Senate debates bills on schools and road work in Iowa
Senate committees favor measures to teach elementary agriculture and domestic science in all rural and graded schools and to fund road and highway improvements. Other actions include veterinary stock checks, hog serum lab funding, a hog cholera program, and limits on campaign literature at election time.
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Senate
Bes Moines
State Banking Department
United States Banking Department
Webber
Wapello
Brockway
House Committee On
Insurance
Senate ‘Committee On Agriculture
Frist
Spaulding
Ames
Senate Schools Committee
Savage
Allve
Hansen
Committee On Board of Control
Brady
Des Moines
Committee On Animal Industry
Committee On Municipal Corporations
House
Kiny of
Sioux
Senate Committee On Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Joint Committee
State Highway Commission
Bliss
Ringgold
Klay
Sioux County
State Board of Education
House Schools Committee
Pickford
Chase
Colorado boy reappears as tale echoes Valjean
An eighteen year old who escaped from the Golden Industrial School, built a life in Des Moines, married, and sent for help to the governor for a pardon, mirrors Victor Hugo's Jean Valjean. Des Moines detectives arrest him. Colorado officials debate sending him back for discipline as a caution to other boys.
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Denver
Colo
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Colorado
Golden
Des Moines
Iowa
Hugo
Inspector Javert
Rosie HE
Sheldon
Glenwood Springs
Industrial School
Big Cownie
Fred L. Paddleford
Industrial School Board
Johnson
Bishop
Shaforth
Plan to See White Eskimos by Fry and Party in Yukon Visit
Rev W H Fry and 12 natives travel toward Coronation Gulf near the Copper Mine river to visit a tribe of white Eskimos found by Steffansson. Bishop Stringer of the Yukon diocese, returning to the north, expects they will reach the gulf before navigation ends in October. He notes other Eskimo tribes may exist and recalls harsh northern expeditions and his long service on Herschel island.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Stringer
Yukon
Dominion
North Country
W. H. Fry
Coronation Gulf
Steffansson
Gulf
Herschel Island
Canada
New York Capital of Vice
Samuel H. London, former prosecuting attorney of El Paso, Texas, testified in New York with his evidence reduced to a card index form. He described himself as semi-vegetarian and offered details about his role and observations in a case referencing vice in the city.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Tralia
New York
Fairbanks
Alaska
Canal Zone
London
Samuel H. London
Ei Paso, Tex
Finger print outdone by butter tooth marks
Paris police proved burglar Pierre Rassaud's identity by matching bite marks in a lump of butter to his teeth including a broken tooth. He broke into his former employer's Montreuil Sous Bois premises and denied the burglary until the magistrate replicated the bite.
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Paris
Pierre Rassaud
Montreuil-Sous- Bois
Bassaud
Foreigners in Berlin Criticize New German Insurance Law
In Berlin and other German cities foreigners earning 1060 dollars monthly or less complain about the new compulsory government insurance law. It replaces private sick insurance, charges annual premiums from five to seventy eight dollars, and splits costs with employers. If a worker leaves Germany within ten years, premiums are not refunded.
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Berlin
Empire
Germany
London Bishop Smokes Ignites Clergy Protest
A Protestant uproar follows the revelation that Dr Carr Glyn bishop of Peter borough smokes a pipe. The vicar of Brig stock writes to the press denouncing the habit after an incident at tea with parishioners. The bishop, aged seventy, ignores the letter and continues to smoke.
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London
Carr Glyn
Peterborough
Brigstock
Orphan Boy Rescued by Kansas Marshal Family
Fourteen year old Harry O'Brien, who fell from a moving train near Strong City, Kansas, was found bruised by City Marshal Charles Beach. The couple took him to their home and decided to adopt him. O'Brien had been traveling with Ernest Stone toward Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stone continued on, his journey supported by a merchant bought ticket.
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Strong City
Kan
Harry O’brien
St. Louis
Charles Beach
O’brien
Marshal Beach
Ernest Stone
Tulsa
Okla
Stone
Burning coal field found at Haselbach
Berlin reports a burning coal field discovered at Haselbach in Altenburg duchy. Engineers say underground fire has burned for years. Mysterious fissures appeared beneath a factory and shorts were sparked. Seams of blazing coal were found at eighteen feet depth.
