Cyclone strikes Wichita area wrecking depot and homes
A Wichita cyclone destroyed the Missouri Pacific depot and a Dr Hupp's stable, killed two men and struck several buildings. Thirty houses and barns were demolished, shade trees uprooted, and electric street car lines burned. two men reported killed at headquarters as rain hindered full casualty tallies.
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Pveral
Wichita
Kan
Missouri Pacific A
Hupp
Fitzgibbon
Fitco
Tectric Street
Palrmont Electric
Gov Lewelling
Protest from Germany Over Sugar Tax Under Tariff Act
Washington reports a German protest against the sugar schedule in the new tariff law. Baron Saurma Jeltseil claims the tax imposes a penny tax per pound on sugar from countries granting export bounties, and argues the clause violates treaty spirit and harms German sugar producers. The German ambassador stated the protest was entered in a friendly spirit.
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Washington
Uniteds
Germany
Issador
Baron SaurmaJeltse
Army Officer Arrested for Mutilating Stock Brands
Lander dispatch reports Captain F. Kay Indian agent at Sho and Arapahoe agencies was arrested in Cody on a warrant for mutilating brands on cattle with intent to steal and hinder identification. The stock is claimed to belong to Boyd, a ranchman near the area.
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Yenne
Wyo
F. Kay
Sho 1
Arapahoe
On Boyd
Cadwell and Blondie Tied to Northern Fremont Outrage
The report places Charles Blondie a cowboy as an alleged participant in a Sept 7 crime on the Upper Wind River in Fremont County. The accused face a preliminary hearing before Justice Farlow in Lander on Thursday the 4th. Ray, a captain in the regular army at Fort Washieke, is noted as involved, with the arrest causing a large sensation in the area.
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Wind River
Fremont County
Charles Blondie
Justice Farlow
Lander
Ray
Fort Washekie
Spain to promote wine exports to the United States
Commissioner Capu de Lome returns from the United States reporting favorable prospects for Spanish wines in America. Spain will invite a royal association of wine exporters, set a central depot in New York with branches in major cities, and fund the venture to ensure quality.
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America
Madrid
Capu de Lome
United States
Spain
Royal Association of Wine Exporters
New York
New Wine Association
Big Electric Scheme Transmits Power From Folsom to Sacramento
The General Electric companys power and mining department has signed a contract with the Sacramento Electric Light and Power company to transmit several thousand electric horse power from a water power site at Folsom California twenty miles to Sacramento. The arrangement aims to supply light heat and power and could largely supersede existing steam plants. It would mark the longest transmission by electricity of its kind for large amounts.
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New York
Power and Mining Department
General Electric Company
Sacramento Electric Light and Power Company
Folsom
California
Sacramento
Leadville Prisoners Escape From Jail
Leadville Colo Oct 1 Charic wards Frank OBrien and Henry O'Donnell charged with robbery and burglary escaped last night via a hole in the Edwards cell. They crawled under the floor and sidewalk and have not been heard from since.
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Leadville
Colo
New Republican Candidates Named in Arapahoe County
At a Republican county central committee meeting in the West Side Criminal Court last night Oscar Reuter was nominated for the state senate replacing W G Fisher who declined. A vacancy in Justice of the Peace district No 7 prompted nomination of Charles A Lyman for that post.
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Denver
Republican County Central Committee
West Side Criminal Court
Oscar Reuter
Senate
W. G. Fisher
Justice of the Peace District
Charlea
Lyman
Timber theft case ends with settlement in $7.47 million pine bill
A pine timber dispute in St Paul ends as Thomas P. Foley of Aitkin pays $7 per thousand feet for 1,000,000 feet plus $170 witness fees, boosting the state school fund by 7,500. The trial was set for today but settled by stipulation.
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St. Paul, Mian
Pine Land Investigating Committee
Thomas P. Fotey
Aitkin
Foley
Geologist Plans Massive Tunnel to Battle Mountain
Red Cliff Colo Oct. A project proposed by Prof. Joseph Hill of Leadville aims to tunnel into the center of Battle Mountain. The plan includes a shaft house and costly machinery at the tunnel mouth. Officials expect it could expose a large ore body and attract strong interest locally.
