Airships and War Across The Skies In 1906 Sightings
In a summary of early 20th century aviation thoughts the piece notes that balloons with motors are controllable for long flights and could alter warfare. It cites Sir Charles Campbell, Alexander Graham Bell, and Count Zeppelin, plus an incident near Casablanca where a balloonist aided a European force in routing tribesmen.
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Tennyson
Charles Campbell
Alexander Graham Bell
America
Count Zeppelin
Lake of Constance
British War Department
St. Louis
Casablanca
Up in the Air and a Curious Domestic Judgment
Ballooning raises trespass concerns as aerial ships shadow homes and businesses. A Newark judge cites two cases on domestic peace with humor, while the German emperor praises journalism’s influence. Weather signs and the money market hint at a harsh winter ahead.
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Daniel
Newark
New Jersey
Solomon
London
Europe
Colorado items recap state events and developments
Colorado notes cover the State Teachers Association meeting in Denver, new YMCA building opening, aid demand from humane and prison groups, a public school for Russian children in Greeley, pardons decisions, a Trinidad wholesale warehouse plan, county road petitions near Nunn, Leadville forest reserve expansion, a Morrison land suit, Henrylyn irrigation survey start, Greeley potato shipments to New York, Western Slope Bar Association meeting in Delta, Great Western Sugar payout to factories, Lakeside Park resort near Berkeley Lake, Bruce Eaton leads Weld County taxes, pardons board postponements for Leonard Imboden and James Hill, Denver domes for a new auditorium, Connell pardon outcome, Moffat road progress toward Steamboat Springs, and Wasatch range boundary.
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State Teachers’Association
Denver
Young Men's Christian Association
State Humane Society
Colorado Prison Association
Greeley
Board of Pardons
Sam Emrich
William Malone
Southern Colorado Mercantile Company
Trinidad
Nunn
Weld
Pike’s Peak Forest Reserve
Leadville Reserve
South Park
Marion Muir Richardson
Morrison
Henrylyn
Weld County
New York
Western Slope Bar Association
Delta
Aie Gunnison
Hinsdale
San Siiguel
Ouray
Montrose
Mesa
Great Western Sugar Company
Eaton
Windsor
Lakeside
Derkeley Lake
Eliteh
Gardens
Manhattan Beach
Jefferson County
Lakeside Park
Bruce G. Eaton
B. H. Eaton
Board of Pardona
Ieat
Leonard Imboden
James A. Hill
H. J. Hershey
Smith
Imboden
Hill
Harry Kelly
St. Louis
W. G. Connell
Lamar
Hunter
State Board of Pardons
Aim
Ex-Congressman Brooks declares open U S Senate bid
Colorado Springs reports ex congressman Franklin E Brooks announces candidacy for United States senator responding to a call from over a hundred prominent citizens He pledges faithful service if elected and favors a direct expression of public opinion with informed choice.
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Colorado Springs
Franklin E. Brooks
United States
F. E. Brooks
Colo
Campaign for United States senator moves forward
A letter from Colorado Springs leaders urges Franklin F Brooks to run for U S senator, citing party service and state unity. Brooks replies after sixteen years in public life, noting his Republican principles and intent to campaign openly with community support and respect for opponents Mr Honynge and Mr Hamlin. Denver coverage also notes a housewives beet sugar exhibit. Great Western and American Beet Sugar contribute samples and sugar.
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Congress
United States
W. J. Palmer
F. F. Castello
D. B. Fairley
P. B. Stewart
C. E. Noble
John Himebaugh
W. N. Burgess
O. BE. Hemenway
Lynn
Atkinson
George Elafun
Dunhing
John Lennox
Mr. Brooks
Colorado Springs
Colo
William J. Palmer
Honynge
Hamlin
Franklin EF. Brooks
Denver
Martha Shute
State Horticultural Board
Horticultural Department
Capitol
Great Western Sugar Company
American Beet Sugar Company
Rocky Ford
Appeal for Humanity from Colorado Humane Society Leader
Denver report on Thomas F. Walsh new president of the State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection urging citizens to unite in humane action. He emphasizes gentler methods first, protests brutality toward children and animals, and calls for moral uplift and lawful enforcement when needed.
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Denver
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
Walsh
Walhurst
Thomas F. Walsh
Humane Society
State Bureau of Child and Animal Protection of
Colorado
Heaven
Ixin
Lincoln Memoirs by E P House From Greeley 1870s
E P House of Greeley an arid farm tester and early Evans telegrapher plans memoirs of Abraham Lincoln. He knew Lincoln personally and met him often during the Civil War visiting frequently while serving as a War Department clerk and Washington reporter. His exploits include dispatch runs to Grant Meade and a dramatic Fredericksburg wire incident.
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Lincoln
Greeley
E. P. House
Amis
Evans
Abraham Lincoln
House
War Department
Washington
New York Tribune
Grant
Meade
Henry Villard
Fredericksburg
Denver To Host National Democratic Convention In July
Denver wins the bid to host the Democratic national convention with a $100000 cash offer highlighted as the key factor. Initial roll calls show Denver leading Louisville Chicago and St Paul, with Alabama switching to Denver and later other changes pushing the tally to 32 for Denver and 12 for Louisville. Debate follows on accepting cash as a convention expense versus a bribe, and a motion to limit to actual expenses is laid on the table 35 to 14.
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Washington
Denver
Louisville
Chicago
St. Paul
Alabama
Sinais
Sullivan
Woodson
Kentucky
Hoke Smith
Porto Rico
Williams
Clayton
Tom Johnson
Thomas Taggart
Chey
St Louis
Agricultural College Board Adopts Farmers Institute Plan
Colorado State Board of Agriculture met at Fort Collins with all members except Governor Buchtel. The building committee can proceed with a civil and irrigation engineering building up to 25000 dollars. Strattan inheritance tax money may be distributed with other state educational institutions. Professor Cottrell is named superintendent of farmers institute and extension work as a separate division of college work.
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Fort Collins
Colorado State Board of Agriculture
Buchtel
Stratton
Farmers’ Institute
Cottrell
Survey Complete for El Paso & Southwestern Route
Engineers surveying a line from El Paso Texas to Trinidad Colorado report the route survey finished at Trinidad with twenty men in camp at Longs canyon mouth six miles west. The line would pass through Las Vegas and Dawson New Mexico to tap Dawson Fuel Company coal fields, owned by Phelps Dodge. If built the road would offer a direct Denver to Mexico City path via El Paso.
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Trinidad
Colo
el Paso
Texas
el Paso & Southwestern Railroad
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Long's Canon
Las Vegas
Dawson
New Mexico
Dawson Fuel Company
Phelps-Dodge
Denver
Mexico City
Denver Named Site for Next Presidential Nomination
Denver telegram from Washington congratulates The Rocky Mountain News on Denver being chosen as the nomination venue for the next President. The envoy praises Colorado's capital boosters and the Denver spirit, calling Denver and Colorado great. Thomas Taggart signs the message.
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Denver
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Queen City
United States
Colorado
Thomas Taggart
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W. J. Bryan
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