Cattle Scarce Boosts Western Prices and Theft Roundup
Western feeders scarce drive higher cattle prices as shipments dip from New Mexico and Mexico. Report notes May inspected cattle and horses decline, stock thieves active, and notable shippers like J. P. Clark of Grant Junction selling 320,000 pounds at high value. Cattlemen wary while promise of price rise lingers.
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Denver
Colorado
Mexico
New Mexico
United States
Towner
Tuttor
Kurtsas
South Dakota
Akron Odtle Pool
Bensment Washington
Sears and
Ereashiie
Califarsia
Arkansis
Armot
J. P. Clark
Grant Joinetson
Spd
Union Depot Losses Case In Denver Insurance Fight
A dozen insurers sue Denver Consolidated Electric Company over a March 15 1884 depot fire in Denver. The suit claims negligent wiring caused a blaze that damaged woodwork and delayed repairs. Plaintiffs include American Fire Insurance and Philadelphia based firms. defendants include Denver Consolidated Electric and Home Insurance companies.
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Denver
Julie Johnsen
Smart
Nlulatts
American Fire Ierrance Company
Pransylvania
American Fire Insurance Company
Newport
The
National Fire Insurance Company
Mercants’ Insurance Cormminy
Berchants’ Tnaur
Londos and
Lancashire Insurance Company
We Phoenix Insurance Conpany
Hartford Fire Insurance
Cmpany
Queen Insurance Ron
Detroit Fire and MerinewraNe Company
Devyer Consolidated Electric
Ome Insurance
Home Insurance
Union Depot
Thie City
Selene
Wang
Bern
Bain Wires
Denver Consolidated Electric Com
Denver Consolidated Electric Company
Einotei¢ Company
Extinct towns recalled in Talbot county history
A fragment recalls Easton, Mit, Hooktown and other extinct communities in Talbot County. The note mentions Bartop, Centerville and the region’s once sizable settlements, hinting at shifting towns and lost connections from decades past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Mit
Hooktown
Talbot County
Bartop
Centerville
Talbot
York
Fight for a Woman in a Bare Knuckle Barn Battle
Two men Curley Grutin and Frank Tighe fought in a Coney Island barn over a woman. The match, a brutal bare knuckle contest lasting many rounds, ended in a draw with both fighters exhausted and blinded by dawn. They were placed in medical care afterward.
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New York
Uetir Coney Islaand
Curley Grutin
Frank Tighe
Griffin
Tele
Fiebrera
Tishe
Manhattan
California Men Anxious to Be Appointed Commissioners
California politicians seek seats on the Hawaiian annexation commission under Newlands. Five-member panel will include three U S members and two from Hawaii with one anti annexationist to express opposing views. Names floated include Peterbauzh Estee Acrattan Olney Stackpole and Hatch. Hatch and Estee deny interest.
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California
San Francisco
PS. Stratton
United States
Newlands Resolutiona
Stratton
Wuld Tke
Fudge Peterbauzh
San Diego
Estee
Fiancee Sees Him Die in Wedding Walk
Pittsburg Pa June 29 George Harsch iron worker formerly of Chicago died suddenly while discussing his upcoming marriage with Miss Ligsie Ramsey of Homestead at a relative’s home in Milvare. He collapsed from a chair and died in her arms. doctors cited heart disease and a possible weak heart as the cause. wedding date set for Thursday next.
Talked To His Dog In A Bold Telephone Call
A Cincinnati man on a train trip called a New York telephone office to reach home and hear voices. At home his wife and five children traded brief greetings while the pet pony cat canary were recounted. The man, busy with business, kept the call short but enjoyed listening to the home voices. The odd scene reflects a traveler's urge to connect with loved ones.
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New York
Epnther
Phe
Relloe
Lost Dog Hears Voice Across Telephones in Cheering Rally
A grieving family reported their dog refusing meals and seeming near death. A Chicago man comforted the pet via telephone, delivering cheerful reassurances that triggered the dog to bark, expressing hope the owner would return soon. The piece notes similar courtship by long-distance calls and hopes to keep absent loved ones remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Four Apples Cost 3600 in a Philly Street Robbery
Philadelphia June 1 Charles A Baker of the Jenkintown National bank owned four apples valued at 3600. He deposited six $100 bills in his satchel for a Fourth Street National bank transfer. On a streetcar a stranger distracted him and a counterfeit satchel replaced his, leaving Baker robbed of $640 as the car moved away.
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Philadelphia
Charles A, HH. Baker
Jenkintown National Bank
Br. Baker
Fourth Street National Bank
Corjan— Fey
Billletin
Baker
Mr. Baker
Woman Nominee Weighs State Office Eligibility
Mrs Flora B Henkes of Hastings Michigan doubts her eligibility for state superintendent of public instruction after a Muslim convention nomination. In Grand Rapids she wrote a friend she may not accept and has asked the attorney general for opinions on her constitutional limits, awaiting his ruling before deciding.
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Henkes
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Flora B. Henkes
Hastings
Seven Year Old Drunk Arraigned in Police Court
Chicago June 29 The seven year old son of August lingus was brought to central station intoxicated with wine. He was found on La Salle and Randolph streets by a police officer. His father and mother accompanied him. Lieutenant Perry ordered the father to secure a doctor and to not allow further scenes.
