Denver Red Cross drives and state events flash through Colorado
Good Roads meeting on summit of Pike's Peak on July 10. National African Race Convention at Denver August 1. Colorado State Fair at Pueblo July 17 to 22. Den ver appeals liquor law defects. San Luis Valley company organizing for service Life convict at Cafion City buys $100 Liberty bond. Governor Gunter proclaims for Red Cross funds. Denver Daughters of the Revolution subscribe $2,650 for Liberty bonds. Opposite faith leaders unite in Red Cross effort. Steamboat school board to build a $30,000 brick school. Denver observes Flag Day with notable fervor. Las Animas farmers form a cooperative for a large alfalfa mill. Seven carloads of pressed brick for Rio Grande depot at Florence. Boulder teen travels 1,200 miles to Detroit by bicycle. Fort Collins sugar factory raises wages again. Glenwood Springs Strawberry Day festival. Miners must show registration in Frederick. Georgetown volunteers host Fourth of July firemen tournament. Saguache County gasoline tractor aiding Poncha Pass road work. Thomas C. McConnell, 19, son of Denver bishop, joins American ambulance service in France. All Den ver groups unite for Red Cross drive. Supreme Court to hear first bigamy case under new law. Denver Tramway Company workers largely accept wage bonus. Portland mine workers offer a day’s wages to Red Cross. company expected to match. Eugene Buchanan acquitted in conspiring case with homesteader James H. Scott. Masons in Denver area plan 200th English Grand Lodge anniversary observance.
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Colorado
Denver
Cafion City
Gunter
Red Cross
Denver Daughters of the Revolution
Las Animas
Rio Grande
Florence
Ollie Zordrager
Boulder
Detroit
Fort Collins
Glenwood Springs
Frederick
Volunteer Fire Department of
Georgetown
Saguache
Poncha Pass
France
Thomas C. McConnell
F. J. McConnell
Supreme Court
Red Cross Fund Week Proclaimed by Colorado Governor
Gov. Gunter urged Colorado citizens to support Red Cross Fund Week starting June 18 aiming to raise 1,000,000 for war relief. He noted thousands of youths in drill for Europe and urged generous giving to care for wounded and sick soldiers, with funds audited and held for the specified purposes.
Denver near 19 million Liberty loan total in sight
Denver subscriptions to the Liberty loan surged toward the 13 million target, with Denver’s share close to 200 thousand short of that mark on Friday night. Strong returns from other cities hint the state total may reach about 19 million, five million above the state quota.
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Denver
Liberty Loan
Stone Heads Bankers Association at Glenwood Springs
At the annual convention the Colorado Bankers Association elected D. T. Stone of Grand Junction as president and W. L. McCaslin of Longmont as vice president, Paul Hartley of Denver as secretary, W. F. Boyd of Saguache as treasurer. Theodore G. Smith was chosen vice president of the American Bankers Association. The session focused on cooperation with the government to finance the war and raise Red Cross funds.
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Glenwood Springs
State Bankers’ Association
D. T. Stone
Grand Junction
W. L. McCaslin
Longmont
Paul Hartley
Denver
W. F. Boyd
Subpoena Forty in High-Grade Gold Conspiracy Case
A new turn in the interstate stolen gold conspiracy sees forty subpoenas served in Cheyenne Wyoming. The summons accompany several cases set for trial on June 25.
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Creek
Cheyenne
Wyo
Touch of Orient In Negligee Garments Gains Momentum
Fashion notes emphasize Oriental influence in daytime wear and more so in negligee. Boudoir outfits feature Chinese style coats with blue satin and metal thread embroidery, paired with ankle length trousers. Turkish trouser boudoir costumes and bifurcated garments appear alongside simpler, rich materials for lounging.
Old-Time Capes Return To Theater Fashion
A fashion note observes capes as the current chic for matinee crowds. Slim debutantes favor ample wraps in dark blue serge with slash details and a knotted sash. From the back the cape flows to the ankle, while boots remain prominent under longer skirts and tailors’ suits.
Fashion notes from spring races feature stockings and hats
Gay stockings with striped silk in black tan or navy pair with pumps boasting large cut steel buckles. Navy hats dominate as dresses, while daisy crowns in white and black-eyed Susan shades appear. Flower trimmed hats stand out in the crowd.
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Colorado State News
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Pike's Peak
National Convention of
Pueblo
Steamboat School Board
Denver Tramway Company
Portland
Cripple Creek
Red Cross Fund
Eugene Buchanan
Logan County
United States District Court
James H. Scott
Golden, Littleton
Arvada
Central Presbyterian Church
Grand Lodge of England
State of
Europe
American Red Cross
Stone Heads Bankers’ Association
Sveittine
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