Immigrant Study Commission Sails for Europe
The Immigration Commission, formed under the latest congress, sails for Europe to study emigration laws, inspection methods, and source regions. It will visit Italy and other departure points, aiming to guide future legislation and disperse immigration to rural areas rather than crowded cities.
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Immigration Commission
Europe
United States
House of Representatives
Italy
America
What Japan May Teach
Japan presents a peaceful path to liberty under a constitutional government without revolutions. Oscar Straus lauds Japan for religious liberty, self control, preparedness, and humane soldiers. He praises its West learning, capable officers, patriotic military, and reliable diplomatic corps.
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Japan
Oscar Straus
Commerce and Labor
Leslie
Tramp Sets Swimming Record After Train Rescue
A tramp swam 27 miles in 30 minutes while clinging to a locomotive tender from St Louis toward Chicago. He fell through a manhole into a water tank as the train moved, was saved at Alton, and survived despite two railroad staff indifference remarks about water depth.
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St Louis
Chicago
Alton
Fans Shape Daily Life in Japan and Monuments in Washington
Readers learn how fans serve many roles in Japan from sports to domestic tasks and farming. A separate note reports Congress allocating one hundred thousand dollars for a Washington monument to honor Columbus and the commission meeting to pick a site and design.
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Columbus
North America
Washington
Congress
City Sees 198000 Young Widows, Herald Notes Concern
The New York Herald reports about 198,000 young widows in the city and questions whether they can earn enough to support their husbands. The remark hints at social strain and economic hardship among widowed women.
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The
New York Herald
One Million Gallons A Day From Gunnison Tunnel
Montrose Colorado reports daily flow of one million gallons from the Gunnison tunnel with about three quarters from the west portal and 750000 gallons pumped from the east end. The water will augment Montrose’s supply and may feed Luja ne’s city reservoir. potential winter use and tramway plans for tourism are noted.
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Montrose
Colo
Gunnison
West Portal
Lu Jane
Montrose City
Bic
Thorugh
McConnel
South Canal
United States
Black Canon
Grand Canon
Colorado River
Monopolize Twin Lakes Spark Public Access Battle
A meeting of the Leal ville Horsemen's association adopted a resolution urging State Game Commissioner Farr to deny a permit to the Twin Lakes Improvement Company. The group contends the company aims to monopolize Twin Lakes by using waters for its own fish and bar the public, despite evidence of over half a million trout released by federal and state hatcheries.
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Leadville
Lealville Horsemen's Association
Farr
Twin Lakes Improvement Company
Twin Lakes Company
United States
Twin Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Ex-convict claims Wilcox loot buried near Cheyenne
John Carson of Cheyenne says a treasure tied to the Union Pacific express car robbery lies three miles northeast of Cheyenne. He met Deputy Perry offering a share if helped recover and hide the money, claiming a state-prison convict knows the site and seeks a pardon. Secret Service will investigate.
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Cheyenne
John Carson
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Nels Perry
Carson
Perry
Rawlins
Secret Service Ofciass
Pest Attacking State Forests Near Palmer Lake
The turpentine bug is destroying Colorado pine forests, bore into bark and heart, damaging timber near Palmer Lake. A timber plot five miles east of Palmer Lake, recently attacked, was ordered sold for 400 dollars by the State Land Board.
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Colorado
Palmer Lake
State Land Board
New Gold Certificate Debuts With Hillegas Image
Washington reports the first ten dollar gold certificate in circulation featuring a vignette of Michael Hillegas the nation’s first treasurer. Treasury officials received the initial notes as souvenirs while distribution plans noted notable recipients and a superstitious Minnesota congressman allocated ten dollars for note No. 1111.
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Washington
United States
Michael Hillegas
Treasury
Cortelyou
Edward
Friends of
Treat
New York City
Tawney
Minnesota
House Appropriations Committee
Lynching Reported Near Alexandria After Suspect Taken for Custody
In Alexandria Louisiana the body of Mathias Jackson, a black man charged with criminal assault, was found hanging from a tree about twelve miles away. He was lynched after being taken from a deputy sheriff who was transporting him for safekeeping. This marks the second lynching in June in the vicinity.
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Alexandria
Mathias Jackson
Colorado News Bits I OmitImpossible
Greeley builds a boy palace for a big exposition while Golden adds a bronzek busting contest for the Fourth of July. Reports claim fine crops across the agricultural belt and a buoyant market for Colorado fruits with Texas and California products losing shelf space.
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Greeley
Golden
Fort Morgan
Cheyenne
A. C. Morris
Durango
Denver
Boulder
W. H. Gribble
For Collins
Fort Collins
Young City
Colorado
Frontier Day in Cheyenne Promises Western Spectacle
Cheyenne prepares for Frontier Day July 25 26 27 with street band concerts Indian war dances and a grand ball to close the three day celebration. The event showcases the West for tenderfeet with lively pageantry and cowboy and Indian displays throughout the festivities.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Tenderfoot
Schmitz Faces New Indictments in San Francisco Scandal
Mayor Schmitz is arraigned on two indictments accusing him of accepting bribes to veto city ordinances. One bribe of 3250 dollars from San Francisco Gas and Electric to withhold a rate ordinance, and a 5000 dollar payoff from United Railroads to veto electrification of the streetcar system. Judge Dunne sets July 3 for plea. Trials and motions for Halsey and Calhoun cases adjourned to July 8 and next Tuesday morning respectively.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dunne
Schmitz
San Francisco Gas & Electric Company
Board of Supervisors
United Railroads
Sailors' Friend Hanbury Oversees New York Port
Sixty thousand sailors rely on H A Hanbury the United States shipping commissioner for the port of New York. He acts as sailors judge and jury handling papers for foreign craft, settling disputes with sailing masters and curbing abuses like forced outfits. His Battery Park office allows quick reach to ships leaving the port.
