Boas County
Cuxysy & Co
Paleda
Enid
Eve Tase
Cavanan Cuan
Frank J Cheney
Syaten
Toleto
Dragalsin
Defiance
St.Jacobs Oi
Canada
Tromad
Canadas
Ottawi
W. V. Benicic
New York Life Building
Nebreska
Thompson
Exe Wate
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