When James Persinger Dace was born on 15 July 1866, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States, his father, Dennis Dace, was 55 and his mother, Mary Ann Tharp, was 36. He married Harriet Gertrude O'Haver in 1902. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 April 1949, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in New Oregon Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States.
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This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
English: from Middle English dars, dase ‘dace, the fish Lenciscus lenciscus’ (Old French dars), possibly a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way or a nickname for a fisherman. Compare Dass .
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