Doyle Burns mining suit decided in Council Bluffs
Jury awards James Doyle 446022.73 in the Port land Mining Company dispute over stock and dividends. Burns plans new trial motion. appeal possible. Case involved contracts, ownership in Tidal Wave Tr and Bob Tail No 2, with Denver Colorado witnesses and broad legal wrangling over stock valued at 75 cents per share and dividends paid.
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Iowa
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Green
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Professor Grubbs
Portland
Devil's Own
Portland Gold Mining Company
Pottawatomie County
Equity
District Court
United States
Colorado
Kansas
Utah
California
Nome
Alaska
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Argentina prepares for war as portends clash with Chile
Buenos Ayres reports General Mitre to approve recall of Senor Portela and Chilean minister Concha Subercaseaux meets General Roca amid tense stand. Authorities plan to mobilize 80 000 men with 50 000 reserves and widespread rifle training as public opinion backs the government.
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Argentina
Senor Portela
Buenos Ayres Herald
Herald
Senor Concha Subercaseaux
General Roca
Roca
Chillan
Chili
President defiled by historian Maclay sparks naval dispute
New York December 24 Edgar Stanton Maclay seeks naval trial under civil service law after Roosevelt asked for his resignation as special laborer in the navy Barker, Brooklyn yard commander, forwarded Maclay s letter to Washington He asserts civil service protection and vows to stand by his rights while continuing duties at the yard. London commentary notes Argentine Chili tensions and intervention questions.
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Schley
Roosevelt
Barker
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Brooklyn
Maclay
Congress
Russia
Washington
Times Urges US Britain Peace Effort For Settlement
The Times asserts both nations share the duty to preserve peace and that a word or strong hint from the United States, likely backed by London, could secure a pacific settlement. It predicts such a statement will likely be made in some form.
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Great Britain
The
Times
United States
the Times
London
Panama Canal Sale Talks Spark Board Resignations
At a Panama Canal Company meeting President Hutton and director Cur ran resigned amid negotiations with the United States. The board voted to empower further talks to sell the canal properties, basing discussions on the Isthmian commission's conclusions and a fixed price, with replacements named for Hutton and Corrin.
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Panama Canal Company
Hutton
United States
M. Curran
Canal Company
Isthmian Commission
M. P. Forot
Army
M. Bourgeois
Mm. Huton
Corrin
Appointments by Commander in Chief in G A R
In Minneapolis on December 24 Commander in Chief Eli Torrence announced the public appointments for the G A R. A key committee on legislation for veterans in public service lists Joseph W. Kay, Leo Bassieur, J P S Gobin, H A Castle, George H Patrick, O H L Coulter and B F Binghaw along with others. Additional committees cover school histories Fredericksburg battlefield national work fraternal relations with veterans national sanitarium at Hot Springs and a drive to honor the flag and oppose desecration. Also named are 33 special aids in military instruction and about 250 maids reporting to A Noel Blakeman chief of staff Vernon NY.
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Minn
Eli Torrence
G. A. Rt
Joseph W. Kay
Brooklyn
Leo Bassieur
St. Louis
J. PS. Gobin
Lebanon
Pennsylvania
H. A. Castle
St Paul
George H. Patrick
Washington, D. C
O. HL. Coulter
Topeka
Kansas
B. F. Binghaw
Washington
Fredericksburg
Se of Veterans
National Sanitarium
Hot Springs
South Dakota
A. Noel Blakeman
Vernon, New York
Ransom Reached For Miss Stone Release
A Sofia dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports an agreement between the brigands holding Miss Stone captive and the American legation in Constantinople. The terms set a ransom of 14 000 pounds to be paid on Bulgarian soil with Miss Stone released in Turkish territory.
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London
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Miss Stone
Constantinople
Farming Romances of Agriculture Inspiring Secretary Wilson Report
The piece highlights agricultural innovations and successes cited by Secretary Wilson. Frost resistant orange trees developed via Japanese Florida stock. Louisiana rice yield up 73 million pounds with Gulf coast investment. Porto Rican coffee production boosted by shading practices. hardier grasses and alfalfa in cold plains. San Jose scale controlled in California through natural enemies from North China.
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Louisiana
Agricultural Department
Gulf Coast
Europe
Porto Rico
Great Plains
Russia
Turkestan
North Dakota
San Jose
California
Australia
China
Pacific
Beet sugar claim challenged by Colorado readers
Colorado readers question the belief that beet sugar is inferior to cane sugar. Prof Kedzie asserts beet and cane sugar are identical in chemistry, noting beet sugar now furnishes two thirds of the world supply and that American refiners produce pure sugar with no cane reliance. Colorado notes cover policy and local updates across mining, education, transport, and public works.
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R. C. Kedzie
Michigan Agricultural College
Sugar Trust
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Sandwich Islands
Pacific
Louisiana
Gulf States
Europe
Germany
France
New York
Greatest Men of Colorat Hall of Fame Proposal
A 1903 St Louis World's Fair feature may select two deceased U S citizens for a Hall of Fame honoring Louisiana purchase era influence. Readers are invited to nominate worthy Louisianans, with Zebulon Pike among early suggestions and Governor Thatcher endorsing the idea.
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St. Louis
Louisiana
United States
Eyior
Itill
Tosh
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company
Zebulon Pike
Thatcher
Bag Punching Promoted as Indoor Exercise for Women
Athletic instructors tout bag punching as a cheap indoor workout for women to slim and tone. A ten minute daily routine is claimed to rival six months of dieting, improving posture, balance, and circulation with a light punching bag and gloves costing under ten dollars and one dollar respectively.
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Rere
Ita
Eagles in the Alps Hunter's perilous line for fledglings
The chamois hunters of the Alps pursuit of young eagles is a dangerous venture with high rewards. Hunters study eagle habits to locate nest sites on inaccessible cliffs then rig dangerous hauling systems to pull the eaglets to safety. The work demands hours of midair hanging and careful rope work above snow and crags.
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