Mirthful Miscellany and Global Bits Mixed in News
A jumbled column reports a Georgia man’s fiery public tirade against a church envoy, a Maine tourism note claiming 200000 summer visitors and a $40 per head spillover, New York meat shop customs for cooked joints, Paris fortifications being dismantled, a Chinese cruiser launch details, Missouri telephone wedding, a Calais tiger show accident, Delaware New Year superstition on avoiding rings, French game prices tied to moon phases, Birmingham Avondale mills nearing completion, and Japan’s use of charcoal dust fuel. Strong entities include Maine, New York, Paris, Andersonville, Stettin, Missouri, Del a, Birmingham, Avondale, Japan.
Iowa Legislature Friday Proceedings Report
Des Moines reports a busy session with many bills introduced in the house and senate. Notable items include Cook’s amendment, poll tax repeal efforts, and changes to landlord laws, health measures, and state warrants interest. Adjournments set for Tuesday at 2 PM amid local incidents and industry updates.
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American Book Company Faces Trouble in Iowa and Kansas
The article reports that the American Book Company fears legislative moves in Iowa and Kansas to adopt state uniformity buying for school books. Kansas and Indiana laws, with capped prices, would let the state purchase and distribute books through retailers, cutting costs by up to 40 percent and reducing leverage by book trusts. Also noted is a Des Moines debate over whether to hold the state fair, with concerns about railroad rates and finances, and a municipal waterworks ownership proposal in Dubuque tied to Selah Chamberlain’s estate.
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Clever jail escape and local incidents in Iowa
A Dubuque report chronicles Suggan’s jail escape, aided by Jailer inexperience. Carter feigned illness to stay. Suggan’s ruse involved shaving, then passing as a free man. The item also notes a Des Moines marriage of Captain Hammer and Mrs Willey, plus several accidents, robberies, and local notices across Cedar Falls, Waaletloo, Davenport, and other towns with brief details on deaths, crimes, and civic events.
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Cedar Falls
Frank Fritz
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Burlington Flyer
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Cuban Partisans Press For Immediate Autonomy Reform
A Havana dispatch reports two Cuban factions shaping the autonomy debate. Conservatives reject full participation. radical autonomists demand press freedom removal of censorship and accountability for past wrongs. They push for a clear break with Spanish rule while Madrid and Havana dispute judicial and executive control under the new regime.
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New Creation
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Gomez
Galvez
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Supreme Court affirms state rail liability ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the Iowa Supreme Court decision in Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway vs Patrick Solan. It held the state law regulating railroad liability did not impede interstate commerce, and the regulation remained within state power. Solan had won $1000 for cattle losses despite a contract capping liability.
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