Hepburn Bill Aims Sherman Prosecutions Amid Bankers Criticism
In Washington a Hepburn bill seeks 500000 for the Attorney General to enforce the Sherman Anti Trust Act, prompting debate over funding and effectiveness. Secretary Shaw is praised for refusing to assist New York bankers, while Col. Fleming of Des Moines receives a Library of the Treasury appointment.
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Harold J. Main
Washington, D. C
Hepburn
House
Walter I. Smith
Knox
Senate
Shaw
New York
Congress
United States Treasury
J. Pierpont Morgan
William Fleming
Des Moines
Washington
Treasury Department
Fleming
Capt. Fleming
Iowa
Cummins
Titus at Davenport as Libraries Advocate Urges State Aid
Davenport Republican notes ex Senator Titus, advocate for public libraries, attended the Masonic consistory and spoke on Iowa neglect of children. He retells a librarian’s story of a boy sent to reform school to learn to read, urging Iowa to fund libraries and child welfare over costly monuments and penal institutions.
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Davenport
Titus
State Library Commission
State Senate
Public Library of
Iowa
Littl
Reform School
Russia
France
England
Eldora
Lown
Iowa Fort Dearborn Model Gifts and Mrs. Weed's Influence
A Des Moines Capitol model of the Fort Dearborn massacre, crafted by Carl Rohl-Smith for George M. Pullman Sr., becomes a state gift after a dispute with the Art Institute. Mrs. Cora Weed of Muscatine, influential in Muscatine’s cultural scene, facilitated the transfer. Governor Jackson accepts the gift for Iowa.
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Iowa Capital
Des Moines
Fort Dearborn
George M. Pullman, Sr
Carl Rohl-Smith
Iowa State
Europe
Cora Weed
Muscatine
Iowa State Soldiers’ Monument
Mr. Pullman
Iowa
Pullman
Art Institute
Healing By Faith LZ v 4 MZ Claims Healing By Faith LZ
Mrs. Bodman recounts a cancer scare in Muscatine Iowa and credits Divine Healing and persistent prayer with her miraculous recovery after doctors found her operation would be fatal. She describes a night of prayer, a rapid improvement, and ultimate restoration without surgical success, praising the Lord and the Woodworth Ett er Union.
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Woodworth-Etter Union
Union
New Tumor Treatment Using Boiling Water Reported
A New York physician touts a two year tested method to treat tumors by injecting boiling water directly into the tumor via a syringe with adjustable piston and metal needles. Water must be 19 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, hot enough to coagulate tissue but not so hot as to burn skin. Patients are put under narcotics during the procedure.
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New York
One New Crusade Embraces Family Hospitality Visit
A speaker visits a small town hosted by a Woman's Christian Temperance Union leader. On arrival, a bright boy at a crossing salutes, a twelve year old girl chats with a deferential man, and the hostess introduces her family. At tea a young girl breaks china. the mother gently reassures her child and the speaker is impressed by calm courtesy.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Harry
Margaret
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Wall Street
Washington Bureau Journal
Public Lands Committee
Lacey
Colorado
Crown Princess
Marie
RED Hussars
Roumania
Dearborn
Chicago Art Institute
Apollo Club
Musical Union
Federation of Women’s Clubs
The
Congregational Church
Weed
St. Gall
Switzerland
McKinley
Jesus
Nichols
Minnesota
Barney Miller
Isett Avenue
Wm. Bodman
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