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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
7
Denver officials announce a temporary closed town policy with saloons locked from midnight to 5 am and prize fighting paused. Supporters say the open shop approach has ended. opponents call the closure temporary, awaiting events. Public sentiment favors enforcing laws while the city adapts.
In St. Petersburg on January 1 the court martial of Lieutenant General Stoessel moved toward closure. Evidence centered on December 29 council of war refusal to surrender. Prosecution cited General Smirnov’s six week prolongation estimate while witnesses reflected mixed views on surrender proposals.
The American battleship fleet departed Port of Spain at 4 PM bound for Rio Janeiro, with the Culgoa and Glacier in tow. Delays due to Maine coaling and Fortuna caused a later sailing. crowds waved farewell as ships sailed. Henry Williams faced court for burro theft, bound over for district court with $300 bail. The Record seeks clean cotton rags at its office. Contingent notes mention the siege context and capitulation timing during the Japanese attack.
In Trinidad on January 1 authorities report five business houses entered over the past week. The Hey- Patternon market was burglarized last night with $7.25 taken from three cash drawers. Each drawer was left with twenty cents in change. The same likely culprits are suspected across the incidents.
Atlantic City New Jersey January 1 The local hot water heating company reported theft of hundreds of gallons of hot water via delinquent taps by households Attempts to locate unauthorized users failed and the firm added a harmless blue dye to water Several pipe tappers reportedly colored sky blue in baths The mining sector notes steady output and a shift from low grade closures to optimism for increased production in the new year with rising metal prices and new mines opening
Leadville reports a prosperous year as mining interests advance in the district. In the closing days, significant development projects continued, reflecting growth across local mining operations and investor interest.
A mine explosion in New Mexico is reported with initial details from Santa Fe. Investigators and company officials are assessing casualties and the cause as teams secure the site and transport injured workers to nearby facilities.
Denver observers warn the new banking law may have a flaw that could invalidate a key section and keep enforcement in suspense until the state supreme court tests it. Investments firms using bank related names may be barred unless they obtain general banking charters, prompting several eastern state corporations to challenge the measure in court. A statewide attorney general conference failed to settle the issue, with the district attorney to review and decide on next steps.
Carson City Nevada January 1 1908 Governor Sparks announced a special session of the legislature to convene January 14 1908 to address the miners versus mine owners labor troubles at Goldfield. The proclamation requests general legislation to restore and preserve law and order and assures the governor will outline needed measures when the houses organize. The notice is signed by Secretary of State W. Douglass and Governor John Sparks.
A mine explosion at the Bernet coal mine in Carthage Socorro county traps thirty miners. Nine bodies recovered with forty workers missing after the blast. The mine is believed on fire and the camp, one of the west’s oldest, lies on a Santa Fe branch from Albuquerque to El Paso. Miners include Americans Mexicans with a few Greeks and Italians.
New York state ends Gretna Green clandestine marriages as a new law takes effect requiring a license for all weddings. The measure aims to curb secret unions and restore formal procedures across the state.
Trenton New Jersey enters the new divorce statute aligned with the proposed uniform bill. Divorces will be granted only for infidelity or willful desertion after six months from the intermediate decree. Applicants must wait six months before a final decree allows remarrying.
Cripple Creek reports 1907 ore output totaling 13,130,342 dollars from valley mills and smelters. Seven mining corporations paid 1,129,145.01 dollars in dividends, with undisclosed conservatively adding 250,000 more. Lesees earned about two million. The last month of 1907 saw record tonnage 52,050 valued at 1,196,400 dollars.
Santa Fe New Mexico reports that all gambling houses are shuttered today as the new anti gambling law takes effect and will remain closed if enforcement is strict.
An advertisement proclaims a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot handle. It lists J F Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and endorsements by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. It also promotes internal use, blood and mucous surface action, testimonials, price 75 cents per bottle and sale by all druggists. It ends with a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Chas H. Yale, theater manager and owner of America's largest scenic studio, helps a drenched seven year old girl at Tenth and Walnut. Police translate in many tongues though the child finally identifies herself as Janice Daly of Camden. Yale’s encounter becomes a potential subject for a new play.
A Denver Field and Farm vignette recalls Ed Rife’s 1860s wagon trek from Lawrence Kansas to Denver with a dozen gobblers. The turkeys survived on grasshoppers, faced coyote and wolf threats, and netted about 75 dollars after a long haul. A Christmas shoot tied the birds to stakes for twenty five cents a shot, with six of the gobblers claimed by John P. Lower amid a town feast.
Two of the most desirable rooms near the Yee Weeiee Block upper section will soon be vacant. They can be secured by a desirable entrant. These rooms are very suitable and worth careful consideration for potential tenants.
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