Colorado Items From Denver to Leadville in 1889
A wide array of notices reports: Otto Mears staffing 1500 workers on a southern railroad, Pike’s Peak cog-wheel railroad delay to mid August, a Missouri horse thief identified, Durango yardmaster Robert Henly killed, Denver mill men strike unresolved, Golconda ore rich finds, Rio Grande road bed washed near Carbondale, a West Denver woman dies from neglect, London Gaily Company shows in Denver, Aspen’s Jack Williams offers 20000 for Cowenhaven tunnel stake, Welsh festival in Denver July 2 3, possible Mormon colonies in San Luis Valley, Greeley State Normal School cornerstone ceremonies, ammonia explosion at Trinidad brewery, revolver accident near Kifle, WCTU lunch laundry at Glen Park, Steam Boat Springs school house bonds, Decoration Day services, Leadville drownings and mining accidents, Loveland child killed, Montrose bank hold up foiled, two fatal Leadville mine accidents, Boulder creamery seeking buyer, Pueblo land office safe crack attempt fails, Wagon Wheel Gap trout run booming as river clears.
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Pike's Peak
Moffitt
Missouri
Robert Henly
Durango
Denver
Senator Bowen
Golconda
Rio Grande
Carbondale
London Gaily
Opera House
Jack Williams
Aspen
Cowenhaven
San Luis Valley
Monte Vista
John Sogard
Antonito
State Normal School
Greeley
The Original Package Act and the Wilson bill
Senator Blair hails passage of the Wilson bill to overturn the original package ruling. He argues the Supreme Court decision empowered federal control over liquor and urged States to exercise police power to regulate liquor the moment it arrives within state boundaries. Blair calls the measure a landmark for temperance and a step toward universal prohibition.
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Wasnixgton
Blair
New York
Friends of Temperance
Wilson Bil
Senate
Dedication of Garfield Memorial in Cleveland Ohio
The Garfield Memorial in Lakeview Cemetery was dedicated with grand ceremonies in Cleveland May 30 attended by President and cabinet members, Congress members and national figures. A 160 foot monument costing about 15 million dollars was unveiled after a two hour, five mile parade of 25,000 marchers. President Harrison praised Garfield as a model of public service while General Sherman lauded him as a man of soldier and citizen for future generations.
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Garfield
Cleveland
Lakeview Cemetery
Congress
Harrison
Sherman
James Abram Garfield
Fort Worth Spring Palace Destroyed by Fire
Fort Worth Texas suffers major loss as the Spring Palace burns from a second floor fire at 10 30 p m during a concert break. Thousands flee in panic with cries from women and children. Fire crews inside do not halt the blaze though no fatalities occur. Several people suffer injuries from burns and trampling.
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Fort Wort
Tex
Fort Worth
Spring Palace
Severe Storms Plague Midwestern States
Dispatches report a series of fierce storms across Western Iowa Nebraska and nearby towns. A cyclone damaged Greenwood Mills County killing two and injuring six inmates at a state facility. Lincoln area Warsaw and Loveland suffer extensive destruction with multiple deaths and injuries. Bradstreet New York reports a cyclone blowing down most homes. two killed and several injured. Telegraph lines down and few details available.
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Middle States
St. Louis
Iowa
Grenwood
Mills County
Institute For Feeble Minded Children
Council Bluffs
Lincoln
Neb
Warsaw
Loveland
We. Boyer
Oses
New York
Bradstreet
Powder House Explosion Shatters Mansfield Area
A lightning strike during a storm hit Tracy & Avery's powder house east of Mansfield, triggering a blast that shattered windows, knocked china from shelves, and toppled two nearby houses. One vacant home and another occupied by Henry Roost and family were leveled. a six month old baby was killed and a mother and child are gravely injured. Bricks and debris were dispersed up to a quarter mile away.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Tracy & Avery
Powder
The
Cty
Henry Roost
Paris Canal Commission Reports Costs for Panama Scheme
The special Panama canal commission prepared a report estimating maintenance at 5,000,000 francs annually with 1,000,000 francs administration and 10,000,000 francs transit costs. Income over four years is set at 9,400,000 francs based on 4,104,000 tons and 1.244 francs per ton. After year twelve annual receipts and expenses total 4,000,000 francs to be distributed to shareholders under a future contract.
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Paris
Panama Canal Commission
Cew
The Arid Lands and Entry Prohibition Opinion
The Attorney General explains the act aims to prevent entry and settlement in arid lands that could be improved by irrigation projects under government schemes. It suspends entry rights for lands likely to be designated for reservoirs ditches or canals and could reserve most of the arid region if the law is altered.
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United States
Congress
Sedt
Great Arid
London police threaten strike and global tidings
Telegraph dispatch reports police in London threatening a strike. Clarkson to resign as Assistant Postmaster General. Also listed are a Nebraskan legislative session withdrawal, a marriage engagement for Count Herbert Bismarck, a Marinette banker suicide, a Wis. cloud burst, Alaska glaciers expedition, and a 101-year-old death near Washington.
