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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
4
R F Whitworth of Fort Worth Texas leaped from a fast moving train near Denver after an on board breakdown. He believed fellow passengers conspired to murder him and, after reaching hospital, said he preferred to die by self-inflicted poisoning than be killed.
An elderly Independence resident recalls a local tale about a man who kept a six pounder cannon. During a Fourth of July celebration he fired a large charge, causing the cannon to burst. The despondent owner muttered that the event was “denied funny” and beyond comprehension.
A tourist asks about the ongoing poker game in Crimson Gulch. Broncho Bob confirms the game runs day and night to raise funds for a local library, saying a donor from the east provided a library on condition that the town cover part of the cost and not let the kitty rest.
In a witty exchange captured by the Philadelphia Press Tess resists aging while Jess mocks her by noting Tess's weight struggle. The dialogue reflects social jokes about aging and appearance in a lighthearted tone.
A pithy line notes that some people freely offer the worst of things, highlighting the harshness in human interactions. The quote emphasizes the undesired nature of what is given without consent or invitation.
Report from Lucerne describes a new theft where Japanese residents were victimized by white men who allegedly stole various items. The culprits are believed known, but no arrests have been made as the accused fled with the loot.
Special to the Daily Tr. Severance Corp. Oct. 8 There will be a large democratic rally here tonight A band has been provided for the occasion and Chris Nelson of Eaton candidate for county commissioner and Sr Poe of Ault candidate for sheriff will be among the speakers
A cautionary tale recounts Wise a magnate with sawdust and molasses turning a newspaper into a prop for a fictitious breakfast product named Lord Ust. An aggressive ad man buys every page of the Daily Howler to spark curiosity, drive subscribers, and inflate profits before the hoax unraveling. The piece ends noting the chiropodist and tugboat keep steady business.
The platform calls for economy in administration and fewer office holders, limits on patronage, and public campaign funding. It urges tariff revision, trust control, railroad regulation, banking safety, postal savings, income tax, labor reform, a strong navy, civil service enforcement, veterans pensions, a national health bureau, inland waterway improvements, post roads, Filipino independence recognition, and state grazing rights. It omits positions on telegraph rates, Hawaii land laws, Panama Canal timing, and strict immigration limits.
Prosperity Roosevelt and the Republican party gain credit for national wealth while Democrats face blame for a do nothing policy. The platform calls for a tariff special session for religion, a more elastic currency, postal savings banks, railroad regulation with ICC empowerment and safety laws, and trust reforms including Sherman act amendments. Labor plank denounces child labor and supports worker preferences.
The document covers wage claims in bankruptcy and an anti injunction stance as urged by the Taft faction. It calls for equal rights for Negroes, endorses Roosevelt era conservation, and commends recent Congress for army and navy actions and pension increases. It supports a mining bureau, friendship with Cuba, Puerto Rico citizenship, and continuation of the Republican policy in the Philippines. It ends with an attack on the Democratic party.
Four people died and ten others narrowly escaped after illuminating gas flooded an Italian boarding house. Police rescued the unconscious group, aided by officers from the Kimerson Club, on October 8 in Waterbury. The scene followed a social gathering at Mrs. Tucker’s home with Emerson Club members. Weather fair tonight and Friday.
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