Man Survives Basement Fall After Fourth of July Rain
A rainstorm on the Fourth of July caused a collapse at the Camfield Hall basement. B F Wren, 19, of Beton, slipped through a scaffold and fell eighteen feet into a water filled pit. Rescuers lifted him after several minutes. he suffered sprains and injuries but is expected to recover, wearing bandages for weeks.
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B. FP
Wren
Beton
Eighth Avenue
Sixth Street
Camfield Hall
Wilma
Wilson
Trinidad recluse Hudson suffers paralysis after street stroke
Wm Hudson nephew of General U S Grant and longtime Colorado recluse in Canon City suffered a stroke in Trinidad on Monday night and was moved to a local hospital. He served on General Grant's Civil War staff.
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Trinidad
Colo
Wm Hudson
U. S Grant
Colorado
Canon
Locs
Hadeos
Chant
Revolution in Colombia Deposes Reyes and Proclaims Valencia
Revolutionists supported by part of the regular army in Baranquilla oust General Rafael Reyes and proclaim Gonzales Valencia as successor. Reyes flees to England while General Hoboin, acting president, declares martial law. News recalls Panama's 1903 independence from Colombia and the canal treaty with the United States.
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Colombia
Bogota
Barranquilla
Rafael Reyes
Gonzales Valencia
Reyes
England
George Hobuin
Republic
Panama
Columbia
United States
Panama Canal
New Republic
Railroads Suffer Major Storm Damage in Denver
A conservative estimate puts half a million dollars in damage to tracks roadbeds and railroad property in Denver from recent storms. Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Southern are among the hardest hit railroads.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado& Southern
Carlson on the Job Fort Collina July District Attorney
Carlson on the Job Fort Collina July District Attorney Carlson had been engaged 46
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Carlson
Fort Collina
Special prosecuting attorney targets White City officers
Carlson, a leading anti-saloon fighter elected last fall, has prosecuted more violators of anti-liquor laws than any other prosecuting attorney in the state, now facing charges against Adolph Zang and other White City officers by the anti saloon league.
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Adolph Zang
White City
Anti-Saloon League
Carlson
Flood Forces Basements of City Shops to Empty Stock
Merchants still pump water from basements as crowds watch Neil Furniture remove load after load of furniture carpets and stoves. The store’s losses run into thousands. Condon basement emptied by gasoline pump at ten dollars per hour and a foot of water returns in the bargain basement. Goods moved to upper floors and space becomes crowded as other stores face similar scenes and stock losses.
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Neil Furniture Company
Condon
Hungarian visitor studies American farming methods in Colorado
John Safary, traveling from Hoengary to Greeley, investigates irrigation and machinery for beet and potato farming. He tours beet fields with Timothy of the water factory and notes Americans rely on labor and advanced beet drills, potato planters, and sorters. He represents an agricultural association and a journal, aiming to report findings to supporters back home.
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Hoengary
Greeley
John Safary
Franz Joseph
Camfield
Acre
Iie
Railroad Valuation Raised by State Board
Denver July 8 The state board of equalization raises Union Pacific valuation by 1 million dollars and Burlington by 500 thousand. Other railroads receive proportional increases with no exemptions. The policy draws discontent in railroad offices and contests may follow.
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Denver
State Board of Equalization
Union Pacific Railroad
Burlington Road
City to cross railroad tracks with new sewers
Alderman Starkey head of the sewer committee and the city attorney notified both railroad companies that the city intends to cross their tracks with a sewer in the next two weeks. The northwest sewer and the Seventh avenue sewer will run under the tracks, and officials said the roads require much red tape, so notice was given in advance.
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Starkey
Seventh Avenue
Tent Meetings In Progress By Ellis and Salvation Army
The big tent meetings by Mr. and Mrs. C P Ellis and the Salvation Army continue. A Sunday storm sent the group to the Army hall, but they return to the tent for revival services with daily prayers at 3 PM and Salvation meetings in the evening.
