Courier tri weekly entry lists rates and foreign offices
The Courier Tri-Weekly announces a Monday Wednesday and Friday issue with a 3 dollar annual rate and second class mailing. It lists advertising terms and foreign-titled offices in Europe and the United States including Paris Berlin St Petersburg and London. It also features philanthropy notes and discussions on education policy and forestry.
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Delly
Smeday
W. Bartman
Manrwat
Hiber
Pareason
Mgr
York
Tribune
Alfred B. Lukens
Courier
A Watsmen
Tews
Waterior
Selephantt
Europe
Atetloc
Fle
Fedon
Trafalgar Building
North Femberland Avenue
American Express
Baymarket
Dawe
Stencagip
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Corner de l'Opera
Ue Scribe
Berlin
Unter den Linden
St Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Will of the Senate vs the People’s Will in Legislature
The text argues the senate should reflect the people more accurately than the upper body yet notes the coordination idea was squelched likely indefinitely. It asserts any future action requires broader, more thorough study than prior and favors the current system’s superiority.
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Senate
Board of Education
Friends of the Schools
House of
House-Cleaning and a Wider Life Refresh
Dr Walter H Rollins uses a humorous account of spring house cleaning to argue a broader need for reform. He likens domestic tidying to political, municipal, religious, and social renewal, asserting that society requires periodic purging to restore virtue and order. Strong entities include the Republican party, Colfax Springs, Lent, and evangelistic campaigns as symbolic cleansing.
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London
Dobby
Chicago
Colfax Springs
Republican Party
Protectionism Debate Shapes Party Lines in Iowa
Sioux City Journal doubts a broad move away from protective tariffs, noting a November vote that favored protection amid a split in White Coal and Good Roads. Des Moines discusses Italy’s use of water power, calling it “white coal,” and reflects on Iowa’s slow road to harnessing similar power. Try & Courier wanted.
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Sioux City Journal
Journal
Democratic Party
Des Moines Tribune
Italy
Alps
Apennines
Iowa
Towa
Ponderous Henry Clay by George Fitch
George Fitch portrays Henry Clay as a towering early American figure born in Virginia in 1777. The piece outlines his legal rise, political career, and duels, noting his role in shaping compromises to keep the Union intact and the personal costs of his peacekeeping.
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Henry Clay
Clay
Virginia
Richmond
Lexington
Kentucky
Ghent
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Procrastination in Iowa politics cited as issue
The Oelwein Register notes the legislature faces ten days of work with procrastination blamed as the thief of time. Des Moines Capital sees a GOP revival as New men enter, old praters exit, and a new birth for the party. Dubuque Trains-Journal reports a modern hotel project planned after the recent fire, contingent on investors’ judgment.
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Oelwein
General Assembly
GO. P
Des Moines
Repubean
Dubuque
Wien
Uptown
Quotes and quips drift through a busy day
A collection of humorous lines and political asides from various papers, including Washington Star and Boston Transcript. The jokes touch on taxes, dating, ambulance cries, and a woodchuck fable as told by Senator Tillman, with playful exchanges and a note on church Vestry incentives.
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Senator Tillman
Senate
House
Washington Star
Hidden Jokers in Iowa University Engineering Budget
A Republican voice argues there is no added cost from the state board’s coordination plan while noting a need to restore engineering budget funds at Iowa University. The discussion centers on a requested $38,000 support fund and the $28,000 duplication cost claim, with references to Acting President Stanton’s prior stance on boosting the engineering fund and President Pearson’s subsequent request.
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David Brant
Iowa City Republican
State Board of Education
State Board
Brant
Iowa City
Stanton
Ames
Pearson
Engineering Return and Fund Shifts Sparkized Debate
A local university reverses a prior move sending engineering away to Ames, increasing the support fund by 125000, then asks for 38000 to be returned as the university retains the engineering college. The total askings will be detailed in the state board report pages 2012 and 46, as Acting President Stanton and President Pearson weigh options.
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Engineering
University
Ames
Ames Sikings
Ths Engineering College
State Board
Stanton
Board
Pearson
Iowa Dream of Enlarged State House Grounds
Des Moines Capital celebrates the April 8 1913 passage of a Clarke-Harlan commission bill for enlarging the state house grounds. The plan, by a noted landscape artist, envisions a five to ten million dollar project yielding Capitol Hill with expanded grounds monuments and a grand state house, a lasting public investment.
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Des Moines
Capitol Hill
State House
Clarke-Harlan Commission
America
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
Jowa
Iowa
Appreciation for Aid in Benefit Play
A letter to the editor credits wide local support for a Waterloo benefit play. It notes 811 ticket buyers and thanks the Daily Courier Waterloo Times-Tribune Waterloo Reporter for publicity, Stewart-Simmons Press for free tickets and programs, H A LaRue Orchestra for music, H A Frodenfeld for stage use, Mrs. W C Nash for staging, and Rev R E Graves for a moving audience address reflecting Dayton flood experiences.
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Waterloo Theatre
Daily Courier
Waterloo Times-Tribune
Waterloo Reporter
Liberal
Stewart- Simmons Press
H. A. LaRue
H. A. Frodenfeld
Majestic Theatre
W. C. Nash
R. E. Graves
Dayton
Cascarets Ad Promises Quick Stomach Relief Tonight
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nighttime cure for constipation and digestive discomfort. It claims the product cleanses and regulates the stomach, reduces bile, and removes toxins, promising a clear head and gentle, overnight relief for both adults and children.
Waterloo Theatre Flood Benefit Concert Recap
Almon T. Gates thanks the Waterloo community for a flood benefit event. Young composers, performers, and student volunteers are praised for their effort. Tickets sold raised 155.50 dollars, all proceeds going to flood relief. Letter dated April 11, 191% acknowledges contributors and organizers.
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Waterloo
Almon T. Gates
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