The Chateau of Josselin A Nation’s Castle of Two Frances
A nostalgic portrait of the Josselin château in Brittany, home of the Rohans for 800 years. The piece contrasts feudal memories and battles with modern revelry as Parisian visitors chase racings, automobiling, and courtly indiscretions while the old walls echo the Thirty Years War and Saint hearts. It ponders which France is real the thrifty peasant nation or the glittering chateau life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chateau
Josselin
Geoffrey
Porhod
Alain
Rohan
Dukes
Dumas
Chateau de Joscelin
Tagenet
Henry
England
Wiliam
du Guesclin
Green Sword
Montmorencys
Roquelaures
Bethunes
Lorraines
Vepinays
Soubises
France
Olivier de Clisson
Marguerite de Rohan
Tenri Rabusson
No Tariff Tinkering
Elihu Root argues against revising the tariff now or in the near future, contending prosperity under protection should continue and that revision would bring doubt and unequal outcomes. He warns changes should come only when clearly needed and after the next Congress, reflecting administration resistance to tariff tinkering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
Home Market Club
Boston
Albany Journal
Root
United States
Congress
Friends of Protection
Democratic Party
Infamous Slander Attacks U S Soldiers in Philippines
In Largo North Dakota the president defends the Philippines duty and praises soldiers for courage and humanity amid slander from fellow citizens. The Chicago Inter Ocean notes the soldiers’ work civilizing the islands, protecting rights and liberties, and earning lasting respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Lsnds
Largo
N. D
Chicago
Government of
The
Islands
America
Political maneuvering and 1904 nominee discussion
The piece notes southern politicians pushing the race issue to mobilize votes and questions Mr. Bryan's evolving views. It highlights Democratic tensions over nominees who supported cross-party tickets in 1896 and 1900, with skepticism about 1904 electability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bryan
Washington Star
Philadelphia
Dryan
Carmack
Stone
Kat
Brooklyn Magis
Bryan Dominates Democratic Scene Says Teller in New York
Senator Teller discusses the 1904 Democratic landscape. He notes Parker's strength in the west, Cleveland's unlikelihood, and Bryan as a major factor whose influence will loom at the convention. Teller argues Bryan's stand against leading factions and his likely impact on the election.
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Teller
New York
Parker
West
East
Cleveland
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hill
Gorman
Olney
Democracy
Roosevelt
The Northern Negro and the Political Vote
The Florida Times Union notes the important role of northern black voters, lists 1900 and 1960 counts by state, and observes most vote Republican. It warns education shapes their influence and predicts the thinking ballot will shift patronage away from party lines as self-led thinking grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and Dixon
Florida Times-Union
North
Pennsylvania
New York
ONO
District of Columbia
New Jersey
West Virginia Indian Territory
Massachusetts
Delaware
Oklahoma
Michigan
California
Rhode Island
Colorado
Nebraska
Washington
Stipendous Folly on Trusts and Tariffs Debate
The piece argues that trusts issued only 14 percent of 1900 manufacturing output and that repealing duties would punish 86 percent of industries. It condemns calls to revise tariffs as a plan to destroy trusts and restore equal competition, urging protection as vital for prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Democratic Party
Rocs
Marshalltown Board Reports Rising Hospital Census
The Marshalltown board notes 122 soldiers in the hospital, a record high, as the home expands. A convalescent ward is deemed needed. George Walker, Cuban War veteran, is named adjutant of the home. New buildings are finished and largely occupied except the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Board of Control
George Walker
Five inmates captured after mass escape from Independence asylum
Sixteen patients escaped from the Inde pendence hospital for the insane. Five men were captured, two badly wounded with gunshots to the thigh and leg. They say a attending shot them, while others claim they were driven away from a farmhouse with shotguns after being mistaken for tramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital For the
Independence
Des Moines Cook Fatally Shoots Woman Then Kills Himself
Arthur Perry a cook shot Mrs Louise Bruce in a Des Moines restaurant in a jealous rage striking her in the mouth before turning the gun on himself. He died shortly after at the scene. Mrs Bruce a Sioux City woman in critical condition said she moved to Des Moines two years ago after separating from her husband and lived with Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Perry
Louise Bruce
W. C. Bruce
Sioux City
Des Moines
Perry
Crop Report Highlights Early Growth and Wet Conditions in Iowa
The Washington Weather Bureau notes Iowa is warmer with earlier vegetation growth. Wheat oats and barley seeding nearly finished in the south and well advanced in the north. Wheat acreage down while oats and barley rise. Plowing for corn ongoing but many areas remain too wet for farm work.
