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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
2
Editorial criticizes immigrant workers highlighting bias against Japanese Chinese and Russians. Claims Japanese are spenders but unreliable as individuals, favoring Russians for business. Discusses impact on Greeley Fort Morgan merchants and local markets with a biased, discriminatory tone.
This week’s Catholic fair draws larger crowds as the Arrows meet an all-star team called the Greeley Prides. The Prides will be selected from the High school team and the Pioneers, and the outcome is open given the Arrows’ strength.
The Colorado & Southern railroad annual election reelects President Trumbull and Vice President Parker for another year. Directors deny rumors of a sale, though reports persist in Denver and J. F. Stevens has been in Colorado for inspections. Transfer expected in two or three days.
Denver Dec 15 W H Kennedy city attorney for Leadville died at his Alameda avenue boarding place from heart trouble. He had been trying sewer cases before the state supreme court and appeared there yesterday.
The body of Chief of Police Biggy was found in the bay, ending a month of his mysterious disappearance. Reports had him seen in various parts of the country before his death, but those rumors are now dismissed.
Special to the Daily from Newbury Pennsylvania reports a deadly dynamite blast after a match ignited a keg of powder. Eight foreigners were injured, two fatally, as three houses burned and four dynamited to halt the blaze.
George Miller, accused of killing the widow woman’s turkey, posted $500 bond and was released from the county jail. His trial is scheduled for the day after Christmas.
R. L. Orr, proprietor, moves the Central Blacksmith Shop from Seventh Street to new quarters at 617 619 Sixth Avenue. Everything in the blacksmithing line offered.
Directors moved the December meeting to December 22 to finalize plans for the winter institute. The event at the Congregational church will feature papers on winter irrigation, testing seed apparatus, and concrete for irrigation works. New exhibits include machinery, seed testing, and a potato show with prize awards. Sixteen officers and directors from Nunn to Windham oversee the program.
The directors meet at the Congregational church in Greeley at 3 p m on Tuesday December 22 to finalize arrangements and program for the winter meeting.
Denver reports no Christmas dinner for Godding the bank wrecker as rumors swirl Governor Buchtel may intercede. If released he faces a warrant in Canon City via Sheriff Potter to be served at once, sending him back to Otero County jail.
In a message to Congress the president attacks Editor Pulitzer of the New York World over Panama canal graft allegations. He accuses Pulitzer and his backers of defaming him and says he has directed the attorney general to pursue legal action.
A young man seeks to flatter two closely paired girls but risks angering both. He muses on a compliment and quips that a handsome girl pairs with a plain one to enhance beauty. The two girls blush, call him a flatterer, and depart each content in her own way, London Answers.
The New York American outlines how the flag changed over time with key dates. June 14 1777 established thirteen stripes and thirteen white stars on blue. January 18 1794 altered to fifteen stripes and fifteen stars. April 4 1818 restored to thirteen stripes and fifteen stars, with a new star added each July 4 after a state admission.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer item, a couple discusses tonight's meeting on enlarging the church. The husband plans to back the pastor amid expected strong opposition. He searches for his overcoat and signal items before the moment.
The Chicago Post notes a debate about Old man Titewad’s net worth. One man asserts a billion dollars, while another downgrades him to under a hundred thousand, debating what his value would be if a dollar were as high as he thinks.
A Newark News quip likens Pilkson to a bungalow with no foundation, delivering a sharp tongue lash about his lack of substance. The exchange frames a playful dig using architectural imagery to mock a public figure.
A playful dialogue features Jimmy and Jubb Why joking about growing in height. Jimmy laments wishing to be taller and imagines exhibiting as a human quadruple in a dime museum to earn money.
A compact aphorism notes that a wise mind acts like glass admitting heavenly light and reflecting it. It echoes a poise of insight and clarity, inviting contemplation of intellect as a transparent vessel for truth.
A brief reading note cites a quotation about repenting and atoning as a path to the future, urging readers to share the Tribune with friends.
Mrs. Hazel Avery, described as a natural mother with no criminal intent, abducted two and a half year old Alice Furlong for a week. She cared for the child, bought clothes, and pleaded not to be separated as authorities intervened. Alienists say she is not bad, merely driven by unfulfilled motherhood.
The uncommon life of Leon Kohn shows a Bohemian Jewish immigrant who built wealth in Seattle then gave half his earnings to the poor. He sold his store in 1906 to fund cap making and later started the Charity Organization of Seattle, living on a meager salary while distributing charity funds.
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