Prohibition Candidate Eugene Chafin Speaks in Greeley
Hon Eugene Chafin the prohibition candidate for president spoke at the court house Saturday night accompanied by Murray Colorado governor candidate. They toured Colorado towns and were delayed by a car mishap. He condemned trusts blamed liquor and white slave trade and urged a two party system to curb corruption.
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Eugene Chafin
Prohibition
Court House
Murray
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Boulder
Berthoud
Longmont
Loveland
Fort Collins
Windsor
Greeley
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Clay
Whiskey Trust
Roosevelt
Bryan
Great Trust
Ers
Whoiskey Trust
Prohibition Party
White House
Congress
Henry Jacket Reported Lost from Greeley
A missing man case concerns Henry Jacket who left for Clinton Wisconsin over a week ago. Friends in Greeley fear for his safety as telegrams show he has not reached Wisconsin and he was ill with tuberculosis while staying at the Gil and Decker ranch.
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Henry Jacket
Clinton
Wis
Wisconsin
Greeley
Gil & Decker
Paris Fire Destroys Central Telephone Building
A major blaze at the Central telephone building in Paris destroyed the structure near the Place de Victoires. Firefighters fled as flames spread rapidly, with estimated losses at 5 million dollars plus widespread telecom disruption locally and to provinces and abroad.
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Paris
Place de Victoires
Meeting on Interurban Railroad Proposal at Camfield
A Commercial club smoker in the Camfield hotel dining room will discuss the Interurban Construction company plan to build an electric rail line from Greeley to Denver. The meeting will assess if E N Reaser and associates’ proposal benefits Greeley’s business future and northern Colorado.
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Commercial Club
Camfield Hotel
Interurban Construction Company
Greeley
Denver
Colorado
E. N. Reaser
Mark Twains House Burglarized In Connecticut Villa
New York reports Mark Twain suffered a burglary at his King, Connecticut villa. Two men carried away silverware and sideboard contents while Miss Lyon alerted officers. Clemens dressed slowly, later posting a humorous notice for the burglar about the house’s apparently hollow valuables.
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New York
Mark Twain
King, Conn
Riverdale
Clemens
Miss Lyon
S$. L. Clemens
New Concrete Buildings Rise Behind Sixth Seventh Streets
D J March began a 26x50 foot concrete shop building behind his current premises facing the alley between Sixth and Seventh streets. Baker and Wyman plan a similar adjoining structure to the east. Marsh’s brick Seventh street building will be converted into a 25x80 store with a modern front.
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D. J. March
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Mr. March
Baker & Wyman
Mr. Marsh
Seventh Street
Forest Fires Destroy Gagen and Woodboro Towns
Special to the Daily Tribune Rhinelander Wisconsin reports two small towns Gagen and Woodboro near here were destroyed by forest fires yesterday afternoon. About 400 persons were unaccounted for with 200 missing. It is unclear if any perished in the blaze.
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Daily Tribune
Rhinelander
Wis
Gagen
Woodboro
Capitalists tour Laramie Poudre reservoirs project
A party of investors from Denver Waverly NY Chicago Baltimore and Denver toured Friday to inspect coal properties and waterworks tied to the Laramie Poudre Reservoirs and Irrigation company. They met with chief engineer Charles Hedke to review water supply reservoir sites and the Bullmountain Boulder Ridge and Lone Tree ditch lines as potential additions. They contemplate investment in the project.
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City
Laramie- Poudre Reservoirs & Irrigation Company
W. S. Gibson
Denver
W. M. Scofield
Waverly, N. Y
W. S. Iliff
George Tenney
Chicago, Ill
Richard L. Casey
Baltimore
Iff
Tharp
Lliff
Laramie-Poudre
Charles R. Hedke
Laramie
Bullmountain
Boulder Ridge
Lone Tree
New York
Chicago
Laramie-Poudre Reservoirs & Irrigation Company
Fort Collins Courier
Thoughts on Corn Culture Revival and Seed Quality
A reader notes a revival of corn culture in the middle west with improved seed saving testing and planting. Observations include barren seed losses and intermixture of de leus seeds. three stalks per hill yield better ears while nine kernels per hill produce fodder. A reader using a horse drill reports an even stand and strong late June planted corn yielding well by September 20 with a good market.
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Middle West
Fatal Runaway Near Berthoud and Longmont
A buggy runaway on the Berthoud Longmont road Friday evening left Mrs. Henry C. Lovejoy dead within half an hour. Miss Lizzie Ladden, a rural school teacher, suffered a broken arm a dislocated wrist and internal injuries. Mrs. Newell escaped with minor injuries. All three were returning from Longmont. Lovejoy leaves a husband. Ladden had recently moved from Georgetown to teach near Berthoud.
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Berthoud
Colo
Longmont
Henry C. Lovejoy
Lizzie Ladden
FE. Newell
Mrs. Newell
Fire rips through factories and tenements in Chelsea
Fire swept the Atwood and McManus box factory on Vale street then spread to the Hill Rowland brass foundry on Fourth street. Tenement houses burned as the blaze threatened Powderhorn hill. Firemen and volunteers from nearby towns rushed to the scene as about one hundred people were reported affected.
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Daily Tribune
Chelsea
Mass
Atwood & McManus
Vale Street
Hill- Rowland Brass Foundry
Fourth Street
Powderhorn Hill
Inn
Picnic at Wylie's Grave Draws Small Local Crowd
A Sunday picnic at Wylie's grave drew attendees including Mrs. E A Hopkins and family, John Hopkins, L A Kight, A B Kight, Herman Kruse, Peter Brown, and John Kirchgestner. The case of A G Wallace charged with an alleged assault on John Williams, with a gun involved, was set for October 10, 1908, bond fixed at $750 provided by a friend.
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Wylie
E. A. Hopkins
John Hopkins
L. A. Kight
A. B. Kight
Herman Kruse
Peter Brown
John Kirchgestner
A. G. Wallace
John Williams
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Curtis & Son
Marlborough
Clayton
Nishes
Welsh
Martin
Gos
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Crow Creek
Gorham Coal
J. A. Hickman
Keeley School of Telegraphy
Room
Union Bank Building
Ath
Care Ak Store
Angie
Farm Loans, Sanborn & Houston
Roy
Comrad
Cheyenne
Wyo
Jimmy Carroll
Foster
Laramie-Poudre Enterprise
Weld County
House of Represen
United States
W. L. Clayton
G. M. Houston
A. R. Morrison
Greeley Electrical Supply Co
Eighth Avenue
Excelsior Motorcycles
H. P. Motor
Conrad
Scott
Sil
Pantatorium
Ninth Ave
Weryvine
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