Old Hen Lawsuit and City Growth Sparks Terse Iowa Notes
A mash of short items from Iowa towns reports Ida Grové lawyers in a suit over an old hen, Chariton’s courthouse being razed, a horse killed by an electric car near Burlington, and Hart and county headlines. Also noted are arrests in Ottumwa and Sioux City, jail projects, fires, burglaries, college building plans, and local civic happenings across many counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grové
Chariton
Burlington
Harry Bryan
Ottumwa
St. Louis
Corning
Atlantic Fire Department
Board of Supervisors
Story County
B. Bank
M. Leavitt
Sioux City
Wartburg College
Waverly
George Lee
Indianola
Hot Springs
Ark
Clinton
Sabula
Iowa Packing Company
Emmet Starner
Wheeler Farm
Odebolt
Buchanan County
Whittemore
Hampton
Fred Buelow
Dubuque
Kansas City
School Board of
Council Bluffs
George Milbeck
Rock Island
Mallard
Milbeck
Perry
J. L. Lorimer
Creston
Warrenton
Wray
Lorimer
Jamison
Iowa Seed Company of
Des Moines
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Iowa
Frederick Wollers
Wollers
Abraham Jackson
Woman's Christian Association
Pottawattamie County
Tts
Glenwood
Missouri Valley
The
Baptist Church
Pottawattamie
Leonard
Delaware County
Sherlock
Worthington
Dubuque County
Gavitt’s
Paul Latimer
Manchester
New York State
Gavitt
Linehan
Milwaukee Road
Cedar Rapids
Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Linn
Milwaukee
Carroll
C. A. Kentter
Citizens’ State Bank
A. W. Patterson
G. W. Watters
First National Bank
E.W
Libby
Jobn
McCarthy
Jefferson
Frank Bradley
Audubon
Kenner
Brad ‘Ley
Kentner
Bremilens
Iowa Legislature Debates Bills on Tax, Rights and Spending
Bills introduced in Des Moines seek to empower executive councils, fund state bands, levy city taxes for sprinkling and street cleaning, and extend voting rights to women. The Senate and House consider sundry measures including jail crime penalties, school funding, highway protection, and public utilities. Adjournments follow committee reports and debate on Schmidt and Turner matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayine
Treasury
County Treasury
Bexate
Des . Moines
Executive Council
Finn
Chester Turney
Jamison
Schmidt
Smith
Weapello
House
Columbus Junction
Boards of Health
Renate
Des Moines
Lewis
Senate
Groneweg
Senator Harmon
Iowa
BenaTe
House of Ill Fame
Belvel
Horst
Board of Supervisors
Senate Debates Direct Senator Election Amendment
Washington sessions February 17 to 19 feature debates on a constitutional amendment to elect senators by direct vote. Filibustering over silver policy noted as the session adjourns with bills on public buildings, Indian appropriation, and Chinese restriction advancing or being discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Sion
Hovss
House
Washington
Mexico
United States Military Academy
United States
Quay
St. Paul
Omaha
Carlisle
Palmer
Mitchell
Peffer
Perking
Morrill
Allison
Hale
Daniels
Dolph
Turpie
Plumb
Secretary of Treasury
Grand Army
Canada
District of Columbia
Heuss
Harter
Autumn Twilight panel by Albert Lynch featured in Magazine of Art
The Cassell Publishing Company highlights Autumn Twilight, a decorative frontispiece by Albert Lynch, in the March issue of the Magazine of Art. Scientific American notes its authority in science and mechanical topics, while Army and Navy Journal, based at 240 Broadway New York, serves as a key resource for U S military affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Munn & Co
Broadway
N. Y
Cassell Publishing Company
Magazine of Art
Albert Lynch
France
America
England
Army and Navy Journal
United States
Army
Navy
Tests of Moran shorthand lessons and a tragedy in Mascouran
Readers praise Prof Moran's shorthand instruction by mail noting rapid writing and reading gains for about two dollars. A separate Mascouran report describes Mrs Cook pouring powder from a gun flask and bullets on the floor then firing, leaving her badly burned but alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
