Irish roots and American descendants in a Wisconsin column
A Gazette column traces a reader’s mixed ancestry from 18th century Ireland to 19th century Germany and the Civil War era in the United States. The piece notes Nancy McGee of Limerick, the Miller line from Germany, and the author’s one thirty second Irish heritage alongside other regional tales and local celebrity mentions.
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Iowa
Nancy McGee
Limerick
County Clare
Shannon
America
David Miller
Nancy
David
Robert
John Anderson Miller
Ohio River
Henderson
Clara Dolsen
Cairo, Ill
Miller
John Franklin Miller
North English
Mona Miller Schrader
United States
Nicholas Andreas
Andrew) Miller
Frankfurt
Germany
George III
Andrew Miller
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Magdalena
Lane
Sarah Pugh Judge
The Gazette Promotes Recycling of Newspapers
The Gazette urges readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton at 4250 Sixth St. SW or using the nearest recycling location. The paper notes its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Teledesic plan would launch 840 satellites for global Internet
The Teledesic concept backs 840 satellites in 2000 99 to provide low earth orbit Internet links priced at 5.2 million per satellite. Bill Gates and Craig McCaw back the venture aiming to offer fast access worldwide, with mirrors of delays and physics challenges acknowledged by experts.
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Kirkland, Wash
Teledesk Corp
Bill Gates
Microsoft
Craig McCaw
McCaw Cellular Communications
At&t
Africa
Tibet
Gates
Teledesk
Asia
Earth
Teledesic
Madrid
Antarctica
Russell Daggatt
Murdoch bets on satellite TV as cable world trembles
Rupert Murdoch expands into direct broadcast satellite with a $1 billion stake in a Denver company. Wall Street watches EchoStar ASkyB union as a major challenge to cable giants. DBS promises more channels and better quality, with local programming in some markets, shaking the industry outlook.
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New Orleans
Rupert Murdoch
Murdoch
Wall Street
EchoStar Communications
Askyb
News Corp
Kenneth Goldman
Intermedia Growth Partners
Denver
Poli
Cy Makers
Goldman
CBS
U.S
DBS
Sky
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Cedar Papi
Lowe
U.S. Territories
Ene Soneitien
TOF
Cedar Rapids Gazette
P.O
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Favre
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Westdale
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Marion
Center Point
Downtown
Robert Egan
Gartner Group
Stamford
Conn
AP Photo Teledesic Corp
David Twyver
Fox Television
Simpsons
NFL
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Jre
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Airport National Golf Carmike Cinemas
CFS
Com-Link
Continental Baking Co
D & B Tree Service
Diet Center
Fox Eye Ginsberg
Globus & Cosmos
Great Furniture Mart
Ilten
Internet Navigator
Iowa Public Televisiono
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Toa
Livingston Hearing Air Longbranch
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Osco Drug Piersons Florists
Rockwell Collin
Skogman Realty Sparkle Wash Technigraphies
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