Man Who Disappeared Returns in Shotgun Standoff
Merk Hyle, an elderly farmer, vanished from Grey Bottoms ten days ago and was found last Sunday living in a cave-like hut. After a three hour standoff with Sheriff Florance and a posse, Hyle surrendered and was jailed, appearing rational once secured.
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Merk Hyle
Hank
B.florance
Fred Jams
Robert Dye
Bey
Hyle
Robert Hyle
Hyles
Mlyle
Sheriff's Office
Foldman
Florance
Sud_ sherif
Captain David Boyd Returns to Colorado History Roots
The writer of the History of Greeley, Captain David Boyd, returns to the city after 11 years, bringing tales from his travels with his brother William Boyd. His book blends pioneer lore with Civil War memories and notes a government irrigation treatise among his writings.
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Denver
David Boyd
Greeley
Greeley Colony
Cork
Boston
Captain Boyd
William Boyd
East
Canada
California
Mr. Boyd
Bruce F. Johnson Minorly Injured In Bicycle Crash
Bruce F. Johnson was struck by a car near the Greeley post office while riding a bicycle. He suffered a broken collarbone but no serious injuries beyond that, with no blame attached to driver John Klug of Box Elder as Johnson did not hear the warning horn. He received care at Union Bank and at home, with a full recovery expected.
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Bruce F. Johnson
Greeley
Johnson
John Klug
Box Elder
Klug
Union Bank
Mrs Vernon Church Passes After Brief Colorado Bride Year
Mrs Gertrude Ernestine Hoffman, 19, died at her home after arriving from New York two weeks earlier to wed Vernon Church. Her husband and brother were with her as she had been ill since arriving in Colorado. Parents Mr and Mrs John Hoffman of Rome New York are noted. Funeral plans not yet made.
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Vernon Church
Gertrude Ernestine Hoffman
New York
Colorado
Decensee
John Hoffman
Rome
N. Y
Lovers Expecting Daughter Learn of Tragic Accident
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stone of 305 Eleventh street awaited their daughter Mrs. Fred Ingold from Suanueuet China. A letter arrived instead reporting a fatal accident as Mr. Ingold, a traveling salesman for a London firm, discharged a revolver while cleaning it, the bullet entering between his eyes. Doctors fear possible insanity and blindness if he survives.
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T. H. Stone
Eleventh Street
Fred Ingold
Suaueuet
China
Mr. Ingold
Ingold
London
Shanghai
Greeley
Windsor Depot Burglary Quietly Strikes Town
The Windsor depot was burglarized last night. The safe was blown open and pieces scattered with about 80 dollars in cash taken. Two suits, a watch, and a door and safe face were damaged in the express office within the same building.
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Windsor
Bryan Nominated for President by First Ballot at Democratic Convention
Denver July 10. The Democratic National Convention adjourned after Bryan was nominated on the first ballot amid 70 minutes of wild enthusiasm. Nebraska’s William Jennings Bryan praised by Omaha speaker J. Dunn, while Kern of Indiana emerged as likely vice presidential choice amid later nominations.
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Denver
Bryan
Bocas SA Ee
Minnesota
Georgia
Delaware
New Jersey
Lincoln
Bryan Was Put In Nomination By [. J. Dunn
Omaha
Nebraska
America
William Jennings Bryan
Colo
Clayton
Francis
Missouri
Vardeman
Mississippi
John W. Kern
Indiana
Tom Marshall
Kern
Dc. S. Thomas
Colorado
Charles A. Towne
New York
Archibald McNeill
Bridgeport
Conn
John J. Wash
Conneticut
Clark Howell
Judge John W. Kern Nominated as Democratic Vice President Running Mate
Denver reports Judge John W. Kern of Indianapolis chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to run with William Jennings Bryan. The event followed an ovation for Mr. Hill as Kern’s nomination was seconded.
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Hill
Folk
Kern
Denver
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Bryan
Republican platform plank list and silence notes
The platform endorses economy in administration and restraint on patronage, calls for tariff revision and trust curbs, supports railroad regulation and bank depositor safety, favors an income tax, civil service enforcement, veterans pensions, a national health bureau, inland waterways, post roads, and Philippines independence. It omits positions on telegraphs to Hawaii, Panama canal finish, and anti-Asian immigration policies.
