State Treasurer's Report Details Finances and Lands
The report to Governor McInnis covers the quarter ending late 3, 1896, listing state fund credits at $1. TR MLCO and custody in 35 banks totaling $628, with warrants invested at $1,251,747.15. Lands granted in lieu of sections 16 and 36 show leases and royalties, mainly directed to the school fund, El Paso County leads lode leases with 214 claims, royalties total $5.29, and 1566 receipts amount to $231,558.96 allocated to funds.
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Este
School Fund
Internal Revenue Improvement Fund
el Paso County
Lst
Timber policy reform urged in biennial report
The land office report calls for penalties for timber cutting on state lands and for funding prosecutions. It proposes state oversight of coal clay and mineral mines, better survey systems, clarified laws, and compensation for investigators. It urges leasing rules, royalty adjustments, and fixes to department ambiguities as state reservoirs remain.
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Denver
Register of Ge Land Office
Land Board
Cuban Filibuster Expeditions Spark Jacksonville Action
In Jacksonville Florida on December 13, preparations moved to secure Cuba clearance for the steamer Commodore after it loads arms. Authorities expect a revenue-cutters seizure and plan to contest value in court. Other vessels Three Friends and Dauntless may follow, signaling active filibustering plans next week as Cuban arrivals and rendezvous points multiply along Florida coast rivers.
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Eapers
Jacksonville
Fla
Harmon
Custom House
Three Friends
Tampa
Fernandina
Cuban
Regulars Willo To Cuba Fight For Cuban Autonomy
Dec 13 Boise Idaho reports a company organized to sail to Cuba to support Cuban autonomy. Soldiers nearing discharge at the post have been offered commissions by the New York Junta. The insurgent army is said to have a list of U.S. Army personnel whose terms expire and is recruiting them under the Cuban cause.
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Willo
Cuba
Boise
Idaho
Junta
New York
United States Army
VOTED BY MACHINERY AT ROCHESTER
In Rochester New York the Meyers voting machine was tested with fair success in the recent election. Voters praised ease and speed, with straight tickets requiring one knob and split tickets needing multiple pushes. Average rates ranged from two to four votes per minute, with sixty to seventy per hour typical. Central office quickly compiled results, by 9 pm all districts reported accurately.
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Rochester
N. Y
Meyers
PLOTTED TO STEAL A MILLION
Sensational testimony before Judge Barr in Louisville revives the Adams Express theft saga. Minnie Ketchum alleges Charles Hardin claimed Charlton Elrod helped plot a $1,000,000 theft. Hardin reported stealing $35,000, distributing funds to Elrod, his in laws, and buying property in Moreland and Arkansas. He faces related charges after Nashville acquittal.
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Barr
Louisville
Adams Express Company
Eugenia Elrod
Express Company
Minnie B. Ketchum
Charles Hardin
Charlton Elrod
The
Hardin
Elrod
Cincinnati
Braun
Moreland
Chicago
Michigan City
Ind
Armenians Not Wanted Here Stimulus to Charity
A Philadelphia Ledger editorial criticizes Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Frances Willard for urging a $25 subscription to fund Armenian destitute passage to the United States. It argues that the country already has too many pauper immigrants and questions the plan to place newcomers with work upon arrival.
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Henry Somerset
England
United States
Lady Somerset
Frances Willard
Philadelphia Ledger
Growth in grace hinges on the grace to say no
The idea stresses discipline as a key to spiritual development. Saying no to temptations or distractions helps preserve integrity and focus. The principle connects personal growth with practical boundaries and self control.
Siamese King Khaulalonkorn I’s Reforming Reign
The Siamese monarch, 43, who began ruling at 15 in 1865, is praised as a unified leader fluent in English. Educated by American Rev. John H. Chandler, he supports Western governance, rapid Bangkok roadwork, telegraph links to Europe, electric tramways, and a Bangkok railway project begun in 1891.
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Khaulalonkorn I
Siam
John H. Chandler
United States
Bangkok
Europe
London Spectator
Willie Pleads As Mother Returns To Houseal Scene
A distressed child warns a father not to enter the home after the mother has just punished him. The plea highlights family conflict and a tense domestic moment. The fragment captures a moment of fear and urgency within a household crisis.
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Mix
McInbis
Steamboat Springs
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Apis County
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Perzite
Featen Macknaroe
Limary
Liscleon
Aineras
Cnet
Amy
Calverstt
Sean - My
Adams Express
du Maurier
Unch
Charlies Keene
John Leech
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Willie
Papa
Mamma
Dean Sims
Swanson Rheumatic Care Co
Dearborn
ESTEY
Estey Organ Company
Lewes
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