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C. P. Ellis
Salvation Army
Army Hall
Salvation
Breaks in Rail Road Relations Hit Colorado Line
The Colorado & Southern and Union Pacific sever ties along the line. In Denver both set separate offices with A B Palmer (Union Pacific) and D B McKisney (Colorado & Southern) taking different agent duties. Cheyenne granted Burlington a franchise to connect with the C S at Wellington, amid a city celebration. The anticipated break may reach Greeley soon, with depot and freight house issues looming. Burlington’s right of way man, Mr. McMurray, reported closing several property deals, including a freight house site.
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Colorado & Southern
Union Pacific
Denver
A. BE. Palmer
Southern
Wellington
Bi. I.ce
Union Pacific Chops
Councr
Greeley
Cheyenne
Mr. McMurray
Burlington Right of Way
Water system restored after flood repairs and cleaning
The water superintendent reports extensive flood damage repaired including long damaged pipelines replaced and hydrants opened to cleanse city mains. He says current water will be clear by evening and the system will soon be fully back to normal with basins cleaned and filtration less needed as mountain streams clear.
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Normal Hill
Nolin
Preparing Plumbing Ordinance Puts City on Track for Inspections
The judiciary committee worked late to draft a plumbing and sewer inspection ordinance. A city inspector now covers plumbing electrical wiring and building construction, with future ordinances planned for each department. Fees will scale by job size to keep the office self sustaining and possibly create separate heads for each department.
Ault Aid Societies Busy in Summer Work
Despite intense heat the Christian Ladies' Aid and Congregational women in Ault continue productive efforts. The Christian Ladies' Aid met at the church and is finishing a quilt for sale. The Congregational women, meeting with Mrs Samuel Newell, worked on aprons that readily find buyers.
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Ladies’ Aid Societies
Ault
Christian Ladies’ Aid
Congregational
Samuel Newell
Construction Delays Hit Union Pacific Switch Work
Engineer Fitzgivens cannot secure teams for the Sixth avenue switch project as ditch crews and Greeley teams are tied up with other jobs. Ditches pay $6 per day for teams and irrigation deadlines force rapid cleaning. Poles and trees are being relocated and workers move to the east alley.
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Fitzgivens
Union Pacific
Sixth Avenue
Greeley
Mrs Coles Family to Visit from Los Angeles
Mrs Edwin Coles and her son Joe plan to arrive this week from Los Angeles. Joe will marry Miss Hazel Wagner of Fort Morgan soon. The Coles, former residents of Greeley, have many friends there. Mr Coles died shortly after moving to California. Saturday morning Mrs Anna Neill invites Mrs Coles' friends to a morning reception at her home. Mrs Coles leaves for Fort Morgan in the afternoon.
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Edwin Coles
Joe
Los Angeles
Hazel Wagner
Fort Morgan
Coles
Greeley
Mr. Cole
California
Anna Neill
Denver Laramie Railway Work Advances Through Greeley
President Johnson arrives in Greeley with investors to inspect Wyoming coal and iron fields. Grader transfers shift to the Greeley line as right of way preparations begin and active construction is set to start within a week. News on a Denver terminal plan ties Moffat road and Rock Island to expand routes and rival lines. Track laying resumes with cars running toward Denver.
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Johnson
Denver- Laramie
Greeley
Denver
Wyoming
Moffat Road
Rock Island
Denver-Laramie
Colorado
Great Rock Island
Union Pacific
Southern
Katy
Oklahoma
Texas
Train Kills Horse in St Petersburg
A Union Pacific passenger train killed a horse in St Petersburg on Wednesday. The animal, owned by local Japanese residents, was scavenging near the tracks for food when struck. No interpreter could value the carcass above 30 cents.
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St. Petersburg
Unon Pacific
Summer Exodus at Ault
The town reports a steady summer exodus as residents plan trips. Miss Mabel Padgett heads to Denver for a N E A convention then Seattle, returning for fall term. Her mother Mrs R D Padgett visits Indiana. Mrs H W Kirby departs for Kansas with family while Mrs Frank Brown enters a Denver hospital for a serious operation.
