Train Hold Up Near Parachute by Desperate Robbers
Five masked men halted Denver and Rio Grande No. 5 west of Parachute Colorado, dynamited the baggage and express cars, and escaped with only a sealed bag after wounding Brakeman Shellenbarger. Sheriff crews track suspects while river crossing clues point to a Grand River crossing and a mountain getaway.
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Denver
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande
Parachute
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
W. G. Struthers
D. M. Hardy
Frank Adams
Allison
Salt Lake
Shelenbarger
Sisters
Shellenbarger
Salida
Pueblo
Grand River
Grand
Rio Grande
Unaweep
Sheriff Struthers
J. A. Edison
Denver and Rio Grande Railway
S. K. Hooper
Call off Cripple Creek strike urged by miners paper
Victor editor urges Western Federation of Miners to end the Cripple Creek strike now. Editorial notes public anger at the federation amid violence, mass arrests, and officials resignations as troops and sheriff operate under martial law to quell unrest. Prosecutors seek evidence of union involvement.
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Victor, Colo
Record
George E. Kyner
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek District
Victor City
Justice of the Peace
J. P. Thomas
J. W. Murphy
J. J. Tobin
Michael Gibbons
Victor
Frank J. Hangs
Victor Union
Altman Union
Independence
Roxy McGee
Martial Law in Teller County Cripple Creek War Echoed
Teller County is under martial law as Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell and staff enforce military rule in Victor and Cripple Creek. Two infantry companies guard imprisoned union men and sympathizers after Bell proclaimed command with Col Edward Verdicksburg assisting. Strike pressures ease as union factions seek settlement and the Vic tor record editorial urges ending the strike. City Marshal W J Graham resigns under citizen committee pressure.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Teller County
Sherman M. Bell
Victor
Warren A. Haggert
Bell
Edward Verdicksburg
Vic ‘Oy R Record
Western Federation of Miners
W. J. Graham
Citizens’ Committee
B. C. Newcomb
Miners Offer Big Reward for Cripple Creek Attack
The Western Federation of Miners posted a $5000 reward for the arrest of the dynamite outrage suspect at Cripple Creek. The request was received by letter from President Moyer, who is imprisoned at Telluride.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Moyer
Telluride
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D. M. Shea
Miners’ Federation
Ag Labor
Citizens’ Alliance
Crippie Creek
Wil
Union Mimberany
Victor Tt Armory
Thedimkebbi Hiel
Ridgeon
India
VICI
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Rogers Bros
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