Emperor Nicholas Receives Zemstvo Delegation At Peterhof
The Zemstvo deputation from Moscow and St Petersburg met at the Alexander palace in Peterhof. Prince Troubteskoy spoke of internal strife while M Fedeoroff voiced St Petersburg concerns. The emperor expressed regret for war losses and pledged to steadily admit elected representatives to state works.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Zemstvo
Alexander Palace
Peterhof
Prince Troubteskoy
Moscow
Zemstvos
M. Fedeoroff
St. Petersbug
Russia
Government Sends Five Special Agents to Study Trade Abroad
The Department of Commerce and Labor will dispatch five agents to investigate U S trade with Asia Europe and the Americas. Agents include Prof Lincoln Hutchinson Burrill Crist Pepper and Dr Bedloe with assignments to the Orient South America Canada Mexico and the West Indies. The survey aims to gauge U S share of trade and methods to expand it. Meanwhile Oyama reports no armistice moves as Russian forces fearfully advance around Kuanchengtsu and Kirin. In Denver Governor McDonald names Blanche Delaplaine and Ina Thompson to the Girls Industrial School board with duties starting immediately.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Lincoln Hutchinson
University of California
Charles M. Pepper
Harry R. Barrill
Raymond F. Crist
Edward Bedloe
Congress
Messrs. Burrill J
Crist
Orient
Professor Hutchinson
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
Mr. Pepper
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Bedloe
West Indies
Venezuela
British
Dutch
French Guiana
Metcalf
Oyama
St. Petersbug
Godzyadani
Linevitch
Kuanchengtsu
Kirin
Girls’ School Board
Denver
McDonald
Board of Control
Girls’ Industrial School
Blanche Delaplaine
Ina Thompson
Delaphaine
Thompson
Colorado News Items Highlight May Tourists and Local Events
Tourism to Pike's Peak spiked in May and June. Pueblo county reports 15 004 school aged children, up 200 from last year. Fort Collins Elise May died after swallowing pills. Epworth League convenes in Denver July 5 to 9 with over 20 000 expected. Colorado City revokes saloon license of Robert Cummings. University of Colorado president James H Baker tours Europe. Colorado Realty Association meets June 20 to 23 in Colorado Springs. Denver earns second in Western league baseball. Edward Carberry dies of heart disease. W J Baxter dies in Colorado Springs. Rio Grande county treasurer Charles C Cummings found dead. Silverton National Bank authorized with 25 000 capital. I W Larimore leaves Denver YMCA for Birmingham. Pueblo nurse Edina Gist recovers from tarantula bite. State Fair Secretary Turner sees 100 running horses entered in Pueblo meet. Salida sends rubber and mineral samples to Lewis and Clark Exposition. Cripple Creek navy enlistments rise to twelve. Five embalmer certificates awarded. Ralph Talbot Jr graduates West Point among top cadets. Denver federal hearing on Gore canyon railroad postponed to August. Denver Chamber to stage horticultural exhibit for eastern visitors. Governor McDonald names delegates to Portland conference on charities and corrections. Tom Shepperson freed. Miller and Dowd to penitentiary. Pueblo city trustee John Cameron files Greenhorn reservoir plats.
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Colorado City
Robert Cummings
District Court
James,h. Baker
University of Colofado
Baker
Boulder
Europe
Colorado State Realty Association
Colorado Springs
Denver
Edward Carberry
Carberry
Night Marore
Cripple Creek
W. J. Baxter
el Paso
Charles C. Cummings
Rio Grande County
del Norte
Silverton National Bank
Silverton
Colorado
George H. Williams
Nelson A. Ballou
Guy Emerson
I. W. Larimore
Denver Young Men's Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Association of
Birmingham
Alabama
Edina Gist
C. F. and I. Hospital
Pueblo
Turner
State Fair Association
Salida
Percy Kennedy
Elmer Burdette
Roy Stein
George Ryan
William Theimre
H. A. Connor
S. H. Eyler
L. McIntyre
H. L. Dayton
Marty Roberts
E. P. Higbee
George Bigelow
State Board of Health
Myron D. Crotser
Arthur Baker
Jessie Hopkins
Arthur de Marius
Aspen
George Hanger
Trinidad
Ralph Talbot, Jr
Ralph Talbot
West Point
Corps of Cadets
Cavalry
United States
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
Gore Canon
Moses Hallett
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Street
McDonald
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Portland
Oregon
State Board of Charities and Corections
William S. Friedman
S. M. Carpar
James H. Peabody
Ralph W. Smith
Thalia A. Rhoads
Clarence E. Hagar
John Cleghorn
A. C. Dutcher
Fred L. Paddle
J. 8. Green
State Labor Commissioner Brake Clears Most Complaints
Denver: Since taking office two months ago E V Brake has handled 112 complaints, most adjusted quickly. Women are noted as frequent initiators of wage disputes, while employment agents pose ongoing issues. Brake has no fund but secures free legal help through Denver University law students. He reports overall favorable conditions after a western state tour.
