Colorado Briefs Highlight Local Politics and Events
Colorado news notes a football game October 4 in Boulder between State University and University of Nebraska. Local politics feature W. S. Whinery, Robert Steele, A Putnam, Louis Campbell, W. Montgomery and Dennis Nolan among nominees and officials.
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Denver
Boulder
State University
University of Nebraska
W. S. Whinery
Lake City
Mineral
Hinsdale
Artists of
Grand Junction
C. W. Hoff
Washington
James H. Peabody
Republic
Adams Hotel
Charles F. Smith
Charles Fair
J. B. Teagarden
University Hill
Presbyterian Church
Edwin Baker
W. H. Montgomery
Incorporated Trades Assembly of Denver
Arapahoe County
C. M. Day
Adams Express Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
James A. Semple
Frank H. Semple
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Mesa County
Senautor
C. P. Mesa
Murray Carver
State School of Mines
Golden
W. 8
Stratton
Dennis Nolan
Orient
Villa Grove
Nolan
Barlinghouse
Canon Ci
J. P. Farmer
Fremont County Fruit Growers’ Association
Neff
Joseph A. Holmes
Department of Mines and Metallurgy
Colorado
the Union
Stampede at Shiloh Church Kills Dozens in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama a deadly crush occurred at Shiloh Negro Baptist Church on Avenue G and Eighteenth Street killing between seventy and eighty people and injuring many more. The stampede followed a dispute after Booker T. Washington concluded his address to the Baptist convention with officials and crowds scrambling toward exits. Many died from suffocation on the lobby stairs and outside, while ambulances and police attempted to clear the scene.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh Negro Baptist Church
Avenue G
Eightteenth Street
Booker T. Washington
National Convention of Baptists
House of Worship
Judge Billou
Baltimore
Shiloh
South Highlands
Farmer Shot by Robbers near Broomfield
A Boulder dispatch reports Fred Thompson, a young ranchman near Broomfield, was attacked on the Boulevard road by hold ups who shot him three times and beat him unconscious. They robbed him of 75 dollars, then fled. Thompson, treated by Dr. Burns of Louisville, is in dangerous condition with little hope of recovery. He had been in Denver selling a load of hay.
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Denver
Boulder
Republican
Fred Thompson
Broomfield
Boulevard Road
Thompson
Burns
Louisville
I O O F Repeals Indian Blood Admission Amendment
In Des Moines on September 20 the sovereign grand lodge of the I O O F voted 156 to 16 to repeal the 1901 Indianapolis constitution amendment admitting mixed Indian and white blood members. Indian Territory delegates argued for the measure citing high character of many with Indian blood.
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Des Moines
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Indian Territory
President Roosevelt's Western Tour to October
President Roosevelt plans a long western route from September 19 to October 7 visiting Cincinnati Detroit Indianapolis Milwaukee La Crosse St. Paul Minneapolis Sioux Falls Yankton Sioux City Arion Denison Lincoln Grand Island Hastings Omaha Topeka Lawrence Kansas City Leavenworth Atchison St Joseph Ottumwa Keokuk Quincy Hannibal St. Louis Springfield Chicago Cleveland Columbus Washington. The party includes Cortelyou Loeb Shaw Barnes Lang and press photographers with stops for speeches reviews and civic events along the way.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Cortelyou
Loeb
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Detroit
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Fair Grounds
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Exposition
Rent
Atienal
Civic and Improvement League
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Sioux City
Iowa
Arion
Denison
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kearney
Grand Island
Hastings
Fremont
Omaha
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
St. Joseph
Clarinda
Vanner Osceola
Des Moines
Oskaloc Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Quincy
Illinois
Hannibal
Louisiana
Clarksville
St. Louis
St Louis
City
Forest Park
Coliseum
Springfield
Ilinois
Chicago
Northwestern
Cleveland
Saturda
Lund
Hanna
East
Columbus
Washington
Secretari
Shaw
Wilson
Barnes
Colorado W C T U Elects New Officers in Salida
At the state convention in Salida Colorado the Colorado W C U elected officers including Antoinetta A Hawley as president Adriana Hungers as vice president Lena Dwight as corresponding secretary Dinnie M Hayes as recording secretary Mina Sprague as branch secretary Nie Patterson as sectry branch and Doreas Ireland as L T L branch secretary Hutherford and Ireland are new officers while Sprague and Reichebach declined reelection and Dennys branch officers were noted.
