Governor vetoes two bills funding road work and ditch project
The governor vetoed Senate Bill 313 which would have allocated 5 000 to widen and repair the Stonewall Trinidad wagon road, after State Engineer Sumner reported good condition. He also vetoed the Apis hapa ditch bill granting 4 000 to acquire rights of way and construct a ditch, warning it could endanger the reservoir by diverting water beyond capacity.
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Denver
Senate
Stonewall-Trinidad
Sumner
Coal Miners Strike Blocks Ohio Extension Rail Line
Fifteen thousand coal miners on the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western railroad walk out at noon in Roanoke. Most Flat Top region workers join the walkout except 1800 Browning Pocahontas and Southwest Virginia Improvement Co workers. Wage cut of 20 percent effective May first cited as trigger with operators backing the cuts to pressure terms on car distribution. Rumor of broader action with Browning and Southwest crews possibly striking next, guarded bridges and trestles noted.
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Roanoke
Pocahontas
the Times
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Southwest Virginia Improvement Company
Browning
Norfolk & Western
Southwest
Moonshiners Cowed In West Virginia Arrests
Moonshiners in Logan Mercer and McDowell counties were cowed after Marshal Smith and deputies pursued Lee Ward for illegal liquor sales. Ward was shot and died, and authorities released 100 moonshiners, including 20 women, to Charleston jail.
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Huntingdon
W. Va
Logan
Mercer
McDowell
Marshal Smith
Lee Ward
Ward
Smith
Charleston
Kentucky Tragedy: Prominent State Figures Die in Louisville
In Louisville two deaths are reported from separate establishments. Archie Brown, son and private secretary to the Kentucky governor, and Mrs. Fulton Gordon, famed for beauty and notable lineage, are killed by Mrs. Gordon’s husband who found them together in a disreputable house.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Archie Brown
Fulton Gordon
Gordon
Spanish steamship Viviana sails deepest bar pass in harbor
Alveston's Harbor Galveston Texas May 1 The Spanish steamship Viviana laden with cotton sailed yesterday drawing seventeen feet seven inches the greatest depth ever drawn crossing the bar During the shipping season from September 1 to date 242 foreign vessels laden with cotton cotton meal and oil cake have left this port carrying a tonnage nearly double that of last season.
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Galveston
Texas
Viviana
Japanese Kyoto Centennial marked in eleventh century celebration
The Japanese government issued a prospectus for the eleventh centennial of Kyoto founded 1100 years ago after Nagaoka. A national industrial exhibition will accompany the memorial event, the fourth such fair in Japan.
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Washington
Kyoto
Rome
Nagaoka
Japan
Voorhees on silver in Indiana interview
Senator Voorhees outlines clear opposition to vague silver rhetoric. He argues that party platforms must avoid crooked phrasing and assures nominees will back declared principles. He cites historical coinage acts and urges facts over alarm from money interests.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Voorhees
Hamiliton
Jefferson
Washington
Elkins Seeks Silver Settlement To Stabilize GOP
United States Senator S. B. Elkins, in Leadville, argues that the silver issue must be settled to ensure the Republican party's success in the next presidential election. He stresses Colorado's key role as a major silver producer and suggests concessions to gold advocates to maintain broad party support.
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Leadville
Colo
United States
S. B. Elkins
Colorado
He Accomplished Nothing from Managua Dispatch
A Managua report to London says Admiral Stephenson seeks British instructions after deeming Corinto a useless possession with no business or interior communication. He questions whether to seize San Juan and other ports as unrest rises after the dispatch’s leakage.
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New York
Managua
Nicaragua
Stephenson
London
Corinto
San Juan
Mexico to open ports for bonded goods in transit
Telegram from Mexico City reports President Diaz has issued a decree opening Tampico Guaymas and Vera Cruz to bonded goods in transit for the free zone. Border residents say they will seek US Congress action to gain equal treatment with the Mexican free zone.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico City
Diaz
Tampico
Guaymas
Vera Cruz
United States Congress
Income Tax Dispute at Mason City
The Mason City Brick and Tile company seeks an exemption on its income tax return arguing all income came from real estate related brick and tile sales. The collector denies the exemption and the issue may go to the courts for resolution.
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Mason City
Iowa
Mason City Brick and Tile Company
Supreme Court
Colorado News Roundup Ties Sharp in Baraboo Fire and Rail Strikes
Senator Cullom visits Illinois. Rev Hall reappointed penitentiary chaplain. Forest fires near Baraboo destroy property. Deer Trail Christian Endeavor organized. La Junta artesian well planned. 31 Presbyterians unite in Fort Morgan. Mitch Anderson and Oscar Miller convicted of horse stealing at La Junta. N P Hill gifts Washington engravings to Denver schools. Denver Tramway cuts wages to 20 cents per hour amid contract dispute. Denver pool rooms illegal. city moves to close them. Montrose reports 32220 acres orchard land. largest 7000 acres. W B Sprague arrested for abducting 11 year old Sadie Rae. Anthracite Mesa land claim stalled by Secretary Smith. Colorado Sportsmen hold May meeting at Pueblo with 1.2 fare rate for 50+ attendees. J W Stephenson killed at Rockvale crossing near Florence. Denver pools business ends pending court ruling. Leadville smelter accident kills J A McDonald, 27. Alpine tunnel work to resume July 1. ties replacement underway. snow clearance in two days.
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Cullom
Illinoia
L. J. Hall
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Christian Endeavor Society
Deer Trail
Council of la Janta
Presbyterian Church
Fort Morgan
Mitch Anderson
Oscar Miller
la Junta
N. P. Hill
Denver
George Washington
Denver Tramway Company
Williams
Montrose Enterprise
W. B. Sprague
Glenwood Springs
Sadie Rae
Canon Ty
Anthracite Mesa Coal Company
Gunnison Land District
Hoke Smith
H. J. Preston
Colorado State Sportsmen Association
Pueblo
J. W. Stephenson
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rockvale
Goulding
Capitol
Callender
Leadville
J. A. McDonald
McDonald
Alpine
Gunnison
South Park
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Brigio Arspaboe
Parker
Balsam
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Lee
Bette
Ges
Phila
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