A New Traffic Director Oversees Major Railroads
In San Francisco on June 20 A C Stubbs former Southern Pacific VP becomes traffic director overseeing Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Southern Pacific Oregon Railway and Navigation and Central Pacific reporting only to the Harriman syndicate. He aims to cut costs and prove the new method's value. In New York on the same date General Bartlett was found dead in the harbor after the ferry Northfield collision.
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San Francisco
A. C. Stubbs
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Central Pacific
Stubbs
Harriman
Northfield
New York
General Bartlett
Smart Kentucky Wedding Unites Belle Brant Palmer and Edward Rand
In Louisville at the cathedral on June 20 Belle Brant Palmer and Edward Cunard Rand were married. The bride hails from Kentucky’s distinguished Rand family while the groom is a Harvard graduate who has worked in Europe and will teach Latin at Harvard. After a wedding tour abroad the couple will reside in Cambridge.
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Louisville
Belle Brant Palmer
Edward Cunard Rand
Kentucky
Rand
Harvard
Europe
Cambridge
Booneville cyclone leaves destruction and one dead
A June 20 cyclone ripped Booneville Missouri, demolishing sixty four buildings and injuring nine people. The electric light building caught fire and two telephone exchanges were paralyzed while hundreds of trees were uprooted. One person was killed.
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Booneville
Strung Up To Tree In Santa Fe Robbery Case
A mob of masked men abducted Jose Cienfuegos in Santa Fe on June 20 and hoisted him toward a cottonwood tree to force him to reveal where he hid jewels from Page B. Otero's home. The rope was released after two pulls. A member of the mob offered him 50 dollars to stay silent. Authorities probe the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Jose Coinfuegos
Johnson Street
Page B
Otero
Cienfuegos
Bryan Opposes Third Party Move and Lectures
Lincoln Neb June 20 Mr Bryan left for an eastern lecturing trip including a Pan American exposition. Close Lincoln friends say his name is unauthorized in connection with Missouri third party leadership and that he told Mr Meriwether he supports resisting Gold Democrat faction but wants the fight kept within party lines.
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Lincoln, Neb
Bryan
Lincoln
Missouri
Meriwether
Tre
Last of the Philippines Volunteers Arrive Aboard Transports
The Last Volunteers notes that transports Ford, Indiana, Grant, Logan, Kirkpatrick and Ohio will bring the final volunteer regiments from the Philippines by June 26. Ships in service include the thirty-eighth to the ninth, Special Eastbound Excursions. From June 20 to September 12, Union Pacific offers round trip fares to eastern points at reduced rates, one fare plus two dollars to major cities. for details, contact O. W. Sweet, UPRR Agent, Cheyenne.
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San Francisco
Buford
Indiana
Grant
Logan
Kirkpatrick
Ohio
Philippines
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
St .Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
W. Sweet
Cheyenne
Buffalo
Union Pacific
N. Y
C. W. Sweet
Union Pacific Railroad
Sad memories of the Queen on ascension anniversary
London remembers Queen Victoria on the sixty fourth anniversary of her accession. Had she lived she would have marked the day as her ascension anniversary, while the long reign of Austria's emperor continues. He was born seventy one years ago and has reigned fifty three years.
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London
Ascot
Queen Victoria
Emperor of
Austria
Europe
Fighting still underway in the Philippines report
Manila reported ongoing combat in the Philippines with forty insurgents killed in Albay province and several American soldiers killed or wounded. Editors noted continued pacification efforts and a large number of insurgents returning home.
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Manila
Philippines
Albay
Nation Marriage Fallout Report From Mount Gilead
David Nation states Carrie Nation has left their Wichita home and will not return. He plans to live with his daughter in Iberia Indiana. Brown University awards LL D to Lieut General Miles for his leadership in wars and service as a fearless fighter and honest leader.
