Wealthy Pals in Cripple Creek Turned Enemies Over Gold
Two early friends from Portland James Doyle and James Burns built fortunes at Cripple Creek through the Portland Gold Mining Co. and Uintah tunnel. Rivalry over control, legal battles, and a bid for mayoralty ended their bond, leaving Doyle jailed in Colorado Springs for contempt while Burns pursued triumphs amid patent and litigation disputes.
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Cripple Creek
James Doyle
James Burns
Colorado
Damon
New England
Burns
Portland
Wea
Doyle
Crippie Creek
Jimmie Doyle
Jimmie Burns
Twinkle
Pat
Doyle and Burns
Aber
Barns
The
Battle Mountain
Portland Gold Mining Company
Myloia
Uintah
Uri
Gation
Portland Company
Victor
Colorado Springs
Burne
Queer Scotch Laird and the Landlord’s Ferry Dilemma
A Scottish column questions landlord influence amid ferry-bridge talks over the Spey between Aborour and Elchies. The Laird of Elchies previously blocked a bridge site citing cost, while drowning victims spur renewed calls for safe crossings and a promised site grant.
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J. W. H. Grant
Elchies
Spey
Aboriour
Hickies
Largest lake in Ulster Ireland described in early tale notes
The article describes Lough Neagh as the largest lake in Ulster Ireland with details on its 18 miles length and 11 miles breadth, covering about 98 255 acres. It notes a depth of 120 feet and a high water level of 48 feet above low water. It lists streams draining into the lake including the Upper Bann Blackwater Moyola and Mato, with surplus water flowing north via the Lower Bann to the North Channel.
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Tande
Hones
Beotland
Loch Lomond
Windermere
Scotland
Ireland
England
Lough Neagh
Ulster
Upper Bann
Mato
Bann
Lough
Tha Wakars
Language of the Lord's Prayer Through Ages
A condensed survey of historic English renderings from 1250 to 1611, tracing shifts in form and vocabulary. It lists early phrases from 1250s and 1582 to the 1611 King James version, noting terms for heaven, bread, temptation, and deliverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hevene
Erthe
Yves
Earth
Labor and Industry in a World of Competition and Control
Excerpts from a conservative paper argue that free competition is under threat as trusts and syndicates dictate labor conditions. The Tribune notes rising prices and calls for worker participation, while contrasting historical ideals with present economic power. It warns that decisions on labor and wages rest with outsiders, whether benevolent or greedy.
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Hom
America
Competitton
Uien
the Tribune
Anys the Tribune
Ruskin Hall College Opens to Train Industrial Leaders
The Rev Walter L Vrooman and Charlon A Beard launch Ruskin Hall in Oxford to educate working men for citizenship and leadership in industry. Tuition is nominal and attracts American and British students, aiming to train honest capable leaders for town councils and future social policy.
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Walter L. Vrooman
Charlon A. Beard
Oxford
England
Ruskin Hall
Vrooman
Congress
Ruetin Hall
Lavor
Personal Endependence Lent and Trust Power Over Labor
The piece argues industrially there is little personal independence as workers’ gains are set by employers and trusts. It notes rising mill prices, potential labor shares, and that the trusts themselves threaten the horizon. It cites Pittsburg Labor Tribune on wages and exports, warning labor may receive only a portion of output gains amid trust control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
National Labor Tribune
Urnula
Tribune
Clonr Makers Union Promotes Industrial Benefits and Eight Hour Day
A historical overview of the Clear Makers International Union highlights its strong dues, protective benefits, and the eight hour day achievement on May 4 1896. It notes benefits including sick and death payments, travel and strike aid, and the blue label system rewarding compliant manufacturers while urging workers to join for higher wages.
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Clonr Makers’ Union
Gudes
America
Clear Makers’ International Union
International Union
Cigar Makers’ Union
Organization and Labor Unity Across Rising Wages
Statements by representatives and leaders show organized labor keeps pace with rising wages and more workers. The message urges men to join unions for better shelter, food, life insurance, and security for families, insisting labor unions strengthen American citizenship and provide mutual aid.
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Inter
Wnlon
America
Bonbons Of Ancient Origin And Their Inventors
A New York Herald piece outlines the origins of sugar plums pastilles and burnt almonds. It attributes sugar plum creation to Julius Dragatus of the Fabius clan around 177 BC, notes pastille’s Florentine origin with John Pastilla, and credits burnt almonds to Marshal Duplessis Pralin and chef Lassagne.
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Julius Dragatus
Fabius
Dragati
Europe
France
John Pastilla
Medicis
Marie de Medici
Henry IV
Pastilla
Marshal Duplessis-Pralin
Lassagne
Lascagne
Finlly
New York Herald
Notable British and Latin American figures in late 19th century affairs
The piece lists Mrs Navarro and Mary Anderson as devout Catholics, a London nun known as Mother Dominion, and discusses admissions to West Point and Annapolis for Latin American cadets. It covers Sergt. Frank Kennedy's Santiago battle injuries, Don Francisco Silvela as Spain's premier with his reform program, and notes on London aristocratic houses changing ownership amid wealth shifts.
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Mrs. Navarro
Mary Anderson
Er Slater
Mother Dominion
Convent of the Assump-on
Kensington Square
London
Santiago
Frank Kennedy
Cal. Lawton
Whoeler
Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Francisco Silvela
Spain
France
Justee
Frances Parker Dies at 51 in Chicago Home
Mrs Frances Parker wife of Col Francis W Parker principal of the Chicago normal school died recently at 6640 Parnell avenue She was 51 Funeral services are set for next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
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Frances Parker
Frances Stuart Parker
Francis W. Parker
Chicago Normal School
Parnell Avenue
Parker
Penguin makes deepest ocean depth record in Pacific
The British ship Penguin recently set a deepest ocean depth record during a Pacific cruise. It reached about four thousand seven hundred sixty three fathoms about twelve miles between Auckland and the Toogen archipelago.
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Orman
Penguin
Pacific
Auckland
Toogen Archipelago
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Sir Sandford Fleming
Chambers’ Journal
Britannia
Ls Unis
Scotch Laird
Labor and Industry
Hfe
West Point Academy
Luis Yglesias
Costa Rica
Andres Ponte-Huego
Venezuela
Ricardo Yglesias
Lulu
Albert Valencia Montoya
United States of Colombia
Annapolis
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Ariington House
Cheaterfield House
Cheeterfield
Lord Burton
Bute House
Marquis of Bute
Dudley House
Lord Dudley
John Robinson
Cambridge House
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Palmeraton
Naval and Military Club
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