NEWS OF THE WEEK Interesting Items From World Wide
A compact roundup notes deaths and honors including Aunt Mahala Lewis, former head of state teachers groups. Sagamore Hill visitors Brig. Gen. Bell and Clifford Pinchot. Edward Ames elected S V Commander. Kies and resignations in Oklahoma and Kansas. Bell test flights. Cuban rebellion advances. oil company indictments. and other brief items spanning politics, science, crime, and disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahala Lewis
Albert G. Lane
Chicago
National Educational Association
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
J. Franklin Bell
Army
Clifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Sagamore Hill
Rebel demands for arbitration by United States in Cuban crisis
Associated Press reports from San Juan de Martinez on Sunday night with rebel leader Garra Guerra stating he will not compromise with the Cuban government. He favors arbitration by properly accredited U.S. representatives under President Roosevelt based on a new Cuban presidential election. He warns of distrust toward Palma’s government and claims spies are sent to his camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
Missouri
Agnes Myers
Frank Hottman
Kansas City
Alexander Graham Bell
Brantford
Ontario
Troy
Commissioner of Immigration
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
J. E. Wade
Cloud County
Kansas
Minneapolis
Senate
Valparaiso
Prof
Kopff
Heidelberg University
Jefferson City
Stone
Hadley
Congress
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Alabama
Hoke Smith
Cleveland
Dewey
Olongapo
Manila Bay
Meade
St. Paul
Rock Island
M. J. Sage & Co
New York
Min
Russia
Peterhof
Heidelburg University
Fath
Lick Observatory
Przybyleck
Koenigsberg
Iowa
J. A. H. Murry
Joseph Wright
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Fort Brown
Tex
Brownsville
Fort Reno
Roosevelt
Mexico
Sonora
Stolypin
Josephine Burton Young
Holy Rollers
California
San Francisco
Thomas
Riesco
Chile
Rothschild
el Paso
Nebraska
Columbus
William J. Bryan
Anti-Saloon League
Salvador
Pino Guerra
San Juan de Martinez
Negro Regiment
Texas
Cuba
Palma
Guerra
San Luis
Andres Agramonte
Ascuy
State Board of Equalization
Denver
Pike Centennial Committee
Colorado Springs
Army
Navy
Oil Company Indicted on 6428 Counts of Rebates
Chicago federal juries return ten indictments against Standard Oil Company charging rebates tied to tank car shipments from Whiting Indiana. The counts cover offenses on shipments moved by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Chicago and Alton Chicago and Eastern Illinois Evansville and Terre Haute Illinois Central Southern Railway and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Bethea
United States Circuit Court
Whiting
Indiana
United States District Attorney
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Alton
Ilinois
Evansville
Terre Haute
Illinois Central
Southern Railway
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
General Von Siarlarski Shot In Warsaw
General Von Siarlarski acting military governor of Warsaw was shot dead while riding in a cab. An unknown assailant fired four shots through the carriage top as it neared a torn street. The general died at the hospital shortly after, and the killer escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
von Siarlarski
von Liarliarski
von Liarliarsk
Durango Farmers Institute Opens With Record Attendance
The Durango Farmers Institute opened to the largest attendance yet, drawing guests from the Agricultural College at Fort Collins led by Dr. C. P. Gillette and Prof. W. H. Olin. Fred P. Johnson directed the institute as E. H. Grubb joined the event. Demonstrations featured grains, grasses, and farm products. A large contingent of Durango teachers from the teachers' institute attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Durango
Farmers’ Institute
Agricultural College At
Fort Collins
C., P. Gillette
Theodosia Ammons
Fred P. Johnson
E. H. Grubb
State Board of Agriculture
W. H. Olin
The
Teachers’ Institute
Unprecedented East Rainfall Baffles Meteorologists
Heavy rainfall across the East and South puzzles meteorologists as they seek causes. August rainfall around Washington has historically ranged between four and twelve inches, but current totals exceed these historic levels and remain unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Colorado News Items Labor Day and fall events
Labor Day celebrations loom with a 10,000 marchers projection in Denver while Corn roasts and fairs roll across the state. Open letter candidate Ben Lindsey seeks Democratic governor nod as political conventions dot the calendar.
