Rio Grande Engine Explosion Kills Three in Florence
A Rio Grande freight engine 1140 exploded one mile east of Florence at 6:30 am killing Engineer Thomas Erwin Fireman W G OBrien and Brakeman C B Gooch. The wreck destroyed the front of the train and scattered debris. an inquest is opening to determine the cause.
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Florence
Thomas Erwin
W. G. O'Brien
C. B. Gooch
Deiberts Undertaking
C. H. Whitmore
Denver & Rio Grande Road
Jack Marsh
C. C. Borden
Swallows
Erwin
O'Brien
Gooch
Engineer Erwin
Mooney
Pueblo
Colorado
Commencement Week At Mt St Scholasticus Begins
Mt. St. Scholasticus Academy kicks off its graduation week with public events including a dramatic recital by Margaret Hogan and Opal Marmaduke. Enrolment this year reaches a new high as elocution contests and the commencement address loom on Thursday schedule.
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Mt. St. Scholastical Academy
Margaret Hogan
Opal Marmaduke
Mt. St. Scholasticus
Marzo
Little Cripple
James Atcomp Wiley
Florence Pettitt
Harte
Helen
Council Extends Lawn Sprinkling Time Citywide
The water committee recommends and the council extends lawn watering hours. North of the Big Ditch from 5 to 9 a.m. South of the Big Ditch from 4 to 9 p.m. No sprinkling outside these times. violations may incur a fine.
Florence angler nets fifty trout in Beaver creek pull
John T. Sanders of Florence reports a half day Saturday and a few hours Sunday for fifty trout from Beaver creek. Sizes range seven to sixteen inches with two fish near two pounds. Sanders and Ira Burroughs claim Fremont county champion status with a test soon to settle the dispute.
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John T. Sanders
Florence
Beaver Creek
Sanders
Ira Burroughs
Fremont County
Burroughs
Florence Tribune
Trusty escapes from penitentiary farm to hills
H B Ward a trusty at the penitentiary farm northeast of the city limits escaped last night riding a prison horse. He left little trace and guards search in all directions. Ward No 6909 has three years and a half sentence for horse stealing. Ten weeks remain to serve before September first. A $50 reward is offered.
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H. B. Ward
Ward
Canon City to Have Up to Date Roof Garden
A roof garden is being built over Miller's ice cream and confectionery at 418 Main Street Canon City. A third floor addition will create a 30 by 80 foot resort offering music and refreshments in a luxurious setting for summer use.
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Miller's
Main Street
Canon City
Mrs. Alice Mayhew Granted Divorce From Ira Mayhew
In county court Judge Sullivan presided this morning as Mrs. Alice Mayhew, described as a handsome young woman, was granted a divorce from her husband, Ira Mayhew.
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Grand Junction
Sullivan
Alice Mayhew
Ira Mayhew
Great Interest at Colorado Sunday School Convention
The twenty seventh annual Colorado State Sunday School Association convention filled the First Methodist church with a record crowd. Delegates applauded a seventy strong choir under Prof. L D Eichhorn as Rev A F Chaffee led scripture and prayer. S H Atwater praised global growth of Sunday schools and urged continued effort. a letter from Marion Lawrence and a Denver attendee Mrs N A Walker were noted. The Wednesday program included leadership talks, the boy left Sunday school address by E C Knapp, a royal gorge excursion, and multiple sessions on Sunday school development.