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Denver
E. V. Brake
Brake
R. I Gregg
Law School
Denver University
Denver University, To Handle the Cases. Mr. Gregg
Glenwood Springs Finishes Eighth Strawberry Festival
Glenwood Springs celebrated its eighth annual strawberry festival with a grand success. Visitors came from Leadville Grand Junction New Castle Rifle and Carbondale to enjoy an excellent musical program and a big free strawberry feast at the Opera House. A 15 to 8 ball win by Aspen over Glenwood and an Iowa teachers excursion ending with strawberries and cream were noted before an open air dance closed the event.
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Denver
Glenwood Springs
Leadville
Aspen
Grand Junction
New Castle
Rifle
Carbondale
Redstone
G Junction
Opera House
Glenwood
Iowa
Portland
Odd Fellows Hall
New York Royal Arcanum Plans Mass Meeting Over Rates
In New York and Brooklyn opposition to the Supreme Council rate increase grows as plans form for a mass meeting later this week or early next week. The official organ says there will be no revocation or modification of the Atlantic City decision and urges acceptance of the higher premium to keep the order in business.
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New York
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council
Atlantic City
Brooklyn
Death of General Gomez in Havana at 6 o clock
General Maximo Gomez died quietly at 6 o clock last evening in a temporary home at Vadado after returning from Santiago. President Palma and General Andrade arrived shortly before his death. He leaves a widow five sons and one daughter. Congress had voted $150,000 for his benefit, with $100,000 delivered to one son yesterday and $50,000 previously approved.
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Havana
Maximo] Gomez
Vadado
Gomez
Santiago
Palma
Andrade
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Pension Office Reforms to Use Medical Branch System
Washington June 18 Commissioner of Pensions Warner orders all medical examination requests for pension claims after July 1 to come from the medical branch under the medical referee. The move will eliminate over 200 rosters of examining surgeons. He also plans switching from large books to a card system for claimant records.
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Pension Office
Washington
Commissioner of Pensions Warner
Bureau
Two Colorado Men Hanged in Quiet Execution at State Penitentiary
Capital punishment case from Canon City reports Fred Arnold and Newton Andrews executed after admitting involvement in the Youngblood murder. Andrews spoke briefly before death, detailing events at the Peters burg dance and the Youngblood house. Both men appeared composed as the nooses failed to delay their deaths.
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Canon City
Colo
Fred Arnold
Newton Andrews
Colorado State Penitentiary
Arnold
Youngblood Yard
Andrews
Windsor wedding of Princess Margaret and Prince Augustus Adolphus
Windsor held a royal wedding as Princess Margaret of Connaught and Prince Augustus Adolphus wed in St George's chapel. King Edward directed the arrangements. The couple left Windsor for Cheshire and began their honeymoon at Saighton Grange before touring Ireland.
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Eng
Queen Victoria
Margaret of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Prince Augustus Adolphus
Gustave
Sweden
Edward
St. George’s Chapel
Cheshire
Saighton Grange
State Board Finds Colorado Institutions Over Capacity
Secretary Hagar of the State Board of Charities and Corrections says Colorado's state institutions cannot cope with the insane population. He notes 761 inmates at the asylum with more than 700 incurable and county hospitals full, while the state penitentiary holds 721 prisoners with only two in the hospital.
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Denver
Hagar
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Asyum
Western roads report record tourist traffic to Colorado
Passenger agents say Western routes see a record tourist business to Colorado and the West this year. Santa Fe figures show more travelers west than ever before. Extra Western traffic equipment will be kept through the summer.
