Colorado Springs Celebrates Centennial with Elks Carnival
Aug 1 kickoff of Colorado Springs quarter centennial festivities features a grand Elks carnival with flags, a Pike statue unveiling, and speeches by Gov. Orman and Gen. Falmer. Roosevelt attends as vice president. city swells with visitors from Manitou and Denver amid hotel crowds and local tall tales.
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Lodge of Elks
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Roosevelt
Colorado City
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Little London
Denver
President Sahm Cites Frustration Over Interurban Franchise
President Sahm of the Board of Works says the board won t act on the interurban franchise because the council would not approve changes, calling the board tired of being seen as a fool and proposing an understanding. He has not sought talks with council members and would need the contract to specify changes he deems ridiculous.
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Sahm
Board of Works
Freedman to Fire Davis and Name Scrappy Bill
New York reports Andrew Freedman, president of the New York baseball club, plans to depose Manager Davis for Scrappy Bill if the team fails to improve. He criticizes Davis for leniency and vows to suspend players if needed to build a stronger club, even at a potential cost of 100000 dollars.
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New York
Andrew Freedman
New York Baseball Club
Davis
Bayview Plant Workers Agree to Obey Shaffer Order
Vice president Davis of the Amalgamated association met with Bayview plant workers of the Illinois Steel Co. The men unanimously agreed to follow President Shaffer's order as the company plans to close the works Saturday affecting sixteen hundred workers. There has been no strike at Bayview in many years.
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Milwaukee
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Amalgamated Association
Bayview
Illinois Steel Company
Shaffer
Appendicitis Links and Digestive Health Denial
The article argues rising appendicitis in Americans stems from constipation and digestive issues. It claims proper digestion prevents appendicitis, promotes daily bowel movements, and advertises Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and constipation with free trial offers.
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Dr. Caldwell
Knox Returns to Department as Neely Case Debated
Attorney general Knox resumes work at the department amid Neely case issues. Honolulu judge Humphrey appears as callers while Indianapolis reports claim Cuban courts lack jurisdiction over witnesses. The department says depositions are needed in the first court, not to test jurisdiction, and would reconsider if the trial moves to the audencia.
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Washington
Knox
Pittsburg
Humphrey
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Neely
Cuba
Audencia
Suit Seeks 65000 From Wealthy Indiana Resident
Attorneys for John S. Williams administrator of Mary P. Beard estate sue John J. Beard of Needham claiming he fraudulently retained 65000. Beard allegedly used 588 acres in Shelby and Johnson counties and sold 248 acres at a sacrifice to access funds. Beard denies the charges.
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John S. Williams
Mary P. Beard
John J. Beard
Needham
Mary
Shelby
Johnson
Beard
Cumback Nears Release of New Book Dr Carlham
Hon Will Cumback is at work on a new book titled Dr Carlham of Beoomvile. The work is said to be forthcoming and Boomville is described as located in the natural gas belt.
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Will Cumback
Carlham
Beoomvile
Boomville
Geckler Defies Law in Local Fine Stays and Enforcements
A chaotic local report shows City clerk Geckler pressing police judgment enforcement despite irregular stays. Fines noted include Aug 2 1 for Fred Johnson 6 total cost. July 26 Maurice Murray 18 for assault. Charles Reynolds stayed 15 without affidavit and paid 45.
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Fred Johnson
Maurice Murray
Jacob Roller
William Barge
Greenfield
Charles Reynolds
Charles Polster
Geckier
Steel Trust Officials Silent On Amalgamated Strike
Morgan and Schwab declined interviews as the United States Steel Corp. faces a general strike. A New York stock bureau reported the company plans to keep closed plants and relocate machinery, choosing mills to operate after the strike begins Saturday.
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New York
Steel Trust
Amalgamated
Schwab
J. P. Morgan
New York News Bureau
Morgan
United States Steel Corporations
Steel Company
Gas work authorized to upgrade mains on Meridian and Langsdale
The Board of works granted permission to the Indianapolis natural gas company to repair and extend mains on Meridian street from Fall Creek to 34th street replacing a two inch line with a three inch main and rerouting pipes to homes. A gravel road and walk resolution passed on Langsdale avenue from Northwestern to the second alley west. Cement walks on Oriental from Southeastern to Bates were rescinded. The Indianapolis light and power company’s July lighting bill totaling 8752.05 was approved.
