Tama Jim endorsed in dull Iowa session with audits and code plan
In Des Moines Feb 1 a clash over veracity pits State Auditor C G McCarthy against Senator H L Waterman over a 1896 97 appropriations estimate. McCarthy says clerical error inflated figures and outlines how spending exceeded advised limits. The piece also covers Senator Trewin's code revision bill details and broader Iowa assessment and land value trends.
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Des Moines
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means
McCarthy
Twenty-sixth General Assembly
Glenwood
Senate Appropriations Committee
Trewin
Fayette-Allaminkee
Twenty-fifth
General Assembly
Seading
Justices of the Peace
Trewin Sayst
Twentyfifth General Assembly
Jame Wilson
Tama County
Iowa
Tama Jim
Lb. Young
Iowa Legislature Battles Over County and State Bills
Des Moines reports show county supervisors mileage cut to five cents and county recorder salaries trimmed in small counties. Amendments on sheriff expenses failed. dog tax revenue redirected to general fund. House passes bills on insane care rates and other measures while petitions for manufacturing limits and bank depositor protection appear.
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Des Moines
Senate
Lathrop
General County Fund
Pusey
Joint Code Committee
House
General Assembly
Messrs. Lauder, Watters
Bird
Marathon
Suffragists Aimed at National Strategy and Moves
The National Woman Suffrage Association executive committee met in Des Moines and discussed fears of partisan entanglements challenging enfranchised women. They planned to move headquarters to New York, consolidate with the organization committee led by Mrs. Catt, and prepare for state campaigns in Oregon Nevada and Montana. They also scheduled a women’s congress tied to the Tennessee centennial, a fiftieth anniversary celebration, and a convention in Washington in January 1898.
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Des Moines
National Woman Suffrage Association
National Association
Philadelphia
New York
Organization
Dormitory Fire Destroys Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Fire at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in Lima New York destroyed the boys dormitory. About 100 students escaped but several leaped from windows. Loss pegged at 50 000 with 10 000 more for books trophies and private libraries damaged. Cr Robbins severely injured concussion. Prof Pierce sprained ankles. Turdy injured.
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Lima
N. Y
Genessee Wesleyan Seminary
J. H. Ashley
Cr. J. Robbins
Tenfield
W. M. Pierce
Thank Turdy
Geneva
Tragedy in Frisco Ends in Double Deaths
In San Francisco Mrs Marie Sprinznik wife of Franz Sprinznik a tailor was shot dead in her 918 Montgomery Street apartment Saturday night. The killer appears to be Franz Wolf who recently caused Mrs Sprinznik to separate from her husband. Wolf’s body was found Sunday morning with a bullet wound in a room he had rented hours earlier. Acquaintances say Wolf threatened to kill Mrs Sprinznik and then kill himself.
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San Francisco
Marie Sprinznik
Franz Sprinznik
Montgomery Street
Franz Wolf
Wayne, Neb
C. K. Rash
Five in Frye family poisoned by pudding death in St Louis
Mrs William Frye and her five children at 2817 Franklin Avenue ate corn meal pudding. One child died by eight, others died or fell gravely ill within hours. Parents in danger. Physician says poisoning though no crime suspected.
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St. Louis
William Frye
Franklin Avenue
Factoids on world population and geography
A compilation notes Russia as having the fastest population growth, England’s gold coins date mostly after 1879, and Italy leads theater density. It also cites Tottington’s 500 acre British orchard yielding up to 50000 dollars, plus gypsy census details and a moon rotation fact.
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Italy
England
Russia
Great Britain
Tottington
Gloucester
Lord Sudley
Supreme Court Rules Guard May Not Levy Fines
The Iowa Supreme Court rules that the national guard cannot assess fines on members for missing encampment. Authority to punish rests with civil courts. Absence proof serves as prima facie evidence, but civil courts decide adequacy of excuses. if unsatisfactory, fines are imposed and collected by civil authorities.
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Supreme Court
National Guard
Hog Cholera Abating in Mahaska County
Mahaska county reports hog cholera abating though many hogs have died. Cold weather helped hog recovery. inoculation failed. Two supposedly healthy hogs from treated stock sickened and died after being placed with the diseased herd. Total county loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Mahaska County
Millers Seek Reciprocity at Annual Des Moines Meeting
The twenty third annual meeting of the town Millers association was held in Des Moines. A reciprocity committee was appointed to appeal to congressmen to promote a reciprocity clause aligning U S milling interests with those of other nations. James Taggart of Knoxville was elected president.
