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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
2
The Daily Tribune denies any election scheme and confirms it will be published daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription remains $2 a year with home delivery by mail or carrier. The paper claims to offer more news with less noise than rival Greeley dailies.
The piece laments voters miscasting ballots in a close statewide race. It argues a single precinct mismarked a Houston vote due to a confusing ballot format, blaming partisan machine influence and urging adoption of the Australian ballot to prevent future errors.
The passage asserts Senator Clayton, though defeated in re election, will still influence state policy for Weld County. It credits him with steering John Shafroth toward a gubernatorial run and securing his nomination. It claims any action for the State Normal School in the upcoming legislature will be driven by Clayton and Shafroth, not other elected officials.
A Weld county representative condemns party bias in politics saying voters oppose the best senator Clayton and urging an end to partisan tactics. The speaker foresees a shift with a possible new election law to curb blind partisan politics in the state.
Special to the Daily Tribune Denver November 5 Richard H Albrechts a gardener who came to Denver from New York for his health died by his own action this morning by asphyxiation in his room at 1558 Pennsylvania avenue. He used a long rubber tube connected to the gas jet then slept and inhaled the gas. He sealed all cracks to keep gas from escaping and willed his body to a medical school to save the cost of shipping it back east.
Nine year old Salvador T Cantelope was fatally struck by a street car in New York. His body sprawled under the vehicle and was carried about three miles before the accident was found. The motorman noted a strange bump hours earlier on Second Avenue that led to the discovery.
Colorado Springs reports G. S. Tucker a well to do commission man ended his life by swallowing morphine. He had been preparing to enter the real estate business. No reason is known for his rash act. Tucker came here from Fountain, between Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
William Jennings Bryan sends telegram of congratulations to William Howard Taft in Cincinnati after Taft’s presidential win. Bryan, defeated candidate, conveys best wishes for Taft’s administration. Tribune note adds a want ad line.
Property transfers list from various buyers and sellers with deeds and payments in November. Included are Alice M. Montgomery to H B Redd for $5750 in W half of SE quarter of 26-3-68, W W Henderson to M H Johnson for $550 in West Side Add Eaton, Shafer to Pavy for $1600 in Pierce additions, Clark and Hill to George D Phillip for $300 in Kersey Lot 36, etc.
The veteran mother Anna Gridley, now eighty three, seals official letters for the government. Her life follows a path of patriotism and sacrifice from Civil War nursing to supporting her son the naval captain who died at Manila Bay. She asks only to keep serving, not pensions. Behind the man look for the mother.
Inspector McCafferty links cigarette use to criminal propensity. Harry Thaw and Captain Hains are cited as smokers. The piece urges young men to stop cigarettes, recommending pipes or cigars if smoking remains, and warns of nervous damage from tobacco.
The article notes surprising climate patterns comparing New York to London, Montreal to Venice, and St. Johns to Paris. It points out that London and Labrador lie on a broad westward line, Montreal winters are severe yet closer to the equator than London, and St. Johns near the equator differs in cold, foggy conditions with drifting icebergs.
The Japan Times notes devotees visit Narita Temple twice yearly to fast in a sacred precinct. Of 226 men and 32 women observed, 59 fasted under a week, 174 for one week, 10 for two weeks, 14 for three weeks, and one for five weeks. Motives include rising in the world, business profits, family safety, cures, and luck. Only three fasted to thank past prayers.
The London Standard recounts a strange 1850 event in Marebh North London where large dense snowballs the size of a hen’s egg fell during a storm. Observers noted their compactness and density, resembling handmade missiles, with electric causation speculated though doubtful, provoking mountaineers to challenge old guide tales.
In a western courtroom a judge, amid piles of papers, asks the plaintiff’s counsel the disputed amount and, upon hearing two dollars, pays it and orders the next case. The tale contrasts with Sir William Grant who remarked after two days of argument that the act in question had been repeated.
A great naturalist and wealthy retiree, famed for deep study, muses aloud about the fate of all the corks in his experiments. His laboratory assistant asks what he is considering, and he replies he is simply pondering what becomes of all the corks.
A man and Erastus Pinkley discuss a mule with a humorous exchange on whether the animal is property or affliction. The dialogue features dialect styling and a playful misunderstanding.
A dramatic critic jokes about a new star discovered in a laundry, noting she can't forget her old calling as she mangles the part. The quip underscores a performance miscue and public reception.
A newly arrived spirit complains to St Peter about denial of admittance. The saint redirects the dispute, offering a turn to the hot rather than the cold, in a short wry exchange.
A dialogue fragment reveals a doctor forbidding a sister to sing for six months. The exchange includes questions about proximity and a remark about an error being a small victory. The source presents a terse dramatic exchange with a quoted line from Gascoigne.
The London Standard notes dangerous animal moments behind the lion house with a savage hippo Obash forcing a keeper to flee. A reared leopard in India also appears in the zoo’s tense inner life as staff manage escapes and curious press inquires.
A Dublin man recalls a child's stoic courage on a family visit to Glasnevin Cemetery. Four year old Willie initially resists the trip, then shows quiet bravery amid graves as he questions why he must return home. The piece praises the boy's tender heroism in the face of death.
A New York Press quote recounts a tenant recalling a janitor, a 35 year old handsome man, who killed himself over an inadequate dispute with his employer. Neighbors visited the wife, who expressed anger rather than grief, asking if such a fine man could commit such a mean act.
A Newark Sun item describes an employment agency manager questioning a line of young women about prior work in ministers' households. A woman seeking a servant says she values economy, claiming those from ministers' families best know how to economize.
Easy Trick by Marshall P. Wilder ends with humor as Alexander Herrmann correctly names the queen of diamonds in a mind card joke. The magician smiles, admitting the laugh is on him.
A fragment cites an Englishman claiming a book once owned by Cle tro and a boast about an American museum possessing Noahs lead pencil used to check animals in the ark, illustrating museum trivia banter.
A brief, stylized exchange hints at family pride and status as one son enters college and the other advances to a nine position, underscoring expectations and humor within a family.
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