Denver items and events from the July issue
The Register reports Denver baseball in fourth place in the Western Association. The Masonic Temple in Denver was dedicated. Merchants plan six oclock closings. Heat drives residents to the mountains. Routt boundaries yield asphalt beds and coal field claims surpass Pennsylvania. A cowboy travels 75 miles for a Rocky Ford dance. New money order offices planned in Elizabeth Antonita Fruita Holyoke Steamboat Springs and Virgi nius. Manitou lights on the Fourth. Pueblo post office revenue rises to 41000. State capitol corner stone ceremony set for the Fourth with talks by Governor Cooper ex Governor Adams and Judge Belford. The building costs 2 million and targets 1893 completion. Denver business leaders canvass for census omissions raising expected list to 150000. Colorado Coal and Iron plans 5000 acres for Bessemer ditch sale. T H Bartlett arrested in Seattle for 1890 embezzlement from Fort Morgan bank. Welsh Eisteddfod held in Denver with songs and orations. A Platteville runaway fatality. NBI backs Teller on Pagosa Springs land sale to settlers. Durango editor Raymond shoots Yoho then is acquitted. A fatal stabbing near a Huerfano Mexican settlement. Alvino jailed on bond. Colorado Springs mute and blind school to open Sept 10 1890 with details on access and eligibility.
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Masonic Temple
Pennsylvania
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Elizabeth
Antonita
Fruita
Holyoke
Steamboat Springs
Virginius
Manitou
Pike’s Peak
Pueblo
State Capitol
Cooper
Adams
Belford
Colorado Coal and Iron Company
Bessemer Ditch
T. H. Bartlett
Seattle
Washington
Morgan National Bank of
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Bartlett
NBI Committee On Public Lands
Teller
Pagosa Springs
S. W. Raymond
Durango Herald
Yoho
Raymond
Huerfano
Antonio Alvino
Frank Bascom
Alvino
Rascom
Antonio Valdez
John E. Ray
Mute and Blind Asylum
Colorado Springs
Denver Republican
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Arid Lands Irrigation Faces Senate Debates
Washington July 9 The Senate plans another discussion on Maj Powell’s vast irrigation scheme from the geological survey. Opposition from western senators and Secretary Rusk’s artesian well plan challenge Powell, arguing a cheaper, quicker route to water from beneath the earth could suffice for vast arid regions.
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Senate
Maj. Powell
Geological Survey
Stewart
Ma. Powell
West
Plumb
Neot
Rusk
Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Trial At Cold Spring Harbor
About 100 spectators watched a 15 inch dynamite coast defense gun tested at Cold Spring Harbor by the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company for the British army. Four shots reached 3200 yards with sand and ash simulants. initial pressures ranged from 1000 to 876 psi. The gun, weighing 80 tons with a 50 foot length, was described as costing about 50000 dollars with test costs exceeding 1000 dollars, and additional guns were claimed in construction for the U.S. government.
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New York
Cold Spring
Hudson
Pneumatic
Long Wharf
West Point Foundry Company
Crow's Nest
Stony Point
Yate
United States
Shoobburyness
England
Cletorla
Australia
Cross Murder Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict in Texas
The Cross case jury finds C E Cook and five others guilty of murder while acquitting several co defendants. Ed Bowden is declared a mistrial. Jurors report continued danger from possible violence as authorities guard the jail and prepare for possible further trials.
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Pants
Texas
C. E. Cook
O. J. Cook
J. B. Chamberlain
Cyrus Freese
J. Lawrence
John G. Jackson
Wm. O'Connor
A.M. Donald
Smith Grabbs
J. W. Calvert
John A. Butler
Ed. Bowden
William O'Connor
Bryant
J. E. McComb
Jack Lawrence
Hay
Wild Horse
Edward Bowden
B.A. Jones
Charles Moore
Frank Bal
Supreme Court of the United States
New Discovery for Soldiers in Paris
Paris reports French scientist M Paul Gifford has found a new propulsive force called La Nouvelle Baltistique a liquified gas. A small steel receptacle holds three hundred drops under the rifle barrel. Trigger pulls release a drop into the breech which volatilizes on contact with air, producing a powerful silent expulsion of the bullet and potential artillery use.
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Paris
M. Paul Gifford
Fifty Japanese Drowned in Osaka Launch Disaster
From Osaka comes news of a launch accident that drowned fifty people amid a crowded scene. The boat keeled over during ebb tide as ropes were too short, sending passengers into the water. Rescue efforts saved many, but fifty five bodies were recovered and four are missing, with twenty more injured.
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Francisco
Cal
Osaka
Wyoming Admitted State Amid Broad 19th Century News
Telegraph bulletin covers Wyoming statehood, Idaho statehood signing, Salt Lake Opera House fire losses, Louisiana lottery bill, Missouri River steamers, German rifle meeting, National Educational Association meeting in St Paul, Bulgarian abdication rumor, Chinese envoy retaliation, Central American arms orders, Union Pacific accident, Mare Island coal fraud claim, severe Lake Michigan windstorm, Emin Pasha reflections, Fort Worth streetcar strike, Congo State finances with Belgium, aeronaut Black fatality, Queen Victoria gift to Dorothy Tennett, Japanese House of Peers election results, Tribble murder arrest, Cheyenne statehood celebration plans, New York cloakmaker riot, Ontario flag vandalism, Brooks comet observed, Wells Fargo express robbery, Yukon boundary shift, London police discontent and looming strike.