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Berlin
Haselbach
Duchy of Altenburg
Man Tells Police Wife Abandoned Him After Seventeen Years
George Meyers submits a 1000 word typewritten statement to police claiming his wife of seventeen years deserted him. The document outlines his grievances and seeks assistance in the marital separation and custody matters implied.
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New York
George Meyers
Shankland Bill Seeks Saloon Settlement by Secret Ballot
Des Moines reports Representative Shankland has introduced a bill to settle saloon contests by secret ballot across cities of 6000 or more, with four year consent terms, election timing rules, and penalties on early voting. The measure, revised after years of debate, aims to curb colonization and set strict voting eligibility and turnout conditions.
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Des Moines
Shankland
House
Perry to Get Two New Schools
In Perry a special election approved a $70,000 bond issue to build two ten room schools. Of 8023 voters, 243 supported the measure. Women participated actively, and the board of education will begin preliminary work immediately with plans to award contracts before summer vacation. The bond rating requires demolition of three existing grade schools.
Judge Orders Sale of 1237 Acres Tied to 35000 Loan
Keokuk County District Judge Hamilton mandated the sale of 1237 acres as security for a 35000 loan to satisfy a judgment against Orson Newberry. Newberry, linked to exposing the Mabray gang, faced financial trouble through dealings with them.
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Keokuk
Hamilton
Orson
Newberry
Mabray
New Road Successful Creston Telegraph
During the first month of operation the new railroad between here and Mucksburg paid all operating expenses and interest on bonds, leaving a neat sum to the company's credit. New equipment ordered by the company is expected this week.
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New Road
Creston
Here
Mucksburg
Five Men Indicted for Illegal Liquor Sales in Tipton
Grand jury indicted five men on illegal liquor selling charges. Sam Bossen Louis Dam man and Charles Regennitter of Bennett pleaded guilty and were fined 300 dollars each. Beacom and Wallick, Tipton drug firm, pleaded guilty, fined 300 dollars and surrendered their permit.
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Tipton
Sam Bossen
Louis Damman
Charles Regennitter
Bennett
Beacom & Wallick
Visitor Killed in Accidental Gun Discharge
Edgewood-Thomas Connelly died when a shotgun discharged accidentally as he tried to shoot a chicken. Funk family members visiting him heard the shot and found him dead.
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Edgewood
Thomas Connelly
Funk
Local man takes his life in Warsaw area
A Keokuk resident near Warsaw, John Worth, aged 465 years, committed suicide by firing a double barrel shotgun into his head. He had appeared in good spirits beforehand and no motive could be explained.
Lutherans Petition Taft to Sign Webb Kenyon Liquor Bill
The Augustana synod of the Iowa Lutheran convention in Sioux City unanimously endorsed a resolution urging President Taft to sign the Webb Kenyon liquor bill. The action reflects strong church stance against liquor distribution across state lines.
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Sioux City
Taft
Webb-Kenyon
Augustana Synod
Iowa Lutheran Convention
Enrollment at State University Reaches Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Five
The State University reports 2,235 students enrolled this semester following registration. Yearly totals are expected to reach about 2,270, up from 2,090 in 1911 12, reflecting growth since last year.
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Towa City
High School Bond Sales Reward Davenport Firm
North English issues 25 000 high school bonds sold to a Davenport firm at a small premium. Brick contract for the new school awarded to a local firm.
Realizing God Through Spiritual Manifestation
The author argues modern atheism masks belief in a spiritual God. Moses saw God, and many historic leaders and modern statesmen reveal God as real through faith. If man accepts spiritual perception as valid, realization of God brings fearlessness, moral power, and transformative influence on society.
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God
Moses
Belgion
Angelo
Oliver Cromwell
Gustavus Adolphus
Chinese Garden
Gladstone
Lincoln
McKinley
William
Germany
Wilson
Christ
Chicago
Jesus Christ
Dwight L. Moody
Enduring Ambitions Endure Through Time
Quotation from Hamilton W. Marbie on the value of enduring ambitions. Only true aims withstand the test of time, offering worth now and fifty years hence.
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Hamilton W. Marbie
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