Des Moines March 17 Treats Rail Tax and Circle Vote
The Iowa house defeated the woman suffrage measure once more and rejected removing the circle from the head of ballots. A bid for an appellate court and a state board of control for education drew strong debate, with educators worried the plan would hinder institutions. Representative Timothy Donahue provided ongoing amusement in the lower house during the session.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Timothy Donahue
O’brien County
General Assembly
Pai
The People’s Money A Washington Letter on Congress Expenditures
A special Washington letter argues imperialism breeds government excess and criticizes Senate payroll expansion. It cites proposed 20 extra clerks, past abuses by a folding-room correspondent and a veteran blacksmith on the payroll, illustrating wasteful contingent funding and patronage in Congress.
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Washington
Republic
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Allison
Iowa
Committee On Appropriations
House
Eej Oy Witte
Sam
Auditors of the Treasury
Iowa Senate Aims Rail Tax Reform and State Institution Bills
The article reviews Senate action on a railroad taxation reform predicting House opposition, plus an omnibus appropriation bill for state institutions totaling about 869,577 with Cherokee and other allocations. It notes a mine safety bill, uniform fire insurance policy debate, and criticism of Senate payroll practices and salaries.
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Iowa
Senate
Executiv Council
Board of Control
General Assembly
Soldiers’ Home
Soldiers’ Orphans
Home College For the Blind
School For the
Institut'e
Mount Pleasa
Independence Hospital
Clarinda
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Anamosa Penitentiary
New York State
New York
Leon Brown
Miss Stone Coming to Des Moines Chautauqua
The Des Moines Chautauqua association plans July sessions from July 8 to 22 with Miss Ellen Stone as an attraction after her rescue from Bulgarian brigands. Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson opens the course on July 8, with aims to feature Mark Hanna if possible. Other speakers include Dr. Charles Aked, Dr. George Jackson, and entertainers Mrs. Bertha Koontz Baker and Monteville Flowers.
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Des Moines Chautauqua Association
Ellen Stone
United States
Miss Stone
Des Moines
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Osculatory
Merrimac Fame
Mark Hanna
Hanna
Charles Aked
Liverpool
England
George Jackson
Edinburg
Scotland
Bertha Koontz Baker
Monteville Flowers
Lorado Taft
Mary Shaw
Iowa Leads In Cabinet Members From One District
The article notes Burlington district in Iowa claims four cabinet officers from its area James Harlan interior secretary William Belknap war secretary George McCrary war secretary and Frank Hatton postmaster general, surpassing Massachusetts in early government history.
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Moody
Navy
Massachusetts
Washington
Burlington
Iowa
James Harlan
Interior
Johnson
William W. Belknap
Grant
George W. McCrary
Hayes
Frank Hatton
Arthur
Fort Des Moines Fort Named After Original Post
President Roosevelt orders the new fort at Des Moines to be christened Fort Des Moines to perpetuate the 1843 military post name at the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers junction. Capt James Allen's First Dragoons and Capt J R B Gardiner's First Infantry built the early post, around which Des Moines grew.
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Department of the Missouri
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Roosevelt
Raccoon Rivers
James Allen
First Dragoons
J. R. B. Gardiner
First Infantry
Heated Charles City school election splits town over statues
In Charles City a historic school election drew a very large vote as debate over placing art statues in the high school intensified. A motion to instruct the school board to install the statues was offered but defeated on a divided vote, deepening local divisions with no final outcome.
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Charles City
Lumbermen elect officers at Sioux City session
The Northwestern Iowa Retail Lumbermen's association in session in Sioux City elected officers: President W. H. Perry of Le Mars, Vice President Robert A. Stewart of Pomeroy, Secretary and Treasurer James F. Weart of Cherokee. About 100 lumber dealers attended, focusing on adjusting lumber prices.
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Northwestern
Iowa
Sioux City
W. H. Perry
le Mars
Robert A. Stewart
Pomeroy
James F. Weart
Cherokee
Attorney General cites bond issue interest delay in war funds case
Attorney General Mullan sent an opinion to Governor Cummins stating that the civil war bond issue of 800000 dollars from the Eighth general assembly did not start drawing interest until delivered to the state agent for negotiation. The ruling affects the state's claim against the United States for war funds.
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Mullan
Gov. Cummins
Eighth General Assembly
United States
Sioux City Marriage Tied to Scandal at Hudson Wis
News reaches Sioux City of the marriage of Giles W Brown of Minneapolis and Miss Mabel George at Hudson Wisconsin. Brown formerly managed the Sioux Milling company in Sioux City and Miss George was his stenographer. His attention to her caused talk and his wife secured a divorce.
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Sioux City
Giles W. Brown
Minneapolis
Mabel George
Hudson, Wis
Brown
Sioux Milling Company
George
Severe Storm Hits Bartlett and Oakland Causes Damage
A severe wind and thunderstorm struck Bartlett causing considerable building damage and one residence blown down. The storm lasted nearly an hour with no heavy rain. At Oakland ten miles east, Rock Island tracks were washed out and small buildings sustained wind damage.
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Bartlett
Oakland
Rock Island
Eggshelled yacht for kids a simple DIY craft
A New York Herald item describes a tiny sailboat carved from an emptied eggshell and tissue paper. Builders create mast, topmast, gaff, bowsprit, and sails with sealing wax and mucilage. The article claims the finished craft sails well and rivals boats built by experts.
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Victor Nugent
N. Y
Little Jack Horner Monkey on a Shipboard Sailor Tale
A Home Journal story recounts Jack Horner the shipboard monkey. Dressed in scarlet, he mimics sailors, keeps a tidy cabin, and shares meals like smoked herring and eggs. He enjoys pudding, raisins, and holiday treats, while scolding cooks and charming the crew.
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The
Home Journal
Jack Horner
Jack
Cato
Three Dogs and a Lion Battle In Moonlit Hunt
Old Strategy Reserve and Skirmish corner a mounted lion in a sustained rear guard melee. The trio coordinates feints and leaps to pin the great cat, wearing it down until Old Strategy seizes a throat hold and the lion lies defeated in minutes.
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St. Nicholas Co
Frank
Skirak
Strat
Cat Colter
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