Wide Brush With Death For Reeves Autoists Near Estes Park
EB G Kindred and Verna Kindred with James of Greeley escaped unharmed when their car slid on a slick road and plunged eight feet through a railing into water after being stuck near a bridge. Rescue crews recovered the vehicle as others faced flood damage from heavy rains and washed out bridges across the Oklahoma district area.
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G. Kindred
Verna Kindred
James
Greeley
Estes Park
Mr. Kindred
Lynn Carrel
J. B. McCutcheon
D. B. McArthur
P. W. Allen
Fort Collins
Johnstown
Milliken and Lightning Have Mixup Saturday
A lightning strike at 6:30 p.m. hit the J. F. Redman residence in Milliken. The bolt split clapboards two sides and toppled a chimney while soot and ashes filled rooms. no fire or injuries occurred as the Redman family, in the living room, escaped unharmed. Redman is the local school principal.
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Milliken
J. F. Redman
Redman
Both Arms Broken In Haystack Accident Near Here
Severance reports Henry Schnorr had both arms broken Saturday afternoon when a hay derrick swung around and struck him while he stood atop a twenty foot stack of hay three miles north of town. The bones snapped just above the wrists. Also on July 1 a lightning strike caused minor damage to Eaton with a few shingles knocked from Christine’s house.
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Severance
Henry Schnorr
Here
Platte on Rampage as Platteville Flood Spreads
July 1 report from Platteville details townsfolk fearing ruin of final Platteville district farms as Platte River floods exceed banks. State engineer refuses to let upstream reservoirs fill, forcing the current to erode the river bed and threaten Hodgson and nearby properties and rail lines. Report notes hay crops submerged and widespread concern over rising waters and ongoing rainfall.
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Platteville
Platte
Col. Lee
G. A. Hodgson
Pal
Hodgson
Reed Ros
Vance H
Birkle Bros. Fich
Lupton Indiate
Lightning Strikes Pleasant Valley Home Miss Edith Johnson Unharmed
Lightning hit the Gus A Anderson house in Pleasant Valley on Saturday at 3 40 PM. It tore clapboards from the exterior and burned a hole in the bed sheet near Miss Edith Johnson and Miss Edith Anderson who were lying on an iron bed but escaped unhurt. The bolt followed a telephone wire into the dining room, caused wallpaper damage, and exited without starting a fire. The two girls, shaken but recovered, remained nervous but unharmed.
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Gus A. Anderson
Pleasant Valley
Edith Johnson
California
Edith Anderson
Nto
Miss Johnson
Miss Anderson
Three Years of The Greeley Republican
The Greeley Republican marks its third anniversary under current name and management. The paper claims steady growth, defending its policy of building up the community, acknowledging past mistakes, and noting rival attacks only strengthened reader loyalty and expanded support among conservative, thoughtful citizens.
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Greeley Republican
Ward
Ordination at Trinity an Impressive Service
The Right Rev. Charles S. Olmsted ordained Charles H. Brady and Charles A. Burritt as deacons at Trinity church. Burritt assigned to St Stephen's Monte Vista, Brady to continue as Trinity curate. A cornerstone laying for the parish house followed, with speeches by William Mayher A D Parker and Bishop Olmsted. The brick and stone hall, 45 by 60 feet, will house secular church work and youth activities, ready by fall in northern Colorado.
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Trinity Church
Charles S. Olmsted
Colorado
Charles H. Brady
Charles A. Burritt
Elvon Tull
Canon Bonell
Trinity
Cape
Mitre
St. Stephen's
Monte Vista
Brady
Trinity Parish
William Mayher
A. D. Parker
Denver
C. & S. Railroad
Bishop Olmsted
Greeley
Alfalfa crop worth a million as first cutting begins
One million dollars of alfalfa is being harvested in the area with estimates of 50 000 acres and nearly two tons per acre on first cutting. The crop is expected to reach $8 to $10 per ton, though rain in the last few days caused minor damage. Wheat and flax look strong as farmers face labor shortages and aim for early sales of earlier crops.
Democrats Tight In Deadlock Fight
Baltimore July 1 on the thirtieth ballot since voting began Wilson forged slowly ahead shortly after noon today in the presidential nomination contest as Democrats remained locked in a tight deadlock.
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Baltimore
Wilson
Gov. Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Empson Factory Opens Pea Crop Season at Greeley
Empson's canning plant began operations today for a summer campaign. Manager H H Larkin said 250 workers will be employed. First peas came from the R A Barnes place near Greeley, as 1 000 acres are planted to peas in the district, with Ault hullers receiving peas to speed handling.
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Empson
H. H. Larkin
R. A. Barnes Place
Greeley
Ault
Two Days Storm Soaks Farms in Weld County
A heavy two day rain swept Weld County improving crops and gardens though some hail caused minor damage. Western areas reported one of the heaviest storms in years with washed out bridges and culverts and gullied roads while towns like Milliken Fort Lupton Nunn LaSalle Aust Johnstown Platteville noted beneficial moisture and generally good crop conditions.
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Weld County
Here
Love
Oklahoma
Johnstown
Tynan Will Nolle All Cases Against Sheely
District Attorney G A Carlson reports that no pending district court cases against C G Sheely will proceed until Sheriff S J McAfee gets a receipt from Warden Tynan confirming Sheely’s reception at Canon City prison. Sheely sought a further habeas corpus stay but was advised against it. Supreme Court earlier denied a writ of superseders. Judge Neil F Graham arranged for continued prosecution of the remaining Sheely cases. No action occurred in the Bolander case.
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C. G. Sheely
S. J. McAfee
Tynan
Canon City
G. A. Carlson
Sheely
Supreme Court
Neil F. Graham
Bolander
Haystack accident injures Mrs Johnson in Eaton
July 1 report details a hay stacking mishap at a ranch in Eaton. Mrs G B Johnson offered to drive the team to the stacker after noon. The horse moved suddenly, the single tree broke, and the double tree struck her right arm, breaking it.
Lightning strikes Fort Lupton settler’s porch
Fort Lupton July 1 T C Winbourn a pioneer escaped injury when lightning hit his rear porch within feet of him. The storm knocked out half the city’s electric fuses and telephones. The Winbourn house suffered no serious damage in one of the fiercest storms in years.
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Fort Lupton
T. C. Winbourn
Winbourn
Tremendous Cost Could Sink Colorado Initiatives
The push for initiative and referendum in Colorado faces collapse from high publication costs. Editors fear waiting years for payment while bills must be printed in every county for multiple insertions, risking nullification of the laws. Possible fixes include bond funding or printing in a single paper per county.
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Colorado
eParce
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