Flowers in box tied to jail escape reveal saws
Omaha authorities report Frank Forney, a 19 year old prisoner who escaped on Sept 8, sent a box of roses to H S McNulty in Canon City care of the sheriff. The box contained six steel saws and a note to a accomplice named Lew. Forney and James Lewis are charged with highway robbery in Florence. The box was opened in jail and the items seized.
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Omaha
Neb
Frank Forney
Joseph Esser
Esser
McNulty
Canon City
Colo
Lew
Chicago
J. J. Donahue
Forney
Martin J. Lewis
Florence Red Light District
Savant
Florence
Failor
Jorney
Lewis
Fremont County
James Lewis
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express
H.S. McNulty
Daily Record
John Chetelat
Doctor Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promises Blood Purity
The advertisement touts Doctor Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for stomach and liver disorders, claiming forty years of experience and use of native roots like Golden Seal Queen's root Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark. It invites readers to request a free booklet from Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo NY and to use All Healing Salve on old sores while purchasing the remedy.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
King
Scuddey
Ellingwood
Wilcox Bound Over In Peace Case Over Jealous Disputes
Charles L. Wilcox a Canon City baker was bound over to keep the peace in $200 after a witness accused him of threats against A. M. McDonald, a delivery chauffeur, amid domestic quarrels with his wife. Wilcox challenged a former employer for “orgery” after the ruling and sought bond.
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Harry Thaw
Judge Logan
Charles L. Wilcox
Wilcox
A. M. McDonald
Royal Gorge
McDonald
Carrie Smith
Hannah Hojekvan
Logan
Main Street
John Henry
Locke
Refuse dumping case ends in acquittal in county court
ER. L. Moody and Paul Entrof employees of the Colorado Canning company were arrested early this week under South Canon village ordinances for dumping refuse into the river. They were acquitted at the county court trial.
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ER. L. Moody
Paul Entrof
Colorado Canning Company
South Canon
Two Cripple Creek Men Released From Penitentiary
Samuel G. Haas and Clate Watt of Cripple Creek were released last Monday by the state board of pardons after eighteen months of a five year term. They were imprisoned for threatening the life of T. P. Cattlebaum and taking him to an abandoned mine where he was strung.
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Samuel G. Haas
Clate Watt
Cripple Creek
State Board of Pardons
T. P. Cattlebaum
Motives and coercion in patrol era confession attempt
Cattlebaum, a saloonkeeper who borrowed $700 from C H Asmussen, faced an alleged theft accusation. Watt and Haas used the stringing up method to force a confession while Cattlebaum was held by the neck, but the attempt yielded no result.
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C. H. Asmussen
Cattlebaum
Asmussen
Watt
Haas
Electric Bitters Promised Safe Panama Canal Work
Advertises Electric Bitters as a cure for fevers and malaria fears among workers building the Panama Canal. Claims to protect against malarial influences and to cure blood poisons, weakness, and digestive and organ troubles. Sold by Hunter Palmer. 50 cents.
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Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Hunter Palmer
Information Filed Against Mexican by Deputy Warden
Allen Jameson deputy warden at the penitentiary filed an information against the Mexican. The first information before Judge Logan moved to county court due to grave character. Maximum penalty is a $500 fine or one year in jail or both at the court’s discretion.
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Allen Jameson
Logan
Mexican who aided convict faces trial in October
Frank Tugel, a Mexican arrested for aiding Sam Hankkins to escape the Colorado penitentiary, was arraigned before County Judge James L. Cooper. Tugel’s trial is set for October 7. He denies knowledge of the escape while Hankkins, it is understood, has identified him as the man who supplied citizen's clothes.
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Frank Tugel
Sam Hankkins
Colorado
James L. Cooper
Hankkins
Cowboy cattle drives bring marked calves to market and crowds
Calves are branded and fat cattle moved to market as drives vary from twenty to forty cowboys. The long nights and vivid call of the drive awaken interest among listeners, likened to a black crow but with distinct calls and habits. JI.W.L.
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Ji.w.l
Theatrical Season Opens With Fine Play in Canon City
The Canon City theatrical season opened at the opera house with The Holy City to a large crowd of first-nighters. Manager Beghtol received praise for staging and presenting a memorable show. An expanded orchestra under Prof Sprey er will feature the season along with summer renovations and a strong bookings slate.
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Canon City
Opera House
Holy City
Beghtol
Opera
Spreyer
Cattle Round-Up Begins Next Week Across River
The fall cattle round-up on both sides of the river will start next Monday and run six weeks or two months. On the Arkansas side the Stirrup ranch in Black Mountain country hosts the start and Thirty-One Mile Creek near Park county's northern boundary marks the end. the south side covers Fremont and Custer counties and reaches the foothills of the continental divide.
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Arkansas
Stirrup Ranch
Black Mountain Country
Park County
Fremont
Custer
Continental Divide
The Vegetable Treatment Cyclone Blood Purifier
A prescription for those with blood disorders promotes Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla mixed and shaken. Taken after meals and at bedtime in teasponful doses, it is claimed to gently relieve rheumatism and chronic backache.
The Blue Crow of the Rocky Mountain Region
A regional note describes the blue crow of Colorado as a small bird like a blue jay yet differing in behavior and diet. It nests in mountains and foothills, forages in valleys for fruit and grain, and forms large flocks. Its distinctive nightly flight and call are highlighted.
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Rocky Mountain
Colorado
East Canon Notes and Local Tales in Brief
Mr and Mrs Caleb Putnam host sister Miss Putnam from New York visiting Del Rey avenue and Rev Holler and wife move to a new Cottonwood avenue home. Phil Sheridan’s Florence street house admired. Melon and grape thieves alarm Diamond and Cottonwood areas with talk of gunplay. Mrs Wheeler and son Archie seek Howard real estate, favor Canon City but desire Howard’s water.
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East Canon
Caleb Putnam
del Rey Avenue
Miss Putnam
New York
Holler
Cottonwood Avenue
Phil Sheridan
Florence Street
Diamond
Cottonwood Avenues
Wheeler
Archie
Orchard Avenue
Howard
Canon City
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Ederheimer
Stein
Ederheimer-Stein
Yale
Longworth
Xtra
Outfitters
Canon City, Colorado
Ayer
Yyers
Longworth Ederheimer, Stem & Cz
America
The
Felter Clothing Co
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