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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1906

Page

3

Senate notes shift on taxes and petitions in de Demars session

The Iowa Senate discussed military petitions for the National Guard and anti osteopath proposals while debating tax rebates for wide tired wagons and state university building repairs. The chamber adjourned and resumed with prayers and notable votes on appropriations and public works.

Senate Emil Miller DeMars Nacional Guard Harper Wasella County Anbel Cassel Nero Tiably Instruments Grawer Courtright Paneer Prederick G. Davis Stepenia Scopwind Ottum Phayer Givis Fis Mitharlatitch Senate Certifcy Speutan Executive Council Rewberry Hartshorn Young Washington Timothy Brown Elm Tina Lemy Association Hughes F.C. Edwards Pella Bleakiy Petivien Sigten Agricultural College Syncator Lewis Tale Hayward Bureau of Fa Jor Statistics IALA RY Stockey Fepeyis Elerick George Schramm Isse Wies van ‘Wahroan Teg Mines Memorial Federal Re Committee On Agriculture Committee On Appropriations Mr. Weiden Hariin Ogieopathic Board Aly. Jacobsen Winneshieck Abe Culoch Warne Arthur Ay Henderson Ateadie Cummings Boiler Insurance MsUlaAnce Committee Mme State University State Agricultural College State Normal School

Rate bill passes the House amid heated debate and amendments

The House approved the Hepburn railroad rate bill 346 to 7 after long debate. Amendments failed as Hepburn defended progress, Roosevelt’s recommendations, and the plan to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to set and enforce maximum reasonable rates for three years.

House Hepburn Railroad Littlefield, McCal, Perkins, Sibley, Southwick, Vreeland and Weeks Afr. Williams Hepburn Wepburn Roosevelt Interstate Commerce Commission

Gaiety Company to America Players Headed for New York

Sir George Edwards of London plans to take the entire Gaiety company to America with a stop in New York this September. Dr Simcot and French of Battle Creek claim to be the oldest Odd Fellow. Mrs Frank W Shattuck of Wittman Massachusetts perished in a parsonage fire. A shipment of American school readers printed in Chinese is claimed to violate copyright laws. The public lands committee favors 80000 acres of mineral land in Alabama for select uses. Carnegie School trustees in Pittsburgh receive thanks for naming the women’s department after Amdo Carnes. Sarah Bernhardt receives a gold medal from the Circle Francais at Harvard for service to French drama. Mayor McCarthy of Richmond is fined 20 dollars for contempt after berating a News Leader reporter.

George Edwards London America New York Simcot &. French Battle Creek Mich Frank W. Shattuck Advent Christian Church Wittman Mass Hell Ly Purnell MH Alabama Carnegie School of Technology Putsbets Pahava Amdo Carnesie Sarah Bernhafer Circle Francais Harvard Fnisiry McCarthy Richmond Justice

Abe Lincoln done a lie? A biographical dialect piece

A dialect era passage recounts weakness and strength of Abraham Lincoln with humor and critique. It frames Lincoln as a complex figure whose legacy involves race, labor, and political ambition, referencing white and Black workers, prison, and social tension.

Tilly Finds Hope Through a New Sister on Valentines Day

In a New England boarding house a lonely twelve year old orphan named Tilly longs for a valentines. Her wish comes true when Miss Deming invites her to visit at her country shop and introduces Tilly to a welcoming sisterhood, offering companionship and a new home.

Tilly Kate Weill Neyther Shares Katie Miss Deming Tilly Juste Filly Hetle Lappy Tile Lye Asias Deming Jennie Minnie Dots

Valentine mystery and Lincoln talk in old column

A torn fragment outlines a child’s Valentine with pink roses and a garbled line. The text shifts to a Lincoln era reflection, praising emancipation and the Freedmen’s Aid Society, and noting Lincoln’s legacy and benevolent acts.

Valentine Portland Star Lincoln Gore God Abraham Lincolm Bertec Adeanes

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