Escape of McEachren From Victor Prison In Cripple Creek District
Cripple Creek Times reports J J McEachren, serving ten years for insurance fraud, escaped from a public road work crew near Florence with a gang of convicts. Authorities issued warrants, handbills, and alerted police chiefs statewide as McEachren reportedly plots to contact his wife in Victor. The piece revisits the 1906 case in which McEachren and Varley allegedly robbed Robert Speed’s grave and bombed the Three Jacks tunnel, details of which were aired during his later confession.
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Florence
J. J. McEachren
Liberty
James McReagan
Victor
McEachren
Cripple Creek
Canon City
Three Jacks
Straub Mountain
John F. Varley
Varley
Sunnyside Cemetery
Northwestern Insurance Company
H. A. Naylor
Naylor
M. J. McCarthy
Sunnyside
Robert Speed
Falling Rock
Portland
Speed
Paving of Main Street In Front Of Penitentiary Soon
Warden Tynan has arranged to start paving Main Street in front of Canon City penitentiary within days. The plan features eight foot concrete walks, 15 feet of lawned parking, a fifty foot roadway, ivy planting along the wall, and a gravel foundation with McAdamized base for a durable street.
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Tynan
Main Street
First Street
Imboden
Seeking Executive Clemency to Save Young Postmistress
Washington reports Representative Mondell of Wyoming urged executive clemency to spare 26 year old Ethel Donovan from a six month jail term in Denver for embezzlement tied to money orders. Mondell submitted jurors’ later statements supporting lack of criminal intent. The case was sent to the Department of Justice for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Ethel Donovan
Deitz
Wyo
Department of Justice
Grieving Lad Kills Self With Revolver in Livery Stable
A 15 year old boy, Howard Edwards of Rugby, shot himself in the temple with a 32 caliber revolver, three months after his father’s death. The tragedy occurred in a livery stable next to his stepmother’s premises in Trinidad. Coroner will conduct a full investigation.
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Trinidad
Howard Edwards
Rugby
Aur
Delta Physician Drowns In River
Delta reports Dr. W. J. Fairchild, a leading local physician, drowned in the Gunnison River while walking near his ranch. His clothing was found beside the stream by his son. the body had not been recovered. A final line notes a local saying.
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Delta
W. J. Fairchild
Gunnison River
Committees Named by Fremont County Fair Association
Secretary W B Rowland reports strong interest in the September fair. Committees appointed include Finance, Farm Products, Fruit Exhibit, Amusements, Poultry, Manufacturing and Merchandise, Plants and Flowers, racing, Live Stock, Pantry Stores, Public School Art Exhibit, with chairs and members listed for each category.
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Fremont County Fair Association
R. C. Dye
W. H. Peabody
Pigg
Frank Steinmeyer
Albert Phillips
Richard Houle
M. E. Snow
C. Sweitzer
Minnie Merriam
Frank W. Shultis
Eldora Britt
Lulu McKorkle
L. A. Moynihan
Katherine Wood
Phenomenal colorful display observed over Canon City sky
About 11 o clock this morning residents in Canon City watched two parallel bands of brilliant primary colors edging the upper side of a cloud between sun and horizon. The rainbow like phenomenon drew many witnesses who offered various theories but could not agree on a scientific explanation.
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Canon City
Popular couple leave Canon City for the East
Prof and Mrs F F Thompson depart Canon City tomorrow morning for Denver to attend National Education Association sessions then proceed to Nevada Missouri for the summer. Thompson has led Canon City public schools six years and plans post graduate study at an eastern university next year. Residents remember his painstaking, efficient work and extend best wishes.
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F. F. Thompson
Denver
National Educational Association
Nevada
Missouri
Thompson
Canon City
Mrs. Thompson
Independence Day Races at Fremont County Fair Grounds
The Driving Club presents a speed program for Independence Day races at the fair grounds track on Monday July 5. Entries include Overland Daisy Car Mine Canon City Boy Elmer G Ikey Chief Ghost Hazel Jefferson Porto Mona Fre-for-All Carrie W Mat Carl and Rockey Boy in 1:25 1:20 and 1:15 classes. The horses are well matched and each race should be competitive.