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Red Cliff
Colo
Oct
Joseph Hill
Leadville
Battle Mountain
Taraney Nominated by Populist District Convention
Durango Colorado October 2 The Populist judicial district convention nominated James Russell for judge and T J Taraney for district attorney in a calmer session than the first convention Russell won La Plata county primaries by a large margin.
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Taraney
Durango
Colo
James Russell
T. J. Taraney
Russell
la Plata
Political pointers on Colorado prosperity and populism
The article argues Colorado’s material prosperity depends on the confidence in its business administration and condemns Waite’s influence as harmful to business. It dismisses populism’s fiat money stance as claptrap and attacks its silver demand as hollow rhetoric.
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Colorado
Waite
McGaffey Seen Ready for Secretary of State Post
A.B. McGaffey, the Republican nominee for secretary of state, is described as an excellent accountant with practical judgment and sterling integrity. He is expected to poll a strong vote from personal friends statewide, regardless of party.
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A.B. McGaffey
Removal of Utes Moves in Congress Cited
The passage notes that southwestern residents have long prayed for Ute removal and suggests Republicans Bowen and Shafroth would push the bill in the house while Teller and Walcott would push it in the senate.
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Congress
House
Bowen
Shafroth
Teller
Walcott
Senate
Bowen candidate for U S senator vs Walcott announced
The Rocky Mountain News proclaims Thomas M. Bowen as a United States Senate candidate against Walcott, a claim the paper admits has no truth. The editor notes readers treat the paper as light reading and doubt the announcement’s veracity.
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The
Rocky Mountain News
Thomas M. Bowen
United States
Walcott
Mrs Peavey for Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Republican nominee Mrs A J Peavey is praised for ability and culture with executive talent suited to the office. She is expected to win in November and to attract older voters, including soldiers, because her husband died in service.
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A. J. Peavey
How to vote with an X on a ballot
The notice instructs voters to mark an X only in the square after the name of the person they are voting for. Do not strike or mark other names or lines. Any extraneous marks can invalidate the ticket.
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Littl
Reformers comment on railroad taxes and prior administrations
The Populist State Board of Equalization cut railroad assessments by about 1.25 million. The reformers question whether former administrations failed to act and speculate if the old parties were influenced by corporations. The piece notes reformers may have shifted their stance on railroads and asks what lies behind these changes.
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State Board of Equalization
Brush Honored Colorado Figure For Senate Leadership
Jared L Brush, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, is honored in Colorado for years of residence and public service. He rose from farming and stock raising to a solid means, known for integrity and ability and once mentioned as a potential governor candidate. He would make an admirable presiding officer of the senate.
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Jared L. Brush
Colorado
Senate
Myron Reed Faces Critics Over Christ Anarchist Claim
The report notes Reed's Denver Coliseum sermon where he defends himself as an anarchist, asserting Christ as an anarchist. It accuses him of bold sophistry and half truths, suggesting his pulpits departure came too late and his remarks were misleading and dangerous.
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Myron Reed
Christ
Coliseum
Denver
Reed
Republicans Urged to Vote Straight for Senate Victory
The piece warns Republicans to support the full legislative ticket to prevent Waite from becoming a senator via a Populist legislature. It argues no Republican should trade votes or split the ticket and urges voting the Republican line for tangible victory benefits.
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Waite
Senate
Hartzell Attacks Lafe Pence in Denver Speech
Senator Hartzell harshly questioned Lafe Pence in a Denver address last week asking what Pence had accomplished for Colorado. The critic noted Pence’s Virginia Populist campaign and salary while serving Colorado, urging proof of any effective measures from Pence and Bell during their term.
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Hartzell
Lafe Pence
Denver
Lafe
Colorado
Virginia
Pence
Bell
Equal suffrage energy drives Republican win in November
The essay praises women’s enthusiastic, orderly meetings and asserts they will vote decisively in November. It notes Indies as natural workers and predicts a large Republican victory to awaken Walleites who cling to the old man’s chances.
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Walleites
Miners Criticize Bell Mining Assessment Bill
The passage condemns Congressman Bell for a mining assessment bill that benefits non resident owners, depriving local miners of work and paying fees to outsiders. It hints Tom Bowen as a future advocate for miners who will give them a square deal and oppose Bell’s measures.
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Congressman Bell
Bell
Tom Bowen
Judge Bell
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