Iowa Legislature Notes of the Session Turmoil
A chaotic session summary describes House and Senate clashes over estate and will laws, amendments to public relief bills, and road supervisor pay. A sensational exchange leads to Speaker Byers resigning amid an investigation, with a committee formed to probe lobbying influence and corrupt behavior. The senate rejects a telegraph and express taxation plan while the revenge bill advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Soethker Byers
Senate
Fez L Co Nor
Senate Mili
Stef
House of
Brars
Oarms
Des Moines Building and Loan Association
Miuuer
Ioan
Byers
Lambert
Weaver
Louisa
Tenorer
Clark
Hangel
Worth
Bston
Johnson and
McDowell
Iowa
Senate Thursder
Avsa
Guy Starning
Prectise
Origins of the piano and related keyboard instruments
Historical notes trace early keyboard evolution. The virginal and harpsichord shaped like a grand piano were popular in Elizabethan England and the last century respectively. Italy is credited with hammer action, Germany Freiburg likely first piano makers. The instrument was initially the hammer harpsichord, then piano forte, with pianos mentioned around the mid eighteenth century.
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England
Italy
Germany
Freiburg
Literature in schools and the garden of the soul
Charles Dudley Warner argues through a Letter to the Public Education Association in New York that literature in schools is a fertilizing stream shaping the soul. He compares literature to air for growth and warns against feeding weak thoughts to children, likening it to a stifling unventilated room.
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Fbublis Education Association
New York
Charles Dudley Warner
Tohany
Johnny
Ara
The Irish Sailors Joke About The Devil
An Irishman among a crew is asked who the devil would take first. He replies in broad humor that the devil would take him because he is part of the rest, reflecting a rustic bravado and a playful exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dour
Pat
The Greatest Men Across Arts and Thought
The passage names David Garrick as the finest actor skilled in both tragedy and comedy. It credits Aristotle as the earliest great natural philosopher whose works mark the dawn of nature history. It asserts St An Busting as the greatest theologian whose extensive theology underpins major Roman Catholic doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Garrick
Aristotle
St An Busting
Fitzsimmons Beats Corbett In Fourteenth Round Fight
Robert Fitzsimmons defeated James J. Corbett in Carson City Nevada after fourteen rounds to claim the world light heavyweight or heavyweight title claim. The finish came when Fitzsimmons struck a left to Corbett’s stomach dropping him. 4,000 spectators witnessed the bout as $500000 reportedly changed hands nationwide.
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Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
Carson City
Nev
Corbett
Ele
Fitzsimmons
Champion
Garson
City
New York
San Francisco
Detroit
Martin Julian
God
Bible Gift to McKinley From Bishop Arnett
Bishop B W Arnett of Wilberforce College presented President McKinley with a morocco bound Bible. The Bible featured a crushed blue leather cover, satin lining, and gilded edges, opened to Second Chronicles 1:10. The gift ties to Afro American Ohio interests and Arnett’s son Henry Arnett played a role in the 1890s campaign.
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McKinley
B.W. Arnett
Wilberforce College
Ohio
America
Henry ¥. Arnett
McKinter
Jude
Clerk McKennt
Grants Tome Ready Civil and Military Display in Riverside Park
The grandeur mausoleum for General Grant near Grandeur with Kinza of 1d in Riverside Park New York will be unveiled on Tuesday April 27. A land demonstration will be complemented by a naval display on the river 130 feet below. It marks the seventy fifth birthday of Ulysses S Grant and designates New York as a state holiday with hopes for national recognition.
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Kinza
Riverside Park
New York
Llysses S. Grant
Soldier Statesman
Carter Harrison Jr Seeking Chicago Mayoral Democratic Ticket
Carter Harrison SE is the Democratic nominee for Mayor of Chicago. A 37 year old native born near Clark and Harrison Streets, he was educated in public schools, studied law at Yale, and practiced five years after 1883. He helped run the Chicago Times with his brother before their father bought the paper in 1891. His family includes Mrs Harrigan, Carter III, Whe, and Edith the baby.
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Carter Harrison SE
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Harrison Homestead
Clark and
Harrison Streets
Germany
Altenburg
St. Ignatius
Iss
Yale
Chicago Times
Sirs
Harrigan
Carter III
Whe
Edith
Ambassador to England Col John Hay Named McKinley’s Envoy
Col John Hay selected to succeed Bayard as United States ambassador to England. A prolific writer known for Fame Coram Bellais and Little Breeches, Hay will bring diplomacy and state experience from Lincoln era to the post. He is 59, previously secretary of state affairs in Paris Madrid and Vienna, and served as assistant secretary under Hayes. Locals report Tony and Janes Dobson mill back to work after a strike ends with a satisfactory agreement.
