Fruit program for Colorado horticultural society meeting
A plan for the first annual meeting of the Colorado State Horticultural Society outlines a January 22 to 24 program in Denver. It features addresses by May or Ammons, a range of horticulture topics, demonstrations, lectures, and a special railroad rate with hotel offers. Officers and executive committee members are listed.
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Colorado State Horticultural Society
Denver
State Board of Horticulture
Colorado
Columbia Hall
Charles Clock
Fifteenth and
Curts Streets
O. W. Grand Junction
O. BE. Adamson
A. D. Parker
Colorado & Southern Railroad
I. B. Porter
Ordway
A. B. Middles
Scott
Joseph W. Howe
B. O. Aylesworth
Agricultural College
L. A. Vreeland
St. James
Faure
Longmont
William B. Upton
Montrose County
George B. Richardson
Jefferson County
Lute Wilcox
Arapahoe County
Oil Strike At De Beque Oil Well Sparks Excitement
The De Beque Oil and Deverment Company reports oil sand flow near noon yielding at least ten barrels daily. The olive colored kerosene smelling oil, likely paraffine base, shows no water. Previous tests at 200 and lower depths indicated high grade oil. experts estimate 1500 to 2000 feet to sandstone. Further drilling to gauge flow and decide on deeper operations will occur.
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de Beque
Colo
Inn
Denver Republican
de Beque Oil and Deverment Company
Baling
Arthur Lakes
Lartmie
Montana
Florence
Fire destroys elevator at American Malting plant Chicago
A morning blaze at the J. F. Well branch of American Malting Co on Fifty second street and the Panhandle tracks caused an estimated 275000 in damage. The vast elevator 150 feet high and 200 by 200 feet housed 300000 bushels of barley and was destroyed along with its contents. Firefighters faced falling iron plates and scorching heat while attempting to move nearby Panhandle freight cars and protect an adjoining pickle factory.
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Chicago
J. F. Well Branch
American Malting Company
Fifty-second Street
Panhandle
Cmepacus
Gatsseur Che
Pool Room Hold Up in Kansas City
Two masked youths forced entries at Harry Bicks pool rooms on Baltimore avenue at 7 pm taking between 1500 and 2500 dollars. A third man guarded the entrance while an employee, Jimmy Driscoll, was struck and suffered a fractured skull. Cashier Dr. J A Frame was also struck as staff counted daily receipts after last races.
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Kansas City
Harry Bick
Baltimore Avenue
Jimmy Driscoll
le Down
Driscoll
J. A. Frame
Mormon Scientists to Return From South American Expedition
Salt Lake City Utah January 14 The Brigham Young Academy South American exploring expedition has been abandoned and its members are to return. Led by President Cluff the academy students have spent months in Central and South American countries studying flora and fauna and making valuable discoveries despite wartime disruptions.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Brigham Young Academy
The
Academy
Cluff
Venus Casts a Shadow Phenomenon Observed in Nice
Nice France January 14 reports by M Giacobini chief astronomer at the Nice observatory that after moonset last evening at 7 o clock the brilliancy of Venus was intense enough to cast shadows on walls This is the first time the phenomenon has been observed
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Nice
France
M. Giacobini
Nice Observatory
Colorado Briefs Highlight Local Happenings and Appointments
A Colorado roundup reports near Florence a Catholic college site, a man’s death in the hills, beet sugar factory talks at Manzanola, and the Roosevelt administration withdrawing Edwin Price’s postmaster nomination at Grand Junction. It notes wage data from Colorado Fuel & Iron, drought risks, rail survey work, postmaster nominations, union contracts, and upcoming state events plus a fatal double tragedy at Ramah with possible foul play.
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Florence
al Follis
Manzanola
Rocky Ford
Edwin Price
Grand Junction
Roosevelt
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Climate and Crop Services
United States
Teaukenburg
Boulder
Loveland
Berthoud
Hillsboro
Senate
Colorado
L. C. Dana
Colorado Springs
B. P. Quaintance
Golden
Homer H. Grafton
Manitou
Denver Bricklayers’ Union
State Fair Association
Pueblo
J. M. Current
Denver
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Colorado Federation of Women's Club
Boulder Hypatia Club
Women’s League
The
University
Bullaro Park
Cheyenne Mountain
Civil Service
Trinidad
Glenwood Springs
Grand Juaquerque
Laramie
Victory Common Council
Bison Park
Monument
Palmer Lake
Board of Education of
H. N. Hannaford
Boston School of Science
Morgan County
Supreme Court
Goose
Platte
James W. Thompson
Mabel
Ramah
Thompson
McKinley Memorial Fund Drive Proclaimed in Colorado
Governor James B. Orman proclaims January 20 1902 McKinley Day and January 26 as a special observance in Colorado schools and churches to raise funds for a McKinley memorial. Citizens, including children, are asked to contribute with names and addresses for receipts. funds go to Helen L. Grenfell and local ministers.
