Batterson urges town publicity through local papers and press
The Batterson business conferences in the Commercial club rooms drew 40 to 50 businessmen who discussed town publicity. He urged using existing agencies, praised the local press, and warned there are too many newspapers in Greeley. He stressed press as a city asset and urged practical civic information to attract travelers and improve public services.
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Batterson Business
San
Battersen
Greeley
Bere
State Normal School
Batterson
Local Trade Fund Discussed To Boost Property Values
A meeting will explore a fund for direct publicity and extension of local trade. The idea targets owners of store buildings whose property values rise with population growth, making it a key discussion for evening sessions.
Preakish Old Man Burns Cash Then Hangs Himself
Edison Burr a farmer from six miles north of Romeo Michigan burned about 4500 in currency and his 1000 farm residence Saturday night after sending his wife to Alent. He then drew 3500 from a bank and placed it with another roll of 1600 before setting his house afire. He slept in his tenant’s house Sunday night and was found dead in the shed this morning at 83, having been married twice. His second wife was an aunt of the wife of William Day son of Judge Day of the United States Supreme Court.
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Daily Tribune
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Edison Burr
Romeo
Alent
Burr
Macombe County
William Day
Judge Day
United States Supreme Court
Floods Trapping Tourists On Colorado Trains Near Clear Creek
A cloudburst in Indian Gulch near Clear Creek flooded tracks as two eastbound Colorado & Southern trains carried hundreds of tourists. Debris limited progress near Golden as the creek rose 15 to 30 feet below the embankment, forcing a cautious halt about a mile from Golden. Pine Grove also reported a cloudburst blocking traffic on the same line.
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Daily Tribune Golden
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Indian Gulch
Clear Creek Canon
Care
Clear Creek
Golden
Sherman Named Republican Nominee for President
Utica New York August 18 J B Sherman notified as the Republican nominee for president He pledges full accord with Roosevelt and Taft policies and says he would accept the nomination only if aligned with the old Republican party Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan lauds Sherman as fully capable to take up the reins of government if needed
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Daily Tribune
Utica
N. Y
Sherman
Roosevelt
Taft
Julius Caesar Burrows
Mich
Greeley Man Shoots Self in Denver
George M Hadwick, believed to have a wife in Greeley, shot himself in his Denver room at 5 30 am. He left a note for his son Virgil saying he was tired of working due to ill health. Hadwick recently borrowed 300 dollars to buy a horse and wagon for delivering for Denver grocers.
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Daily Tribune
Denver
George M. Hadwick
Greeley
East Twenty Second Avenue
Virgil
Hadwick
Marriage Licenses Issued to Eaton and Ault Couples
Marriage licenses were issued today to Harry Bartlett and Allie M Armstrong, both of Eaton, and Homer T Bridges and Pansy Pearl Pence, both of Ault.
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Harry ©. Bartlett
Allie M
Armstrong
Eaton
Homer T. Bridges
Pansy Pearl Pence
Ault
Poultry Institute Session Features Building Notes and Talks
Attendance rose in the afternoon at the Poultry Institute while scoring was light. Prof. W. G. Chambers discussed a 200 egg Rhode Island Red and egg handling, with trap nest models. H. M. Rainer spoke on poultry building design including canvas lighting and open fronts. Dr. J. W. Downey covered standard poultry and Prof. Cottrell announced a mid winter institute topic with Chambers booked to speak.
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Poultry Institute
Rhodes
W. G. Chambers
Rhode Island
H. M. Rainer
Fort Collins
Prof. Chambers
J. W. Downey
Fort Collines
Cottrell
Farmers’ Institute
Agricultural College
Weld County
Riot Turmoil Continues in Springfield With Attacks
In Springfield Montana Aug 18 a black man prowling near the former nerve quarters was beaten by whites. Pickets at the same point were attacked. Deputy Treasurer W H Bowe, reported killed earlier, is now said to be dying.
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Daily Tribune
Springfield
Nervo
W. H. Bowe
Consecrated Babe Dies After Salvation Army Saga
Fort Collins Colo Aug 18 for the second time in its brief life the baby of Capt and Mrs J Wilson once in command of the Salvation Army here has died The infant Lee Allen Willson was to be given away at the barracks last April as a public offering but the couple dedicated it to God They later moved to Central City the baby died Saturday and was brought back for burial yesterday
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Daily Tribune
Fort Collins
Colo
J. Wilson
Salvation Army
Willson
Lee Allen Willson
Capt
Mrs. Willson
Willsons
Central City
Brous
Guests narrowly escape cremation in Trinidad lodging fire
Forty men and women fled a rooming house near the Colorado and Southern depot in Trinidad when a lamp upset started a blaze at 1:30 this morning. Train crews aided firefighters to evacuate inmates, who mostly escaped in scant attire. The building, valued at 12000 dollars, was entirely destroyed with only 3008 dollars of insurance.
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Daily Tribune
Trinidad
Colo
G. W. Klein
Colorado and Southern
Who Can Walk It Pike Peak to Manitou Pace Count
Colorado Springs reports Prof. K. McKay of Sunbury C coordinated a precise pacing tour from the summit of Pike's Peak to Manitou's cog road depot, finding 16400 paces to the depot and 11675 to the Half Way house. Accompanied by two companions, the trio kept exact tallies on the descent, a count claimed to be unmatched to date.
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Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Manitou
K. McKay
Sunbury
Westminster University Receives $200000 Gift and Land
H J Mayham of New York donates property valued at 200000 dollars to Westminster university, joining 120 acres already owned. Administrators N Maxey Tabor and F N Pierce of Augusta Tabor estate also contribute. Funds to open the university in September, secure irrigation water, and extend tramway access to the grounds.
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Westminster University
Presbyterian Educational Institution
H. J. Mayham
Denver
New York
N. Maxey Tabor
F. N. Pierce
Augusta Tabor
University
Septemer
Noted Japanese Visit Greeley
Hon Chiezo Koiko consul general of Japan visited Greeley on an officials trip from San Francisco to Denver. He attended a train reception with local Japanese residents and spoke in Denver praising friendly U S Japan relations and the industry of Colorado’s Japanese community.
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Chiezo Koiko
Japan
San Francisco
Greeley
Denver
Washington
Greeley v
Mr. Ko
Pacific
United States
Patron's Portrait Hung in City Council Chamber
Horace Greeley portrait, crayon likeness in oak and gilt frame, measuring 4% by 5% feet, was presented after Greeley's death by Sinclair Tousey. J C Shattuck acted for the donor and H T West accepted for the city. It moved this afternoon to the new city hall council chamber from prior Meeker and high school sites.
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Horace Greeley
Sinclair Tousey
Greeley
New York Tribune
J. C. Shattuck
Denver
Mr. Tousey
New York
H. T. West
Meeker
City Council Chamber
New City Hall
Rumor Claims Publisher Confessed Navy Captain Justified
A rumor from New York on August 18 reports that William E B Annis, publisher shot by Captain Hains of the US Navy last Friday, confessed to his doctor that the captain was justified in the killing over alleged improper relations with the captain's wife.
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Daily Tribune
New York
William EB. Annis
Hains
United States Navy
Annis
Houghton
Town Pier Plat Filed for Nunn Block EB Subdivision
The county clerk's office recorded a new subdivision titled block EB in Nunn town plat. Land was dedicated by J. P. Boon.
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J. P. Boon
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