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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
3
The Canon City Record extols Colorado as a great state rich in wealth and opportunity. It highlights mountain resort status, urban comparison with Denver and Colorado Springs, and strong production figures for gold, precious metals, and agriculture. It envisions continued growth and room for more residents.
The Farm Home straw vote shows Roosevelt leading Republicans and Cleveland dominating Democratic readers with 12,883 votes to Bryan 4,921 Parker 4,358 Johnson 4,245 Hill 2,183 Hearst 1,445 and Gorman 179 out of 32,600. It suggests Democrats lean to more conservative leaders, not indicating nomination results.
Two men from nearby homes started out one night near Main street. One man goes to his downtown office to review business receipts. He compares current month totals with prior months and years, audits assets, and notes that the year has been good.
A tale contrasts two businessmen in a Colorado town. One is consumed by wealth, counting gains and losses as a miseristic figure. The other quietly assists a widow with a flour sack, visits a sick man, and shares a night of starlit peace, leaving the reader to judge who truly enjoys life more.
Col Watterson forecasts a Roosevelt defeat next year, a claim he has repeated for forty years about Republican nominees, and one Republicans should dismiss as alarmist or unfounded.
The Denver Republican urges Republicans outside Denver to vote for Judge Campbell to build a large statewide majority against fraudulent city votes. It argues Campbell is well qualified, appeals for unity, warns of Big Mitt tactics, and calls for all honest voters to cast ballots next Tuesday to ensure a non partisan supreme court.
The Sophomores hosted the first reception of the current school year for the junior and senior classes in the high school assembly hall last Friday. A large crowd attended with faculty and a few outside guests, and refreshments were served. The event sparked broad interest and future student entertainments are planned throughout the winter.
A Friday debate among representative students at the high school building explored the question Resolved that the United States will decline as have the nations of the past The disputants offered pertinent reasons and presented sound logic The event aids in developing oratory with the student body split into Alphas and Betas conducting weekly sessions including a short literary and musical program
A Denver editorial endorses Judge Campbell for Colorado supreme court, arguing broad cross party support and independence from corporate money. It praises his record of clear, impartial rulings and character, while warning of alleged funds backing opponent Judge Wilson. It predicts Campbell’s landslide next Tuesday if public interests prevail.
Rev John L Thomas of Goodland Indiana has accepted the call to pastor the First Presbyterian Church of this city. He will preach his introductory sermon from the pulpit on Sunday November 8th. Thomas, a Tennessee native, is under thirty, married with one child, and has previously filled the pulpit during a vacation season.
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