Henderson Is a Winner No Teachers' Handbook This Year
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports Col. D. B. Henderson securing the speakership with New England opposition dissolved. It notes the expected adoption of Reed rules, continued administration support, and no major changes to committees. Also covered are plans to abolish the state Teachers' Handbook, the milk preservative danger of Freezine, state fair entries and race meetings, regimental camps, and the Des Moines Auditorium progress.
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Des Moines
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Illinois
Massachusetts
Delaware
New England
Henderson
New York
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Sherman
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McKinley
Col. Henderson
Congress
Iowa
Norton
Davenport
Independence
Dubuque
Fruit Crop Reports From Twenty One Counties
State Horticultural society compiles crop condition percentages from twenty one counties. Apples 92 percent, last report 60. Plums 96 percent, last report 62. Cherries 83 percent, last report 55. Grapes 45 percent, last report 29. Blackberries 20 percent, last report 18. Raspberries 57 percent, last report 56. Strawberries 61 percent, last report 55.
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State Horticultural Society
Cleveland Street Rail Strike Ties Up System
Cleveland on June 12 sees a major street railway strike with 900 workers out. The Big Consolidated line halted all cars except mail trains, after an assault on division superintendent William Steffin and widespread demonstrations on Prospect Street.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
The
Big Consolidated
Euclid
Wade Park
Cedar
Central
Scovill
Wilson
Broadway
Jennings
Brooklin
Henry Everett
Mr.Everett
William Steffin
Prospect Street
Steffin
Lake View
Arbitration schemes at Hague face possible collapse
Washington reports warn of grave danger that arbitration plans before the conference may fail as Germany opposes the principle and works to win support from weaker powers. The Hague notes a German delegate argues arbitration infringes royal prerogatives and questions judges chosen without the emperor.
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Washington
Hague
Germany
The
Zorn
William
Pingree Declines Michigan Gubernatorial Candidacy
Detroit residents learn Gov. Pingree will not seek office this year or next. A close adviser cites family retirement and social reasons, plus a aim to show legislators and critics the Republican party cannot win without the Pingree name and influence. The governor is quoted as saying he will not be a candidate.
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Pingree
Detroit
Mich
The
Free Press
Lansing
Michigan
Wayne County
Crisis Looms as Transvaal Tensions Rise After Johannesburg Meeting
London reports the Transvaal situation approaching crisis with war seen as likely if President Kruger does not back down. Prominent outsiders and South African capitalists warn Britain cannot back away. A detachment of 1000 royal engineers sailed from Southampton to South Africa.
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London
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Kruger
Great Britain
Royal Engineers
South Africa
Southampton
Stage stars and gossipy notes from greenroom era
Henry E. Dixey has appeared 609 times in Adonis and Stuart Robson carries 50 years of stage work. I H Sothern is in his fortieth year in show business. Joseph Jefferson has 67 years on stage after starting at age three. Fred Berger reports Sol Smith Russell’s weekly receipts this season about 7000 dollars. An English actor died on the road and was shipped to London in his coffin costing four dollars. burial as a corpse would cost sixty. Maude Adams is Joshua Adams’s great granddaughter and related to J Q Adams family. Joshua’s son joined Canadian Mormons and helped settle Salt Lake City. Reminder: when filling cans with skimmed milk, the watcher isn’t always the other fellow.
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Henry E. Dixey
Stuart Robson
I. H. Sothern
Joseph Jefferson
Fred Berger
Sol Smith Russell
London
Maude Adams
Joshua
J. Q. Adams
Salt Lake City
Commencement Exercises At Iowa University Graduates
The University of Iowa held its thirty ninth commencement with 14 bachelor of arts 56 bachelor of philosophy 19 bachelor of science 5 civil engineering 1 didactics 4 master of arts and 4 master of science graduates. Law department produced 85 graduates while Alumni day drew about 1 000 alumni from 15 states and territories dating back to 1664. Judge Howard Remley of Anne presided at the alumni business session.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Howard Remley
Anne
Blooming Time Map Details Iowa Apple Plum Bloom Dates
Secretary Greene reports a statewide bloom map showing fruit bloom progress. The American plum begins in Lee and Fremont counties on April 26, then moves one county per day toward Jackson, Wood, and Monona. Blooming reaches Minnesota around May 10 with variable rates by river valleys and soil, and later for Oldenberg apples and other varieties.
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Greene
State Horticultural Society
Iowa
Lee
Fremont
Jackson
Yolk
Monona
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Taxable valuation likely to fall this year
The assessment indicates a drop in Town of the taxable valuation of property this year by about a unspecified amount.
