Iowa Legislature Readies New Senate and House Charts
The Iowa Legislature enters a new session with 39 Republicans and 11 Democrats in the Senate and 62 Republicans and 38 Democrats in the House. The Secretary of State has compiled a district roster with post office addresses, district numbers, and counties for each member, marking Democrats with a star. The list covers all 99 Senate and House districts, issuing detailed contact data for all members.
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Senate
House
Executive Council
Dobson
Iowa county officials listed by district and official
The document lists multiple county districts with paired names, including supervisors or clerks such as Lyon and O'Brien with G. M. Anderson in Inwood and Dickinson with Emmet Osceola and M. K. Whelan in Estherville. Other entries name J. M. Farley in Whittemore, John W. Bird in Rockford, William B. Towner in Charles City, J. W. Krieger in New Hampton, D. H. Bowen in Waukon, William H. Klemme in Ridgeway, BE. E. Overfield in Elma, Willard L. Eaton in Osage, and W. O. Hanson in Forest City.
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Lee County
D. A. Young
Vincennes
Jefferson and
van Buren
Thomas Bell
Davis and
Appanoose
B. F. Carroll
Bloomfield
Lucas
Wayne
H. L. Byers
Decatur
Union
Ringgold
Allyn
Mount Ayr
Adams and
Taylor
W. O. Mitchell
Corning
Page
Fremont
William Eaton
Sidney
Mills
Montgomery
J. M. Junkin
Red Oak
Des Moines
William C. McArthur
Burlington
Henry
Washington
L. C. Blanchard
Oskaloosa
Marion
Monroe
Samuel Druet
Marysville
Adair
Madison
L. M. Kilburn
Fontanelle
Audubon
Dallas
Guthrie
A. C. Hotchkiss
Adel
Cass and
Shelby
J. M. Emmett
Atlantic
Pottawattomie
N. M. Pusey
Council Bluffs
George M. Craig
Allison
Allamakee
Fayette
J. H. Trewin
Quansing
Mitchell
Winnebago
Worth
Gilbertson
Forest City
Winneshiek
Howard
D. A. Lyons
Cresco
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Franklin
F. Harriman
Hampton
Floyd
Chickasaw
W. B. Perrin
Nashua
Tama
Benton
E. G. Penrose
Cherokee
Ida
Plymouth
A. C. Hobart
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Palo Alto
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
Carroll
Greene and Sac
Warren
Garst
Coon Rapids
Lyon
Osceola
Sioux
O’brien
Henry Hospers
Orange City
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Parley Finch
G. M. Anderson
Inwood
M. K. Whelan
Estherville
Ed Anderson
Ruthven
J. M. Farley
Whittemore
John W. Bird
Rockford
William B. Towner
Charles City
J. W. Krieger
New Hampton
D. H. Bowen
Waukon
William H. Klemme
Ridgeway
BE. E. Overfield
Elma
Willard L. Eaton
Osage
W. O. Hanson
Stormy Jordan Faces Fresh Prohibition Fight in Ottumwa
Ottumwa saloon keeper known as Stormy Jordan is accused by local lawyer O W Lyman of violating laws by running a gambling room and operating after hours. Lyman seeks an injunction to bar liquor sales while Jordan calls the action blackmail and vows to resist. Jordan previously closed after legal troubles and amassing wealth in real estate since his pardon by Gov. Larrabee.
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Jordan
Iowa
Larrabee
Lyman
Narrow Escape for Innocent Man at Spirit Lake
Jacob Pussar of Wells Minnesota narrowly escaped lynching at Spirit Lake after being jailed by a city marshal for a murder suspect mix up. He bore no knowledge of legal matters and offered no protest as a mob cried for his death before the sheriff intervened and revealed the mistake that identified John Overmiller as the true suspect.
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Spirit Lake
Sioux
Jacob Pussar
Wells
Minn
Marshalltown
Passar
John Overmiller
Dickinson County
John Segal
Pussar
Narey
Overmiller
A Happy Man James Murray Finds Brothers and Sister
James Murray of Boone, a Northwestern roundhouse employee, spent 25 years seeking his two brothers and a sister left in New York City. After advertising and printing circulars, he learned from his sister in New York that the brothers live in Chicago, and a reunion will follow shortly.
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James Murray
Boone
Northwestern Roundhouse
James
New York City
New York
Chicago
Horrible Farm Accident at Glidden Claims Arm
Edward Cuthbertson, oldest son of P. Cuthbertson, suffered a catastrophic leg and arm injury while feeding a corn crusher on his father's farm at Glidden. His arm was ground away at the shoulder, portions of shoulder blade and muscles were torn, a deep neck wound opened, and fatal bleeding was likely averted only by timely medical aid.
