Incendiary Fire Destroys Altman Mining Town
A Republican dispatch reports Altman wrecked by a morning blaze that left the business district ruined. Six arrests known, five in jail for possible arson. others sought or apprehended. Notable losses include Miners Union hall, Altman hotel, city hall, and multiple homes and businesses with insurance adjustments amid the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Altman
Cripple Creek
Ollie Davisson
Lowe
Davisson
John Lyons
Neal Osborne
Jesse Deaton
J. W. Dunfee
Altman Water Company
Dunfee
W. H
Ance
Mark Ketting
Jordan Mercantile Company
Union Hall
Mike McCreedy
City
Griffin
McBreen
J. C. Fitzgerald
Charles Johnson
Joe Bloomgreen
Thomas Coll
Kate Cahill
William Lewis
William Pollock
Colorado Telephone Company
Western Union
President Roosevelt praises Washington and Alaska future
In Seattle May 24 the president reviews the navy yard and escort fleet, then speaks at University Grounds praising Washington's past fifty years and predicting a vast future for Alaska and the state. He argues Puget Sound offers unmatched advantages and envisions Alaska joining the nation with its mineral and fish resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Queen City
Puget Sound
Spokane
Sinclair Inlet
Navy Yard
McCulloch
Roosevelt
Humes
University
Washington
Lincluda
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
America
Paris Madrid race deadly crashes halt event
In Paris on May 24 the Paris Madrid auto race saw six dead and four injured. M Gabriel set a stage time record at Bordeaux while M Fournier trailed. Across crossings, drivers Barrow Stead Renault faced fatal accidents and Marcel Renault suffered critical injuries. Premier Combes ordered the race stopped on French soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Gabriel
Bordeaux
M. Fournier
M. Combes
Alveyres
M. Loraine Barrow
Derrow’ Chancer
Messie
Barrow
Stead
Marcel Renault
Coubi-Verac
Angouleme
Iron
Tornado Leaves Carmen in Ruins and Fatalities
A tornado struck Carmen Oklahoma around 7:30 last night destroying about a third of the town. W. H. Brown of Wichita was killed by flying timbers. Mrs Wismiller died today from injuries and twenty others were injured. The Methodist church was toppled onto the parsonage but remains visible for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoman
Aline
Carmen
W. H. Brown
Wichita
Sale of Philippine Coins Authorized in 1000 Sets
The bureau of insular affairs with Secretary Root's approval authorizes 1000 sets of the seven new Philippine coins minted by the United States to go on sale at two dollars per set, the value of the coins being 97 cents. Proceeds will go to the Philippine treasury amid strong collector demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Root
United States
Philippine Treasury
New Boer Colony to Mexico Led by Joubert and O Donnell
Promoters D Joubert and Captain W S S O Donnell announce a new Boer colony in Tamaulipas Mexico sourcing financing from a syndicate. General Joubert will bring Boers from Africa and Captain O Donnell Irish colonists, the colony to cover 83000 acres with land priced at 3.75 dollars per acre yearly and access to river frontage ahead of a planned railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Joubert
W. S.S. O'Donnell
Tamaulipas
Mexico
General Joubert
Orange Free State
O'Donnell
de Wet
Transvaal
Ireland
General Joubert and Captain O'Donnell
Snyman
Santa Rosalia
Chihuahua
Poers
Texas
Captain O'Donnell
Texas Company
Joubert
Africa
Victoria
Mexico to set stable dollar value for currency
El Paso report from official sources says Mexico will fix its dollar value at a non fluctuating level of 0 cents. Financiers intend silver to remain secondary and used only at a fixed ratio. Most silver produced goes to Asia, and Mexico’s total silver reserves are under 100 million dollars. Hoarding parallels gold standards, attracting foreign capital now and in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Republic
Asia
Heavy Rains Swipe Nebraska Bridges and Farms
In southeast Nebraska heavy rains swell streams, flood farms, and wash out bridges. Otero County reports eighty bridges carried away by the high water, marking the worst damage in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Otero County
In Land of Evangeline Teche Country Beckons Visitors
The Teche country in southern Louisiana captivates travelers with bayou scenes, Evangeline lore, and plantation landscapes. St Martinville and New Iberia emerge as thriving hubs while Eratette and amber mining growth draw speculation along the historic Teche waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou Teche
Teche
Louisiana
Longfellow
St. Martinsville
Gabriel
New Iberia
Jeanerette
Old Beaux Are Delighted and Not Relegated
A humorous column recalls lively old beaux who reminisce fondly about past suitors and their influence on the narrator. She notes her husband teases her extravagance while old flames offer unsolicited praise, yet she remains loyal and cheerful to her marriage despite the memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
The Skylark Poem Excerpt by James Hogg
A fragmentary poem prompts visions of the skylark as symbol and omen. The speaker wonders where the bird travels and finds happiness in nature, love, and desert dwelling. The phrasing evokes 19th century Romantic imagery and Hogg's rustic lyric voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
James Hogg
The Cheerful Giver and the Five Dollar Bill
A charity solicitor pressed for a $100 gift. The merchant quoted the Bible and said he could not give cheerfully. He instead offered five dollars and a polite smile, explaining cheerfulness matters to the Lord.
