The Register Opinion on Corporations and Society
A series of observations on corporations, politics, education, and public duties. The piece critiques greed in business, links wealth to intellectual decline, notes mass land grants and shipping dangers, and argues for citizen voting duties and a weekly day of rest. It cites Wells on growing building associations and discusses public policy in France, Germany, and Hungary.
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France
Germany
Hungary
Colorado News Roundup From State Capital Headlines
A Boulder powder explosion caused damage. Georgetown voters author 0,000 bonds for water works. a Leadville doctor shot his finger off. Grand Army encampment met at Manitou. Denver brickmakers strike against non union workers. Glenwood celebrates new bridge opening. Busk Ivanhoe tunnel accident killed a worker. Park County man killed in rancher dispute. Salida ex-town clerk charged with embezzlement. land office suspends eleven townships including Glenwood Aspen area. Stimpson sentence for Canon City crime. poison whisky incident harms two Rhode Island women in Denver. Pueblo post office receipts rise prompting first class status. Mrs. W. S. Thomas seeks admission to Colorado bar. fatal Rio Grande track accident near New Castle. Millington poisoning case ends in acquittal. census bulletin notes Colorado florists and glasshouse stats.
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Boulder
Georgetown
Leadville
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Colorado
Wyoming
Manitou
Denver
Glenwood
E. O
Yffe
Park County
Aribner
Rhode Island
Josephine Barnaby
Postoffice Department
Pueblo
W. 5
Thomas
Supreme Court
Colorado
District Court
Central City
Clayton F. Becker
Jefferson County
James M
Edward Ferguson
Rio Grande
New Castle
Millington
Frank Millington
Mary Millington
Sarah Millington
W. H. Avery
Fort Collins
Lynched by Soldiers After Walla Walla Killing
Soldiers from the garrison lynched J Hunt the evening after he killed Private Miller at Walla Walla. Hunt was shot in the court house yard by about 30 to 40 armed men as a 2,000 strong crowd watched. Sheriff McFarland and Prosecuting Attorney Blandford had feared a mob and sought aid from Colonel Compton to guard the jail. Hunt, a gambler, fatally shot a soldier after a quarrel in a saloon the previous Wednesday night.
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PD. J. Hunt
Miller
Walla Walla
Court House
McFarland
Hunt
Blandford
Compton
Fire in Stillwater Penitentiary Paint Shop
A Stillwater Minnesota dispatch reports a Wednesday evening blaze in the paint shop of the penitentiary. Oils exploded, spreading to other buildings including the binding plant. Despite efforts, the fire damaged the solitary cell houses with windows burned out and heavy smoke. losses estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 with limited insurance. Authorities suspect convicts or spontaneous combustion.
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Stillwater
Minn
Con
West End
European Notes and Cardigan Tithe Riots Stir Wales
A Berlin dispatch reports Prince Bismarck missed Moltke’s funeral igniting disappointment though illness is suspected. Wales Cardigan sees a fiery tithe riot as an auctioneer faces a crowded mob armed with vintage eggs. platform set ablaze, chief constable threatened, auctioneer captured but released after promising to abandon the tithe.
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Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Cardigan
Wales
Torpedoes and English Ironclads Clash over Tacit Threats
The British admiralty orders patrols in Chilean waters to gather full details on recent destruction of Chilean insurgent warships by torpedoes. The affair sparks naval debate on ironclads ability to dodge danger, as Brennan torpedoes gain attention and cost, while efforts to shield ships from torpedoes remain unsolved.
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Lospex
The
Chicago News
Chilian
British Capture Manipur After Desperate Assault
British forces cut off Manipuri retreat and charged the entrenched position near the capital. A severe hand to hand fight left the enemy routed with 200 killed. one British officer killed and four wounded. The capital area was found deserted, the magazine exploded, palace wrecked, and the heads of Quinton and other English party members were found in a nearby enclosure. The rajah and nobles fled northeast by the sole escape road just before British arrival.
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Manipur
Quinton
Senapatty
Murderous Greek Riots in Corfu Target Jewish Quarter
A Corfu dispatch reports Greeks rioting against Jews after falsely claiming a Jewish child’s murder. The body proved to be a Jewish leader’s daughter. Jewish shops closed under a military cordon as rioters attacked, were repelled by troops, and many Jews suffered injuries.
