Iowa School Finances and Consolidation Push
State reports two year period ending July 1 1901 show Iowa public schools spent 9,321,652 with teacher salaries 5,747,339 and other costs 3,574,312. Growth in schoolrooms libraries and teacher wages described along with proposed district consolidation benefits and regional transportation implications. Also notes on Mothers Congress meeting in Des Moines January to push child labor and education reforms.
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Congress
Des Moines
Richard C. Barrett
Barrett
Iowa
Capitol
A. H L. Davison
Executive Council
Davison
Seereese
Benctal Sessesee
Board of Control
Historical Department
MN Library Commission
Agricultural Department
Horticultural Department
Supreme Court
Pharmacy Commission
Settdonkcas
State Board of Health
Eesee
State Board of Medical
Reese
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Geological Survey
C.sonsenescsce
Weather Bureau
Ccccee
Supt. of Public Instruction
State Library
AL State Library Historical “Dept
Eenee
Adjutant General
National Guard
Mothers’ Congress
Isaac Lea Hillis
Town Mothers’ Congress
General Assembly
Te.g. Burgen
J. B. Rockaféllow
Atlantic
Dubuque County Wins Tippecanoe Prize Banner
Semiofficial returns show Dubuque county securing the Tippecanoe prize banner while Davis county trails closely. the official county award rests with the legislature in January and may hinge on a single vote.
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Dubuque County
Davis County
Des Moines Cruiser Promises Steam Power and Wood Sheathing
The Des Moines new United States cruiser will be launched at Fore River near Boston as a sister to Denver Cleveland Chattanooga Galveston and Tacoma. It will favor endurance over speed with about 17 knots, reduced horsepower to 4600, and a large coal and stores capacity. Designed with wood sheathing over copper to deter weed growth, it features extensive gun layouts including ten five inch guns, six 6pounders, and two 1pounders, plus electric systems and metal bulkheads. christening by Miss Frances West of Des Moines will occur in a ceremony attended by Gov. Shaw and a large Iowa delegation.
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Thomas MatBride
L. H. Pammull
R. C. Barrett
B. Shimek
Iowa State Frorticultural Society
Iowa State Farmers’ ‘Institute
Capitol Building
Iowa Fair Secretaries
Capital
State Board of Agriculture
State Association of Sheriffs
Kirkwood
Toown Humane Society
Iowa Humane Society
Des Moines
Grace Cosmer
Secrvitory
State Society
Humane Societies
Sstate
Humane Organizations
Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department
Eleventh and
Grand Avenues
Leon Brown
United States
Fore River Ship & Engine Company
Boston
Iowa
Denver
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Galveston
Tacoma
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Hichborn
Atlantic
Pacific
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Albany
San Francisco
Manila
Missa Frances West
Gov. Shaw
Rov
Nicholas J. Quirk
Recommendations push state to create separate reformatories
The board of control urges the legislature to establish separate reformatories for men and for women, with eligibility rules expanding for older girls and stricter limits for younger ones. It favors converting Anamosa prison into a male reformatory and emphasizes indeterminate sentences and industrial training to reduce criminal prospects.
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Board of Certitry
Board of Control
Legislatire
General Assembly
St.Anamosa
Mitchelville
Anamosa
Ashes of Her Mother Drama Stirs Post Train Fright
Blanche Walsh at the Des Moines Burlington trip recounted a dramatic loss and rescue of a small handbag holding her mother’s ashes. A conductor shouted for the bag as the train pulled away, manager Bentern dispatched a later train to recover it, allowing Walsh to perform that night.
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Blanche Walsh
Des Moines
Burlington
Miss Walsh
Bentern
Married at Last in Russell to Couple Reunited After 50 Years
James H. Ogle a Montgomery county farmer and Mrs Anna E Ashba of Innesell Indiana married in Russell after half a century apart. Once sweethearts, they reconciled following letters and travel from Crawfordsville to Iowa with many relatives and descendants witnessing the ceremony. They plan to reside in Crawfordsville.
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Russell
James H. Ogle
Montgomery County
Ind
Anna E. Ashba
Innesell
James Ogle
Anna Rogers
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Iowa fair officials optimistic on shorthorn sale prospects
Iowa state fair officials praise Platt sale results in Chicago as a sign of a larger exhibit at Lowark in 1902. J G Robbins of Florence Indiana bought Choice Goods for 7500 and Cicely for 5000, already owner of Roberta the winning heifer. George Ward of Sioux City bought Loi Ranif for 5100, with Baker Bros and Frank Lowden trying to secure stock for the International show in Chicago.
