Intriguing World Bits From a March Era Complaints
A New York woman becomes paralyzed while listening at the telephone. A staggering claim cites 2.0006 billion in gold and jewels lost at the sea route between England and India. A Pennsylvanian town faces a marriage epidemic closing schools for lack of teachers. A French invention uses hot air to keep cereals mold free, with hoped value for wheat regions. European frost drives demand for fuel. London Statist notes cold grips much of Europe. Consul Bradley warns Manchester mills full, no labor shortage. Victoria’s 1905 gold yield totals 15.9 million dollars, with a grand 1.37 billion since discovery. Queen Alexandra remains the sole English woman admitted to royal orders in modern times. Henry Vanness of Rockville, Conn., long-serving black railroad conductor, marks 43 years with New Haven & Hartford. Telegraph gaps delay news from Lake Chad clashes, 11 dead, 42 wounded. Salvador sends a sane envoy, Central America urged to unite and prosper via roads and schools. Helen Taft earns the nickname tulip girl as she nears 17 and prepares to come out. Capt. Karl Kaempff leads the fast Deutschland, a veteran sea captain at 52. A Massachusetts statesman opines rest, but many resist a month’s break. U.S. Minister to Spain Collier hosts a Madrid gala with foreign ambassadors and society leaders.
Colorado News Items Sparks and Strikes in Denver Area
A roundup of Colorado notes reports a piano theft arrest, a new $1,000,000 sugar factory plan, 150 voting machines for Denver elections, and a $17,750 Catholic church contract in Boulder. Also details few marriages in Cheyenne, Mesa county voting machines bought, a rare Montrose marriage license count, a farmers institute, accidents, and local civic happenings including a charivari, labor antitrust stance, a Montrose injury, and Manitou lighting bids.
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Denver
Wiley
Boulder
Colorado
Cheyenne
Mesa County
Montrose
State Agricultural College
Farmers’ Institute
Denver & Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Harry Wilbur
Sid
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
Antitrust
Standard Oil Company
Mary Sheehan
Jerry Sheehan
Sheehan
Town
Quincy Brown
Colorado & Southern
Silverton
Blair Street
Frank White
Scott Williams
Colorado Springs
White
James McClair
Divide
Cripple Creek
von Phul
McClair
Durango
Manitou
Manitou Electric Company
W.°.A. Bell
England
Manitou Company
Pike Peak Hydro-Electric Company
Nichols
Fifth Street
John Harris
Chicago
Wyoming
Minnesota
Balloon destroyed in lightning during royal review
A military balloon carrying Captain Vilivelli rose to 700 feet during a troop review for King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena. A sudden storm unleashed a lightning strike that killed the crew and horrified thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Vilivelli
Debs Urged to Stay Clear of Boise Haywood Trial
John J. Tierney reports Boise officials and Atts Richardson and Darrow urged Eugene V. Debs to avoid Boise during the Haywood trial. Debs agreed, citing friendly letters and concerns over socialist influence. Meanwhile Duncan faces arrest Friday on weapons charges as Chief Francis avoids panic and maintains calm handling of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Tierney
Boise
Idaho
Eugene V. Debs
Richardson and
Darrow
Haywood
Debs
H Richardson
Darrowan
Colorado
Carl H. Duncan
Miners’ Union
Orchard
Western Federation
Duncan
Wisdom
Francis
President McKinley Widow Funeral Draws Canton Crowd
Canton Ohio observes a vast funeral for Mrs McKinley beside her late husband in Whitelawn cemetery. Roosevelt and cabinet members attend. two miles of procession, simple services, and a planned mausoleum awaiting completion in September. Notable attendees include Barbers, Dawes, Knox, Garfield, and Fairbanks family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Whitelawn
Roosevelt
Justice Day
State Root
Agriculture Wilson
Interior
Garfield
Rixey
Loeb
Secret Service
Sloan
Fairbanks
Joseph Biechele
Robert A. Cassidy
George B. Frease
President McKinley
Austin Lynch
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Herrick
Cleveland
Webb Hayes
James R. Garfield
He Was a Woman Revealed in Phoenix Case
Nicholas DeRaylan once served as a secretary for Baron Schippenbach the Russian consul in Chicago. In Phoenix the casket was opened to confirm that the deceased known as DeRaylan in life was a woman as physicians and witnesses observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Nicholas DeRaylan
Baron Schippenbach
Chicago
DeRaylan
Walting
Feinberg
Big Auto Run Announces 4th Annual AAA Tour Schedule
F B Hower, chairman of the AAA touring board, announces the fourth annual Glidden and Hower trophy tour. Spanning 1519 miles over fifteen days, with twelve days of running and stopovers, the trip averages 126 miles daily. Longest day 174 miles, shortest 97. Starts in Cleveland on July 10th and ends in New York on July 24th via Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vumeim
American Automobile Association
Glidden
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Where is James Doolittle Y
Denver Y M C A officials seek James W. Doolittle once with Portland Cement and Denver Omnibus. His wife, in Dorchester, Mass, believes he went to Goldfield Nevada. Their daughter, a Boston nurse trainee, died of diphtheria and was buried within sixteen hours, prompting frantic search.
