Bates Mine Disaster Provokes Weld County Debate
Reports say Bates mine at Erie exploded causing $10,000 damage and heightening tensions over miner strikes and rioting arrests tied to Weld county politics. The Denver News questions actions by Justice Childs and County officials while noting coal pricing disputes and upcoming Centennial Commission reporting delays.
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Bates
Erie
Denver News
Weld County
Evans
Greeley
Childs
Mr. Bates
Joseph E. Bates
Patterson
Moore
MISS DR AVERY AND WIDE WORLD EXPECTATIONS
The piece argues that education fools no one and that women face no inherent prejudice in advancing careers if they avoid foolish dress. It contrasts Tom and Mary, noting education often fails to provide practical livelihood and laments Latin and arts as devalued pursuits while urging practical trades for secure income. It also critiques Colorado politics and spendthrift allocations affecting counties like Weld and Pueblo.
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DR. Avery
Mary
Tom
Miss Avery
Avery
Fet
America
Europe
Africa
Fire at Southern Hotel washes out life and property
A large blaze at the Southern Hotel in St Louis last week destroyed the hotel and left ten or twelve guests burned. Mr Weitbree of Colorado Springs escaped from fourth floor with others, while six women on the top story were rescued by ladders and ropes as flames reached the upper levels. A dead man on the roof and a woman who fell from a ladder were noted, as firemen fought the inferno and guests' doors were forced open to save occupants.
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St. Louis
New York
St. Louis Globe
Weitbree
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
KR. PF. Weitbree
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wellbree
Westbree
Luly
Mr. Westbree
Elm Street
L Fe
Black Hills
Cheyenne
Custer
Deadwood
Garrett Crystel
Dealwood
Tachwan
Crystel
Fort Laramie
Death and business notes spill from Dakota to Cheyenne trains
A journalist details Charles Perry’s death after a horse kicks him as he feeds a colt near Castle Rock. John D. Perry travels from St. Louis to bring back his son’s remains. Other items report a new Sheridan land office, a major golf shipment via Deadwood line, and local commentary on women’s education and labor roles.
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John D. Perry
St. Louis
Castle Rock
Charles
Denver News
Brack Hills
Sheridan
Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
John W. Greene
Towa
John F. McKenna
Cheyenne
Deadwood
Inet
New York
Stebbins, Post & Co
Father de Smet
Woman’s labor roles and outdoor work in society
A letter argues for specialized labor by gender, noting women’s weaker strength suggests lighter tasks for women while outdoor work should be expanded for young women. It advocates more sunshine and open air in women’s plays and recreation, and divides labor as true economy. D Boyp.
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D. Boyp
Greeley News Briefs Touch on Local Moves and Events
Edwin Dunham's water repair shop moves to the Post Office. Hawks, a new banker, applies his expertise from Cleveland. Frank Campbell and family arrive from Burlington to settle in Greeley with farming plans and Berkshire hogs. The weekly pages note ordination sermons at the Baptist Church and Arion Quartet plans for Cheyenne, with Dr. Ellis and Rev. Yerkes prominent. News on grasshoppers, wheat prospects, and irrigation rights rounds out a busy local digest.
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Edwin Dunham
Greeley
Carr
Charles Brockway
Pine Street
Mr. Blundell
London
England
Yerkes
The
Baptist Church
Rallston
LaGrange
Valley
Cheyenne
Magic City
Denver
Bennett
Hawks
Cleveland
Frank Campbell
Burlington
Iowa
J.P. Wilbur
Colorado
Ellis
Waste and water tax set for Lone Tree canal district
Hawks treasurer replaces Flower Jr as signer and declares waste from Lone Tree and Seely Lake to be treated as nine Iaters. An eighty acre assessment of five dollars is due before May 26 to fund canal supervision and repairs. Everson and West install a Yale Time Lock on their safe costing four hundred dollars, with dual Howard movements and a triggering mechanism.
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Hawks
Mr. Flower, Jr
Lone Tree
Seely Lake
Colorado
Everson & West
Yale
Cheyenne’s Booming Black Hills Trail Trade
Cheyenne thrives as a staging hub for the Black Hills rush. Freight trains carry heavy freight and passengers toward Deadwood with merchants, hotels, saloons, and theaters bustling. Key local businesses and travel outfits, including Hammer & Shaw, Master & Co, Jowlin & Park, and Flowsher’s, entice travelers with goods and services.
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Philadelphia
Centennial Commission
Pueblo County
Weld
Chetstain
Last Chance
Battle Creek
Brown and Phillips
Harlow & Co
C. W. Anderson
Discovery
Forter
Gulph Nason & Co
French Creek
John Murray
Greeley Tribune
Aek
Appeaiing
Home News
Arion
George Inman
Smith
D. P
Grasshopper Commission
Washington
Colony Board
Union Pacific
Denver Pacific
Hilla
Hammer & Shaw
Ferguson Street
Master& Co
Art Gallery
16Th Street
Simmons House
J.D. Fraser
16Th St
Jowlin & Park
Palwer
Fred Reed
Elkhorn House
Pease & Taylor
Flrower’s
Amman
Hamman
Frower's
Llama
Briggs
Monroe Avenue
Flowen’s
HamMax
A. Z. Salomon’s
Fexacions
Rexne
Krenna
H. F. Flower
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