Buffalo Hunt a Good Sport Story From City Promoter
A newspaper advertising stunt recalls Dr. W F Carver and Buffalo Jones shipping buffaloes to Kansas City twenty years ago The tale describes staged street sightings a chase and several incidents including a buffalo entering a kitchen and a preacher describing brimstone The debacle ends with a missing buffalo and a sting of sharp racial slurs lingering from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Carver
Kansas City
Buffalo Jones
Manitobsa
Carver
Times
Journal
Ninth and Main Streets
Union Depot
Main Street
Missouri River
Aer
Dar
Brimstone
Nigger Simpdrop
Hotel Man Killed in Brooklyn Ambush
Peter Revella a Woodhaven hotel keeper was killed on Lincoln Road Flatbush Brooklyn last night unknown assailants left a letter indicating a lure. A fight left him with knife wounds and two bullet holes. his watch and money remained intact suggesting robbery not fully carried out.
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Daily Tribune
New York
Murderer’s Field
Lincoln Road
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Peter Revella
Woodhaven
Starkey Birthday Party for Two Includes Cake and Gifts
Alice and Edwin Starkey, children of Mr and Mrs Edwin Starkey, celebrated ages two and three with a small party this afternoon. Fourteen youngsters attended, playing games on the lawn and enjoying a peanut hunt, two birthday cakes with candles and assorted treats. Each guest received a small gift to take home.
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Alice
Edwin Starkey
Edwin
Aliice
Tricky Russian Fools Sought by Multiple Authorities
Gottloib Stroh alias John Lowe, a Russian, is sought nationwide but not found. He lived near Greeley last fall and used short cuts to wealth in beet fields. Beitz received a telegram from Rock Island signed John Lowe asking for 68 dollars to continue to Greeley, but no brother in law arrived. Police in Rock Island and here hunt the man matching Stroh’s description who used the name John Lowe.
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Gottloib Stroh
John Lowe
Stroh
Windsor
Fort Collins
Greeley
Adam Beitz
Russia
Beitz
Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island
Lowe
Trade Excursion Planned Over Georgetown Loop
The Colorado and Southern cancels an August Georgetown Loop trip in favor of a western Weld county trade excursion boosted by the Daily Tribune. An afternoon special train will depart about 1 45 PM, with stop options to Windsor Hillsboro Johnstown and Mead and return to Boyd Lake for supper. The outing, officially a trade excursion, offers a picnic in a Greeley area orchard with catered food and plentiful hospitality for all who wish to join.
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Colorado & Southern
Georgetown Loop
Weld County
Daily Tribune
Greeley
Windsor
Great Western Railroad
Hillsboro
Johnstown
Mead
Boyd Lake
Was He Really a Greeley Man
Denver August 13. L G Alexander claiming to be from Greeley Colo lured six men to a Manhattan restaurant on Larimer and bought them meals drinks and if it would be possible to dine more He then tried to evade the bill claiming he would pay in nine months After police took him to jail a companion paid the $60 85 and he was released leaving two teabone steaks a turkey sandwich and multiple wine courses among the tally onlookers said Alexander had only 35 cents and a few personal items he later paid the balance and left
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Denver
Nineteenth and
Lawrence Streets
L. G. Alexander
Greeley
Colo
Alexander
Wrecksee
D. Kerr
Kerr
Gassett
Longmont Celebrates Pumpkin Pie Day In Big Crowd
Longmont Colorado hosts Pumpkin Pie Day drawing an estimated 15000 to 20000 attendees. Special trains arrive hourly from north and south as the event surpasses prior efforts with widespread feeding and free pie for all.
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Daily Tribune
Longmont
Colo
East Alton church fund raised for drunkards’ families after saloon sidewalk gift
East Alton Methodist church members seek to raise 160 dollars to aid the wives and families of drinkers after five local saloonkeepers donated a 100 dollar sidewalk in honor of the church’s opposition to saloons in a prior local option election. The church briefly considered returning the gift or removing the sidewalk but chose not to pursue those options.
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Daily Tribune
East Alton
East
Robber Copeland Admits Guilt In Arkansas Valley Raids
Special to the Daily Tribune from Lamar Colorado Aug 13 a posse captured J E Copeland son of Q A Copeland eight miles from the city while returning from a nightly raid He held a revolver with one hand but was surprised and did not fire The father confessed they committed the robberies and that Young Copeland was the man in Sheriff Grubers recently reported camp duel He is also said to have robbed Wylie returning loot in a big wagon load
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Daily Tribune
Lamar
Colo
Arkansas Valley
J. E. Copeland
Q. A. Copeland
Young Copeland
Copeland
Gruber
Wylie
Woman's Head Found in Lake Cleveland Near Breakwater
A woman's head, about 40, was found floating in Lake Cleveland near the breakwater this morning. Authorities reported the features are well preserved and identifiable to anyone who recognizes the victim.
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Lake
Cleveland
Mysteric Wonder Promises Wealth Health and Love
An advertisement touts the Mystic Wonder offering help to improve character and mental vigor, restore affections, reunite couples, settle estates, cure chronic diseases, and locate buried treasures. It claims reliability and clear, concise guidance and asks readers to open daily from 3 AM to 9 PM and to bring the ad.
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J. O. Glazier
Rissler
R. E. Michaelis
Ninth Avenue
der. Carver
Ramsay
J. G. Alexander
Manhattan
Larimer Street
Alexan
Mystery OF
Strickland & Morgan’s
Pleasant Valley
Price
11Th Street
Il Man
S. W. Foulk
South Ave
Idaho Falls
Strickland , Morgan
Eighth Avenue
Tenth Street
Pantatorium
Ninth Ave
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