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Town Millers’ Association
Des Moines
United States
Tames Taggart
Knoxville
Fire Drives Escape at Council Bluffs Orphanage Dormitory
Fire tore through the main dormitory of the Christian home orphanage in Council Bluffs. One hundred boys rely on two buildings. fifty younger children slept through the blaze while older youths were up at breakfast elsewhere. All fifty rescued unharmed.
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Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Supreme Court settles long boundary dispute with Missouri
The United States supreme court finally resolves a quarrel dating to 1840 over a boundary strip between Town and Missouri. The tract about 400 feet wide and 15 miles long lies between Decatur county and Mercer county Missouri, with the decision favoring Missouri.
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Town
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Decatur County
Mercer County
Fire destroys 15 Pacific Junction businesses in windstorm
A fierce blaze in Pacific Junction caused an $80,000 loss as high winds and lack of fire protection allowed 15 business firms to burn unchecked. Only half of the property was insured against the damage.
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Pacific Junction
Multiple Iowa News Items From 1900s Era Chronicle
A Cedar Falls lumber firm dissolves its partnership. Mrs. W. John of West Liberty dies after a morphine dose. Des Moines coal failures and bank closures spark liabilities. Fires destroy Codner's Hotel Whitten and Adams residence Burlington. Several officials and figures, including Drake University head B O Aylesworth, Iowa civil engineers president C l Allen, and others are noted for resignations, elections, and legal cases.
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Dick Delong
Clinton
Iowa Society of Civil Engineers
Ottumwa
C. l. Allen
Lingenfeller
Adel
Wilkinson
Anamosa
B. O. Aylesworth
Drake University
Iowa
Liza Watson
J. A. Henderson
Washington
Hiram C. Wheeler
Sac County
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Wiggin
Tuston
Midland Grocery Company
Mason City
Silas M. Wheeler
Martha J. Lincoln
Burlington
Clifton Coal Company
Des Moines
German Savings Bank
Caroline Bruer
Otis Hall
Jardin County
Dorn
Natkin
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Adams
Trade Review Says Slow Gains Amid Market Shifts
R G Dun & Co reports mixed signals with slow progress in trade yet signs of movement. Wheat prices drop while cotton and wool hold, iron products fall, and shipping shows export gains. The week notes more iron works starting and fewer failures, with January wholesale trade softer but overall optimism in wheels turning.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
United States
Record Run Below Zero Ends as City Sees Warmer Spike
Chicago reports a break in the extreme cold with a brief rise above zero after an 84 hour stretch below zero. The city logged 10,000 people aided by police relief efforts amid ongoing freezing conditions across the region. In St Paul and Louisville similar weather notes accompany reports of ice and navigation disruptions. Knoxville logs river steamers immobilized by ice.
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Chicago
Auditorium
St. Paul
Minn
Louisville
Ohio
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Odd Bits From Coast to Midwest and Beyond
A Philadelphia grocer banners a sign “The man who trusts is out.” In San Francisco a beggar pays a day to wheel a man in disguise as a cripple. In Otsego Michigan a rag picker finds a $65 envelope. A South Bend milkman family illness blamed on milk tickets. A German mustard pot dispenses sauce by spring. Voltaire predicted Bible disappearance within a century. London society sold millions of Bibles last year. A Chapman Kansas clergyman reads installments of his own continued tale instead of a sermon. A Westwood Michigan man dislocates his jaw yawning and fears opening his mouth wide.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Otsego
Mich
South Bend
Ind
Germany
Voltaire
London
Chapman
Kan
Westwood
The Wooden Hen Hatchs Chicks From Eggs
A small wooden incubator named The Wooden Hen measures 10 by 15 by 8 inches and hatches 28 eggs with a $6.00 price tag. Contact Mr Goo H Stahl Mrs Quincy DL for a booklet Ix and a large catalogue sent free. An Atchison Globo note recalls a bygone dancing era.
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Goo. H. Stahl
Quincy, DL
Asheville The Land of the Sky and Juand of the Sky
Asheville North Carolina known as The Land of the Sky or Juand of the Sky attracts visitors with salubrious climate. Round trip tickets are sold daily with six month return validity. For details contact J C Bram Jr Chicago Illinois. A note requests anonymity from Wueraman about a gift.
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Asheville
North Carolina
J. C. Bram
N. W
Inauguration Transportation Deals for McKinley Visit
Washington bound crowds will find cheap travel via the B and O S W Railway with special rates for March 1 to 3 and return through March 8. Agents offer guides to Washington and a new through Pullman sleeping car service between Baltimore and Chicago via Cincinnati and Indianapolis starting January 3. Also notes on Teters and theater listings including Belasco's The Heart of Maryland with Leslie Carter.
