State Board Defines Osteopathy Colleges Standards
The Iowa Board of Medical Examiners defined osteopathic colleges in a special Des Moines meeting last week. They will issue certificates to diploma holders under a rule closely matching standard medical curricula except for surgery, clinical chemistry, and some therapies. Twenty nine applicants await clearance as the board plans further action with osteopathy representatives from Peoria Indianapolis Kirksville Boston Denver.
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Board of Medical Examiners
State Board of Vriilen
Des Moines
Regio Schools of Medicine
Peoria
Tianiapolis
Kirksville
Boston
Denver
New Legal Point Decided by Ottumwa District Court
Judge Hiehlberger of Ottumwa District Court issues a new decision on paying heir debts from a decedent's estate before division among heirs. Alvin Lewis's estate faces claims by creditors of W H Lewis, with the court ruling debts can be paid from the legacy prior to distribution. The decision raises a reportedly novel legal question.
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Ottumawa
Didge Hiehelberger
District Court
Ottumwa
Alvin Lewis
Sears
Beitys
Schoolteacher Murder Drives Webster County Panic
A young teacher, Miss Whomith, was shot and killed near a one-room schoolhouse two miles from Chara in Webster County. Larry Carvey of Gowrie, a rejected suitor, killed her then shot himself. The same week Bondurant faced a destructive fire, and grain and cattle markets reported activity in Denison and Woodbine. Senate Allison attended a Dubuque Masonic gavel ceremony.
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May Tiontws
Neuwrtine
Webster County
Chara
Wits
Aw Popitar
May ‘Thonss
Gawrie
Wen
Hoole Island
Iowa Educators Endorse State Athletic Policy At Des Moines
Des Moines hosts the State Earners Association convention where high school and interschool athletics gain backing. A committee from Council Bluffs Dubuque and West Des Moines will draft athletic rules for common schools while calls for compulsory education reform and consolidating districts surface. President Currier pushes free texts and more normal schools, seeks to curb politics in county superintendents and notes Iowa colleges should raise endowment and reframe state higher education.
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Des Moines
Clifford
Council Bluffs
Stuart
Dubuque
Wilder
West Des Moines
Educational Council
Currier
General Association of Teachers
Towa
Currice
Unt Town
Dartmouth
Prison Labor Policy Considered for Anamosa Prison
The State Board of Control weighs employing convicts after new Anamosa State Penitentiary buildings finish. With 600 inmates and over 100 idle in winter, officials fear idle labor leads to mischief. Fort Madison’s convict labor system, producing farm tools and chairs, is proposed as a model for Anamosa.
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Board of Control
Anamosa Staule Penitentiary
Anamosa
Fort Madison
State Board of Control
Anamosa Penitentiary
Polk County Voters to Decide Bond Issue for Courthouse Site
The Polk County Board of Supervisors set a special election for January 25 to decide issuing 100000 bonds to build a new courthouse on a site five blocks from the old location near the river. Property owners near the old site oppose the plan, while supporters favor the riverfront site. The debate, spanning most of three days, divides the county and attracts heavy private contributions as the heated campaign unfolds.
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Poll
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Deserting Father Leaves Fortune After Death in Kansas City
W. TL Gilson, who deserted his wife and four children fourteen years ago, reportedly hanged himself in Kansas City. He left an estate valued around $90,000, with a Kansas sign factory business noted. The widow and children, long in poverty, will receive the legacy as the family learns of the fortune.
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Kanaan City
W. TL
Gilson
Des Moines
Kansas City
Auch
Mirser
Kansas
Des Moines Millinery Firm Suffers 75000 Fire Loss
The M. Riegelman Company wholesale milliners in Des Moines burned, destroying entire stock. Insurance on stock is 848,000 with 4,000 on the building. Fire started in the packing room by spontaneous combustion. The firm expects to resume business soon with total loss about 75,000 dollars.
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Ing Moines
M. Riegelman
Dex Moines
Dance
Tragedy at Turkey Match Ends in Fatal Revolver Shot
A fight at a turkey shooting match near Hilltown between farmers led to the death of W. B. Shearer from a revolver fired by Samuel Moore. Moore drew and fired, Shearer died after two days, Moore surrendered.
