10 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1897
Page
1
A collection of itemized remarks touches on political influence, wealth, and ethics. It questions patronage in offices, honors wealth over merit, and warns that public goods flow to buyers. It recalls figures like Elmer Geiselman and Howard Potter, and notes typhoid vaccination advances and a whistling rights debate.
Supreme Court affirms most boundaries of the Cana da De Cochiti grant but remands the western edge for re location near Sierra De Jemez. The ruling excludes the Cochiti mineral belt from the grant, placing it on public domain five miles north of the northern boundary, causing rejoicing that the land court’s northern boundary location remains valid.
London reports indicate Turkey will likely remain in Thessaly despite Russian and German pressure for evacuation and a payment guarantee. Turkish officials have arrived with harems, Edhem Pasha orders granaries, and locals are urged to return under Turkish rule while diplomats discuss armistice terms. In Washington, a nine car Pullman special carries the Universal Postal Congress delegates from 11 countries on a nine day country tour aboard Pennsylvania rails with brief city stops.
In Butte Montana on June 4 a group of tramps and suspicious characters arrested after the Kroeger murder were jailed by the committee of 100, escorted to the Stevenson Bow Junction six miles from Butte, and warned to keep moving. The ex-convicts in the gang headed toward the Utah Northern line, raising fears of depredations along their route. Officials doubt they will return to Butte despite the warning.
The tug Andrew G Greene exploded its boiler at 145 o'clock this morning after passing Rush street draw with three mud scows in tow. The blast blew the vessel to atoms and left no survivors among the five men aboard. All nearby buildings trembled as the disaster unfolded. Bryan to Canada. 4 Hon W J Bryan drew immense audience in Massey Music tonight with figures and dignitaries in attendance.
Ex president Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland join Princeton fans after a 2 to 0 win over Harvard. A large crowd parades to their Stockton Avenue home, shouting Princeton cheers as Grover praises the team and pledges continued support.
Springfield is the scene as the Illinois General Assembly adjourned sine die at 4 a.m. in a disorderly finale. Democrats and Republicans clashed, using paper calls and even market baskets in a farcical pitching game while the chair faced hat removals. Bills were passed in confusion and recorded by few, with the Senate narrowly averting clashes. The fate of the Republican apportionment bill and revenue measures may trigger an extra session.
In Berlin on June 3 crowds at the Tempelhof grounds faced strict police barriers that kept all streets clear. The Emperor and Empress moved past a hostile, mute public as police dispersed dissenters and arrested about twenty. Carriages were fewer than usual and some were injured during the disruption.
Chicago consolidates most cable lines into the Chicago Traction Company. Organizers include J Pierpont Morgan C S T Yerkes M J Elkins and P A B Widener. A formal announcement will follow once City heads respond.
Denver dispatch reports Silver Republicans arriving for a three day executive committee meeting at the Leland to organize and campaign for free silver. Attending are former Idaho Senator Dubois and others from Montana Utah South Dakota Washington Michigan and Indiana. Towne disputes charges of secret plotting against Bryan.
Rev Myron W Reed national president of the Brotherhood of the Cooperative Commonwealth announces a Utah first experiment. He says 1500 people will form a cooperative community with trade roles chosen locally. If successful in Utah the plan expands to other states with a fall site selection and spring ground breaking planned.
The Queen Regent renewed Senor Canovas and the Cabinet powers and kept the ministry intact. The Senate, Chamber of Deputies leaders, and three marshals did not change personnel. No immediate Cuba command changes expected. Opposition sections express surprise and displeasure.
For over ten years Count Davier has labored near Deadwood South Dakota on uranium claims. He sent ore samples to mills in the United States and Europe to verify the metal as uranium. Recent reports confirm the ore is uranium, a scarce metal with few comparable deposits in the Americas or Germany and no U S mills able to properly reduce it.
A cloudburst in Iser province southeastern Pri caused the Morge river to avert its course and flood factory towns. At Voi ron and Muirans the river rose about twenty feet drowning a person. Property losses are estimated at 10,000,000 francs. Four thousand factory workers are unemployed.
Curfew law in Monte Vista. John Alfred named Leadville postmaster. Snow falls at Aspen Leadville Georgetown Ist. Victor to get $10,000 electric plant. More rain in Denver last May than since 1889. Aspen gamblers ordered out. Bicycle saddle factory starts in Denver. American Water Works Association meets in Denver. Labor Federation targets anti boycott law. Dynmite damage near Colorado College trig pole. Irrigating ditch washout near Montrose. Daniels buys Daniels Fisher Denver firm. Weld County offers reward for murder victims. May reports at Soldiers Home show low attendance. Ruskin thistle threat grows in Arapahoe. deputy aid urged. Antelope poaching in Kit Carson. shipped to East. Florence Cripple Creek depot plans. Midland Terminal depot progress. Co operative Commonwealth tour to build socialist state. State Agricultural College cuts salaries for faculty. Show budget trouble in Denver. Backcountry bounty claims surge. state debt and county policy. London to Athens notes on Greek revolution aftermath.
A wide range of items covers gold reserves, royal travel, ship movements, fires, robberies, and legal cases. Highlights include San Francisco firemen deaths, a Tuscarora mine theft, a St Paul bank robbery confession, Vesuvius eruption reports, and political shifts in Spain and Cuba. Also noted are railroad financing, press language policy shifts, and ore shipments from Mexican mining regions.
Society directory lists lodges and posts with meeting nights. Rocky Ford area groups include O F Rocky ord Lodge 87. Violet Lodge No 3. Post No 93. Wadsworth Relief Corps No 16. Rocky Ford Camp No 195. Pythias Valley Lodge and K of L listings with officers and meeting dates noted.
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