Iowa Legislature Concludes with Kenyon Senate Victory
The Thirty fourth Iowa General Assembly adjourned April 12 after electing W S Kenyon to the U S Senate on the 67th ballot to fill the Dolliver vacancy. About eleven hundred bills were offered with many killed and nearly two million dollars appropriated for state use and claims.
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W. S. Kenyon
United States Senate
J. P. Dolliver
General Revenue Fund
Hunters’ License
Executive Council
Mattes
Senate
Moore
House
Statewide reforms include pardoning power transfer and new offices
The list outlines measures such as transferring pardoning powers to the state parole board, banning certain gambling devices, creating a state fire marshal, funding road and school initiatives, and establishing a commerce council. It also notes tax changes, uniform bills, and inspectorate updates affecting officials, educators, and vehicles.
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General Assembly
State Parole Board
Grand Jury
Important measures killed by the public vote
A list of proposed laws and reforms including woman suffrage constitutional resolution daylight saloons direct inheritance and initiative and referendum provisions, along with reorganizations of courts and state agencies and bills on insurance taxation and road laws.
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Public Utilities Commission
Supreme
Superior Court
Permanent Tax Commission
Legislative Tax Commission
Supreme Court
Pharmacy Department
Commissioner of Pharmacy
Distribution of New State Laws by Concurrent Resolution
The road and drainage laws passed by the general assembly will be printed and distributed statewide under a concurrent resolution. The secretary of state is tasked with publishing and broadcasting copies of the new laws.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Secretary of State
State senate districts kept unchanged in bill keeping status Quo
The senate committee on district boundaries reports a bill that maintains current senatorial districts. Legislatures will need to reenact a similar plan after each census to preserve existing district lines.
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Senate Committee On
Kenyon Named Iowa's Youngest U.S. Senator After Deadlock
W S Kenyon of Fort Dodge was chosen by the 34th General Assembly to fill the Iowa vacancy after Jonathan Dolliver's death. Born June 10 1869 in Elyria Ohio Kenyon becomes the youngest Iowa senator. He has held roles as prosecuting attorney district judge and assistant attorney general. The governor will sign the election certificate before he takes office.
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Iowa
United States
Thirty-fourth General Assembly
Dolliver
Robert G. Cousins
Sylvia, Pank
Thirtyfourth General Assembly
Sixty-first
Congress
Senate
Carroll
Oregon
House
Supreme
District
Superior Courts
Judge Kenyon
Elyria
Ohio
Des Moines
General Assembly
W. S. Kenyon
Ft. Dodge
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Kenyon
Kenyon’s Record Chronicle of a Legal Career
Born in Elyria Ohio in 1869 Kenyon attended Grinnell College 1886 to 1888 and graduated from State University Law College in 1890 He began law practice at Fort Dodge that year He married Mary Duncom in 1893 and was elected Webster County Attorney in 1894 serving until 1898 He was reappointed in 1898 after Col W T Chandler resigned to join the Spanish American War
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Iowa City
Law College of State University
Fr. Dodge
J. A. O. Yeoman
Capt. Yeoman
Iowa
J. F. Duncome
Senator Kenyon
Duncome
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Kenyon
Elyria
Ohio
State University Law College
Fort Dodge
Boy in Basque attire stuns French court
A fourteen year old boy summoned to a provincial appeal court in France caused laughter with a Basque redingote, large boots, and adult style clothes. He read aloud the legal invitation referencing appearing in his father’s suit, provoking the judges' astonishment.
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France
Pere
The Alarming Prevalence of Eczema
A feature on eczema describing its causes, symptoms, and non hereditary non contagious nature. It highlights itching and disfigurement and promotes Cuticura soap and ointment as effective treatments with free samples and a pamphlet offered by mail.
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Dept. W
Boston
Baby Teethes on the Table
A furniture dealer recalls repairing a mahogany table marked by many scratches and indentations along the edge. The owner explained the baby insisted on cutting teeth there, and though costly, they chose not to spare the table for the child.
Starch Makes Fine Wash Goods Look Fresh
The article explains how laundering enhances white goods with proper starching. It recommends Defiance Starch as the first essential for good stiffness without thickening, promising improved appearance of laundered textiles.
Cure for His Dyspepsy
Dialogue showcases two men debating rapid eating to fit an expert’s advice. Hogan-Phwat jokes about swallowing dinner in two minutes while Grogan and Moike discuss resting an hour after eating and whether they can fit a proper rest by eating quickly. The exchange reflects Irish vernacular and humor.
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Hogan
Grogan
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Cure Constipation
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation. It claims constipation causes many diseases and that curing the cause cures the disease, noting the pellets are easy to take.
Garfield Tea Remedy Claims to Ease Digestion
An advertisement declares Garfield Tea as a herbal remedy that overcomes constipation indigestion and sick headache authored by a nursemaid reply. It presents a question and a negative reply about fondness for children, framing the product as a health aid.
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Garfield
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Sylvia Pankhurst
Delliver
Robert Henderson
John M. Jamison
Shane
Adams
Whitney
Wasich
State Highway Board
Railroad Commission
Law Enforcement
William O. Kenyon
Kenyon Deemer Porter
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