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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
6
Washington reports Comptroller Ridgely backs Secretary Cortelyou's plan to depose government funds to banks, easing tight time money and avoiding panics. He argues banks can meet credit demand, with cautious lending and no need for widespread liquidation, noting strong national resources and record crop wealth.
Frank Kiser and J. W. Reeves, railroad workers who confessed to setting fire to the Colorado & Southern freight depot in Boulder on August 10 and to burning several freight cars, state the guilty verdict is not theirs. The blaze caused the explosion of 2 300 pounds of dynamite in a car, killing three.
An advertisement touts Laxative Grippe Cure at 25 cents a box for cough relief. Separately, two men were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Holliday in county court with a sparse audience, a preliminary hearing set for next Saturday, Deputy District Attorney McHarg prosecuting and W P Houston defending.
In Pueblo Colorado a ranch foreman George Fox fired a pistol at random killing cowboy Fred E. Fisher twenty two miles west of Pueblo The shot was ruled accidental after investigation Fisher lay hidden in weeds in the garden Fox surrendered to county authorities and awaited coroner and sheriff inquiry.
Monte Vista reports Gov. Buchtel publicly supports Supt. Aldrich and opposes removing the current administrator. The governor helped delay a board of control meeting by two days as the dispute over leadership continues to unfold.
Courtesy to the governor’s office postponed a board of control vote on Aldrich’s tenure as superintendent. Gov Buchtel asked postponement until his return to Colorado to defend the official. The meeting moved to August 29 when Secretary Taft will be in Denver, unclear if further delay possible.
In Cripple Creek on August 27 a district court suit was filed by Attorney M. Glover for Mrs. G. O’Brien seeking 26000 from the Colorado Midland Railway and Pullman Palace Car companies. The complaint alleges a sleeping car porter, unnamed, acted insultingly toward the plaintiff and attempted to load a revolver, with defendants blamed for failing to warn or protect.
A foolish man entrusts his boys with a dollar each for a week to see who can best grow it. The first boy, George, returns with two dollars after doubling his money. He earned a prize for the top performance in the experiment.
Concord New Hampshire August 27 Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy says she holds no enmity the persecutors gain nothing and she will live out her life in her appointed mission to spread truth peace and happiness She turned her property over to three trustees and pledged to continue work for humanity despite recent harassment from her followers’ critics
The Western Stock Show announces its third annual exhibition and premium list for January 2025 in Denver. It is national in scope with open competition and special provisions for western breeders and feeders to ensure strong chances at prize money. The show association plans about $10,000 in awards plus nearly that amount in specials, continuing its role as a key educator and promoter of western livestock interests.
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