Two Oil Tests Key City Council Meeting
Aldermen debate placing a fan in the council room and testing two oil grades for streets with selections favoring a local test. The American Oil Company and a Texas firm offer samples and free oil for testing to compare asphalt content.
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American Mouse Company
Naand
Iowa
National Company
Bullock
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Generas
Colorado
Greeley
Con*! Company
Oil Company
Corporaas
Texas
Poemix
Columbine Motorcycle Club organized in Colorado
Motor cycle riders form a club affiliated with the Federation of American Motorcyclists. The Weld County group, named for Colorado’s state flower, elected officers Miller president Red treasurer Horne captain Woods secretary with twenty charter members. Aims include competing in eight races and entering a motorcycle at Weld County fair. First trip last Sunday to the land and next Sunday to the U0 return by Fort Collins.
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Federation of Ameri- Motoryelists
Hew Club
Columbine Motorcycle Club
Colorado
Miller
A. S. Redtreasurer
Horne
Caplee A. Woods
Weld
Eland
Fort Collins
Johnstown Marshal Resigns and Vacancy Created
At a meeting Tuesday night the town accepted the resignation of Marshal B. B. Smith and nominated Mr. Jennings to fill the vacancy. Will pursue farming as an occupation with hopes of greater profits amid economic worries.
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Johnstown
Bnstown
B. B. Smith
Jennings
Don In Den J Con Today
A brief local note reports Don in Den J Con today with activity expected at a nearby venue. Acknowledgment of today’s schedule is noted but details remain sparse.
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Don
Eight Girls In Overalls On Petticoat Hill
A local real estate man discovers Petticoat Hill and a community of eight energetic schoolteachers who farm and build their homesteads without male help. They filed on two quarters in Grover district and manage farms with notable independence.
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Petticoat Hill
Towa
Bex
Grover
Poultry Trust Leaders Convicted in New York Trial
Thirteen prominent New York poultry commission merchants, known as the poultry trust, were convicted of conspiracy in restraint of trade after nearly three months of trial. They were sent to the Tombs without bail and face jail time, marking the first use of the conspiracy in restraint of trade statute against trust members in the country. The defendants are top figures in New York poultry commissions.
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New York
Commission
Poultry Trust
Rosaleky
Poultry Commission
Harbaugh Visit Reported Connecting with Sister in Superior
Word from John Harbaugh as he travels in the east places him with his sister in Superior Wisconsin. The note confirms family ties during his trip and adds a personal detail to his itinerary.
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John Harbaugh
East
Superior
Wis
Bloodstained Stranger Seeks Lawyer After Night Ride Into Weld County
A mysterious rider came to Van Sickle’s livery barn at dawn asking for the sheriff and a lawyer. He had bloody hands and saddle blanket, washed up, changed clothes, and claimed to ride from Weld County's southeast. Rumors link him to a potential confrontation and compare him to Walter Rising after a murder.
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van Sickles
Weld
Greeley
Walter Rising
Jerry McGahan
Northern Colorado Power opens all-day electric service in Erie
Erie residents gain all-day electric service by Northern Colorado Power company. Current arrangement mixes arc lights with the power circuit, but extra wires will segregate them within about 30 days.
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Erie
Northern Colorado Power Company
Misses Weyman Guests at Dr Woodcock Home
Misses Florence Weyman and Mildred Weyman of Chicago are guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. B. Woodcock.
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Florence and
Mildred Weyman
Chicago
Mrs. B. Woodcock
Postmasters Asked to Aid in Matrimonial Searches
Bachelors across the country seek Greeley Tribune help after a story on local bachelor girls. Postmaster says he cannot act as a matrimonial agent or furnish addresses due to postal rules and engagement concerns, though he sympathizes with the aim. James Trainor of Cheyenne Wells Colo requests addresses to correspondence with available women.
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Greeley
The
Tribune
Sterling
James Trainor
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Barkis
Willin” Bunch
Gray
Greeley Tribune
Trainor
Baptist Sunday School Picnic at Wrylie's Grove
The Baptist Sunday school holds its annual picnic today. Members will gather at the church at 9 o'clock, then travel to Wrylie's grove for a day of amusements and a noon picnic dinner.
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Baptist
The
Baptist Sunday School
Wrylie’s Grove
Stories for Children Are on Tomorrow in City Park
Miss Blake will tell fairy tales to children in the city park at 4 PM replacing Friday due to travel. She will present Maiden With out Hands, The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, and The Fairy's Two Gifts. Mothers may attend. seating provided.
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Miss Blake
Greeley
Miss Brake
the Tribune
E. S. Hunter
Ninth Avenue
Two Aviators Die At International Aviation Meet
Chicago witnesses two fatal accidents at the aviation meet as William R. Badger of Pittsburg and St. Croix Johnstone of Chicago lose their lives. Badger perished after a propeller flaw toppled his Baldwin machine. he fell 100 feet into a pit with fatal neck injuries. Johnstone fell 500 feet and drowned in the lake after his engine failed.
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Chicago
William R. Badger
Pittsburg
St. Croix Johnstone
Badger
Baldwin
Johnstone
Lawyers Enjoin Doctors In Seven Inning Island Grove Classic
The Spuds and Cheyenne Indians played at Island Grove park with lawyers beating doctors 13 to 10 after seven innings in a lively, humorous contest. Spectators, mostly women and fans, watched as the doctors and lawyers traded runs amid comic mishaps and bench-side antics.
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Island Grove Park
Willie
Harry
Leave of Absence Extended For Colorado Homesteaders
Congressman Edward Taylor explains the act granting homesteaders relief from residence and cultivation through April 15, 1912. Those who leave must later make up five years of residence. no application needed to use the leave, which applies to specified Colorado districts.
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Washington
Tribune
Public Lands Committee
House
Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Sterling
Hugo
Lamar
Glenwood Springs
Land Office
Senate
Edward T. Taylor
Warrant dispute halts Severance school warrants
A temporary restraining order blocks County Treasurer Patterson from paying old warrants of Severance school district worth about 7000 dollars. The case tests law governing funds and could affect about 60 percent of Weld county schools. Proceedings to challenge the order are expected early in September.
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Bradfield
Patterson
Severance
Weld County
Barn Fire at Hammer Estate in Erie Ignites Loss
A barn on the Andy Hammer estate in Erie burned last night with the origin undetermined. The unoccupied building suffered about 600 dollars in damages.
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Erie
Andy Hammer
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Howe
Electrinso
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Lderman Howard
Petitionsmore
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Doneh
Econal Organization
Food Trust
Beauless
Greeley Maids
Miss Maud Ward
George Adams
Blackstone
McCreery
Woodcock
Winbourn
Knowles
Spud
Col
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Allen
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