Inauguration of Gov Shaw and Iowa Legislature Opens
Des Moines reports the 1901 Iowa legislature opened January 8 with permanent party organization. Gov. Shaw and Lieut. Gov. Milliman inaugurated January 11, a grand ceremony at the new Auditorium. Notable guests included William Zimare, Noah Bacon, Edward Atwhistle, and Irish orator Harry O Connor.
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Gov. Shaw
State House
Des Moines
FE. G. Pratt
Iowa
William Zimare
Clinton
Schoharie County
N. Y
Oneida County
Aimar
Edward Atwhistle
George Stephenson
Rocket
Liverpool
Manchester
America
Queen Victoria
Commodore Vanderbilt
Harry O'Connor
State Department
Washington
I. F. Gue
Senate
Col
John Scott
William Lar- Tabee
Francis M. Drake
Shaw
Gear
Sherman
Boies
Jackson
J. A. Olmstead
P. W. McManus
Davenport
Col. Putnam
Cedar Rapids
William Larrabee, Jr
Clement, Aida
Iowa Legislature Opens Year With Bills And Inauguration
Des Moines reports show the first session bill moving to third reading to relinquish state jurisdiction over Clinton Oskaloosa and Creston federal building sites. Gov Shaw’s message arrives in pamphlet form. Inauguration for Shaw's second term held with 4000 in attendance. Merriman named senate president pro tem. memorial services planned for Gov Carpenter.
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Shaw
Milliman
Senate
House
D. H W. Bowen
Allamakee
Republican Party
Congress
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Otis
Bernard Murphy
Vinton
Howard Tedford
Mountayr
Binder
Blanchard
Mahaska
Clinton, Oskaloosa
Creston
United States
Iowa
State University
Titus
Leslie M. Shaw
Larrabee
Epidemic grips Barcelona as half the town in bed
Barcelona, Jan. 16. An epidemic of grippe has seized the town and the mortality has increased. Half the population is in bed and in the stores and workshops only a quarter of the usual number of employees are work
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Barcelona
In the Queen's Domain Mosaic of Odd Facts
A compilation of curious figures and notes from Britain and Ireland. It cites infant mortality in Calcutta at 635 per 1000 births, sealing wax usage by the Great Seal, an Irish lunacy census totaling 20 304 patients with gender split, a Southampton church entry about divine providence, British army khaki stores employing 1 600 women, and a claim about khaki dye secrecy by government officials.
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Calecutta
England
Inspector of
Ireland
Southampton
London
Death by neglect in Christian Science case in Council Bluffs
Ethel Yates a 19 year old visitor from Tabor died five weeks after illness blamed on parental reliance on Christian Science. Inquest found death from appendicitis due to neglect as mother refused medical care and sought a divine healer. Coroner Treynor said both mother and healer James may be responsible.
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Ethel Yates
Council Bluffs
Tabor
Keynor
Ccoroner
Treynor
James
Chimes Placed in Iowa State Campanile
The Iowa State Agricultural College in Ames installed a large set of ten chimes in its campus campanile. Presented by E W Stanton a mathematics professor who was the college’s first graduate and later a chairholder. The campanile built by the state in 1898 stands 110 feet high with a copper dome and terra cotta trimmings.
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Iowa State Agricultural College
Ames
E. W. Stanton
Stanton
Murder Charge After 1899 Scofield Case Traced to Fairfield
Hugh Rowe was arrested in Fairfield charged with the murder of Mabel Scofield, 22, whose body was found in the river October 22, 1899. Suspects include Guy Howell Charles Thomas and a fourth unnamed man. The case drew a ministerial fundraising effort and a detective hired to reexamine alibis now claimed to have uncovered new evidence.
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Hugh Rowe
Fairfield
Mabel Scofield
Guy Howell
Charles Thomas
Rowe
Macksburg
Thomas
Scofield
Des Moines
Governor Shaw Urges Water Conservancy and Land Use Plan
Gov Shaw tells Iowa legislature that water surfaces are limited and should be preserved. He urges the commission to identify ponds and lakes for protection while converting other lands to arable use. He suggests funding for educational institutions and estimates several hundred thousand dollars from these lands in the near future.
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Iowa
Shaw
Commission
Far rington Sues Iowa for 175000 Damages
Philip Farrington aged 53 sues the State of Iowa for 175000 damages. He was sentenced in Jones county to three years for forgery on February 1, 1894, released July 31, 1896, counted good time, claiming false imprisonment. Notice served on Secretary of State Dobson by Cedar county sheriff.
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Dobson
Cedar County
Iowa
Philip Farrington
Jones County
Iowa Urges Monuments for Shiloh Chattanooga Vicksburg
Gov Shaw urges rapid construction of monuments for Iowa regiments at Shiloh and Chattanooga and calls for a commission to locate regimental positions and secure appropriations for memorials and reimbursement of expenses. He notes national parks at Shiloh Chattanooga and Vicksburg and the need for Iowa to match other states.