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Salida
Colo
Colorado
W. C
Antoinetta A. Hawley
Adriana Hungers
Denver
Lena Dwight
Boulder
Selary
Dinnie M. Hayes
Mina Sprague
Nanie T. Patterson
Pueblo
Doreas Ireland
L. T. L. Branch
Hutherford
Ireland
O Cers
Sprague
Reichebach
Wyoming Irrigationists Head to National Congress
Reyenne Wyoming Sept 19 Wyoming will be well represented at the National Irrigation Congress in Colorado Springs with Prof J Johnson chief of irrigation investigations delivering irrigation in Egypt by lantern slides from Egypt visit last winter State Engineer Fred Bond on Wyoming law and Carey act leadership Senator Joseph M Carey authority on arid land reclamation to speak on the Carey act forest fire problem is a major topic delegates urge larger forest ranger forces to protect timber and water supplies and curb lawbreaking fire causes moving to preserve forests over study of insects
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Reyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
National Irrigation Congress
Colorado Springs
J. Johnson
Egypt
Fred Bond
Joseph M. Carey
Wyomy Development Company
West
Congress
Witer
Peary Returns Home From Polar Quest
North Sydney N B September 19 Lieutenant Peary returns aboard the steamer Windward after four years in the Arctic. He did not reach the pole but believes it can be reached with winter quarters set far north and Franz Josef Land and Grantland as routes. Mrs Peary and Marie Peary are aboard and Peary recovers from a leg injury while Dr Dedrick plans to leave for New York.
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North Sydney
N. B
Peare
North Pole
Peary
Franz Josefland
Grantland
Cape Hecla
Sabine
Etah
Marie Peary
Dedrick
Cape York
New York
Central Park
New York City
Real Genuine Sea Serpents Reported Off Japan
Japanese papers relay Empress of India dispatches re sea serpents captured off Japan by fishermen. A forty eight foot male and a thirty nine foot female, with horns and large ears, were shot after entanglement in nets. Bodies taken to Osaka for exhibit. scientists note seismic disturbances may drove serpents into shallow waters.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of India
Japan
Osaka
Stratton Funeral Severs Public Viewing in Colorado Springs
Private services for W. B. Stratton were held at his home at 10 o'clock yesterday attended by relatives, council members, and Colorado Springs Mining Stock Association officers. Rev. Benjamin Brewster officiated with nine carriages transporting intimate friends to Evergreen cemetery. Masons from El Paso lodge No. 13 and Tejon lodge No. 104 along with Scottish Rite members conducted the interment per Masonic ritual.
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Colorado Springs
W. 8
Stratton
Colorado Springs Mining Stock Association
Benjamin Brewster
Grace Episcopal Church
Rge
Evergreen Cemetery
el Paso
Tejon
Manitou
Colorado
American Sculptor Keeps Busy with New Commissions
American sculptor George Gray Barnard adds a $30000 statue of Governor Curtin for Bellefonte and a new equestrian statue of the Cid in steel and gold for Huntington, who funds the library of Spanish art and books.
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Pennsylvania Capitol
Harrisburg
George Gray Barnard
Gov. Curtin
Bellefonte
Barnard
Mr. Huntington
Cid
Plans to Elevate the Colored Race
Blanche K. Bruce once registrar of the treasury publishes a Bond Mississippi paper urging black readers to buy homes educate children pursue industry serve God and morality avoid temperance gambling and politics in line with Booker T. Washington ideas.
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Blanche K. Bruce
Registrar of the Treasury
Bond, Miss
Booker T. Washington
Sheridan’s Witty Remark About Cumberland and The School of Scandal
The anecdote recalls how Cumberland praised one performance but criticized The School of Scandal, prompting Sheridan to retort that Cumberland is ungrateful since he laughed through a tragedy of Cumberland’s at Covent Garden a fortnight earlier.
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Sheridan
Cumberland
Covent Garden
Thrift of Norwegians Reported in Census Figures
Census data shows Norway’s average income at 326 kroner for all ages. Despite low incomes, the country has one savings bank per 5,600 people and one depositor per 2.8 residents, with average deposits at 119 kroner. No country matches this thrift and economy.
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Norway
Appendicitis Not New, Historian Claims
M Lamnelongue reports to the Paris Academy of Sciences a long history of appendicitis. He cites an Egyptian mummy of a young woman of the eleventh dynasty showing death linked to disease of the appendix, arguing the malady is not a modern illness.
