Iowa House Advances Reform Bills As Senate Debates Direct Election
The Des Moines chamber passes convict labor abolition and rural school consolidation funding. Jacobson bill ends prison contracts with private firms and requires state procurement via the board of control. A vice probe investigates vice causes, white slave traffic, wages, and enforcement. Governor Clarke signs suffrage resolution.
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Pickford
Jacobson
American Cooperage Company
Iowa Farming Tool Company
Fort Madison Chair Company
Board of Control
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Senate
Iowa
Clarke
General Assembly
Thomas
Union
Grave Post Found Revealing Fox Rites For Col Davenport
An old cedar grave post tied to the murder of Col George Davenport in 1845 was found in a Davenport Rock Island attorney’s office. A Fox Indian ceremony marked the grave with symbols of grief and battlefield feats followed by a feast and dances.
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George Davenport
Rock Inland
Illinois
Mississippi
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Colonel Davenport
Chippianock
Col. George
New York Plans Suffragette Bank Run by Women
The article reports proposed plans in New York for a suffragette bank run entirely by women from top to bottom. Backers are wealthy women and the plan aims for a board without interlocking directorates unless Hetty Green joins. Details to be revealed at a later meeting amid curiosity from financial circles.
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New York
England
Hetty Green
Booth Nominated for Nobel Prize by Salvation Army
General Bramwell Booth president of the Salvation Army has been proposed for the Nobel prize for forty years of work toward international peace and the salvation of mankind according to London reports.
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Salvation Army
London
Bramwell Booth
Ban on Ancient Custom Prohibits Rice and Shoes at Weddings
In Corona Illinois Rev James J Corrigan forbids the throwing of rice and old shoes at weddings inside his church ending an ancient local custom. The ban aims to prevent debris and crowd trouble while preserving ceremony decorum.
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Corona
I.A
James J. Corrigan
Queen Mary Sets Simple Tone for London Balls
London society moves toward plain dress for this season as Queen Mary imposes a frugal standard. Her preference against extravagant costumes and daring outfits curbs costly entertainments and affects designers, dancers, and court gossip.
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London
Queen Mary
What the Convicts Sang London Prison Chapel Protest
London police court missionary Thomas Holmes reports prison chapel services are unsuitable. He recalled a service before about one thousand prisoners who sang a plea for safety and protection, after which he urged authorities to allow more appropriate wording but was dismissed.
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London
Thomas Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Onion scores big victory in Kansas legal skirmish
Iola Kansas reports County Attorney Forrest refused to issue a warrant for Willa Thompson after neighbor Lucretia Campbell charged onion cooking caused odor and claimed the odor was poisonous. The attorney said the state would not banish onions and noted an injunction as the remedy if possible.
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Iola
Kan
Forrest
Willa Thompson
Lucretia Campbell
Back Number King Closes Park Row Stand
New York reports Jake the Back Number King has shut down his Park Row stand after selling his 86 000 plus stock of newspapers to a paper for 37 50. He reflects that the public no longer values past issues and that one banker once paid 70 for a single issue.
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New York
Jake
Park Row
Cabaret shows barred in Philadelphia police order
Philadelphia police under Director Porter bar cabaret entertainments, citing a 25 year old license court dictum that beer and music do not mix. The order serves big hotels, cafes and small saloons, though managers of larger venues say they remain unaffected and continue music.
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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Evansville Man Confesses to Burning Dairy Barns
Walter Bruner, 46, of Evansville Indiana, confessed to burning four large dairy barns owned by milk companies. He said he wanted to hear the cows bellows, explaining the motive in custody.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Bruner
Bryan Voices Aim to Restore Democracy in United States
Secretary Bayak cites Bryan and the Wilson administration as pursuing popular government. At a Des Moines banquet for 1,500 diners in the Coliseum, Bryan spoke of restoring real people’s rule as the nation’s aim, delivering a lively, youthful address amid a crowded reception.
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United States
Bryan
Des Molinos
Memorial Service for Governor William Larrabee in Des Moines
A quiet house chamber memorial marked by simplicity as Governor William Larrabee’s life was honored with no flowers or music. A life size portrait from the historical department hung above the speaker’s platform flanked by draped American flags.
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Des Moines
William Larrabee
Quate Capitel
Sacured
Historical Department
MasterBuilders discuss workmen's compensation law aims
At a meeting of the MasterBuilders association of the state of Town officials outline plans to work for passage of a workers compensation bill. President J. F. Leefers Cedar Rapids vice president TR Reimer Marshalltown secretary FR Hoar Iowa City treasurer J. T. Tusant Des Moines.
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MasterBuilders’ Association of
J. F. Leefers
Cedar Rapids
TR Reimer
FR. Hoar
Iowa City
J. TW. Tusant
Des Moines
Two Children Die in Separate Accidents At Blanchard Eliott
Two children died in separate incidents near here. In Blanchard a 2 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Draper, fell into a tub of boiling water and died within hours. In Eliott a 38 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Baldwin, died from burns after falling into a bucket of hot water prepared by the mother for scrubbing.
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Cornell Bluffs
Blanchard
John Draper
Eliott
Lloyd Baldwin
Slayer Eludes Police Captured in Chicago Mix Up
In Davenport police captured a man believed to be the Cleveland murder suspect of Policeman Leroy Booker last November. James Meaney, who sent the accomplice to call at the general delivery window, watched the arrest from across the street before heading to Chicago. The man captured proved not to be the wanted suspect and gave the name Walter Joner.
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Cleveland
Leroy Booker
James Meaney
Chicago
Walter Joner
Sucs Railroad For Injuries
Town falls John T. Benshoof sues Chicago and Great Western for 3000 dollars damages. Employed as brakeman he was switching at Somers when his foot was caught in a frog. A train backing down forced him to pull free and break his ankle.
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John T.benshoof
Chicago & Great Western
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Great Western
Somers
Jin
Fire Hits Iowa Town Mine Workers Building
A fire destroyed the Mine Workers Building in Centerville Iowa housing the Union store and four lodges plus the miners union at Brazil. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with 2600 dollars insured.
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Iowa Town
Centerville
Miners’ Union
Brazil
Claim Firm is Insolvent in Keokuk Insolvency Petition
The International Bank of St. Louis and other creditors of the Scott and Madden foundry in Keokuk file in district court a claim that the firm owes $36,000 and is presently insolvent.
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Keokuk
International Bank of St. Louis
Scott & Madden Foundry
Bell Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Grinnell Case
Joan Bell, charged with the murder of Charles Ehling of Grinnell, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received an eight year penitentiary sentence.
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Montezuma
Joan Bell
Charles Ehling
Grinnell
Judge Orders Support for Wife in Des Moines
Judge Lawrence T Graff of the district court ordered Walter Frisbie a chemist with the state food and dairy commission to pay his wife Jesse Frisbie $50 monthly for support. Frisbie said he would not live with her but would provide support.
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Lawrence T's
District Court
Walter Frisbie
State Food and Dairy Commission
Jesse Frisbie
Prisbie
Three Claimed Bootleggers From Marshalltown
Herman Barrell John Bowman and a man named Dinges all of Marshalltown were charged with boot legging and taken to Des Moines.
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Herman Barrell
John Bowman
Dinges
Des Moines
Christ is Risen and the Four Great Facts of Easter
A preacher extols Easter as the risen Christ shaping faith and life. He presents four facts: Jesus is risen, Jesus lives, Jesus reigns, and Jesus intercedes, urging believers to embrace the resurrection and live in its power.
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Jesus Christ
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Rigen
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Earth
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Jesus
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Father
Christ Jesus
Lord
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