Death of R W Woodbury a Denver pioneer dies
Denver July 13 General Roger Williams Woodbury one of Denver’s founders and a leading state figure died of heart failure at the De Stafford ranch near Sedalia. He was 62, had recently suffered heart damage, and his funeral plans will be announced. Survived by son Frank, he helped found Denver's library and aided Carnegie’s Denver gift. He served as editor and owner of local papers and led the Union Bank of Denver before the 1898 panic. He also chaired the California Eastern Railway and Cochiti projects.
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Roger Williams Woodbury
de Stafford
Sedalia
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Sedalia Ranch
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Grand Army of the Republic
First National Bank
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Andrew Carnegie
New Hampshire Infantry
Summit County
Golden
Transcript
Denver Daily Tribune
The
Tribune
Denver Daily Times
Far West
Little Sheet
Union Bank of Denver
California Eastern Railway Company
Cochiti Reduction and Improvement Company of
New Mexico
Gould predicts long lasting prosperity across the nation
George Gould toured the Wabash work in Pittsburgh on July 13 and expressed optimism about future business. He predicted no immediate decline, saw vast coal coke and steel sectors as drivers, and said Wabash between Toledo and Pittsburgh would be finished in 18 months with plans to extend to Baltimore. The financier doubted a peak in prosperity and foresees years of heavy construction.
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George Gould
Monongahela River
Gould
Toledo
Baltimore
First Torrens Act title registration filed in District Court
Denver July 13. William O. McFarlane filed the first initial registration under the Torrens act in the District Court. The application covers lots in Ebert and Witter additions with a $6710 assessed valuation, asserting clear title and asking judges to order registration by the register of titles. The action highlights the act's provision that a Torrens title is absolute and unassailable.
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Denver
District Court
William O. McFarlane
Booth Malone
John S. Mullins
Samuel L. Carpenter
P. L. Palmer
Frank T. Johnston
Ebert
Witter
New Comet Seen by Denver Astronomers
Dr Herbert A Howe of the University of Denver and Chamberlin Observatory announces a bright new comet visible to naked eye in the northeast around 9 PM. It lies east of north about midway to the zenith and travels roughly five degrees each day.
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Denver
Herbert A. Howe
University of Denver
Chamberlin Observatory
Excursion Train Wreck in Missouri Near Dead Man's Curve
Missouri Pacific fast mail No. 7 from St. Louis collided with stalled excursion train No. 6 near Dead Man's Curve between Little Blue and Lee Summit at 10:25 am yesterday. Three killed, fifty injured. Tramps among the dead.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Fast Mail
St. Louis
Little Blue
Lee Summit
Baptist Young People Union Concludes Atlanta Session
The Baptist Young People's Union of America wrapped up in Atlanta on July 13. The executive committee will choose next year's convention site. An audience heard the annual convention sermon by Dr. John W. Conley of Omaha.
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Atlanta
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
John W. Conley
Omaha
Appeal for Eight-hour Fund Exposed by Denver Strike
The Denver eight-hour strike moved to an international stage as the Western Federation of Miners issued an appeal for an eight hour fund to support the movement beyond Colorado. The call invites contributions from organized labor worldwide and socialist groups alike to push the eight hour day where it is not yet in force.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Kansas Weighs Compromise In Arkansas River Suit
Topeka July 13 E S Ashbaugh and Senator F D Smith Kansas attorneys in the irrigation suit against Colorado to enjoin use of Arkansas River waters are in Denver seeking a compromise If negotiations fail they will file a new bill of particulars in the U S Supreme Court The agreement to share information allows both sides access to needed data and both expect a compromise possibly including irrigation reservoirs as a settlement step
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F. D. Smith
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United States Supreme Court
Ashbaugh
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Smith
Supreme Court
Colorado Educator Praises Boston At National Ed Assn Meet
Colorado State Normal School President Zachariah Xenophon Snyder praised Boston after the National Educational Association convention. He highlighted the city's street cleanliness, polite transit conductors and police, and the absence of visible liquor sales as striking civic features.
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Boston
National Educational Association
Zachariah Xenophon Snyder
Colorado State Normal School
Greeley
Athletes as Harvest Hands In Westward Move
Forty young men from Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell Columbia and Lafayette left New York yesterday in a special car bound for Kansas. They go to aid harvesters for invigorating exercise and fall athletics prep in the clean air and healthy labor.
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Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Lafayette
Kansas
Wind Storm Damages Nebraska Town and Camp Meeting
A severe electrical and wind storm swept Beaver City Nebraska yesterday afternoon damaging small buildings windmills and the wheat crop. The Salvation Army camp meeting suffered losses as tents collapsed and Commander Holland was seriously injured by a falling pole. The camp was flooded.
