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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
4
A local column surveys Weld county politics and social quirks. It jokes about grand juries, prohibition, education, fashion, and rival papers while lampooning figures like Big Mac and John T. Jacobs. The note ends with editorial banter about party loyalty and rural mail delivery innovation.
A local dentist writes to the Greeley Tribune boasting a planned photo collection of “freak physiognomies and craniums” and insults the editor as a “pin-head.” He claims to have seen rivals Dowell and Hansen and threatens a top-row placement in the collection if the editor looks worse.
A letter from GRO J. Speal of Greeley Colorado July 20 1912 advocates a clean county ticket and warns of past county boss influence. He proposes terms including funding to schools and public trusteeship tied to county offices if electors choose qualified candidates.
John T. Jacobs writes July 23 1912 to the editors of The Greeley Tribune pledging his professional services without charge to defend the paper and its contributors against libel suits tied to election coverage in Weld County. He offers to arrange additional counsel if needed at no cost.
In his closing chapter of an autobiography series, United States Senator LaFollette argues the central issue facing Americans is escaping oppression by tariffs railroads and special interests. He cites the growth of stock and bond issues under Roosevelt and Taft as watered capital and claims people bear the costs through high prices.
A commentator questions if county offices should be run like private enterprises, arguing incumbents must serve honestly and efficiently. It notes salaries for county clerk, treasurer, trustee, and other posts, highlighting high pay and assistants, and asks if officials’ effort benefits producers or workers.
The Weld county grand jury, meeting for about a week, returned one indictment against an irrigation official and promises a full probe of irrigation schemes harming Colorado’s credit. The panel aims to expose and end deceitful ventures that rob settlers, with Greeley cited as a suspected home base for several schemes.
John T. Jacobs of Greeley argues that the progressive Republican movement in Weld County, backed by Lindsey Costigan and the state convention, strengthens popular government and moral governance. He praises Secretary Pearce for exposing forgery, condemns boss politics, and asserts progressives will prevail to protect institutions and liberty.
A descriptive portrait of a group of progressive Republicans forming a loose coalition against an established party. It details their diverse motives, from sincere reform zeal to selfish ambition, and notes the factional tensions, discipline challenges, and the ultimate political victory achieved through an unlikely coalition.
A Country Gentleman article notes that Spanish sheep arrived in 1521 on the Isthmus of Panama and woolen cloth was made in New Spain by 1560. Sheep did not reach California until 1773, spreading rapidly to 1,008,970 head across seventeen Catholic missions by 1825, with many more owned privately.
United States Judge Cornelius H. Hanford, under nearly a month of house judiciary subcommittee scrutiny, telegraphed Taft his resignation citing ill health. Also mentioned are social notes: Misses Jessie Hutchinson and Mabel Will of Eaton in Gedney. Katherine Phelps returning to Monmouth Illinois after visiting brother Charles E. Phelps and family.
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