Rioting and mine clashes near Telluride surge into state action
Reports from Telluride describe a violent strike at the Smuggler Union mine with dynamite blasts, gunfire, and casualties. Deputies and guards clash with miners from Liberty Bell Tomboy Revenue and Camp Bird, as telegraph wires are cut and a temporary truce is sought amid militia calls and saloon closures.
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Denver
Telluride
Gov. Oman
Adjutant General’s Department
Pueblo
Oas
Tulluride
Tellurde
Ouray
Camp Bird Mine
Onay
Camp Bird
Thomas Walsh
Washington
Liberty Bell
Tomboy, Revenue
Citizens’ Committee
Telluride Cays
Smggler-Union
Brewhy Fox
Bhat
Wilt Jordan
Chas. Becker
Nightilson
J.T. Lujan
Isird
Wayor
Tulin Barthem
Barthem
Tre Ition
Sheldon
Dr. Sheldon
Tombey
Edger Collins
Mines and mills idle as strike action continues
Management refused to grant acres and ordered a strike on the property. The mines and mills stayed idle until June 17 when enough non union and disaffected union men returned to work to resume sufficient ore flow to keep one mill running. Dr Orman ordered the militia dispersed but kept ready to mobilize immediately.
Cowboy Preacher Ends Crisis with Self Inflicted Death
Rev L G Brooker pastor of the Evangelical church in Kearney Nebraska, shot himself yesterday after being charged with criminal relations with Harriet Longmate. The 40 year old preacher left a widow and six children, one of whom is an evangelical preacher at Shelton. The sheriff had a warrant for his arrest when the fatal shot was fired in the moments before guards arrived.
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Kearney
Nab
L. G. Brooker
Evangelical Church
Shelton
Neb
Brooker
Harriet Longmate
Grand Island
Brocker
Count Refutes Claim of Marriage by Lizale Barrier
Paris July 4 A French court decree states Count Robert de Pomeroy deputy of Seine and mayor of Herron near Rouen was never married to Lizzie Barrier. Earlier this year Barrier claimed conjugal rights after a New York wedding in 1892 to an adventurer using the count's name. The count investigated and the Barrier woman admitted he was not her husband and nothing is known of the real husband.
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Paris
Robert de Pomeroy
Seine
Herron
Rouen
Lizale Burrier
Costat de Pomeroy
Lizzie Barrier
New York
Count Robert de Pomerey
Count de Pomerey
Gomez Dined By MKinley At White House Dinner
President McKinley hosted Gen Maximo Gomez at the White House for a formal dinner with cabinet members and military representatives. Gomez then met with Secretary Root and spoke through an interpreter, stressing his non political mission and gratitude to the United States as he prepared to return to Cuba.
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Washington
Mc Kinley
White House
Maximo Gomez
Army
Navy
Gomez
New Yorke
Root
McKinley
Tns
Senor Palma
Cuba
Messinley
Notable Remington, Weinstein, Crosses, and Peabody Obits Set
Henry William Remington of Babcock Wisconsin dies after six years illness. A pioneer builder, state legislator, and a writer on political law, he helped close saloons on election days and led lumbering and cranberry ventures. Louis Weinstein Hawkeye editor dies at 56. Col James A. Crosses Civil War veteran and retired lumberman dies of dropsy. Charles A. Peabody jurist dies at 83 from heat exhaustion.
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Babcock
Wis
Henry William Remington
Iis Village
Lorain County
Wood County
Remington
Wisconsin Valley Railroad
Wisconsin Vally Co
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Wisconsin Valley Division
Madison
Wisconsin
W. H. Remington
Mace
H.C. Remington
Carlmore
N. S
Burlington
Louis Weinstein
Hawkeye
Harrison
Menominee
Mich
James A. Crosses
Co. A
Michigan Infantry
New York
Chas. A. Peabody
Blackmail threats target Philadelphia's prominent families
Philadelphia on July 4 reports threats received by wealthy residents including Charles D. Barney and his family. Letters describe an infernal machine loaded with powder and menacing aims at Laura Barney, with fear extending to Ogontz area where P A B Widener William L Elkins Townsend Sharpless and other multimillionaires live, prompting alarm for lives and security.
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Philadelphia
Charles D. Barney
Laura Barney
Ogontz
P. A.B. Widener
Multimilionaire Traction
William L. Elkins
Townsend Sharpless
Mysterious letters threaten bankers and families for cash
Ike Barney and Townsend Sharpless became targets of threats demanding $10,000 under penalty of death or kidnapping. Detectives watched millionaire homes. a note to the writer was placed under a bridge at Church and York roads, then collected after three weeks. The machine’s address is traced to a woman’s handwriting.
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Ike Barney
Bayney
A. Sk. A
Paving Bids Open in St Paul War of Prices
The St Paul Board of Public Works opened bids for forty thousand dollars of paving. Barber Asphalt company submitted the lowest bids, offering asphalt at 1.94 per yard, about 25 percent below the city engineer’s estimate. Brick and sandstone bids also show notable reductions.
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St. Paul
Board of Public Works
Barber Asphalt Company
Barber
Stockman Murder Stuns Ketterman Quarrel Ends Fatal
In Ketterman Missouri on July 4, John Davis shot L. E. Bryan, a neighboring stockman, in the arm after a long quarrel. Bryan returned fire and killed Davis. The feud between the men dated from a long standing dispute.
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Bryan
Ketterman
John Davis
L. E. Bryan
Stockman
Bridge Collapse Kills Boy at Hudson Wisconsin
A bridge at HudsonWisconsin collapsed while a group of fishermen fished below. A boy named Johnston died and several others were seriously injured as a team and wagon weighed down the structure. Authorities investigate cause and safety failures.
