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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
7
English organ recital by George Ives presented Monday evening features large audience. The program emphasizes the music of Ives and includes a second tir at times.
A July 30 report recalls a wagon narrowly spared by a passing train near a farm west of town. The Bailey and Barnum show promises a grand August 3 parade in Greenfield, three miles long, featuring a world touring circus spectacle with rich costumes, exotic materials, and elaborate chariots, led by famed performers.
Johnstown officials ruled that no council member may permit chickens to roam the streets. The marshal will seize stray fowl and place them in the town coop as debates over water works bids continue. Only four bids were received. two were kept and two rejected, with a $20,000 cap on costs.
The document lists numerous graduates from the Teachers Summer School across multiple specializations such as Major-Manual Training, Major-Languages, Domestic Science, and Household Arts. Names include A. O. Adkisson, Mary E. Baker, Earl G. Boland, M. D. Burgin, W. G. Carroll, Ella Cash, E. C. Comstock, and many others from varied disciplines. The list features many female and male names with occasional married titles and initials, reflecting a wide cohort of teacher graduates.
Washington reports fiscal year end figures show the battleship Colorado averaging 71 618 in gunnery for vessels of its class to win the battleship trophy. The destroyer Monaghan finished with 66 67, earning the torpedo class trophy. The battleship prize moves from Michigan to Colorado and the torpedo trophy shifts from Dale to the new holder, moving the battleship prize from Atlantic to Pacific and the torpedo prize from western to eastern seas.
A crowded morning scene in Greeley features beggars arriving from Evans and marching toward the opera house corner. Police express disgust as Marathon Bill notes multiple similar acts. The group is detained at city hall then released gradually to head toward the next town.
A Colorado Agricultural College editorial urges twenty county fairs and the state fair to enhance education through better judging with explained reasons. It warns that bias and offense toward exhibitors undermine learning, especially in stock judging. Strong emphasis on fair participation and tactful critique.
The article discusses a New York State bill to protect workers by requiring rest days, noting farm labor and domestic service as exceptions for Sunday work. It examines contrasts with industrial labor reforms, the impact on rural depopulation, and efforts to improve farm conditions to mirror industrial standards.
An editor warns communities about aggressive creamery promoters tied to construction firms aiming for profits. It urges careful planning, noting the need to assess milk supply and pledge cows, and cautions that overbuilding and high costs have harmed dairy regions. University experts advise conservative, well-planned growth and sourcing nursery-grown trees for plantings.
The readable fragments show unclear references to a local matter with possible names and dates missing. No complete event, organization, or location is identifiable, leaving only partial clues without verifiable facts.
Three Denver youths age 19, 16, and 15 were arrested this morning on charges of stealing three bicycles in front of the Curtis theater on Sunday evening. Officers chased them from descriptions sent from Denver. The youths reportedly have been inmates at the state reformatory.
The passage urges a cheerful view for two people and imagines a near future where time together grows kinder and sweeter. It notes Tribune want ads will sell or buy most anything, implying a bustling community marketplace.
Weld County notes report Miss Bernice Talbot visiting Greeley and Mrs Gillard, Miss Clara Mackin returning from Omaha after teaching at Nebraska City, and a stream of local visits, ice cream socials, and school hires. Gilcrest and Severance entries mention new autos, church figures, and community gatherings. Weather and crop remarks note heavy alfalfa cutting, stock losses to lightning, and beet field recovery after hail with banner fields. Community reports include visitors from Windsor to Wichita and Denver and a large turnout for the Ladies Aid luncheon.
People argue morals by comparing past and present behavior. The speaker suggests ancestors were worse requiring drastic acts, while modern people have improved, though not enough, to avoid exploiting those who can pay.
Public Trustee W R Patterson will sell by public auction on August 26, 1912 at Greeley Courthouse door the 840 acre farm four miles from Greeley plus three vacant lots facing the Normal campus, to satisfy eight thousand dollar note and interest. The grantor James L Bartlett defaulted on payments. sale proceeds cover notes, interest, fees. John T Jacobs attorney. notices dated July 23 1912 and August 22 1912.
Henry Candlin offers reporting, typewriting, mimeographing and notarial work with neatness and dispatch. Private office for dictation. Typewriters for sale or rent with ribbons and carbons. Suite 25 First National Bank block. Weld 535.
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