San Francisco unions raise nearly 80000 for eight hour strikes
The trades unions of San Francisco have raised nearly 80000 by assessments and donations to support the strikes of the planing mills for an eight hour day in California. Salt water suppresses fires better than fresh water. A gravity piping system is being installed at the Brooklyn navy yard to move harbor water to an electric power house. A shipment of 100000 Georgia peach trees bound for Cape Colony and Natal will leave next week. Most trees head to Natal with Ladysmith a major destination. Cape Colony growers receive less than half of the shipment.
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Trades Unions of
San Francisco
Planing Mills
California
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Georgia Nurseries
Cape Colony
Natal
South Africa
Ladysmith
Bridges on Siberian railway line noted
The Siberian railway will cross about thirty miles of bridges. The Irtysh line requires many spans including major pieces over the Irtysh at Omsk three quarters of a mile, over the Ob at Krivashekovo eight hundred forty yards, over the Yenissei at Krasnoyarsk nine hundred thirty yards, and over the Uda at Nijmi Udinsk three point nine yards.
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Siberian
Irtysh
Omsk
Krivashekovo
Yenissei
Krasnoyarsk
Uda
Nijmi Udinsk
Hidden liquor evasion device found in Rutland house
Plumbers unearthed an original device in a Rutland Vermont residence that bypassed the prohibitory law. Liquor stored in a secret nook flowed through hidden pipes to a radiator where a small faucet drew off the liquid in a principal room.
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Rutland
Judge Denies Citizenship to Foreigners for Illiteracy
Judge Clifford Smith of Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids district holds that good citizens are needed more than voters and denies naturalization papers to several foreigners who cannot read or write English. He says they are not yet ready for citizenship.
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Clifford Smith
Cedar Falls
Moral binding of authorial consent after death in copyright
A conference recommends no modification of an author's work without consent. The piece questions posthumous moral binding and notes hymn book publishers alter verses, risking misrepresentation of the author’s beliefs and improper attribution of authorship to altered hymns.
Wedding of Miss Zimmerman with the Duke of Manchester
A columnist argues love and devotion depend on the individuals, not social status or wealth. The piece contends that happiness is equally possible in marriages across classes, citing the wedding of Miss Zimmerman to the Duke of Manchester as evidence.
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Zimmerman
Duke of Manchester
Breweries Face Slump As Home Drinking Rises
Henry Hagemeister, treasurer of the Wisconsin Brewers association, notes beer consumption declines across the state. He cites reduced brewery profits as major firms struggle after home drinking grows and saloon social drinking inflates consumption, hurting brewer returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hagemeister
Wisconsin Brewers’ Association
Mr. Hagemeister
Album of Dresses Marks Purchases and Wear Dates
A young woman keeps an album listing each gown bought with purchase date and last wear time, plus attached prices as both encouragement and warning. An observer might add pages summarizing miles traveled selecting dresses and total regrets for unfavored patterns, avoiding gossip or envy.
Bell's irrigation bill proposes federal aid for western lands
Representative Bell introduces a plan to divert the Gunnison and Grand rivers into Colorado's Uncompahgre and Grand river valleys. The bill funds surveys, maps, and land irrigation at 2.50 per acre with water rights sold at 10 per acre, repaid at 1 per year, and allows canal liens for an electric plant while preserving irrigation value. Bell argues it reimburses the government by selling lands and water rights, addressing prior objections to reclamation.
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Washington, D. C
Bell
Gunnison
Grand Rivers
Grand River
Colorado
United States Geological Survey
Colorado Teachers Association to Meet in Denver
The Colorado Teachers Association plans its 26th annual session at East Denver High School starting the day after Christmas for three days. The event features sections on psychology, child study, college and high school, kindergarten, science, and superintendent rounds with daily universal discussions. The St James hotel offers member rates. badges required for entry. tickets for single sessions free.
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Denver
Golo
Colorado Teachers’ Association
East Denver High School
Princi Round Table
St. James
No High Church for Scripps Church Dispute
James E. Scripps seeks return of Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church property in Detroit claiming the church violated the agreement against high church services. He has sued to compel transfer, citing breach and his withdrawal. Rector Walter Hughson weighs new calls amid the dispute.
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Scripps
Detroit
Mich
James E. Scripps
Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church
Davies
Diocese of
Michigan
Walter Hughson
Sandusky
Ohio
Morganton
North Carolina
Disaster at Magaliesberg Deepens War Woes in London
General Kitchen’s dispatch confirms bleak wartime news from Magaliesberg with six officers and forty five men wounded. In Parliament War Secretary Broderick had little to add. The St James Gazette accuses Buller of Tugela campaign blunders and calls for battlefield accountability.
