The Boy Orator of Platte In Paris and Colorado
An extensive sketch describes William Jennings Bryan as seen by a Paris correspondent. It Traces his evolution from cowboys and Indians tales to a later role as a bonanza farmer and tacit campaign figure. The piece also notes a separate U S postal worker case involving rural carrier leaders Nevin and Whitehead and a push to back friendly congressional candidates.
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William Jenis Bryan
Greeley
Bryan
M. le Colonel Bryan
Chicago
Col. le Bryan
Nerica
Plains
M. le Colonel
Alleghany Juntains
M. Roosevelt
M. le Roseveltt
America
M. Colonel Roosevelt
Paris
Rural carrier dismissed for political activity in WeldCounty
Orthoud’s H E Nevin, rural mail carrier, discharged by postal authorities in Washington for alleged violation of the president’s order against political activity. The move follows threats by General Wynne to clean up carrier conduct. Two officials of the National Letter Carriers association also removed from their posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Nevin
Berthoud
Colo
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
J. W. Whitehead
Ohio
Friendly
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
House Committee On
Nevin
Whitehead
Cunninghame
Tumber
Orthoud
Weld County
Washington
Ynne
Tral Letter Carriers’ Association
Sugar Trust Leaders Plan Denver Fort Collins Railroad System
Denver announces a massive syndicate led by William Havemeyer H B Hollins and others to build a steam and electric line from Denver to Fort Collins with terminals for Rock Island Moffat and Northern Colorado Construction Company. Edward Griffin resigns from Union Pacific to join Morey Boettcher and Great Western Sugar, overseeing the beet sugar line from Elyria north into coal fields near Erie Marshall potentially reaching Boulder. The main route runs from Elyria through Louisville Loveland Fort Collins to Greeley with extensions into northern Colorado beet regions.
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Denver
William IF. Havemeyer
H. B. Hollins
Sugar Trust
Rock Island Railroad Company
David H. Moffat
C. 8. Morey
Charles Boettcher
Messrs. Brink and
Eddey
Fort Collins
Rock Island
Northern Colorado Construction Company
Northern
Colorado
Edward R. Griffin
Union Pacific Road
Elyria
Erie
Marshall
Boulder
Louisville
Loveland
Greeley
Doll Story Contest Winners Highlight Tiny Tales
In Tribune’s puzzle contest for young readers, prize winners are Hallie Werkheiser R F D No 4 Grace Ellis LaSalle and Bernice McLeod 912 Fifth Street. Entrants shared doll stories including Bertha the doll and other playful vignettes reflecting childhood joys and mishaps.
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Hallie Werkheiser
Grace Ellis
Bernice McLeod
LaSalle
Fifth Street
Madam Cameron
Octavia
Anna
Alice
Lady Anna
Lady Alice
Lady Octavia
Daughers
Santa Letter From Wyoming Children Prompts Help
A letter addressed to Santa Claus from Jane Duncan of Big Horn Wyoming arrives at post box 265. The letter describes two sisters on a distant ranch sick for some time and requests simple gifts. Mr. Rugh quickly assembles a package of the requested items and sends them to the girls.
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Rugh
Santa Claus
Jane Duncan
Big Horn
Wyoming
Christmas Day Wedding and Detention Stir Colorado Towns
A youth known as Daniel Smith, claiming Greeley roots, was arrested in multiple Colorado towns and Cheyenne Wyoming after posing as a wedded Christmas Day couple. The Denver police later identified him as a missing teen who fled home over a dispute about working as a bowling alley pin setter. The boy, described as 105 pounds with light features, had been held by a police matron in Denver after promising to return home.
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Greeley
Fort Collins
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Daniel Smith
Davis
Denver Tramway Company
Byers Street
My Doll Family playhouse in attic children's names
A fragment describes a girl’s doll family living in an attic playhouse. The speaker mentions five dolls and a year old child, and recalls hiring an old mammy named Dinah to help with work. Names include Margaret Edith Elizabeth Josephine and Baby Louise.
