Governor Buchtel Authorizes AG to Prosecute Vice
Governor Buchtel announces that the attorney general will prosecute gambling and illegal liquor offenses in counties where local peace officers neglect duty. He cites recent legal expansion and urges district attorneys and officers to act, offering AG authority to proceed in districts with solid citizen testimony.
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Buchtel
Allen
District Court
Food Trust
Dickson
State House
Denver
Colo
State of
Colorado
Joplin
Missouri
William H. Dickson
Henry A. Buchtel
Wedded to an Indian in New Mexico Alliance
Miss Cora Marie Arnold of Denver, daughter of the late George Wilder, married Albino Chavarria a Pueblo Indian chief at Santa Fe New Mexico. The couple met five years ago during Denver festival sightings and plan to live on Chavarria’s Taos area farm.
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Denver
Cora Marie Arnold
George Wilder
Banta Fe
New Mexico
Albino Chavarria
Rendon
Lillian
Geneva Arnold
Chavarria
Santa Clara
Arnold
Colonnade
Colfax Avenue
Marion Street
Capitol Hill
Lillian Arnold
United States Army
Miss Arnold
Santa Fe
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Havana
Taos
Admiral Dewey Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
Admiral George Dewey turned seventy with a splendid health report and a robust frame. President Roosevelt hosted a birthday toast and a feast for guests who attended last week’s dinner. The Naval Relief Association presented two silver ink wells and the health was toasted from a Madeira decanter once owned by George Washington.
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Washington
George Dewey
Roosevelt
Pine Knot
America
Naval Relief Association
George Washington
van Reypen
George
New York's Record Foreign Trade in 1907 Set
Customs data estimate New York port foreign trade will total 1.5033 billion for 1907, up 110.1 million from 1906. Eleven months show imports 837.69 million and exports 66.18 million. Gold and silver movements reach 121.67 million imported and 79.51 million exported, vs 98.23 million import and 52 million export in the prior year.
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New York
Land Entry Forms Consolidated Under New Policy
Grand Junction reports a circular from R A Ballinger, GLO commissioner, announcing that after March 1 1908 all land entries will use a single consolidated form replacing six or seven former forms. The change reduces red tape and costs.
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Grand Junction
R. A. Ballinger
General Land Office
Death of J T Cornforth promoter of Alaska railway
Joseph T. Cornforth a Seattle based pioneer promoter of the Alaska Short Line and promoter of the White Pass and Yukon route died of heart disease while watching a test of a new ore crusher. Born in 1839 in Cheshire England he moved through Denver Kansas City and Peru before settling in Seattle and Dawson Alaska. Survived by his brother Thomas wife Emma Roper and children Edmonia Hamilton and William B Cornforth. He had long promoted railroads in Alaska and Colorado irrigation.
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Denver
Seattle, Washington
Joseph T. Cornforth
Great Plains
Alaska
Seale
Pittsburg
White Pass
Yukon
Cornforth
Macclesfield
Cheshire
England
United States
Mr. Cornforth
Peru
Ilinois
Birks
Atchison
Kansas
Missouri River
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Kansas City
White Passa & Yukon
Seattle
Dawson
Alaska Short Line Railroad
Alamania
Anvik
Yukon River
Standard Oil Company
Colorado
Emma Roper
Glasgow
Missouri
Thomas T. Cornforth
Edmonia Hamilton
William B. Cornforth
The
Cornforth Fish and Oyster Company
Two Forestry Conventions Near Leadville
Arrangements are being made for two government forestry service conventions in Leadville this winter. The first, in the week of February 3, will bring together all supervisors in instruction district No. 2 covering Colorado, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and eastern Wyoming, along with about twenty five officers in charge of forests and Washington chiefs. The second meeting will follow for rangers of the Leadville Pike s Peak White River Holy Cross and Park range reserves, with about 100 in attendance. Chiefs from the Washington office, supervisors and technical men will address sessions, under guidance from Gifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry bureau, who recommended the gatherings for education and instruction.
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Leadville
Government Forestry Service
Colorado
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Washington
Pike’s Peak
White River
Holy Cross
Park Range
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Colorado Dividends From Ten Large Firms
Ten of Colorado’s biggest companies plan January dividends totaling 5.45 million dollars. The payout covers stockholder dividends and interest on bonds, with firms including American Smelting, Denver Tramway, Denver & Rio Grande, and Colorado Fuel and Iron among those listed.
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Colorado
American Smelting and Refining Company
Common
American Smelting and Refin
Ing Company
Denver Ai Ande Ota
Uppener
Tity ‘Tramway Co
Intrest
Denver & Rio Grande
Civilians Granted Commissions as Second Lieutenants
Washington reports thirty seven candidates passed the recent competitive examination for second lieutenants. Fourteen have completed two years in the army ranks, while twenty three are civilians including Jubal A. Early and Webster A. Capron, sons of notable Confederate and Army figures. Capron’s father died from Cuban campaign exposure.
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Washington
Jubal A. Early
Webster A. Capron
Allyn Capron
Fort Myer
Goldfield Mines Seek Court Action to Dismantle Union
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company files suit in Nevada Circuit Court seeking injunctive relief against picketing and interference by the Goldfield Miners Union and Western Federation of Miners. The complaint accuses the unions of criminal activity and aims to dissolve the Goldfield Miners Union as a nuisance, with observers authorized to enforce orders. If granted, the injunction may keep troops on site to support federal mandates.
