Iowa Legislature Near Finish on Child Labor and Related Measures
Des Moines March 20. The Iowa Legislature has little time left and work remains on child labor, tenure of office, education regents, reapportionment, life insurance investigation, and Sunday closing. The child labor bill passed both houses with changes. Senate and House clash over key provisions. Reapportionment and two and four year terms for county officers are debated. insurance inquiry favors a five-member committee. Sunday baseball ban faces stiff opposition but may pass again in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Boards of Supervisors
Hart
Allamakee
Senate
House
Friends of Child Labor
Bureau of Labor
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Linn
Scott
Dubuque
Clinton
Polk
Committee On Insurance
Whipple
Warren
Marion County
Molsberry
Louisa
Marion
Reform
Senate Committee
Dowell
Judiciary Committee
Friends of Sunday
Tnce
George Barr's Heroic Act Saves Tunnel From Fire
New York March 20 George Barr an employee heroically entered the main passage of the Pennsylvanian tunnel project to remove dynamite and prevent a catastrophic blast after a hay and sawdust fire smothered a watchman. Barr was overcome by smoke but will recover. the watchman's body remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Penteylyvania
East River
George Barr
Barr
Coms
Ex-Treasury Official Gage to Retire From Trust Firm
Sylman J. Gage, former secretary of the treasury, announced in New York on March 20 that he plans to retire in a few days as president of the United States Trust Company. He said after fifty five years in public life he is ready to begin leisure and is glad to leave the public eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boni Fights For Seats In Southern France Election
Paris reports Count Boni de Castellane mounting a fierce bid for a deputy seat. Adversaries spread life scandal stories, while agents pour money to sway voters and the countess continues backing funding for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boni
Paris
Marc
Boni de Castellane
Chamber of Deputies
France
Scanmdals
War council sentences officers for church inventory refusal
In Reanes France a council of war punishes Major Hery with one year in prison and Captains Cleret and Spir al with one day each for refusing to order troops into a church to assist in an inventory under a law separating church and state. In Milwaukee inspectors plan a probe into the Atlanta fire, after an earlier March 17 inspection found no faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reanes
France
Syst Hem Here
Hery
Cleret Gud
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Board of Steamboat
Goodrich Transportation Company
Bigamist Tries Suicide After Arrest in Chester
Valentine KR. Tyler of Pittsburg was arrested on a bigamy warrant in Chester Pennsylvania. After a short stay in the lockup he attempted suicide by slashing his left wrist with a piece of glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigamist
Chester
Valentine KR. Tyler
Pittsburg
Earthquake Toll Tops 1000 in Tokyo Dispatch
A Tokyo dispatch to The Daily Telegraph reports a major quake in Tathoku causing 1,400 homes destroyed in Kagi, with 1,034 killed and 69 percent injured. The report notes the event is more serious than early estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parthanake
London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
Tathoku
Formosa
Kagi
Wadsworth Chico Cigars Gain Popularity in Washington
The Chico cigar from Wadsworth Bros. becomes Washington’s favored choice in less than a year, with J. B. Lemmon praising its quality and price. He notes advertising alone won’t drive sales and highlights the Havana filled blend as superior to typical ten-cent cigars. Also mentions Arthur C. Alston’s theater company bringing At the Old Cross Roads to Graham Opera House Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth Bros
Washington
J. B. Lemmon
Mr. Lemmon
Arthur C. Alston
Old Cross Roads
Graham Opera House
Noted artists unite in local stage society for spring
March 22 notes a distinguished group of players led by Estha Williams as Parepa and James M. Brophy as Doc Kerr. The text promises a fine theater event and mentions plans for the Washington Baptist association meeting in early April, organized by the local Baptist Young People's Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estha Williams
Parepa
James M. Brophy
Doc Kerr
The
Gambler
Baptist Young Peoples’ Ubion
Washington Baptist Association
Baptist Young Peoples’ Societies
Kennelly Family Heads West From Rock Island Division
Mr and Mrs M J Kennelly and daughter Kathryn left yesterday on No 11 for the west and southwest They plan Colorado points then likely Galveston Fort Worth and El Paso Mr Kennelly is trainmaster on this division of the Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Kennelly
Kathryn
Colorado Points
Galveston
Ft. Worth
F! Paso
Kennelly
Rock Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cummins
George Gallarno
McCreary
Bailey
Hleyburn
Batley
Congress
Heyburn
Youngstown
Valley Mill
Patrick McNally
CHICO
J. E. Lemmon
James M
Texas
South
Falfurrias
California
Ralfurrias Immigration Co
Postal Building
Kansas City, Mo
J. A. Marie
Cook & Sherman
Rogk Island
Pullman
el Paso
Scenic
Colorado
H. W. Russel
Agt
Washington, Iowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!