Doherty & Co May Finance Big Greeley Poudre Project
Denver January 21 Henry L Doherty and Co of New York are investigating financing and completion of the Greeley Poudre irrigation project with about 14.1 million dollars available, including related Antero and Dolores ventures. The plan envisions a campaign to colonize irrigated land and attract thousands of settlers to Colorado in the next two years.
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Denver
Henry L. Doherty and Company of
New York
Greeley-Poudre
Denver News
Antero
Dolores
Dolores County
Big Eastern Utilities
Colorado
Doherty Company
Denver Reservoir and Irrigation Company
D. A. Camfield
Greeley
Beauty Milholland to Lead Suffrage Parade on March 3
Miss Inez Milholland of New York city will lead the suffragist parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on March 3 wearing medieval herald livery. A woman's band will precede a unit of peticoat cavalry with garment workers from New York and Baltimore marching in tatters to dramatize sweatshop injustice.
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Washington
Inez Milholland
New York City
Milholland
Pennsylvania Avenue
New York
Baltimore
Kersey Commercial Club Holds Fellowship Dinner Plans
At the Kersey regular meeting the club organized a good fellowship dinner to be held soon. George Williams resigned as treasurer and C F Gardner was appointed to fill the position. Several matters were discussed but no major actions were taken.
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Kersey
Kersey Commercial Club
George Williams
C. F. Gardner
Fumigate School After Scarlet Fever Case
A Tapil who attended the Meeker school was found to have scarlet fever prompting dismissal of the building for fumigation. Health officers search for additional cases and quarantine is strict to prevent spread.
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Tapil
Meeker
Young People Plan Play Near Future
The Young People's branch of the W C T U discussed a future play at a regular meeting last night at Mrs Maggie Devport's home. A subsequent meeting is set for next Tuesday at Miss Clara Hobbs's home to continue talks. Mrs Rebecca Wolf presented a pennant before departing Greeley for California.
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Maggie Dev
Port
Clara Hobbs
Rebecca Wolf
Greeley
California
Bride of a year quits home after family match
Mrs. John Paul Jr a bride of less than a year claims she was driven from the home by her husband and his parents. An attachment was sworn and Justice Oscar Schmidt ordered Paul to appear in court Friday. Formerly Miss Reitz of Evans the wedding last spring was arranged by the couple's parents.
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Evans
John Paul, Jr
Paul
Oscar Schmidt
Reitz
Weld County Babies Enter State Contest in Denver
Fifteen Weld county babies were scored at Dr. B W Knowles office for the state baby contest to be held in Denver. More entries arrived bringing total participants to about thirty. Doctors Knowles Mead and Graham oversaw the scoring noting the group’s beauty and composure. The best baby will be sent to Denver on Friday to compete in the state contest.
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Weld County
B. W. Knowles
Denver
Knowles
BE. A. Mead
R. F. Graham
Milliken Seeks Pea Huller as Tomatoes Fail
Milliken, Jan. 21. Farmers near Milliken show willingness to grow peas for a new canning operation. Local factory owners consider converting unused facilities to support pea processing. A Longmont committee meets J. H. Empson to discuss the plan. The Cooperative Tomato Growers Association plans a peas push after tomato failures and big stockholder assessments.
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Milliken
Longmont
J. H. Empson
Cooperative Tomato Growers’ Association
Free Trip Awarded To Milliken Insurance Agencies
R. M. Benton and O. L. Cully will receive a free Boston trip and return at their company’s expense as a reward for selling a set amount of insurance. They plan to depart Milliken tomorrow afternoon and be away three or more weeks.
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Milliken
R. M. Benton
O. L. Cully
Boston
Forgot an A Estate Tied Up in Probate Case
Denver, Jan 21. Peter MacCauley’s omitted A in his name caused a long running estate dispute after his 1898 death. Heirs’ lawyers expect district court settlement this week over Denver property valued at 50008 dollars.
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Denver
Peter MacCauley
District Court
MacCauley
McCauley
Mason Clark Hurt In Buggy Crash
Mason Clark was thrown from a buggy and seriously bruised when a horse driven by Carl Gustafson crashed into Clark’s rear wheel. The buggy suffered heavy damage and Gustafson faced a warrant charging reckless driving.
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Mason Clark
Evans
Carl Gustafson
Clark
Gustafson
Commissioners Seek School Board Help on Quarantine Enforcement
County commissioners and A B Copeland propose enlisting all district school boards to enforce quarantine laws. County physicians will assist, aiming to curb evasion in rural areas where contagious diseases spread rapidly and threaten public health.
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A. B. Copeland
Local Health Rumor Clears Up. Family Illnesses Reported
A La Salle report claiming Mrs. Alverna Dean broke her hip was declared erroneous. Grandpa Markle, her father, is seriously ill with influenza. Meanwhile Grandma Warner, 76, fell and broke her ankle and remains in serious condition.
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la Salle
Alverna Dean
Building & Loan Authority Expands Stock Ownership
The Northern Colorado Building and Loan association held its annual gathering and approved an amendment to the constitution allowing a single person to own up to fifty shares of capital stock, up from twenty. The company reported sound finances. Directors for the coming year were M. J. Neill, Joseph C. Ewing, J. G. Harris, W. C. Roberts, B. W. E. F. Cottingham, and C. E. Littel.
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Northern Colorado Building and Loan Association
M. J. Neill
Joseph C. Ewing
J. G. Harris
W. C. Roberts
B. W
E. F. Cottingham
C. E. Littell
Heavy Snow Delays Chicago Traffic Across City
A heavy snow storm in Chicago left trolley wires and third rails coated with snow and sleet causing street cars to crawl. Thousands were late reporting to their jobs as weather disrupted daily routines.
