Adamless Eden proposed as women colony in Wyoming
Chicago article details an Arts-Craft Institute plan to establish a women only town in Wyoming with Mrs. T. Vernette Morse as Mother Eve. About twenty female students and graduates prepare to move west to build homes farm and run a city while male students form an Eveless colony nearby.
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Chicago
Wyoming
Thomases
Arts- Craft Institute
T. Vernette Morse
Arts-Craft Institute
Serre
Manness Colony
Marge
Institute
Rosser
Lynch
Miller
Manness
Twenty British sailors drown in cruiser liner collision
Off the Isle of Wight the American liner St Paul and British cruiser Gladiator collided in a snowstorm. Gladiator was beached near Yarmouth with about twenty of her crew lost. St Paul evacuted all passengers and crew with no injuries reported.
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Portsmouth
St. Paul
Gladiator
Isle of Wight
Yarmouth
St. Pau
Southampton
Needles
Portland
Portamouth
Buz
Atlantic Fleet Arrives at Santa Barbara Harbor
Santa Barbara California April 25 The Atlantic fleet arrived this afternoon and anchored at 4 o clock in two long squadron lines of eight ships each off the foot of State street the main thoroughfare of the city.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
State Arrest
Italian Anarchist Arrested at Buffalo Barge
Italian anarchist Ludovic Caminita, editor of an underground paper suppressed by the federal government, was arrested on a barge at Buffalo New Jersey after arriving there by train. He was held pending further disposition.
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Buffala
Buffalo
N. J
Ludovic Caminita
Patterson
Deliv. Sige
Italian Print Materials Seized With Man Leaving City
A satchel containing printed matter mostly books and pamphlets in Italian was seized with a man as he left the city. The items were examined by authorities to determine potential implications or restrictions on distribution.
Admiral Evans Improves Walk After Long Confinement
Paso Robles California April 25 Yesterday marked the first time in days that Admiral Evans was allowed to walk with a cane and he went a short distance with assistance. He is now permitted to take limited steps as he recovers.
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Paso Robles
Cal
Admiral Evans
Tremendous Property Losses
The text reports massive property losses in Amite and Washington Parish Louisiana with estimates near $600,000 for Amite areas and between $600,000 and $10 0,000 for Washington Parish. Damage figures indicate extensive fire or disaster impact across multiple localities.
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New Orleans
Joms
Amite
Washington Parish
Wyoming Wool Warehouse to Be Built in Omaha Market
Senator Patrick Sullivan of Casper announces a mammoth wool warehouse project in Omaha. The plan includes through rail rates, wool unloading and storage, and advances on receipts, with sorting and grading offered to Wyoming Utah Idaho and Montana growers amid fears of eastern price manipulation.
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Patrick Sullivan
Omaha
Sullivan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
West
Eastern Commission
Yale Athlete Sets New Pole Vault Mark at Penn Relays
The Frankin Field meet under the University of Pennsylvania auspices saw top performances by national athletes. Yale’s W. R. Cray broke the world pole vault record with 12 feet 6% inches, surpassing his own prior mark by a full inch. Penn captured the blue ribbon in the one mile relay, securing the U S championship.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
W. R. Cray
Yale
United States
Bray
Admiral Evans To Join Fleet At Monterey
Rear Admiral Thomas received a telegram from Admiral Evans at Paso Robles stating he would return to the fleet and hoist his flag on the Connecticut as commander in chief when the ships reach Monterey Thursday evening, April 30th.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Thomas
Evans
Paso Robles
Connecticut
Monterey
Cheyenne High Track Meets Postponed by Weather
Weather delays Cheyenne High inter class track and field events. Track events move to City Park Tuesday at 3 45 pm. Field events shift to Capitol Field Wednesday at 3 45 pm.
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City Park
Capitol Field
Mining Town Wiped Out By Fire
Spokane Washington April 26 Black Bear a small mining town in northern Idaho was practically wiped out by fire today The two best houses in town were blown up by dynamite to check the flames The loss is estimated at 76000 dollars
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Spokane
Wash
Black Bear
Idaho
Ghonts to Europe for funeral of son in law Duc de Chaulnes
Theodore Ghonts waited in New York for the steamer J Louie to sail to Europe to attend the funeral of his son in law, the Duc de Chaulnes, following his death.
