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Ireton Weekly Ledger in Ireton, Iowa

02 Feb 1906

Page 7

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Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1906

Page

7

Senate Session Reports Bills and Public Health Plans

In the Iowa Senate on Friday prayers were offered by Rev Mary and Beford. Several new bills were introduced including time adjustments for county board meetings and divorce reform measures. The body debated insurance, prison reforms, and appropriations for the Refuge Home at Dubuque and a steel amphitheater. House actions followed with multiple appropriations and legalizing measures.

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Senate Mary & Beford State Senate Banatar Dowell Aay Stookey Board Supervisors Smith Mithell Jones Mahaska UWI Crawford Dubuque Young Calhoun State Boards of Health Gilliland seécHon Warren Daweill Dowell Benedict Washington Saunders School For the Fort ‘Madison Board of Patrol Port Madison Garst Stirton House Glenwool Iowa Glenwood Hocys and Girls’ Industrial School Hi- Hora Wan Deleware-Buchanan v District Wilson Fayette Mason, & Bup Knoxville Hall of Archives Lewie West Seakien Mitchellville Galveston People's Hank People's State Bank of West Liberty Colelo Lidderdale Carstenaen Clinton Clinton’ Gag and Light Company Fridden Coburn Department of Agriculture State Fair Grounds McClurkin United States Hambleton Lundt Bixby Teachout General Assembly Wise Cedar Falls Bealer Cedar Rapids Clary McElrath Stanbery Stoltenburg Doran Boone Cobl Carroll Temple Clark Cherokee Green Madison Spaulding McGregory Calderwood Bureau of Labor Statistics Ivy Summers State Board ‘of Health Iowa City Galves‘tech Witiee
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Valencia Wreck Adds To A Grim West Coast Toll

The Valencia ran aground off Vancouver Island in fog while steering for Tuam de Fuca. Seventeen or fifteen? on board died as the crew struggled to reach a cliff top and rescue attempts failed amid heavy surf and poor signaling.

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Adda Valencia Vancouver Island Ethes Tuan de Fuca Strait Suzres West Coset Vancouver Island Melford Milford
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Marshall Field's Will Disposes Estate Worth Over 100 Million

The last will and testament of Marshall Field filed for probate in Chicago on Feb 25 1904 details bequests totaling 25 298 000 and upholds a vast residue to his grandchildren Marshall Field III and Henry Field aged 12 and 10. The widow receives the Field residence contents valued around 2 000 000 plus 1 000 000, with a 6 000 000 trust for Mrs Ethel Field Beatty and life use of 1 000 000 for Field II's widow. The Field Museum gets 8 000 000 and four local charities receive 25 000 each. Grandsons share future wealth by three fifths and two fifths of the residue with a 5 000 000 trust, sparking estimates of 35 000 000 to 50 000 000 per boy.

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Marshall Field Chicago Marshall Field Tit Henry Field Marshall Field, Jr Jeff Field Ethel Field Beatty England Marshall Field II Gwendolin Field Field Museum of Natural History Mr. Field
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Building Permits Rise 40 Percent in 1905 Major Cities

Construction News reports a 40 percent gain in building operations for 26 large U S cities in 1905, totaling about $159 million in value, reflecting a strong year over year expansion in construction activity.

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The Construction News United States
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The Roetor's Wife by Miss M. E. Braddon

Isabel and George Gilbert clash over money and taste after marriage in Graybridge. She longs for lavish furniture and drawing room comforts while he clings to his family home and simple furnishings, leading to growing estrangement and quiet domestic friction.

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Graybridges Isabel George Graybridge Jefferson Tate Izzie Rou Enow Coventford George Gilbert Gilbert Raymond Byron Shelley Tzzie Mr. Gilbert
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Isabel Gilbert and the Graybridge Birthday Gift

Isabel, newly married to George Gilbert, is swept between dreamlike escape and gray provincial life. On her birthday a planned visit to Warncliffe unveils a lush mansion and a social circle, revealing longing for a world of beauty while she remains bound to her modest parlor at Graybridge.

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Isabel George Gilbert Graybridge Warncliffe Old Town Mr. Raymond
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Mean Talk in the Smoking Compartment

A humorous Smart Set snippet recalls travelers from Chicago Baltimore Philadelphia and New York trading jests about mean bosses and frugal habits. The quartet compares local figures famed for stinginess and thrift, joking about ink saving and worn wear.

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Baltimorean Philadelphian Warne New York
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Little Myx Confesses Henry Watterson Authorship

Dialogue notes Henry Watterson admitting writing a piece under a pseudonym. The exchange suggests anonymous publication by Watterson and questions his role as a poet. A Cleveland paper cites medical and legal chatter about insomnia and an alleged scent related derangement.

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