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Ault
Mabel Padgett
Denver
Seattle
R. D. 8. Padgett
Indiana
H. W. Kirby
Kansas
Frank Brown
California
River Recedes After Rain Driven High Water
The river, which reached the high water mark Wednesday morning, has fallen two feet in twenty four hours and continues to drop. The rise was caused by rain and there is no more danger from melting snow.
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Missouri Valley
Kanena City
Missouri
Kansas
Pomona
Kan
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chillicothe
Pattonsburg
Kanane City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Butter From Petroleum A Standard Oil Claim
Special to the Daily Tribune reports chemists for Standard Oil claim a process to make butter from refinery byproducts. Sites for factories are selected including Constable Hook in Bayonne New Jersey. Oilie butter samples are said to match top creamery butter in texture and flavor.
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Daily Tribune
New York
Standard Oil Company
Constable Hook
Bayonne
N. J
Interstate Reservoir Construction Company Formed
Construction firm formed by F Cc Grable of Greeley F O Wendelken of Fort Collins E J Bell and C P Arnold of Laramie with $500 000 capital to build a reservoir of 800 000 acre feet reclaim 40 000 acres near Natural basin eighteen miles west of Laramie. Planned canals and ditches cost about $497 000. Grable values land reclamation as top quality for the region with similar climate to Greeley.
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F. Cc. Grable
Greeley
F. O Wendelken
Fort Collins
E. J. Bell
C. P. Arnold
Laramie
Interstate Reservoir Construction Company
Greeley District
Windsor Sunday School Picnic At Mrs Osterhout Home
Windsor primary Sunday school teachers held a picnic for 125 children Wednesday at the home of Mrs George Osterhout. The event was reported as a fine time with best wishes from attendees.
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Windsor
George Osterhout
Pleasant Valley Card Party at Mrs Ryan’s Lawn
Mrs Matthew Ryan hosted a country card party at her Pleasant Valley home. Guests played 500 on lawn shaded by trees and enjoyed refreshments. Attending were Mesdames Camfield Norcross Hopkins Shrewsbury Bennett McArthur Taylor Cahill Spencer and Shaw.
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Matthew Ryan
Pleasant Valley
Mesdames
D. A. Camfield
Fred Norcross
Horace Hopkins
D. J. Shrewsbury
Lon Bennett
D. R. McArthur
Will Taylor
T. F. Cahill
Palmer Spencer
W. H B. Shaw
Miss and Bunning Attend National Education Meeting
Miss and Bunning, a teacher here, traveled to Denver this morning to attend the National Education Association conference in session.
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Miss &. Bunning
Denver
Burglars Target Hoffman Market and Telegraph Office
Burglars broke a rear window of the Hoffman meat market on Seventh street and stole three one-cent pieces from the cash register. A suspected gang behind a series of earlier entries may have returned. An attempted robbery at the Postal Telegraph office failed as no money was left. The Anderson family left for Seattle with B T Anderson and two children.
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Hoffman
Seventh Street
Greeley Firms Win Major North Sterling Dam Contracts
D A Camfield reports several large contracts for the North Sterling project. Peterson of Omaha won the main dam contract worth about a half million dollars and supplies part of his outfit to the local grader. Empire Construction signed Peterson’s contract here while Badger & Welsh of Greeley secured the concrete work estimated at 136000 dollars.
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D. A. Camfield
North Sterling
the Tribune
Point of Rocks
Peterson
Omaha
Union Pacific
Pleasant Valley
Seventh Avenue
Empire Construction Company
Sterling
Badger & Welsh
Greeley
Boy Burns From Firecracker Ordeal
A young boy named Alex Schidtt suffered severe burns from a giant firecracker on the Fourth of July. Authorities fear serious damage, especially to his nose, with ongoing care from a neighbor as his Russian parents reportedly offer no attention. His hands are also wounded and risk infection amid fragile condition.
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Alex Schidtt
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Phillips
Alabama
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P. B
Hawaitain
Jolo Island
Ikiri
Robert Johnson
Hawser
Henry J. Waters
Colorado Agricultural College
Kansas College of Agriculture
Manhattan
Big Frank’ Filton
Peekskill
N. Y
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Mr. Anderson
B. T. Anderson
Greeley Firm
Sterling Dam
Empire Construction Co
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