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Louisiana House of Representatives
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Paul
National Educational Association
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Stambuloff
China
United States
Union Pacific
Wyoming
New York
Mare Island
Lake Michigan
Emin Pasha
Hartlaub
Fmin
Fort Worth
Wind Storm Destroys Fargo Structures Kills Seven Children
A Fargo wind storm on the 7th lasted about thirty minutes, shifting from south to northwest. It demolished houses, unroofed blocks, toppled three electric towers, and left the city in darkness. Seven McCarthy children died in a coal bin collapse. their mother injured but recovering. A westbound train derailed, twelve cars overturned, with many injuries. Repair shops, depots, and multiple buildings suffered, with total damage around $25,000.
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Fargo
James McCarthy
Pacific Great Northern
Milws
Census pace quickens as electrical counting aids apportionment
Washington July 5 The Census Office expects the rough count of the nation’s population to be ready by August 1 enabling Congress to consider re apportionment. Electricity speeds tabulation, lifting daily counts from thousands to millions. Republicans, led by Quay, forecast gains in electoral votes including Northwest states and several new totals for 1880.
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Porter
Congress
Quay
Northwest
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Thrilling seal shipment disaster on Santa Fe train
Frank Terry, a Wells Fargo express messenger, his helper, and a baggage man faced a furious mammoth seal on a Santa Fe train near Argentine. The ship ment from San Francisco to New York carried four seals in wooden cages. three died from heat and dehydration. One male went mad, killed a mate, then broke its cage and attacked Terry before dying. The surviving seal was kept alive and sent to New York.
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Frank Terry
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express
Santa Fe
Argentine
San Francisco
New York
Sea Islands
Pacific
Zoological Garden
Denver
Express
Terry
Armour
Cutting Rates Again From Kansas City to Chicago
General Passenger Agent Carlton of the Chicago and Alton announces a special round trip rate of 16.70 dollars from Kansas City to Chicago and back, effective July 5 through August 17, due to Burlington moves. Chairman Goddard authorized other railroads to match the rate.
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Curcaco
Carlton
Chicago & Alton
Goddard
Burlington
Kansas City
Chicago
Impending Balkan storm prompts diplomatic shifts
European notes report a rising crisis in the Balkans with officials canceling holidays. Germany eyes active guidance through Ambassador Radowitz, while Britain and Austria coordinate, and Russia contemplates war indemnity terms. Greece and Servia demand concessions, and a Bulgarian rising could trigger general conflict.
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Foreign Office
Herr von Radowitz
Constantinople
Kissingen
W. A. White
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Gaste
Austria
Songe
Maeildorf
Germany
Prince Bismarck
Herr Radowitz
Bulgaria
Russia
von Caprivi
Berlin
William
Greece
Servis
French Senate Sets Tariffs on Corn and Corn Meal
Paris July 5 The Senate voted three francs duty on corn and six francs on corn meal as a continuation of a nine year policy against American pork. Compte Foucher de Carcte argued pork import bans force corn protection. Milland said pork ban rests on health pretext. Temps article hints possible pork prohibition withdrawal.
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Paris
Senate
France
Compte Foucher de Carcte
M. Milland
The
Temps
Threatened strike of English telegraph operators
Agitation among London telegraph operators for higher wages is growing and slowing service. Rumor says the British government may seek help from American telegraph companies for a large force of operators if a strike occurs. Workers condemn the plan and urge American craftsmen not to aid the government in suppressing them. Several employees were discharged today for joining protests.
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London
Strand
West End
The Transfer of Heligoland Ceremony Planned
Lexpos reports elaborate ceremonies planned as Heligoland passes from Britain to Germany. Two fleets, one with the German Emperor aboard and another commanded by the Duke of Edinburgh, will approach Heligoland. The British flag will be saluted first, followed by the German flag, then the island will be handed over and the German flag saluted by the British fleet. British officers will dine on the German flagship to meet the Emperor.
Disorder in the Italian Chamber Ignites Protest
In Rome on July 6 the Chamber of Deputies erupted as Premier Crispi declared he held documents with serious charges against Catania's municipal authorities and refused to reveal them until the proper time. Signor Imbriani and other members denounced the premier's conduct.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Crispi
Catania
Signor Imbriani
The Silver Bill Compromise Move in Senate and House
The joint fence committee of the Senate and House has agreed on a compromise measure. It requires the Treasury to buy up to 4.5 million ounces of silver bullion monthly at market price, issuing redeemable treasury notes in coin. Notes are legal tender for public and private debts, with redemption in gold or silver at the secretary’s discretion. The act plans monthly coinage of 2 million ounces of bullion into silver dollars until July 1991 to back redemptions.
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Secre
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Hota
Wyoming
Jair
Allison
Cockrell
Els
Horss
Hitt
Hitt of Committee On
Great Britain
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Iss
McMillan
Spe
Dingley
Maine
House
Senate and House Debates on Silver Tariff and Land Court
Congressional debates span the silver bill and free coinage, with Sherman Teller and others arguing for parity and relief. Senate conferees take up land court, private land claims, and Wyoming military reservations, while the House considers rules, diplomatic treaties, and executive business as adjournment nears.
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Sherman
Defeais
Teller
Stewart
Terry O
Sena
S. Cox
Voorhees
West
Dixon
Evarts
House
Wyomis
Sion
Carey
Committee On Rules
Rail Line Collision Near Montewo Trains Wrecked
A south bound Louisville and Nashville accommodation train collided with a freight train near Clear Creek Montewo, Alabama. Engines split, one engineer John W. Green killed, fireman Bob Watson and John A. Webb of Atlanta injured, and several others hurt. Witnesses report orders confusion contributed to the crash.
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Alabama
Louisville & Nash
Clear Creek
Monte
John W. Green
Bob Watson
John A. Webb
Atlanta
Armisted
Ender
Clinton
Parr
Ben Swoop
Green
Rocs
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