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Neb
Salvation Army of
Kansas
Nebraska
Holland
Uncle Hiram Warns That the Adam Lurks in Us All
In a tale told by Uncle Hiram a street confrontation between two boys escalates into a brawl with bystanders. He recalls stepping in to separate them, being challenged by a passerby, and ending in a street hammering match. The lesson: the old Adam is lurking in us all and we must stay watchful.
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Uncle Hiram
Adam
Hiram
Special East Round Excursions One Fare Plus Two Dollars
Union Pacific announces excursions with one fare plus two dollars for round trips to Chicago St Louis Omaha St Paul Kansas City Minneapolis Memphis Peoria Duluth and Des Moines and to many points in Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and the northern Michigan peninsula plus parts of Illinois Missouri North Dakota and South Dakota Return within ninety days Tickets read over Union Pacific Through Pullman tourist cars Denver to Chicago nightly 1030 pm Berths cost 150 to Omaha 250 to Chicago or 100 for night Details from local agent 941 Seventeenth St Denver and E R Griffin General Agent.
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U. P
Eastern Express
E. R. Griffin
Seventeenth St
Spontaneous Combustion of Young Willows on the Cam
The article discusses spontaneous ignition of Hale and green willows along the River Cam near Cambridge England. It notes young, vigorous trees igniting and burning from within leaving charred remains after the fires, perplexing scientists as to how water-rich wood could burn without external help.
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Cambridge
England
Land sales and looping stunt school teased in mixed ads
Ad clutter ranges from land pitches in San Luis Valley to a looping stunt school in Paris, a fatal accident involving Albert Mennegris, consumer product pitches for Defiance Starch and Baxter's cigars, and brief jokes. The notices mix real estate offers, sensational school schemes, legal threats, and household goods in a single page snapshot.
Kaiser Wilhelm Surprise Party and Waiting Poem
A cheeky tale about Kaiser Wilhelm joking to surprise the fleet at Kiel by staging a torpedo raid on port after mistaking a naval officer for a friend. The piece shifts to a reflective poem on waiting and patience, then explains electricity safety rules for handling live conductors and rescue tips. It ends with a brief cartoonish exchange about a baby and ransom.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Kiel
Berlin
Admiral Wilhelm
Noted Yaqui Officer Loreto Villa Dead in Sonora Rise
Loreto Villa a famed Yaqui chieftain and major in a battalion of the National Guard died after a long decline from wounds in warfare. Villa led 200 followers against rebels after 1899 unrest, earned the cross of military merit, and remained loyal to the 1897 treaty at Oriz. His death ends a faithful military career for the federal government.
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Loreto Villa
Tetracombate
Ortiz
Villa
Tetibiate
National Guard
Nogales
Ariz
Oasis
A Modern Cannery Described as a Marvel of Machinery
Ray Stannard Baker extols a modern cannery's automated processes in the June Century, noting fish cleaning, filling, cooking, labeling, and boxing largely without human handling. The image of a can rolling through successive machines evokes precision and speed, culminating in ready-to-ship packaging.
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Ray Stannard Baker
Longevity in Europe by Nation and Life Expectancy
A foreign statistical return shows Sweden and Norway with the longest lifespans and Spain the shortest. Average life spans listed: Sweden and Norway 50 years, Britain 45 years 3 months, Belgium 44 years 11 months, Switzerland 44 years 4 months, France 43 years 6 months, Austria 39 years 8 months, Italy 39 years, Bavaria 36, Spain 32 years 4 months.
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Norway
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Belgium
Switzerland
France
Austria
Italy
Bavaria
Spain
Peruna praised by Emma Mitchell and others for female health
A testimonial from Emma Mitchell of Indianapolis credits Peruna with curing long standing female troubles and headaches. The ad claims most female illnesses stem from catarrh and cites endorsements from Belva Lockwood and others. It urges readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice and visit the Columbus Ohio sanitarium.
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Emma Mitchell
Louisiana Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Pernna
Verona
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Dean’s Kidney Pills Offer Hope for Kidney Ailments
Mrs. L. W. Ammamen reports sending for a trial box and finding relief from kidney-related pains. The letter describes improvement in back and limb swelling, with dropsy signs vanishing, as the pills help the child and others in the household.
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Lock Haves
T’a
Hair Growth Remedies for Skin Scalp and Hair
A brief advert highlights Purest, Sweetest, and Most Effective remedies claimed to promote hair growth, improve skin, and soothe the scalp. The copy emphasizes purity and natural ingredients while urging readers to try products for visible results.
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