Legislature Debates Reform Bills and Civil Measures
The Iowa legislature bills cover judicial district expansion, university funding, treasurer duties, and public health. Measures include a Spirit and Okoboji lakes navigation bill, a widow’s salary provision, and a curfew bill adverse to the schools committee. The house and senate process amendments pass and adjourn for next sessions.
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Dre Novers
Hobart
Fourth Judicial District
Congress
Ite
Aba
Spirit and Okoboji Iake
Joan Assoc
Ellis
Joan
Norel
Committee On Insurance
Insurance Companion
Com
Sa Ug
Powe Iti
Norathy
Senate
Wales
Byington
State University
Aing
M. B. Raymond
Lill
Cheshire
Harriman
Spirit
Okoboji Lakes
Miller
Cornwall
Gurley
Bonaparte Dam
Department of Public Health
Basset
Call to uphold gold standard at political conventions
The New York chamber of commerce met to urge both parties to select delegates who will defend the current gold standard. Henry Hentz led a committee appeal calling for rapid, united action to stop the costly push for free silver coinage, claiming it harms business confidence and prosperity.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Hentz
Nicaragua Revolt Looms as Leon Battle Rumors Grow
Panama reports from March 9 that Nicaragua plans a large fighting action against insurgents in Leon with Honduran and Nicaraguan troops ready. Salvadoran aid may follow under a three republic pact at Amapala. Rebels claim Corinto port control and San Juan del Sur closure as tensions escalate. In Wisconsin, a separate blaze at Alma kills an entire family of seven, with cause suspected as lamp explosion.
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Panama
Nicaragua
Leon
Salvador
Zelaya
Amapala
Corinto
San Juan del Sur
Yellowstone Park Declared The Most Edifying Region For Tourists
An American essay extols Yellowstone as the most surprising and instructive region on earth. It urges teachers and travelers to explore America first, noting other spectacular sites and detailing seasonal travel tips and the high quality services supporting park visits.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
National Park
Europe
Arizona
Colorado
Yosemite Valley
Alaskan
Glaciera
L. B. Sperry
Bellevue
Ohio
Lyceum
America
Yellowstone Park
Minneapolis
Concord
New African Lake discovery near Timbuctoo described
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes that French occupation of Timbuctoo expands Africa geography with a fertile lake system near Imbu coo including Lake Faguibure. French officers mapped the waters and crops, while locals report cool December January and harsh April May conditions.
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Timbuctoo
France
Africa
Edinburgh Scotsman
Imbucoo
Sahara
Soudan
Niger Bend
Joffre
Faguibure
Niger
Earth
Dr. Laz
Col. Bonnier
Cannibalism at Sea Feature and a Cross-Country Ride
Cannibalism aboard wrecked ships is rare on land, with ships at sea triggering a wolf like urge in famine cases. Ensign Prentiss and crew showed hunger spikes at sea but not on shore. Also reported is a Fall River bicyclist completing a 4223 mile ride to San Francisco via the southern route arriving at the Golden Gate.
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Davenport
Senate
Lookout Mountains
Missionary Ridge
Dubuque
Teetram
Croming County Lines
Senate Des Morsts
Carpenter
Junkin
Cheshire
Ensign Prentiss
Eighty-fourth Regiment
Cape Breton
Fall River
Mass
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Two Iceland Volcanoes Put Up For Auction In Copenhagen
An Icelandic pair of volcanoes is advertised for sale in a Copenhagen paper at about 750 dollars for the two. The listing notes they could be sold separately and hints at the unusual opportunity appealing to dreamers seeking volcanic ownership. Lady Mary Hamilton Douglas, heiress to a fortune, is cited as another example of immense Scottish income prospects.
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Iceland
Copenhagen
America
Mary Hamton Douglas
the of Hamilton
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