Flood Ravages Denver Region Leaves Many Missing and Homeless
Debris and mud clog streets after a cloudburst flood in Denver. Lydia Bickford, 85, and shoelace peddler Frederick Hill are among confirmed dead. more bodies expected as crews remove sand and wreckage. City agencies and volunteers aid 1,000 refugees at the Auditorium with meals and bedding. Officials budget hundreds of thousands for flood damage to property, rails, and utilities.
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Lydia Bickford
Twenty-third Ca
Hill
Wynkoop Street
Ochers
Latte
Den
Police
Park and
Highway Cleents
Lydia Ord
West Ty-Ninth Avenue
Inca Street
Frederick Hill
Reek
City Hall
Ile
Susors
Cherry Creek
Mary
Arnold
Citment
Castlewood
Wafee Frederick Man Rampages Then Arrested in Sheriff Custody
In sherick July 16 Frederick Wafee, reported to be laboring under hallucinations, believed someone would steal his property and wife after attempting a gun attack. He threatened to kill and struck terror before Deputy Sheriff Hobart Frazier of Greeley captured him and took him into custody for mental assessment. He is a well known local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherick
Thomas McAfee
Hobart Frazier
Greeley
Mann asserts new Roosevelt club has no plans
A Weld county Roosevelt club meeting July 13 produced no definite campaign program. The speaker declares his support for Roosevelt and resigns from the Republican party to join Roosevelt’s forces, predicting progressives from all parties will unite by September 10. He cites Taft control of the GOP in the county, incompatible electors, and party rules as reasons for his move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Club
Weld County
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Mr. Taft
Frederick Town Board Split Persists Amid Standstill
Special to The Republican. Frederick, July 16. Only one more effort will be made to gather the town board for a business meeting before court action. Holdover members Girt Sansom and Dubreuil, union sympathizers, refuse to attend since the county court seated new members after declaring the last municipal election contest. Newly seated mayor Whiles and trustees DeLong Luce Meyer await action while the town remains at a standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
H. B. Girt
J. H. Sansom
Adrian Dubreuil
E. H. Whiles
F. DeLong
B. Luce
Louis Meyer
Mrs. Katherine Miller Dies in Windsor Hospital
Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth Miller wife of Philip Miller a farmer living west of Windsor died in Windsor hospital after being unconscious for over eighty hours from gall stones She is survived by her husband and five children.
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Windsor
Katherine Elizabeth Miller
Philip Miller
Here
Windsor Hospital
News summary from Republican paper
A compact rendition of daily news notes from the Republican newspaper. It surveys local events, politics, society items, and brief notices. The page emphasizes community happenings and upcoming deadlines without sensational detail.
First Service Held in Briggsdale Since January
In Sriggedale July 16 a preaching service was held at Briggsdale for the first time since January 1. Rev A Bush of Denver preached to crowds that filled the church, which was built by local homesteaders. Organizers hope to support a regular pastor as distance keeps residents apart.
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Sriggedale
Briggsdale
Rev
A. Bush
Denver
Briggsdale approves school bond issue in tight vote
At Briggsdale the $1,200 school building bond passed 6 to 3 despite small turnout of eight ballots. Landowner burden concerns and potential contest arise as W S Freeman was absent delaying bond disposal. Some taxpayers opposed include William A Watkins, Freeman, and Mrs. G B Shelton. Last winter classes met in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggsdale
W. S. Freeman
William A. Watkins
G. B. Shelton
Ice Cream Social and Epworth League Events Planned
In Kersey on Wednesday afternoon the Ladies' Aid hosts an ice cream social at Mrs. Reeves home. On Friday night the Epworth League will entertain at B. P. Brooks home with music by the band and other features.
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Kersey
Ladies’ Aid
Fort Collins Woman Identified Among Chicago Wreck Victims
Clarke Potter of Fort Collins identified the dead woman and child as his wife and daughter after a head on Burlington wreck near Chicago that claimed thirteen lives. Mrs. Potter’s mother, Mrs. Hibbard of Denver, mourns the loss, while Fathers and others mourn the doomed travelers. Positive IDs include Mrs. G. W. Tudor of Lacey Iowa and her daughter Lois Adel Tudor.
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Chicago
Clarke. Potter
Fort Collins
Jackson
Mich
Clark
S. Potter
Hibbard
Denver
Potter
Burlington
Clarke Sheldon Potter
Colo
Woman’s Club
Aurora
Western Springs
F. A. Wilcox
H. O. Crain
George Brownson
G. W. Tudor
Lacey
Iowa
Lois Adel Tudor
Lagrange
Boy Burned When He Fell Into Boiling Water
Ellis Blackwood four years old sustained severe scalds from head to neck as he slipped into a bucket of boiling water in LaSalle. His mother and Mrs Kelly were washing a half bushel iron pot stood on floor. doctor J E Vance attended him, child resting more easily today.
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LaSalle
Ellis
Richie Blackwood
Two Games Rescheduled for 27 28 At Local Arena
A telegram from Colorado Springs Zoos manager to Bethge cancels this weekends Greeley games. The team will play in Greeley a week later on the 27th and 28th. Tickets already sold will be honored for the new dates. Subscriptions flow in to support the team and boost its efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethge
Gail
Colorado Springs
Greeley
City Council Set for Regular Meeting Tonight
The city council will hold its regular meeting tonight to discuss several important matters. The agenda includes updates on local issues and potential decisions affecting the community.