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Chicago
Lowark
J. G. Robbins
Florace
Ind
Cicely
Roberta
George Ward
Sioux City
Pought
Loi Ranif
Ward
Gordisantz
Baker Hros
Frank O. Lowden
Choice Goods
Robbins
State health board forms committee to push osteopathy regulation
A legislative committee will oversee all board sought legislation for the coming winter. The aim is a stringent measure regulating osteopathy with hopes to restrict practice and require certification as for regular physicians. Pharmacists push for law changes to require examinations and practical drugstore experience.
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State Board of Health
Peculiar cattle disease hits young cattle near Oakland
A mysterious illness strikes cattle in the Oakland area causing sudden weakness and death after turning runner fields. Veterinarians struggle to identify a cause while several local farmers report losses. Separately the estate of Charles H Hayden of Boston valued at $700000 is left largely to charity.
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Oakland
Charles H. Hayden
Boston
Gimong Charities
In Death Valley Tourist Encounters Silent Town
A vacationing tourist in Death Valley meets a walker and notes the area’s extreme quiet and lack of life, remarking that life only appears during occasional funerals, highlighting the desolate neighborhood and recurring death.
Mrs Talk-Emma and Gossip Stir Fashion Tempers
Local column notes Mrs Talk-Emma loves embroidery and ruffles her temper while Mrs Gossip-Yes comments on fashion quarrels in Boston society. The brief sketches highlight social dining and style clashes among prominent women.
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Emma
Gossip
Boston
Tragic cab crash ends in fatality at Streatham street
The fragment recalls Mr J Pope of Streatham killed when a cab bolted throwing him from his seat. A voice recounts a tale of St Jacobs Oil curing decades of rheumatic pain for a friend named Bowman and the speaker, suggesting a miracle remedy amid sorrow.
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J. Pope
Lerror Road
Streatham
St. Jacobs
Bowman
Pope
Prin-Killar
Accouw sting for St. Blanche wedding gifts
In a light wedding column the writer notes the dull search for new presents as many couples tie the knot, reflecting on the wedding season and gift expectations.
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St. Blanche
Puck
Walter Baker and Co win three splil medals at Pan-American
The judges at Pan-American Texposition Buffalo awarded three split medals to Walter Baker and Co Limited Dorchester Mass for the superiority of their Breakfast Cocoa and all cocoa and chocolate preparations and for the excellence of their exhibit. This marks their fifty seventh highest award from great expositions in Europe and America.
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Buffalo
Walter Baker & Co
Timited
Dorchester
Maar
Europe
America
Popular Travel Plan Of Lackawanna Railroad Noted
The Cincinnati Observer reports a growing vote for a New York to Chicago route via Lackawanna Railroad praised for scenery and smooth roadbeds. Dining car service is on the European plan with meals priced to suit all budgets, as ministers discuss double weddings.
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New York
Chicago
Lackawanna Railroad
America
Patent Medicine Snippets Stir Readers Across Newspapers
Advertisements extol Canearets laxative and Cathartic tonics promising painless bowel relief. Claims include cure of headaches and cancer through easy movements, with testimonials from Norwich New York and Chicago outlets. Also promoted are remedies for dropsy and colds, and Putnam faceless dyes.
Global summaries of empire and coastlines from a distant atlas
Across the page figures reveal Jewish populations in the British empire and art societies in the United Kingdom. Norway’s coastline length and island belt are noted along with British imperial tonnage. A German source counts 725 Rhine castles from mouth to source, reflecting historical fortifications.
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United Kingdom
Norway
Great Britain
A Clergyman Discovers Kidney Remedy in Indiana
Rev E P Stevens of Fredericksburg Indiana reports a personal cure using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims the pill treats kidney and urinary ailments including backache rheumatism Bright's Disease diabetes and other renal conditions with widespread success. He asserts it is the only remedy to cure Bright's Disease.
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Fredericksburg
Ind
E. P. Stevens
Dodd
Bright
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Des Moiines
Curtiss
J. J. Edgerton
W. J. Kennedty
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Keola
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M. &. Bunker
Tipton
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Norton
Corning
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Greenfield
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H. F. Kleinmeyer
Wilton
Poultry and Pet Stuck Association
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Adair
Bila
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Butler
Ida
Leydig
Cellar
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Davis
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Henry
Annie E. Packer
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Lucas
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Marshall
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Montgomery
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O'Brien
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Palo Alto
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Poweshick
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United States Commissioner of Education
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Webster’s International Dictionary
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