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Chicago
Ouve News Company Head Dies
Solomon Whittlesee Johnson aged 83 president of the American News Company for twelve years died at his New York home. He was the last survivor of the seven founders of the company established in 1864.
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New York
Solomon Whittlesee Johnson
American News Company
Revival Meetings Draw Converts in Gill
Gill Jan 21 The revival meetings in progress here continue nightly and several conversions have been made. W H Gill and L S Hickman were in from Greeley today on business.
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Gill
W. H. Gill
L. S. Hickman
Greeley
Greeley to Merge Two Daily Papers into One
Announcement outlines plan to consolidate the two Greeley daily newspapers into a larger, independent paper with a telegraphic news service. About 95 percent of advertisers signed to patronize the new paper for at least three years, aiming for economy and metropolitan scope in Weld County.
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Greeley
Greeley and Weld County
Commerce Club Banquet Plans and Delegates Named
The Commercial club board appointed W. A. Insinger J. B. McCutcheon J. H. Wolf E. S. Pinney W. R. McClellan W. H. Farr P. E. Boyle T. A Foley George Dauth H. D. Parker and J. F. McCrery to represent Greeley at the Potato Growers convention. A tentative February 3 banquet date was set with discussion topics undecided.
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Commercial Club
Greeley
Potato Growers’ Convention
Albany
W. A. Insinger
J. B. McCutcheon
J. H. Wolf
ES. Pinney
W. R. McClellan
W. H. Farr
P. E. Boyle
T. A Foley
George Dauth
H. D. Parker
J. F. McCrery
Manager Flanigan Leaves Hext Music for Denver Post
F R Flanigan formerly the Hext Music manager departs to oversee a department in a Denver store. W R Carlton, general manager of the company, was in town on business today.
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F. R. Flanigan
Hext Music Company
Denver
W. R. Carlton
Marriage License Granted to Oscar White and Rose Ferguson
A marriage license was granted today to Oscar White and Rose Ferguson, both residents of Greeley. The couple obtained the permit in the local registrar’s office.
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Oscar White
Rose Ferguson
Greeley
Preacher Double of Miss Goulds Finley in New York Wedding
In Tarrytown on January 23 the Rev Daniel Russell of Irvington Presbyterian Church will marry Miss Helen Gould and Finley J Shepard in Lyndhurst. Guests include the Duke and Duchess of Talleyrand and their son Howard arriving after a long journey to attend the high society ceremony.
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Miss Gould
Finley
Tarrytown
N. Y
Daniel Russell
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Helen Gould
Finley J. Shepard
Lyndhurst
New York
Duke de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
Howard
Duke de Sagan
Mauretania
Helen M. Gould
Housewives' league founder targets butter price with jam plan
Mrs. Julian Heath, founder and president of the Housewives' league, proposes a boycott of butter by urging housewives to eat jam instead. The plan aims to pressure butter dealers by shifting demand to jellies and apple butters.
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New York
Julian Heath
The
Housewives’ League
Heath
Runaway North Platte Boys Taken After World-Wide Quest
Three North Platte youths aged 16, 14, and 12 left home seeking adventure, rode freight lines and cold days, reached Eaton and were jailed for investigation before being placed in sheriff custody in Greeley. They fear return home to avoid reform school, with North Platte authorities notified.
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Harley Whetzel
Enoch Matson
Adam Welsh
North Platte
Neb
Wbaton
Greeley
Reform School
Whetzel
Lincoln Avenue
Matson
West Second Street
Roger of
Eaton
Clever devices for misleading officers
Long Beach California January 21. A cache believed to be safe blowing yielded ingenious devices to divert pursuit after a crime. Findings include imitation horse hooves strapped to shoes a mounted cow ruse cigar hoof with can a burglar kit nitroglycerin bottle and a complete clothing change.
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Long Beach
Cal
Miss Irma Magnusson Heads to Boise Claim
Irma Magnusson left Lucerne for Boise Idaho to join a brother and work a claim for the summer.
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Idaho
Lucerne
Aluminum hats proposed to curb cost of living
John F. Benyon a Boston writer proposes a bill to require women to wear aluminum hats. The state would supply them free at millinery discretion with hats easily bendable into fashion dictated shapes. Women could paint and trim as they wished.
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Boston
John F. Benyon
Fortune claiming two million from English estate faces family
Mrs. R. C. Tye of Greely in line to a possible share of the Eads estate in England, valued at several millions. Her brother H. L. Eads, an attorney in Phoenix, investigates after a missing heir issue delayed division, with indirect news of a court ruling in favor of contestants but no notification yet.
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R. C. Tye
Greeley
Eads
England
Colorado Labor Conditions Speech at Park Church
Edwin V. Brake Colorado labor commissioner will address the Park Church Men's club on Thursday evening about Conditions of Labor in the Colorado Coal Mines. He brings insight into coal region disturbances and miner work conditions. Supper at 6 30, provided by the club committee chaired by Prof. Hays.
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Edwin V. Brake
Colorado
Park Church Men's Club
Brake
Prof. Hays
Two Local Men Operated On At Greeley Hospital
Albert Swanson and Robert Johnson, both of this place, are in the Greeley hospital after serious operations.
Value Husbands From $2,000 to $2,000,000
Analysis of Titanic disaster lawsuits shows widows seeking damages from $2,000 to $2,000,000 for loss of husbands. The highest claim was Mrs. Henry B. Harris widow of the theater manager. Lawyers cite differences in earning capacity and living style as factors.
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New York
Henry B. Harris
Admiralty
Husbss
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