Women May Not Hang In New Mexico
Acting Governor Raynolds considers a long respite or commute for Mrs. Valentia Madril and Alma Lyons condemned for the murder of Madril's husband. The decision may delay execution until Governor George Curry arrives to assume office after returning from the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Raynolds
Valentia Madril
Alma Lyons
Hillsboro
George Curry
Philippines
Encouraging crop reports from Colorado fruit regions
Colorado State Horticultural Society secretary reports from inspectors in Montrose Garfield Morgan Larimer Delta Fremont Montezuma Pueblo Mesa on apple crops peaches plums cherries gooseberries raspberries strawberries and grapes. Most counties expect lighter or uneven crops with frost damage noted in several areas and modest recoveries in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Shute
Colorado State’ Horticultural Society
Edward Silva
Montrose
Montrose County
Garfield County
J. F. Myser
Rifle
Morgan County
A. W. Harcourt
Fort Morgan
Larimer County
F. Y. Moseley
Loveland
Delta County
H. A. Richardson
Delta
Rome
Jonathan
Gano
Ben Davis
Fremont County
Thurston White
Canon City
Montezuma County
P. S. Taylor
Dolores
Mt. Elmo Canyon
Pueblo County
J. N. Bartels
Pueblo
Mesa County
A. B. Hoyt
Grand Junction
Court Declares Competence in Elena Sanz Heirs Suit
The Supreme Court has declared itself competent to try the heirs of Elena Sanz against the heirs of Alfonso XII. Sanz, a Bohemian opera singer, bore the king two sons and was later banished from Spain. The case follows alleged unfulfilled provisions of the king’s will and possible public disclosure of scandalous details from Alfonso XII’s later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Supreme Court
Elena Sanz
Alfonso XII
Spain
Alfonso
Paris
Elest
Mme. Sanz
Senor Mongues
Chamber of Deputies
Body Found in Furnace at Ryan Soap Works
A mutilated and nearly consumed male body was found in the furnace at Ryan soap works on Spring Grove Avenue. Police believe the man was murdered and the body disposed of to hide the crime. identity of the victim is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatii
Ryan Soap Works
Spring Grove Avenue
Revolt spreads as rebels threaten Chinese ports
Chinese revolutionary movement widens as May 22 uprising near Hong Kong erupts into major revolt. Rebels in Swatow and Chang Chow threaten key cities, with estimates of 50 000 to 100 000 fighters. Imperial troops at a disadvantage but armed with discipline and arms.
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Jezele
Hong Kong
Swatow
Chang Chow
China
Amoy
Swato
Mang
Fokien
Wreck on Texas Train Kills One Injures Many
A wreck of eastbound train No 8 near Lozier Texas on June 2 killed one man and injured about a score of people serious. The derailment likely caused by wreckers or defective steel left many in critical condition. The chair car bore the dead and several severely hurt including W B Jacks Chester Aldrich Mrs F C Ball and others from El Paso Sanderson Big Springs and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Lozier
Southern Pacific
W. B. Jacks
Sanderson
Texas
Chester Aldrich
Big Springs
F. C. Ball
el Paso
C. A. Lewis
Maud Lewis
N. E. Carter
S. H. Sherod
Sarah Haukeman
Armour buys 320 cows direct from growers in Omaha
The dispute between packers and stock commission men over buying cattle continues as Armour & Co purchases 320 cows directly from raisers under new packer rules. Commission men warn shippers not to ship until the order is rescinded. The price is not disclosed and the move marks a break in growers' strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Stock Commission
Armour & Co
Armours
Livestock Exchange
Overdose of Medicine Kills Miss Elval Kauffman
Fort Collins reports the death of Elval Kauffman, secretary of the North Poudre Irrigation Company, after an overdose of medicine prescribed for toothache. Her dentist reportedly used cocaine for numbness, and combined with the doctor’s remedy, caused death from heat failure described by local sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Cole
Elval Kauffman
North Poudre Irrigation Company
Kauffman
1'Sician
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Rocky Ford Enterprise
Will R, Monkman
Rocky Ford
Central
India
Pennsyvania
Cupid
Europe
Russia
Germany
London
Italy
Constantinople
W. H. Bradley
Manchester
British United Textile Factory Workers’ Association
Queen Alexandra
Henry Vanness
Rockville
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Lake Tchad
Central Africa
Salvador
Washington
Helen Taft
Ethel Roosevelt
Cathedral
Taft
Atlantic
Karl Kaempff
Deutschland
Kaempff
Commodore Kaempff
Massachusetts Statesman
Collier
Diplomatic Corps
Tierney
Harry Orchard
Frank H. Gooding
Haywood Defense
Mrs. McKinley
Presi
Dent
James Doolittle
State
Throne
Revolutionary Movement
Mycine Carr
Morgan Deviodiy
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