Canon City City Council Hears Damages and Street Plans
The Canon City council met with most members present. J A Armor seeks 325 dollars for damages after an excavation, while petitions request street repairs on Park Avenue and water street width. The body also considers hydrant placement, stand permits, sewer connections, garbage dumping, and bond sales.
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Coulter
Houle
Brush Creek
Clarke
Park Avenue
Harrisons Addition
Harrison
Taylor
Canon City Gas Company
Fifteenth
River Streets
Meyers
Verginia H. Macon
Augustus Macon
Macons Addition
Water Street
J. A. Armor
Armor
McMurray
South Canon
First Street
DeWeese-Dye Ditch and Reservoir Company
Lakeside Cemetery
G. R. Gwillim
Chandler
Mesars Gwillim
Macon
Main Street
Second Street
Penitentiary
Jameson
Fire Department
Prison population update at penitentiary current level
News notes report 639 prisoners in the penitentiary, higher than typical for the season. Paroles and discharges steadily reduce the number in summer, while courts are less active and no influx of new inmates occurs.
Timothy hay sample from Witcher meadow shows strong crop potential
A timothy hay sample from W. J. Witcher’s Upper Four Mile meadow was left at the office. The stalk nearly four feet long and well headed indicates high quality hay. Witcher owns eighty acres of timothy with an expected yield of about three tons per acre.
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Timothy
W. J. Witcher
Four Mile
Colorado
Witcher
Young German boy travels alone to California
A life five-year-old Engtiatr language passenger known as Yosthill rode the D and R G line last Saturday, en route to San Francisco. He wore tags with his name and destination, traveling alone from Hamburg to meet his mother in California, a remarkable tale for the crowd on the train.
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San_Fi
California
Hamburg
Germany
Ore values spark interest in Wickenburg mining venture
A. H. Davis received a letter from J. N. Pepper of Kansas City detailing mining prospects at Wickenburg Arizona. The letter includes a Gold Nugget mine analysis for 35 foot level ore yielding 573 99-100 ounces per ton valued at 11479.80. Samples from Canon City Shaft nearby reportedly exceed 10,000 per ton. The Gold Nugget shaft has reached 130 feet and continues deeper.
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A. H. Davis
J. N. Pepper
Kansas City
Missouri
Canon City
Florence
Wickenberg
Arizona
United States
Emancipation Day Picnic Marks 96th Anniversary
Colored residents of Canon City and nearby areas gathered at Sells Island last Thes day to observe Emancipation Day with a relaxed picnic. A Parkdale excursion and a penitentiary grounds baseball game between Pueblo and Chandler drew attendees, followed by an evening dance and cakewalk.
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Canon City
Florence
Sells Island
Colored Methodist Church of
Bessemer
Parkdale
Penitentiary Grounds
Pueblo
Chandler
Two Denver Brakemen Die After Train Accident
Westbound freight No. 63 halted in Canon City after two brakemen M. L. McGraw and E. J. Carnehan were found unconscious on top of the train with head wounds. Carnehan recovered some consciousness and said they were struck after leaving Florence, possibly by overhanging bridge timbers near Chandler Creek. The incident remains under investigation with no definite proof of the cause.
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Canon City
M.L. McGraw
E J. Carnahan
Denver
Florence
Santa Fe
Chandler Creek
Carnehan
The Place To Live In Colorado Says Visitors
Canon city is praised as the most healthful climate in the state with visitors noting its advantages for health and business. The piece argues Colorado's temperate climate and active enterprise reflect a larger reading public and high average intelligence, comparing it favorably with other states.
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Canon City
Orific
Union
Colorado
Kansas Valley
Ellen M. Henrotin Leads Chicago Woman's Club
Mrs Ellen M Henrotin recently elected president of the Chicago Woman's Club is a leading American clubwoman. She served as president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs from 1894 to 1898 and has contributed widely to advancing women’s work.
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Ellen M. Henrotin
THE
Chicago Woman's Club
America
Woman's Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Canon City train tragedy claims life of McGraw at 44
The report recounts a fatal accident where McGraw died at Mrs Ward's hospital after a bridge strike left him unconscious during transit to the depot. Carnahan sustained lighter head injuries and returned home to Denver. J F McGraw, his brother, conductor on the D R G road, arrived from Denver for the burial. The article notes Canon City's climate and prospects contrasting with the heat, praising local conditions and inviting residents seeking homes.
