McKinley Receives Mount Holyoke Honor at Commencement
President McKinley attended Mount Holyoke College commencement in South Hadley Massachusetts where he awarded diplomas to graduates including his niece Grace McKinley and accepted a doctor of civil laws degree. He praised educated womanhood and noted Smith and Holyoke influence on citizenship.
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South Hadley
Mass
McKinley
Mount Holyoke College
Grace McKinley
Trask
Judson Smith
Board of
Mead
Walcott
Smith College
Massachusetts
Mr. Holyoke
Mount Holyoke
Adams
W. B. Plunkett
Springfield
Second Massachusette
Santiago
Congregational Church
A.B. Penniman
Peace conference shuns armament cuts but favors halt
The Hafhe June 24 report notes M. De Brant presents Russian armament arrest proposals and a pledge against immediate reductions. He argues a standstill could trigger future cuts, with czar talks cited. Delegates plan a holiday after June 28 to consult governments on final steps.
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M. de Brant
M. de Staal
Favors Alger and other political notes in brief
A digest of terse 19th century notices: Gov. Pingree backs Secretary Alger for senator, with a direct election plank. Charles Murphy boosts mile pace on Long Island tracks with eye to sub one minute. Gen. Horace Clark named brigadier general in the Illinois National Guard. Also Yale president Dwight’s farewell sermon, funeral of Gen. Macauley in Arlington, inventor Joshua Gray’s diverse creations, canteen policy settled, Henry Plant’s death, Andrew Carnegie's honorary law degree, new rail line plans in Iowa, Nellie Burrows’ suicide, updated railroad mileage figures, and Col. Arguelles sentenced for treason.
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Crellet Maerphy
New York
Charles Murphy
Long Island Railroad
Murder verdicts and notable Iowa fatalities in 19th century news
The report covers a murder verdict issue involving omission of “deliberate” in an indictment, leading to a first degree verdict being unavailable and a reduced sentence. It also lists multiple obituaries and notable deaths, including Prof Abel Beach, Theta Delta Chi founder, and Town City and Waterloo residents, plus weather, crop notes, and public notices from towns like Dubuque, Ottumwa, Storm Lake, and Burlington with references to elections, sheriff conventions, and bank openings.
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Sherwin
Bone
James Allison
Abel Beach
Town City
Theta Delta Chi
America
A. HK. Green
Syracuse
N. Y
Beach
State University of
Iowa
Chester A. Arthur
Grigg
Des Moines
Brigham
Millard Fillmore
John Kreckel
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Ottumwa
Burlington
Interstate Sheriffs
J. W. McPherson
Marshalltown
Storm Lake
Lakeside
Lowe
Manazon
Ike Dirks
Gua Johnson
Fred Mehring
Salix
Thomas Malloy
Maloy
Town State Sunday School Association
Oskalooga
Farmers' Life Association of
Union Life Association
Thate City
Adjt
Byers
Iowa National Guards
Fort Dodge
T. Meservey
G. Blath
St. Ansgar
Illinoia Central
Mana
First National Bank of Harlan
Comptroller of Currency
F. K. Backus
Chicago Great Western Railway
Stanley
Dubuque
William A. Kirk
Fifty-second
Iowa Regiment
Sioux City
Marriages and Mischief in Humorous Quips
A collection of witty exchanges from various papers satirizes marriage, divorce, and domestic life. Jokes pivot on spousal dynamics, wedding faux pas, and open door etiquette, featuring cheeky lines about divorce at leisure and double hotel rates. The tone remains light, lampooning social norms and relationships.
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Ottoms
Madrid
Tmparcial
Manile
Baron du Maronais
Wewahitchka
Fla
Chipola River
8. E. Clark
Chicago
McKnight
Jackson
Tenn
Laure
Del
Fippin
Centenarium Divorcea
Columbus
Ind
George Wray
Susan B. Wray
Weauge
Areaues
Henator Waldeck
ALGER
Pingree
United States
Detroit
Mich
Tanner
Horace &., Clark
Mattoon
Mois National Guards
James H. Barkley
Clark
Federal Army
Department of Miracle
Grand Army of the Republic
New Haven
Conn
Timothy Dwight
Yale University
Dwight
Arlington
Washington
Daniel Macauley
Managua
Nicaragua
Grand Army
Medford
Joshua Gray
United States Army Poste
Henry B. Plant
Florida
Tampa
Havana
Carnegia
Tifin
Board of Regents
Heidelberg University
Laws
Andrew Carnegie
Iron and Steel
Pittsburgh
Town & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company
Lee, Des Moines
Louisa Counties
Fulton
Ill
Nellie Burrows
Normal
New Ballwey
Railroad Gazette
Manila
Col. Arguelles
Shue
Webster City
Robert Bain
W. R. Weld
Waterloo
Mr. Weld
C. S. Wilson
State Central Committee
Silver Republican Party of
Democratic Party
Clare and Gowrie
Gowrie
William Lee
Allen Jackson
Mount Pleasant
Pfander’s
Sero! Books
Chicago Post
Ohio State Journal
Mr. Branscombe
Mrs. Branscombe
Chicago Daily News
Brooklyn
Passe
Miss Caugue
Puck
Frei
Big Chair
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tommy
Johnson
Indianapolis Journal
Quoue Malting CO
Oubvoue
Heetland
Anna Lroosa
Ackley
Scittle Money
Anna Loosa
Gettelman
H. Simmerling
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