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London
Kitchener
Magaliesberg
House of Commons
Broderick
St. James
Buller
Tugela
Stockgrowers Convention Weighs Sanitary Reform in Denver
At the Denver convention the State Veterinary Sanitary Board faced sharp criticism from stockmen who demand radical reform. George Patrick led calls to replace the board, scrap current statutes, and create a new unified sanitary and brand inspection body with broader powers and new funding.
Director of Mint Reports Gold and Silver Output for 1899
Washington reports the director of the mint's year 1899 production figures. Gold output reached a record high of $71.00 per ounce in value terms with total gains over 1898 led by Colorado and Utah. Silver production rose slightly to 54,764,000 ounces, with the average London price noted for the year. The report notes a global rise in gold and a sharp drop in African output due to the Transvaal war.
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Washington
Mint
United States
California
Colorado
Utah
Canada
Klondike
Australia
Africa
Transvaal
London
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Georgie
Idaho
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
N. Carolina
S. Caroli
Dakota
Virginia
Wyoming
Mexico
Great Pacific Storm Hits San Francisco With Tornadoes
A severe Pacific coast storm swept San Francisco from dawn to noon causing overturned houses and a lightning strike that damaged a large gas tank. Telegraph lines were severed, isolating the city for hours as crews began rapid repairs and partial service resumed by afternoon.
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San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
San Francisco
Oakland
Bay
Colorado Notes Summary of state events and notices
Hillrose opens a post office with Aug ust Baillot as postmaster. Archuleta county bans gambling in saloons. Ward’s Baxter shaft house burned with $1500 loss. Rocky Ford beet factory shuts after 45000 tons beets and 4500 tons sugar. Society of George Washington formed by Ouray Italians. State Normal School catalog lists 546 students. Apollo the missing husband case reaches Governor. Buttermakers seek one way fare to St Paul. Colorado Teachers Association set for Dec 26–28 in Denver. Meteor sighted near Denver. possible search. Arizona requisition for Antonio Semenza honored. Telluride seeks him. Fowler Board of Health closes schools for scarlet fever. Fire destroys City Package Delivery stables. 15 horses killed. Poultry exhibit in Pueblo Jan 15 for five days. Nineteen foot coal vein reported near Huerfano canyon. Denver weather up 87 degrees in December. Western Passenger Association reports 27778 tickets exchanged May–Oct 1900. Fort Lupton forms Sonae milk plant. Insane asylum value $468000. $5000 requested for 1901–03. Dr. Coltman arrives in La Junta. Pekin diary noted. Dagger blade from Alamo battlefield and a Waterloo sword donated to state relics.
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Hillrose
Morgan County
August Baillot
Denver
Arapahoe County
Archuleta County
R. B. Sanderson
Baxter
Utica
Ward
American Beet Sugar Company
Rocky Ford
Ouray
Society of George Washington
Fred Scala
John Cresto
I. Zanella
The
State Normal School
M. Voss
Irving Avenue
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Albert
Thomas
Colorado
St. Paul
Colorado Teachers’ Association
East Denver High School
Earle
Baptist Church of
Aspen
Red Mountain
Akers
Arizona
Antonio Semenza
Telluride
Fountain
City Package Delivery Express Company
Champa Street
Southern Colorado Poultry Association
Pueblo
Huerfano Canon
Huerfano County
Denver and Rio Grande
Walsenburg
Silvercliff
Weather Bureau
Western Passenger Association
Colorado Springs
Fort Lupton
O. Srrink
Silver State Creamery
Gomgane
Mississippi River
Insane Asylum
A. P. Busey
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Colorado State Teachers’ Association
Secon Day OF Stockgrowers
Colpo
State Veterinary Sanitary Board
Committee On Veterinary Inspection
George S. Patrick
Kiowa County
Patrick
Veterinary Sanitary Board
Board of
George I’. Patrick
John W. Bowles
S. W. Bennett
Legislative Committee
Committee On Stock Inspection Funds
Treasury
Ammons
Twelfth General Assembly
Committee On
Key
Orman
Pacific Coast
Colorado Notes
Robert Coltman, Jr
la Junta
Rey
Charles H. Bowen
War Relic Department
State House
Alamo
Army of Santa Anna
Bowen
Cecil A. Deane
Waterloo
Albert Rooke
Green
Mr. Bowen
Charley Christy
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