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Glidden
Edward Cuthbertson
P. Cuthbertson
Saloon Fight Sparks Humboldt County Opposition
A mass meeting in Humboldt organized to block saloon establishments. Petitions circulated by saloon supporters gathered many signatures, with 50 percent of voters already named. Committees from townships plan remonstrances to reach 36 percent of votes to defeat the petition. In other news, the case against Jack McGready for killing Officer Doxsie was dismissed for lack of evidence. A sparring match in Albia ended in a draw after Harris and Walker traded punches.
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Humboldt
Jack McGready
Doxsie
Independence
Ransier
Albia
Harris
Des Moines
Walker
Massena
First Day in Congress Reports Inaugural Session and Bills
Washington dec 7 The house opened with Reed presiding and a large crowd filling the galleries. After roll call 301 members appeared and new members took the oath. A committee waited on the president to deliver his message which was read and referred to the committee for printing. Numerous bills were introduced including gold payment pledges and banking reforms.
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Washington
Hall of Representatives
IF. M. Griffith
Judge Holman
Indiana
H. 8. Boutelle
Chicago
Edward D. Cooke
James Norton
South Carolina
John L. McLaurin
George P. Lawrence
Massachusetts
Ashley B. Wright
J. N. Griggs
New York
Francis A. Wilson
Brooklyn
Senate
Hopkins
Rep
House
Dingley
Congress
Messrs. Dingley
Grosvenor
Bailey
Tex
Pruden
Reed
Lawrence
Mass
Wright
Allen
Dem
Miss
George
United States
United States Army
Navy
International Monetary Commission
Internal Revenue
Postal Savings Bank
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Germany
Herr Lueders
Thayti
Lueders
Haylti
Haytian
Count Schwerin
Simon Sam
Berlin
Frankfurt Zeitung
Lmail Lueders
William S’. Powell
Ordice
Kingston
Jamaica
Roberts
Reorganization Committee
Union Pacific Railroad
Senate Opens With Floral Chamber and Protocol
The opening of the session features a flower-filled senate chamber and a ringing gavel as Vice President Hobart calls the body to order. Rev. W. H. Milburn offers a moving invocation honoring the president and his mother as 77 senators respond on roll call.
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Washington
Senate
Hobart
W. H. Milburn
Morrill
Vermont
House
Allison
Congress
Allison and Germann
Senate Committee
Cullom
Tlale
Allison and
Gorman
Senate Reads Admin Cuban Policy Message with Care
The president's assistant secretary presented the message to the senate at 1 35 and read it until 2 50. Senators gave close attention while Cuban policy details drew particular interest. Walthall of Mississippi announced the death of Senator James George. a condolence resolution was adopted and the senate adjourned.
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Pruden
Senate
Walthall
James George
Mississippi
Postal savings banks proposed in bill to create central and branch systems
A House bill by Mr. Lorimer introduces a postal savings bank network with a central bank and branches in money order offices. Deposits are limited to 1 000 dollars per year, with 2 percent interest. minors over 12 and married women may save, passes examined annually, and deposits protected from seizure. Liquor sales banned in the senate wing with no sale observed.
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Washington
Postal Savings Bank
Lorimer
Postmaaster-General
Postal Savings Banks
Central Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Moonshiners Suspected in Arkansas Farmer Slaying
Albert Giles a west Van Buren county farmer was assassinated by ambush on a public road. Police believe moonshiners prompted the killing tied to his drives to curb moonshine operations near the scene of a prior sheriff’s killing.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Albert Giles
van Buren County
Capt. Taylor
Giles
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proven Effective
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. must use internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Not a quack medicine, prescribed by a leading physician for years, with tonics and blood purifiers. Send for testimonials. Toledo makers. Sold by all druggists at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills praised as best.
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Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Elopement Tale Reported by Indiana Journal Witness
A minister asks if the groom will have the bride as wife. The young man, who eloped by tandem over a dusty road, answers with resolve I do. The scene unfolds with the couple standing beside the persane, dusty, red-faced observer.
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Indianapolis Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease powder for comfort and warmth
Shake into your under shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It gives ease and comfort prevents that smarting sensation and keeps your feet from perspiring. Allen's Foot-Ease makes cold feet warm. After your feet perspire they usually feel cold at this season. Ask your druggist or shoe dealer today for a 25¢ box of Allen's Foot-Hase and use it at once. Sample sent Free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N.Y.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Lawyerly Exchange Over Property Claim in Boston
In a Boston Traveler excerpt Plankington asks Bloomfield if a skilled lawyer handled a lingering property dispute Bloomfield asserts ownership of the property saying he has one. The dialogue hints at a legal resolution and ownership transfer.
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Hla
Plankington
Bloomfield
Boston ‘Traveler
Grain-O Elixir Promises Coffee Substitute Drink
Grocery ads promote Grain-O as a grain based beverage that mimics the rich mocha color yet is safe for children and adults. It claims to cost one fourth the price of coffee, plus ice and 25 ets per package, and is sold by all grocers.
