Cripple Creek Strike Governor Peabody Dead
Obit notes James Hamilton Peabody former Colorado governor 65, died in Denver after months ill health. Mentions Cripple Creek Strike clashes between state troops and miners and sympathizers.
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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
2
Obit notes James Hamilton Peabody former Colorado governor 65, died in Denver after months ill health. Mentions Cripple Creek Strike clashes between state troops and miners and sympathizers.
Ten tetanus cases reported among thyilians with scattered deaths. Authorities say German agents plotted nationwide epidemic via contaminated vaccine points. National Vaccine Co recalled 500000 points shipped nationwide. 200000 sent to the War Department. Justice Department and other firms alerted. vaccination suspended nationwide pending probe.
Washington reports show broad gains in corn oats potatoes rice and tobacco with a mix of below and above five year averages. Wheat rye barley and flaxseed fall short while corn leads with 8.81 billion bushels and tobacco reaches 1.19 billion pounds. Frederick K. Hurrin, 42, named to head the Navy emergency fleet corporation replacing Admiral Cap Washington Ly.
A car rammed into a crowd in Salt Lake City injuring four people seriously and several others lightly. The driver fled on foot after crashing the vehicle, with no immediate explanation or safety measures evident. Police probe underway.
A German Hoa naval aviator attached to the naval station at Pensacola Florida drowned Friday when his plane became uncontrollable and plunged into the bay during an exhibition fight before a tent board. He was identified as Buse in Navy Department announcements.
A car from Camp Lewis skidded into a river near Tacmna, killing Paul Labovw and seriously injuring three other soldiers. The Army unit Mentenante was riding in the vehicle when the accident occurred.
A small celebration marks Carnegie reaching two years old in New York on November 25. The event features a few trends from a quiet gathering, with subtle nods to riding and gelofinn themes.
General Byng’s reserves and the breakthrough by Byn g tanks have wrecked the Teuton high command’s plan to rest in the west. Cambrai looms under bombardment as German fortunes dim across Verdun Flanders and the Abbe front. Byng’s drive threatens Austrian and Russian fronts and signals no winter rest for the German army as Allied bombardment and tank power shift the balance on the western front.
Washington reports Boris Hakhmeteff, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, formally repudiates the Bolshevik government in Petrograd and vows not to recognize any faction seeking to end the war or make peace with Germany. Three of the ambassador’s aides resign to cut further ties, with similar moves expected from leading naval and military officers attached to the mission.
A runaway switch engine crowded a sheep train near Granger Oregon Short Line caused the death of H. McCaw of Granger Idaho and injuries to W. McParlone Emmett and John Blows Tanerat with several others listed as minor injuries in the Granger area. Engineers Ruward Chirran and Fireman MG were in charge of the engine.
An uncertain toast at a formal dinner drew Speniard’s denunciation of Germany. Count Toman, replying to remarks by guests, urged opposition to German aggression, drawing loud applause from attendees.
A blaze at the Chittord Evaporators plant in Palinyrn caused the destruction of eighty tons of evaporated apples valued near 510,000 dollars. Fire officials reported heavy damage and ongoing investigations into the blaze.
A bomb exploded in the Central Street police station in Milwaukee during a routine examination of a device believed harmless. Eleven people, nine detectives and two civilians, were killed, including a woman, as fire and smoke swept through the station. The device, carried by Miss Maude Richter to the station, was described as a cylindrical bomb with nitroglycerin and an aimed detonation mechanism intended to strike Pastor Angel Guilitani and church members. The blast occurred minutes after roll call, with investigators baffled by the mishap and the weapon’s construction likened to a hand grenade.
New York society reports Tatiana Nicol, aka Romanoff, second daughter of Nicholas II, escaped Siberia via a marriage tie to a former chamberlain’s son. The 20 year old left Tobolsk with plans toward the United States, traveling through Harbin into Manchuria and then to Japan aboard a steamer bound for America.
The American Federation of Labor adopts a resolution condemning Burleson and the postwar policy stance toward labor. It instructs its executive to seek guidance with President Wilson and present to him the facts regarding the oppressive major policies of the postwar administration.
Health of soldiers in France shows good status for the week ending November. A Surgeon General Gorgas table lists causes: pneumonia three, heart disease one, wounds received in action three, accidental gunshot wounds seven.
Three armed robbers entered a principal downtown street jewelry shop, forced three clerks to a back room, compelled another to open the safe, and escaped with valuables valued between forty five thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. Police detained three American mining men after a French patrol spotted a lifted vehicle fleeing the scene.
Council May meet in Washington to discuss military matters and wartime leaders. Accounts detail fourteen Germans and American tensions as war news unfolds with figures like George Daniel and Fearn Od linked to the Canadian Uigtlanderews.
A New York subway foreman recounts lighting a pipe with his seventh match after a string of failures. He praises persistence and tells his crew that perseverance wins, then discovers the pipe is out as he finishes speaking. The tale reflects practical humor amid workaday talk.
A historical note describes egg production across species from a British trout research facility. It lists 68 specimens of common trout and 54 rainbow trout examined, noting heavier fish carry more eggs. Perch experiments show females about to spawn yield 4 710 to 30 480 eggs, with egg numbers correlating to fish size.
A distorted report describes a school where students may smoke with general permission while the headmaster alone drinks at the desk. The piece notes parental disputes over the liquor bottle and implies a hierarchy granting teachers unusual privileges during the season.
Damp conditions jeopardize a closed room in the library as moisture seeps through a vented area. Officials seek quick remedies to prevent mold and damage to books and archives.
A fragmentary note appears to recount a misread or garbled travel line and a cryptic statement about numbers. The readable bits hint at a peculiar phrase about weighing a path and a reference to a number sequence, suggesting an older or damaged text with unclear context.
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