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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
1
A special edition of the Daily Tribune is announced with tours of the press and showcasing new printing machinery. Attendees can view molten lead types and automated equipment, enjoy refreshments, and witness up to date office technology in action at the Camfield hotel venue tonight.
Lute Wilcox editor of Field and Farm traveled to Greeley with attorney Harry J. O'Brien to seek reimbursement from Joseph Painter in a partnership dispute. Wilcox alleges he paid about $10,000 and received no goods or services in return as debts were run up in the partnership name. A temporary injunction was issued in Denver. James Tuckerman was appointed receiver for the property.
Seymour, a witness in the E Wylie murder case, was ordered arrested by Judge Shattuck for perjury. Wylie faced trial for the death of Swan Hager after being struck with a pitchfork. Hager died from complications after the injury. Seymour posted 500 bond with Ferguson as surety as the court kept the arrest quiet.
A district court jury found Wiley guilty of second degree murder for killing Swan Hager of Windsor by striking him with a pitchfork. The verdict followed about 20 hours of deliberation and a sentencing is set for July 25 before Judge Shattuck when he returns to the city.
Dorothy Mack, 19, freed from a balloon parachute and fell 7000 feet into the Passaic River at Belleville New Jersey. Spectators watched as she nearly drowned but was saved. Her husband John Mack, an argonaut, signaled her to cut loose with two pistol shots while he waited below.
A tornado struck Pukawana in Brule county near Mitchell at about 11 last night. The small town was virtually wiped out though no injuries were reported.
Estes Park in Colorado transfers from the earl of Dunraven and Lord Barrymore to B. D. Sanborn and F. Stanley, with Frank Presidge as agent for English buyers. After a year’s delay final payment completes the purchase, while plans include a hotel for 200 guests, private cottages, an hatchery, and roads improving access from Loveland and Lyons.
Frank Swanson employed by the Lawrence Hensley Fruit company was killed early this morning at the corner of California and eighteenth streets when a street car on a new line struck him while he rode on a load of fruit to the depot. Swanson, a young single man, died at the scene. Taft takes Sunday off as nomination work resumes quietly at his K street home.
Mrs. H F Hurlbut entertains the Unique card club this afternoon with a light session of bridge and social conversation among members at her residence.
A mysterious blast and ensuing fire at the John Sweeney grocery block on Diamond Street killed John Sweeney his wife and daughter. Anton Dissmeyer also died. The cause is unknown with theories of dynamite or street gas in the mains nearby.
The west bound California limited on the Santa Fe wrecked near Hardy twelve miles from Winslow this morning. Two trainmen and one passenger were killed and several others badly injured. The crash was caused by a bridge fire that sent a portion of the train plunging into a ravine.
Five inches of rain drenched Wichita Kansas within an hour flooding streets several feet deep. Five people were killed and one more is missing as houses and property were swept away and crops damaged by the sudden flood.
A new cannery will begin operations in the coming days. The plant will not be open to the public at all times but once machinery and departments run smoothly a day will be set for visitors to view its operations.
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