Prediction of a harsh north woods winter threatens deer loss
The Register reports a forecast of severe Adirondack winter conditions likely to kill more deer than were taken by hunters last fall. Other items note a stage wedding canceled for lack of a ceremony officiant, the 100th birth anniversary of Rev. John Naile of Trappe Pa, and various historical and literary notes.
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North Woods
Adirondack Mountains
John Naile
Trappe
Westminster
Ind
United States
Naile
Altruistic colony disbands near Burlington amid waning hope
The Burlington area Altruistic association dissolves after a year as colonists abandon farm life for the bustling world with higher pay. Separately, Mrs. Ella Downey of Fontanelle Indiana seeks divorce on unprecedented grounds citing her husband Frank Downey’s violent use of his amputated arm. A Washington scientist argues that Asiatic arts froze out during migration across Bering Strait, explaining cultural differences in early America.
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Burlington
N. J
Ella Downey
Fontanelle
Frank Downey
America
Asia
Bering Strait
Washington
Polar Circle
New French Law Demands Seats For Shop Women
The French provision requires every shop with female staff to supply a seating count in each room equal to the number of women employed. Germany plans a more vague rule of a sufficient number of seats from April 1. By contrast, the English law of 1899 sets one seat for every three women, assuming not all are idle simultaneously.
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Germany
Chicago’s New Scientist Church Dedication Draws Thousands
In Chicago on April 8 about 10 000 people attended the dedication of the Second Church of Christ Scientist at Wrightwood and Pine Grove avenues. A quadruple service featured repeated ceremonies and readings from Mrs Mary Baker Gdy. Congratulatory messages from notable Christians were read. The church and grounds cost about 120 000.
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Chicago
Church of Christ, Scientist
Wrightwood
Pine Grove Avenues
Bicknell Young
Mary Baker G
Breth
Christ
Ife
Redeemer
Edward A. Kimball
Boston
Society
Ouray editor's runaway accident shocks city
Denver reports a trap driven by E J Hulaniski publisher of the Plain Dealer of Ouray collided with a Welton street car at Eighteenth and Welton. The runaway horse and trap sped to Twentieth Street where a second crash occurred. Mrs Hulaniski and her three daughters were badly bruised and Opal, eighteen, cut on the head but not seriously harmed. Hulaniski escaped serious injury and aided his family.
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Ouray
Denver
Colo
E. J. Hulaniski
The
Plain Dealer
Colorado
Welton
Eighteenth and
Welton Streets
Twentieth Street
Miller
Hulaniski
Merrimac Wreck Blown Up At Havana Harbor Entrance
Fifteen hundred pounds of dynamite were used to blow the forward superstructure of the sunken Merrimac, blocking the harbor at Santiago. The explosion echoed five miles, divers found forty feet of clear water above the wreck, and Port Captain Irvin planned to place aft mines within a week to clear the entrance. Residents evacuated nearby hills watched the spectacle as a pyramid of water rose and wreckage spread across the surface.
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Merrimac
Santiago
Cuba
United States
Irvin
Smith Key
Mileage Allowance Expanded for Civil Witnesses
The secretary of war amended army regulations to compensate civilian witnesses not in government service. They will receive 1.50 dollars per day for days in court plus five cents per mile each way from residence to trial. Special rates apply in several states and Porto Rico for travel by stage or private conveyance and rail, respectively.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Army
Wyoming
Montana
Oregon
California
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Porto Rico
Grain Elevator Burned in Major Fire at St Louis
Sparks from a switch engine ignited the St Louis Elevator and Storage Company complex in St Louis and within two hours the building and its contents of about 800000 bushels of wheat and corn were destroyed in a fire causing an estimated loss of 650000. The structure and cargo were fully insured.
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St. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
Oil Strikes in Wyoming At Pioneer Hollow
Cheyenne whileon April 8 The Denver Republican special reports great excitement over oil found at Pioneer Hollow near Evanston by the Union Pacific railroad claiming it is the highest grade illuminating oil ever discovered. Railroad workers struck a strong flow a month ago sparking land rushes with thousands of acres filed by Salt Lake Nebraska and Wyoming men.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wryon
Denver Republican
Pioneer Hollow
Evanston
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake
Nebraska
Arranging the Itinerary of President McKinley's Trip
Secretary Cortelyou conducts talks with senators representatives and railroad officials to finalize the President's cross country itinerary. The plan includes a Denver to Cheyenne stop with Wyoming welcome, a six week 12 000 mile journey, and frequent cabinet business aboard the train. The trip covers the West Yellow Stone to Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs Buffalo and Niagara Falls with scattered brief stops and potential California hospitality.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Corteyou
Denver
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Union
White House
H. T. Scott
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
California
Los Angles
Knox
Gage
Root
Washington State
Chehalis
Hazzard Brothers
Funston
Aguinaldo
Duluth
Chicago
Buffalo
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake
Colorado Prings
Pike's Peak
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Missouri
Niagara Falls
Cortelyon
Cuban Cartoonist Arrests Stir Havana Printing Clash
Havana April 8 The Discuscion was suppressed by order of Governor General Wood after a controversial issue showing Cubans as a crucified figure with Wood and McKinley as thieves. Editor Coronado and cartoonist Castellanos were arrested. Coronado released on bail as charges of criminal libel loom.
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Havana
Wood
General Wood
McKinley
Senator Platt
Mary Magidlene
Senor Coronado
Senor Capote
Coronado
Coronnado
Castellanos
Wealthy Coloradoan dies in St Paul at hospital
A St Paul dispatch reports the death of W. E. Johnson a Colorado millionaire mine owner and railroad financier. He built the Florence Cripple Creek railroad and held large interests in Cripple Creek mines and Colorado real estate. He died at St Joseph's hospital after two weeks in the city. his funeral plans and shipment of the body to Florence were arranged.
