Needs of Iowa board of control sums approved
Des Moines appropriations committee approves board of control estimates totaling 731 577.50 with a 38000 cut from board figures. Funds cover land purchases for Orphans home Davenport Grenwood Mt Pleasant Independence Clarinda and support for Soldiers home Ken. Allocations include various state institutions and hospitals with specific amounts listed.
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Board OF Control
Appropriations Committee
The
House At
Des Moines
Davenport
Grenwood
Mt. Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda
Vinton
Glenwood
Reform School
Eldora
Girls Reformatory
Mitchellville
Insane
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Abuses of the Primary System in Des Moines Contest
The Cedar Rapids Republican attacks primary elections by citing Hull-Prouty in Des Moines and claims large sums spent on campaigns. It argues money corrupts the process, voters are swayed by pay, and both parties share blame, concluding that abuse does not discredit the system itself.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Des Moines Salons Question Railroad Taxation Method
The author appeals to Des Moines salons to end a thirty year dispute over railroad taxation. He urges assessing railroad property by local assessors as with other property, arguing constitutional mandate requires corporations be taxed as individuals and accuses railroad lawyers of hoodwinking the public.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Maine Democrats Seek Prosperity and Prohibition Support
A Maine Democrat recalls a time with 60 000 Democrats in the state. He cites 1896's 34 688 and 1909's 36 823 as context. The St Louis Globe-Democrat says Maine favors prosperity and good government and notes preference for prohibition.
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Maine
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sugar Trust Attacks Cuban Sugar Admission Claims
The Rock Port Journal criticizes democratic papers for pushing sugar trust content under the guise of Cuba sympathy and free Cuba sugar. It adds that the Republican Party will uphold protection of American industries regardless of the raid’s aim.
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Rock Port
Sugar Trust
Cuba
Republican Party
Cost of Boer War Runs Up to One Billion Dollars
If anyone had told England at the outset of the Boer war that the cost would reach one billion dollars and keep piling up at the maximum rate the answer would have been impossible. Yet the situation persists with no relief in sight.
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England
Savoyard
Allison
Iowa
Dodge
Executive Council
Frank J. Stillman
Hepburns Nicaragua Canal Bill Gains Senate Favor
Senate support for Hepburns Nicaragua canal bill grows as committee eyes favorable report in coming days. The Panama scheme appears to have run its course.
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Hepburn
Senate
Panama
Roosevelt Funston Ticket Show in Colorado Paper
The Keokuk Gate City notes a Colorado paper listing Theodore Roosevelt for President and Fred Funston for Vice President in 1904 with the platform described as spread. The item reflects a humorous or speculative ticket pairing circulating in press.
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Keokuk Gate City
Colorado
Ted
Fred
Where Woman Tempts Editorial Provokes Mixed Reaction
The Cedar Rapids Republican editor writes an editorial titled Where Woman Tempts and notes he has so far resisted temptation. The piece reflects social attitudes of the era and suggests gendered dynamics in public discourse.
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Cedar Rapids
Prosperity shows strong run at Chicago auto show
Prosperity reports a rapid sales week at the Chicago automobile show with 5900 vehicles sold. The strong turnout highlights high demand and robust market activity in the region.
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Chicago
U S Opens 835 New Schoolhouses in Porto Rico
The United States has opened 835 new schoolhouses in Porto Rico with more planned, illustrating the scale of Uncle Sam s educational expansion and imperial policy as analyzed.
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United States
Porto Rico
Uncle Sam
Editorial Sidelights on Ballots and Power
The piece notes the ballot remains at the top of the ticket as decided by the house elections committee and warns against changes. It discusses Hepburn’s Mississippi traffic remark and invites him for a local eye opening. It highlights Captain Rumple’s Tantalus club influence in Washington and Prince Henry’s return journey signaling U S power in world politics.
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House Committee On Elections
Hepburn
Mississippi
Prince Henry
Berlin
William
United States
Hess Opinions Has Faith in Lafe Young
Centerville Citizen praises Lafe Young for surviving the Polk county congressional fight without harm. The piece notes a hostile Des Moines led opposition against him yet Young maintains honesty and strength, earning broad public confidence despite disagreements on some positions. He is described as a decisive fighter whose blunt style unsettles his enemies.