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Chicago
August Lingus
Central Station
la Salle and
Randolph Streets
Grother
Perry
Lured by Robbers RoBBery of Kansas City Stockman in Chicago
Wealthy Kansas City stockman Jonny S Corcoran was robbed of 180 pounds by armed men after a forged sister letter lured him from a train. He met a supposed western stockman who guided him to a trolley car then into an alley where two assailants with revolvers halted him. The decoy sister letter and encounter triggered the ambush. Police may investigate further.
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Chicago
Jonny S. Corcoran
Kansas City
Kus
Corcoran
Waukesha
Wis
Wisconsin
Governor Acts To Fund Canon City Penitentiary and Buena Vista Reformatory
Denver June 29 Governor Adams issues an executive order enabling the state penitentiary at Canon City and the Boys reformatory at Buena Vista to contract debt totaling 520,000 with governor approval. Penitentiary gets 32,000 and reformatory 21,000 to cover expenses for the rest of the fiscal year amid insufficient biennial funds.
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Denver
Adams
Canon City
Boys’ Reformatory
Buena Vista
Carr
Reformatory
Swan Ends His Life In Vermont
In Rutland Vermont on June 28 Dr James Swan a lead mining physician from Plymouth County Massachusetts and brother in law of Senator Justin Morrill shot himself shortly after news of his wife's death. He bought the pistol the morning she died and told a friend he planned self destruction as a jest. He was over seventy years old.
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Morrill
Rutland
James €. Swan
Plymouth County
Mass
Justin 5
Swan
Bhocktows
Dr. Swan
National Educational Association Meeting in Washington DC
National Educational Association meeting set for July 7 to 12 in Washington DC. Western members via the Union Pacific offered direct service from Omaha or Kansas City with day coaches, chair cars, Pullman sleepers, dining care and library cars. Round trip fare from points west of the Missouri River is four dollars plus fewer changes than other routes.
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Washington, D. C
Association
Missouri Tver
Tnlow Pacific
Union Pacific
Omaha
Keness City
Reduced Nashville fares for Internatio n al Convention
Union Pacific offers one fare for round trip plus 2 from all points in Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Utah for dates July 6 to 22 1898. Tickets and details available from F. L Lewis City Ticket Agent or J Fulton Depot Agent. Collars and cuffs laundered to look new by Peeriess Steam Laundry.
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Santa Fe
Kansas
Nebraska
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Fime
W. C. Garvey
Sants Fe
Cristian Endeavor
Nashville
Union Pacific
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Lewis
J. Fulton
Dewey's Manila demands clash over German aid promises
Manila dispatches report Admiral Dewey will demand capitulation as reinforcements arrive while German officers are urged to stay out of the American line of fire. General Augusti cites dire siege conditions with famine and mass surrender looming as Spanish forces cling to sovereignty.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Manila
Germany
Dewey
Prince Henry
Prussia
Aguinaldo
Augusti
United States
Bolinay
Lne
August
Detlef
Spain
Philippines
Hong Kong
Leys
Camp McCalla Bravado Amid Cuban Siege Defense
Spanish attacks flare around Camp McCalla in Guantanamo Bay while American troops, acclimating after long confinement, endure a dry season with only brief rains. Marines have pushed inland, driven Spaniards from their holes, and suffered a single minor wound as they contend with rugged terrain and heat.
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Associated Press
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Camp McCalla
Feet Generales
Raina
Oa Brown
Delehanty
Calmanera
Calmanere
Gtantanamo
Guantanamo
Cusco
Santiago
San Hazo
McCarla
Sampson
Camp McCaila
Pegro
Unclear narrative on Cuban conflict and Guantanamo forces
Reports describe Spanish losses and Cuban resistance in the Guantanamo area amid a US naval operation. Marines praise Cuban guides while noting dire inland conditions, with Cubans black and white officers aiding reconnaissance and supply efforts under strain from scarce provisions.
War Department Learns Ground Intel From Two Men Near Santiago
Washington June 26 two men identified by the military as having full knowledge of the Balai Jaragua Santiago area and the entire line of advance report to Brig. Gen. Stone and Gen Miles staff. They describe terrain roads and trails, mining properties, and the status of Spanish forces and defenses around Santiago and Siboney.
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Washington
Hes
Balai
Jaragua
Santiago
Neil
War Department
George W. Prenter
Tron Company
Baiguiri
C. H. Zeizenfuss
Juragua Iron Company
Spanish-Arerican Company
Juragcua Company
Zeigenfuss
Juregue
Sitones
Juragua
Sibney
Zeigenfurs
Siboney
Sundwoo
Mir. Zelgenfuss
Brut
Zelgenfussief
Sibunex
San Juan
Lampoon
Pfeiffer
Pando
Mr. Pfeiffer
Extra Duty Pay Cut Off for Soldiers in War Time
Washington announces a comptroller decision nullifying extra duty pay for all soldiers during hostilities unless specified by law. It references the April 8, 1898 act increasing pay during war and the May 4 appropriation for certain quartermaster enlisted men, which is deemed not to authorize extra duty pay. Horses and buggies receive care at Watson's.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
Congress
Comptroller
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Coney Island
Hawaitl
Wavers
DE. Swan
National Educational Association Meeting
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Peeriess Steam Laundry
Philippine Capital
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Pena
Silders
Luson
Batanga
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Hheneft
R. T. Booth Co
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Bay View
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Lake Co
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W. Waler St
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Pamare
H.L. Larsh & Co
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East Seventh Street
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Banta Fe
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