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Canon City
McGraw
Carnahan
Denver
Finois
J. F. McGraw
Trinidad
Colorado papers sustain towns with rail line reach
The Colorado Springs Gazette notes about 850 newspapers in Colorado, nearly 50 dailies, and that many small towns rely on a single railway station to reach a schoolhouse hotel and general store, underscoring the vital role of weekly papers in rural life.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado
Educator W A Price Opens Plans for Local Business College
W A Price, a Denver arrival, arranges to open a business college in the city. He brings seventeen years of teaching experience, including ten years as a public school principal, and has worked with business college faculties in Chicago and Buffalo, staying current with modern methods.
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W. A. Price
Denver
Price
Chicago
Illinois
Buffalo
New York
Four Prisoners Paroled and Discharged at State Penitentiary
Last Tuesday four inmates gained liberty by court order discharge or parole. John L. Conrey, No. 4918, of Leadville, Lake County, sentenced April 12, 1901, for four to five years for assault to rape. James Friedenberg, No. 5093, from Arapahoe County, sentenced to two to three years for burglary and larceny, received February 14, 1901.
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John L. Conrey
Leadville
Lake County
James Friedenberg
Arapahoe County
Friedenberg
Lease of Lands Shows Gains in Public Lands Revenue
A tabulated statement from Mark G. Woodruff, register of the state board of land commissioners, details March through June 1902 and 1903 data on leased public lands. School lands end June 1903: 170,278 acres leased, revenue $11,518, up from 149,398 acres and $7,890. state lands end June: 25,826 acres, revenue $2,283, up from 11,764 acres and $925. The board’s performance is praised, attributed partly to Woodruff’s energy, and considered creditable compared with predecessors.
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Tisk
Mark G. Woodruff
Register of the
State Board of Land Commissioners
Board of Land Commissioners
Woodruff
Booklovers' Library station rejected in Canon City
The attempted establishment of a Booklovers' Library station in Canon City failed after months of effort. The library would have complemented the public library, offering access to new and best books, as the largest of its kind with stations in major cities. Canon City boasts a literary atmosphere, with providers willing to open a branch only in towns of at least 15,000 people.
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Booklovers’ Library of
Philadelphia
Booklovers’ Library
Public Library
America
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Cripple Creek
Canon City
Fine Flowers From Poncha Ranch Bouquet
A striking bouquet of Colorado wildflowers came to the Record office from Mrs. Walter Black of Current Creek last Friday. The arrangement included about a dozen varieties plucked on Poncha ranch, with blue and purple hues prominent, reflecting the highland flora.
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Walter Black
Current Creek
Colorado
Poncha Ranch
America
Conkle Resigns from Colorado Electric Power Post
C C Conkle resigns as general manager of the Colorado Electric Power Company and will leave about the 1th for Denver to become general right of way agent for the Moffatt railway line. W J McManigal of Omaha replaces him, with no staff changes expected.
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C. C. Conkle
Colorado Electric Power Company
Denver
Moffatt
Salt Lake City
Gonkie
Colorado
Ohio
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Fremont County
Canon City
Oregon
Great Northern Railway Company
C. Dickinson
Fremont County Abstract Company
Conkle
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
W. J. McManigal
Omaha
Neoraka
Municipal Electric
McManigal
Mrs. Conkle
Greenwood Avenue
Harvey At Penitentiary In El Paso County Case
Harvey King a colored condemned wife murderer from El Paso county arrived from Colorado Springs and was turned over to Warden Cleghorne to await execution during the week starting November 1. He was bathed dressed in prison garb and placed in the condemned cell as No. 5789. King declined to speak on arrival and seemed stolid about his fate.
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Harvey
Penitentiary
Harvey King
el Paso
Colorado Springs
Cleghorne
King
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City Legislature
Water Committee
Yosthill
Mughall S. McGraw
Gretchen Harding
the Booklovers’ Library
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway Company
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