Mass Meeting Denounces Porter Burning in Denver
A Denver mass meeting at the First Baptist church condemned the torture and lynching of John Porter in Limon. Speakers included Governor Thomas and Mayor Johnson. Resolutions urged lawful punishment, denounced mob violence, and warned against justice by vigilantism.
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Denver
Colo
First Baptist Church
John Porter
Limon
Louise Frost
M. Hobbs
C. $. Thomas
Johnson
Joel F. Vaile
R. F. Coyle
Central Presbyterian Church
D. N. Beach
First Congregational Church
G. B. Vosburg
John H. Houghton
Colorado
Porter
American Shipping Intersts Show A Prosperous Year
Washington report by Commissioner of Navigation Chamberlain states the past fiscal year was the most prosperous for American shipping in years. Documented tonnage topped 5,000,000 gross tons for the first time since the Civil War, with 23,333 vessels at 5,164,849 tons on June 30 1900. Foreign trade tonnage was small and largely imports exports used only nine percent. Great Britain leads with 14,261,000 tons. The piece surveys shipbuilding, subsidies, and policy, noting American vessels’ limits to coastwise trade and the shift toward steel steamers and new canals altering global competition.
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Washington
Commissioner of Navigation
Chamberlain
United States
Germany
France
Japan
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Mississippi
International Navigation Company
Suez Canal
Nicaragua Canal
Great Britain
Senat
Can Pierce Any Armor
Washington reports on thirteen inch naval gun tests showing velocity of 2,854 feet per second with 360 pounds of smokeless powder, beating previous twelve inch records. Admiral O Neill received the report and confirms the monster weapon surpasses former speeds and power. The 850 pound steel tipped projectile would pierce any armor built to date.
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Washington
Admiral O'Neill
Alger
Morgan Accepts Pulpit Post at Northfield
London reports Rev. G Campbell Morgan announced from the pulpit that he has accepted the pastorate at Northfield Massachusetts in succession to the late Dwight L Moody. The announcement came yesterday as Morgan took over the duties.
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D. L. Moody
London
G. Campbell Morgan
Northfield
Achusetts
Twit L. Moody
Czar's Typhoid Fever Deepens Amid Updates From Livadia
Paris dispatch reports abdominal typhoid fever follows its normal course with no complications. The Czar’s strength is said sufficient, temperature 101, doctors calm, Pohoff arrived. St Petersburg bulletin notes a satisfactory day, temp 100.6, pulse 68. New York says illness may be mild influenza, court rounds limited, and succession details hinge on male birth and Grand Duke Michael.
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Paris
Herald and Republican
Livadia
Pohuff
St. Petersburg
New York
Herald
Yalta
Turkey
M. Zinovieff
Constantinople
Michael
South Park Reservoir Contest For Right Of Way Near Denver
In Washington on November 16 Assistant Attorney General Vandeventer heard a contest over right of way for a proposed 1200 acre reservoir near the South Park forest reservation about fifty miles southwest of Denver Jenver. Peter J. O Reilly of New Orleans and Franklin F. Knoxon of Denver oppose. O Reilly favors compromise while Knoxon holds the rights and may decide the outcome.
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South Park Reservoir
Washington, D. C
Jenver
South Park Forest Reservation
Vandeventer
Interior Department
Peter J. O'Reilly
New Orleans
Franklin F. Knoxon
Denver
Tarryall Creek
Tarryall Reservoir and Ditch Company
Knox
Knoxon
O'Reilly
Rumor of Secret Treaty Between Russia and China
An unconfirmed Paris and Odessa note claims a secret treaty was made for Russia to occupy Manchuria. A London interview hints allies might pursue the Chinese court into the interior, a long process. Shanghai reports Empress Dowager plans to return to Tai Yuen Fu amid unrest in Kansu. Hankow notes Tung Fu Hsiung at Sian Fu protecting the Dowager, while Prince Tuan fled to Kansu. Ching may be sent to Germany to apologize for Baron Vou Ketteler’s murder.