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McKinley
Washington
Tun
W. Ry
Ballimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapoli
Ry M. Palner
Great Northern Theater
David Belasco
Heart of Maryland
Leslie Carter
N. Y
DelCoven
Smith
Tariff reform urged by national manufacturers convention
The tariff committee report calls for early tariff revision to remove uncertainty and revive business. It favors specific or mixed duties and seeks reciprocity with Latin America, arguing Europe’s lower costs justify tariff preferences for domestic industries and labor. Wayne Neb reports a separate violent homicide.
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Philadelphia
National Convention of Manufacturers
Tariff Committee
Charles Ileber Clarke
Congress
Europe
Finest Trains South Queen & Crescent Route Florida and New Orleans Limited
Advertises the South Florida Queen and Crescent trains with Standard coaches through Pullman gleepers cafe parlor and observation cars. Mentions quotes and a line about a person failing convictions, attributed to Murn? born.
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Queen & Crescent
Florida
New Orleans
Pullman Gleepers
No-To-Bac promises tobacco cure for fifty cents
Advertising copy proclaims No-To-Bac cures tobacco desire with guarantees. Claims over 400000 users helped and promotes cost savings and health benefits. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes at druggists.
Mrs Amelia Post Dies in Cheyenne Following Illness
Mrs Amelia Sh Post wife of ex Congressman M E Post died after a lingering illness in Cheyenne Wyoming. She helped spur Wyoming territory's 1869 women’s suffrage law and contributed to keeping women’s voting rights through the second legislature. She served on the Republican state central committee for years and was repeatedly offered public office.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action against blood and mucous surfaces and a $100 reward if cures fail. Includes testimonials and notes Druggists sell the remedy and Hall's Pills as a companion product.
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Hall
J. Curxny & Co
Toledo
Monon Route Sleeper Exits Dearborn to Washington via Key Cities
The Monon Route now offers a through sleeper from Dearborn Station after 1 PM daily, departing at 2:45 AM and arriving in Washington at 6:47 AM the next day. The service, effective January 9, travels via Cincinnati and Parkersburg with connections to CG fh and D B&O lines and B&O routes, continuing through without change.
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Carlina
Washington, D. GC
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
Dearborn
Washington
National Capital
City Deskett
Clarke St
Chicago
Dearborn Station
Low Rates to the Wart and South Across the Country
Announcement lists low fares from Vin B. and OLBW Ry for travel to many states and territories including Alabama Arkansas Arizona Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Carolinas Dakota Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Texas. Tickets and stopover options allow thorough inspection. contact B and O 8-W Ry agents for forms and information.
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Vin B. & Olbw
Mob
Homg-Seolkers
Alabama
Aviansas
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Goon Pia
Indian Territory
Down
Kansas
Entucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Okiehoma
Carolinas
Daktas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyong
Texas
W. Ry
Wisconsin Central Lines Reach Many Key Wisconsin Cities
The Wisconsin Central Lines from Chicago and Milwaukee to St Paul and Minneapolis connect more cities than any other line through Wisconsin. Trains run at convenient hours, but ticket agents may mislead travelers with through routes. A erroneous report notes a woman fainting under her husband's scolding in a separate item.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Hurley
Ironwood
Bessemer
Duluth
Das
C. Posyu
Gon
Pass. Agt
Wis
Washington fare round trip via Big Four and CHIO for inauguration
One fare round trip is credited via the Big Four Route and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to Washington for the inauguration of Mr. Melkinley on Marchath. For details and sleeping car reservations contact U. ta. Treerr, N. W.YD. A. 234 Chris Street, Chicago.
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Chesapeak
Ohio
Washington
Melkinley
Marchath
U. Ta. Treerr
N. W.yd. A
Chris Street
Chicago
Fragmented Readings From Obscure 19th Century Ads
Irregular lines mention Florida routes, Cincinnati to Jackson, remedies and testimonials. Includes references to Piso's Cure, Cascarets, and St Jacobs Oil. Mixed quotes show consumer products and a few name fragments with partial addresses and dates.
Salzer Seed Co Catalogue Offer and Various Remedies Adverts
An assortment of old time notices promotes seeds from Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis and various patent medicines. Ads claim seeds with new yields and 12 rare samples worth 10 dollars and feature cure claims for ailments with products like Da Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer St Jacobs Oil and Guscaret candy cathartic.
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Salzer
John. A. Salzer
Kline
Arch St
Phila
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