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Colorado and the rails and a Thanksgiving plea
Colorado enjoys a prosperous year as railroads expand toward the Pacific with lines reaching Pueblo, Denver, and Colorado Springs amid a strong harvest and mining outlook. Thanksgiving observances urged by Governor Abams while a Denver theatre crime prompts restrictive action. Letters critique gymnasium funding in Greeley. A Remington typewriter feature endorses the machine’s reliability and status. County notes report local saloon closure amid economic signals.
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Colorado
Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Pueblo
Rock Island
Denver
Colorado Springs
Chicago & Alton
Burlington
Union Pacific
Enterprise
Plato
Heenan
Hammond
Greeley
Alva Abams
James Rice
Chicago & Rock Island Surveying Corps
Odd Fellows Hall
Monte Vista
J. A. Gale
Alamosa
Remington
New York
New York Tribune
Washington
St. Louis
United States Treasury
Remingtons
Ilion