Iowa House voting machine hailed as magic in record work
Des Moines dispatch describes a $30,000 electrical voting system in the Iowa House that records votes instantly, lights indicate yeas and nays, and a photographic record is produced for each vote. The device cuts time for roll calls from minutes to seconds, with presidents announcing totals and clerks preserving a permanent visual record.
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G. J. Caswell
Des Moines
General Assembly
House of Representatives
John Speaker
McFarlane
Jclass
Ivy
Howe
Clark
Neadley
Iowa
Petition Approved and Engineer Appointed
On motion petition was approved and F. A. Macdonald appointed a engineer and his bond fixed at 600.00 dollars. On motion Board adjourned to March 7th 1921.
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F. A. Macdonald
Kew Test of Death and Odd Medical Notes
A fragment describes ether eye testing as a death indicator with reddening if alive and no change after death. It also mentions a vermiform spurnder pocket inside a vest and a misread notion about a wife and an imagined “Inaar chamber.”
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Kew
Vre
Porpasa
Dle
Norcross and the P. S. L. a high stakes railroad drama
A Chicago millionaire sheriffed by a private car kidnapping sets Norcross against a crooked inside ring. Chadwick the board of trade figure and minority interests ally with Norcross as he becomes P. S. L. general manager. The tale tracks skulduggery, gunmen, court actions, and wrecks as Norcross fights to restore honesty and public confidence, leading to a climactic final victory.
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Chicago
Norcross
Chadwick
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Spfsoet
Eagle Clothing Store
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