Girl Takes Own Life After Family Dispute in Denver
Anna Kathryn Smiley an 18 year old daughter of Henry C Smiley died after drinking carbolic acid at her home 3032 Vallejo street following a quarrel with her mother and a rebuke from her father Drs Crews and Hickey attended but could not save her Smiley a former deputy county clerk was in the house at the time of the tragedy.
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Denver
Anna Kathryn Smiley
Henry C. Smiley
Vallejo Street
Smiley
Drs. Crews
Hickey
Board of County Commissioners
Engagement's Broken as Groom Withdraws From Auction
The fair association secretary notes a fiancé has been abandoned by his lover. A husky countryman reports the girl threw him down, so the groom will not claim the furniture offered at the event. The secretary withholds the fiancé's name while other entries are welcomed.
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Kinsella
the Fair Association
Judge trades fine for work as farmhand in Weld County
A man named Henry Jones paid a ten dollar fine after admitting guilt for drunkenness. Judge E B Hatch offered liberation in exchange for immediate farmhand labor, and Jones fulfilled the task, working until harvest. The judge praised him as a square man for keeping his word.
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Jedge
Henry Jones
Justice of the Peace
E. B. Hatch
Weld
Hatch
Jones
Shore
Kersey to Get Second Union Pacific Crossing Signal
Kersey Colorado will receive a second electric crossing signal from the Union Pacific railroad at the east crossing where John Hackley died two years ago. The town is the only one in Weld county with these signals, following a recently installed unit that proved satisfactory. The new signal should make both crossings completely safe, with an electric bell ringing while the train is within a set distance.
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Kersey
Union Pacific Railroad
John Hackley
Ashbrook Dies in Greeley After Years of Charity Work
David Ashbrook aged 74 longtime Greeley resident known for aiding the poor died at Greeley hospital after a period of illness. He was highly religious and recently posted scriptural placards around the courthouse. A Missouri brother is reportedly his only known relative locally. He spent his scant resources to help others.
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David Ashbrook
Greeley
Greeley Hospital
Missouri
Court House
Toe injury at Eaton Mercantile warehouse
Henry Rhodes caught his foot in an elevator at the Eaton Mercantile Company warehouse this morning. The end of his big toe was severed but doctors expect no lasting harm. he will be unable to walk for a period.
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Eaton
Henry Rhodes
Eaton Mercantile Company
Express Companies Choose Battle Over Commission Ruling
After three years of inquiry the interstate commerce commission orders a 15 percent rate cut, a 50 mile block system, and new procedures. Officials say adjustments may take a year, while a rigid scale based on what traffic will bear is criticized as arbitrary and discriminatory. The agreement on most questions remains elusive while revenue concerns loom large.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lane
Commission
Harvest Home Picnic Planned in Briggsdale
Optimism runs high in Briggsdale as a harvest home picnic is planned for early August after the grain harvest. Crops are reported exceptionally fine and a large gathering is expected with crop exhibits and a county fair display nucleus.
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Briggsdale
Pea Huller in Johnstown to Bring $25,000 Benefit
Johnstown reports a new pea huller will distribute about $25,000 in the district this season for peas harvesting hauling and plant help. The operation will run roughly one month to six weeks, aiding local workers with no alternative crop on hand. H. J. Parish currently holds the top net price per acre for peas at $37.50.
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Johnstown
H. J. Parish
Flood Risks and River Rise Near Platte River Towns
After heavy rains the Platte River reached its highest level in ten years, inundating lowlands and damaging crops while bridges and roads were washed or made impassable. Cattle were moved to higher ground as water began to recede, with no confirmed loss of life. Fort Lupton and nearby farms face losses to beets and hay, and several bridges and crossings remain unsafe as residents monitor the improved, but still unsettled, conditions.
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Platte
LaSalle Bridge
Evans-LaSalle Bridge
Evans
Platteville
Hodgson Bridge
S. Vrain
Elliott
Gowanda
Fort Lupton
Joe Wolscen
J. Rodger
F. W. Rand
W. Fecker
H. BE. Seely
H. H. Ewing
J. Lambert
Carter
Destructive hailstorm devastates Frederick area crops
Frederick July 16 FredBiederman a prominent farmer south of town reports his entire crop wiped out by a Sunday hail storm. Woods Acres and nearby farms also suffered as the storm caused near total losses though its range was limited.
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Frederick
Fred Biederman
Here
First concrete silo begins in district near Johnstown
The first silo in the district is under construction at the J. W. Whewell place one mile west of Johnstown. It will be a concrete structure sixteen feet in diameter and thirty six feet high. W A Barr of the governments dairy division oversees the project, expected to model future silos.
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The
Republican
Johnstown
J. W. Whewell
W. A. Barr
Dairy Division
Government Department of Agriculture
Kersey Commercial Club Launches Membership Drive
In Kersey on July 16 the Kersey Commercial Klub began a campaign to double its sixty members. Leaders A By Rightmire and W W Doty head the effort with events culminating August 19 when losers entertain the club and families at a banquet.
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Kersey
Kersey Commercial Klub
Rightmire
W. W. Doty
Kersétrict
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Mastiewood Dam
Wafee
Frederick Man
Mann
NEW Roosevelt Club
Collins
Blackwoods
Council
Bare
Place Hackley
Ashbrook
Greeley and
County Court House
Platte River
Harvest Home
Pea Huller
Kersey Commercial Club
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