Iowa legislature approves city charters reform and liquor bill
House passes changes guiding cities under special charters including biennial elections and altered alderman terms with cap on mills. Senate delays inspector position and backs liquor bill amendments. The chamber also approves ballot marking changes and code publication debates, while a death of Senator Manchard prompts resolutions.
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House
Senate
State Board of Health
Conference Committee
Martin
Funk
Drake
Marshalltown
Sepaloy Carney
Representative Crisnen
Senator Manchard
Betethrop, Waterman
Bbetpy
Kneger
Mourning Colors Across Cultures and Times
The piece surveys mourning colors by country, noting black for privation in Europe and America, scarlet for danger in warrior contexts, yellow in Brittany peasant customs, brownish withered leaves for Persia, gray for Abyssinia, and purple to signal royal status in France, with Turkey using violet for cardinals. It also includes a distant anecdote about seeking a word definition for "sylbarite."
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Hamlet
Europe
America
Fredery Kings
Brittany
Persia
France
Larth
Ethiopia
Senate and House Proceedings in Congress
Senate passes the Indian appropriation bill with minor changes and requests for information on reciprocity treaties and government machinery abroad. Debates on Cuba, internal revenue, and foreign affairs follow as the House adjourns in respect to the late Representative Stulfken. A bankruptcy bill advances and discussion on Uncompahgre and Seneca lands continues.
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Solona
Senate
House
Secretary of State
MacKinley
West
Secretary of the Treasury
Importa
Stulfiken
Morgan
Cuba
Horn
Callum
Internal Revenue
Mason
Dinos
Hoar
Massachusetts
Congress
Gart- Manas
Nave
MiMiken
Minine
Kepate Vhorsdar
Neiven
Nelzon
Minnezota
Hampstead
Morggy
Jan. i
Isda
Zoelock
Turple
Vfairlonis
Spooner
Kyle
Rawle
Itwa
Sintae Corporation
Council of Use
Seneca
New York
J B and B Angell Goes to Turkey and Michigan
J B B Angell longtime Michigan president is described as a physician and scholar with links to colonial founders, Roger Williams and early American education. The notice traces his career from early studies to chair of modern languages, then York Vermont, and Michigan headship in 1877, noting later ministerial roles and conflicting rumor of resignations.
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Tor
James Bl Angell
University of Michigan
Thrker
J Land
Atsell
Isis
Alassieliaeus
Bioods Island
Roger Williams
Ancell
Crovedence Journal
Nnutil Ltn
University of Vermont
Varsity of Michigan
Fentiary
China
Boston
Mississippi
Gbiénge Tribune
Wierler
St Louis Republic
Indiana
Butalo Express
St. Paul Dispatch
Michael Angelo
Baltimore American
New York
Baltimore
United States
France
Chicago
Boston Journal
House of Representatives
Kentucky
Boston Emerald
Chicago Times-Ueraid
Boston Globe
Wwre
Hartmore Almeriaan
Angell
Michigan
Detroit Free Prean
Greeks Gain Edge as Thessaly Battles Rattle Ottoman Forces
Reports from Salonica say Greek forces under Crown Prince Constantine captured Karras near Milouna Pass after fierce fighting. Turkish lines across Thessaly retreat with Edhem Pasha recalled to Constantinople. In Arta Turkish assaults on the bridge fail, with heavy casualties and Turkish cannon silenced. Public excitement in Athens and Volos grows as Greeks claim broader victories.
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Edhem Pasha
Constantine
Athens
George
Thessaly
Ligeria
Nezeros
Rapsari
Katerina
Lithochorion
Fran
Salonica
Karras
Milouna Pass
Osman Pasha
Pleven
Constantinople
Zdbem Pasha
Thessalian
Milouis Pass
Ahhmed Flitzi Pasha
Arta
Volo
Yromen
Frost Hurts Fruit Crops Across Multiple States
Unseasonably cold weather over the last three days has raised fears among fruit growers in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and surrounding regions. Temperature reports show record lows for April with 14 degrees below average on Tuesday and 18 degrees colder than normal on Monday. G E Linney head of weather and crop service in Chicago notes some optimism that fruit buds are not yet advanced enough to suffer significant damage.
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Tinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Weather Department
G. E. Linney
Weather and Crop Service
Chicago
Toliet
Dekalb County
Ohio River
Turkish and Greek forces clash as battles rage in Thessaly
Reports indicate heavy fighting along the front from Atta to Plainmona with Turkish troops deploying new battalions and Greek forces under Prince Constantine holding their ground. Bombardments and counterattacks disrupt lines as ships shell coastal targets and reinforcements move toward the front.
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Mare
Mugsterc Iz Trowi
Cirecer
Ton
Stone
Landwehr
Aentis
Thessaly
Eavy
Atta
Plainmona
Santi Quaranta
Brevesa
Haver
GON Hastafaie
Most Wipix i
Reek
Pearl Divers of Ceylon and the Pearl Trade Story
Marco Polo describes pearl divers in the Indias, detailing the Gulf between Seilan and the mainland Maa bar, where five royal brothers rule. Divers drill to depths of four to twelve fathoms, paying kingly royalties and charmers who ward off sharks, with pearls gathered in large quantities.
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Marco Polo
Seilan
Maabar
Endia
Indies
Sonder Handi Davar
Bettelar
Gulf
Trorkdh
Hinducca Spon
Hydrodynamic bicycle powered water craft proposed
The article describes a new watercraft based on a hydrocycle catamaran principle with extenders and bicycle gears. It claims a light yet sturdy frame, twin steel rudders, and a steering system, capable of speeds to generate several tons of thrust per hour and promising safe handling in rough water.
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Pisa
Fragmented家庭 dialogue glimpses in old text
An unreadable excerpt shows garbled dialogue between characters including Mrs Mackay and others. The fragmentary lines mention calendars, gifts, and a child's question, with no clear narrative or outcome.
Fragmentary Observations on Uncertain Readings
A fragmentary note mentions intermittent referiua and periodic awakenings with a morning case referenced. The writer Daston Cou Tier signs the brief, suggesting unsettled observations without clear context or outcomes.
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Daston Cou
Fragmentary New York Page Teases Local Truth
Incomplete OCR text hints at a New York page item. Readable fragments suggest a civic or social brief with names and places but lack full context.
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Stan PaGe
New York
Century-Old Clippings Reflect Turbulent Global Gossip
A mosaic of 1900 era dispatches notes European tensions Greece and Turkey naval moves in Crete and Balkan politicking. Mentions include Pacific and American papers debating war prospects and the lingering Cuban insurrection with varied editorials on leadership and public sentiment.
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