Colorado Notes News Roundup of State Events
The Farmers Alliance grows to 1 925 Colorado members and Durango grand jury indicts twenty saloon keepers for Sunday liquor sales. Summit County miners urge a 1.5 percent duty on imported lead ores. University of Colorado seniors wear square-topped caps. First Annual Douglas County Horse Show at Castle Rock showcased many fine animals. Denver graduates of Iowa State University form an association with Chief Justice Helin as president. Reverend Charles Uzzell dies in Los Angeles after mission work in Denver. School directors elections bring out women voters with Mrs. Burt and spouse elected in Greeley. a gas accident on a wedding tour in Grand Island, Nebraska leaves a couple dead and the wife dead. Colorado lottery firms operate illegally, taking mail shipments. several arrests follow. Trinidad reports a fatal accident of 12 year old Rannah Wilkinson due to a window sash accident at home. Government reservoir site surveys cover 22 000 square miles in the Arkansas valley district at $95 000 cost, with a Beulah basin proposed for $5 000 but land held by settlers drives up cost. Rocky Ford notes Mrs. Irvine elected to the school board by one vote amid strong female mobilization. Charley Hedrick escapes a silver tip bear clash near Grand Lake with injuries. Tillman saves him with three shots. Denver tallies a daylight murder rape case of Mrs. Butterfield, and detectives pursue the culprit. Wash Indos reports Judge Hallett’s protest against a Leadville district court term. cites Denver as favored due to population and mine-related cases, urging rejection of a western district bill.
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Farmers’ Alliance
Colorado
Durango
Summit County
University of Colorado At Boulder
Douglas County
Castle Rock
Greeley
Chas. Burt
Logan County
Granfs Island
Nebraska
Burt
Denver
United States
Trinidad
Rannah Wilkinson
Government
Arkansas Valley District
Beulah
Rocky Ford
W. J. Irvine
Irvine
T. J. Wilson
Charley Hedrick
Grand Lake
Hedrick
Lee Tillman
Brain
Tillman
Hallett
Leadville
Wash Indos
Townsend
House Judiciary Committee
Leadrile
Pueblo
del Norte
Stanley Speaks on Africa at Albert Hall reception
The Geographical Society honored Henry Morton Stanley at Albert Hall with a gala reception led by the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals. Medals were awarded, and Stanley described exploration’s social and commercial benefits, noting British expansion to the Congo’s eastern reaches and the need to advance humanity through discovery.
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Stanley
Africa
Loxton
Geographical Society
Albert Hall
Prince
Princess of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Teck
Duke of Fife
Duke of Arsyle
Paris
Society
Prince of Wales
Carpers
Congo
Lord Randolph Churchill Reform Temperance Idea Debate
London reports on Lord Randolph Churchill as a temperance reformer in the House. He advocates closing superfluous public houses by county vote, with compensation to publicans if districts vote to suppress liquor sales. Critics doubt his motives, though some say his interest is genuine and aimed at rehabilitation.
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New Yorke
G. W. Smakey
London
the Tribune
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lord Randolph
Wilfred Lawson
Governor Hill Proposes Constitutional Election Reform
Governor Hill in Axsany New York on May 5 urged a concurrent resolution to amend the State constitution removing from each house the power to judge elections and placing jurisdiction in the courts He also asked legislature action to prompt Congress to pursue a federal amendment The aim is to have contests decided on merits and curb legislative bias
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Axsany
N. Y
Hill
Congress
Bombarded Whydah by French Warship in Dahomey
Reports from Lagos West Africa say a French man of war bombarded Whydah Dahomey on April 94th and 6th. Afterward the French commander sent an ultimatum to the king of Dahomey demanding surrender of European prisoners in his hands or face another bombardment.
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Paris
Lagos
West Africa
Whydah
Dahomey
Whydak
New Bridge Over Mississippi and Global Notes
Reports across the era note a completed bridge at St. Louis and global events from arbitration proposals to labor strikes. Highlights include Cleveland’s Supreme Court practice, May Day actions, a major railway contract in Mexico, and unrest in Lehigh Indian Territory.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Laramie
Bill Nye
C. L. Bannar
London
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Hamburg
Germany
Washington
Singer Sewing Machine
Elizabeth
N. J
Cushing
Newport
New York
Lehigh
Indian Territory
Terrible Fire at Montreal Insane Asylum
A fire at Congeue Pointe insane asylum near Montreal destroyed a brick building with six story wings. Dozens of inmates fled as nuns and staff tried to evacuate, with many women dying in upper wards. Estimated dead around fifty. heroic efforts by three young sisters and others saved some lives. The building, insured for 30,000, had pumps but no connection between pumps and boilers.
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Lexeur Porte
Quebec
Congeue Pointe
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Bend
Marie
Ethacs
Demerese
Gilbert
Langrene
Sisters of Providence
Premier Mercier
Montreal Exhibition
Presbyterians to Revise Confession Rules Set for May Assembly
A two year old committee of the Presbyterian Church met in PrrrspurG to draft procedural rules for revising the confession of faith. The panel includes ex Justice Strong and ministers from Cincinnati Baltimore Philadelphia and Elizabeth N J They aim to guide the May 15 Saratoga assembly on discussion and revision processes with no firm stance on revision itself. Roberts indicated the report will first go to the assembly for approval and is unlikely to spark major church controversy.
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Prrrspurg
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Strong
United States Supreme Court
W. Roberts
Cincinnati
Wilson
Philadelphia
Leftwich
Baltimore
D. E. Kempshaw
Elizabeth
N. J
General Assembly
Saratoga
Roberts
General Assembly of the Church
Saratown
State School Fund and land gains outlined
The Colorado School Journal reports total school land at 3 505 080 acres with 2 745 053 acres in state title. Of that, 64 780 acres have been sold for 1 156 991 23 dollars, funding the permanent fund. Deferred payments and interest total 380 164 04 dollars. State warrants hold 609 195 44 dollars earning six percent, with 197 000 plus to form capital bonds. The article also notes temporary losses, future indemnities, and expected full availability of the land.
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Colorado School Journal
Washington
Necesecccnc
Siource
Tennessee Wild Man Captured Then Freed in Mountain Tale
Mason Evans, known as the wild man of the Chilhowle Mountains, was hunted and captured for display in Athens Tennessee but released after lawyers warned against further confinement. Born May 10 1834 in East Tennessee he once taught at a college before fleeing into the mountains and living as a hermit. He disappeared toward his cave after being freed.
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Chattannooga
Tenn
Mason Evans
Chilhowie
Athens
Tennessee
Evans
Chilhowle Mountains
East Tennessee
May Day Demonstrations Span Europe and America
Laborers across Europe and the United States marked May Day with processions and meetings advocating shorter work hours. While riots were largely avoided by police vigilance, Pesth saw bayonet troops charge and injure several. In New York a Socialist rally drew thousands led by Sergius Escheviteca who urged unity under a red flag amid a sea of banners and two US flags, one with skull and crossbones.
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Europe
America
Pesth
Austria
New York
Sergius Escheviteca
United States
Senate and House Debates on Cattle, Trade, and Becks Death
Congressional reports detail bills on cattle inspection and anti discrimination on railroads, customs reforms, and trade with foreign nations. Senate discusses a marine export bill, public parks, and land office actions, with Beck's death announced and funeral plans arranged. House approves appropriation measures and confers on Mississippi improvements.
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Ate
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