Emmerson recalls childhood scenes and Albion feast
J W Emmerson reflects on changes from his boyhood in the plains to today as towns grow and waters are conserved. He notes lines of reservoirs, expanding cities, and the value of vacations before turning to Albion Illinois, its anti slavery roots, low taxes, and a historic Home Coming featuring a 10 000 person chowder served in 80 kettles with 2200 gallons.
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Comer
Albion
Edwards County
Illinois
New World
Baltimore
Atlantic Ocean
Civilization
Circuit Court
Wabash
England
Ilinois
J. W. Emmerson
Mrs Hills Returns Home From Delightful Trip
A Boston lady principal travels with the author from Seattle to Tacoma and back, missing trains due to watch troubles. They tour Tacoma’s sites, Seattle’s Pioneer Place and Totem Pole exhibit, visit the Alaska building, and tour the Elks reception room.
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Tacoma
America
Water Front
Seattle
Pioneer Place
Denver
Alaska
Elks Club
Let Us Have Your Order Now For New Suit
Frank McGillicudy Merchant Tailor advertises prompt service and first come first served fitting but cautions buyers to allow time for careful work. The ad touts high quality materials design shaping workmanship and low prices at 117 N sth streets.
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Frank McGillicudy
N. Sth
Elks Lodge Tour and Western Travel Reflections
K B H recalls visiting the B P O E lodge room with a courteous secretary noting the view from the fourteenth story panorama. The journey spans Washington to Nebraska, praising the people and the D R G G scenery with a final return to Canon City.
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Elks
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Canon City Veteran Recalls Gen Palmer Raids and War Feats
Canon City resident S C Stinemyer recalls the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry reunion with General Palmer. He recalls Palmer paying survivors’ transport to the reunion in Colorado Springs and praises the general’s health and leadership. The narrative covers raids from Huntsville to Decatur, pontoon trains, and Stoneman’s Raid, highlighting money sent to the government and the regiment’s wartime actions.
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S. C. Stinemyer
Canon City
Ben
San Diego
Calif
Colorado Springs
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry
General Palmer
Springs
Stinemyer
Palmer
Fct
Philadelphia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Fifteenth
Huntsville
Decatur
Hood
Tennesse
Aberdeen
Miss
Knoxville
Stoneman
Bull’s Gap
Lee
Rome
Macon
Palmer's Southern Campaigns and the Fifteenth Regiment
The text recounts low-value looting among Palmer’s men and a daring capture of General Vance and his staff. It notes Confederates trading $30 for corn pone and bacon, and states Vance’s removal from command until war’s end. The Fifteenth suffered few deaths, most from night outpost shootings, with survivors likely exceeding original enrollment.
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Stinemyer
Palmer
Vance
North Carolina
Settlement near in Royal Gorge mining rights case
A near term settlement of the Royal Gorge mining claims dispute between the Beghtol interests and Canon City is expected this evening. The City’s position is being advanced by Councilmanic Committee chair E. C. Hiatt and City Attorney A. L. Taylor. The agreement proposes relinquishing most of the 160 acre claim, granting two lots for mill setup, water and road rights, and a $500 cash payment, with quit claim deeds for remaining land. The 1905 claims history notes initial placer filings and subsequent park actions, with September 4 set to prove the claim in Pueblo, and both sides ready to contest if needed. Beghtol claims include tourmaline, mica deposits, and other stones valued at about $8 per karat.
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Royal Gorge
C. A. Beghtel
Canon City
Dugan
Pueblo
A. L. Taylor
Royal Gorge Park
Councilmanic Committee
E. C. Hiatt
Taylor
Hiatt
Daily Record
Council
Councilmanic
Beghtol
C. A
Maude E
Elias W
Mary C
Pueblo Land Office
Washington
Deaths and Memorials in Canon City Area
Obituaries report the deaths of Francis Gibson Hedges at seven months, Elizabeth Vaughn Lindenberger at one year two months, and Obed Garwood a South Canon elder. Funeral services were held in Lakeside cemetery and at the Presbyterian church with Masonic involvement. Garwood’s passing closes a long, upright life. a temperate, honest path is urged as a contrast to ruin.
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Francis Gibson Hedges
Francis Gibson
Charles Hedges
Copperfield
J. H. Hunt
Lakeside Cemetery
Garwood
Obed Garwood
South Canon
Chestnut Street
Ohio
Ipavn
Josephine E. White
W. B. White
Canon City
Garwoods
Old White
Anna
Estella
Lodge of Masons
J. T. Thomas
Presbyterian Church
Garwood South
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Seely Drug Company
John W. Emmerson
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Union
Ave
Mth
Mrs. Hills
Whipple
Rambo & Simon
West 401
Scott
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