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Topeka
Kas
Western Roads
Colorado
The
Santa Fe
Rebuttal Evidence Ends in Arkansas River Case
In Topeka Kansas on June 17 rebuttal testimony closed in the Arkansas river dispute with four witnesses Cyrus Anderson secretary of the State Board of Railway Commissioners Thomas J Anderson Topeka W H Mitchell Beloit and A M Campbell Salina They testified that irrigation water death stemmed from deflection of water in Colorado and not from Kansas tributaries failing.
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Kas
Arkansas River
Cyrus Anderson
State Board of Railway Commissioners
Thomas J. Anderson
W. H. Mitchell
Beloit
A. M. Campbell
Salina
Colorado
Kansas
Roosevelt to Visit New Orleans Oct 24 25
Telegrams report President Roosevelt will tour New Orleans on October 24 and 25. Other items note Louisville chosen for the next meeting of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association in Chicago, naval and political events, railroad plans, and market news across the United States.
Colorado & Southern ratifies $100 million mortgage plan
Denver reports nine tenths of Colorado & Southern stock represented as a meeting approves a $100,000,000 bond issue to fund expansion to the Gulf coast and acquisitions including Trinity & Brazos Valley Cripple Creek Short Line and double tracking between Pueblo and Trinidad. Bond details show $89,000 per mile indebtedness and a $765,000 annual interest. German investors with Banken syndicate backing purchase about $17,000,000 in bonds.
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Colorado & Southern Road
Gulf of Mexico
Trinity & Brazos Valley
Texas
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Pueblo
Trinidad
Wyoming
Treasury
Colorado & Southern
Fort Worth
Denver City
Hallgarten & Co
Berliner Handel Gesselschaft
Bank For Hancel and Industrie
Berlin
Verein
Washington Named Seat of Russo Japanese Peace Talks
Washington is chosen as the site for the peace conference between Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries, marking progress toward an agreed peace plan. Japan favored Che Foo while Russia had Paris as its preferred venue. The Hague was also proposed before Washington was settled on. The talks are expected to start mid August with pressure on Japan to moderate demands and a potential indemnity around one half billion.
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Washington
America
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Che Foo
Paris
Hague
Royal Arcanum Troubles Rattle New York Council
In New York the Royal Arcanum faces a revolt over the supreme council rate increase. Accusations of deceit and bribery swirl as members fear the order is sold to old-line insurers. Supreme Regent Howard C. Wiggins of Rome faced hisses at a New York Council meeting amid the controversy ahead of the June 23 anniversary.
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New York
Royal Arcanum
Supreme Council
New York Council
Supreme
Howard C. Wiggins
Rome
Order
Jarecki Death Ruled Not Self-Inflicted by Jury Verdict
In Denver a Federal Court jury found probable homicide in the case of Theresa Jarecki vs Conservative Life Insurance. The widow seeks her late husband doctor Seymour T. Jarecki’s $5,208 policy plus interest, noting a bullet through the screen door and open back gates as possible escape evidence. The defense claimed financial trouble and self harm.
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Denver
Federal
Seymour T. Jarecki
Theresa Jarecki
Life Insurance Company
Jarecki
Acetylene Lighting Backed as Safe Eye Aid in Homes
An article from Chicago argues acetylene gas provides clear, steady light that protects eyes, noting many children suffer vision issues from kerosene and coal gas lighting. It highlights affordable home installations and predicts reduced poor eyesight as its use grows in schools, churches, and households.
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Chicago
Alice
Miss Co
Italian Agent Maltreated Cited in Congo Report Claims Poison Plot and Insanity Trial
At the Congo Independent state mission in report to King Victor Emmanuel, Captain Baccari alleged poisoning attempts and later charges of insanity by the governor general. The piece then shifts to Portland Oregon where the Order of Railway Conductors at their biennial convention condemned proposed railway rate legislation. They endorsed Roosevelt’s stance against secret rebates, criticized federal rate control as prone to litigation, and urged fair, equitable policy reflecting American railway efficiency and wage standards. They warned against ceding power to a single commission and stressed maintaining practical, national interests in transportation costs.
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Baccari
Congo Independent State
Victor Emmanuel
Congo
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Portland
Oregon
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Inter-State Commission
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