Errors About The White House Corrected By Reader
A reader disputes a column on the White House, correcting dates of occupancy from 1800 with Adams first and 1809 with Madison, notes the 1792 start, 1814 burning, and 1818 rebuilding, and questions claims about paint, urging rigor in historical detail. The letter emphasizes accuracy on dates materials and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Madison
Adams
X Rays Mark Medical Triumphs Over Ringworm
The Metropolitan Asylums Board in London reports success with X ray treatment for child ringworm and has closed one of its two institutions for such cases. A curious anecdote from F L Vandegrift recounts an English sparrow nesting in his hat after a Sunday visit with the Dumont Smiths in Kinsley, illustrating the bird’s fecundity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Asylums Board
London
F. L. Vandegrift
Dumont Smiths
Kinsley
Van
Kansas City Journal
Grape-Nuts Proclaimed To Aid Sleep And Digestion
A testimonial from a Battle Creek Postum Co. ad claims Grape-Nuts improves sleep, digestion, and energy. The speaker cites relief from indigestion and diarrhea after switching from heavy foods and medicines, praising restored appetite and nerve strength with nightly use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Tailored Suit Samples From Denver Tailor Publicized
Cloth samples for a $10.00 Hand Tailored Suite by J. Rude the little tailor at 16th and Curtis Street Denver offered to actors who seldom retire until they are played out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rude
The
Little Tailor
16Th and
Curtis St
Denver
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the
Edward M. Ames
Altoona
Sons of Veterans
Cash M. Cade
Shawnee
National Republican Committee
Guthrie
Lela Ward
Kan
William Noble
National Association of Postmasters
Pinar del Rio
Government Printing Office
Cincinnati
Doss Galbraith
Springfield
Kokovsoff
Associated Press
Quentin Bandera
Havana
Garra
OIL Company
Standard Oil
Colorado
Loveland
Pueblo
Montrose
Teller County
Ben B. Lindsey
Frank P. Peabody
Union Pacific Railroad
Fort Lupton
James G. Pierson
United States Mint
Denver Trades Assembly
Boulder
J. C. Chester
Denver Union Water Company
Grand Valley National Bank of
Grand Junction
First National of
Herman Campbell
Little Campbell
Littleton
L. W. Lewis
Starkville
Trinidad
Humane
Neff
George E. Corbin
Corbin Dairy Company
Co-Operative
Rifle
Carbondale
Timberline Lake
Beaver Creek
Henry O. Morris
Colorado Humane Society
Robert Waugh
Ouray and Uintah Indian Agency
Fort Duchesne
Utah
Harrison
George Gaskill
Gilbert H. Denton
Vulcan Iron Works Company
Denton
Joseph Otego
Frank Otego
Apishapa
Las Animas
Liles
Pope Pius
Asia Cigars
M. Hyman Cigar Co
17Th Street
Denves
France
W. T. Parks
Arapahoe St
A. M. Kearns
Modern School of Business
Enterprise Block
Knight-Campbell Music Co
California Street
Rene Vous
Fred Mueller
Colo
Geo
Lawrence
J. HW
Wilson Stock Saddles
Brown Palace
Fircorch
Hieres
Oxford Hotel
Union Depot
Fireproof
H. Morse
Mgr
Arapahoe Street
E. E. Burlingame & CO
Lawrence St
D. C. Matthews
17Th St
Plattner Implement Company
den Pall
Ranchmen’s Dilner
15Th St
Plattner Bldg
Bon-Ton Extract CO
Larimer Street
Navy Recruiting Office
Pioneer Building
Postoffice
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