Fremont County Republicans Rally Behind Peabody for Governor
The Fremont county Republican convention in the county court room selected 24 delegates for the state and district conventions. Delegates endorsed James H. Peabody of Canon City for governor and pledged to support him. Committees named for state, senatorial, and congressional delegations, with resolutions urging party unity and Republican prospects in November.
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Peabody
Fremont County
Lewis
J .Q. McDonald
Florence
Guy A. Hardy
Fremont
Chaffee
M. E. Lewis
A. R Frisbie
Albert Philipp
J. B. Mesreve
Allen Jameson
J. H. Powell
James H. Peabody
Canon Cry
Republin
Republian
Jas
H. Peabody
Pueblo
Teller
Colorado Springs
James L. Cooper
Chas. Swanson
Chas. Reeers
James Pennington
J. B. Hallum
A. Dryden
T. Shoemater
John Kyle
Thomas W. Morgan
J. 1D. Blount
J. F. Greenawalt
W. W. Casky
C. H. Bissell
W. H. Tabor
Illustrated article links real people to best selling tale
Stringtown on the Pike sold over a hundred thousand copies and reached twice that many readers. The September Woman's Home Companion will publish illustrations of real people behind the novel's characters. The Outlook's September magazine features portraits of A. D. White Lord Salisbury Oliver Wendell Holmes the new Supreme Court Justice Liang Chen Tung Chinese minister Saint-Saens and the Sultan of Turkey.
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Stringtown On the Pike
September Woman's Home Companion
A. D. White
Lord Salisbury
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Liang Chen Tung
United States
Saint-Saens
Turkey
New Baby Honors Armstrongs at 623 North Fifth Street
William T. Armstrong celebrates a baby girl born last Friday at his home on North Fifth Street. Neighbors note his wide smile and wonder at the cause behind it.
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William T. Armstrong
North Fifth Street
Mr. Armstrong
Heir to Fortunate Estate Tied to Berlin Property
Mrs A A Hurst of Florence owns an $80 000 claim to Solomon Brandenburg’s Berlin estate. The 1700 confiscation and 1860 restoration set the line through Mathias Brandenburg, ancestor of J R Taylor of Wichita and Mrs Hurst. Berlin minister urges action. two Denver attorneys handle the case.
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A. A. Hurts
Fast Second Street
Florence
Berlin
Germany
Solomon Brandenberg
Mathias
Virginia
J. R. Taylor
Witchita
Kansas
Freight yards tragedy claims Santa Fe brakeman
Felix J. Stark a Santa Fe brakeman was crushed between two couplers in Florence yards last Monday at about 4 PM during switching. The 28 year old Pueblo resident left a wife there. coroner Little held an inquest before the body was taken to Pueblo for burial.
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Felix J. Stark
Santa Fe
Florence
Pueblo
Little
Large opening enrollments in Canon City and South Canon
Canon City and South Canon report strong early enrollments as schools reopen after a summer break. At the high school 163 pupils enrolled, with new teachers hired and the new building praised as a top state model.
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Canon City
South Canon Schools
Allen
New High School
J. H. Allen
South Canon
H. E. Smith
Lincoln Park School
C. G
Prince Timoteo in The Record Winter Stories Preview
The Record previews a winter story season with selections chosen from fifty reads. Prince Timoteo by David S. Forter opens the run, a vivid tale of wars and crime with romance, suspense, and clean, engaging drama.
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Record
The
Timoteo
David S. Forter
Eastern Telephone Company Seeks Colorado Franchise
A new Eastern telephone firm asks city council for a franchise with liberal terms. Backed by American Electric Telephone of Chicago and others, it aims to serve all Colorado towns with city and toll exchanges. Pueblo granted. Colorado Springs and Florence considered. Rates proposed include 8 per year for business phones and 16 to 32 for residences. Equipment from Chicago uses central energy plant tech. Franchise disallows sales to trusts and work must start within six months. No rate war sighted yet.
