Iowa Legislature Opens Extra Session With Code Revision Debates
The Iowa legislature convened in Des Moines on January 1 amid focus on revising statutes. The senate and house moved on different paths to organize code work, with resolutions forming joint committees and a call to limit bills to code matters. Governor’s message urges prudent funding, fireproofing state buildings, and financial reforms after Glenwood fire losses and mounting warrants.
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Des Moines
Géorge Newman
Centerville
Code Committee
Senate
Glenwood
General Assembly
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Towe
General Assembly of
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Commonwealth
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Mesayres
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Chewing Gum Wrinkles and Odd News Fragments
A collage of old notes warns chewing gum ages the face with wrinkle lines around the temples and cheeks. The item blends quirky anecdotes from Berlin to Liverpool, plus a joke about a surgeon sued for $25,000 after a failed operation in Minneapolis.
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Minneanelis Tourenal
Horrors of Famine Ravage India in 1877 78
A lengthy account details a catastrophic famine across north and northwestern India with millions at risk of starvation. It notes crop failures, widespread suffering, pestilence, and the British response, highlighting Deccan hunger figures, Madras deaths, and the fallouts of drought. It portrays famine’s social and health toll on Hindoo populations under British rule.
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Ghastlr
Paat
Isidia
Great
India
Deccan
British India
Roman Empire
Hiad
Madras
Grahman
Easie Lnwa
Stresta
Parinha Anid
Fam
Bleach Their Oats Cause Stir In Chicago Grain Trade
A expose reveals oats treated with sulphur reached the Chicago market. The unlawful process was denied by major buyers though inspectors flagged insurance on buildings. Trade insiders warn the practice could damage Chicago grain reputation and stir controversy among mixers and traders.
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Chicago
Century question marks Burke death in Treland
A garbled item mentions Edmund Burke’s death issue in Treland amid poverty and futile living. It notes Leary Miller, a former Chivaro tight er, shooting himself in San Francisco left lung and reports on various political and religious tensions.
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Edmund Burke
Treland
Leary Miller
Alga Gpelied
Germany
Rowe
National Solons Debate Becomes Bitter Over Hearst Maguire Clash
The House and Senate clash over privilege rules as Johnson Maguire Hearst spar over previously published remarks. The Senate backs free homestead and postmasterships while pushing a Pacific railroad debt settlement plan. The House handles private pension bills and a proposed 1000000 annual subsidy to a Pacific cable company involving Scrymier Morgan.
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Johnson
Cai
Hearst
San’ Francisco
New York
Way
McGuire
Congressional Record
Maguire
Watile Eort
Senate
David BR. Francis
Severn
Maj. Geer
John Gibbon
W. A. Nichola
Committee On Public Lands
Green Clay Smith
Trenry A. Morrow
Mercer
Pacific Cable Comprar
James Scrymier
J. Pierpont Morgan
Third and last tornado boat launched for US line
Adelina Ettis aims for the Medal of Honor decoration. the third and final tornado boat for the United States at Columbian Tron Works is launched with a vital cost of $97,400. The vessel is 160 feet long and sixteen feet wide.
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Adelina Ettis
United States
Columbian
Tron Works
Cuban Slaughter Report Sparks Havana Panic
The New York Press quotes private sources claiming Gen. Maximo Gomes captured Santa Clara on Jan 9 and advances toward Havana with about 60,600 troops. It cites heavy Cuban and Spanish losses, fires across Matanzas estates, and growing Havana evacuation as skirmishes intensify along Pinar del Rio with insurgent command by Ruiz Rivera.
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New York
Maximo Gomes
Santa Claré
Havana
Quintin Banderas
Lugze
Piesa
Carlos’ ‘Rolotta
Matanzas
Gomez Iasno
Gomez
Ha- Vana
Spain
Pinar del Rio
Ruis Rivera
Exports and Imports for 1898 Revealed in December Report
The monthly statement shows December exports of domestic merchandise at 16,128,334 and yearly 926,371,256. Imports for December total 357,956,009 and the year 690,550,223. Gold exports December 405,850 and imports 2,072,271. yearly exports 50,742,944 and imports 310,705,455. Silver exports December 6,819,548 and imports 1,279,801. yearly exports 503,029,596 and imports 1,044,577.
Sensational Clippings Reflect Odd 19th Century Press Snippets
A collage of garbled quotes mocks politics and society from 1890s papers. The pieces joke about bank officials, court politics, lynchings, education in China, moral panics, and odd medical anecdotes, illustrating a chaotic press culture.
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Angel
Idaho
Washington Post
Georgia
Kentucky
Aix
Hanégas
Tournai
New York Press
Atlanta Constitution
Eanally
Baltimore
China
Linonsten Dior
Pennoyer
Portisiul
Ore
Offica
Chicago Journal
St. Lonia Republic
Actia
Indisnapolis Journial
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