Royal Gorge Chautauqua Opens To Noted Success
The Royal Gorge Chautauqua opened with strong attendance and a well–received concert by Spreyer’s Military Band. Canon City officials and business leaders praised the movement, while lectures on the Panama Canal and South America drew large interest. Weather and logistics affected turnout, but the program and venues were praised as first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Gorge Chautauqua Assembly
Spreyer
Canon City
America
Tom Richards
A. F. Chaffee
First Methodist Church
Seely
Colorado
Iowa
Royal Gorge
T. M. Harding
Royal Hungarian Orchestra
Denver
Salida
Silas
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Union Pacific
Grace Dale
Clarence L. Chester
New York City
Panama Canal
Chester
Isthmus
Bureau
Chautauqua
South America
Peru
Bolivia
Chautauqua Grounds
F. L. Loveland
H. F. Huntington
Sioux City
Chautauqua Assembly Praised For Canon City Support
The Royal Gorge Chautauqua program draws great interest from patrons and shows lasting value. It costs much to bring talent and Canon City should back the effort to ensure the series remains in the community.
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Royal Gorge
Champ Clark and the Presidential Succession
The article critiques Champ Clark for predicting Roosevelt's renomination and urges a higher regard for Clark. It notes the President has firmly stated he will neither seek nor accept another nomination, and argues that a forced renomination would show a lack of self-respect.
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Champ Clark
Mr. Roosevelt
Pike County
Roosevelt Declines 1908 Nomination Amid Contestation
Kansas City Star notes President Roosevelt will not seek the 1908 nomination and has made clear his withdrawal from the race. The piece questions whether he could be persuaded to enter and whether election would follow if he did. It contrasts supportive views from Mr. Clark with indirect accusations of bad faith.
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Roosevelt
Clark
Kansas City Star
Champ Clark’s 1908 Nominee Talk Draws Mixed Reactions
The piece notes Champ Clark’s 1908 presidential suggestion of Roosevelt and Bryan shaping political views, while critics like Steve Elkins and Watterson resist. It highlights Miss Head’s Chautauqua program in Canon City and Montrose organizing Indian children through legends and games, culminating in public entertainments.
Seton Indian Camp Tied to Chautauqua Kinder Work
Miss Pearl Head organizes Seton Indian tribes at the Royal Gorge Chautauqua to entertain and educate children. The camp teaches woodcraft nature study Indian legends and athletic play, aiming to build character and appreciation for nature. Thompson Seton and Froebel influence the idea of play as education.
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Royal Gorge
Miss Pearl Head
Miss Head
Iowa
Red Man
J. Fenimore Cooper
Thompson Seton
Froebel
East Canon Residents Move Into City Homes
East Canon reports Mr. Wilson and wife, formerly renters of the Earl place, have relocated to the city. Mr. Parry, once confined by illness at the Wilsons, has recovered enough to depart the Earl residence.
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East Canon
Wilson
Earl Place
Parry
Wilsons
City street cleanup sparks debate over names
A damaged fragment reports Ed Marmon from Upper Orchard Avenue injured and Dr. Cannon attending. People criticize College Avenue as a rubbish strewn area, proposing nickname changes like Tin Can Alley or Billy Goat Street.
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Field Avenue
Ed Marmon
Upper Orchard Avenue
Cannon
College Avenue
Besant
Billy Goat Street
Lincoln Park News Highlights and Local Happenings
The Frank Wright house on South Twelfth nears completion and Bancroft lawn on Park avenue proves a one season success. Several residents report farming upgrades and summer plans, while real estate sees a Priest place sale split: two buyers pay over 2000 dollars for half each.
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Frank Wright
South Twelfth Street
Bancroft
Park Avenue
Ida le May
Nebraska
William Linegar
Hayner
South Twelfth
J. W. Dunlap
B. G. Woodford
Garfield Avenue
Walker Hoyt
Priest
Miss Lotta Hall Sees Manitou and Colorado Springs
South Canon notes show Miss Lotta Hall visiting Manitou and Colorado Springs with friends for a week. Other items mention Cripple Creek visitors, Monte Vista cement walks, Endsley and Hall contracts, and local society and travel updates.
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Miss Lotta Hall
Manitou
Colorado Springs
Wallace
Cripple Creek
W. H. Dabney
Riverside Avenue
Endsley & Hall
Monte Vista
F. M. Endsley
J. W. Hall
South Canon M. E. Aid Society
Chartie Robins
Chas
Herbert Raynolds
Beaver Creek
Criss Hansen
Westcliffe
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Seely Drug Company
Apex
Kodaks
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Ayer
Buster Brown
Montrose
Bryan
Steve” Elkins
Cortelyou
Colonel Watterson
Governor Johnson
Minnesota
Ohio
Foraker
Champ
Pike
Hiawatha
Contiguous States
Victor
the Knight-Campbell Music Co
California Street
Ment
Canca
Ogden Assay Co
Court Place
Dester, Cole
Lincoln Park News
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