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London
Paris
Odessa
Russia
China
Manchuria
Shanghai
Kansu
Cattle Combo Plan Targets Big Texas Land Purchase
George R. Loving of Fort Worth plans a large scale cattle enterprise in Texas near the New Mexico line. The Times notes Rockefeller may be involved but Loving says no trust and no price control. The venture would buy about 3.5 million acres, starts with a $12 million capitalization and aims to operate cattle raising widely. It has no ties to the Leather trust.
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New York
the Times
George R. Loving
Fort Worth
Texas
John S. Rockefeller
Loving
Rockefelle
New Mexico
Leather Trust
Did the Chinese Discover America Mystery Explored
Monterey Mexico November 16 The report that American officers have unearthed ancient records in Pekin showing that the Chinese discovered America ages ago and built temples in Sonora has stirred scientific circles. A temple ruin near Ures yielded a large stone tablet with carved Chinese characters partly deciphered by a visiting Chinese scholar for the Mexican government. If verified an expedition from Monterey will explore further Sonora temples and the Chinese origin theory.
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Monterey
Mexico
Pekin
America
Monterend
Sonora
Pacific
Ures
Creede Estate Family Allowance Dispute in LA Court
In Los Angeles on November 16 Judge Shaw heard continued arguments over a $250 weekly family allowance from the $1,000,000 N. C. Creede estate. Evidence suggested Mrs. Creede signed a separation agreement amid alleged marital unfaithfulness and excitement, after taking $20,000 to leave home. J. M. Elliott of First National Bank testified the bank and heirs oppose the motion.
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N. C
J. M. Elliott
First National Bank
United Daughters of the Confederacy votes to drop National term
At a Montgomery meeting the United Daughters of the Confederacy adopted a motion to avoid the word national and refer to the group as United Daughters of the Confederacy. President Mrs Weed reported 20,000 members and over forty chapters with branches in New York Philadelphia Indian Territory and Oklahoma. She urged educating children about the South’s war and its causes as long as the organization endures.
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Montgomery
Conference of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Empress Attacked in Tokyo by a Royal-Blood Rebel
Vancouver reports a young man named Kaneyama Iwasaburo, claiming royal blood, hurled a wooden clog at the traveling empress during a drive. The stroke cracked the air but did not seriously injure her. He was jailed after the act.
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Vancouver
Tokio
Kaneyama Iwasaburo
Rumors Tied to Chinese Court Move and Rebellion
Shanghai reports ongoing talk of moving the Chinese court to Chengtu but the Chuan viceroy opposes it. Rumors of a Kansu rebellion emerge as Wu Chang viceroy Chang Chi Tung reportedly mobilizes 100,000 troops and proposes allying with the Nankin viceroy to base operations on the Yangtse river against Sheng Si.
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Shanghai
Cheng Tu
Chuan
Kansu
Chang Chi Tung
Wu Chang
Yang-Tse River
Sheng Si
El Paso's Republican Majority in County Election
Colorado Springs reports official El Paso county results showing Republicans winning by about 1600 votes. McKinley led with 7,75, Bunyan minor. McKinley’s plurality 1,525. For governor, Goudy 7,804 versus Orman 6,063. Goudy plurality 1,741.
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Colorado Springs
el Paso
Colorado City
McKkinley
Bunyan
McKinley
Goudy
Orman
King Oscar in Critical Health After Brain Attack
Paris dispatch reports King Oscar of Sweden in a very low state of health following a brain attack. He has lost memory and appears unable to recover, with officials said to be suppressing details of his condition.
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Paris
Oscar of
Sweden
Cripple Creek Bar Association notes andDenver news roundup
Cripple Creek Bar Association adopted resolutions of respect for J. W. Harner and elected Charles C. Butler president. Reports mention Harry E. Malnix ill with typhoid in Denver, a Denver area rail and postal service expansion, mining accidents, a proposed million dollar business block in Denver, a beet sugar plant in Loveland, and various civic and legal developments including a will contest, pardons, and public works inspections.
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Harry E. Malnix
Denver
St. Luke's Hospital
First National Bank of Sterling
Colorado
G. A. Henderson
Charles Yab
Cripple Creek Bar Association
J. W. Harner
Charles C. Butler
Julius Thompson
Cape Nome
Fred S. Johnson
Hull City
Cripple Creek
Brush Alliance
Burlington Railroad
Black Hills
South Dakota
Co. FP. Martin
Loveland
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