Plan to borrow for better roads in Iowa sparks debate
A 1893 Iowa discussion argues road tax fails to yield durable stone roads. The proposal favors long term bonds funded by local taxes, allowing townships to vote on borrowing for road improvement, aiming to raise about 8 million annually for gradual conversion to durable highways. It contrasts debt with current road funding and stresses mutual confidence and economic growth from infrastructure.
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Des Moines Register
Register
Pap
Iowa
Thayer
Clinton
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Council Bluffs
Lown
Aman
Barbau m
America
Columbus
Round about the town crashes and a long business note
The article recalls a fabled tale about Newton and Jasper missing Isaac Newton as the city’s namesake. It recounts a Civil War era escape and skirmish at a spring near Savannah, followed by a long obituary-like notice of Henry L. Kissel’s retirement. It details Kissel’s Swedish origins, wartime service, career in Newton’s drug trade, and succession by Arthur L. Kennedy, ending with well wishes for both Kissel and Kennedy.
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Newton
Ebenezer
Savannah
Jasper
Henry L. Kissel
Kissel
C. B. Shaw
Maj
Geo. B. Hogin
J. M. King
Jerome Cotton
Wm. H. Scribner
Scribner
Arthur L. Kennedy
L. L. D. Kennedy
Arthur
Pharmaceutical Department
State University
Iowa City
ISS
Messrs
Names Newton and Jasper repeat across counties and seats
The map shows scattered towns named Newton in Jasper counties and towns named Jasper in Newton counties. In the same states a Newton county borders Jasper county, and county seats often share the county names. The recurring link between the two names seems deliberate rather than accidental due to frequency.
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Newton
Jasper
Counties and towns named Newton and Jasper across states
A compact survey notes multiple states sharing Newton and Jasper as county seats and city names. It lists Jasper and Newton counties in Iowa Illinois Arkansas and Mississippi, and mentions capitals Newton and Jasper in Texas. It adds counts of Newton and Jasper place names nationwide and highlights their common occurrence in numerous states.
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Newton
Jasper
Iowa
Illinois
Newton County
Arkansas
Jasper County
Mississippi
Texas
U.S
Sergeant Jasper Heroic Flag Resilience at Fort Moultrie
The historical account recalls Sergeant Jasper, famed for salvaging the liberty banner during the Fort Moultrie bombardment. Amid a brutal sea attack, the fort’s ammunition dwindled as British fire raged. Jasper leaped the breastworks, seized the colors, planted them again, and saluted while proclaiming liberty and country.
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Jasper
Ft. Moultrie
Liberty
Jasper and Newton Heroic Rescue at Ebenezer 1779
In spring 1779 at Ebenezer, Sergeant Jasper and his ally Sergeant Newton, brothers-in-law of opposing sides, joined a British garrison visit. They aided American prisoners including a distraught wife and child, moved by their plight, and planned a rescue. Col Harry recounts why Jasper and Newton remain linked in patriotic memory.
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Ebenezer
Jasper
Newton
Savannah
Col
Harry
Prisoners Assisted to Savannah After Breakfast Transfer
Immediately after breakfast the prisoners were sent on for Savannah under a guard led by a sergeant and corporal with eight men. They had not been gone long before Jasper, ac-
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Savannah
Jasper
Seculist Lecture at Metz by Franklin Steiner
Des Moines noted secularist Franklin Steiner will lecture at Metz on Sunday April 1 at 2 p m. His topic Unbelief as a Factor in Progress. The 25 year old speaker is described as brave and unfearing. All are urged to attend.
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Metz
Franklin Steiner
Des Moines
Weather and Crop Report from Des Moines Station
Central Station Des Moines Iowa reports a wet winter and spring with abundant precipitation. Flooded streams and saturated soils delay field work by ten to fourteen days. Grass shows fair growth while fall wheat suffered winter kill. rye fared better. Outlook hopes for drying weather to improve agricultural conditions soon.
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Central Station
Des Moines
Iowa
Deaf blind Iowa girl's remarkable progress story
The Chicago Times-Herald recounts Linnie Haguewood a 17 year old Iowa girl born in Ida Grove who lost sight and hearing after infancy yet learned to communicate via a typewriter. With help from teacher Dora Donald and funding from the Vinton asylum and Iowa legislature she learned to write a flawless letter to an editor and plans a hopeful life at the Iowa College for the Blind in Vinton. The piece notes her early isolation, gradual education and resolve to make the most of her abilities as she adjusts to Sioux Falls facilities.
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Linnie Haguewood
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Chicago Times-Herald
Linnie
Ida Grove
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Miss Haguewood
Times-Herald
Chicago
Dakota
Delaware
Iowa College For the
Vinton
Bernard Murphy
The
Vinton Eagle
Miss Donald
Donald
Sioux Fall
Lynnville Couple Wed In Quiet Friends Church Ceremony
Mr F T Quire of Lynnville and Miss Mamie Donai of Sully united in marriage at Rev Eli G Parker's Friends church in Lynnville on Wednesday evening April ith with few friends present. The couple, from prominent Jasper County families, will reside on a nearby farm and begin life together with bright prospects.
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F. T. Quire
Lynnville
Mamie Donai
Sully
Eli G. Parker
Friends Church
Jasper County
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Elvin R. Seaton
Sukin
Mary Tilton
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Iowa Weather and Crop Service
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