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London
Clarkson
Nebraska
Herbert Bismarck
Dudley
A. S. Brown
Marinette
Wis
Sam Small
New Methodist College
Ogden
Arcadia
Alaska
J. S. Swain
George Washington
Egypt
Cleopatra
Catastrophic Oakland train wreck as drawbridge fails
At Webster Creek Oakland a local train going toward Alameda plunged through an open drawbridge after a yacht passed. Engine and first car sank. thirteen bodies recovered as rescuers searched the muddy estuary. Passengers and crew aided each other amid chaos and water, with many women and children among the survivors.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Oakland
San Antonio
Webster Creet
Alameda
Sam Dunn
O'Brien
F. F. Finley
George T. Hawley
Des Moines Artist Southwick Stabbed and Robbed
Prof. Lawrence A. Southwick, a leading Des Moines artist, was stabbed in his bed and robbed of 1000 dollars from a trunk in his sleeping room. He was found by pupil Miss Kate Frederick about 10 50 am, unconscious in a bloodstained room. The mammary artery was severed, but doctors reported the wound may not be fatal.
Bride-to-be Susie Richardson Dies By Strychnine Intent
A Mexico Missouri report states Miss Susie Richardson, who planned to wed William Danderm, took a large dose of strychnine at her Ladonia home after her mother urged against the marriage. She died within hours, and Danderm is closely guarded as grief-stricken.
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Kansas City
Mexico
Missouri
Susie Richardson
Ladonia
Mr. Hill
Census Official Seeks Justice Aid Over Census Refusals
Washington Va June 5 Census Superintendent Porter said he asked the Department of Justice to act against two sections of the census law. One fines those who refuse to answer census questions and the other penalizes enumerators who fail to perform duties after taking an oath. By noon he had word of twenty three persons nationwide who refused to give any information. Porter said he would vigorously prosecute violators.
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Washington, V.A
Porter
Department of Justice
Vy settles clerkenes vilcoms fevers case
Vy presided over a case involving the Assistant Postmaster and Clerkenes vilcoms residents with fevers, addressing grievances and ordering medical or administrative actions as needed.
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Clerkenes
President Harrison Arrives in Cleveland Amid Massive Reception
President Harrison arrived in Cleveland this afternoon to a twenty one gun salute. A huge crowd greeted the party at the depot and trailed the procession through the streets to the destination, with intense enthusiasm and loud cheering overshadowing the cannon.
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Cleveland
Harrison
Peri
Presi
Congress Provides Liquor Package Rule and Senate Action
The Senate debated naval appropriations and public lands and passed a military academy conference report. In the House a bill on original packages was approved 54 to 10, declaring liquor in original packages remains subject to state laws on arrival. Debates followed on public building bills and Alaska school provisions while Alabama election cases moved forward.
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Tavaspay
Stewart
Major Powel
Gorman
Major Powell
Portland
Oregon
Mills
Milixen
Allen
House
Moxpar
Senate
New Hampshire
Vermont
Morrill
Harris
Hovss
United
Australia
California
Supreme Court
Mexico
Morrow
San Francisco
Charleston
Louisiana
Congress
Committee On Education and Labor
Anot St
Alaska
Organiz Bureaus
Em. L.cocy
Pugh
Farwell House
Alabama
Mc Dutie
Fort Worth Palace Fire Rages Through Second Floor
A major blaze struck the Fort Worth Spring Palace in Fort Worth Texas at 10 80 o clock on May 30. The fire began on the second floor and rapid flames and panic swept through both upstairs and downstairs as patrons and staff screamed and rushed to safety amid a chaotic rescue effort.
Family poisoned after eating wild parsnip dug for horse medicine
A Canadian family was poisoned when they ate wild parsnip dug up by the father in the woods while seeking medicine for a sick horse. The incident highlights the dangers of consuming unknown plants found in nature.
Surveyors Lost in Johnson County Hunt Gone Three Days
Four surveyors from Bure lington Missouri River outfit go missing after three days of hunting in eastern Johnson County. Rescue crews search rough terrain as relatives request updates. Authorities caution on cold weather and limited shelter.
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Burelington
Missouri River Outfit
Johnson
Swiss warns France on released pilgrims after Paris bombs
Swiss authorities say several pilgrims expelled from Switzerland last year carried bombs when they left for France. The Swiss government cautioned French authorities that the men were not highly dangerous, though one tenant described as involved had involvement in arson and other crimes.
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Berne Oey
Paris
Switzland
France
Torreviet
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Colulkadldo Noules
Walsenburg
Otto Mears
Trinidad
Kifle
Glen Park
Beach
Steamboat Springs
Leadville
Annie Berry
Lara Wall
Arkansas River
Charles Brown
Thomas Brown
E. McClure
Bank of Montrose
W. J. Falk
Antioch
Thomas Fiannizan
James O'Donnell
Boulder
Pueblo Land Office
Swift
Wagon Wheel Gap
Fort Worth Spring Palace
Telegraph
Arrucania
Chili
Mediterranean
Brazil
Carnot
Duke of Orleans
Atlantic
Harvard
Yale
Eddie Abbott
Chicago
Blaine
England
Portugal
Delagoa Bay Railroad
Switzerland
Republican House Caucus
Feodrerovra
Siberia
Flower
Grant
Joe Allen
Mississippi
Nlo
Louis Marks
East Party-fifth Street
Marks
Washington
Rio Grande Western
Soldier’s Summit
Dutton
McGraw
Des Moines
Mile
President Harrison
Congressional
Terepar, Janes
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