Tourist Sleepers on Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway
The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway begins a system of Tourist Sleepers on its excursion dates between St. Louis or Kansas City and South Texas points. For information contact IT Cherrier, N Pass. Agt., 316 Marquette Building, Chicago.
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Dee
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Hag
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cherrier
N. Pass
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
Courtroom Quip Sparks Laugh Over Hot Peanuts
A passenger jokes about hot peanuts on a southern train while a train-boy retorts they were hot at the start. The exchange amuses the judge as a light moment in court.
Coughing Leads to Consumption Promoted by Kemp's Balsam
An advertisement urges readers to try Kemp's Balsam for a lingering cough claiming immediate relief. It offers free samples at drugstores and sells larger bottles for 50 cents and one dollar with a warning against delays.
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Kemp
Chinese chair debate at Cambridge sparks tea talk
Mrs Fitts and her companion discuss establishing a Chinese chair at Cambridge. She admires bamboo chairs and the idea gains light chatter among Indianapolis Journal readers.
St Jacobs Oil and Laxative Remedies Featured Ads
A jumble of old advertisements promotes Lane's Family Medicine and St Jacobs Oil claiming daily bowel movement relief and liver kidney benefits. Also notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise cold cure or money back. Quotes from Atchison Globe Washington Democrat and Chicago News amplify testimonials and humorous lines.
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Iowa Legislature
General Assembly
House of Representatives
J. T. P. ‘Power
Keokuk
J. B. Hazen
West Point
C. E. Bull
Milton
Davis
S. B. Downing
Claude R. Porter
Centerville
George W. Hinkle
Harvard
M. Wempl
Garden Grove
P. L. Prentis
Delphos
George H. van Houten
Lenox
O. H.rink
Bingham
W. T. Davis
Hamburg
John Parker
Silver City
R. E. Cook
Adams
James M. Clark
Prescott
John Gibson
Creston
Clarke
A. A. Newers
J. A. Penick
Chariton
Robert B. Arnold
Foster
Wapello
George W. Dickens
Hedrick
Jefferson
Henry H. Brighton
Fairfield
W. B. Hunt
Louis M. Jaeger
Louisa
Hilton M. Letts
Columbus Junction
A. M. Alberson
James Wilson
Mahaska
J. W. Reynolds
Beacon
H. M. McCully
Pella
John H. Miller
Palmyra
John Shambaugh
Booneville
R. Madden
Bridgewater
Cass
Charles W. Stewart
Clive
Jasper
B. Powers
Kellogg
Poweshiek
W. G. Ray
Grinnell
John Hughes, Jr
Williamsburg
Johnson
J. A. Edwards
Iowa City
Muscatine
J. L. Gessler
Wilton
Scott
John B. Dempster
Amity
Jacob Nabstedt
Davenport
Cedar
Thomas B. Miller
Stanwood
Clinton
Anton Hansman
DeWitt
P. McGinn
Jackson
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
Jones
William D. Sheean
Anamosa
Linn
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Henry J. Nietert
D. K. Harba
J. M. Hathaway
Onawa
Woodbury
James Barrett
Sioux City
I. B. Santee
Danbury
L. W. Beal
Sac
C. BE. Stallcop
Sac City
Calhoun
J. F. Lavender
Rockwell City
Webster
F. J. Blake
Fort Dodge
Hamilton
R. G. Clark
Webster City
Hardin
J. H. Funk
Iowa Falls
Grundy
Thomas Emmett
Reinbeck
Black Hawk
W. E. Hauger
LaPorte Y
Buchanan
T. E. McCurdy
Hazleton
Delaware
Frank F. Merriman
Hopkiinton
Dubuque
Thomas F. Nolan
Ballyclough
Edward J
W. E. de Wolfe
Laurens
Benna Vista
D. C. Miller
Newell
J. S. Gibson
le Mars
C. F. Bailey
Ireton
Stormy
Charles A. Berry
Weaverhampton
England
Senate Chamber
Senate Committee On Rules
Capitol
Union Pacific
Rome
Humbert
Marquis di Rudini
Woodard Jones
Mason City
Lehigh
Man
David
Wilby
Boston Transcript
Lane
Independent
Eevery
Atchison Globe
Pigo
Jennie Prickard
Springsfield
Til
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Chicago News
Washington Democrat
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Cattlie
Davtie Eine
Choi
Milwaukee
Ural
Sy Louis
Omaha
Ayer
Muralo CO
New Brighton
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Ghureh
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
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Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt
Buffalo, N.Y
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
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Ufjes
Hartshorn
M. Woodasy
Atlanta
J. M. Tisx & CO
Seattle
Wash
Enses
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H. Green
Klondyke
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