Denver Area News Roundup Tallies Stock Show Plans and Crimes
Denver hosts a series of upcoming events including poultry shows, boxing contests, and the annual Western Stock Show in Denver. Local crime and civic notes mention a ranch purchase near Cheyenne, a bank robber shot, a death in Denver, a pioneer dying in Pueblo, and various legal actions. Denver bank clearings reach a record $614 million for eleven months, while a large Santa bonus to Mountain States Telephone workers is reported.
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Denver
Caffonty
Colorado Springs
George Alien
Colorado
Cora J. Seffried
Henry Seffried
Bank of Georgetown
Georgetown
Elizabeth Fry
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
William Fuller
Brighton
Boulder
Sterling
Holyoke
Jim Goodheart
Canon City
United States
Henry H. Moler
United States Immigration Service
J. K. Mullen
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Bell Systems
E. B. Field, Jr
Intermountain
Banks Show Huge Gain Prosperity of Denver
Prosperity in Denver for 1916 appears in bank data and commerce. Savings accounts across 24 banks total $31,924,939, up $6,363,377 from 1915 as 25,233 new accounts open, including women and children. Automobiles valued around $13.6 million bought. Denver Post Office transactions and postal savings bank deposits rise, signaling broad economic growth.
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Denver
United States
Colorado
Denver Post Office
Postal Savings Bank
High Cost of Living Prompts Food Saving Plan
An editorial note urges families to curb meat use due to rising prices and promotes Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as cheaper, nutritious meals. Readers are invited to request a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co in Omaha Nebraska. The ad ends with a note about sparks of genius and lovemaking.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
Adv
Swamp-Root Offers Relief for Backache and Kidney Ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician designed remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims quick results, notes prices of 50 cents and 1.00, and offers a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York with newspaper mention.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Kansas Demographic Note from Historic Census
A fragmented clipping notes male population figures for Kansas and mentions the Red Cross and general grocers. It also briefly references items like baby care brands and a cherry tree gum, with unclear context and multiple unrelated phrases.
Beet Growers Receive $3.6 Million Payment in Weld County
Great Western Sugar Company mailed checks totaling 1.325 million to Weld county beet growers for beets delivered from Nov 15 to Dec 15. Greeley factory pays 510 thousand to 800 customers, Windsor 390 thousand, Eaton 425 thousand, with 200 thousand more expected for unpaid cans, totaling over 3.6 million to about 1,400 families statewide.
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Greeley
Weld County
Great Western Sugar Company
Windsor
Eaton
Woman Fined for Bootlegging in Alamosa Court
In Alamosa County Court Miss Carmelita Maestas pleaded guilty to importing liquor for sale or gift, marking the first bootlegging conviction since prohibition. Judge Frank Brownell fined her $100 plus $40 costs.
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Alamosa
Carmelita Maestas
Frank Brownell
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Colorado State News
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyo
C. Reeder
George Washington Cook
Pueblo
Howard de Weese
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Nucla
Joseph Carver
William Hurd
Western News
Paper Union News Service
Kansas
Iinetiees
Joo Drops
Se Haan
New. York
Lee
Castoria
Cascara
Quinine
Chas. Friend & Co., Inc
Wasee St
Dept. A
Colo
Spohn Medical CO
Geshem
Ind. U. 5. A
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