Buffalo Bill Show Draws Crowds in Canon City
Buffalo Bill and his wild west show captivated Canon City on Friday. Col. Cody’s spectacle featured superb horsemanship, a cosmopolitan ring of riders, and vivid ethnological displays including Indians, Mexicans, and Cossacks. The paper praised the owner’s flair and the production, noting it as the era’s premier wild west attraction and a big hit.
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Congress of Rough Riders
Canon City
Col. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Congress of Fought
P. T. Barnum
Buffalo Bills
Scotland
England
Robert Bruce
Plains
Missouri River
Rocky Mountains
Russia
Greatest Wild West Reunion at Colorado State Fair
News notes describe an upcoming Pueblo state fair event on September 18 featuring cowboys cowgirls Mexicans and Indians in a 300 foot corral venue. Fremont county managers C E Reeves and D P VanBuskirk organize 100 branches saddles grub wagons and a full cow camp.
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Pueblo
Cc. E. Reeves
D. P. VanBuskirk
Fremont County
Colorado
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Sick Kidneys
Danger signals include cloudy or foamy urine and back pain signaling kidney illness. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a permanent cure, with testimonials from C D Redeker of Salida Colorado and Canon City residents. Sold by Hunter Palmer's drug store and all dealers, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the U S sale agent. Remember the name Dean's. The Weekly Record costs $1.25 per year.
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Bright
Dean
C. D. Redeker
D Street
Salida
Colo
Doan
Diplomats to Irrigation Congress Visit Southwest
Washington diplomats attending the National Irrigation Congress and International Exposition at Albuquerque September 29 to October 10 will travel in state provided Pullman cars. They will tour the Southwest including Grand Canyon and California redwoods, guided by Secretary Root and Secretary Bacon, and see reclamation projects and desert exhibits at Albuquerque.
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Washington
Albuquerque
Department of State
Chicago
Grand Canyon
Southwest
Mountain West
Root
Bacon
Santa Fe
California
Atlantic Seaboard
Annual convention of the Colorado State Commercial Association
The Colorado State Commercial Association plans its annual Montrose convention September 15 to 17 with addresses on Colorado resources and efforts to broaden the association’s work. A trip to the Gunnison tunnel irrigation project is on offer and a round trip rail rate via Denver & Rio Grande is noted.
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Colorado State Commercial Association
Montrose
Colorado
Western Slope
Gunnison
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Greater
Organization For Mutual Benefit
First Victory of the Revolution at Fort William and Mary
The article argues that the assault on Fort William and Mary marked the first royal standard lowering and gunpowder burning in the lead up to the American Revolution. It notes incidents from 1764 to 1771 as local prelude and cites a tablet on old Fort Constitution declaring the site the first victory of the American Revolution.
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Fort William and Mary
St. John
Alamance
North Carolina
Boston
Bunker Hill
Old Fort
A Pretty Warm Fish Sunstruck by Giant Sunfish
A well known fisherman, while fishing perch beside a lake, lands a huge sunfish after a twenty minute struggle. The rays from the fish dazzle him and scorch nearby grass, and he collapses, believed sunstruck by the sunfish. The Philadelphia American reports the bizarre end of a sizable catch.
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Tie
Letter Reveals Gruesome Plot Tips for Novel
A father finds a privately written letter to his son filled with ludicrously dark plot suggestions. The supposed author warns about using a governor to reveal a dead body and endorses poison, fraud, and a family murder scheme. The tone mirrors a twisted writerly caution from a friend.
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Bob
Geraldine
Emily
Jack
Whistling Through Worry Turns Luck To Reward
A brief note urges keeping upbeat and singing when plans derail. It suggests that cheerful effort and steady work yield better outcomes than fretful doubt, framing luck as a byproduct of positive persistence.
Miss Katherine Fullegar Returns From Copperfield Visit
Miss Katherine Fullegar returns home from Copperfield where she stayed with Miss Ruth Tabor. She plans to matriculate at Dodd's Commercial College after pursuing business education begun in Tallahassee. Local friends honor her with the name Katherine for the nearby gold fields and expect a large nugget from the new diggings.
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Katherine Fullegar
Copperfield
Ruth Tabor
Miss Fullegar
Dodd's Commercial College
Tallahassee
Florida
Katherine
Diggin
Beaver Park Show Highlights First Fruits of Irrigated District
The Beaver Land and Irrigation Company displays agricultural growth from Beaver Park in the Strathmore hotel block. Charles Goodwin produced oats while Mesers White and Davis of Pueblo presented onions pumpkins and carrots from near Penrose. Thurston White praises the season's yields and forecasts Beaver Park soil matching Canon City with proper fertilization. A larger display will follow in a few weeks.
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Beaver Land and Irrigation Company
Strathmore Hotel
Beaver Park
Charles Goodwin
White and Davis
Pueblo
Penrose
Thurston White
Canon City
Tom Warner Recovering From Typhoid Fever In Canon City
Friends celebrate improvement of Tom Warner after a six to seven week bout with typhoid fever at his parents home in South Canon. The State University Varsity track captain last year, Warner is famed as Colorado's best all around athlete.
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Legion of Friends
Tom Warner
Tom
South Canon
State University
Colorado
Funeral for Willie Wilson Held Saturday Morning
The funeral for the late Willie Wilson who died from an accidental Winchester discharge Thursday morning was held at 9 o clock Saturday from the family home 505 West New York avenue South Canon with Rev G W Hatcher of First Baptist Church presiding. Burial followed at Highland cemetery in Florence. Friends were invited to attend.
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Willie Wilson
West
New York Avenue
South Canon
G. W. Hatcher
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Florence
Kansas Colorado Road 18 Progressing Nicely
Florence notes the Kansas Colorado Road 18 project near Turkey creek with about thirty more teams grading for the 32 mile stretch from Pueblo to Florence. Over sixty teams are now at work west of Pueblo as rails are expected to reach Florence soon.
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Florence
Turkey Creek
Pueblo
Gate City Printing Company Incorporation Filed
Articles filed with the county clerk announce Gate City Printing Company with A H Seely Dr T B Moore A L Taylor and Rev A W Henderson as directors for one year. Capital stock 90000, 20000 shares non assessable par value one dollar. Incorporators own Canon City Times and may acquire property machinery and equipment for publishing and printing.
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Gate City Printing Company
A. H. Seely
T. B. Moore
A. L. Taylor
A. W. Henderson
Canon City Times
Would Buffalo Bill Need Local Ads to Draw a Crowd
The piece argues Buffalo Bill relies on broad fame and large-scale promotion rather than local posters. It notes that smaller, limited advertising would shrink audiences, underscoring the value of wide recognition for his touring presence.
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Buffalo Bill
Bill
Sunday Summer Rates In Colorado Train Service
Rio Grande announces seasonal Sunday fares with Canon City to Florence at 60 cents round trip and Canon City to Pueblo at 1.50 round trip during the summer months.
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Canon City
Florence
Pueblo
Rio Grande
Notice of Real Estate Sale by Administrator in Fremont Colorado
Administrator IRA S LATER announces sale of Lot fourteen in T J Prescott's subdivision Tract A Prescott estate as part of settling Susan L Daniels estate. Sale at private auction for cash on September 11 1908 at 2 PM at the property in South Canon Fremont County Colorado per county court decree. First publication August 20 1908. Last publication September 10 1908.
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Fremont County
State of Colornado
Busan L. Daniels
Fremont
Colorado
T. J. Prescott
Prescott
Thomas J. Prescott
George Rouse, Jr
South Canon
Ira
Slater
Susan L. Daniels
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