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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
2
This piece lists Taft administration achievements such as arbitration treaties, anti trust enforcement, open door in China, and postal savings banks. It argues for Taft’s record and notes public sentiment including pool rooms betting on Taft and Wilson, urging straight political play and self respect in voting.
The secretary of state closed filing Wednesday night with thirty four measures to be voted on by the people. Seven were referred by the legislature and seven passed by the legislature await referendum. Twenty bills were initiated by individuals and organizations amid broader elections this fall. A Colorado Springs Progressive Republicans split, led by Phillip B. Stewart, seeking to influence the upcoming Republican assembly in Denver on July 31.
The bitter struggle over Roosevelt electors continues as factions led by Stewart and Costigan push for independent and progressive slates to run alongside Taft loyalists. The issue, likely to reach the courts, tests how states assign electors and control primaries amid a looming Roosevelt bid.
A Colorado irrigation district voice laments high prices and credit driven farming. The speaker cites a county where last year chattel mortgages reached 2.5 million dollars at 8 percent, bank loans exceeded three million with about one third to farmers, merchants carried 1.75 million in notes, and four collectors charged farmers 40 thousand while collecting 10 thousand.
A visiting writer praises Greeley noting its broad clean streets, well kept parks, shade trees and civic pride. He highlights education, the state college and public library, while stressing the absence of saloons as a key moral and economic asset. He plans to stay in Greeley for decades.
A bulletin from the Medical Department of a leading Insurance Company advises moderating vacation exercise to avoid overexertion. It recommends daily refreshing baths, keeping the head shaded, drinking pure water and milk, eating fresh fish, and avoiding surface wells near homes, superficial springs, and bacteria laden swimming pools.
Advice urges cleaning yards and premises to kill mosquitoes, drain stagnant water, burn rubbish, and ensure proper sewage disposal. It stresses moderate eating, safe exercise, avoiding excess alcohol, and maintaining nervous system health to weather temperature fluctuations and reduce doctor bills.
Fifty Chicago theaters are listed as unsafe with nine singled out for license revocation. The designated venues sit on second or third floors and include a downtown playhouse. Building Commissioner Ericcson urged immediate compliance with ordinances or revocation for the nine.
Convicts from the Kansas penitentiary, farmers and county commissioners will unite to build a rock road from Kansas City to Lansing, Kansas, covering thirty miles. Farmers will allow stone quarrying on their lands and work started yesterday.
Denver reports the Rio Grande railroad ordered 36 locomotives at about 1 million dollars for September delivery. Sixteen Mallet engines will haul heavy freights between Denver and Pueblo, tested at 1,200 tons. The fleet includes fourteen Mikados and six mountain types, with 1,200 cars to follow.
A San Francisco Chronicle reprint argues the queue had practical benefits for Chinese society. It claims the tail protects ears during fights aids rescue by snagging swimmers to haul them to safety and frees police to bind offenders and escort them. It also suggests tail wearers deter mistreatment by authorities and signal respectability.
A three minute cyclone struck Sterling Colorado on Sunday, toppling two houses under construction and moving another four feet off its foundation. The storm with seventy five mph winds followed a heavy rain, wrecking trees, wires, plate glass, a hay shed, and a barn at nearby ranch.
A. L. Dow cultivates nearly 400 acres this year in Grover with mostly flax and aims for at least twenty bushels per acre. He also built a 20 foot windmill from scraps that performs as well as factory models.
A dining scene reveals Johnny refuses his soup because his mother does not add windpipes. The hostess notes Johnny’s quiet gaze as she questions him about his eatings and his mother’s recipe. The judge’s quip highlights the mismatch between memory and taste.
An old classified ad lists Irail Sides & Co at 825 9th St offering typewriters for sale or rent, repairs, and cleaning. It promotes second hand and rebuilt machines, ribbons and plates, carbons, insurance, notary work, mimeographing, and accounting services with ten years of local experience.
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