Iowa Governor’s Pay Raised to Five Thousand
Des Moines April 7. Iowa lawmakers raise the governor’s salary to 5000 but it will not take effect until the end of Gov Cummins’ first term in January 1904. The session also tackles soldier property exemptions, outward swinging doors, publication of state bulletins, and public salary reforms.
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State Board of Health to Inquire on Sewage and Education Rules
The legislature resolves to form a health commission with no extra pay to study teenage disposition and sewage purification and to report to the next general assembly. It also enacts compulsory education for Iowa children ages seven to fourteen with fines for nonattendance and establishes truancy measures and potential placement in Industrial Schools.
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Farmer Reports Rich Copper Strike Near Lowell Henry County
F J Weigert of Henry County near Lowell reports a rich copper ore find on his farm after years of digging. Samples sent to the Denver school of mines yield an assayer's note of a large fortune possible with proper handling. Copper ore valued at 12 cents per pound, with a grand future anticipated in the locality.
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