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Republican Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of National Banks
Postal
Department of Labor
Navy
National Health Bureau
Philippines
Addion
Hawaii Territory
Panama Canal
Government of People For All
Agricultural College
Alaska
Porto Rico
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Prosperity Roosevelt and Republicans share credit for wealth
The platform credits Prosperity Roosevelt and the Republican party for the nation’s wealth while Congress and Democrats are blamed for a do nothing policy. It calls for a tariff revision, a more elastic currency, postal savings banks support, and broader interstate commerce powers. It endorses Sherman act amending, labor protections against child labor, and wage claims in bankruptcy. It also favors anti injunction stance, equal rights for Negroes, Roosevelt conservation, strengthened army and navy, pension increases, mining bureau, and pro Cuba Porto Rico Filipino policy.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Army
Navy
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Cuba
Porto Rico
Democratic Party
Big Ranch Deal Closed in Crow Creek Country sale
The Camfield ranch comprising 6 000 acres and 24 000 acres sold with only 6 000 acres remaining. Nebraska farmer A M Lunt of Superior purchased 11 000 acres this week. The land is irrigated and many tracts are small farms. D A Camfield built the first ditch and reservoir on this land decades ago.
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Crow Creek Country
Camfield Ranch
T. C. Grable
Fort Collins
Nebraska
A. M. Lunt
Superior
Neb
D. A. Camfield
Crow Creek
Why the pea question fascinates Weld County canning
The Empson canning plant near Greeley processes field peas from harvesting to preservation through a chain of machines. Vines and peas arrive for hullers, are washed, weighed, graded, and manually refined to remove debris, then canned, brined, sealed, labeled, and cooked in kettles. The plant employs 150 to 200 workers and supports local industry.
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Weld County
Empson Canning Factory
Greeley
Made Good On Bicycle Comical Mountain Ride
Edwin J. Kirk of Cambridge IA rode 100 miles in a day with a mountain climb, starting at 4 AM and ending at 7 PM after visiting Loveland and Thompson Canon. The trip followed a single bold ride after ten years off the bike, exceeding ordinary expectations of a first attempt.
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Edwin J. Kirk
Cambridge
Mr. Kirk
D. D. Hugh
Loveland
Thompson Canon
Greeley
Mahyer Officer Robbed in Greeley Lumber Office
The Mahyer Lumber office in Greeley was burglarized Thursday night for the tenth time in 22 years of business. The thieves reportedly drilled safes but caused only minor losses, taking pennies from a desk drawer except for one penny. A note left behind claimed they did not want to destroy the safe and used its directions to enter.
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Mahyer
Greeley
Mayher
Resignation of E B Coulter from district No 6 board
E B Coulter resigns from the school board of district No 6 because of absence from the city Edwin Starkey is elected to fill the vacancy Coulter served over six years and championed the manual training program He hoped for a new high school building on the block between eighth and ninth avenues and fourteenth and fifteenth streets but funds were lacking Coulter now serves as deputy pure food inspector with offices in Denver
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E. B. Coulter
Edwin Starkey
Coulter
Ninth
Fourteenth
Pure Food
Denver
Death of Edwin B. Sanborn in East Greeley at 62
Edwin B. Sanborn died Monday at his East Greeley home after a week of paralysis. Born in Gilmanton New Hampshire he served in the Civil War in the Seventh Iowa Cavalry and campaigned in Colorado New Mexico and Nebraska. He is survived by his wife and a son who died at age 14 in a hunting accident. Funeral services were held at 5 PM Tuesday at the Thirteenth Street home.
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Edwin B. Sanborn
East Greeley
Mr. Sanborn
Gilmanton
N. H
Seventh
Iowa Cavalry
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
E. F. Ware
Greeley
Sanborn
Dean
Washington
Young Sanborn
Robbery Charge After Chink Shop Incident
Walter Foster a 1 year old boy was arrested on a complaint by John Chinaman of a Highth street restaurant. The lad allegedly entered the kitchen last evening and stole meat, which Chinaman discarded. Foster then dumped a bucket of water on the window, soaking the chef and spoiling supper. The Chinaman called the marshal and Foster faces a Saturday hearing.
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Walter Foster
John Chinaman
Highth Street
Foster
Dana Work Loses Fingers in Chicken Killing Accident
Dana Work son of Mr and Mrs EB Work lost two fingers of his left hand in a peculiar accident while helping to kill a chicken. He held the bird as the ax came down and the wing fluttered free, severing two fingers.
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Dana Work
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Khyle
Iglff
Rob- Ne
Gvn Heritt
Etse
Mrs. D. Kimble
Timmere
Big Auto
Democratic
BIG Ranch
Old Camfield Ranch
Canning Factory
William Mahyer
Kk. B. Sanborn
Dana
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