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First Methodist Church
Colorado State Sunday School Association
Denver
L. D. Eichhorn
A. F. Chaffee
S. H. Atwater
Association
Atwater
Colorado
United States
Canon City
Fremont County
Boulder
Christ
Mr. Atwater
Marion Lawrence
The
Nation Sunday School Association
Rome
Harper
Eichhorn
Mende
Messrs
N. A. Walker
Ocean
F. L. Davis
F. F. Frasier
A. E. Giesler
W. F. Munn
A. R. Miller
Jamieson
Joel Harper
J. J. Lace
Pueblo
E. C. Knapp
Hartford
Connecticut
United Presbyterian Church
E. B. Hart
D. D
B. L. Rice
Glenwood Springs
Sunday School Association
Guy E. Konkel
Georgetown
M. E. Church
Conn
Home Department
J. D. Warner
Royal Gorge
H. M. Jamieson
State Board
Messenger Department
J. C. Carman
M. EB. Sunday School
A. W. Jamieson
Loveland
City Council tightens curb on watering lawns at restricted hours
Council adopted a resolution to strictly enforce water regulations for sprinkling in the north city area from 6 to 9 am and south of the ditch from 5 to 9 pm. Violations may incur fines or water shutoffs. A report urged improved settling basins for the new water supply as officials prepare for a public lands convention in Denver.
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B. F. Rockafellow
Public Lands Convention
Denver
Co. C. Dawson
H. M. Mingay
J. E. Holmes
H. Atwater
Broadway
Alderman Lamb
Hazel
Pine Streets
Main Street
Chas. L. Mitten
Cottonwood Creek
Boyle
Reeves
Notable violinist Steckelberg to headline Canon City concert
Canon City announces a rare musical event at the M. E. church Thursday evening June 27. Carl F. Steckelberg of international repute and professor at the University of Nebraska will perform, assisted by Robert W. Stevens, popular American pianist. The duo offers two great artists for the price of one and invites all music lovers to attend.
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Canon City
Carl F. Steckelberg
University of Nebraska
Robert W. Stevens
M. E. Church
Firework Advisories for Independence Day Show Safer Sparks
The article warns readers to avoid dangerous fireworks and suggests safer novelties for the Fourth. It notes changes in laws, mentions alternatives such as flower pot and sparklers, and highlights a German made bright light sparkler that burns about a minute with bright, non injurious sparks. It also references decorative devices like wax swimming fish and sparklers that rise and illuminate the sky.
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United States
Germany
Beckwith Will Leaves Estate To Widow In Denver
In Westcliffe Colorado on June 19 the will of former State Senator Elton T Beckwith of Wet Mountain valley filed for probate omits his only child Velma Beckwith Wilcox Denver society leader from any inheritance. The entire estate valued around 250000 dollars goes to Elsie Beckwith widow who is named administratrix without bond.
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Westcliffe
Colo
Elton T. Beckwith
Wet Mountain Valley
Pueblo
Velma Beckwith Wilcox
Norris Wilcox
Denver
Elsie Beckwith
Red Gulch Camp gains new telephone line and boom outlook
A new telephone line from Cotopaxi reaches the Red Gulch district linking miners to the outside world. About a hundred men work there now, with numbers rising weekly, and investors foresee Red Gulch becoming a major copper district with a possible summer boom.
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Cotopaxi
Red Gulch
Dodds Commercial College Holds June Graduation
The Dodds Commercial College class of twenty graduates will perform on Thursday evening June 27 at eight o clock in the First Presbyterian church. Dr Coyle of Denver will deliver the main address and admission is free.
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Dodds Commercial College
First Presbyterian Church
Coyle
Denver
A Word from Carnegie on Lincoln Telegraph Office
Andrew Carnegie writes to David Homer Bates praising his Lincoln in the Telegraph Office account in Century Magazine. Carnegie recalls his own close view of Lincoln, sharing memory of the telegraph office near Colonel Scott and confirming Lincoln's visits and the era's stirring events.
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Andrew Carnegie
David Homer Bates
Lincoln
Century Magazine
Bates
Carnegie
Mr. Lincoln
Colonel Scott
Telegraph
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Myrtle Bergstrand
Mary Logsdon
Gertrude Nichols
Winnie Canavan
Julia Burke
Jessie MacDonald
Marian McDonald
Mayhew
A Anc
MT. ST. Scholasticas
Council
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Commercial College
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