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H. A.hanbury
Mr. Hanbury
United States
Port
New York
Battery Park
Equitable Life invests heavily in Texas amid new law dispute
The Equitable Life Assurance Society disclosed its asset distribution after resisting a Texas rule requiring 75 percent of reserves to be invested in state securities. Texas holdings total 10.955 million dollars, twice the mandated amount, as the company notes regional investments exceed state policy. The report lists state allocations across Alabama to Wyoming and notes southern and western exposure at over 37 percent of total reserves.
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Texas
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Ala
Ariz
Ark
Cal
Fla
Idaho
Ind. Ter
Ind
Iowa
Kansas
Mich
Minn
Misa
Mont
Neb
N. C
N. D
Ohio
Okla
Ore
S. C
S. D
Tenn
Utah
Wash
W. Va
Wis
Wyo
United States
Europe
Gibraltar
Naples
Italy
Trieste
Izonzo
Sheriff Littell Named Warden of Territorial Penitentiary
Marion Littell, Colfax county sheriff, appointed warden replacing Arthur Trelford as Acting Governor James W. Raynolds dismisses Trelford amid charges of inhuman treatment of inmates. Attorney General Prichard cites brutal punishment of convicts for trivial offenses under current management. Trelford accuses political persecution while supporters say penitentiary progress continues.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Marion Littell
Colfax
Territorial Penitentiary
Arthur Trelford
James W. Raynolds
Raynolds
Trelford
Mears
George W. Prichard
Hagerman
Artesian Wells Pump Themselves On Virginia Coast
Field men of the United States Geological Survey note artesian wells in the Virginia coastal plain drive hydraulic rams to lift water to higher elevations. On the Potomac Rappahannock and Chesapeake shores a perennial, clear flow serves domestic use and industry, but head loss limits flows along higher banks requiring ram-assisted lifting.
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United States Geological Survey
Virginia Coastal Plain
Potomac
Rappahannock
Chesapeake Bay
James
New Wall Paper Patterns From Kansas City Astonish Readers
A feature notes a new wallpaper design from Kansas City using cancelled checks as panels. The checks range from 30 000 to 1000 dollars with a room total of 8 000 000 dollars. Moulded gilt edges frame the checks and create a pleasing effect. Also a quip about Solomon and Mr Meekton is included.
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Kansas City
Sugar Factory for Greeley Promised with New Ditch
In Greeley Colorado residents learn that a sugar factory may arise after the Laramie Poudre ditch is completed. The project aims to bring Wyoming water from the Laramie river to Nunn and Crow creek valleys within a year. Engineers estimate a minimum annual water supply of 4 billion cubic feet plus additional runoff from Mitchell Poor lakes to irrigate 125000 acres. About $500000 has already been subscribed for water rights.
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Greeley
Colo
Nunn
Laramie-Poudre
Laramie River
Wyoming
Crow Creek
Wellington Hibbard
Laramie-Poudre Reservoir
Mitchell Or Poor Lakes
Poudre
Coffee Complexion and Postum Benefit Claim
An advertisement claims coffee causes dark blotches on the skin and stomach disturbance. It promotes Postum Food Coffee as a replacement, asserting improved complexion and reduced nervous tension after use, and directs readers to read The Road to Wellville in packages.
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Postum
Wellville
Good Roads Boost Planned in Pueblo County
The Arkansas Valley Automobile Club filed its articles of incorporation with the secretary of state to promote better roads in Pueblo County. Owners of fine machines include Charles E. Gast Lee Graham M D Thatcher Jr J H Voorhees and Dr Crum Epler who pledge to enhance motoring facilities locally.
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Pueblo County
Arkansas Valley Automobile Club
Charles E. Gast
Lee Graham
M. D. Thatcher, Jr
J. H. Voorhees
Dr. Crum Epler
Relief fund testimony shocks Haywood murder trial in Boise
Morris Friedman a former Pinkerton employee testified about spies entering Western Federation of Miners unions and about funds and food distributed to strikers. He identified operatives and described how some rose to union leadership and were deported. Witnesses also described cruelty by troops and appeals to martial law during the Cripple Creek era.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Morris Friedman
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Denver
William D. Haywood
Pinkertons
Western Federation of Miners
Friedman
Colorado
McParland
George W. Bede
Pinkerton
Telluride Union
Clarence Darrow
Redell
Globeville
Federation
Orchard
Hercules
Jack Simpkins
Detective Regory
Cripple Creek
Telluride
Bunker Hill
Frank Hough
William Amole
Portand
Amole
Citizens’ Alliance
Theron Stevens
Goldfield, Ney
Charles H. May
Sherman Bell
Bulkele
Welle
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Great Gunnison
Colorado News Itens
W. L. Anderson
Eagleville
Missouri
Grane Junction
O. K. Hawkins
Pueblo
John Cook
George W. Cook
Ernest Shield
Colorado Springs
Shields
Hutt
Nee
Boulder County
Cardinal
J. R. Gregory
Colorado City
Earl Hicks
St. Louis
Vicinily
Colorado Veterans of the Civi and Indian Wars Monument Society
J. B. Stephen
John McCoach
W. P. Epperson
Col. J. M. Chivington
First
Colorado Volunteers
Sand Creek
New Christian Church
J. W. Maddux
William Bayard Craig
J. B. Hasten
T. T. Tompson
J. E. Pickett
Prof. Adams
State Normal School
Tyndall Snyder
Snyder
North Park
Adams
Brush
Longmont
Beal
Insurance Investments
Solomon
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