Moffat Tunnel to Cut Denver Salt Lake City Time
Denver announces start in spring on a $5 million six mile tunnel under James Peak to link Denver and Salt Lake City in about 13 hours. The project, backed by a Denver corporation of prominent citizens, aims to transform Colorado's farming mineral and coal regions while raising questions on ownership and future railroad control.
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Denver
Col
Moffat Road
Great Divide
James Peak
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Moffat Tunnel
Steamboat Springs
David H. Moffat
Beck Ieland
Wiliam H. Moore
Daniel G. Reid
Fock Island
High Moffat Road
Colorado- Utah Construction Company
Moffat
Salt Lake
America
Colorado
William G. Evans
C. B. Bountze
F. G. Bonfils
Dennis Sheedy
Lawrence Phipps
Charles Boettcher
Lover wins out by chair inamorita case
Mrs. Etta H. Martin of Brooklyn testifies that she favored Frank Morris among five co respondents in a divorce suit, saying she liked his temper and vim. A witness recalls Morris once struck her with a chair, an act she noted she did not relish but approved for his boldness.
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New York
Etta H. Martin
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Frank Morris
Eugenia Hager
Investigation of sugar frauds pushed to January third
Federal grand jury extends the customs fraud case involving American Sugar Refining Company Arbuckle Brothers and National Sugar Company after a shortened session. The inquiry now resumes January 3 with likely further proceedings and witnesses to be named.
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New York
American Sugar Defining Company
Arbuckle Brothers
National Sugar Company
Federal Grand
The Old Couple Die Within 24 Hours of Each Other
In Omaha Nebraska Mrs Mollie Millan aged 81 sick with measles in Har Morian hospital near 121 Broome street is near death. Her husband Joseph Millian aged 81 collapsed and died within a day after his wife learned of his death. The Millians married 56 years ago in Galicia Austria and came to this country soon after.
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Omaha
Neb
Mollie Millian
Har Morian Hospital
B. Second Street
Millians
Galicia
Austria
Millian
Love for Man Causes Girl to Leave Home
Evansville scene reports 20 year old Malvina Nettleton daughter of farmer John R Nettleton fled Grayville Illinois after seeking letters from a young man. Her angry father reported her missing to police and followed to Evansville where detectives took charge. She is described as five feet five inches tall with dark brown hair and blue eyes.
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Evansville
Ind
Malvina Nettleton
John R. Nettleton
Grayville
Inl
Kentucky
Nettleton
Lexington
Puffs and Ruffs Draw Critique at Colorado College
On Insignia day at Colorado College Miss Marianna Brown dean of women condemned coiffure tricks like puffs rats and Marcell waves along with other purchased fussiness. Seniors wore caps and gowns for the first time with fluffy rings along mortarboard edges drawing her ire.
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Colorado Springs
Miss Brown
Dr Wickham Dead In Crawfordsville
Dr William Wallace Wickham father of Baroness Von Koppen of Hanover and noted Indiana physician dies at his daughter Mrs De Caux Tiiney home aged 9 years in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Wickham
Crawfordsville
Ind
William Wallace Wickham
Baroness von Koppen
Hanover
Germany
Indiana
de Caux Tiiney
Denver Man Claims Estate He Never Knew Existed
Harvey Berry files in county court to recover 521 dollars from his late wife Olive Berry’s Denver estate. He says they married in 1891, lived in Missouri and Indiana before moving to Colorado, and he only learned of her death and the inheritance after rumors surfaced five years later. The administrator had escheated the estate to Colorado.
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Berrys
Weableau
Bellmore
Ind
Colorado
Victor
Berry
Denver
Hoosier
Rockville
Old Port Richmond Couple Wed After Long Courtship
Miss Susan Price aged 70 and B. C. Totten 73 were married at the Prince homestead in Port Richmond Staten Island in a ceremony witnessed by the local society. Totten, a Pike County Pa. justice of the peace and former real estate dealer, became the groom after years of suitors.
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New York
Prince
Simonson Place
Port Richmond
Staten Island
Susan Price
B. C. Totten
Staten Island Society
Susan
Mr. Totten
Pike County
Mystery at the New Castle ends as evidence nears
Six hours of questioning yield no result before Edith fears for her husband Archival drama unfolds at the New Castle. Rouletabille and Darzac reenter with the Lady in Black as Arthur Rance arrives with a ruby pin, and the inquest concludes the affair may still hinge on Old Bob’s innocence.
