Mrs Sayre Praises Colorado And Canon City In Wheeling Interview
Mrs Ida M Sayre formerly Miss Meek and long resident of the west says Colorado offers unique comforts and civic life. She notes women voting and holding offices throughout Colorado and cites Canon City civic reforms and mineral waters. Roderick Meek, longtime New York World editor, visits Wheeling with his mother.
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Hardy Sayre
East
Colorado
Canon City
Wheeling
West Virginia
Daily Register
Register
Ida M. Sayre
Miss Meek
West
Virgina Meek
South Eaff Street
Boards of Education
George
State Board of Charities
Denver
United States
State Penitentiary
Manitou Springs
Famous Evangelist William Sunday Nearing Rest After Exhaustion
A Chicago bound revivalist William A. Sunday has overworked himself to the edge of collapse. He ignored medical warnings five years ago and continued preaching and touring with chautauqua engagements. After a recent auto accident and grave fatigue, he sought rest but pressed on, appearing in Metropolis and Burlington before returning to Chicago for recovery.
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Aurora
Illinois
Daily Record
William A. Sunday
Chicago
Sunday
Oskaloosa
Metrapolis
Burlington
Post Office Sees Popularity of Souvenir Cards
Clerks at Canon City post office report continued demand for souvenir postal cards with steady sales and steady customer interest across seasons.
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Canon City
Souvenir postcards rise in popularity among travelers
Travelers increasingly buy post cards of scenic localities, write brief notes, and mail them. With little time for full letters, they provide a swift, visual summary of the surroundings, conveying a comprehensive picture to friends and family.
Colorado Telephone Company Abolishes Night Rate
The Colorado Telephone company will cancel the night rate on all long distance calls effective October 1, switching to day rates. The move aims to remove peak hour congestion and equalize traffic, aligning with telegraph practice while improving service efficiency for callers. The Rocky Mountain Bell adopts the change October 1 as well.
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Colorado Telephone Company
Telephone
United States
Rocky Mountain Bell
Roosevelt to approve Oklahoma constitution
President Roosevelt announced he would approve the Oklahoma constitution after reviewing it with Attorney General Bonaparte. He said approval should rest on the enabling act, not his personal view, which he joked was not fit for publication. The formal proclamation of approval would follow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Lusitania engine built by Florence area shipworker
Florence, Sept 27. James Dunsmuir, brother of William Dunsmuir, built the Lusitania engine. He spent 28 years in Brown & Son’s engine department, later supervising. Three other Dunsmuir brothers are engineers on ships in Europe.
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Lusitania
James Dunsmuir
William Dunsmuir
Jim
Brown & Son
Clyde
Dunsmuir
Allen
London
South Africa
Alexander
Greenock
Isle of Arran
John
Roosevelt Congratulates Rifle Winners From Camp Perry
President Roosevelt sends letters of congratulation to Sergeant W A Berg of North Yakima Washington and Midshipman Harold T Smith of Tacoma for winning the presidents match and the national individual match at Camp Perry Ohio in 1907, praising their achievement and service.
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New York
Roosevelt
W. A. Berg
North Yakima
Washington
Washington National Guard
Harold T. Smith
Tacoma
United States Navy
National Rifle Association of America
Camp Perry
Ohio
Sergeant Berg
Roosevelt praises midshipman in victory letter
The text quotes Theodore Roosevelt praising qualities of good soldiers and citizens, urging high marksmanship and a ready volunteer force. Roosevelt also congratulates Midshipman Smith on winning the president's match and the national individual match, noting pride in a navy midshipman’s achievement.
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National
Theodore Roosevelt
Smith
Mr. Smith
United States Navy
Local Telegraphers Union Considers Citywide Action
New York newsdesk reports the Commercial Telegraphers union local votes to call out leased wire operators if national officers sanction. They await national direction and may also urge brokers and press telegraphers nationwide to quit work to support strikes against Western Union and Postal companies.
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New York
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Cripple Creek Y.M.C.A. Buys Carr Avenue Building
The Collins hotel building at Carr avenue and Third street in Cripple Creek was bought by the district Y.M.C.A. for 12000 dollars from Emily F. Collins. The three story brick structure with basement, built after the fire at a cost of 30000 dollars, will be remodeled for association use.
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Criple Creek
Collins Hotel
Carr Avenue
Third Street
Cripple Creek
Emily F. Collins
Bank Commissioner orders name change for mining firm
State Bank Commissioner Beatty notified officers of First American Bank of Mining that after the new year the firm must drop the word bank from its title or prove it is engaged in regular banking. The company did not intend to violate the law by including bank in its name.
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Denver
State Bank
Beatty
First American Bank of Mining
Secretary of State
Card system must go or district be depopulated
Denver September 26 Daniel Sullivan Cripple Creek postmaster says the district must abolish the card system or face closure. He warns 50s of empty store rooms amid declining workers and expects the district to adopt an open shop, urging both sides to quit folly and preserve Cripple Creek.
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Denver
Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Law's Provisions Hamper Paying War Debt
Denver reports that provisions of the law hinder the commission appointed to pay off the Cripple Creek war debt. The article notes a slow start as commissioners face legal obstacles in settling the outstanding obligations and funding schedules.
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Denver
Denver Auditorium debt muddle stalls certificate swap plan
City officials wrestle with how to redeem certificates of indebtedness by exchanging 3 percent bonds at par. Issues include varied certificate amounts from 20 to 1000 dollars, differing interest rates, and the impracticality of pooling owners to redeem the entire bond issue. A next meeting is planned to decide a workable path.
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Commission
Denver
Sidewalk Mutterings on Money and Hearts
A breezy column notes that women worry money will be taken by husbands while men hope wives keep gains. It reflects on faith in marriage, girlhood romance, and a lighthearted jab at social expectations, ending with a fragment about fathers and daughters.
Times Talk on Weddings Work and Domestic Life
The excerpt mocks wedding objections as ineffective, notes two young men visiting Canon turned out to be Mohler's barber college students in St. Louis. It laments rising living costs and calls for a Fathers' Protective association while critiquing women's domestic labor and servant girl discussions.
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Canon
Mohler
Barber College
St. Louis
Fathers’ Protective Association
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