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Hilltown
W. 8
Shearer
Samuel Moore
Moore
Shearer Tyes
Hintset
Uip
Intercut Items Seized at Packing Plant in Dubuque
Items of intercut, claims and litigation against the packing company of Dubuque have been seized and the plant will be again operated. A. W. Carroll of Davis County dies from hunting accident injuries. John Cahill of Dubuque loses his right hand at a pliner. amputation at the wrist. Harry Westin pleads guilty to forging a check and receives a three year penitentiary sentence with hard labor.
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Packing Company
Dubuque
A. W. Carroll
Davis County
John Cahill
Harry Westin
Muscatine
Death of Morrill Vermont Senator and Father of the Senate
Senator Justin Morrill of Vermont, aged 86, died in Washington at 1:26 am after pneumonia followed a grip. He served in Congress since 1855 and in the Senate since 1866, earning fame for the Morrill land grant acts and tariff legislation. His death ends a 43-year Senate career and a leading role in national finance and education policy. The piece also notes a lunar eclipse visible in many places and plans for a new presidential palace, with White House improvements and a proposed marble building costing 8 to 10 million dollars projected over eight to ten years.
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Justin
Morrill
Vermont
Senate
Washington
Janes Morrill
Miss Swan
Proctor
Grip
Merrill
Strafford
Orange County
Congress
Thomas H. Benton
Missouri
Senator Morrill
Wra Corgiel
Cornell University
Morrill’saime
Coernell
Rioters at Havana End in American Firefight
Serious rioting broke out in Havana on Tuesday night over flags flying in the city. American regulars were called in and at least one Spanish sailor was killed while many Cubans and Spaniards were wounded. Lieut. Miller ordered aid as Sergeant Adams led a dozen men to restore order. A volley near a cafe dropped several attackers. four ringleaders were captured and the city remained under American control the next day.
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Havana
Bomba Street
Lieut. Miller
Tenth United States Infantry
Adams
President’s Palace movement seeks $10 million executive mansion
A campaign to erect a new executive mansion for the President is underway. Architect Paul J. Pelz has drawn plans for a colossal H-shaped structure on Meridian Hill, north of the White House, with wings for living quarters and official functions, a roof garden, and an adjoining conservatory court.
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Paul J. Pela
Congressional Library
Meridian Hill
Sixteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Potomac
Capitol
White House
Motionless Five Months In Milwaukee Girl
Milwaukee girl Viny Broeschit has sat mute in her room for five months, eyes open but unresponsive, wasting away as doctors see no change. Hypnotists claim progress in reviving her, while physicians report no improvement and her condition perplexes family and friends.
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Milwaukee
Priva’ciaus
Viny Broeschit
Lunas Face Hid In Eclipse For Hour And A Half
The Moon’s face was obscured for about ninety minutes on Tuesday night as clouds cleared briefly revealing a darkened sky. Observers noted a silver visage blotted out and the surrounding firmament appearing as though the moon had never risen. The article describes the eclipse and its duration in poetic terms.
Total Solar Eclipse Observable Across Three Continents
The article notes a total solar eclipse lasting about an hour and twenty nine minutes. Observers reported the shadow of the earth moving in a great circle, with the moon passing through three times during 1898. Events occurred on Jun 7 and Jul 8, visible across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
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Nikka
Americas
Europe
Chicago Press Scramble Over War News and Politicians
A jumble of quotes mocks Chicago politics and national figures as newspapers from Pittsburgh to Boston note unsettled alliances, reforms, and pamphlets. Mentions include Admiral Sampson, Chauncey Depew, Don Carlos, and Hobson with jokes about headlines and public figures.
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Chicago
Sampson Bilyslie
Ton Post
England
Pittsburg
Yerkes
Washington Post
S.a
Philadelphia Times
Bob Fitzsimmons
Chauncey M. Depew
M. Phil
Philadelphia Ledger
Havane
Weyler
Obisko
Milwaukee Sentinel
Don Carlos
Pittsburg Post
Paul
du_ Chaillu
Clark Street
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Turkey
Agein
Jongland
Boston Herald
Croker
Lane
Waedelec
Santiago
Spain
Europe
Boston ‘Globe
Quay
John Wanamaker
Kansas City Journal
Philadelphia
France
Germany
Ste
Tha
Porte
Herald
Great Britain
John Bull
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