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The document summarizes the events of the 1911 "Battle of Courthouse Square" in Denver, where Mayor Robert Speer mobilized police to forcibly remove assessor Henry Arnold from office. Speer aimed to consolidate power over both the city and county governments and silence reformers like Arnold who challenged policies favoring wealthy business interests. Though Speer succeeded in removing Arnold, his use of force outraged citizens and weakened his political power, giving momentum to good government reformers s

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