ATDTDA (7): 197-198 decoding

[Peter Petto]

D. & R.G. - Denver and Rio Grande a narrow gage railroad. It's 
trestle crossing the Cimmarron River in Colorado is on the National 
Registry of Historic Places.

Denver Post - reflecting it Colorado milieu, it was founded by a 
"villainous" bartender and a lottery promoter in 1892. Paralleling 
the labor wars were its circulation wars against The Rocky Mountain 
News. See:

    http://www.trivia-library.com/a/history-of-newspapers-the-denver-post.htm

Does anyone know the early attitude of the Post? It is still in 
operation today. See:

    http://www.denverpost.com/

Mormon apostles - does this refer to any Mormon missionary, or 
specifically to an elder in the LDS church hierarchy? the original 
apostles were 12 disciples chosen by Jesus to preach the gospel

Cortez - another city in Southwest Colorado

Derringer - a very small pocket pistol, originated by Henry Deringer 
in the early 1800s. One was used by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate 
Abraham Lincoln.


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Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net>
Bay Village, OH