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Hudson, Wis
Jay
Johnston
Burkhardt Bridge
Balloon mishaps dot Fourth of July events in Iowa and Indiana
In Muscatine Iowa on July 6 Bariton Meyers a boy from West Liberty was snagged by a balloon rope and carried five miles into the next county before being dropped unhurt a $100 reward was raised for his bravery. In Laporte Indiana Frederick Wright of Indianapolis was caught in balloon ropes during a carnival ascent and fell to the ground from a high altitude. He was unconscious and many witnessed the crash with fears he may die.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Barlton Meyers
West Liberty
Laporte
Frederick Wright
Indianapolis
New Carlisle
Wright
Transmission line route debate ties Portage Baraboo
Engineers from Pittsfeld Mass Electrical Co and Northern Electric Co Madison study best path from Kilbown City dam to Madison to power streetcars, with Spooner denying interurban plans. report awaited. Separate reports recount wrecks, killings, and unrest from derailment and postwar violence across Ohio and New Mexico towns.
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William Currie
Pittsfeld, Mass., Electrical Co
Northern Electrical Co
Madison
Portage
Baraboo
Kilbown City
Capital City
Dawes Seeks Senatorship In Illinois Fall Contest
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes has tendered resignation to the president to take effect October 1. He resigns to enter the Illinois senatorial contest this fall. Dawes term would not have expired until January 1903. He entered office January 20, 1898, succeeding J. M. Eckles.
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Washington
Dawes
Bitice
J. Fi. Eckles
Robbers Net $41500 in Montana Hold‑up
General Auditor Elliott of the Great Northern Express says the loss from the Wagner Montana hold‑up on Monday totaled $41,500. About $500 was currency from Washington to the Montana National Bank in Helena, the remainder Great Northern money in transit. Efforts to capture the men are underway and their identity is known.
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St. Paul
Jary
Elliott
Great Northern Express Company
Wagner
Mont
Washinston
Montana National Barn
Helena
Great Northern
Telegraphic Ticks in News From Many Cities
Quiet scenes in Telluride and New York contrast wide nationwide chatter. Bank clearings reach 2 040 372 61 with 800 000 from Yr kon. An American auto sets a mile time of 1 1644 in New York while Buffalo endures floods and lights outages.
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Telluride
Colo
New York
Kon
Buffalo
Amd
Chicago
Omaha
Alger
Wilhelmina i5
Earl Russell
House of Lords
Leipselger Bank
Kark Felix Schafer
Geo. W. Shaw
Cambeldge City
Ind
Gen. Greenfield
Howell
Boyer
Frederick V. Martin
Indiana
San Juan
Porto Rive
Kharkof
Commercial Bank of Ekaterinostat
Detroit
Pimgree
Philadelphia
Canada
Leather Workers’ Association
Unioo
American Federation of Labor
Fatal double tragedy at Arnold's saloon kitchen
Milwaukee July 6 pred Alex a 24 year old bartender at the Bismarck hotel shot and seriously wounded Martha Weise 26 and then killed himself. In hospital both were found with serious wounds. Weise widow, last Christmas her husband died. Alex had threatened to shoot if her refusal to marry him continued. He formerly worked as a cooper before turning to a life of drink.
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Milwaukee
Alex
Bismarck
Martha Weise
Arnold
Jefferson Street
Axel
Weise
Ane
Leander Rowing Club Wins Grand Challenge Cup Again
Healey on Thames July 6 Leander Rowing Club captured the grand challenge cup for the ninth time in regatta history and defeated an American crew for the third time. The Pennsylvanians delivered a splendid race but finished a length behind in a remarkably fast seven minutes and three quarters. The Americans, though beaten, held their heads high amid the heartbreak of the loss.
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Healey-on-Thames
Leander Rowing Club
Prisoners Escape From Federal Jail at Guthrig
Ten of the most desperate prisoners in the federal jail at Guthrig Oklahoma overpowered guards yesterday afternoon. They armed themselves with pistols found outside cells and fled through the city streets. Officers and citizens pursued them and seven were recaptured, with two still at large.
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Guthrig
O. T
Al 7
Metropolitan Museum to Receive Major Bequest in Rogers Will
Paterson July 6 news that the Metropolitan Museum of Art is named residuary legatee in the will of locomotive builder Jacob S Rogers. The gift is estimated at 7 to 8 million dollars. If declined the legacy would pass to several New York institutions including the New York Society of Libraries and the American Museum of Natural History.
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Paterson
N. C
Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York
Jacob
Rogers
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Society of Libraries
New York Historical Library
American Museum of Natural History
New York
The
General Society of Merchants and Tradesmen
Mercantile Library Association
Syndicate Secures 80 Cars for 200 Streets in City of Mexico
A syndicate has secured eighty street car ones to occupy two hundred streets in the City of Mexico, signaling a major expansion of streetcar service and coverage across the capital. Authorities expect rapid rollout and enhanced urban transit options for residents and visitors.
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City of
Mexico
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Snuggler-Union
Gomez Dined
M’kinley
Maximo
Hudson
P. L. Spooner
Madison Railway
Kilbourn
Columbus
Janesvile
Oconomowoc
Hampton
Kindall and McKenzie
Mort Heath
J. W. Manden
Fleetwood Park
Ironton
Ohio
John
Albert Slawshter
White
Lucher Page
Abner Owens
Charles Martin
Riley Slaughter
Owens
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Holbrook
Frank Phillips
Iversole
Winslow
Cook
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