State Institutions Report Urges Central Board Of Control
Des Moines reports the legislature received a long committee summary urging creation of a central board of control for state institutions. The plan would overhaul purchases, salaries, and accounting, reduce per capita costs, and place management under a unified authority to curb waste and partisan influence. The report notes sixteen institutions, extensive expenditures, and the need to save money while improving efficiency.
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Des Moines
Committee On
State
Board of Control
Horace Boies
Boies
J. D. Healy
Fort Dodge
B. F. Merriam
Claude F. Porter
Central Board of Control
General Assembly
D Board of Control
Board of Charities and Corrections
Lowa
Board of Supervisors
University and Agricultural College
State of
New York
Merriam
T. D
Frank Merriam
I. A A. Wilkinson
C. Hart
Afton
Independence
Fort Madison
Anamosa
State University
Secretary of State
Moral Influence With Great Britain in China Trade Talks
New York Jan 25 The United States may press Germany over the lease of Kiao Chou and future port rules in China. Officials say open commerce hinges on whether China leases Kiao Chou to Germany with conditions. Attaches of the Chinese legation praise Britain's stance, hoping for broader access for all nations.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
China
Washington
The
Serata
Germany
Kiao Chou
Russia
Japan
Hamburg
Prussia
Celestial Empire
Croker Replaces Sheehan as Leader of Tammany Hall
John C. Sheehan yields to Richard Croker who is named chairman of the finance committee for 1893 joining Croker's decades long control of Tammany Hall's financial operations. The press committee is dropped with no stated reason. Colonel William L. Brown resigned as 1897 chair over a disagreement on district attorney nomination.
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John C. Sheenance
Thomas F. Grady
Dist
Supreme Court Decisions Roll Across Iowa Dates
A long list of Des Moines and Des Moines area supreme court rulings from January 19 to January 24 are reported with many cases affirmed reversed or modified across multiple districts. The roundup also notes local incidents including a fatal accident a wife beating charge a jail term a suicide and civic events and plans.
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Iowa
Hoping
Emmet
Bowen
Patriots of America
Keokuk
Sam Campbell
Goldfield
Cascade
John Forbes
Traser
Allamakee
Millersburg
Buffalo Center
Independence
Shelby
Melvin
Jones’ County
Farmers’ Institute
Center Junction
Jamieson
Appellant
Butler
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Jg&inson Par Company
Jeffrey Company
Ray
Goodwin
Calhou
Lolines
Redhead
Polk
Weigen
Council Blafis Insurance Company
Howard District
Stetson
Northern Investment Company
Woodbury
Mueck
Barrett
Plymouth
Farwell
Slouder
Taylor
Doolittle
Smith
Appelant
Marshall
Ikurison
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto
Burns
Weintz
Ida
Pierce
Dunham
Pottawattamie
Bremer
City of
Cherokee
Burgess
Hawthorne
Wapella
Clay Robinson & Co
Hamilton
Greene
Sigmund
Bebber
Linn
van Vetchen
Janes
Vale Alto
Hays
Haines
Lymay
Poweshoik
Pratt
Prouty
Poll
Clark Ellsworth
Kossuth
McGregor
Cone
Cedar Rapids
Superior Court
Younie Brown
Martin
Walros
Ida Distr
Harrison Tebbins
Stansky
Christie
Linz
Payne
Cresap
Fremont
Phillips
Gifford
Broderick
Alawakee County
Alamakee
Albia
Frank Semotan
Vining
John Geisking
Clairstown
Charles City
Suring
Chester
Black Hawk County
Howard County Farmers’ Institute
Court House
Cresco
Klondike
New Hartford
Fairfield
Burlington
Marshalltown
St. Louis
Kiemme
Montgomery
Loomfield
Fort Smith
Ark
Ottumwa
Carl Schultz
Arlington
Capital Lodge
Lucius Mathews
Dunkerton
Snowstorm Closes Roads Across Kansas and Missouri
The heaviest storm of the season blankets Kansas and central Missouri with all night snowfall and continuing flurries. Cities like Kansas City endure heavy snow as officials monitor travel safety and road conditions.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
Electric mail box system used in Geneva skyscrapers
An inventor in Geneva has deployed an electric mail box with a compartment per floor. Deposited letters trigger a floor bell and open a roof tank faucet to raise the box by water counterweight. As it passes each floor, items drop into corridor boxes. The box descends after unloading and resets automatically.
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Geneva
Newspaperdom and the English Letter to Editors
The passage contrasts American and English newspaper culture, noting editors seek reader input through letters on departments and art, and suggesting Americans are too lazy or busy to write letters though columns are open for feedback. It laments the gap between editors and the public in timely topics.
Indecisive Policy Debate Strains Cuban Situation
A New York Tribune summary reports Blanco's unclear policy in Cuba with Madrid and Washington, uncertain military plans, and a cautious stance by officials. It notes alleged misuse of funds for back pay and possible coercion of reconcentrados, while awaiting April soldiers' pay and fearing a U S protectorate.
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New York
Tribune
Havana
Cuba
Madridg
Washington
Llanco
Montero
Candenez
Mackrid
Perhps
Spain
United States
North American
Correspondencia
Republic
Bribery Probe Details Involving Myers And Cincinnati Figures
Allen O. Myers Sr testified to a January 7 Columbus trip and receiving stenographic notes of Boyce’s telephone talks with Hanna. The notes, handed to Kurtz, led to plans to shadow Holtenbeck in Cincinnati as detectives tracked money and movements. E U Archer testified about following Holtenbeck to Cincinnati.
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Alen Q O. Myers Wells
Ico
Nereseephone Co
Cincinnati
Allen_O. Myers, sr
Legislative
Columbus
Hig Son
Gibson House
Boyce
Hanna
Kurtz
Myers
Ioltenbeck
Cinnati Witke
Holtenbeck
Yack
U. Archer
Scotch Against American Meats Regulation Effort in Scotland
Washington reports a Scottish bid to curb foreign meat sales in markets amid price undercutting. U S Consul Fleming in Edinburg cites butchers buying American beef at 5 to 12 cents per pound and selling it for the same price as Seatch beef, which costs 12 cents per pound. Scottish chamber of commerce directors lead the opposition to the trade.
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Scotland
Washington
State Department
United States
Fleming
Edinburg
Trommerce
Battleship Maine Ordered to Havana for Free Intercourse
The battleship Maine has been ordered to Havana. The Navy Department says no disturbing news has arrived from Cuba, and the move is to resume free intercourse of U S naval vessels in Cuban waters as before the outbreak of hostilities.
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Phatt
Washington
Maine
Havana
Navy Department
Cusban
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Efarmer
Webster City
Andrew Smith
Farmers’ Insurance Company of
Waukon
Fellows
Hobson
West Union
Ching
Jon
Court of Last Resort
John Grimes
Dover
X. R
John
Grimes
Blanco
Madrid
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