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Dinah
Margaret
Edith
Elizabeth
Josephine
Louise
Fort Morgan Elks Initiation Prank Ends in Mock Abduction
Three Fort Morgan men H B Underhill A F Williams and Robert Schaefer faced a misadventure when Elks of the city abducted them from the depot in handcuffs and a crate to the lodge for initiation. They survived a mock ordeal before a social session followed.
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Elks’ Lodge
Fort Morgan
H. B. Underhill
A.F. Williams
Robert Shhaefer
Elks
Greeley Elks
Jack Robinson
Clever Little Chap Edward Davis Flees Across States
A 13 year old runaway boy Edward Davis from Denver has fooled authorities across Colorado and Wyoming. He left his father W L Davis on August 1 and has avoided capture despite frequent sightings and arrests. He continues to elude officials as he travels.
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Edward Davis
Colorado
Wyoming
W. L. Davis
Denver
Bethlehem Cantata by Methodist Choir Stirs Local Praise
Last Thursday evening the Methodist church choir led by Miss Phyllis Wolfe presented the cantata Bethlehem with aid from city choirs. Mrs D E Carpenter opened with a piano solo and Miss Lucy Delbridge followed with a violin solo to hearty applause before the performance.
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Bethlehem
Methodist Church
Phyllis Wolfe
D. E.carpenter
Lucy Delbridge
Mrs. March
Mrs. Starkey
Miss Coles
Miss Chappelow
Miss Sullivan
Rue
Mr. Starkey
Mr. Coles
Miss Wolfe
Greeley
Plan to federate Presbyterian and reformed churches announced
The New York Times reports an upcoming official plan to unite Presbyterian and reformed churches into a federal council. It would not force union but enable cooperative work, preserving creeds and governance while allowing joint action on shared matters.
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New York Times
United States
Reformed Churches
United States of America
Presbyterian and Reformed
Federal Council
Presbyterian Church (North
Presbyterian Church (South
German Reformed Churches
Pittsburg
Dutch Reformed
Reformed Presbyterian General Synod
United Presbyterian
The
Cumberland Presbyterian
Christian Reformed
Associated Reformed Synod of the
South
Reformed Presbyterian Church Synod
Welsh Calvinistic
Federation
Churches of the Council
Evening theft leads to unusual pork reward case
Charles Durango, a renter on Eaton farm near the city, killed a pig in Emory’s barn yard on December 5, skinned it, and delivered a quarter of the meat to John Battels, who had aided him. The pig skin and Battels’s story confirmed the crime, and Durango was found guilty in district court Thursday morning.
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Charles Durango
Eaton
David Emory
John Battels
Emory
Durango
Park finds magic lantern lost in Christmas scramble
Albert Luther and his young son found a package containing a magic lantern in the park. Store Harry H. Shaw's identified the lantern. The lantern was later returned to a girl who said another child had lost a package. Dorothy Russell subbed on stage in Denver with praise for Ferne Elizabeth Whiteman daughter of W J Whiteman.
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Albert Luther
Harry H. Shaw’s
J. F. Moody
Greeley
Ferne Elizabeth Whiteman
W. J. Whiteman
J. R. Whiteman
Dorothy Russell
Lillian Russell
Orpheum
Denver
Jail Trio Held Over Street Remarks Incident
Marshal Camp arrested two men Thursday evening after they directed improper remarks at ladies. Mr and Mrs Sidney Hallett and kin confronted the pair, one drew a gun, the marshal seized both. The weapon proved a toy pistol, though a real shooting iron could have harmed. The marshal added the item to his cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Hallett
Mrs. B. L. Kittle Visits Denver With Family
Mrs. B. L. Kittle and her children traveled to Denver on Tuesday to spend a week with her parents, according to local reports.
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B. L. Kittle
Denver
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Yan
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Tribune
Bertha
Santa
My Dolls Daughters
C. Rugh As
Josephine M. Cole
C. C. Baker
Clarence C. Baker
Ault
Poor
Morgan Elks
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