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Mount Gilead
Ohio
David Nation
Carrie Nation
Wichita
Mrs. Riddle
Iberia
Ind
Brown
Miles
Providence
R. 1
Brown University
Spain
No Indemnity Declared for Italians Mobbed in Iola
Governor Stanley informed Italian Consul Rozandoski in Chicago that California will not provide indemnity for Italians mobbed by cement laborers in Iola. He directs the consul to federal authorities as international complications loom. In Paris, Abbe Foussard’s mass was interrupted when Marie Amasse rushed the altar, struck him with a hatchet, and killed him.
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Yopeka
Stanley
Rozandoski
Chicago
Iola
Paris
Abbe Foussard
Marie Amasse
Lynched Two Of Them In Louisiana Narrow Capture
Shreveport reports a self styled prophet Frank Smith and F D McLind of a gang were hanged last night. Ten others tied to Prince Edwards in the killing of Wester were captured. Howard remained at large. Authorities protected the group from death threats until the executions.
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Shreveport
Frank Smith
Louisiana
John G. Foster
F. D., McLind
Prince Edwards
Wester
Howards
Monument planned in Colorado for $25000 lodge building
Contracts signed for a $25,000 monument shaped business and lodge room building to be erected at Silverton Colorado. Judge McDougall orders John Shepard to support his former wife after divorce in the United States deemed invalid in Canada.
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Colorado
Silverton
Colo
Tabor
San Juan County
Toronto
McDougall
John Shepard
United States
Canada
Collision Kills Two In Norfolk and Western Crash
In Blue Field West Virginia two men died when a Norfolk and Western collision caused several cars to jump the track. The victims were James Pruett and Beverely Kinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Field
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
James Pruett
Beverely Kinder
Porto Rican sugar crop shows strong 1910s recovery
Havana reports the sugar harvest is satisfactory and markedly larger than last year with an estimated value of at least thirty million dollars. Old style planters decline as small, energetic Americanized growers take over, transforming the island’s agricultural approach.
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Havana
Riots in Rio de Janeiro Over Streetcar Fares
Details from Rio Janeiro reveal an angry mob setting fire to car barns and tearing up rails after fare hikes. Cavalry charged the crowd wounding many and killing one. Barricades formed as shops closed and police chief held company shares.
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New York
Rio Janeiro
Balfour Defends War Conduct in South Africa Camps
London reports Hon. Balfour defending the government against charges of barbarity in British concentration camps in South Africa. He says the current Boer operations show unprecedented humanity and that women and children were gathered as a military necessity to clear the country while enemy forces attacked rail lines, complicating supply efforts.
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London
Hon. Balfour
South Africa
Lifeless at His Grave in New Orleans Tragedy
In New Orleans on June 20 Esty Bostick aged seventeen was found lifeless at the grave of John Morrow with an empty morphine bottle. Morrow, her sweetheart, had been killed by a train on the eve of their wedding.
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New Orleans
Esty Bostick
John Morrow
Morrow
Large St. Louis Fire Destroys Saddlery, Pharmacy and Carriage Works
A morning blaze in St Louis of unknown origin gutted Sickles Saddlery Lambert Pharmacal Reynolds Carriage Factory and several smaller firms. Damage estimated at $175,000.
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St. Louis
Sickles Saddlery Company
Lambert Pharmacal Company
Reynolds Carriage Factory
Barker's sensational trial unfolds with shocking evidence
New York June 20 The Barker murder trial turns sensational as a sworn statement from Mrs Barker claims Rev Keller assaulted her prompting the shooting by her husband The court denounces the evidence as not admissible while Barker's defense and Keller testify The case moves to jury deliberation
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New York
Barker
Keller
Rev. Keller
Forty Years On The Bench Honors For Judge Geary
In Chicago on June 20 a banquet will honor Judge Geary marking his eightieth birthday and forty years on the bench. The bar associations of Chicago and other midwestern cities will attend, recognizing his fame from the Haymarket anarchist trials and his continued service on the superior bench.
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Chicago
Judge Geary
Bar Association
Middle West
Afl
Jorge Geary
Haymarket
Trial of Jessie Morrison Nearing Jury Deliberation
El Dorado Kansas June 20 There was no sensational testimony today in the Jessie Morrison trial. Most of the audience were women and girls. It is expected she will not take the stand before tomorrow noon. The case may go to the jury on the anniversary of the fatal assault.
