Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01

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William f. Curtis he mas recommend |
ed to Congress the consolidation OF
the third and fourth classes of mall
matter. with the present third-class
rate of ! cent for two ounces, which
would result in the establishment oil
a limited parcels post.
Helen Harper. an 1syear-old bride.
finds herself deserted after an eight
days honeymoon. She was married 20
the man on three days acquaintance
and during the eight days her liege
lord furnished her with ten cents.
Too much for a girl that win marry
a man she knows nothing about.
The Denver Y. NJ. C. A.. building
fund has passed the 100000 mark.
Acting Governor Parks, in pardon
ing little Eva May Rockefeller, has
won notoriety, II nothing else
Chicago is said TO be infested with
over one thousand criminals. when
accounts for the daily crime record.
For the first time in the history of
the civil government the lid was ef-
foctually on at Trinidad sunday and
promises to remain on
A South Dakota pastor has been
convicted by a federal Jury at Omaha
Of conspiracy TO dcfraud the United
States ont Of 10000 acres OF land.
President Roosevelt has declined TO
pardon Charles II Cole, former pres
ident of the Globe National bank OF
Boston. convicted of violation Of the
national banking laws.
General Alfaro. former president of
Ecuador and leader of the recent rev
| olution. which overthrew President
Garcia. is now supreme chief of the
republic. A new ministry has been
appointed.
On application of relatives and
friends the coroner has started an IN
vestieation into the death OF Walter
I.innarka. aged IL. of Calumet, Mich"
who died supposedly of appendicitis.
1t is alleged by relatives that death
resulted from a thrashing given him
by his teacher when he insisted on
leaving the school room after he had
been refused permission.
With the tire of his rear wheel
gone before the fortieth mile. running
on the bare rim AT top speed m
cheered by thousands on the beach
side. Clifford carp, in a 90-horse nov.
er English car, broke the worlds rec
ord for 100 miles Saturday afternoon
nj Ormond- Daytona, Fla, making tho
distance In one hour. fifteen minutes
and 40 2-5 seconds. The forme
worlds record. made by Fletcher on
the same course. was one nour Is
minutes and IA seconds.
An accident that may result fatally
to b. l.. Barnett. Denver a. Ri.
Grande fireman, happened about moon
Saturday He was standing on tho
tender filling the tank with wntel
when the engine suddenly started and
threw him OFF backward. He. strucb
on the ice between the rails II
hip was broken and he was injured
internally. DR.. Meredith, companl
surgeon. wcs summoned from Mon
trose. The young mans mother was
also summoned. On account of tho
serious nature of his injuries Barnet
will be removed to the railroad hos
pital at Salda.
Ex- Gov. Adams spoke at a municl
lpal ownership mating In Denver fiJtse..
I.evening.
Not case of yellow fever has
been reported in Panama for sixtl
days.
George II. Scarlet, n resident oi
Holly Colo was killed in runaway
accident Saturday
The courts will he called on to de
termine who shall handle the ap
preaching municipal election in Den
yer
Messrs. Hogg and Brooks voted
against extending the hours of LABOR
from eight to ten hours on the Pan
ANA canal, while Bonynge favored the
proposition.
The dowager empress of China has
sent TO the American legation a mum
her of weddings presents for Alice
Roosevelt. The presents consist OF
costly jewels, silks and ermine robes
Alleging insurance graft in Iowa ri
Valing tnat in New York, State Sen
ntor Molsberry introduced resoln
ton demanding sweeping inquiry
into all companies chartered by the
state,
To save the lives of two little girls
who were walking up nill in ORAL.
lon park, ST Louis. in the path of a
bobsled on which he was coasting
down hill, John f. Vogel guided hts
sled out of the path, directly toward
a tree. His head struck the tree and
he was killed instantly OF the nine
other boys and girls who were riding
on the sled with him none was in
| iured seriously
Crazed with the knowledge that he
was on the verge of death from con.
sumption and knowing that nothing
| could save him, l.. A. Lane. proprietor
of the Germania hotel at Longmont
arose early Sunday morning stagger-
| ed across the room, and after secur.
ing Winchester, placed the mnzzie
of the weapon in his mouth pulled
the trigger with his toe and blew OIL
| the top of his head
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