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John Bay
McKinley
Bayard
John Hay
England
United States
Lincoln
Wis
Paris
Madrid
Vienna
Kis
Col. Hay
Washington
Hayes
Tony and
Janes Dobson
Philadelphia
Dobson
Robbery at Oceanic Ship Steals Gold Shipment
Fred Schinneer, a winger in the six day bicycle race in Chicago, is mentioned as a witness or participant. A theft of 5000 sovereigns occurred aboard the steamship Oceanic, tied to the last gold shipment from Australia to the United States.
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Fred Schinneer
Chicago
Oceanic
United States
Australia
Two Hoosier Murderers Executed After Confessions
In Newport Kentucky Jackson and Alonzo Walling were hanged for the Greenwasd murder of Peart Bryan. They declared innocence as the final warrant was read, faced the scaffold, and exchanged final farewells. Jackson reportedly made a further confession delaying the sentence.
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Walling
Jackson
Newport
Hamilton
Wiseasset
Greensue
Ind
Pear Bryan
Sead Jackson
Alonzo Walling
Diduget
Seturder
Peart Bryan
Greenwasdad
Pastor Lee
Finel
Wailing
Way Mail Service Mutant Beneficial Association Convenes
The first session of the annual convention of the Way Mail Service Mutant Beneficial Association was held in San Francisco with delegates, ghosts, and many members and friends attending the gathering.
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The
Way Mail Service Mutant Benefic Anal Benevolent Association
San Francisco
Three Carriers Killed In Crossing Collision Near Zedamt
A northbound Chienzo and Wese Michigen passenger train struck three carriers crossing the tracks at Zedamt Mick. Martin De Haan and Smon Boertze died, Henry Driesings likely among the injured. The report also notes a Turkish official named Tiy Sultan, described as deeply devoted to his children and maintaining a small theater for them. The text claims petitions and protests occupy about half a man’s time.
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Zedamt
Mick
Tein
Martin de Haan
Smon Boertze
Henry Driesings
Rivers Inundate Towns Amidst Spring Floods Across Midwest
In the northwest spring thaw floods rivers and damages bridges, streams flood towns from Vermillion to Sioux City. The Missouri and other rivers rise, submerging streets, rail yards, and utilities. residents evacuate, bridges collapse, pumps fail, and aid crews rescue stranded families as cities brace for ongoing high water threats. Authorities warn only swift river clearance can avert further disaster.
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Northwest
South Dakotas
Iowa
Missouri
Vermillion
Yankton
Huron
Jim River
Salem
Hurley
Flandreau
Rock Valley
L. B. Dearborn
Rock River
Sioux Rapids
Cherokee
Des Moines
Mormat
MacVicar
Iowa River
Iowa Falls
Saniday
Alien
Com
Northern Milling Company
Humboldt
Sioux City
Gaiaha
Norfolk
Fitzsimmons in Prisco at Bala Win Hotel
Former world champion Bob Fitzsimmons visits San Francisco and reflects on his career and finances. He says he would accept another challenge only if it would cement his status, otherwise he plans to retire while popular. He notes past victories and future plans for his wife and child.
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Fitzsimmons
Prisco
Bob Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Balawin Hotel
Corbett
Representative Maxwell Backs Beet Sugar Bounty
Nebraska congressman Maxwell introduces a Dill in congress to encourage beet mills for sugar and syrup. The bill promises a nine year bounty per ton of sugar producedwith 73 cents for year one to three, 50 cents for years four to six, and 25 cents for years seven to nine.
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Maxwell
Nebraska
Congress
Chimay and Rigo to Tour America from Paris
The Princess de Chimay and musician Rigo depart Paris for Spain in two weeks then head to New York. They dine nightly in Paris at the former bandleader’s restaurant, where she remains fond of the gypsy.
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Chimay
America
Princess Dé Chimay
SyRs
Rigo
Paris
Spain
New York
Billy Birch Paralyzed in New York City Meeting
The elderly Billy Birch suffered paralysis in New York City during a meeting of the Ells lidge. The report mentions other items from the era including the Guild Ball Library in London refusing dust of Joseph Whitaker and notes on patents such as Edison’s two-pointed phono receiver and a pocket case for writing with stamp holders.
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Billy Birch
New York City
Guild Ball Library
London
Joseph Whitaker
Edison
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General Grant
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Reed
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Bishop B. W. Arnett
Plummer
Gov. Bradley
Tkee
Helm Br
Welling
Helm
Allison
Arnett
Bishop B. Y
Scott Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Tome
Carter Garriso
Tiy Sultan
Turkey
Doulesre Niin
Pinata
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