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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
3
Fragment from Canon City Record shows publication line with title Canon City Record and printer credit Guy U. Hardy missing details. Includes note about second class matter at the post office and garbled description text with price-like fragment 61.25.
Miss Lola Hobson of South Canon won first honors as essayist with the essay National Advertisement at the Boulder interscholastic literary contest. George Haddon of Canon City and Bruce Gustin of Colorado Springs tied for first in the oratorical contest, reflecting high school talent statewide and the merit based judging that justified praise for all winners.
Pueblo Chieftain lauds Canon City and its energetic business leaders after the first annual Canon City Merchants Association banquet. It credits the city’s growth to its people and prudent organization, calling the association a new instrument for ongoing prosperity, with wide praise for its impact beyond Canon City.
The Arkansas Valley Press association gathering in Canon City last Friday drew a smaller crowd due to severe weather. Canon City editors hosted an entertaining visit, with a enjoyable banquet by the Canon City Merchants' association. The event highlighted advertising importance and left a profitable impression for future attendance in Canon City.
The Canon City Record issues a 5000 copy souvenir edition with local write up and sermons by Evangelist Sunday, followed by the Clipper producing a second souvenir edition focusing on Canon City's business interests. Florence Citizen notes the sister city is also being praised by the president.
Dr Pitt A Wade has purchased ten acres around Canon City’s great thermal well near Dozier Avenue and plans a tuberculosis sanitarium in coming months. He cites 30,000 gallons per hour of hot lithia water, the site’s beauty, and eastern interest backing the project. The venture aims to make Canon City a premier Rocky Mountain resort with a potential bathing pool like Glenwood Springs.
The piece argues for a proposed sanitarium by Dr. Wade in Canon City to exploit local mineral waters. It predicts 300 patients in under a year, five dollars weekly spend per patient, about six thousand dollars monthly, and population doubling in five years. It cites mountain healthfulness and cites U S consul Geo L Dobson praising regional appeal.
South Canon board of trustees held an extra session to adopt a health inspection plan. The health committee will monthly inspect stock corrals and remove unsanitary ones beyond town limits. A truancy officer commission for Marshal Jeffries was approved and two ordinances on sidewalks and liquor sale were adopted and published.
The newly elected Canon City council held its first regular meeting with Mayor Coulter presiding. Chas. Van Patten was named superintendent of waterworks at $90 monthly, along with other appointed offices. The council adopted bonds for Van Patten Schultz and Munroe, and passed resolutions placing appointees under council oversight and enabling street work with owner-provided sand.
The Canon City city council resolves to enforce all active ordinances, with emphasis on liquor sale restrictions and bicycle riding on sidewalks, directing the police force to uphold these rules strictly on the street and within ordinance records.
Miss Grace Dale hosts a musicale at her home with members of her class and invited friends. Recitations by Miss Gaines and performances by Miss Dale and others delighted attendees. Program includes Wind and Tide, Maiden Blush, The Young Marshal, O Thou Sublime, Bridal Chorus, Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground, Renard Valse, Consolation, Candoliera, Venetian Love Song, Grand Galop de Concert, My Lady's Leap, Jane Jones, A La Bas Aimee.
A 22 year old prisoner recalls a failed escape plan from a Siberian penal camp. He befriends Anna Vronsky, a fellow inmate sentenced for teaching peasants, and they devise dummies and a coded evacuation. They exploit a guard routine to stage a nighttime withdrawal but face risks of recapture and isolation.
A brief notice notes samples and catalogue offerings from the Chicago firm Chas. A. Stevens & Bros. It highlights style options and is aimed at ladies shopping with the department store.
A prisoner recounts a daring escape aided by a dummy, evading pursuit, and fleeing to Russia. There he assumes a new identity, trades in furs, and stays near the Siberian frontier while hoping for news of Anna Vronsky. Years later a chance meeting rekindles love as Anna is revealed alive and embraced.
In a tale of endurance, two individuals reveal they have lived apart in secrecy for years to avoid danger. They describe a plan to inform their families safely and anticipate resuming their true identities once their ordeal ends. The account emphasizes risk, sacrifice, and a hopeful return to normal life.
The Colorado high school meet at Boulder faced rain and mud but yielded many records. Canon City athletes, led by Hadden in oratory and a strong track showing, ranked seventh among twenty one schools. The Canon team qualified in four events, with prospects for stronger training next year.
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