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Denver
Orman Tas
Colorado
McKinley National Memorial Association
William McKinley
United States
McKinley
James B. Orman
Sta Colorado
National Association
Helen L. Grenfell
Serious Railroad Wreck In Oklahoma Branch
A Rock Island freight train at Okeene Oklahoma collided with a stationary work train at 6 am, killing Bridge Foreman Hl K Bear of Wichita and Carpenter A B Colby of Galva Kansas. Several workers were buried but rescued, with non fatal injuries to Brakeman Frank Hoop Foreman James Casey Engineer John Verton and four work crew members. The crash was caused by the malicious breaking of a switch lock and throwing the switch by an unknown person.
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Wichita, Kans
Okeene
Oklahoma
Rock Island Road
Hl. K. Bear
Dhy
A. B. Colby
Galva
Kansas
rami#t
Frank Hoop
James Casey
John Verton
Mitchell
Jackson
Burk
Dotter
Marconi's New Plans
Signor Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, returns from Canada where he met the Dominion government and attended the American Institute of Electrical Engineers banquet. He plans to sail to Europe Wednesday and establish two transatlantic stations on each side for commercial message transmission, with Europe at Cornwall and Belgium and America at Nova Scotia and Cape Cod.
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New York
Signor Marconi
Canada
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Europe
New Foundland
Cornwall
England
Atlantic
Belgium
Nova Scotia
Cape Cod
Bogus Western Drafts Flood Western States
Boston officials report a scam where $25 drafts drawn on the fictitious New England Directory Company of Boston circulate in western states. Banks have rejected drafts from La Junta Ouray Montrose Castle Rock Buena Vista Delta Raton Alamogordo Eureka Nevada Rawlins and more. Signatures listed include C T H Carter R M Moon and B Wisher. Trades push about six drafts weekly into Boston.
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Boston
New England Dirtectory Company
la Junta
Ouray
Montrose
Castle Rock
Buena Vista
Delta
Colorado
Raton
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Eureka
Nevada
Rawlins
Wyoming
C. T H. Carter
R. M. Moon
B. Wisher
Hobson Seeks Year-Long Leave For Lecturing
Lieutenant Hobson has not resigned from the navy but has applied for a year's leave of absence to lecture. He expects to devote his time to lecturing and has received many handsome offers to enter that line of work.
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Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Greensboro
Alabama
Richmond
P. Hobson
Navy
Greatest Men of Colorado for World Fair Hall of Fame
The state selects two representative, living-free citizens to stand for Colorado’s role in the Louisiana Purchase and global history at the 1903 St. Louis World's Fair. Readers are invited to submit names, with Zebulon Pike and ex-Governor Gilpin among early suggestions from Governor Thatcher.
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St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Weeee
Zebulon Pike
Gilpin
Thatcher
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Fashion notes on wedding gifts and attire
A fashion feature surveys bridesmaids hats with long plumes and heart shaped jewelry, plus gowns, blouses, and accessories. It highlights embroidery tricks for unique waist touches, a gold satin ball gown with silver and pearl appliques, fall coats with leather-like detailing, white evening bodices with lace, and sash trends including velvet dotted ribbons. It ends pondering reality versus illusion.
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Brige
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Grenfell
Gillette
Coburn
F. J. Bancroft
F. L. Porter
Alcott
T. Carr
E. T. Kelm
J. H. Crowley
McClelland
Ft. Collins
H. T. Griffin
Agricultural Experiment Station
F. W. Scott
Greeley
Harrison
York
Nebraska
Elleworth Bethel
A. P. Kouns
W. Paddock
Theodosia Amsoons
Denver Floral Club
Inland Poultry Journal
Colorado Briefs
M’kinley
Appeal For Monument Fund
Orman
Marconi’s
Hobson
Sta
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