Notable National Outlook and Local Turbulence
News briefs report Jesse Seligman’s death on the 23rd, continued Greek earthquakes, Samoa annexation talks, and mass miner migrations from Kansas to Alabama. Banquets mark General Grant’s birthday, while coal strikes widen in Illinois and Pennsylvania with 50,900 miners out.
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Ocy
Jesse Seligman
New York
Greece
England
United States
Germany
Samoa
Kansas
Alabama
General Grant
Samuel Allerton
Chicago
Homestake
Sullivan
Trunk Line Association
Coxey
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Sheriffs Party
la Salle
Illinois
Honolulu
Gilroy
Alice Pierce
English Adaptation of ‘‘Hannele
Yale-Harvard
House of Representatives
New Haven
Connecticut
Edward Hutton
Denver
Harvard
Nick Myers Commits Murder and Is Killed in Shootout
A deputy sheriff attempts to arrest Nick Myers in Doyleville over a neighbor’s warrant. Myers fires on the deputy, fatally wounding him, then flees. A posse tracks him near Chetop where Myers again opens fire and is killed by return fire.
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Nick Myers
Gunnison
John Myers
Doyleville
Myers
Deering
Chetop
Indians in Albuque rque jail attempt suicide after murder charge
Three Navajo Indians jailed in Albuquerque on charges of murdering D N Smith a merchant and trader at De fiance station on the Atlantic Pacific railroad attempted suicide by leaping from a cage Friday morning Two leaped head first one breaking his neck the other fracturing his skull The third refrained The man with the broken neck is dying and the other is said to recover
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Albuquerque
D. N. Smith
Defiance Station
Atlantic & Pacific
Sheep Health Sweep In Mesa County Under State Vet
Mesa County state veterinarian Dr Grosewell and local inspector J F Mason inspect local herds finding several in poor condition. Sheep will be moved soon likely to Henry mountains and Tennessee pass while two imported flocks are redirected or returned. Officials hope the effort ends the sheep trouble in the area.
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Grosewell
J. F. Mason
Mess County
Henry Mountains
Clark
Utah
Colby
Tennessee Pass
Simm
Fruita
Gresswell
Grant confirmed for Ojo Caliente land in Taos and Rio Arriba
The United States Court of Private Land Claims upheld part of the Ojo Caliente grant in Taos and Rio Arriba counties. It reduced an eight mile by 35,900 acre tract to a three quarter mile wide strip and set the eastern boundary along hills west of the Ojo Caliente River. Attorney Laughlin seeks a rehearing at the next term. the grant is attributed to Delegate Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court of Private Land Claims
Taos
Rio Arriba
Laughlin
Joseph
Editor Rosewater jailed for contempt of court in Omaha
Edward Rosewater editor of the Omaha Bee was imprisoned for thirty days and fined $300 by District Judge Scott for contempt of court regarding a local article. The case arises from a published piece judged in contempt.
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Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Scott
Judge Scott Lets Rich Off and Jails Poor, Rosewater Involved
The Bee notes Judge Scott gave light sentences to wealthy defendants while sending poorer individuals to jail. The journalist rosewater shares the same fate, imprisoned despite claims of prior knowledge. Rosewater gains Supreme Court release in six hours amid anticipated reversal.
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The
Bee
Commissioner Clash Over Malfeasance Charges
Gov Waite orders Commissioners Raynolds and Boettcher to appear on the 30th to answer charges of malfeasance. The allegations include paroling convicts transferred from the penitentiary to the reformatory in violation of law and employing a detective illegally.
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Waite
Raynolds and
Boettcher
Reformatory
Courts Must Settle It Involving Penitentiary Commissioners
Commissioners Raynolds and Boettcher of the penitentiary board will appear before the governor to answer charges against them. They will resist any order of removal and anticipate court involvement as the governor moves toward removal. They do not deny charges about transferring prisoners to the reformatory and parole actions. The dispute centers on statutory interpretation and the commissioners intend to continue fighting on that basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raynolds and Boettcher
Penitentiary Board
Reformatory
Denver Market Prices and Livestock Totals
Denver market summary lists eggs butter creamery dairy and bay products with prices. Cattle and hogs show figures for choice steers cows and native feeders while poultry and turkeys appear with per unit values and estimates.
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State Ile
Denver to New Mexico Rains Boost Rural Outlook
The Las Vegas Stockgrower reports rains ended hard times in New Mexico. Trinidad agents note rising demand for small rental houses. Miss Jeanne Sorabji, a high caste Hindu woman, wed Professor Cavalier of Los Angeles in Denver on the 26th. A large Home Reserve of Coxey's army forms in Denver to bolster the Coxey movement. An army also forms at Seattle and camps on the 26th with no transport plans. Crested Butte coke orders rise while Omaha Grant Smelter resumes at 21 car loads weekly.
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Trinidad
Jeanne Sorabji
Denver
Professor Cavalier
Los Angeles
California
Coxey's Army
Coxey
Seattle
Crested Butte
Omaha Grant
Trinity Methodist Church
Lafayette
Washington Agi Wheat Congree and Ent Rr Gea A Large Numbered Rad
A garbled report notes George Francis Trat aiding a centric effort in Washington. He saves at the rmg without a license and is discharged. Discusses plans for Union Parisie and government issues. Wolcott criticizes actions while Hatton is mentioned with the Washington Post. A letter from Cleveland references pledges and timing.
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Washington
George Francis Trat
George Francs
Rmg
Licen Bt
Union Parise
Port Laramie reports on the Elks industry and local flood event
A fragmentary Wyoming item notes Elks industry activity in Port Laramie and nearby counties. It mentions rising water sources, a flooded mine, city wells impacted, and a claim confirmation in land grants in Pecos valley. The report references Morton, Marquez heirs, and a Cripple Creek incident with a worker injured by a falling bucket.
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United States Conti Land Claims
Cig
Pecos
Morton
Juan Marques
Marquez
William Dillon
Cripple Creek
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Supreme Court of California
Blythe
Florence Blythe
Florence Blythe Hickley
Thomas H. Blythe
Great Northern
Hill
American Railway Union
Brotherhood
Buffalo
Flower
Western Region
Mesa County Sheep
Rosewater
Ary Co
Denver Mar
Estern Scone
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Osborne
Chris Erich
James Kintaler
John Buetler
Nebraska
Wyoming State Penitentiary
AGI
Frank Hatton
Olintington Post
Cleveland
Port Laramie
Wyoming
J. Ih. Okie & County
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