Cripple Creek Man Shot Officer Smith Then Shot Self
Cripple Creek November 11 coroners inquest concludes Police Officer Albert Smith was killed by George Goode with a .38 revolver near the Turf saloon. Goode wounded himself and lies at Sisters' Hospital as the town guards him and city officials weigh license forfeiture. The coroner deemed the shooting deliberate and unprovoked as crowds grow angered by the incident.
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Cripple Creek
Albert Smith
Smith
George Goode
Officer Smith
Goode
Smith Goode
Sisters’ Hospital
Goodé
Regular Term of Court Postponed Till Next Week
The Fremont county district court term was delayed as Judge Bailey left for Leadville to preside at Lake county court. Eight license applications will be heard. notable civil case involves Jacob Wallace of Florence and United Oil stockholders versus Inland Oil and others seeking about 1 million dollars for alleged mismanagement and market discrimination. Of 94 docketed cases eight equity and jury cases and four criminal cases, with many lengthy delays.
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Fremont County
Bailey
Leadville
Lake County
Cavender
Cleck
J Bailey
United
Jacob Wallace
Florence
United Oil Company
Inland Oil & Benning Company
Boulder
Standard Oil Company
I Ts
Bridwell Hurt in Fall from Horse at Home
W T Bridwell sustained painful injuries from a saddle horse fall at his corner Ninth Street and Hazel Avenue home Saturday morning. He broke a rib and injured his back and right shoulder, though he can sit up and may visit his office by week’s end. The Canon City Chapter R A M convocation to confer the Royal Arch degree this evening has been postponed due to the accident.
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Bridwell
Ninth Street
Hazel Avenue
Small Fire in Denver Rio Grande Yard Injures Tools
An alarm summoned the fire department just after 1 am Sunday for a small blaze in a tool shed in the lower yards of the Denver and Rio Grande. About forty shovels and picks were destroyed. Authorities believe the fire was set by tramps.
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Fire Department
Denver and Rio Grande Raiload Company
Ancient coal block moved from Main Street to McFarlane’s office
A weathered block of coal weighing 4800 pounds, mined from No. 5 mine of Colorado Fuel & Iron company in 1890, stood on Main street near the First National bank before being moved to A. McFarlane’s 223 Main Street. It suffered wear from years of exposure and public use as pedestrians passed by.
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A. McFarlane
223 Street
Main Wee
McFarlane and Rockafellow
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Main
Main Street
Soda Springs
Fremont County Vote Summary and Local Option Result
Fremont County tally shows party and candidate tallies then notes local option outcomes. The local option vote carried by a large margin in South Canon and Lincoln Park with 627 for local option and 1236 against the amendment to Section 16 of Article XIV regarding officer fees.
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South Canon
Lincoln Park
Odd Fellows Lodge Organized Here in 1868
Canon City Lodge No. 7 I O O F marked its fortieth anniversary as one of Colorado’s oldest lodges with roots tracing to 1868. Charter members included Ruben J. Frazier and Samuel D. Webster. D. J. Houston joined in 1871, predating most residents. The lodge, now about 335 members, outnumbers the town population in November 1968.
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Canon City Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
D. J. Houston
Odd Fellows Lodge
Ruben J. Frazier
Benjamin F. Smith
Gideon B. Frazier
Samuel D. Webster
W. A. Helm
John M. Espey
Ambrose Flournoy
Odd Fellows
Chas. Pauls
William Shepherd
Canon City Seeks New Denver Rio Grande Station
Canon City urges the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to build a new station to handle growing freight and passenger traffic. Officials say plans are on file in Denver and Spring work should begin, signaling local growth and improved transit for visitors and residents.
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Canon
Merchant’s Association
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Canon City
Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande System
Progres
Kansas
Colorado
Bold daylight hold up attempt ends with brave driver
In Denver a stranger jumped into a car driven by society figure Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps and demanded $30. She forced the driver to take her to a bank while threatening to blow up the child if the money was not returned. Mrs Phipps kept calm and delivered the culprit to police, saving herself and the child.
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Denver
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
West
Blackmailer Tries to End Her Life in Denver
In Denver a blackmailer against Mrs. Phipps attempted suicide by morphine as Chief Armstrong intervened and knocked the tablets away. The woman, watched by police, later named Dr. R O Butterfield who was called but declined to comment.
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Denver
Chief Armstrong
R. O.butterfield
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John Hughes Thomas
Phillip M Sava
John Brenton
Marcellin Fournier
M. S. Bailey
Bettery
W. T. Bridwell
Fremont
Atv
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W. Goslé
George P. Nix
H. B Smith
J. Fredrickson
T. B. Moore
Horace J. Craig
James F. Fuller
W. H. LaGrange
W. R. Allred
Albert Philipp
Albert Durfee
B. G. Woodford
Dist
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T. Locke
Edwin H. Stinemeyer
Foreaties
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Denver and Rio Grande Company
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