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M. Lamnelongue
Paris Academy of Sciences
Automobile horse school opens in Lenox Mass
The Automobile club president starts a free school to train horses not to fears cars. Lessons teach horses to pass autos at varying speeds, to follow the machine, and to respond to horn blows. Usually three lessons suffice.
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Automobile Horse School
The
Automobile Club
Lenox
Mass
War Maneuvers Spark Peace Union Debate
The universal peace union opposes army and navy maneuvers yet asserts strength in defense. It argues avoiding combat is wise but proving capability is equally wise if conflict arises. The stance reflects a push for prudent readiness amid ongoing military exercises.
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Universal Peace Union
Union
Too Much for New Husband Bride Brings Eight Children to Dinner
An Indiana man wed a widow unaware of her large brood. At their first meal she seated eight children around him, shocking the groom who soon sought a divorce once a court could act.
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Indiana
Descendant of Ponce de Leon Appointed Havana Inspector
Dr. Nestor Ponce De Leon of New York named medical inspector for the port of Havana. He is a Columbia University medical school graduate and a descendant of the explorer who discovered Florida.
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Ponce de Leon
Nestor Ponce de Leon
New York
Havana
Columbia University School of Medicine
Florida
Woman Detective Aids St Louis Gambling Raid
Capt Desmond, chief of detectives in St. Louis, employs a woman detective who proved especially valuable in locating the exact gambling game during a raid on gamblers.
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Desmond
St. Louis
Monks Reach Mont Blanc First Priests To Do So
Two Franciscan monks in order robes summit Mont Blanc with three guides claiming to be the first priests to complete the ascent.
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Mont Blanc
Sewing Machine Industry Expands Rapidly Across Nation
Census reports sixty five sewing machine factories with annual output value of 000,000, reflecting a thirteenfold growth over the last forty years. The surge marks rising industrial activity in the garment sector and related manufacturing.
Porto Rican Flora Expedition by Yale and NYBG
Prof. A. W. Evans of Yale University and Percy Wilson of the New York Botanical Garden have traveled to Porto Rico to expand the garden collection of Porto Rican flora.
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A. W. Evans
Yale University
Percy Wilson
New York Botanical Garden
Porto Rico
Life-Size Portrait Photograph From Dublin Firm
A Dublin photography firm produced a portrait nearly life size a few years ago. The image measures 64 by 33 inches and showcases a full sized depiction.
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Dublin
Indiana society buys land in South Alabama for colony
An Indiana group purchases £ 0,000 acres in South Alabama to establish an agricultural colony, signaling planned settlement and development efforts in the region.
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Alabama
South
Pet Kangaroos Barred in Yarram Fines Imposed
Two Yarram residents face half crown fines for keeping pet kangaroos as local authorities enforce animal control rules in Victoria.
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Yarram
Victoria
Denver Markets Comparatives and Quotations Across Livestock and Grains
The Denver market report shows month to date receipts for cattle sheep and hogs with year over year changes. It lists price ranges for fat cattle including steers cows and calves and notes comparative receipts for sheep hogs and grain with per hundred weights and ton rates across multiple categories.
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Cannes
Miuttons
Sc Tomstel
London News and Massachusetts Deaths Report
The Times notes Lord Salisbury ill in Switzerland with doctors attending and a London attendant summoned as health declines. Massachusetts courts declare A Andrews legally dead after his Atlantic crossing in a small cockle shell. Captain Andrews sailed from Atlantic City on October 6 with his bride. the vessel was seen only once, about a week later.
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London
Times
Lord Salisbury
Switerland
A. Andrews
Massachusetts
Captain Andrews
Atlantic City
Czar to avoid Pope visit after Emperor Victor Emmanuel return
The Czar plans not to call on the Pope when visiting King Victor Emmanuel, unsettling Vatican officials. Papal diplomacy strives to avert the incident, seen as punishment for the Pope's withdrawal of the papal nuncio from the Hague congress.
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Victor Emmanuel
Vatican
Hague
Utah Democrats Nominate Slate at Provo Convention
The Utah Democratic state convention in Provo nominated Judge W. H. King of Salt Lake for Congress and Maj. Richard W. Young formerly of the Philippines Supreme Court for the Supreme Court. The party adopted a platform highlighting trusts and beet sugar as prominent issues.
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Utah
Provo
W. H. King
Salt Lake
Congress
Richard W. Young
Supreme Bench
Philippines
Justs
Supreme Court
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