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W. H. Sweeney
J. J. Burner
Jas. L. Cooper
American Electric Telephone Company
Chicago
Harris Construction Company
Toledo
Manston & Co
Pueblo
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Florence
Ises
American Electric Telephone Company of
Texas
Ohio
Colorado Company
City Council Advances Various Local Measures
The city council met in regular session with Mayor Peabody and approved a $3000 bond for sewer work and adopted Ordinance No. 237. A franchise for a city telephone line was sent to the ordinance committee. An equalization committee was appointed to work with county commissioners on taxation. The water main extension on Ohio avenue was completed and repairs to city hall were slated for completion. A peddler license ordinance was authorized and several street projects advanced.
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Peabody
Handy
Inditch
Greenwood Sva Harrison
Ohio Avenue
C. H. Seeley
Sweener
J .P.chapman
Goe
D. Moffatt
Local horses at Rocky Ford
W. B. Knox has hired Charlie Koontz to drive Aussie Clay in today’s Rocky Ford race. It is believed a driver change could make her faster. Puri tan, the speedy pacer owned by M. T. McCunniff, is also entered in the Rocky Ford races.
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W. B. Knox
Charlie Koontz
Artesian Well Near Town Gushes with Pure Gas-Free Water
A new artesian well found two weeks ago on Judge Macon’s land five miles south of town shows strong potential to surpass the earlier well. Located a quarter mile east of the first, it began flowing after July and August with a surface gas burst that clears after thirty feet. Experts deem the water equal or superior to Lithian water.
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Judge Macon
Boss Rule in the Democratic Party in Fremont County
The article condemns party boss tactics seen at recent primaries. It notes Thomas McVeigh, a field boss for United, pressed workers at the polls to vote as he desired, with mill employees and drillers similarly coerced. It laments diminishing worker independence and labels the tale of Prince Timoteo as remarkable fiction.
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Democratic Party
Fremont County
Thomas McVeigh
The
United
Florence
Baker & Big B Opens New Two Story Dry Goods Block
The Baker and Big B building at Sixth and Main is complete with extensive plate glass and two stories. It houses a model up to date dry goods store with ample space and upstairs offices for Dr. Twitchell and Dr. Little. The grand opening date is not yet decided and may be a week or more.
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Baker & Big B
Baker & Biggs
Twitchell
Dr. Little
Canon City
Maude Moreley and David Robinson to Wed in Joplin
Marriage planned today at the bride’s parents’ home in Joplin Missouri with Charles D. Shaeffer as best man. Attendants from the city include Mr and Mrs Lyman Robinson and Mr and Mrs J J Cone. The couple will live in the city in a home prepared for them. Our new story will be illustrated with an opening chapter.
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Joplin
Missouri
Maude Moreley
David Robinson
Charles D. Shaeffer
Lyman Robinson
J. J. Cone
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State Convention
D. C. Dawson
H. L. Price
N. F. Handy
Jas. A McCandless
J. Q. McDonald
R. S.lewis
I. W. Chatfield
David Griffiths
B. F. Rockafellow
H. M. Mingay
W. D. Hatton
Guy
A. Hardy
J. B. Moserve
van Law
J. A. Condt
Congressional Committee
Republican Party
Fathers of the Republic
Union
Conventirn
Belle Minor
Clyde V. Hardy
Ledford Truman
Katherine Wilder
Susie Allen
Bertha Evans
Washington School
W. B. Ryle
Angie Merryviman
Auella Hall
Florence Richardson
Sarah McNaughton
Francesca Bunbury
Esther White
Jessie Yard
Lincoln School
J. L. G. Swinney
Maude Baker
Ethel Amick
Virginia Harrison
Etta Calder
Anna Laura Marriott
Etta Massey
Mabel Seelye
Jefferson School
Ida White
Laura Lowther
Orchard Park School
Anna Proctor
Park Center School
Blanche Kerr
Harrison School
Mate Finlee
Maude Campbell
Helen Sartor
Rosamond Little
Elsie Enees
Jessie Nikirk
H. F. Smith
Eldora
Mabel Ashton
C. G. Lacy
Marie Kier
Estella Garwood
Mrs. F. B. Dodd
Lincoln Park
Laura Humphry
Mrs. Jean Johnson
Verna Ashton
BIG Eastern Telephone Company
City Council
Rocky Ford
Prince Timoteo
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