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Corfu
Italian deputies erupt as Imbriani accuses slave trade
In Rome on Wednesday Signor Imbriani charged the government with allowing an open slave trade in Africa and claimed thirty five rescued girls were distributed to Italian officers there. Marquis Di Rudini protested the accusations without proof as uproar and calls to withdraw echoed through the chamber and the session was suspended.
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Signor Imbriani
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Africa
Marquis di Rudini
Fire Sets Blaze On Load Of Cedar Posts In New Mexico
John Swarton of Juanita City New Mexico was riding home with a load of cedar posts when a pipe ash or hot spark set the stack ablaze. He jumped off released the team and wagon while the load burned to embers. The wagon irons ash and the horses escaped, found at Nevajo Springs next day with scattered gear along the road.
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Will A. Strong
Louisiana
Baton House
Strong
Sss
Mexico
John Swarton
Juanita City
New Mexico
Nevajo Springs
Denver Affairs and Paving Push Amid Mud and Tours
Denver faces a muddy week as streets near paving, while Vanderbilt and Depew visit to inspect Colorado prospects. Western Commercial Congress ahead, Harrison visit anticipated, and a grand pageant planned with schoolchildren. Real estate outlook, Bernhardt engagements, irrigation paper launch, dog show highlights, and Idaho Falls excursion tease future growth.
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Imore
Vanderbilt
Depew
Congress
Bernh
PentaNew
Dexven
Colo
Denver
Colorado
Western Commercial Congress
Harrison
Chamber of Commerce and Citizens of
Grand Army of the Republic
Doodle
Cherry Creek
Platte
South Side
A. C. Fisk
Messrs
F. W. Rand
Interior Land and Immigration Company
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Chilean Vessel Sunk in Bay of Celera Strike
Dispatch from Chile reports April 22 morning action in the Bay of Celera. Italian? wait. Admiral Lynch and Admiral Condell torpedoed the insurgent ironclads Blanco and Huscar, capturing the Blanco flagship of Captain Monte. Blanco sank with seven officers and 150 men. torpedo vessels launched seven torpedoes. An Aconcagua transport entered harbor after hourlong engagement with torpedo cars. Insurgent forces, including Lavestil tus Admiral Cochran, Elmorado, Abato, Magalunes, and twelve armed transports, were involved.
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Chili
New York
Admiral Lynch
Condell
Moraga
Fuerentes
Bay of Celera
Hlanco
Huscar
Blanco
Monte
Lynch
Calera
Bianco
Valdez
Pacheco
Aconcagua
Insurgente Lavestil Tus
Cochran
Elmorado
Cor
Spectacular Bay Area Welcome for President in San Francisco
President arrival in Oakland sparked a dazzling display with signal rockets and bonfires atop Telegraph and California street hills. Vessels lit by red fire and electric lights lined the bay as crowds cheered from Market street to Mechanics Pavilion. The president viewed the procession from the steamer and the pavilion crowd swelled past 30,000, with no speech due to the large turnout and packed venue.
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Oakland
Telegraph
California
San Francisco
Piedmont
United States
Charleston
Revenue
Coast Survey
China
Bay
Market Street
Mechanics
California National Guard
Dickinson
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Y O'Clock
Turbulent wartime notes and disasters across nations
Dispatches report heavy rain in Peru washing away houses and crops while violence erupts with insurgents in India and clashes in Spain. Reports describe deaths from heart disease and a fatal prison turn key shooting in Michigan. A California visit by the President is noted amid stray flowers from schoolchildren. Railroads face rate disputes, banking losses surface, and a new pipeline scheme draws attention alongside a dangerous push to tunnel under Detroit Windsor. Other items include a safe with jewels sunk off San Francisco, a Chinese government note to Senator Blair, and Anna Dickinson lecturing in New York.
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Sara Bernhardt
San Francisco
California
Beirs
Cincinnati
B. P. Hutchinson
Chicago
Ninth National Bank Yorks
Tte
Hill
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