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Fremont County
Ikey Chief
Spangler
Ghost
Wallace
Hazel Jefferson
Stent
Porto Mona
Caread Gant Togiles
Carrie W
Reeves
Mat Carl
Norris
Rockey Boy
Apple and fruit prospects in Bear River Valley reports
Articles from Fremont and Box Elder papers note improving crops in Bear River Valley Utah. Orchard stories mention Canon City men Orr Jones Bowen visiting, warming prospects for apples peaches cherries and strawberries while grain and lucern advance.
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Canon City
Bear River Valley
Utah
Messrs
Orr, Jones and
Bowen
Missouri
Box Elder
Model Residence of Dr Otis Orendorff on Harrison Avenue
The handsome new residence of Dr Otis Orendorff on Harrison avenue east of Ninth street is a cottage style frame house with a concrete cellar and built in features. Main floor includes hall living room dining room guest room bath servants room and kitchen. An open plan with archways links living areas and rooms have built in storage and lighting switches for each space. Upstairs holds library nursery sleeping room and den with a focus on abundant sunshine and sanitary design.
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Otis Orendorff
Harrison Avenue
Ninth Street
Orendorff
Women of Woodcraft Convention in Pueblo Delights Attendees
The fifth annual convention of district number three, Women of Woodcraft, met in Pueblo with 156 delegates present. Gate City Circle representatives from Canon City included Nellie Weston and Mary Stevenson. Kate Hills Polhemus presided as District Guardian. The gathering featured three drill teams, praised Pueblo circles for hosting, and Florence to host the next district convention.
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Women of Wood
Pueblo
Gate City Circle
Canon City
Kate Hills Polhemus
Grand Guardian
Minnie G. Merriam
Davis
Addie L. Conaway
Florence
Hillix
Organization of Women of Woodcraft
Kansas Colorado Railroad to be Taken Over by Kansas Capitalists
Pueblo June 26. Kansas capitalists who visited Pueblo plan to take over the Kansas Colorado Railroad company and R C Johnson of the syndicate arrived to settle creditors. The Kansas Colorado Construction company formed earlier aims to start the western division between Pueblo and Canon City immediately, boosting Pueblo’s industry and reviving hopes tied to the project after previous delays and financial losses.
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Pueblo
Kansas Capitalists
Kansas- Colorado Railroad Company
R. C. Johnson
City
Kansas- Colorado Construction Company
Canon City
Kansas Colorado plans draw investor interest
Headed by former Congressman Bowersock the Kansas Colorado project began as newsful inquiry and investor interest. Capitalists visited Pueblo surveyed plans and inspected the grade to Canon City. Johnson will begin settling old company affairs and construction may start near Pueblo.
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Bowersock
Catherine Hickey's Sudden Death at Home
Mrs Catherine Hickey died suddenly of heart disease yesterday morning at 11 30 at the home of her son James J Morrison 716 College avenue aged sixty eight years She had been ill several days but not seriously before an unusually virulent heart attack struck while she walked in the yard The funeral was at St Michael's Church and the body sent to Franklin Furnace New Jersey for burial Morrison a foreman at Empire Zinc accompanied the remains to interment
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Catherine Hickey
James J. Morrison
College Avenue
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Denver and
Rio Grande
Franklyn Furnace
New Jersey
Morrison
Empire Zinc Company
South Capan
First Woman Clerk Pioneers Honored With Spinner Statue
A bronze statue of General Francis Spinner unveiled in Herkimer North Carolina honors him as the first U S treasurer to employ women clerks in government service. Funds totaling 25000 were raised largely by government women employees in Washington. The memorial replaces failed efforts to place the statue at the Treasury entrance.
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New York
Francis Spinner
United States
Herkimer
N. C
Washington
Spinner
Treasury Building
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Cripple Greek Times
M’eachern
Lad
W. B. Rowland
Finance
F. P. Smith
T. B. Coulter
Guy A. Hardy
R. S. Lewis
C. Re Mebanne
Caer
T. M. Harding
W. T. Wallace
W. A. Matlock
Allen Bell
A. S. Taylor
W. C. James
J. P. Farmer
Glenn Kirkton
H. 8. Garlinghouse
John McWilliams
J. F. Norton
Ben Rea
W. E. GaHey
E. F. Jewett
J. O. Stearns
T. R. Roane
E. R. Bees
Tomorow
East
W. G. Orr
Colorado
Fremont
Times
Utah Fruit Situation
Wm. T. Bridwell
Osbeo
Bize
Canon City, Colo
Women OF Woodcraft
Kansas
Fremont County National Bank
Caron City
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