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Edith
Prince Gaith
Arthur
Tullio
Rouletabilla
Bob
Prince Galfth
Rouletabille
M. Darzac
Rouletabilie
Mme. Edith
Lady In Black
Merc Bernier
Rouletabittle
Old Bob
Charles the Bold
Hegan Rouletabille
M. Arthur Rance
Mme
Arthur Rance
Up-to-date Jokes on Sleep and Wealth
A quick exchange features a tired husband whose snoring robs his wife of sleep and a counter line about the husband himself never sleeping. The joke then shifts to wealth and courtship with a man needing years to gain independence and a wife who was heiress, requiring a six year wooing before consent to marry.
Rouletabille Demonstrates The Body Too Many
Rouletabille and the Lady in Black enter the Square Tower with Robert Darzac as Pere Jacques Walter and Mattioni join behind armed muskets. They stand in silent lines awaiting instructions to seal the chateau, heightening tension.
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Robert Darzac
Pere Jacques
Walter
Mattoni
Rouletabille
Bride and groom set off on honeymoon after wedding festivities
The couple's celebration included music and dancing after the reception with many guests. The new spouses then departed for a honeymoon in Florida and Cuba, marking the start of their life together.
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Florida
Cuba
New York Reports Record Four Year Building Boom
Statistician James W. Spencer told Building Superintendent Murphy that four years of heavy construction in Manhattan set records for cost and scale. Builders spent $445,827,000 on 4,149 new structures and $57,039,000 to alter old ones, with flats and tenements absorbing much of the outlay.
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New York
James W. Spencer
Murphy
Manhattan
Sleigh Bell Barrel Thief Stirs Springfield Police
In Springfield Illinois a man stole a barrel of sleigh bells from a wagon behind a hardware store. Police investigate as to whether the bells are for weddings or New Year celebrations. The theft leaves enough bells to outfit about 100 sleighs.
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Springfield
Kleptomaniac
Tragedy Hits Ray as Streetcar Plunges in Minneapolis
J A Ray tramway motorman died allegedly from fright as his car on the Fairmount line sped toward destruction at East Eighth Avenue and Birch Street. Doctors found heart and vital organs normal after autopsy and could not locate a violent cause for the death. It is believed his shock in realizing the impending disaster led to his death.
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Paul
Minn
J. A. Ray
Tramway
Fairmount Line
East Eighth Avenue
Edward F. Dean
Edward Delehanty
Ray
Patrolman Saves Aged Woman as Carriage Crashes
New York dispatch reports Patrolman James J. Collings shielded an elderly woman crossing Broadway between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Streets from a carriage and pair. He was struck and injured, while coachman John Manning was charged with reckless driving and bailed by Mrs. Bradley.
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New York
Trai ™ c
James J. Collings
Broadway
Thirty-ninth
Twortieth
Collins
Frank Bradley
Bradley Contracting Company
John Manning
Columbus Avenue
W. Thirtieth Street
Bradley
Kane Avenue
Rockaway
Maid Faces Burglar in Employer's Home
New York reports a home burglary at Dr. John Vanderpoole’s residence on West Fifty-second Street. A maid identified as Edith was assaulted during a break in and revived. a skylight was pried open and a gold watch valued at 0 disappeared as police and detectives investigated.
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New York
John Vanderpoole
W. Fifty-second Street
Edith
King Leopold's Country Prosperous Belgium Savings Per Capita
Belgium, small and densely populated, gains limelight after King Leopold's death as savings deposits exceed seven dollars per person. Travelers note few beggars and widespread thrift. The article urges a Christmas gift of a savings account with a strong company as a lasting gesture. Capital all paid in and surplus all earned. ca 1,000,000 68 8 500,000 08.
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Belgium
Leopold
Western Stock Men Declare War on Timber Wolves
In Glenwood Springs Colorado a meeting of stock growers formed the Western Slope Wolf association to exterminate timber wolves in cattle ranges. Frank D. Squier was named president and Rev. Horace Mann secretary. A per capita tax funds a $10 bounty per wolf, with Garfield and Mesa counties to contribute, aiming for $200 per hide plus market value. A legislative committee will seek state and federal support and cross-state cooperation.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Rifle
Western Slope Wolf Association
Frank D. Squier
Horace Mann
Garfield County
Mesa County
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