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Goldfield
Nev
Goldfield Mine Owners’ Association
Circuit Court of
District of Nevada
Goldfield Miners’ Union
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
Goldfield Miners
Western Federation of Miners
Charles A. McKinnon
Goldfield Union
Consolidated Mines Company
Cour
George Wingfield
Roosevelt
Flying Machine Bids From Inventors for Heavier-Than-Air Craft
Washington faces stringent United States specifications for a two person heavier-than-air flying machine. Bidders must meet endurance flight and speed rules, supply maker details, scale drawings, transportability, and a 10 percent certified check. Open bids February 1.
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Washington
United States
Allen
Christian Science Charity to cost at least one million
Boston reports a Christian Science institution planned to aid the poor and serve the public good. Mary Baker G. Eddy urged immediate founding and endowment, stating the project will cost at least $1,000,000. The Sentinel notes correspondence with the editor who traveled to Concord for consultations.
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Christian Science Charity
Boston
Christian Science Institution
Christian Science Movement
Christian Science Weekly Sentinel
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Concord
Old People Murdered in Lama Colorado Night
Coroner Kellogg reports autopsy shows A. H. Maxwell and wife strangled in their Lama area home eight miles southeast of town. Adopted son Ed Maxwell, nineteen, is jailed awaiting investigation. last seen Saturday. Christmas Day discovery by neighbors. Authorities plan inquest next Saturday while pursuing foul play theory.
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Deave
Lama
Colorado
Kellogg
A. H. Maxwell
Here
Mrs. Maxwell
Ed Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Young Maxwell
Maxwells
Merritt
Maxwell Ranch
Neo Argna
Maxwell
Lemar
Soent
Lost Bullion Promoters Sentenced in Colorado Fraud Case
In Denver federal court Judge Lewis imposed sentences after the Lost Bullion mine frauds verdicts. George Dubois and L. L. Blackman received 30 days in jail and $1,000 fines. Lee Dubois and R. C. Hunt along with Danton Pinkus faced fines from $50 to $1,000 and short jail terms. Other defendants got 15 days jail and fines up to $590. Some judges mercy was tempered by justice.
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Denver
Lewis
George 8. Dubois
Lee Dubois
L. Blackman
William H. Wilson
W. B. Cameron
A. E B. Keables
Arthur Lawrence
Brawl Ends in Death Near Laird as Barrett Is Shot
A drunken fight near Ora Allen’s farm south of Laird ends with Barrett, over seventy, killed by a bullet from Hickory Allen. The clash involved clubs and knives. Hickory Allen is wounded and both sides, including Barrett and Allen factions, are jailed in Wray awaiting preliminary hearings.
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Denver
Wray
Ora Allen
Laird
Here
Barrett
Hickory Allen
Allen
Wes Fred
Barrett Boys
Bank President Arrested Over Insolvent Smelter City Bank
Durango reports Charles E. McConnell president of the Smelter City State bank arrested on a warrant by Harry Jackson for receiving deposits while knowing the bank insolvent. McConnell claims mining interests to liquidate debts. receivers review shows no regular stockholder or director meetings for nine years.
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Durango
Charles E. McConnell
Smelter City State Bank
Harry Jackson
McConnell
Rowe Pingree
Denver Fort Collins passenger train wrecked by hurricane
A C and S Railway passenger train No 25 en route Denver to Fort Collins was struck by a hurricane near Shanahan hill twenty four miles north of Denver. The storm lifted two coaches and a baggage car into a ditch, J C Garrett of Longmont died at University Hospital Boulder, fourteen others seriously injured. Engineer A H Scott uncoupled the engine and rushed to Boulder for help. a relief train with doctors and nurses followed.
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Denver
Colorado & Southern Pas
Fort Collins
Shanahan Hill
J.C. Garrett
Longmont
University Hospital
Boulder
Robert Sharp
W. A. Morrow
Tennyson Street
C. M. Shiveley
Jackson M. Greimer
Humboldt Street
James Kelly
Moulder
James Froth
Gilpin Street
George Chiles
Express
Marshall
Jackson Greiner
A. H. Scott
Colorado Assessment 1907 Highlights by State Auditor
The auditor of state releases Colorado's 1907 assessment data. Agricultural land totals 2 029 887 acres with value $35 398 559. Oil lands show 7 288 acres valued at $122 071. railroads 6 239.7 miles valued at $48 548 528. Bank deposits average $599 492, manufacturing capital $12 217 753. grazing 2 858153 acres, timber 74 675, other minerals 88 264. Taxes on livestock and autos noted. total assessed value $379 814. net after exemptions $367 369 374.
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Denver
Auditor of State
Colorado
State Board of Equalization
Bribe Funds Disposed To Charity In Denver Case
District Attorney George Stidger turned over 750 dollars to the Old Ladies Home and the Visiting Society for the Aged Poor of Denver. The money was alleged to have been paid by Herbert and Daniel Sullivan to Morgan for his vote for Adams in the Adams Peabody gubernatorial contest. A Senate committee headed by Senator Ballinger investigated and substantiated Morgan’s bribery assertion. Morgan later turned over the amount to the district attorney as evidence in ongoing action.
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Denver
George Stidger
Old Ladies’ Home
Herbert
Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
Morgan
Adams
Senate
Ballinger
The
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Cora M. Arnold
Admiral Dewey
J. T. Cornforth
Federal
Lamar
Yuma County
C. & S. Railway
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