Famous Henry Starr brought to Pueblo for safe keeping
A powerfully built man identified as the outlaw Henry Starr was taken from a Santa Fe train to the Pueblo Union depot and handcuffed to Sheriff Simpson. Starr, linked to the Dalton gang and Wells Fargo robbery, is to be held in Pueblo for trial on the Amity bank robbery charge. He has evaded capture for years, with arrests in Arizona and ties to other outlaws.
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Pueblo
Santa Fe
Union Depot
Simpson
Lamar
Oklahoma
Starr
Dalton Boys
Coffeyville
Kas
Amity
Colo
Bouse
Yuma County
Arizona
Kansas
Phoenix
la Follette
Wilson
Bob” McManus
Kid” Wilson
Annual meeting of Canon City Dickens Club this afternoon
The Canon City Dickens club held its annual meeting at Mrs. B F Rockafellow’s home on Main Street this afternoon. An elaborate Anglaise dinner featured red geraniums and sweet peas on place cards. Mrs. John Cleghorn and Mrs. F L Bartlett from Denver attended. Messages of regret arrived from several members, including Mrs. Greydene Smith and Mrs. Judge Bailey, as the second oldest Dickens club in the United States.
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Canon City
Dickens Club
Fremont County
B. F. Rockafellow
Main Street
John Cleghorn
F. L. Bartlett
Denver
Rockafellow
Rockafello
Bell Fuchsia a Canon City Treasure from Colorado Pioneer Plant
In Capt. Rockafellow’s Canon City office a rare fuchsia, descendant of a plant brought to Colorado by W. R. Thomas in 1859, on an ox caravan across the plains, is displayed. Thomas later taught irrigation law at Fort Collins and helped found Colorado journalism.
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B. F. Rockafellow
Main Street
Canon City
Colorado
Capt. Rockafellow
W. R. Thomas
States
Thomas
State Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Rocky Muntain News
Armed guards guard Jennie Sample mine in faction dispute
In Colorado Springs on June 9 J H Avery Carlton faction president testified that Bernard forces control the Jennie Sample mine with guards present at all times. Judge Shearer took the case under advisement as stockholders meetings in Cheyenne debated legality while Carlton claims records at Cripple Creek bank and Bernard asserts control of the property.
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Colorado Springs
Jennie Sample
Bernard
A. E. Carlton
Cheyenne
Carlton
Popular Florence Couple Married in City
Florence, June 9. Mr. Fred Lattimer and Miss Mary Canty wed at noon yesterday in the Presbyterian church. Lattimer is local manager of the Arkansas Valley Electric company and Canty is daughter of John Canty, superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Fuel company. They left for Denver for a two week honeymoon.
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Florence
Fred Lattimer
Mary Canty
Presbyterian Church
Townsman Finds Denver Hotel The Shirley Best in Region
A. T. Home, returning from a spring Denver visit, praises The Shirley hotel for exemplary service and comfort. He notes its convenient location and says guests would be well treated, recommending fellow citizens to stay there on future trips.
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A. T. Home
Denver
Shirley
Trinidad Rebuilding Fast After Major Fire
Trinidad reports rapid recovery from a large fire with total losses not to exceed 50000 dollars. rebuilding will begin at once and operations to resume within ten days. Westinghouse and other firms promise machinery, streetcar service and lights to be back within weeks.
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Trinidad
H. M. Siegfried
Westinghouse Company
Denver
Pueblo
Victor Fuel Company
Grey Creek
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Starkville
Tercio
Decatur Cereal Co Plant Destroyed By Fire
Decatur Illinois June 8 a fire at the Decatur Cereal Co plant started shortly after 1 am and destroyed the entire facility. Loss set at 650000 with 165000 insured. An adjacent elevator also owned by the company suffered damage to 88000 bushels of corn.