Aining
Tam
Sam
Ozing
St.Louia
Mascouran
Cook
Clixiton
Global highlights of 19th century crime and commerce
A long dispatch lists dramatic events including a Mississippi asylum fire with $200000 loss and a single fatality, a Denver report of outlaw Bob Ford killed in Creed Col as a new mining boom at Cripple Creek reports massive ore chunks. Chicago rail speed records, whisky trust syndicate plans, and a San Francisco Garza sighting rumor follow. A Napa viticulturist is jailed for tax fraud. dynamite wrecks a Southern Pacific train near Paso, and New York delegates back Hill while California invites eastern families to its fruit lands via the Santa Fe line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bob Ford
Jesse James
Creed
Cola
Rio Grande
Adelbert D.’ ‘Slye
Glendale
Hedspeth
California
St Louis
Blue Bell
Cripple Creek
Colorado Springs
Chicago& Santa Fe
Chicago
Missouri River
Patti
Kansas City
Wm. Frankland
Keystone
Etta
South Dakota
San Francisco
Garza
George Laing
Napa Valley
Calistoga
Lai
United States
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Diego
John J. Byrne
Rialto Building
Ill
Henry Jewell
Texarkana
Ark
Mra_ Jewell
The Rise of Sardou and the French Literary Kings
The article contrasts Sardou Dumas and Zola, noting how luck, publishers, and social myths shape fame. It recounts Sardou’s humble start as a bailiff's collaborator and the slow ascent to iconic status after key works like Therese Raquin and L Assommoir, highlighting the stark pay gap between writers and publishers.
Prince Albert Victor Duke of Clarence Portrait of a Fragile Heir
The article portrays Albert Victor as a weak, overshadowed figure in British royalty. It contrasts his delicate health and retiring nature with his robust brother George, noting rampant public indifference and distant royal praise. It highlights his Hussars leadership and the shift in public sentiment after his engagement to Princess May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Albert Victor
Duke of
Clarence
Prince Albert Victor
George
Russia
Duke
Tenth Hussars
Prince of Wales
Princess May
Great Britain
Young Abbas Pasha Takes Khedive Role in Egypt
The youthful Abbas Pasha, aged eighteen, has been raised to the khedive position on the Nile. His future policy remains uncertain as he may yield to paternal guidance or resist, with possible expectations of backing or opposition from Britain France and Russia depending on his adolescent stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
America
Burlington
Bans
Panion
Miller
Washington
Fuller
Europe
Manning
Butler
South Carolina
Abbas Pasha
Nile
John Bull
Egypt
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort
Fifth Ward
Chas
Bassett
Keokuk
Louis F. Racine
Deland
Florida
John Silver
Lannon
New County
Thomas Sharp
Bloomington
Ege
Harry Fellows
Dw. Fellows
Arlington House
Ferdinand Fontanelle
Frankie Wright
John Simpson
Kellogg
J. W. Bulis
Iowa Falls
Estherville
T. J. Phillips
Whitebreast Coal Company
Flagler
Knoxville
Shenandoah Normal College
George Bogart
Shenandoah
Wincheck
Santa Fe
Fort Madison
Corrigan
Thomas Mulligan
Edward Mulligan
Davenport
Circuit Court
C. H. Franck
Edward
Simon & Mosenfelder
Franck
Lucia Gruber
Germany
Altoona
East Des Moines
Bavaria
Abe
Purdy
Commercial State Bank
Till.& Boads
Boot and Shoe House
Marshalltown
Ming
New Mexico
Harry. Béckwith
Mason Crry
Hi Smith
Standard Oatmeal Company
American Coral Trust
Beloit
Bearr
Wis
E. N. Turney
North
William Appleby
Mississippi - Maane
Whisky Trust
New York
Albany
Cleveland
Hill
Syracuse
Wright
Dumas
Zola
Balou
Erally
Sardou
Bonacher
Pape
Pen
Tennyson
M. Sardou
Cassi
Vereingetorix
Sardoun
Bardou
Virginie Dejazet
Laurentine Leon
Pattes de Monche
Houlevard St.Germain
Amonureuse Comedie
Claude
Therese Raquin
Khedive
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