Canon Young Man Sights New York and Philadelphia
Ed Curtis recounts a recent trip visiting New York and Philadelphia. He describes Wall Street, the Bowery, Broad Street, Trinity Church, Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Columbia University, and Grant's Tomb in New York, then Philadelphia landmarks, Fairmount Park, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and a Henley regatta, plus a baseball game in the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CANON
New York
Philadelphia
Wall Street
The
Bowery
Town
the Stock Exchange
Broad Street
Curb Stock Exchange
Trinity Church
Battery Park
Battery
Brooklyn
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan Island
Central Park
Canon City
Art
Croton
Fifth Avenue
Columbia University
Grant
Gen
Dependence Hall
Liberty Bell
Carpenter's Hall
University of
Cleveland
Mail for Pueblo Denver and the East Closes Earlier
Schedule change for Denver Rio Grande No. 10 shifts Canon City departure to 10 56 PM from 12 15 PM, causing all Pueblo Denver and East mail to close before 10 90 PM local time. Readers urged to note the earlier closing time for the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver & Rio Grande
Canon City
Pueblo
Denver
East
Eminent Surgeon Visits Canon City Sunday
Dr A G Place head of the Boulder sanitarium visited Canon City on Sunday and performed a delicate operation on Mrs Elmer C Hodgin of East Canon at Dr Graves hospital. He is a leading western surgeon with last year’s practice fees around 35000 and plans to reclaim 800 acres in Montrose county via a large private irrigation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Place
Boulder Sanitarium
Canon City
Elmer C. Hodgin
East Canon
Dr. Graves Hospital
Place
Montrose County
Woodmen of World Hold Annual Memorial Service
A large gathering from Gate City Camp Woodmen of the World Gate City Circle Women of Woodcraft and friends attended the annual memorial service at First Methodist church. Rev Frank R Hollenback preached the keynote address to visitors. The group also observed the grave decoration at Greenwood cemetery in a forenoon ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City Camp
Woodmen of the World
Gate City Circle
Women of
Woodcraft
First Methodist Church
Frank R. Hollenback
Greenwood Cemetery
Galbraith Exits Anti-Saloon Role to Farm 28 160 Acre Canadian Grant
S H Galbraith of this city, longtime Anti-Saloon league agent based in Pueblo, resigns and plans to move to Alberta to co operate with a Colorado Springs partner on 28 160 acres of irrigated land near Calgary. They seek a Canadian charter to form a cooperative farming company and advance the project before the month ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Galbraith
Anti-Saloon League
Pueblo
Alberta
British Northwest Territory
Colorado Springs
Calgary
Galbraith
Men Return From Bear Hunt With Two Carcasses
Will Veach and J D Veach of Denver with H B Prentiss of Illinois return from a bear hunting trip near Stirrup ranch. They arrived in W H Pigg’s car carrying two bear carcasses, a cinnamon bear from Hell's Hole and a large black bear from Jack Hall mountain. Coyote also shot nearby on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Will Veach
J. D. Veach
Denver
Prentiss
Illinois
W. H. Pigg
Mr. Pigg
Hell's Hole
Stirrup Ranch
Jack Hall Mountain
Jim It
California Woman Seeks Pardoned Convict For Marriage
Ellen Allison of Ocean Park California asks Governor Buchtel to pardon Robert Donnelly a convict serving a thirteen year term at the state penitentiary so they may wed. She says prison work warmed her toward him and she would meet him at the gates to marry and move to California. Donnelly a repeat offender could be released in about three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Allison
Ocean Park
Cal
Robert Donnelly
Buchtel
Donnelly
California
Allison
Pardon Request For Man Serving 99 Years
State board of pardons released the upcoming list of applications to be considered next Friday. Among them Moses Freytas from Los Animos county, born 1853, sentenced in 1897 to 99 years for murder after being convicted of killing two officers and burning their bodies. Freytas is 44 and if he serves his full term would reach parole in about forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Pardons
Moses Freytas
Los Animos County
Preytas
Beaver Land plans Schaeffer Reservoir on Beaver Creek
The Beaver Land & Irrigation Company prepares to start the Schaeffer reservoir project on Beaver Creek. A six mile pipeline, concrete mixing building, and dam core construction are planned with an estimated cost near 100000 dollars. Bedrock has been found shallower than expected, reducing costs, as work targets Eight Mile and Four Mile reservoirs afterward.
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Beaver Land & Irrigation Company
Schaeffer
Beaver Creek
Canon
Eight Mile Reservoir
Leas
Four Mile
Eight Mile
Schaefer
Beaver Company
Penrose
Florence
Lakeside Park Opens as Denver’s White City Resort
Denver debuts Lakeside Park a half million dollar outdoor amusement complex described as The Coney Island of the West. The 93 acre site in Jefferson county hosts a $100,000 casino, a 100,000-lamp illumination scheme, nightly free concerts, balloon ascents, and a wide array of rides and pavilions led by Adolph J. Zang and others.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Lakeside Park
Coney Island
Denver
Colorado
Mammoth Enterprise
Jefferson County
Berkeley
West Forty-fourth Avenue
Lakeside Realty & Amusement Company
Adolph J. Zang
Peter J. Fredericks
John A. Keefe
Godfrey Schirmer
Albert Lewin
Lewin
United States
Broad Plaza
White City
Printers Baseball Team Forms in Canon City
A printers’ baseball club formed by Canon City employers plans to challenge similar teams across the state. Practice began at the high school athletic grounds and will continue as they seek contests with Florence Salida Victor or Cripple Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon
Athletic Association
Florence
Salida
Victor
Cripple Creek
Ernest C. Shumway
R. F. Brown
Harold Eighmy
R. W. Sperry
Ernest Webb
Wiser
Albert Garling
House
Emil Klunker
Carl Hesford
Tickle
von Dram
Earl Lee
Jimmie Collins
Mascot
Rooter
O. C. Carlin
W. Emmerson
George Miles
Times Office
Canon City
Colo
Iowans Schedule Another Meeting This Week
Fragmentary notes indicate Iowans planned another meeting within the week. The record mentions forty to fifty attendees and references W. Bovis of an unspecified group.
Fishermen face heavy snowstorm on Gunnison trip
T M Harding Jr L L Harding Jr and Louis Raynolds reported a heavy snowstorm while fishing near Hiero on the Gunnison River on Saturday making trout fishing impossible. They note unusually deep snow in tributaries of the Tay lor river region this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Harding Jr
L. L. Harding Jr
Louis Raynolds
Hiero
Gunnison
Taylor River
Secretary Changes Position At Great Western Wool
A.W. Lane formerly of Boulder Colorado has moved to Canon City to accept the secretaryship of the Great Western Wool Corporation. The announcement notes Lane’s new post and location as part of company leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Wool Corporation
A.W. Lane
Boulder, Colorado
Canon City
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Williams-Smith-Rice Store
Main Street
Harding
Parisian
Batistes
Belfast
White Batisto
India
Ed Curtis
Mr. and
Mrs
Wil
Liam Curtis
Cooper Avenue
Engineering School
the State University At
Boulder
General Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Statue of Liberty
Ellis’ Island
Jersey City
Caer
Fairmount Park
P. S
Woodmen OF World
Canada
Schaeffer Reservoir
Printers
Avenue
J. M. Bartlett
Iowa
Ils
Tme
W. Bovis
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