Denver Organizes Municipal League For City Welfare
Denver forms a Municipal League aimed at businesslike efficient administration and nonpartisan city government. Chancellor W F McDowell presides. Judge Platt Rogers votes as vice president. Andrew Coors leads Trades Assembly. George W Ley secretary. Col Hastings treasurer. The body includes many leading citizens and plans district leagues citywide.
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Nnation
W. F. McDowell
University of Denver
Platt Rogers
Andrew Coors
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George W. Ley
Col. H. Hastings
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Movemeet
Uzzell Announces Annual Rabbit Hunt at Lamar
Rev Tym Uzzell the Sportmen of the city writes of the second annual rabbit hunt at Lamar on December 20 21. He notes last year’s 3000 beks and forecasts 5000 to 10000 rabbits this year. Farmers complain about alfalfa damage and plan to feed the meat to the poor. Round trip fare via Santa Fe Railroad on December 19. Lamar citizens to provide transport from hunting grounds.
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Uzaeil
Lamar
Macedonia
Unr
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A. Uzzell
Utes Killing Deer Near Rangely In Routt County
A Rangely resident discusses seeking action from District Attorney Stone to compel Utes to stop deer killing near Routt County. The December report notes efforts to enforce hunting limits.
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Colo
Rangely
Routt County
Stone
Secretary Sues State Auditor Over Soldiers Home Funds
A. M. Sawyer files mandamus suit against F. M. Goodykoontz to force payment of $20,000 of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home appropriation. Petition says home owes $24,000 with seven veterans in residence and recounts repeated requests to issue warrants on December 5 and December 29, which were refused.
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Denver
A. M. Sawyer
Soldiers’ and Sailor’ Home
F. M. Goodykoontz
A. Root
Fourteenth Annual American Federation of Labor Opened
The fourteenth annual American Federation of Labor convention opened in Denver at 10 o clock with about 100 delegates. John Burns and David Holmes of London attended as guests and Samuel Gompers presided. Welcome addresses followed by credentials and rules committees with Gompers presenting his annual report, greeted by applause.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
Branch of
Labor
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
Samuel Gompers
Federation
John Burns
Mop
David Holmes
M. P
London
England
Chris Evans
Rody Kennehan
Gompers
T. M. Patterson
Committee On Credentials
Henry Lloyd
Boston
A. Heoffer
St. Louis
A. McKnight
Aspen
Charles Greenhalge
N. J. Svindseth
Astoria
Oregon
Visitors from England Attend Meeting After Long Journey
Secretary Evans presented his report followed by Treasurer John B. Lennon. President Gompers introduced English visitors John Burns and David Holmes who traveled about 6 000 miles. Burns spoke briefly to cheers and will give a longer address later in the week as delegates plan a loop excursion tomorrow.
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Evans
John B. Lennon
Gompers
England
John Burns
David Holmes
Carlisle's Bill Re crafts national bank note system
Secretary Carlisle presents a banking bill to the House committee outlining a new national bank note framework. It repeals acts on U S bonds deposits, sets 75 percent backing from paid capital, issues ten dollar notes, imposes semiannual taxes, and creates a safety fund for rapid note redemption. It also reorganizes bond deposits, redemption procedures, and state bank exemptions.
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House
Carlisle
Committee of Banking and Currency
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Seven Die in Iowa Ice Disaster
In Littleton Buchanan County Iowa on December 9 a pond ice broke trapping twelve skaters. Seven drowned while five others and two children were rescued as searchers found three bodies under the ice near the scene.
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Oelwein
Littleton
Buchanan County
Lumber Prices Up For Arkansas Missouri Conference
Lumber men from Arkansas and Missouri plus several other states met in Little Rock at the Richelieu to plan a price rise behind closed doors. No final action was taken as several Missouri lumbermen were still due to arrive.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Hotel Richelieu
Hero of Wing Mover Battle Brings Indian Raid to Backs
In a night clash at Wind River a soldier named Higgs acts decisively to save a sleeping child as Piute raiders surge. He fires, commands, and steadies his unit, turning the ambush into a rout that drives the raiders toward the river with heavy combat around him and the camp secured.
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Leroy Armstrong
Lippincott
Higgs
Martin
Dent
Wind River
Reindeer Project Expands in Alaska Territory
A Behring Sea fleet report states reindeer introduced to Alaska by government officials are multiplying rapidly. Beginning with sixteen from Siberia, a congressional appropriation enabled 180 more and two Siberian herders to manage the herd, aiming to lessen native dependence on government food supplies.
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Alaska
Behring Sea
Siberia
Congress
Public night schools offer political system lectures in Philadelphia
A new departure in public night schools in Philadelphia offers a course on the history and workings of national, state, and municipal government. Three lectures weekly will be given, aimed at young men but open to all attendees.
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Philadelphia
Long Philadelphia streets named with distances
Philadelphia streets include Second Street fifteen miles through German Town and Ridge Avenue ten miles Broad Street nine and three quarter miles Frankfort Avenue eight miles Fifth Street six and one half miles Market Street five and one half miles.
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Philadelphia
Second Street
Germantown
Ridge Avenue
Broad Street
Frankfort Avenue
Fifth Street
Market Street
Consolation Proves Hard in Grief over Buried Husband
A worried woman fears her husband was buried alive and laments the torment. A well-meaning friend tries to ease her by insisting his death is already certain, though the exchange reveals lingering grief and anxiety.
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