Iowa Supreme Court reverses on liquor shipments case
United States Supreme Court rulings in two Iowa liquor cases favored the express companies Adams and American. The decisions held interstate shipments were not destroyed under Iowa law, potentially blocking Hepburn Dolliver legislation. Iowa starts the year with about two million dollars in the state treasury and deposits earning interest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of Iowa
Adams
American Express
Missouri
Illinois
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court of the United States
Senate
Congress
Odell to Go to Capital to Push Freight Rate Reform
Iowa manufacturers plan strong pressure on freight rate reforms and ICC powers. W I Odell of this city may be sent to Washington to gather information on congressmen and relay manufacturer attitudes. The effort aims to influence lawmakers and distribute literature statewide before the Cedar Rapids annual meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Grinnell College Plans $250,000 Endowment Campaign
A vigorous drive to raise 250000 for Grinnell College endowment is planned nationwide. The effort began at the last commencement, with December progress bringing in 40000, and subscriptions from President Bradley, the faculty, and trustees totaling about 48000.
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Iowa College
Grinnell
Bradley
Pioneer Capitalist John Rockwell Dies at 76 in Des Moines
John Rockwell a leading Des Moines capitalist and pioneer died at his residence aged 76 from dropsical heart condition. Born November 1828 in Champlain New York he helped build the Des Moines and Northern railroad and founded Rockwell City by providing half the land for the Union Land company. He started as a tin and copper smith in Buffalo before moving west to Iowa. January 17.
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John Rockwell
Des Moines
Des Moines & Northern Railroad
Rockwell City
Union Land Company
Iowa
Champlain
N. Y
Roger Williams
Buffalo
Hearst Movement Shapes Iowa Political Year 1904
The Hearst drive in Iowa used three state headquarters and broad literature to win the first convention delegation of agricultural conservatives for president. The biennial elections amendment unsettled pol iticians who had planned a 1905 gubernatorial contest, while the presidential campaign drew little interest.
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Missouri
Illinois
van Buren
Iowa
Hearst
New York
Man
Prizes Increase For Livestock Winners At World’s Fair
The St Louis livestock department appropriation was fixed to fund 88 percent of prizes for each winning exhibitor in addition to premiums from the world’s fair. The executive committee met in this city to decide. Claims by Silas Wilson and J W Murphy for 187 50 each for tending exhibits were disallowed.
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St. Louis
Only Four Iowa State Banks Fail Last Year
State auditor figures show only four banks under state supervision failed in the past year. The Sigourney savings Corning savings People's savings of Pella and the New Liberty savings held about 1 million in assets with liabilities around 900 thousand, leaving creditors a net loss near 100 thousand. Private banks failing are not tracked by the state and should not be confused with the state supervised failures.
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Shaw
Cummins
Des Moines
Iowa
Sigourney Savings
Corning Savings
People’s Savings
Pella
New Liberty Savings
Carroll
Savages Use Our Oil
Ugandan natives reportedly apply American oil to their bodies in a ritualistic practice described as anointing. The article notes the use of foreign oil and frames custom as a cultural difference without explicit condemnation.
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Uganda
Africa
Crowds in Monaco Highlight Dense European Hub
Crowds fill Monaco as observers note its status as Europe’s most densely populated area. Officials and residents discuss the compact principality’s daily rhythm and living pressures.
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Monaco
Europe
Ornate 1904 House Plan Priced for Small Families
The article presents an Artin Architecture designed 28 by 46 foot home suited for a small family in village or small city settings. It outlines detailed construction costs and materials including excavating masonry timber framing siding doors windows roofing shingles and finish carpentry with a total estimated cost around 2100 dollars.
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Frederick J. Drake & Co
Lane Iloorsing
SAU Ccates Feasige
Osea
Bath
Ft. C
Reeset
Lodgings Much in Demand Across Diurnal Nocturnal Residents
A Ceylon nat uralist notes Barberyn Lighthouse inhabited by flying foxes by day and crows by night. At sunrise and sunset two large flocks cross the strait in opposite directions, the flying foxes higher than the crows, with half an hour of cross migration and loud chatter. Reading England requires baths in all new dwellings. British postal service uses 80 million envelopes yearly for telegrams.
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Ceylon
Barberyn
Colombo
Would Melt the Rock Bore Hypothesis Questioned
The proposed bore hole at 12 miles depth faces objection that 40 tons per square inch pressure would cause viscous rock flow making the test impossible. Hon. C. A. Parsons says the idea can be tested by squeezing quartz rock to 100 tons per square inch in a close cylinder with a small central hole, pressure expected at 38 miles depth.