The Woman's Best and Perseverance Reward in One Page
A witty exchange unfolds with Tom and Dick about a fiancée loving him and the rewards of perseverance. The piece shifts to notes on Ludwig Walther, a famed German tenor, who once stuttered and sang poorly before rising to popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig Walther
Germany
Potato Exposition in Berlin Highlights Allied Uses
A Berlin exhibit showcases potato as human food animal feed and industrial raw material like alcohol starch and dextrin. Consul Mason reports Germany plants one eighth of arable land with potatoes and yields per acre exceed other lands. Potatoes fuel Daimler engines and light rooms with potato alcohol. German prices and tariffs are noted. Also mentions Santa Fe excursion fares, new rail service, and humorous quip about a man intoxication question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mason
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Daimler Motor Company
William
Central Association For Alcoholic Distribution
Standard Oil Company
Millions of Trunks and Baggage Metrics from 1902
The New York Central reports 3,159,545 checked baggage pieces handled in 1902 with 2,121,974 received at stations. Bicycles forwarded and received reached 411,614 and baby carriages 26,654. Ads and oddities mention Defiance Starch, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Baxter's Tallhead Scent among other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Cough Cures and Odd Notices From Old Papers
A fragmentary collage of patent medicine ads, stray quotes, and social anecdotes. Mentions Stopes cough remedies and Bromo Quinine tablets, foreign immigration stats for San Francisco Chicago and New York, old ad lines about Defiance Starch, and casual street dialogue hints. Contains scattered names and places but no cohesive event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Borough of
Manhattan
Peruna touted as cure all for a New York woman’s health
Society notes recount a Buffalo woman’s recovery after using Peruna Medicine Co. tonic. The letter claims social life restoration within two months and cites catarrh as the root of female troubles. The piece promotes Peruna as a universal cure for nervous weakness and female disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Finn
East High Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Mrs. I. EE. Finn
America
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Oklahoma
Tom
Santa Fe
Kansas City
St. Louis
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
J. P. Hall
Eage Tribune
Togneh
Mie
San Lule
Colorado Bureau of Immigra
Majestic
Colorado
Bloboy
Putnam
Eve
Adam
Mr. Newman
Radstreet
Hall
Price
Georgia
Mysician
Will Tive
Baxter
H. Peck
East Indies
Defiance
Mistres
Piee
J. W. O Muien
Third Ave
Minneapolia Mico
Pinkham Cures
Frances Stafford
E. Ith St
N.Y. City
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Peruna
Mrs. Finn
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Martine
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
S.brockton
Defiance Starch CO
Omana
Denver Directory
Doahia Raters
Donete Town
Horn Sune
Ed Hare
Ped Dick
Prin
Financial Contract Security Co
Fidelity Savings
Lawrences St
Journal Telegraph Business
Central
Pein
Modern School OF Business
Curtis Streets
Colo
L. A. Watkins
Imi Waree Street
Ioe
Fron
Danver
D.£. Bowers Penver
E. E. Burlingame & CO
Lascratory Seid
Mailer
Lawrence St
Libby
Muins
Libby, McNeill & Libby
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