This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
6
Loveland announces its first county fair September 11 to 13 featuring horses cattle swine sheep and poultry displays farm products and a large mercantile show. Special attractions include Curtiss aviator Charles F Walsh performing flight demonstrations and Belmont sisters balloon ascensions daily.
Mrs Made line Force Astor, Titanic survivor and widow of Colonel John Jacob Astor, gave birth to a son named John Jacob Astor at 8:15 yesterday. The baby is heir to about 3 million dollars of the Astor fortune. both mother and child are reported in good condition.
Fort Lupton Aug 15 Tony Taboz kicked Palas Gomezs dog this morning. Gomez attacked Taboz and both were arrested. They were fined $5 and costs each in Judge Funcks court. Taboz stepped on Gomezs dog as he left bed, a dog howl provoked the clash.
Aug 15 Platteville Big Bend farmers will receive water from the Boulder and Weld ditch for the first time in years marking the start of a 30 day run. This morning 40 second feet of water were released down the ditch, a later start than last year when reservoir water was used by August.
Severance Aug 16. While a Frontier Days celebration used a bucking calf for sport George Whitmore 11 son of J Y A Whitmore was thrown from the excited calf and sustained a fractured left arm. This is the third time in a year he has broken the same arm. He had joined a bucking calf contest as spectators watched. A rope halter was on the calf when he leaped on and fell as the animal lurched. A doctor set the bone below the elbow.
Karl Benton and two companions Robert Barry of Fort Collins and John Argo of Denver drowned August six at Sanchez lake near Alamosa. After nine days of search using drag hooks and dynamite, the bodies were found and brought to the surface. Funeral services were held with I. O. O. F. in charge at Macy's parlors.
Eaton Aug 17 Miss Ruth Sheppard received word she won one of the Henry Strong scholarships at Colorado College. The grant totals 450 dollars, awarded for general scholarship and character. This follows a 100 dollar Halley scholarship she received earlier this year.
Colorado Roosevelt Republicans split over primary strategy as Stewart faction pushes for direct primaries to defeat the Evans machine. Candidates write Roosevelt urging support for his electors while seeking party control and urging turnout in primaries to purge the machine, with letters to be mailed and signatures gathered statewide.
Fort Lupton rapid growth described as banner weeks as Frink and partner expand car factory and canning output. Beans peas and tomatoes from N C Barwise and Silver State plants ship to eleven states, with 14 car loads daily and a 300000 annual outlook. Local post office gains and new savings bank highlight town prosperity.
Colorado leaders urge a Kansas style blue sky act to curb stock jobbing frauds. State officials report tens of millions invested over a decade, with promoters using name dropping and stock sales to dupe farmers and other investors. Kansas official Dolley endorses a Colorado bill and aid to enforce permits.
Attorneys for various lumber companies request continue the injunction case against the Colorado lumber combine. The Weld County grand jury seeks dissolution for restraint of trade. defendants were set to appear August 2 but got a 20 day extension, with another delay granted due to a principal attorney’s illness requiring state travel.
A horse kicked Ruth Sinton age 12 in the left leg without warning. The bone was fractured as she passed behind the tied horse to a tree. Ruth is the daughter of John Sinton and received a knee injury from the kick.
Dover August 16 a novel automobile accident occurred when a jack rabbit was trapped in the knuckle of the reach rod of the steering gear on a wagon carrying W. L. Livesay and party from Iowa to Cheyenne. The rabbit wedged the steering, forcing a stop against a fence and throwing Frank Livesay from the seat. he was uninjured. The driver, W. L. Livesay, sped after the rabbit which had darted into the headlights, and the unusual entanglement at the steering gear caused the crash.
Windsor Ontario Aug 16 Estimates for the local factory district show 135000 tons of beets will be available for the campaign the largest in industry history The Windsor sugar mill undergoes overhaul with new improvements including automatic sugar cutters and an automatic sprinkling system a 125 foot tower and 40000 gallon tank for warehouse fire protection Automatic washers are also being installed as an experimental addition
Daniel Nafzigger aged 63 died after a brief illness at his brother John Nafzigger’s home in Eaton. He left a widow and two daughters in Kansas City and two brothers. He was injured last week when he stepped from a mower while cutting hay on a local farm. Funeral services will be held tomorrow evening from the Longwith parlors and burial will be in Nunn cemetery. He had relocated to Eaton from Kansas City last year.
A boy was born last night to Mr and Mrs Fart Johnson. Mr Johnson is principal of the Fort Lupton schools.
Reading shows partial lines about a Democratic petition drive and a judge, with scattered references to a party, dates, and numbers. The readable text is too fragmentary to identify a coherent event or outcome, but hints at political maneuvering and petitions in progress.
A fragment notes Fort Speer area land offers priced at around $100 per acre. The text is garbled but indicates a land deal or inquiry in the Speer district with a focus on crop or real estate value. No clear parties or dates are identified due to damaged OCR.
Evans and Gill prepare for a Denver amateur shoot with two teams to represent Gill. The event aims to select the top shooters to compete for prize money at Gillport in September. Eight pigeons will be shot in the afternoon trial.
Denver irrigation committee fears President Taft proposed water commission for the Rio Grande dispute is a packed jury against Colorado. Governor Shafroth plans to gauge San Luis Valley sentiment, with Denver already opposed. The panel would include state chief engineers, a Reclamation official, a Paso Water Users rep, a Geological Survey engineer, and a Chamber of Commerce representative.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.