When Clarence Ernest Bootman was born on 3 August 1876, in Marcellus, Marcellus Township, Cass, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles Marshall Bootman, was 44 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Herbert, was 37. He married Elizabeth Bessie M Braby on 27 August 1899, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Decatur Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 March 1953, in Marcellus, Marcellus Township, Cass, Michigan, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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