Davenport Meeting Grants Bequest to Iowa Academy of Sciences
At the Upper Des Moines Editorial association held in Davenport the group elected officers for the year including President John F. Dalton of Manson and Secretary Treasurer Al Adams of Humboldt. Hon. Lafe Young spoke on the Philippine Question noting American aims abroad and referencing Bryan in the islands.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Des Moines
John FF. Dalton
Manson
Jarnigan
Cedar Falls
A! Adams
Humboldt
Lafe Young
Philippines
America
Bryan
Islands
Northwestern Lumbermen’s association adjourns at Minneap olis meeting
Iowa dealers meet with Minnesota legislator W J Nolan. Delegates pass forest preservation resolution. Elect Ralph Burnside of Oskaloosa as president E Cree Eldora Iowa as vice president George Ingram Sauk Center J W Lucas Winona as directors C H Ross Sioux Falls for one year followed by Retail Lumbermen's association session.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association
W. J. Nolan
Minnesota
Ralph Burnside
Oskaloosa
Iowa
E. Cree
Eldora
George ©. Ingram
Sauk Center
J. W. Lucas
Winona
C. H. Ross
Sioux Falls
Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Northwestern Association
Putnam Will Heavily Endows Davenport Academy of Sciences
Davenport Iowa January 20 By the terms of the will of W C Putnam the Davenport Academy of Sciences becomes prospectively one of the heaviest endowed institutions of its kind in the world He leaves seven hundred thousand dollars with limited incomes to relatives the remainder to the academy the full estate to the institution after the death of his surviving siblings His art collections and library are left to the academy with funds for a proof building to house them
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Davenport
Iowa
W. C. Putnam
Davenport Academy of Sciences
Academy
Southeastern Iowa Race Dates Fixed
The annual meeting of the Association of the Eastern Fair Circuit met in Burlington Iowa. Officers elected were President H Shipman of West Liberty and Secretary C M Clark of Mount Pleasant. Dates for fairs across towns including Burlington Wapello Mount Pleasant West Liberty West Point Tipton Eldon Donnelson Columbus Junction Wilton Fairfield Winfield Clinton were set from August through September with conflicts noted for Chautauquas and the conning season.
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Burlington
Association of the Eastern Fair Circuit
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Mount Pleasant
West Liberty
West Point
Tipton
Eldon
Donnelson
Columbus Junction
Wilton
Fairfield
Winfield
Clinton
Iowa Senate backs full pardon for New Jersey woman
Des Moines reports members of the Iowa senate unanimously signed a petition opposing the legal execution of Mrs. Tolla, condemned for murder, and requesting a full pardon to be sent to Governor Stokes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Tolla
New Jersey
Joseph Santarea
Christian Name for orphans in Council Bluffs receives 45000 dollars
The Christian Name for orphans in Council Bluffs has received 45000 dollars from the Mary E. Robinson bequest of Sheboygan Wisconsin. The funds will fund a dormitory for boys and an office building. Allen DeLong visited friends in the city overnight and departed for Brighton this morning.
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Council Bluffs
Mary E. Robinson
Sheboygan
Wis
Allen DeLong
Brighton
Treasure Hunt Claim Near Emporia Reveals 100000 Value
Marion Turner and Otto Kreshwater of Emporia claim they found buried treasure near Phoenix Mount southwest of Emporia. They say the cache from 1848 includes gold coins and gold bearing quartz, buried by three men fleeing California when surrounded by Indians.
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Emporia
Kao
Marion Turner
Otto Kreshwater
Phoenix Mount
California
Oskaloosa Gas Company Sold to Grand Rapids Firm
Oskaloosa Iowa January 20 The Oskaloosa Gas company was sold yesterday by Graham Tyler of Philadelphia to the Heald Stevens Co of Grand Rapids. The new company has 160000 capital and plans to rebuild the plant.
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Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oskaloosa Gas Company
Graham Tyler
Philadelphia
Heald, Stevens Co
Grand Rapids
Iowa City Republican Publishes 24 Page Extra Edition
The Iowa City Republican released a twenty four page extra edition featuring the annual Editorial association convention finalizing sessions last night. It includes extensive local news and numerous cuts of public buildings industries schools streets and university views.
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Iowa City Republican
Editorial Association
Borrowed Smiles in a New York News Snippet
A fragment from New York News notes a joke about a professor and his wife, with a line about Tie wearing celluloid collars. The humorous exchange hints at wardrobe fashion and social pretensions.
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Tie
New York News
London Wit And Domestic Quips Quick On Social Noise
Humorous exchanges cross age and class as a London sketch pokes fun at slow clocks public fables and salon talk. Jests range from a slow timepiece to a judge advising reconciliation and a patent medicine sales pitch ending in a quip about heaven and souvenir cards.
Hotel Owner Shocks Visitor By Addressing Stranger
In Mobile a frazzled hotel owner confronts a guest whose arm rests around his daughter. Amanda insists the man is a stranger to her, prompting the owner to demand the guest remove his arm. The scene reflects tensions at a ramshackle lodging.
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Isaac Nehemiah
Mobile
Mandy
Amanda
Lippincott’s
Prague Courting Teens Plague Joke
A light verse about a young Prague woman who doubts her suitor. She asks her sister for counsel and quips that the beau is a plague, reflecting playful romantic skepticism.
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Prague
Kister
Mayor Alberson Returns From Des Moines
Mayor A. N. Alberson arrived back from Des Moines last night. Miss Vera Alberson accompanied him and will attend school locally for a period.
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A. N. Alberson
Des Moines
Vera Alberson
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