Senate Set to Vote Tomorrow on Battle Ship Program
In Washington on April 25 the Senate kept to naval appropriation debate with no vote reached. Four battle ships are likely to be defeated as amendments shift support. Beveridge and Piles drew criticism from Aldrich Perkins and McCumber. House held executive session approving customs official pay increases, while the day also featured eulogies for Sen. Morgan and Pettus.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Hale
United States
Beveridge
Piles
Aldrich
Perkins
McCumber
House
Morgan and
Pettus
Alabama
Destitute 80-Year-Old Claims on Silver Dollar Fame
In Binghamton on April 25 Mrs Carolyn Williams, an 80 year old destitute woman, says her face appears on Uncle Sam’s silver dollars. She alleges she has never received payment or recognition for the portrait and has been deprived of the honor. She has been taken to the Broome county almshouse.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Caroline Williams
Uncle Sam
Broome County Almshouse
Will Establish Colony of Thousand Families in Wyoming
A Chicago syndicate backed by a major trust company bought the Haley ranches Riverside Hoge lands and Wyoming Central lands to form a colony of at least 1000 families. The Pioneer canal irrigation project will be enlarged from about 100 to 200 farms capacity, drawing water from the Laramie river near the Colorado line and returning it downstream.
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Laramie
Wyo
Chicago
Haley Ranches
Riverside
Hoge
Wyoming Central Land & Improvement Company
Pioneer Canal
Albany County
Pioneer
Colorado State Line
Baseball scores from the Western and National Leagues
Western League results show Denver defeated Des Moines 17 to 4 and Omaha beat Lincoln 5 to 2 while Pueblo-Sioux City was postponed due to cold. National League games saw Pittsburg 3 St. Louis 2 and Brooklyn 4 New York 1 with Chicago Cincinnati and Boston Philadelphia also listed. American League posted Washington 4 Boston 1 and Philadelphia 9 New York 5 among others with St. Louis 2 Chicago 6 and Cleveland 2 Detroit 3 concluding the slate.
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Denver
Des Moines
Wyoming Forecast Warm Spell Next Days
Weather report from Washington dated April 25 1908 forecasts fair conditions in Wyoming for Sunday and Monday with warmer temperatures. Local data through 6 p m April 26 shows a maximum of 41 degrees and a minimum of 31 with trace precipitation.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Tornado across Gulf states leaves heavy death toll
A catastrophic tornado moving from Texas through Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama killed hundreds and injured many more. Mississippi bore the brunt with near three hundred deaths and a thousand injuries as towns like Purvis Amite and Winchester suffered severe destruction. Martial law and looting reports emerged while relief runs transported doctors to Purvis and Lumberton amid widespread timber and property losses.
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New Orleans
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Amite
Noel
Purvis
Miss
Gulf States
Anilte
McCallum
McLaurin
Winchester
Albertville
Ala
Richland
Lamourie
Wingate
New Augusta
Columbus
Walls
Braxton
Belle Grove
Melton
Lorman
Pine Ridge
Quitman’s Landing
Fairebirds Creek
Wabalak
Bergen
Purvi
Tornado Toll and Aftermath Across Southern Towns
Utter misery was found today at Purvis Mississippi where 2 500 inhabitants yesterday and only 900 remain today relief parties report. Negro women and children lie wounded under the sun with scant shelter as wrecked buildings lack roofs and a grove is shredded by the storm. Twenty seven prisoners were still inside as roofs lifted but none seriously hurt. Atlanta figures indicate 302 dead and 1 218 injured across four storm swept states with communications limited and totals likely to change.
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Court House
Cc. W. Cromwell
Jackson
Mins
Purvis
Lumberton
New Orleans
Mias
Atlanta
Priday
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Windy City Arts and Crafts Society
Casper
Montery
Roosevelt
Customs
Weather Report
South
Sun
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