Breene Arrest Highlights Leadville Bank Scandals
Peter W. Breene, linked to the defunct Leadville Savings and Deposit Bank, was arrested in Denver and held by Sheriff Leslie. Officials indicate forthcoming criminal charges tied to mismanaged bank funds, including notes totaling over 65,000,000 in mining property and real estate collateral. Authorities planned to transport him back to Leadville as investigations unfold.
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Leadville Bank
Denver
Navy
Peter W. Breene
Leadine Savings and Deposit Bank
Union
Colo Midland
Leadville
Lestie
Lake Ty
Breene
Leslie
Mra
N. H. Cunningham
Savings and Deposit Bank
Tts
Experimental Stations Progress Report for Colorado
Executive committee members report on the year’s work at Colorado experimental stations. Menu Station highlights potatoes and oats, Vista adds wheat and buckwheat, and Rocky Ford emphasizes crops suited to the Arkansas valley. Overall results are described as successful, with good potato yields and high altitude crop progress across stations.
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J. & McClelland
Agriculture
Colorado
Denver
Lie
Vista
Rocky Ford
Arkansas
OMer al Count in Arapahoe Nov 22 election results
Ongoing tabulation of votes in Arapahoe completed yesterday showing pluralities. Judge R. W. Steele and F. S. E. Ht. Webb, both Republicans, led with 1 228 votes and Richard Le Bert 108 votes.
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R. W. Steele
Rep
FS. E. Ht. Webb
Richard le Bert
Healer Francis Schlatter Reported Hidden in Boulder Home
Denver dispatch says The Times declares Francis Schlatter the Healer is secreted at the Boulder home of Joseph Wolff. The claim places Schlatter in Boulder as authorities track his movements amid ongoing public interest in his alleged cures.
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Schlatter
Denver
the Times
Francis Schlatter
Joseph Wolff
Boulder
Resigns a 5000 Dollar District Clerk Job
Matt Adams, District court clerk earning 5000 dollars annually, resigned yesterday. the judges accepted the resignation immediately. The move surprised many. county commissioners had recently enlisted an expert to audit Adams’s six years in office, a factor in the decision. Deputy Georgie S. Richards was named to succeed him.
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Dearer
Matt Adams
Adams
Georgie S. Richards
New Road Plan Advocated From Denver Chamber Meeting
Denver directors of the Chamber of Commerce and the railroad committee urged a direct route from Denver to Cripple Creek. A subcommittee presented an exhaustive report on benefits and connections, with committees appointed to drive the work. The group praised rising interest and readiness to fund a start to finish line if needed. Denver would grant right of way to enter the route.
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Denver
Chamber of Commerce
Cripple Creek
Spaniards Reported to Suffer Heavy Losses in Key West
A Herald special from Key West says passengers on the steamer Olivette report a November 17 battle in which the Spanish suffered about 500 killed and wounded.
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New York
Herald
Key West
Supreme Court fixes date for Abe Taylor execution
Denver reports the Supreme Court, affirming a prior ruling, set the execution date for Abe Taylor during the week of December 8. Taylor, convicted of killing Town Marshal Charles Emerson of Alamosa, faces no further state court avenues, and Governor McIntyre has stated he will not interfere again.
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Taylor
Denver
Supreme Court
Abe Taylor
Charles Emerson
Alamosa
McIntyre
Professor Pilcher's Flying Machine Demonstrations
Professor Percy J Pilcher of Glasgow University conducts experiments with a five part soaring machine resembling a large butterfly. Winds at fifteen miles per hour aided leaps of up to sixty feet, with the craft often hovering near the ground as the pilot sat within the body. A wing failure during a trial prompted the construction of a larger, heavier craft expected to yield better flight results.
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Percy J. Pilcher
Glasgow University
ABC
False Witnesses and Old Fables in Mismatched Prophecies
A murky text condemns petty swindlers selling dubious remedies and fake cures for malaria indigestion constipation rheumatism and kidney trouble. It warns readers against untrustworthy sales pitches and endorses a familiar teething remedy for babies amid scattered mentions of Greenlandic dogs and Inuit lore.
Quack Remedies and Corn Salves Parade on Page
A scrambled ad page touts Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee and a 15 cent price, then pivots to Dr Kline’s Great Restorer promising cures and a free trial bottle. Parker’s Ginger Tonic and hindercorns promise corn relief amid generic claims and sensational phrasing.
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Hanson
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Peter Breene
Frank Hall
W. L. Ames
R. P. Rollins
T. A. Rhoads
W. A. Peck
Arapahoe
Professor Pilcher
Cate
Greenland
Stee
Parker
Alle Douglass
LeRoy, Mich
DR. Gunns
Commetics
DR. Komed. CO
Philadelphia
Fowler
Southington
Conn
House of
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Scott
Scott & Bowne Chemists
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