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el Dorado, Kans
Jessie Morrison
Jessie
Wabash Railroad Accepts Resignation of D Ashley as President
New York June 20. The Wabash directory accepted the resignation of D Ashley who has led the road since 1887. At 82 he sought retirement for three years but was kept on for his admirable management. Joseph Rameey the vice president was elevated to the presidency.
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New York
Wabash Directory
D. Ashley
The
Road
Ashley
Wabash
Joseph Rameey
Taday
Divorce Settlement Sparks Canon Revisions in Church
New York report notes canons on marriage and divorce to provoke debate at the general convention. It bans marriages of divorced persons where grounds arose after marriage and prohibits marriage to a deceased wife’s sister. Meanwhile in Washington a civil government for the Philippines is set for July 4 with Judge Taft named first governor.
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New York
Joint Commission
Protestant Episcopal Church
General Convention
Washington
Philippines
Taft
Secretary of War
Prominent Mount Vernon Man Smashes Saloon
John I Guthrie, a well known Mount Vernon citizen, smashed an illegal saloon in the Anhauser Busch Building near the public square. Believing his son was inside, he used a heavy wood as a battering ram to break in at about 9 pm, chased James Cotton the proprietor behind the counter, overturned beer, flung bottles at Cotton, and tossed more beer through the doors.
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Mount Vernon, al
John I’, Guthrie
Mount Vernon
Anhauser-Busch
James Cotton
Guthrie
Refugees in Cape Town Worse Off Than Boer Reconsentration
The Birmingham Post reports British refugees in Cape Town are worse off than Boer reconcentration victims. It notes eighty thousand dollars spent on luxuries for the Bu people there. Pro-Boer groups circulate photographs showing ghastly eyeless skeletons from reconcentrations. Local weather: Cheyenne area partly cloudy with possible showers.
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Birmingham
the Post
Joseph Chamberlain
Cape Town
London
Elks Street Fair Program in Laramie Promises Grand Event
Western circulars advertise the Elks street fair in Laramie with a weeklong program from July 1 opening with city keys to Otto Gramm through July 6 baby show and carnival night. Also mentions a court order in Cheyenne for Union Pacific Railroad case with August 5 appearance date and six week publication.
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Laramie
Otto Gramm
Circuit Court of the United States
Eighth Judicial Circuit
District of Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad Company
William B. Brooks
Charles Breun, Jr
United States
District of
Colorado
District of Tennessee
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne
Wyoming
A. D
Bargain Trade List Of Mens Suits And Accessories
A vintage sale notice lists low prices on men s suits including $450 black serge and $7 50 all wool ranges, plus $15 tine dress suits and $12 corduroy coats with vests. Boys items include $1 wash suits and 68 cent all wool suits with 25 cent shirts and shoes.
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ING Goods
Percy Smith
17Th Street Furniture Store
Cook's Rink Sqeben Beer
Golden Beer Cheyenne Distributing Agency
West 16Th St
IGE
Oscar Braun
Capitol Avenue
West Sixteenth Street
Bunker Hill
Waterloo
England
Victoria
Great Britain
Custer
Seventeeth and
Ferguson Streets
MR. Stubbs
SMART
Booneville, Mo
McLain
Hartford
Xm Patterson
Richmond
Wabash College
T. M. Patterson
Silbecribe
American Energy
Harclewood & Dinneen
Turner Halle
Maretta
Morrison
Wabash Railroad
Mt, Vernon, Ills
Chamberlain
Weather Report
Rocky Mountain Districts
North Pacific Coast
Central
Lake Region
Palmer
John A. Riner
John W. Lacey
Plaintiff
Keystone
Cook
Astle & Lavander
Golden’ Beer Hall
Eddy Street
Sporting Goods
Spalding
Warren Mercantile CO
Ms. Marks
Ternes Dry Goods Store
Davis & Kelley
Golden Rule
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
John Harrington
West Wth ST
Chrysnne
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