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Iowa
Shaw
Tennessee River
Shiloh
Beauregard
Grant
Chattanooga
Vicksburg
Doctor's Insane Killings Shocking Bristow Doctor
Dr G W Appleby once Bristow's leading physician killed ten month old Henry Wearly's child during an exam at Dr Hobson's office. He twisted the baby's head and swung it by a foot, killing it before help arrived. An insane commission ordered his transfer to Independence hospital.
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G. W. Appleby
Bristow
Butler County
Henry Wearly
Hampton
Nich
Appleby
Tinhe plan for a neatly designed frame house
A detailed description of a four room first floor and three on the second with a large kitchen fin and pot closet. It notes stairs to a cellar from the pantry, an attic shed over the kitchen, and a front vestibule entering parlor and sitting room with shared doors. Construction uses stone foundations pine frame and cypress shingles, total cost $1800 to $2000.
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State Historical Department
State House
Aldrich
Board of Control
Board of Health
Horticultural Society
Hall of History
E. A. Payne
Calderwood will distributes estate to charities and relatives
The will of Thomas Calderwood probate shows an estate valued at 80 000 to 100 000 dollars with 15 000 for charities. Since no near relatives exist, the bulk goes to nephews and nieces and executor J H Peters receives the remaining balance. Charities include Lyons church 3000 dollars, Rev I DeWitt Talmage 6000 for India Armenia missions, Christian home Council Bluffs Des Moines 1000, Lyons Library 2000, Agatha hospital Clinton 1000, needy poor of Lyons 2000, and Rev G Z Manning 1000. Mrs Henry Penn 2000. Calderwood, who went to California in 1849, earned a fortune mining.
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Thomas Calderwood
Clinton
Calderwood
J. H. Peters
Lyons M. 5
Church
Rev. I. DeWitt Talmage
Washington, D. C
India
Armenia
Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Lyons Library Association
Agatha Hospital
Lyons
G. 2. Manning
Lyons Methodist Episcopal Church
Menry Penn
California
Important Ruling on Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy
In the bankruptcy case of Mrs. F M Pope Des Moines Judge Shiras of the federal court issued guidance for referees. The court held that wives who are heads of families retain homestead exemption under the current law even if deserted or divorced for cruelty and that temporary departure from the homestead for later return does not nullify the rights to the property.
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F. M. Pope
Des Moines
Shiras
Federal Court
Mrs Katherine Nohan Dies From Burns After Fall
Mrs Katherine Nohan died at her Sioux City home from injuries suffered after falling on a hot stove several days earlier. She reportedly suffered a paralytic stroke while near the stove and fell, causing burns to her left side face neck and other areas.
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Katherine Nohan
Sioux City
Mind and Body Influence on Healing and Suggestion
The article discusses mental suggestion aiding recovery through faith in medicine and the role of the sympathetic physician. It cites Prof. Baldwin on sleep suggestion and Dr. Spitzka on hunger and hysteria, noting examples where mental factors affect illness outcomes and recovery potential. The Medical Record notes 242 German Baptist churches in the United States.
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J. M. Baldwin
E. C. Spitzka
New York
Spitzka
Jupiter Rotation Rates Show Variable Surface Winds
Studies of Jupiter during the 1899 opposition reveal multiple rotation rates and an equatorial acceleration since 1897. The planet’s visible motions imply a non solid surface, with equatorial regions advancing 200 to 300 miles per hour relative to the surrounding layers, indicating restless vapors beneath the visible exterior.
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Jupiter
Youth
Mrs. Lindsay Sets 800 Mile Bicycle Record
Mrs. Jane Lindsay of Long Island reportedly rode 800 miles in 91 hours 48 minutes. She started at 111 pounds and finished about half a pound heavier. She consumed 20 pounds of rice broth and various foods and drinks during the feat, which some deem foolhardy though she finished in fine condition.
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Lindsay
Jane Lindsay
Long Island
Aerial Steamer Zeppelin on Trial at Bodensee
The airship of Count Zeppelin, a lieutenant general in the German army, is being trialed beside the Bodensee in Württemberg. It features a 420 foot aluminium lattice frame with gas bags in partitions, a water proof silk cover, a 3 foot diameter cylinder, conical ends and aluminium galleries beneath, housed in a floating shed on the lake.
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Count Zeppelin
Bodensee
Wurtemberg
Ingenious horn aids soldiers in desert battles
An unnamed inventor presents a large wooden tube with perforated hide stretched over its open end. When blown, it emits a unique noise meant to intimidate native tribes and spur their retreat from combat.
Chicago Post Office Receipts Rise in December
Cashier Dawes reports December postal revenue at $585,709, up $42,624 from December 1898, reflecting heavy business at the Chicago office.
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Chicago
Dawes
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