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Washington Weather Bureau
Iowa
Ireton Post Office Safe Opened and Stolen Funds
Cracksmen blew open the Ireton post office safe and stole $150 and stamps worth 50. They used a drill from Henry Braak's blacksmith shop. About midnight two men were arrested by Marshall Thackeray of Hudson 8 D 18 miles away after a fight. They were jailed but a fire broke out and they were rescued with difficulty. They threatened to kill the marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireton
Henry Braak
Marshall Thackeray
Hudson
Cyclone Destroys Farm at Cyrus Clark Place
A cyclone five miles west of Rockwell City wrecked the Cyrus Clark farm home and barns occupied by P G Armour sweeping buildings away. Mrs Armour and five children escaped unhurt by taking shelter in a cave. The storm’s track ran about a mile and a half long and twenty rods wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
Cyrus Clark Place
P. G. Armour
Free Man Charles Tenny Returns After Sentence Suspension
Charles Tenny, charged with rifling the mails, was released to Sioux City after Cedar Rapids. Judge Shiras sentenced him to two years but suspended the term during good behavior. Tenny formerly served as chief mailing clerk here for 18 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tenny
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Shiras
Tenny
Oldest Town Resident Katherine Barrett Dies at 116
Mrs Katherine Barrett aged 116, Waterloo area’s oldest resident, died at her home eight miles south of Waterloo after a stroke a few weeks earlier. She was a noted figure in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Barrett
Waterloo
Clergymen, fires, deaths across Iowa notes
The report lists multiple regional items including Prof. James Wairchild joining Carlton College in Minnesota, fires on Tama Main Street and Dysart destroying businesses, Des Moines post office March receipts totaling 41753, a Faust murder case at Carroll with a hung jury, John J. Reese's 86 year life in Town City, G A R hall fire at Greenfield, Capt Torace Hollingshead drowned near Lansing, Robert Holmes death from rockjaw, Capt George Bever death in California, Iowa Central railroad fire loss at Marshalltown, Muscatine church union talks failing, Moses Waterman obituary in Marshalltown, Washington new commercial club and fund, Rev FE B Vail death in Des Moines, Robert Lipton appointed mayor of Ida Grove, Henry Buddle fatal railroad work accident in Glenville Minnesota.
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James Wairchild
Tabor College
Carlton College
Northfield
Minn
Tama
Dysart
Des Moines
Faust
Carroll
Charles Faust
James Faust
John J. Reese
Town City
Johnson County
Welsh Church
Union Township
G. A. R. Hall
Greenfield
Tuoss
Torace Hollingshead
Mississippi
Lansing
Robert Holmes
Cedar Rapids
George W. Bever
Ocean Beach
Cal
Iowa Central Railroad
Marshalltown
Lass
Congregational
Presbyterian
Muscatine
Moses Waterman
Times-Republican
Washington
FE. B. Vail
Wis
Robert Lipton
Ida Grove
Neil Jansen
Henry Buddle
Glenville
Charles City
Governor Declines Authority to Issue Marriage Certificates
Special correspondence reports Governor Cumming answered Secretary of State John Hay that no Iowa officer is authorized to issue certificates allowing a person to marry when no impediment exists. The issue stems from Germany's 1900 law requiring such consent and American consuls in Germany being unable to issue the needed certificates. Americans abroad must wait for Congress to authorize consuls to testify to eligibility to wed.