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Centerville
Lafe Young
Polk County
Des Moines
Mr. Young
Lafe
Lehigh Valley Trains Offer Comfort Between Major Cities
Lehigh Valley Railroad runs superb vestibule trains between Chicago and New York or Philadelphia with no changes. Passengers may stop over at Niagara Falls, enjoying convenient connections and comfortable service on streamlined routes.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
New Stamps Planned With Many Novel Features
The post office awaits spring or early summer release of a refined stamp series. The 1902 designs will replace older portraits with full facing faces, include Series 1902 markings, and add new values such as a 13 cent stamp for international registered mail. Admiral Farragut replaces Commodore Perry and portraits of Franklin Washington Webster will be updated.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Commodore Perry
Admiral Farragut
Post Office Department
Franklin
Washington
Webster
Bureau
Naughty Anthony at the Grand Friday
David Belasco's record breaking farce Naughty Anthony comes to the Grand on Friday March 14. The New York hit ran 150 nights at Herald Square and joined Belasco hits Zaza and The Heart of Maryland in long successful runs.
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Naughty Anthony
the Grand
David Belasco
New York
Herald Square Theater
Mr. Belasco
Anthony
Wine Woman and Song at the Opera House Saturday
M M Theise brings Own Co. and Wine Woman and Song to the opera house for one night on March 15. The show travels with an evenly balanced company, a fine singing chorus, costumes, scenery, and electrical effects. The vaudeville craze opening burlesque promises fourteen speaking parts and solos mirroring leading dramatic figures.
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M. M. Theise
Barnum’s Witty Trial of a Hotel Stay
P. T. Barnum, famed joker, used his wit to praise an Adirondack hotel before the landlord urged him to be frank and point out any faults, if any existed. The scene showcases his haughty humor in a humorous lodging encounter.
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Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Adirondack
Board of Supervisors Proceedings March 3 1902
County board reviewed February warrants and approved issuance. Officials' bonds of Robert Brooke and William McGinnis accepted. H F Brown appointed J P Cedar township. H B Freers elected janitor. Afternoon session approved claims, relief, and farm bills. Muscatine township poor report filed. Evening adjourned to March 4. Electric line concession granted for Montpelier and Fairport. Various tax abatements discussed. adjourned sine die. A C Noble County Auditor.
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Robert Brooke
William McGinnis
Wilton Township
H. F. Brown
J. P
Cedar Township
H. B. Freers
B. Beach
Muscatine Township
Davenport and Suburban Railway
Montpelier
Fairport
A. m. Board
A. C. Noble
Tantalus Club to Meet in Washington March 1902
The Tantalus club of fifty first term Republican House members will host a gathering in Washington on March 1902 with Speaker Henderson as guest of honor. The club debates admitting members with partial terms and may influence Cuban sugar policy.
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Washington, D. C
Tantalus Club
Burk
Henderson
Sam Powers
Capt. Rumple
Iowa
Powers
Conner and
Smith
Foster
Vermont
Grout
Congress
Congressman Foster
Mr. Foster
Grosvenor
Hopkins
Dalzell
Sherman
Payne
Greene County
Congressman Lacey
James Andrew
Jefferson
Andrews
Andrew
Special Low Rate to California by Iowa Central
During March and April the Iowa Central road sells one way excursion tickets to California from all Iowa and Illinois stations at a special low rate. Tourists travel in elegantly equipped cars with modern conveniences, leaving every Tuesday in March and April without change. For full information, call your local Iowa Central agent or write Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
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California
Iowa Central Road
Iowa
Illinois
Pacific Coast
Coast
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Iowan Brief: Oskaloosa Barber Shops Run by Women
In Oskaloosa two barber shops are operated by women. George Cascoyne of Corydon received an eight year prison sentence for killing Toby McCann, a schoolboy, with a whip last January. The judge gave leniency citing Cascoyne as half-witted and provoked by taunts.
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Oskaloosa
George Cascoyne
Corydon
Toby McCann
McCann
Board of
Des Moines
Eadward Sweeney
Swan
Rhys T. Rhys
Mystic
London Theatres and Halls Reach Large Audiences
The city hosts about five hundred theatres and music halls with capacities of three to five thousand. Notable venues include a ventilation sliding roof on a famous 1870 hall, the Crystal Palace seating up to one hundred thousand, the Albert Memorial Hall with ten thousand seats, and Agricultural Hall covering three and a half acres with twenty five thousand capacity.
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London
Crystal Palace
Albert Memorial Hall
Agricultural
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Muscatine Journal
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Caiier
Journal Printing Company
LEE
Inter Ocean
Mom Toe Street
Chago
G. Logan Payne
Marquette
Counc Bluffs
Sidelights
Captain Rumple
Hess
Lehigh Valley Railroad
India
George Nathaniel Curzon
Maharajah of
Scindia
Curzon
Miss Leiter
Edward
Board of Supervisors
M. Bernick
EB. P. Day
D. D. Webster
W. H. Fishburn
Congressman Rumple
Washington Bureau Journal
Major Lacey
Iowan Brief
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