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Denver
Colo
St. Paul
St. Joseph's Hospital
W. E. Johnson
Colorado
Dampier
Florence
Cripple Creek
Florence & Cripple Creek
Denver & Southwestern
D. H. Moffat
Syl T. Smith
Mr. Johnson
Denver & Rio Grande Earnings Rise in 1901 First Nine Months
Denver reports net earnings of 1.1 million dollars for the first nine months of 1901 for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. From July to April 1 earnings totaled 438,700 dollars, up from 7.4 dollars the prior year period. March earnings reached 901,800 dollars, up 117,600 from March last year, with a fourth-week gain of 52,500 to 381,300 dollars.
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R. G
Denver
Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver & Rio Grande
New Cripple Creek Line Opens From Denver Depot
The Short Line service to Cripple Creek began today with a vestibule train leaving Union Depot at 6L o'clock. The seven car train included an engine baggage car coach and Pullman all fresh from the shops. It backed into the depot at 9 30 and is scheduled to reach Cripple Creek at 6 30 a m.
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Cripple Creek
Denver
Colo
Union Depot
Wyoming Hermit Was a Miser
Cheyenne April 8. Lewis Thomas the old recluse whose frozen body was found near Sherman mountain is revealed as wealthy. Over $12,000 in notes and bonds were found. a kettle of gold is rumored to be buried under his shack. Thomas, from Joliet, Illinois, settled on Lone Tree creek, ran a wood business, and lived frugally to hoard wealth. An administrator notes a niece and nephew but their whereabouts are unknown. He once spoke of buying a town eastward, suggesting a large fortune buried nearby.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Lewis ‘Thomas
Sherman
Thomas
Lewis Thomas
Wyoming
Joliet
Illinois
Lone Tree Creek
Sherman Mountain
Pardons Granted by Colorado Board in Denver
Denver April 6 The state board of pardons granted commutations to several inmates. John Jones who was sentenced in 1890 to life for murder in Las Animas county saw his term reduced to twenty five years. Charles E Grogan and James Mc Arthur had their three to six year penitentiary terms cut to two years each. John L Blythe from Arapahoe county who faced three to five years for saloon robbery will be released in a few weeks. John Beam who violated the age of consent law received a pardon after eighteen months under a suspended sentence. Several applicants were refused including William McKinney Ben Mitchell John Halpin J A Cameron W C Moran George Me Charles Wright S H Benton and others.
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Arapahoe County
John Beam
William McKinney
Ben Mitchell
John Halpin
J. A. Cameron
W. C. Moran
George Me
Charles Wright
S. H. Benton
Soldiers on bicycles in weather delays London attack
London April 8. Volunteer cyclists maneuver ordered by the War Office show that the military value of wheelmen depends on weather. The attacking force outgenerated defenders but suffered heavy losses in rain and on bad roads, preventing a full force attack at the planned time.
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London
British War Office
Cripple Creek Plans Auditorium and Local Developments
Cripple Creek council allocates 4000 dollars for a new auditorium at First and Masonic. Oil City laid out in Rio Blanco county. Cripple Creek HQ opened with H N Siegfried in Welty building. Indictments returned in Colorado Springs grand jury. Several Colorado notes on farming fruit trees sugar beets and church debt relief.
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Cripple Creek
John F. Shafroth
Philippines
Grand Jury
United States Court
Colorado Springs
Oil City
Rio Blanco County
Johnson
Denver
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Is. H. Atwater
Canon City
Colorado
West
Florence
W. J. Wickersham
Simpson
Iowa) College
Arvada
Golden
First and
Masonic Avenues
H. N. Siegfried
Welty
Second and
Bennett
Fires, hatcheries, and Colorado spring events in brief
G L Hall confessed to lighting four stables fires in Denver while intoxicated. Thomas J Holland reports 100000 trout at the Denver hatchery ready for statewide distribution. Fort Lupton creamery owner O E Frink plans a $25000 milk condenser, boosting local milk values. Preparatory schools debate Colorado College vs Denver University in Denver on April 19 with a Glee Club arrival and a baseball game the next day. A carrier pigeon with a metal tag was spotted in Colorado City during a storm. The Australasian Land Tax League of Colorado sent a cheerful telegram to Tom L Johnson after Cleveland election. Calvin Pearl Titus, famed for scaling Pekin walls, may visit Colorado Springs this summer, possibly meeting President McKinley. Bent County Stock and Horse Growers Association re-elected officers, endorsing stock legislation favors and planning brand publishing.
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O. E. Frink
Fort Lupton Creamery
Elgin
Pacific Coast
Colorado College
Denver University
Denver
Colorado College Glee Club
Cleveland
Ohio
Senator Bucklin
Real Democ- Ohio
Calvin Pearl Titus
Pekin
West Point
William H. Lee
Colorado Springs
Lee
Colorado
McKinley
Bent County Stock and Horse Growers’ Association
Las Animas
W. A
M. J. McMillan
N. Beaty
Cattle Inspection Commission
Mosby Lee
J. N. Beaty
N. N. McLean
H. L. Luthers
Otero County Association
Mule Center Glory and Odd Bits of Health Lore
Gold and silver use worldwide described with Memphis as a mule center, celebrating industrious usefulness. Ads promote Allen's Foot Ease for sore feet, Garfield Tea for blood and digestion, Russ Bleaching Blue for laundering, and a Cripple Creek man mocking superstition as luck shifts.
Mrs Pinkham Promises Cure For Woman Ailments
A health advertorial portrays severe female ailments as linked to a neck of the womb condition. It claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured Mrs Williams of Englishtown New Jersey and extols Mrs Inkham of Lynn Massachusetts. Readers are urged to write for free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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