Congressman Mondell to address Ogden Irrigation Congress
A 1905 Kemmerer paper notes Congressman Mondell will speak at the upcoming Irrigation Congress in Ogden. It also covers resignations at the state university board, Nebraska political fusion, a new governor’s race candidate, and irrigation plans including Jackson Lake dam proposals to boost irrigable land in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondell
Irrigation Congress
Ogden
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Division
Geological Survey
Jackson Lake
Jackson
Idaho
Wyoming and national politics mix in 190x article
The Natrona County Tribune quotes Justice Brower on lynching attitudes and punishment certainty. Secretary of War Root resigns effective January 1, with President Taft as successor possible. Elihu Root praised for service. Taft seen as strong choice to handle the Philippine question. Willis Emerson cites Wyoming’s congressional delegation as staunch and capable, with Senator Clark likely to win reelection despite a new legislature in a year.
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van Drydel
Brower
United States Supreme Court
Anya
Natrona County Tribune
Root
Taft
Philippines
Elihu Root
War Department
Willis George Emerson
Washington Star
Wyoming
National Capital
Clark
Warren
Mondell
Magnate Pedro Alvarado dies after spectacular rise to wealth
Mexico mourns Pedro Alvarado once a barefoot miner who found a lucrative prospect at Pal Millo mine now valued at 85 million dollars. He kept 60 million in silver at his home and funded public debt while aiding the poor. Beloved Miss Eldora Sinks gains much from a Colorado Springs millionaire's bequest after a pleasant tour.
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Mexico
Pedro Alvarado
Alvarado
Pal Millo
Eldora Sinks
Miss Sinks
H. J. Thompson
Colorado Springs
Cheap Relatives Union Pacifie Settlements Revealed
Union Pacific claim agents settled about forty one Hanna cases at 8500 per widow plus 50 per child and 835 per single man and 350 for each widow of foresqnee with transportation to any US point. Courts will approve these settlements as administrators file double the funds.
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Union Pacife
Hanna
United States
Potent Pill Pleasure From De Witt Little Barry Kiser
An advertisement from Atlanta Georgia promotes Little Early Misers as potent and pleasant pills. The copy includes praise from W. H. Phil pit of Atlanta and claims the pill helped more than calomel blue mass or other remedies, noting the small size and gentle effect. Sold by Dr K L Guyun.
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Witt
Barry Kiser
Philpit
Atlanta
Dad
K, L, Guyun
Indiana Gold Mines Turn Up Hidden Heaps In Morgan County
An old California miner opens Indiana’s first hydraulic gold mine in Morgan County north of Martinsville. Prospecting has yielded acreage under R L Rouse’s control as he develops streams in Morgan Brown and Johnson counties. Local wildlife anecdotes accompany early gold findings amid a feverishly hopeful blaze for Indiana to become a major gold state.
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Indiana
Rays
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Snake River
United States
California
Morgan County
Martinaville
Morgan, Brown
Johnson
Ttn
R. L. Rouse
Indiana Hills
Gold Hills
George Johnson
Etgeross
Martinsville
Bothwell
Old Man Stanley and the Indiana Gold Dime Scene
The article profiles Old Man Stanley a Crown county worker known as the man who found a 200 diamond and drank heavily in one day. It notes gold washing, a wary trait toward strangers, and mentions state geologist Blatchley’s glaciers theory for Indiana’s discoverable gold deposits and a booming gravel dirt trade.
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Stafford
Bneaute
Hole Creek
Moon
Crown County
Dim Stanley
Highland Otter
Indianapolis
Man Stanley
BI Merriman
Patel
Taylor
California
Indiana
Blatchley
Hudson Bay
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Wyming
Kemmerer Publishing CO
Mortimer Jesuren
Douglas
the State University
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Judge Sullivan
Frank Bond
Clarence T. Johnston
Irrigation Investigations
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Korea
Japan
China
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Uecc
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Treasury Department
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Readville
Mass
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Roosevelt
Indiana Gold Mines
Labor
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City Drug Store
J. B. Roberts
Prop
Wm. O'Connell
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Chicago
Williams
So. St
Salt Lake City
W.s.post
Kemmerer and Fossil
Occidental Saloon
Geo. W. Fairchild
Proprietor
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Hoffman House Boquets
Pabst Bottle
Zang
Peter Gordon, Jr
Opera House
Saloo
J. G. Casey
Propr
Wyominy
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