Colorado & Southern May Build New Line
Denver to Pueblo would gain an independent route as Colorado & Southern plans a separate line. The move follows tensions with Santa Fe over shared tracks and terminal rights. Santa Fe aims to establish uptown Denver terminals and end joint use of C S tracks into Union Station. The lease of Santa Fe tracks ended three years ago and renewal is unclear.
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BUR
Colorado & Southern
Denver
Pueblo
Santa Fe
Hala Fe
Walnut Street
Cliy
South
Union Station
Englishman Killed When Mount Bears in Buffalo
James Earnest Pilkington, born in Penrith England and living abroad for six years, was killed in Buffalo Wyoming when his horse reared on Main Street and fell, trapping him under the saddle and breaking his neck. He had no relatives in the United States. He had worked for Peter and Jack Balden and later for the Young brothers and was in town for the holidays.
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Buffalo
Wyo
James Earnest Pilkington
Main Street
Pilkerton
Pilkington
Penrith
England
Peter
Jack
Balden
Ite
Fagland
Costumes for New Yar's Eve Ball On Exhibition
Prize costumes are on display for the New Yar's Eve ball. Parties seeking prize costumes should contact Mrs. George F. Knight at 312 West Sixteenth Street.
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Yar's Eve
George F. Knight
West Sixteenth Street
Resignation Triggers Shakeup in County Board
Evanston December meeting of the board of county commissioners reports Dr W A Harker resigning from the four year term as commissioner effective after January. Elected on a Democratic slate and prior two years as chairman, Harker leaves due to a change of residence caused by county division. A Republican board will form and the city will select a third member for a two year term.
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Evanston
al Ao Menting
Board of County
W. A. Harker
Koemmeter
Uinta County
Buron fatally shoots waiter at Soldiers Home
Joseph Bur ton, a Spanish American War veteran, shot and killed John Day at the State Soldiers home three miles from Buffalo after Day admonished him for seating before women. He surrendered in town. Burton later explained anger over Day’s remark.
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Buffalo
Joseph Burton
John Day
I Waller
Tome
Hurton
Day
Burton
Silent Barber Seeks White House Tonsorial Post
Bill Jordan of Colorado appeals to Governor Shafroth and lawmakers to become the personal barber for President-elect Wilson at the White House. He touts speed and skill, claiming hours of service and postgraduate training in Denver, sparking amused reactions from prominent figures.
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Denver
Bill Jordan
Pintero
Wilson
White House
Shafroth
Thomas
United States
Kindel Taylor
Keating
Seldomridge
William
Congressman Kindel
Taylor
Jordan
Colorado
Union
Unclear fragment hints at theft and markets
Fragment references thieves seeking to market a valuable object and a state lack of inspectors at a stockyard, implying potential fortune for criminals if unaddressed.
Bank scandal shocks Mystic community with suicides
In Mystic Connecticut a group of business men were arrested on charges of moral turpitude. Two suspects killed themselves rather than stand trial, including 78 year old Edward Williams who hanged himself at home. Several arrestees are over 60, with more arrests expected locally and in Groton.
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Mystic
Conn
Ange
Herman Haulish
Edward R. Williams
Groton
Useful or Useless by Elmer Hubbard
A brief essay distinguishes two kinds of people the useful and the useless and notes that everyone sometimes errs and misjudges. The author frames daily choice and effort as the measure of worth.
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Elmer Hubbard
Everbody
State Leader essay argues for parole over punishment
A prose piece advocates replacing prisons with parole and mental health care. It argues punishment fails to reform and that the insane and criminal are linked, urging focus on useful work, social cooperation, and humane treatment rather than punishment. It promotes Nemesia and condemns harsh penalties.
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Theneane Asylum
Lea
Nemesia
Basilhesa
Nature
Dog Shows College Jury It Comprehends Speech
Jas per, a cross bulldog and Italian greyhound, claimed to be the world’s most intelligent dog, demonstrated to six professors and two students at Johns Hopkins University. Under master J asper’s commands the animal opened doors and followed silent cues, with the master’s words guiding responses.
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Baltimore
Jasper
Dixie” Taylor
Johns Hopkins University
John B. Watson
R. W. Wood
Herbert Spencer’ Jennings
Knight. Dunlap
Dre. C. Bassett
Leonard K. Hirschberg
Largest Hotel in the World Opens in New York
New York debuts the Hate McAlpin at Broadway and Sixth Avenue Thirty-fourth Street. A six story tower with a sixty foot subbasement, it employs about fifteen hundred people and offers seating for twenty five hundred guests. The hotel marks a new era in city hospitality with ample luxury and modern comforts.
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New York
McAlpin
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Hotel McAlpin Sets Broad Modern Plans For Guests
The Hotel McAlpin announces moderate prices from 1.50 to 6.00 dollars daily with deluxe options. An entire women’s floor offers a separate desk, staff, restaurant, and lounge while a men’s twenty-fifth floor serves as a club like area with valet service. Army Navy and National Guard officers are welcome with special room rates and no membership fee. The hotel also features bonsai stores local displays and a 40‑piece orchestra led by Nahan Franko for all musical features.
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Messrs
Merry
Boomer
New York
McAlpin
Army
Navy
National Guard
United Service Club
Clul
National Coerd
Naval Reserve
Louis Sieze
Nahan Franko
MecAlpin
Chamberlains Tablets Sold By All Dealers
A reader recounts that his father used Chamberlains Tablets after illness and found relief. Miss Margaret Campbell of Pine Smith Arkansas notes the tablets helped a sister with stomach trouble and advises readers that the product is available through all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Margaret Campbell
F' Smith, Ark
New Year's Eve Dinner at the Play Hotel Bec Bist
A New Year’s Eve dinner is planned at the Play hotel with a gin service starting at 10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged.
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Playhotel
Bec
Bist
Hegin
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