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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
2
Fourteen sailors die when two steel steamers collide off White Fish Point in fog. One ship sinks in fifty fathoms with all hands lost.
One thousand nationalists arrive in Teheran through three gates at 5 am. Cossacks seize the central square and nearby streets and shoot. Fighting rages as the Shah is expected to seek refuge in a foreign legation and ultimately flee the city.
Washington reports the House passed the senate joint resolution to submit the income tax amendment to the states by a 317 to 14 vote. Democrats supported the measure while 14 Republicans led by Dalzell opposed it, with leaders arguing over party shifts and historical ties to William Jennings Bryan.
London reports that former President Roosevelt his son and party faced extreme hunger and thirst in British East Africa. Guide R J Cunningham reached Commodore Attenborough’s Nairasha home exhausted, delivering news of the near starvation and delayed supplies before the group rested and planned to continue.
The National Educational Association hailed Edwin G Dexter former State Normal teacher now Porto Rico education commissioner addressing thousands in the auditorium. He notes improvements after 300 years of rule with 729 graded schools and 1 158 rural schools as Puerto Rico moves toward full U S citizenship.
Citizens praised libraries banks and playgrounds as enrollment jumps in schools by sixty percent over two years. Educators from Canada and Nova Scotia lauded leaders in school gardens and the role of women speakers while Longmont showcased bands and local pride. The event credited Dexter Porto Rico and Charley Lory for their educational impact.
Louis Carpenter saved Mrs William Joyce of Greeley from being hit by a Union Pacific train near Peckham. He shoved her to the ground as the flyer sped past, echoing a past fatal accident that claimed Esther Ecklund. Witnesses say the moment seemed unbelievable as the crowd watched the embankment scene. Carpenter, related to Greeley real estate man Oliver Carpenter, had been at the crossing with his sister and Miss Ruby Rose.
Two foreign wills were probated last Saturday. Eliza E. Grant died in New York last fall leaving her son George F. Grant as administrator. The son died recently and his estate must be probated here since he owned part of the property. The mother owned coal rich land adjoining Frederick townsite.
Nelson Reynolds, the local weather observer, reports Greeley totals seventeen and a half inches of rain for the year up to January. The usual annual average is between thirteen and fourteen inches, a figure likely to be doubled this year.
Wendell Seeley, aged six, died of scarlet fever at his home Sunday afternoon. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Damon Seeley, and the family’s local agents reported the case.
The northern Colorado and Wyoming circuit lifts two free-for-all races due to low entry interest. Canon City clashes with Greeley the week of the meets, drawing horses with $500 purses. Secretary March substitutes a 2:25 trot and 2:25 pace with same purses, extends entries to August 1, and expects eight to ten starters.
Attorney for J B France sues W R Reeves in county court claiming sharp practice cost France about 250 dollars. France alleges Reeves induced his son in law to buy the homestead ranch for 425 and on the next day sold to Rhodes for 700, keeping the excess as commission. France seeks the 275 dollar differential.
Windsor officials worried the city water might poison residents and sent a sample to a Denver bacteriologist. The report found no harmful bacteria but noted a marsh gas odor. Professor Beardsley confirmed the finding and assured residents they would be alerted if boiling ever became necessary.
The Crow Creek well with peculiar properties has aided over ten residents of Greeley in the last ten days. People with dyspepsia and stomach ailments say they are cured after drinking the water for more than a week. The well owner plans a regular delivery route under a no cure, no pay policy.
The Interstate Commerce Commission awarded W. A. Havemeyer & Co. a reparation from Union Pacific Railroad for excess sugar freight charges. The case covers car lots from Baton Colorado to Decatur Illinois with a rate of 74 cents per 160 pounds deemed excessive beyond a later 320 cents per 100 pounds rate.
A six year old boy named Egner drowned Friday evening in Barr lake just below Brighton. Details are unavailable. This marks the sixth drowning death Mr. Macy has suffered since June first.
In Greeley last Monday a band serenaded H. F. Churchill and his bride at the Camfield Hotel. Judge Garrigues led the tribute, praising their friendship and wishing them lasting happiness as friends cheered from the street. The couple, startled and moved, pledged to nourish their friendships.
The Montgomery brothers and associates of Eaton purchase 480 acres north of Denver along the High Line canal. They plan to start potato farming next year and include water rights from Antero reservoir with the land.
Camfield reports multiple awards on the North Sterling project. Peter son of Omaha wins the Point of Rocks reservoir dam contract. Empire Construction handles Peterson work. Badger and Welsh of Greeley secure the concrete labor bid of over $50,000. The dam spans over a mile, stands eighty five feet high, with four six foot diameter outlet tubes and a four inch concrete lining reinforced with steel.
The Camfield racing group reports the death of its pacing mare Queen Bee, once a top bred horse with a sub 2 20 record. A 10 day old colt is thriving on bottle feeds since the dam’s death.
Daryl Murray aged 9 fell from a pony Sunday evening when the animal stepped in a prairie dog hole. His leg broke near the hip. two physicians set the bone and he faces a long recovery though expected to heal fully. His brothers, ages 10 and another boy, rode him back to the ranch.
Edward Payson Weston, 70, rests in Roseville after starting the last lap at 5 am on the 3975 mile trek from New York to San Francisco. He aims to deliver the New York Postmaster’s letter to San Francisco Postmaster Fisk by Wednesday morning, four days behind his 100 day plan. Weston says he feels fine but is a bit tuckered after the long trek.
John Horton aged 22 drowned Friday night in a small reservoir a mile south of Severance on John Law's ranch. His companion George Dwinell tried to rescue him, but Horton sank after cramps. Horton had recently come to Severance seeking work and had been hired July 1 by rancher H. E. B. Dwinell.
A Wednesday night break in at the Kittle and Withey grocery saw a rear window shattered and entry through the pane. No money was taken and only some cigars were found missing. the method mirrored a prior spree that hit six places in one night.
E. G. Steele cut short a Long Beach vacation when news of his mother's serious illness reached him. He rushed east as Mrs. Steele and the children had already departed for the summer. His mother in Missouri was in critical condition after a paralytic stroke, with plans to move her to Kansas soon.
Donald McCreery underwent an appendectomy at Greeley hospital last Friday. The operation went unusually well and friends hope for a speedy recovery. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCreery and studied at Harvard the past year.
A proposed Greeley Poudre Irrigation scheme would reclaim over 125000 acres of arid Colorado land. Bond buyers from the East, led by four companies, seek $5 million to finance the project tied to the Laramie tunnel and Poudre Valley lines. If approved, water from the tunnel would flood into reservoirs and divert to eastern Colorado and Wyoming markets.
Larimer county commissioners appoint three men to join a nine county survey team to determine the most feasible and least expensive route for a Fort Collins to Estes Park highway. The proposed byway would pass scenic northern Colorado areas via Spring Canyon or the divide toward the Redstone include the Missouri canon and Loveland valley.
A damaged dam on Carroll's property broke apart during repair efforts. Crews report the dam’s failure halted work for the week and the ditch boundary now runs through Carroll's land. Local officials oversee repairs and assess property impact.
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