Iowa university names MacLean president in era of tax reform
The article covers the selection of George Edwin MacLean as president of the Iowa State University and notes his background, education, and previous posts. It also discusses a new tax law reducing real estate assessments and causing substantial revenue losses in Polk and Dallas counties, and hints at anticipated state tax policy changes.
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George Edwin Maclean
University of Iowa
Camanche Tornado and Local Tales of 39 Years Ago
A reflection recounts the Camanche tornado of 39 years past, its deadly toll of 45 in Camanche, and the storm’s long 80 rod wide track from Buena Vista to Kossuth and Hardin counties. It also notes the deaths of James Carnahan and details about a marriage aftermath in Webster City.
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Towa
Camanche
Buena Vista County
Kossuth County
Hardin County
Mississippi River
Elks Graft Skin to Aid Injured Laborer in Ottumwa
Twenty seven Ot tumwaa lodge of Elks donated skin from their arms to cover a 24 square inch wound on Samuel Byrum who had his right arm crushed by cars. The grafting used live skin from Elks and was performed by most city physicians, deemed a record strong case. The operation succeeded and drew praise for the lodge from prominent citizens.
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Ottumwaa Lodge of Elks
Ottumwa Hospital
Samuel Byrum
Byrum
Elks
Arbitration Ends Suit Over Marshalltown Millionaire Estate
Arbitration succeeds ending litigation against heirs of H. I. J. Boardman. An amicable division of the estate and withdrawal of all pending suits are agreed. The widow receives 300000 and surrenders dower in landed estates. Temporary receiver turns property over to C. H. Conover of Chicago, Boardman’s son in law.
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H. 1 J, Boardman
Marshalltown
C. H. Conover
Chicago
Boardman
Muster-out Rolls Transcribed for Forty Ninth Iowa Regiment
Clerks in the adjutant general's office are copying the Forty ninth Iowa regiment muster-out rolls from the War Department in Washington. The condensed rolls include the most important details about members during Federal service.
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Office of the Adjutant General
Fortyninth Iowa Regiment
Washington
Relics sent to Iowa history department from naval battle
Charles Aldrich of the state historical department received a letter from Chief Boatswain Hill of the Brooklyn stating five Spanish war relics have been forwarded for preservation as part of the war record of the Iowa in the naval battle off Santiago.
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Charles Aldrich
State Historical Department
Irish American League of Iowa Plans Cedar Rapids Meeting
The executive committee votes to hold the first annual meeting in Cedar Rapids in September. Efforts to revive the Irish Land League will be pursued and at least 100 delegates are expected to attend.
Missionary Rev H P Williams Accepts Philippines Post
Missionary Rev H P Williams chaplain of the Fifty first Iowa and former Ames Christian church star has accepted an offer from the Christian Missionary society and will stay in the Philippines with his wife as a missionary when his regiment returns.
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Marnila
H. P. Williams
Fifty-first Iowa
Star of the Ames Christian Church
Christian Missionary Society
Philippines
United States Seen as Global Power for Good
A noted historian calls the United States the century’s political conscience and predicts vast European influence for good. The piece compares this to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, hailed as a universal cure for indigestion constipation kidney and liver complaints nervousness and overall vitality.
Dyspeptic jests over illness irony in Washington Star
A bemused exchange quotes a dyspeptic replying to a friend's concern with mock melodrama. He lists exaggerated symptoms to mock seriousness while insisting he is not truly ill, using satirical self mockery. The line reflects newspaper column humor and tone.
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Washington Star
Grain-O new drink promoted as coffee substitute
Promoters urge grocers to stock Grain-O a pine grain beverage priced at 15 and 25 cents per package claiming it mimics mocha or java color and suits delicate stomachs and children.
Deacon Hen Suicide Reported By Chicago Paper
The Chicago Times Herald notes Deacon Hardway’s son Hen, who studied medicine in the city, killed himself two days ago. The piece suggests questions about his outside practice and well being.
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Deacon Hardway
Bo Hen
Chicago Times-l Herald
Refreshing homemade bath with oat meal and soap
A historical note describes a DIY bath soak using soft water, cheese cloth bags filled with oat meal and finely shaved Ivory Soap, plus powdered orbs root. Drop one bag into warm water for a cleansing bath that leaves skin soft and velvety.
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Eliza FR. Parichr
Well that is a baby suggestion in praise
The Philadelphia Times notes a blunt compliment when a bachelor praises a newborn by saying that the baby is indeed a baby. The remark carries strong praise and popularity for the speaker, avoiding weak flattery.
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Philadelphia Times
Allen's Foot Ease Free Sample Offer and Miscellaneous Ads
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure sweating swelling and tight shoes. Also ads for cold cure Laxative Bromo Quinine and various quotations and a catarrh cure. Includes references to Brooklyn and New York locales and pricing.
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Leroy
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