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Cumming
John Hay
Iowa
Germany
An Towan
Hay
Congress
Golden Rule Convention Call for Direct People’s Vote
Davenport organizer issues call for a May 1 meeting at the Watch Tower Rock Island to plan a national convention in St Louis May 1 2 1904. The United Christian party seeks direct legislation under the Golden Rule with nominees for president and vice president on a world wide platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. RR. Benkert
Davenport
Watch Tower
Rock Island
St. Louis
Heneforth
Des Moines
Iowa
Jesus
State debates taxing interurban railways under new law
The state executive council weighs extending power to assess interurban railroads. Outside city lines are clearly taxable as railroads, and freight streetside segments with condemned property are assessable, but whether passenger street car lines fall under state taxation remains uncertain and to be resolved by state attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Executive Council
Length of School Year Under Review by State Teachers
The State Teachers association will discuss whether the school year should run ten or nine months, prompted by the West Des Moines dispute. The Des Moines board currently fixed a ten month year, while some patrons seek a nine month return. The meeting will also address compulsory attendance law and manual training.
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State Teachers’ Association
West Des Moines
Iowa State Buys Lookout Mountain Triangle Monument Site
The state of Iowa purchased a triangular lot about 100 feet on each side from Georgia and donated it to the United States. The land, bought by the commission, will host a state veterans monument at Lookout Mountain midway between missions. The site sits at the intersection of the Chattanooga pike and the government road, purchased for 100, where the Iowa monument will be erected.
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Iowa
Georgia
United States
Lookout Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga Pike
Government Road
Commission
Dairy science breakthrough at Iowa State College recaps butter keeping improvements
The Iowa State College dairy department reports a device for purifying warm water to destroy all undesirable germs in Iowa creameries. This purification method aims to prevent ragged deterioration of butter quality and flavor, marking a significant advance for Minnesota? (Note: The text mentions Iowa. ensure accuracy with source.)
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Iowa State College of Agriculture
Towa
Secret of Damascus and Hercules Steel Revealed
After 13 years, R. Dawson discloses his method to C. C. Taft, president of the Des Moines Damascus Steel Company. Taft is the sole recipient of the secret among living men, shared to protect the ore and benefit the world. The company had contracted for knowledge and the secret.
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R. Dawson
Damascus
Hercules
C. C. Taft
Taft
Damascus Steel Company
Des Moines
Mr. Dawson
Mr. Taft
Hogs Profitable at Eldora Industrial School Farm
Iowa board returns from inspection to report Eldora industrial school's hog operation is profitable with $3,000 from hog sales since January and $2,000 more expected. About 500 young pigs to be reared this summer while 514 inmates were counted in March. New buildings for the school housing and industrial establishment were located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Board of Control
Eldora
Marshalltown
Regiment to St Louis for dedication parade
By order of Governor Cummins an army order directs the fifty fourth regiment to move to St Louis for the dedication in April. The regiment, about 550 strong, includes Companies A to M from Albion Davenport Muscatine Washington Centerville Oskaloosa Ottumwa Burlington Grinnell Iowa City Newton Winterfield with band at Ottumwa led by Chief Musician Russell W. Harper.
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Gov. Cummins
Adjt
Byers
St. Louis
John T. Hume
Albion
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Centerville
Oglaloosa
Ottumwa
Burlington
Grinnell
Iowa City
Newton
Wairfield
Russell W. Harper
Itinerant doctors challenge license law in Iowa case
Special Correspondence notes Dr. B A Stockdale of Council Bluffs challenging a state license requirement for itinerant physicians. He claims his practice across western Iowa cities is legal and backed by four state certificates. The suit targets a revenue stream of about twenty thousand dollars yearly.
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B. A. Stockdale
Council Bluffs
Iowa
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