Signs of Prosperity Grow in Weld County Colorado
A countywide outlook in Weld County shows robust activity with plans for a Denver Reservoir Company sale, new water systems in Milliken and Johnstown, and expanded infrastructure in Ault LaSalle Platteville Fort Lupton Erie and Gilcrest. Growth includes schools, electric lighting, a coming Greeley circus and larger festival plans, backed by expected bumper crops and sustained investment in silos and farm improvements.
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Milliken
Johnstown
Ault
LaSalle
Platteville
Fort Lupton
Erie
Weld
Gilcrest
Greeley
Bandits Rob Kansas City Man At Denver Place For $9
Two masked robbers with revolvers stopped O. B. Robinson at the corner of Elliott Street and Denver Place in Denver. They forced him to surrender $9 and a pocketknife from his pockets before he moved on. Robinson, visiting at 2903 Denver Place, could not provide a precise description of the assailants.
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Denver
Robinson
Kansas City
Elliott Street
Denver Place
West Thirty-eighth Avenue
Pop bottle explosion leaves cowboy near death
In Grand Junction Colorado John Dowling a Pinon Mesa cowboy employed three days at a local bottling works suffered a fatal gas bottle blast. Excess pressure fractured a neck artery and he bled severely before aid arrived. doctors fear he cannot survive.
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Grand Junction
Colo
John Dowling
Westward Women Strike Rich With Farm Plans and Grit
Dr. Albert E. Winship reports Montana women pursue farming and teaching on government land and private claims. Mary Osborne earns 75 dollars monthly with board and a saddle horse on a Montana ranch. Rowena Bowen builds a one room schoolhouse, buys land, and grows income to debt free in a year. Alma and Frances Hardwick combine farming, lumber, and teaching for 75 dollars monthly, while another teacher in Custer County holds a 320 acre desert claim and declines a five thousand dollar offer.
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Boston
Albert E. Winship
Montana
Mary Osborne
Mt. Holyoke College
Chateau County
United States
Springfield
Mass
Rowena Bowen
Illinois College
Alma
Frances Hardwick
Clarm
Custer County
Joint Funeral in Gary Cuts Burial Costs
In Gary Indiana two families held a joint funeral to share costs. Rosa Mila Drakulich died at age six from burns after a bonfire accident and Rose Vukmanovich died of tuberculosis. Relatives arranged one service and grave, a white hearse and brass band accompanying the procession.
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Gary
Ind
Rosa Mila Drakulich
Rose Vukmanovich
Arizonans Complete Globe Voyage in Thirty-Nine Days
Los Angeles reports a new encirclement record as J. A. Haven and R. J. Scott of Phoenix finish the voyage in thirty nine days. They started June 1 in Los Angeles and departed Seattle on June 3, traveling via Vladivostok and Paris.
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Los Angeles
Globe
J. A. Haven
R. J. Scott
Phoenix, Ariz
Seattle
Vladivostok
Paris
Likelihood of $53 million Indian depredation claims denied by House
Washington reports that the Stevens bill to pay western claimants faces setback as the House rejects a modified form to include inhabitants. The issue hinges on citizenship status at the time of depredations, leaving many long naturalized claimants unable to sue while others lack proof of their fathers’ New York naturalization. Some claimants previously held public offices yet cannot proceed.
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Washington
Congress
Stevens
United States
House
Court of Claims
Arizona
New York
Boy 10 Causes 65000 Dollar Hay Fire At Charlestown Station
Boston youth Jimmie Welch age 10 admits throwing a lighted firecracker and a match into hay shed 25 of the Boston and Maine railway at Rutherford avenue Charlestown. The blaze destroyed hay and damaged the shed and a nearby factory. He faced juvenile court after being arrested by a watchman and spent the night at home of a probation officer before potential formal action.
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Boston
Jimmie” Welch
Boston & Maine Railway
Rutherford Avenue
Charlestown
E. A. Gillette & Sons
Jimmie
Haton
James Mullen, Jr
John J. Welch
Rival Papas Trade Quips Across Page Sides
A humorous exchange quotes rival fathers as taller and fatter in a light column from Fliegende Blatter. The snippet captures playful national humor and competitive pride without providing broader context.
Ancient mariner tale ends with Boston chase
Boston, Mass. a mariner aboard reports sighting a sea serpent that appeared beneath his bow near George's and Cape moments before his ship fled toward Boston. He recalls the beast with finned sails and a fearsome tail causing his crew to quake and seek safety, then resolves to tell the tale after taking a drink.
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Boston
Mass
George's
Cape
Muckraker Driven Out of Wyoming Town
A representative of an eastern weekly magazine visiting Riverton was confronted by locals who expressed their stance and the visitor left promptly, signaling no welcome for accusations against western ranchers and homesteaders.
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Riverton
Wyo
The Largest Map in the World Project in London
The London county council plans a vast map of greater London, years from completion, costing tens of thousands of dollars. It will cover 116 square miles at five square feet per square mile, display 36 000 private owners, and serve mainly council needs for street widening and planning.
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London County Council
London
England
Greater
Duke of Westminster
Howard de Walden
Lord Cadogan
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Norfolk
County Council
Boston Evening Transcript
Mole Life and Underground Habits Examined by British Scientist
Harper's Weekly reports on mole biology. The British scientist notes moles build surface nests with an underground tunnel system. A perpendicular tunnel often dips below the nest and rises to join another run. Moles are rarely found in their nest and rely on smell and hearing. Males are nearly blind with embryonic signs of deteriorating sight.
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Harper’s Weekly
Peggy's in a terrible fix over thirteenth suitor
A Boston Transcript quip notes Peggy has turned down twelve marriage offers and frets about marrying Dick because he is the thirteenth suitor. The joke centers on superstition and social pressure in courtship.
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Peggy
Boston Transcript
Child Plea Touches Court In Parents Divorce Case
In Denver the district court heard Seymour and Pearl Hendricks seek a divorce. Four year old Iola Hendricks walked to the bench pleaded for her parents and clasped their hands. The judge urged reconciliation and the parents agreed to try to rebuild for their child.
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Papa
Mamma
Iola Hendricks
Seymour
Pearl Hendricks
Osage Street
District Court
Judge Riddle
Pailiff Smith
Iola
Perfectly splendid man eyes bungalow ornament
A woman explains she has met a splendid man who envisions her as a pretty ornament for a bungalow he desires. Her friend questions why she would abandon a professional career for this arrangement.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Deaf and speechless girl linked to twin loss in peculiar London case
London booking officer reports a guardian board case about Beatrice Ether daughter of a laborer who went deaf and mute after her twin sister died when Beatrice was two years nine months old. No intelligible word has passed her lips since. The item notes a charity inquiry and nursing home placement in London.
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London
Charity Board of Guardians
Beatrice Ether
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