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C. A. Parsons
Comet Report Sent From Kiel To Naval Observatory
A discovery of a comet by Borelly of Marseilles was relayed via cable from Kiel to the Washington Naval Observatory. The comet’s coordinates are right ascension 1 hour 14 minutes and declination 10 hours. Hammond and Wright observed it and will continue nightly observations.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
Kiel
Germany
Borelly
Marseilles
Mesers
Hammond
Wright
Bryan and Democrats Face Ideological Clash in Party
The piece argues Mr. Bryan’s claim there is no room for two republican parties exposes a deeper fight over who is a Democrat. It warns that if populists seize the Democratic apparatus, socialists may push out the remaining democrats, inviting excommunication and political realignments.
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Bryan
Chicago Chronicle
Mr. Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Richard Olney
John G. Carlsle
William I, Vilas
James EH
Mekels
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Bay
Buggarge
Mr Bryan
Carl Marx
Democratic” Party
Disinterested Mr Bryan Nominates for Presidency
A Chicago Record Herald note from Lafayette Indiana discusses William Jennings Bryan possibly nominating Mayor Harrison for the presidency in 1908. The piece portrays Bryan as disinterested, nominating Democratic figures who cannot secure national support, and likens his approach to inviting political microcosms to dinners to influence opinion.
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Lafayette
Ind
Jackson Club
William. Bryan
Harrison
Chicago Record-Werald
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
John Dog
Tuichard Roe
Meelings
Wil- Han J. Bryan
Lryen
Political fallout and party shifts across early 1900s press
The clippings cite varied elections and political opinions from 1901 to 1904. References include Paddy the Quitter, Bryan's political retirement, David B Hill, Rhode Island governor results, and Colorado election margins. The pieces reflect party dynamics and tariff debates shaping public sentiment.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Paddy
Brooklyn Hagle
Bryan
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Colorado
Louis Globe-Democrat
Self-Taught Engineer From Humble Roots Pursues Locomotive Mastery
The narrative follows Albert J. Pitkin whose father could not fund college. Granted early exposure to woodworking and cabinet work by his grandfather in Granville Ohio, Pitkin develops mechanical genius. He apprentices at 60 cents daily, moves to Cleveland Akron & Columbus shops, then trains in locomotive repair, shaping a lifelong quest to design machinery and become an eminent engineer.
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Albert
J. Pitkin
Sen
Granville
Newark
Wehstler, Camp & Liane Machine Company
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
Mirror Trick Puzzles Drawn From A St. Paul Globe Item
A trick suggests seating a person at a table with a mirror before him and hiding his right hand to compel drawing a given design with pencil and paper. It promises a strikingly drealt taste, noting simple setup and surprising results.
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St. Paul Globe
Tommy Mulligan’s odd truancy note raises questions
In a Chicago Record-Herald item, seventh grader Tommy Mulligan misses a full day. The teacher suspects the excuse note written in a laborious, blotched hand not resembling his mother’s, signed “Mrs. Mulligan” and requesting to store his pants.
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Tommy Mulligan
Tommy
Tomy
Mulligan
Chicago Record-Herald
Sentinels in the swamp and orchard oddities observed
A Pennsylvania fisherman reports bullfrogs act as sentries to fish making bass fishing futile when a deep bellowing frog watches. An English farmer finds several cats killed and posed in fruit trees to deter birds. The toad is notably voracious, feeding all night and consuming roughly four times its stomach capacity in insects per day.
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Pennsylvania
Pearls and Poverty in Cecilier's Weekly
In a Cecilier's Weekly vignette a mother asks about a string of pearls while Harold explains he lent the priceless necklace to a poor neighbor girl to skip rope, highlighting themes of wealth and charity.
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Harold
Cecilier’s Weekly
Fight Between a Monster and Rhino in Awahesi Country
A hunter and his Batonga boy David fleed a sleep of elephants and faced a towering lion after a rhinoceros charged. The lion died in the clash as they reached camp before rescuers returned.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Remarkable Bell at Llandevand Church Reawakens 300 Years Late
The bell at the modern church of Llandevand in England was offered by a local farmer from his barn. It proved to be the original bell from old Lilandevaud, silenced for about 300 years, now calling people to church again.
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Town Railway Commission
Llandevand
England
Lilandevaud
Pope Pius X Affirms Love for France in Letter
Cardinal Richard of Paris releases a papal letter from Pope Pius X stating that offense will not turn the pope from loving France nor discourage efforts toward better conditions. The message emphasizes resolve and confidence in eventual reconciliation.
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Pope
France
Richard
Paris
Pius X
A Woman Admiral Holds Unique Naval Rank
The world has a single woman admiral. The Greek queen serves as admiral of the Russian navy, a notable cross national naval role.
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Greece
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