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Newspaper
Greeley Republican
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
2
A Greeley opinion page recalls a Lincoln Park clergy man praising the press while criticizing its supposed commercial bias. The piece discusses protecting children from the No 3 ditch and streetcar safety, notes commendations from local leaders, and weighs the role of newspapers in calling for civic action.
The piece notes the ebb of demand for big books and enduring works by Frank R. Stockton. It discusses how fresh ink and new names on titles lure readers, making yesterday's bestsellers fade as untried works rise, illustrating a literary tragedy tied to fleeting popularity.
Representative Taylor introduced a bill to raise the Denver public building cost limit from 1600000 to 2000000. The measure mirrors the Guggenheim bill that passed the Senate, enabling the extra 400000 for Denver to be included in the sundry civil or general deficiency appropriation bill.
The London Chronicle notes masculine fashion persists as servants inherit gentlemen’s clothes. A powdered footman resembles a George II dandy while the current lord mayor’s coachman wears attire like a George III noble. A page boy dons the Dutch skeleton suit with three rows of buttons.
An outdoor summer series at Lincoln Park features topics and presiders each week. July 14 is Our Commercial Club with J M B Petrikin, Rev J L Thompson. July 21 Our Juvenile Court with Judge G H Bradfield, Rev F J Estabrook.
Sioux City Iowa July 8 William Frame was killed and Jesse Bass his wife and two children and Mrs Bass sister and her little girl were injured in a motor car accident near here Frame had pressed to drive the machine and finally grabbed the steering wheel turning it into a rut causing the crash involving seven people including the Bass party
July 8 Havana reports definite bubonic plague after a board confirms the illness in patient Mendez Guerrarra, a Spaniard on a sewer project. Three others at Las Animas hospital show plague symptoms and may be dead. Fumigation is ordered for suspected waterfront houses, with broader city action if more cases appear.
Washington July 8 reports say wrecks at Latrobe Pennsylvania and Corning New York killed nearly seventy people. Lawmakers debate strengthening safety appliance laws while some favor enforcing existing rules. A Latrobe inquiry notes a passenger train was backed by an engine, a potential state law violation. Twenty six dead and twenty nine injured confirmed in Ligonier Valley wreck.
Seagirt New Jersey July 8 Governor Woodrow Wilson and Senator elect Ollie James of Kentucky permanent chair man of the Baltimore convention plan to notify Wilson of his nomination on August 7 at the little white house lawn. James urged naming a state soon to ease Wilsons backlog of 10000 letters and telegrams.
Mrs. Perry Starkweather of the state bureau of labor plans two women to search marriage and divorce records in Hennepin County Court and present findings to the legislature. She argues good cooking and domestic training can improve homes and reduce divorces.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce and the interior secretary clash over San Luis valley water rights. They urge Governor Shafroth to appeal to President Taft and, if needed, file in federal court. They claim federal limits on Rio Grande water are exceeded by Engle dam storage, asserting Colorado holds the real rights.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs Mary E Wehrkamp and her daughter Katherine Wehrkamp found dead from asphyxiation in a fashionable Washington apartment. Coroner places responsibility on the daughter who allegedly turned on the gas while her mother slept. A letter read Dear Aunt and signed Will Knabe links to the Knabe piano firm from Cincinnati. Ernest J Knabe Jr of Knabe Bros says Mary Wehrkamp was his aunt but he has not seen her in years.
London based Mr. B F Rees of Maiden Sage New York returning aboard the Mauretania reports shrinking supply of pure white diamonds for the American market. Prices have risen 15 to 25 percent in a year and seven years of gains push white stones from 25 to 125 dollars per carat. He notes only imperfect stones remain common while demand for high quality brillants grows stronger.
The four year old son of Dr and Mrs F W Doolittle was admitted to Greeley hospital on Saturday with appendicitis. Doctors decided not to operate at this time.
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