Code revision dominates opening session reforms and committees
The Iowa legislature begins with code revision as a priority. House and Senate organize committees, assign chairmanships, and move toward a new taxation code amid calls for lower taxes and smaller appropriations.
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Reed
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Mantz
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Hale
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Fairfield
Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Scott
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Nelson
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Cessna
Grinnell
Dutcher
Iowa City
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Thurston
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Chariton
Price
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Corning
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Shoff
Camanche
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Ottumwa
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Goodwin
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Perkins
Sac City
Darting of
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Bergman of
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Gilchrist of
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Bowman
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White
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O’brien
Children of Pottawattumie
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Donhowe
Story
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Jackson
R. O. Garber
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Clarke
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Parsons
Calhoun
Graham
Wapello
Letts
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J. S. Garber
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Linn
Buffington of
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Ulstad
Wright
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Johnson
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Appanoose
McClune
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Hansen Core Elect Printing
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Lee
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Lyon
Grundy
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Hardin
Healy of
Hancock
Bradley of
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Held
Plymouth
Moon of
Science Finds Use for Waste Dust and Dusty Gases
Scientists explore turning waste dust from sawmills coal plants and smelters into valuable products. Sawdust becomes glucose rich alcohol for fuel. coal dust briquettes and powder fuels replace anthracite. Arsenic fumes from smelters are captured for pigments medicines and insecticides. Gold dust recovery from mining and mints highlights thrift.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Australia
California
Russia
Klondike
Parrot Warns Fire. Rescues Philadelphia Home
A pet parrot in a three story Philadelphia apartment house saved the building from a blaze. The bird cried out Polly cries fire warning resident J Doyle on the top floor awakened after hearing the parrot in the kitchen.
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Polly
Philadelphia
Baby tears up divorce papers in court ruling
In Los Angeles Judge Summerfield, aided by a first time female judge Frances Marilon Olsen, orders Jack Olsen to pay $7 weekly alimony as Frances tears the divorce complaint in two during the session. The child’s antics lightened the courtroom mood.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Fair Sex
Frances Marilon Olsen
Allem Olsen
Frances
Summerfield
Jack Olsen
Olsen
Hell's Half Acre Located in Wyoming for Park Use
A passage notes Hell's Half Acre is located in Wyoming and would be given to Natrona County for park purposes under a bill introduced by Rep Frank W Mondell Republican floor leader. The item mentions Lake Balaton in Hungary and a drying up of the lake for an unspecified reason.
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Mahaska County
Senate
House
Moen
Lyon County
Ed M. Smith
Madison County
Hammill
Judiciary Committee
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Cresco
Brookhart
Washington
Anderson
C. F. Clark
Linn County
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Poweshiek
State House
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Kendall
McClune
Mahaska
Tuck
Adams County
Representative Fackler
Boards of Supervisors
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Springer
Decatur County
Boards of
Ethel
Davis County
Hell's Half-Acre
Wyoming
Natronaunty
Frank W. Mondell
Reublican
Balaton
Hungary
Europe
Ems
Denied kiss ends in gun self harm incident
Claude Fritz, thirty one, a Michigan man, left home after work and attempted to shoot himself with a shotgun across the street after asking his wife for a kiss. Mrs Fritz told police he had been despondent for days and was then hospitalized in serious condition.
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Michigan
Self
Claude Fritz
Mra. Fritz
Simpson College alumni marry amid Iowa notes and notices
The long column records varied Iowa items including alumni marriages at Simpson College in Indianola, gun legislation prospects, livestock and farm reports, rural credit plans, a judge’s ruling on veterans bonds, political candidacies, local infrastructure, and religious reflections contrasting Christianity with christendom.
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Goxssipping
J. R. Anderson
Kendall
Farm Bureau
Wade
OH. Budke
Selway Steel ‘Rost and Fence’ Company
Anderson
Hammill
Burlington
Creston
Gedar Falls
Guy Stoddard
Buchanan County
Iowa
Lasher
Addressing the House and Peculiar Parliamentary Forms
A London Daily Chronicle sketch notes oddities in address to the House of Commons. It cites instances where members used unconventional salutations like Friends and My dear sir, provoking varied reactions from speakers and peers.
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Scrymsgeour
Pitt
Gir
Macqulay
London Daily Chronicle
It Would Prevent Accidents If Every Nut Stayed Tight
A Cincinnati Enquirer panel quotes Blinks and Jinks debating car safety. Blinks argues tight nuts prevent accidents while Jinks says tight wheels cause mishaps. The humorous exchange underscores vigilance on vehicle maintenance.
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Jinks
Cincinnat! Enquirer
The Love of God Remark on Christian Faith
To the man who has learned the secret of the love of God in Christ death has only the uncertainty of a glorious adventure. Selected.
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God
Christ
Counting the Years We Do Not Count a Man's Years
A reflective quotation from Emerson on aging and life meaning asserts that years are counted only after one has nothing else to count, offering a meditation on time and achievement.
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Emerson
Do Our Work Well in the Present Place
Lyman Abbott remarks that life is a school sent by God and urges doing one’s current work well, whatever it may be, as preparation for the hereafter.
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Lyman Abbott
Signals of Good Breeding and Stillness in Demeanor
A quotation notes that good breeding shows in quietness and steady features while vulgar people move their limbs or facial expressions. C. W. Holmes references this social standard emphasizing composed posture and restraint.
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C. W. Holmes
Grow In Grace Blessings and Knowledge
A religious verse exhorting believers to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes glory to Him now and forever, citing II Peter 3:18.
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Jesus Christ
Peter
The Tongue Proverb Cited In Obscure Quote
A Japanese proverb notes the tongue is short yet deadly, warning that words can harm even a strong man. The quote appears as a compact aphorism about speech's power and danger.
Who Shall Escape Use Every Man After His Deserts
A compact quotation from Shakespeare contrasts fate with justice noting that no one can evade consequences after their deeds. The line echoes themes of moral accountability and punishment under divine or social law.
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Shakespeare
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