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Newspaper

Iowa Citizen

Location

Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1903

Page

12

Race and politics in the south under Roosevelt era

An Atlanta editor argues the southern split on finance and tariff risks strengthening black political power and race supremacy. He contends northern Republicans would dominate if colored voters align with them, praising Roosevelt's policy toward self-reliant blacks and the broader shift toward a commercialized south as a path to gradual assimilation and reduced racial conflict.

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Path to Citizenship through Work and Example

The speaker argues that African Americans must earn recognition by hard work and self-improvement. They state the colored man is entitled to citizenship privileges and should gain them through education, precept, and example rather than denial, even as prejudice lingers among southern whites.

School question prompts unity after board vote

The Citizens editorial urges backing the school board and reelection of Supt Stevenson amid controversy. It defends the board as honest and calls for citizens to support public schools, blend parent cooperation, and push for stronger primary election laws in Iowa.

Stevenson Lobe Beara Fortes Board of Education

Taxation and municipal ownership debated in Muscatine

The Muscatine Board of Equalization raised the taxable value by 160 000 affecting 221 owners and boosted the street railway assessment by 30 000. The piece notes widespread tax complaints beyond Iowa City and compares to government control over 109 Hines stretches in Germany, arguing for large scale municipal ownership.

Board of Equalization of Muscafine Lowa City Germany

Thursday's Legislative Riot Reaches Chicago Chronicle

The Chicago Chronicle condemns the legislature, urging officers to set an example by obeying laws. It denounces Speaker Moller for attempting to push the Lindly bill, calls for full reexamination of bribery charges, and warns the incident harms state honor and respect for the constitution.

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Iowa City Ordinance Repeal Emphasizes Street Measurements

The document details Ordinance No. 623 replacing prior ordinances and enacting a new Section 6 for various street measurements in Iowa City. It lists Burlington Street West of Front Street and a series of precise foot measurements for streets such as Capitol, Dubuque, Linn, Gilbert, Van Buren, Ames Johnson, Dodge, Lucas, Governor, Summit, and related segments. The text functions as an official, technical city record of street alignment data and repeals.

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Sleep fantasy described by Crawford in Cecelia

A fragment from Fr. Marion Crawford's Cecelia explores dreams as a maze of absurdities. It notes reversed natural laws, transforming chairs into horses and rooms into forests, with figures dancing and mocking in scanty attire.

Marion Crawford Cecelia

Monkfish Tale From Stow and Ash-ton Curiosities

The article recounts Stow and Aldrovandus on the sea monk or monkfish once common in the North Sea and British Channel until 1414 when a plague caused extinction. A 1187 Oxford castle captive monkfish allegedly ate raw meat and fish, showed no reverence at church, and vanished back to the sea.

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Acrobatic Soldiers of Italy

The piece explains Italian soldiers practice gymnastic feats after drills, including piercing an object with a sword in an abnormal position. It notes the skill requires months of practice and is more a pastime than a practical military exercise. Foreigners mistake it as part of drill.

Rare flexible stone mimics wood found in Hartley Museum

An unusual stone, rare and highly flexible, is described as lathlike and two feet long, curved by hand yet mineral in grain. It originated near Delhi and is kept in a Hartley museum in Southampton.

Hartley

Heart Failure Poker Quip Stuns Brooklyn Eagle

A brief quip from the Brooklyn Eagle recalls a poker misfortune where Bill, holding four hearts, drew a spade after a card, yielding a humorous line about heart failure.

Brooklyn Eagle

Successful Experiment Sparks Public Curiosity

A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes an experiment with social reform through marriage as Mabel weds a dissolute man to reform him. The piece mentions his uncle’s death last week, leaving him half a million, highlighting wealth as a factor in the arrangement.

Mabel Cleveland Plain Dealer

Diamonds and Depravity in Colonial Echoes

Lord Randolph Churchill toured South Africa's diamond fields and quipped about vanity of woman. A Boston listener added thoughts on depravity of man. Public Occurrences, the first American newspaper, appeared in 1690 but was suppressed by the colonial government.

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