09 Jan 1896
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1896
Page
1
The Rocky Ford Enterprise notes varied items from Illinois crop values to travel curiosities. It cites Paderewski’s fundraising, divorce law shifts in Iowa, streetcar battles amid women’s activism, and a Bible for colored angels selling in Atlanta. It mentions passport basics and a Berlin forestry warning.
Amid shakers a member catching a cold triggers playful rituals as companions tease with uncomplimentary remarks until she blushes. They then deem her cold cured as her blood warms, reflecting a communal ritual of social bonding and mock remedy.
Reports claim Cecil Rhodes may have resigned as premier of Cape Colony while Governor Robinson refuses to accept it. Chamberlain seeks confirmation on Jameson shooting rumors and Rhodes denial of a second chartered company force at Bulawayo. Kruger, replying from the Republic, warns of armed incursions and seeks government restraint under 1884 convention rules.
Cape Town reports Dr Jameson’s column of about 700 men was surrounded near VinkVonstein, six miles from Johannesburg, by 4,800 Boers after a night fight. Jameson’s forces exhausted cartridges and suffered fatigue without surrendering. 130 followers killed and 37 wounded, while Boer losses were three killed and five wounded.
Eight men are believed dead after a cave-in at the Anna Lee mine in Victor. The trapped workers included assistant superintendent Thomas H. Sheldon and superintendent W. E. Loane, with others named as Hannan Hancock Malloy McGuirk Mee and Dinsmore. Rescue efforts began as timbers and debris blocked the shaft, with progress slow but ongoing to reach the cage and surface.
Francis Satolli archbishop of Lepanto and apostolic delegate to the United States is elevated to cardinal in Baltimore. The ceremony featured the beretta red skull cap and oath. the red hat will be conferred in Rome within six months. The packed cathedral drew dignitaries, diplomats, lawmakers and notable Catholics from across the country. A separate report recalls a wreck south of Wheatlands Wyoming where Train 71 left the track after striking cattle, with fatal and severe injuries to the crew.
A giant powder blast on Victor Avenue near the Victor Bank building caused about 1200 in damage. Glass shattered in the bank, hardware store, post office area and nearby homes but no lives were lost as workers and onlookers fled.
Superintendent Peavey certified county shares from the state school fund based on per capita enrollment. Total distribution about 39,929.21 dollars, with Arapahoe leading at 11,166.99 and Weld 1,824.00, notes a slight decline from last July.
A roundup of practical guidance for dairying and poultry farming from root feeding to cost analyses. It covers dairy profitability from a 26 cow Ohio State setup, market broiler versus egg farming strategies, feeding mixes, green forage needs, and the value of well kept stock. It also discusses branding cattle, screenings for grain, and sheep manure as fertilizer, with farmer-focused notes from Am Cultivator and American Dairyman.
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