Western Notes Report Dense Mining and Rail News
Six thousand young trout fed in Palmer Lake as Daly of Butte reported ill. Santa Fe plans a large sheep shearing plant at Springer. rail routes and new schools feature in western Colorado and Utah notes. Polygamy cases spark legal jockeying as rail and mining reports describe booster plans and accidents.
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Palmer Lake
Daly
Butte
Coghlan
Raleigh
Boulder
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Springer
Rocky Medical Association
Salt Lake
Presi
Charles Piekney Hough
Salt
Lake
National Press
Montana
Colorado & Santa Fe Rail
Er.uin
Port Worth & Denvers Road
Santa Fe
No More Kings in Samoa Tripartite Plan
A San Francisco dated July 31 report details the Tripartite Commission’s recommendation to abolish the Samoan kingship and implement a revised Berlin act. It cites four evils: royal excess, foreign rivalry, lack of law under native custom, and arms influx among factions. The commission proposes a permanent abolition and warns of external influence.
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Tripartite Commission
San Francisco
Samoa
Supreme Court
Mullamn
Wreck on Erie Road Kills Two on Chicago Express
Port Jervis N Y July 30 The Erie railroad landslide wreck near Lackawaxen halted the westbound Chicago express killing the engineer Stephen Outwater and fireman Fred Sells. Several passengers were injured as fire broke out and nine freight cars plus four express cars burned after the collision with a derailed freight train caused by a cloudburst and two hour storm.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Lackawaxen
Buffalo
Cleveland
New York
Stephen Outwater
Chicago Express
Fred Sells
Freman
Erie Road
Bryan Is Seen Winning Nomination As Clark Speaks
Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri predicts Bryan will win the Democratic nomination and be elected, saying only death or divine intervention could stop him. He asserts the party's platform is nearly settled with a Chicago-like pro platform, anti expansion, anti trusts, opposition to a large standing army, and economy in public expenses.
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Union Pacific Geologician
Rock Creek
Como
Marsh
Yale
Crétadous Eld
McCune
Twin Lakes
James D Schuyler
Los Angeles
Schuyler
Denver Times
Steamboat Springs
Logan B. Crawford
W. J Wittems
H. Schaffe
Colorado
Leadville Herald-De
Ryan
Washington
Uncle Sam
Charles M. Owen
King
Heber J. Grant
Angus Cannon
Cannon
Grant
Wells
Silver Plume
Republican
Pelican
Tom
Virgiglio Cassagrands
Bryan
Jackson
Miss
Champ Clark
Missouri
Chicago
Home for Dewey Fund Hits 16700 From 23000 Subscri bers
National Dewey Home Fund Committee reports cash received by Treasurer Roberts amounts to 16700 from over 23000 subscribers. One hundred three contributors gave 10000, with a pending 5000 promised from the New York Journal, boosting the total toward 21700. The group plans to close the list before Dewey’s New York arrival in September and purchase a capital home with remaining funds. Contributions urged at once to Hon. El lis H. Roberts in Washington.
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Washington
The
Dewey Home Fund
George Dewey
National
Roberts
New York Journal
Admiral Dewey
New York
Manila
Ellis H. Roberts
United States
Washington, D. C
Cleveland Man Blows Up Car Near Euclid Beach Park
A car returning from Euclid Beach park exploded with dynamite about 11 PM two miles east of Cleveland. No passengers injured. motorman and conductor escaped. Mayor Farley insists troops stay under his authority until disorder is gone, clashing with Adjutant General Axline over police duties.
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Cleveland
Euclid Beach Park
Lake Shore Railroad
Farley
Axline
National Guard
President and party enjoy holiday in Plattsburg
Plattsburg New York July 20 President McKinley strolls with his niece Miss Duncan and Private Secretary Cortelyou. Mrs McKinley rests well and may join golf at the link. Lake Champlain Yacht Club regatta August 7 promises record attendance with yachts entered by Dr W Seward Webb ex Congressman Wallace Foote Jr Hon Walter Witherbee and others. the President may serve as regatta judge.
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W. Seward Webb
Shelbourne Farms
Wallace T. Foote, Jr
Walter C. Witherbee
Mob's Victim Said to Be Innocent in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi reports from Rankin County allege the lynching of Sampson Hays was a case of mistaken identity. No assault or entry occurred as initially claimed, and Hays reportedly had a bad local reputation. The mob killed him after rumors spread through the neighborhood.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Mississippi
Rankin County
Sampson Hays
Corley
Hays
Entire Congregation Excommunicated in Belleville Parish
Right Rev John J Janssen bishop of Belleville is to excommunicate all members of St Patrick s parish in East St Louis next Sunday expected, first such action in U S Catholic history. Twelve hundred people face removal from church ministrations over three months of resistance to authority.
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Chicago
Tribune
Belleville
Ilinois
John J. Janssen
St. Patrick's
Sast St. Louis
Plant lures moths to trap in New Zealand calyx
A New Zealand plant is described as killing moths infesting vegetation. The flower's deep calyx holds nectar at its base and attracts moths with its scent. Once inside, two natural gates seize the moth and imprison it until death.
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New Zealand
Rich Yet Starving and the Cure in Bitters
Doctors treat rich patients who starve despite money for food. A weak stomach stores undigested meals causing dyspepsia, nervousness, and biliousness. The recommended remedy is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the surest cure.
Your Boy Can Work Keep Sons Busy At Home
Mascoutah Herald urges fathers and mothers to keep sons off the streets by assigning chores and labor at home. Cite washing the back fence mowing the lawn and stacking wood as productive tasks to curb idle behavior and preserve moral integrity.
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Mascoutah Herald
His Version Fist Fight With Mother Revealed in Dialect
The dialogue recalls a day of domestic strife as Dickey recounts to a listener that he and his mother clashed in a fight, her punishing him over her knee. The exchange highlights a rugged family moment and the tension of daily life, with the speaker recounting the event in colloquial terms.
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Dickey
Union Pacific expands service east and west from Denver
The Union Pacific touts new modern equipment from Denver both east and west, claiming unmatched speed and elegance with accommodations for all passengers. It promises ten hours saved on Denver to the Pacific coast routes and notes ticket office at 41 17th street. Also includes a plug for George's Weekly subscriptions and a brief poem about rural art.
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Union Pacific
Denver
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
17Th Street
Laundry Work Made Easy Faultless Starch Ad
An advertisement promises laundry ease with Faultless Starch claiming best results with minimal effort. It notes the large package price of 10c and includes a jest about a Scotchman who never played golf and could teach dialect.
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