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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
4
Lawrence Friend a railroad brakeman died saving fellow travelers when he faced a high speed passenger train. He switched the track to the siding, saving the train but losing his life. The note honors his courage and frames railroad workers as daily heroes in American life.
A motivational piece urges fearing nothing and shows fear as a product of ignorance. It argues fear weakens mind and body, but courage grows from self knowledge, conscious powers, and decisive action. Overcome fear by asserting control and defying it.
The piece praises Grover Cleveland and Ulysses S. Grant, arguing adversity tempered their lives and forged moral courage. It cites Cleveland choosing conscience over party pressure, improving through detraction, and Grant conquering alcoholism amid praise and abuse, ending with a dying exhortation to peace.
The piece contrasts hot weather moods with a cheerful woman’s face that lifts tempers and tempers thoughts. It explains heat builds mentally as well as physically, urging readers to smile and cool down rather than brood in the heat.
The schedule details multiple sessions and speakers at the Colorado Home Mission society annual gathering in Denver. Notable participants include Rev. S C Dickinson of Eaton, Rev G W Belsey of Fruita, Rev A W Moore of Colorado Springs, and Rev R T Cross of Fort Collins. The program spans devotional hours, reports, elections, and evening talks by leaders such as Henry Churchill King of Oberlin and Rev J Trompen.
Special to the Daily Tribune reports Stratton Colorado narrowly escaped total destruction by fire after a lamp topple in the M. H. Fuller Mercantile store. The east business district burned while bucket brigades guarded the residential area, with damages estimated at about 40 000 dollars. In Denver on October 6 a pioneer woman legislator Mrs J L Fleck died at 58 05 Gilpin Street.
Constantinople set to send a note to European powers urging peace after Bulgaria proclaimed independence. Separate item notes a Mexican suspect held in county jail for possession of stolen goods, with upcoming detention to force disclosure.
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