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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
2
An analysis argues that high prices stem from scarce supply and inflated demand for beef cars silk and other goods. It proposes regional self sufficiency immigration limits and better farming methods including alfalfa and peas. The piece critiques local politics and notes national political surprises.
West Point New York August 8 a complete wireless installation that can be carried in the knapsacks of four men is the latest radio telegraphy development for the British army. A knapsack station has a ten mile range and four men carry about twenty pounds each. The mast stands about thirty feet high and is built mainly of light rigid aluminum tubing.
In Santa Barbara on August 8 Floyd Jones a local millionaire wrestled a 600 pound shark into his boat after it nearly severed his leg its jaws opened and clamped on his boot forcing him to strike the creature with a fish spear until it released. The shark had swallowed an albacore Jones was reeling in.
Boston reports financial writer Adams noting nine American multi millionaires control about three billion dollars. He lists John D Rockefeller at one billion, Andrew Carnegie at five hundred million, and others including William Rockefeller George F Baker James B Duke Stillman Frick and Vanderbilt with sums from one hundred fifty to three hundred million. The note discusses income from the aggregate at five percent and the concentration of investments in securities.
St Catherine Ont Aug 8 Arthur Kimmell an automobile owner hit a cow owned by Alfred Owens while driving near his farm. Owens demanded 75 for the animal and Kimmell paid then bled the carcass and dragged it aside. Kimmell later sold the carcass to a local butcher for 85 dollars.
Lloyd Osbourne, 44, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson and author of The Ebb Tide The Wrecker The Motorman iacs is dying in Santa Rosa Cal Friends report he may not live long his two sons have been summoned to his bedside He was a Lambs club member in New York City.
Berlin reports extremely clean streets with very few flies. The city’s sanitation and street cleaning limit refuse, reducing pest breeding and contributing to low death rates and daily comfort. No window screens are common, yet flies are scarce due to effective cleanliness.
The senate backed a house endorsed plan giving the president control of all Panama canal zone affairs. A 43 to 14 vote approved appointing a governor to complete govern and operate the zone, centralizing authority in Washington.
A passerby asks if Dubbleigh’s car crash is real as he claims to have buried his old car in a freshly plowed field. He reveals he bought a new car and uses the old one as a burial prop, joking about needing a shovel and a horn to dig deeper.
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