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Decatur
Ill
Decatur Cereal Co
Reliability Run for Allen Trophy Promises Denver Pueblo Tour
About fifty cars and over 200 people will take part in the Denver to Pueblo Reliability Run for the Allen trophy on Friday June 11 conducted by the Denver Motor Club. Thirty entries are expected in the regular tour with cars leaving at two minute intervals from 9 am. The event is non competitive and aims to demonstrate car reliability plus a scheduled route and time by Pueblo.
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Denver
Pueblo
Denver Motor Club
Grand Hotel
Pueblo Auto Co
Fourth
Court Streets
Pueblo Business Men’s Association
Elks Club
Grand Opera House
Lake Minnequa
Pueblo County Commissioners
Denver Suburb Hit By Baker Dam Flood
A flood from the Baker dam break swept Englewood, southeast of Denver, causing about 20000 dollars in damage. The Tullliers amusement resort suffered most, with many homes and businesses in the lower town flooded. Residents received about an hour’s warning via telephone before the water rose above ground floors.
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Denver
Baker Dam
Englewood
Tullliers
McCloud Lumber Plant Threatened by Forest Fire
A fierce forest fire near McCloud California this morning threatens the McCloud Lumber Co plant. A crew of 50 men has been deployed with water to halt the blaze, which lies within a half mile of a company powder magazine holding a car load of explosives.
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McCloud Lumber CO
McCloud
Calif
Colorado asked to supply world’s finest statuary marble
New York reports emeritus Princeton geologist C F Brackett returning from Italy with a claim that Carrara quarries have exhausted first class marble. He says Colorado now offers superior statuary marble and a near monopoly in the market, supplying New York with 15 foot columns. Brackett predicts artists will move to Colorado for high grade blocks. A L Taylor visits Pueblo for business. Mrs Bethel and son depart on Santa Fe.
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New York
C. F. Brackett
Princeton University
Italy
Colorado
Carrara
Prof. Brackett
Europe
Michael Angelo
Paros
A. L. Taylor
Pueblo
Geo. W. Bethel, Jr
Master Walace
Santa Fe
Record Want Ads Offer Local Listings
For sale and real estate items list stock ranch space 6 miles from town piano Eureka raspberry plants seven room brick home with lot and a half financing options offered by local banking and loan groups including Fremont Building & Loan Assoc and Guy U Hardy. Oren dorff and W G Cord appear among sellers and brokers with contact details.
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W. G. Cord
Fairview
Fenny Steel Sete Eeement County Bank
O. N. Orendorff
Fremont Building & Loan Association
Guy U. Hardy
Mee
Young Man and Girl Drown Trying to Ford Swollen Creek
Colorado Springs report states Walter West and his companion Ethel Alexander, both from Phillipsburg, drowned when attempting to ford a swollen creek near Mattison after a cloudburst. West’s body was recovered first. the woman’s was found later in a creek bend.
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Colorado Springs
Walter West
Ethel Alexander
Mattison
Phillipsburg
West
Mrs. H. L. Plummer Hosts Large Tuesday Tea
Mrs. H. L. Plummer entertained about thirty friends at her home 519 Rudd Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. A guessing contest winner, Mrs. R. S. Beall, received a fern. second place, Mrs. McCoy and Mrs. Hussong, shared a bouquet. An eight course luncheon followed at eight o’clock with pink and white decorations and hand painted pink tulip place cards.
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H. L. Plummer
Rudd Avenue
Ordinance Amends Canon City Bill Posting License Rule
The City of Canon City adopts Section 281 of its Revised Ordinances to require a 75 dollar license fee for bill posting and advertising with two equal installments. If no local business holds a license, a 5 dollar per day license may be issued to applicants upon payment into the city treasury. The ordinance bears the approval and certification by City Clerk Jonathan Seaman.
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Canon City
City of
G. R. Tanner
Jonathan Seaman
Colorado
Fremont
Sonn PT Shea
Canon
Genera Sironlgtion
Vial
Pba
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Baker & Biggs Merc. Co
Henry Star
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Lala Lines
Benjamine Stienmeir
Four Mile
Los Angeles
Seneca
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