Lawson plans Boston yacht for America's Cup defense
Plans outlined by Thomas W. Lawson call for a Boston built and crewed yacht to defend the America's Cup. The boat would be publicly accessible during construction with local New England talent and famous backers, while General Charles J. Paine may advise and the crew could include college athletes.
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Tom
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New England
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Charles J. Paine
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Columbia
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Edinburgh University to Lose Octogenarian President
Sir William Muir, in his eighty first year, will retire before the new century. His public service extends from the Indian mutiny where he led the intelligence department at Agra. Dr. Jameson departed for South Africa to urge Cecil Rhodes to push federation and pacification schemes there.
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William Muir
Agra
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Grand Army urges growth as 1899 figures show declines
Madison B. Davis, department commander, writes a circular calling attention to declining Grand Army of the Republic membership in Iowa. He cites 12,224 members in the state at year end 1899 and details post counts and sizes while urging reorganization, auxiliary unions, and support for the new Memorial University at Mason City erected by the Sons of Veterans.
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New Memorial University
Madison B. Davis
Sioux City
Grand Army of the Republic
Towa
Memorial University
Mason City
Sons of Veterans
Pure Food Legislation Effort Ties Iowa Plans
Des Moines Iowa, Dec 31 The fifteenth annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science discussed practical cooperation with other states and organizations to promote pure food legislation in Iowa. Prof W H Norton presided. Papers on scientific topics were read or referred. About twenty new members joined. A Bates Coe College paper on pure food legislation spurred discussion noting Iowa lags behind other states in preventing adulterated goods sales.
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Iowa Academy of Science
Iowa
W. H. Norton
Pro. C. O. Bates
Coe College
Ex-State Senator Sentenced in Perjury Case
Fort Dodge Iowa Dee Wood editor of the Saturday Advertiser and former state senator from Madison county was arrested by Sheriff Roy, taken to Des Moines, and sentenced to two and a half years in the penitentiary. The verdict followed a supreme court decision ending a case dating back to 1898 when Wood was postmaster at Winterset. The county attorney had dismissed the case, but evidence from the trial was impeached and he was convicted of perjury.
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Ty Wood
Saturday Advertiser
Madison County
Roy
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Fonse
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Winterset
Ice and fire devastate Mason City business district
Mason City Iowa records a $30,000 fire loss from a tailor shop gasoline stove explosion. Blocks owned by H. Francisco and J. Knutson damaged. Mitchell Bros. Cherry hit for clothing. J. W. Adams affected on drugs. About a dozen firms and offices suffered losses. insurance expected to cover the total.
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Mason City
H. E. Francisco
J. E. Knutson
Mitchell Bros. & Cherry
J. W. Adams
Absconder Sought In Canada for Extradition Case
SHERBROOKE Quebec December report says W I Dean alias W H Carr is wanted in Hinton Iowa for absconding as an agent of the Northern Express Company. He remains at large as a company representative plans to push extradition proceedings.
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Canada
Sherbrooke
Que
W. I. Dean
W. H. Carr
Hinton
Northern Express Company
Lere
Lera
Iowa Telephone stockholders vote to raise capital
Davenport Louisiana December 3 stockholders of the Iowa Telephone company voted to increase its capital stock from 1 million dollars to 4 million dollars to fund improvements in exchange and toll lines across the state.
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Iowa Telephone Company
Prevents Public Funeral in CrESton Iowa Diptheria Case
Indignant neighbors urged police to stop a public funeral for a child who died of diphtheria in Creston Iowa. An Omaha visitor Mr Boehline reported his daughter died while with friends. A doctor urged a public service for croup, but a specialist said diphtheria. Police intervened to ensure public safety, leaving the neighborhood shocked.
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Creston
Boehline
Omaha
Management of the Insane Rules Issued by Iowa Board
The Iowa State Board of Control released detailed rules governing all county state and private institutions housing the mentally ill. Key provisions include banishing corporal punishment, ensuring daily exercise and bathing, providing entertainment and reading, separating patients from paupers, and staffing with male and female attendants plus a physician visiting weekly. Facilities must be clean, well lit, and secure with proper escape routes and strict record keeping.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Municipal Laws Need Revision in Iowa
A meeting of a State Bar association committee on municipal law revision is planned in Cedar Rapids. Members include G. W. Ball Iowa City Judge Bollenger Dubuque W. H. Bailey Des Moines J. H. Quick Sioux City and C. W. Bingham Cedar Rapids. Senator Trewin chairs the legislature committee invited to join.
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State Bar Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
G. W. Ball
Iowa City
Bollenger
Dubuque
W. H. Bailey
J. H. Quick
Sioux City
C. W. Bingham
Trewin
Bar
Widow's tax exemption victory in Iowa case
STORM LAKE Iowa December 29 At the last term of the district court the case of Mrs R R Campbell against Buena Vista county resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff She had sued to recover taxes paid under protest claiming exemption as a soldiers widow Poultry Show at Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Iowa December 29 Arrangements have been completed for the sixth annual exhibition of the Western Poultry Wands association to be held January 14 to 31 inclusive Secretary Richards is sending out premium lists and not less than 2000 birds from leading breeders of the middle west are expected Additional premiums and specials for exhibitors are offered
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Frye
Senate
Bolidler
Storm Lake
R. Campbell
Buena Vista County
Cedar Raphis
Cedar Rapids
Western Poultry Wanders’ Association
Richards
Middle West
London’s Tagpenny Tatas Impress New Yorker Visitors
A New Yorker just back from London praises the Tagpenny Tatas and tappenny tubes as key city institutions. He notes tickets resemble elevated railway passes in New York and predicts Americans will gain control of most systems as these underground railways expand.
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London
New York
Referred Him to One Who Knew
A Washington gossip item recounts senator Chandler of New Hampshire being questioned by a girl about entering the senate chamber. He then pointed to Clark the Montana millionaire and told the child to ask him, saying that Clark knew all about it.
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New Hampshire
Senate
Clark
Montana
Senator Davis Known For Shakespeare Library Rule
The late Senator Davis was famed as a leading student of Shakespeare. In his home he maintained a magnificent library with no law books, for the last twenty years of his life he kept his business matters from his fireside.
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Senator Davis
Dewey Arch Scheduled for Charleston Dismantling
The Navy arch in New York City will be removed as rubbish under the city charter. President Guggenheimer says disposal is required. The arch will be taken to the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition in Charleston where it will be reconstructed.
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Charleston
New York City
Guggenheimer
Low Rates to the South and Home Remedies
Advertisement fragment listing reduced excursion tickets by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway to Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans Savannah El Paso and more with return passage before June 1 1901 plus assorted consumer notices for Grain-O Magnetic Starch Allen's Foot Ease and Putnam dyes and other tips and patter from a period paper.
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Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Savannah
el Paso
Tex
National Shoe Stock Association Convention in Salt Lake
Fourth annual convention of the National Shoe Stock Association in Salt Lake City promises to be the largest gathering of stockmen. Events include a Mormon Assembly Hall program and a Tabernacle concert. Colorado delegates and a Rio Grande special train from Denver. Round trip $18. sleeping car advised. contact H. K. Hooper.
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Assembly
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Mormon Church
Tabernacle
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Rio Grande
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