Des Moines Debates State Extra Session Costs
Des Moines reports examine the financial impact of an extra legislative session, noting per diem caps at six dollars and possible expenses for mileage, employes, chamber chaplains, and overall bills. Opponents fear tax burden and potential filibustered delays. supporters discuss milage, salaries, and the war college recommendation to equip militia with horses.
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Des Moines
Crossley
Madison
Alaska
Hickey
Cottrell
Altvady
Mentberg
Mejor Boughton
National War College
Ft. Leavenworth
Mans
Iowa
Town State College
Committee On Militia Affairs
Boots Capital
St. Paul
The Escapade Pursuit Aboard The New Eagle Ship
Ellen Carrington flees Lord Strathgate and Sir Charles Seton after a long chase across harbor waters. Aboard a small shallop she and Deborah reach the island shore while Seton closes in. A dangerous shoal and a looming collision threaten escape as Ellen plots a risky shoreward descent.
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Deborah
Elien
Ellen
Homeong
Eilen
Mere
Lady Carrington
Tilen
Eagle
Earl of Strathgate
Lord Carrington
Sir Charles Seton
Debbie
Ejlen
Charles Seton
Seton
Sir Charles
Mistress Debbie
A Fleet of Evasive Pursuit and Clever Farewell
Ellen and Deborah escape Sir Charles after a stern chase as their lugger maneuvers through ebbing tide. Debo rah laments the betrayal yet is reassured by Ellen. The two plot to intercept the approaching merchant ship, declaring mock triumph in their freedom.
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Elien
Sue
Sir Charles
Deborah
Debbie
Ellen
Charles
Impromptu High Seas Chase Between Carrington and Strathgate
Carrington and Strathgate duel cutters in a windy harbor chase toward a merchant ship. Carrington's skill impresses Master Haight while Cooper doubts Strathgate’s chances. a plan to stay alongside the ship is discussed as the pursuit continues.
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Carrington
Strathgate
Haight
Cooper
Deaf man and germ foe duel on street tube sterilized
A deaf man and a rival to germs met in the street over a conversation tube. The foe to germs steered the device into a drug store to soak the tube in liquid disinfectant, lamenting the spread of disease by phones. The first man watched, half angry, yet anxious for an answer.
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Abe
First Aid
A Golden Rule in Reflections on the Absent
The speaker cites Bishop Beveridge and the maxim of not praising virtues or speaking faults about someone absent. The admonition is presented as a guiding rule that, if followed, would curb gossip and close scrutiny of others behind their backs.
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Railroad Commission
Missouri
Mississippi
Wrighman
The
Jows Manufacturers’ Association
Bishop Beveridge
Fragmentary Detroit Free Press tease hints at hot weather spell
A mangled Ottawa style line hints at a hot spell in Detroit with a cloudy scene. The fragment mentions a mighty cold ray and a city newspaper context.
Fully Filled the Bill
Aunt Mandy, an older woman who did washing for many families, has had several matrimonial experiences. After her last husband died a patron consoled her, and she claimed the death was a maternal one. She soon remarried, and joked her new husband is as equal or more than the last.
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Aunt Mandy
Art Mandy
Mandy
Jane
Johnny’s Pa Urges Perceptive Pursuit of Opportunity
A father exhorts his son Johnny to observe closely and keep looking for chances. He emphasizes active vision and persistence as essential steps toward progress, contrasting passive watching with proactive searching.
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Johnny
Unanimous Vote at Banquet Ends in Toast
A German-American recent arrival to wealth attended his first banquet. After drinking the communal wine, he jovially claimed he had saved everyone the trouble of drinking and proposed a public tank vote. The guests complied, voting yes to the jest with good humor.
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Rei
Lippincott’s
Thoreau’s Quarrel with God Explored in Deathbed Joke
A Cal vhnistic friend asks Thoreau if he made peace with God on his deathbed. The naturalist whispers that he did not know God and he himself had quarrelled, revealing a wry final stance.
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Thoreau
Henry
John
God
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Meribah Wright
G. A
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Mesh
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