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Indianapolis Natural Gas Company
Meridian St
Fall Creek
Thirty-fourth-st
Langsdale Ave
Northwestern Ave
Oriental St
Southeastern Ave
Bates St
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Close Call for Passengers on Brooklyn Trolley
A live trolley wire broke on Marcy Avenue Brooklyn causing one end to drop on a crowded street car. One boy was injured and four passengers were rendered unconscious while several others suffered lesser shocks.
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New York
Marcy-ave
Brooklyn
Colds and Life Insurance Costs Highlighted by Journal
An insurance journal states colds cost insurers a million dollars monthly, twelve million yearly, with widows and orphans the beneficiaries. It argues many deaths from colds go uninsured, and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for colds and related lung diseases, citing Rev. Frank Hay’s testimonial.
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Golden
Frank Hay
Nortonville
Jefferson Co
Kansas
Dr. Pierce
New Electric Cure Promises Deafness Relief
A medical ad touts Dr. Tomson's Electro-Vibration Discovery as a cure for deafness. It claims free consultations and reports multiple patient recoveries including a child left partially deaf by measles and an ear discharge case healed by the therapy.
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Indianapolis
Dr. Tomson
Tomson
Florence
J. C. Wilson
South California Street
Foord Hardware Ad Promotes Ranges and Refrigerators
Local advertisement announces new phone contact for Foord Hardware offering ranges and refrigerators. The notice invites customers to call 589 014 for inquiries and orders.
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Vonnegdout
State officials weigh water supply method for new cell house
State House gossip notes Supt Hert and Jeffersonville officials meeting with the governor on whether direct pressure or tank water will serve the new cell house. Dr Cook Fowler and Miss Lizzie Williams figure in a separate incident while corn crops face drought. An inquiry into the Long Beach turf house ad continues with officials and ministers receiving copies.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
McDonald
New Albany
Board of Control
Long Beach Turf House
Whiting
Corbett Returns Home From Europe Voyage
J. J. Corbett the actor pugilist sailed from Liverpool to New York on the Oceanic to avoid notice. He had traveled to Europe to stage boxing exhibitions before King Edward and Emperor William.
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J. J. Corbett
New York
Oceanic
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Europe
Edward
William
Window Trimmers Award Gold Medal at Grand Hotel
The Window Trimmers' association met at the Grand hotel with a Wednesday afternoon session. Charles T. Walker of Cleveland Ohio won a gold medal for the best essay on window trimming details to be presented Wednesday night.
Fort Monroe Prison Plan Upsets Richmond Resort Scene
The plan to turn Fort Monroe into a military prison has sparked panic among Richmond’s large hotels, threatening the town’s status as a fashionable resort as August 7 reports detail widespread unease in the hospitality sector.
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Fort Monroe
Fire wrecks businesses in Shreveport Ia loss $175000
Fire destroyed several business houses in Shreveport Iowa with reported losses of 175000 dollars. The piece also notes Chicago may appoint chaplains to the fire department to attend all fires and mentions missing individuals Chas Soule and Amanda Gattlin. It references a Catholic temperance union convention in Boston and other assorted items.
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Chicago
Chas. Soule
Warren
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Boston
Amanda Gattlin
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Glasgow
Andrew Carnegie
Aberdeen University
Germany
Montes Carlo at Whiting Mentioned in Inquiry
A brief note asks whether a Montes Carlo exists at Whiting. The item flags a potential location inquiry without additional details or confirmations.
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Whiting
Where Our Money Goes
Frank Ross, paid by taxpayers as mayor, now works as stenographer at democratic city headquarters. George F. Farrar, from the city attorney’s office, fills Ross’s mayoral desk but says he is not drawing city pay for this. Mayor Taggart says Ross will be at headquarters only occasionally and no replacement is needed.
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Frank Ross
Taggart
Ross
Loss of Vitality Found in Early Signs
The article notes that loss of vitality signals diminishing appetite and strength. It recommends Hood's Sarsa parilla as a powerful vitalizer that stimulates all organs and functions to rebuild the system.
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Hood
Labor unrest and a mixed Gulf of labor woes
Tolters Colored railway porters deny a strike while miners in Senator Clark's copper mines linger out. Five hundred San Francisco teamsters quit in solidarity with dock strikers. Budapest orders bans on under forty maids in saloons. International machinists head refutes Buffalo reports of intra union discord.
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Jerome, A. T
San Francisco
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