Abusive attacks fail to hide county printing graft
The Weld County dispute accuses county commissioners of misusing 1000 tax payer dollars to favor the Greeley Sun over Tribune bids. It argues a Sun-led combination with publishers and officials finances political ends, asks voters how they feel about it.
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Tribune
Greeley Sun
Republican
Eaton Herald
Sun
Weld County Republican
The
Colorado
Weld
the Sun
Weld County
Weld County Publishers’ Association
Republican Political Machine
No Street Signs Confuse Greeley Visitors and Residents
Residents and strangers in Greeley complain about the lack of street signs at corners making navigation hard beyond the business district. H Deffke of Fort Morgan visited Greeley and subscribed to the Tribune hoping to read a good paper next year.
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Greeley
H. Deffke
Fort Morgan
Mr. Deifke
Tribune
Judge Lindsey Addresses Greeley Graduates on Crime and Corruption
Denver Judge Ben B. Lindsey tells Greeley high school graduates that major criminals use money to buy influence. He denounces business interests that coerce public officials and judges, urges youth to choose honor and manhood, and remains hopeful for progress despite corruption.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Greeley High School
Lindsey
Supreme Court
State House
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Benedict
Saved by His Dog in Mill Fire
Civil War veteran William Shrove owed his life to his Seotech collie after a blaze destroyed the Evans flour mill, a four story brick building dating to the 1800s. The fire, whose origin is unknown, began early Tuesday and caused about 15,000 in damages. A stranger sleeping in the mill alerted Shrove, enabling escape before the structure was lost. The mill had not operated since 1904 and had just been sold to a new owner planning to resume this summer.
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William Shrove
Evans
Shrove
R. A. Gamble
Peraltas Defeated Again by Fort Collins Nine
In a Sunday ball game Fort Collins defeated the Peraltas 5 to 3 after a close, interesting contest. Gunn the Agricultural college star pitched for the visitors and dominated the action, while Mose Stone starred at first base for the Peraltas with sensational plays.
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Fort Collins
Peraltas
Greeley
Gunn
Agricultural College
Gumn
Mose Stone
Lid Clamps Sunday Sales in Greeley WCTU Crusade
The W C T U drives a Sunday closing order in Greeley affecting drug stores cigar shops and ice cream stands with police backing. City officials cite Mills Statutes for fines up to fifty dollars and prohibit Sunday trade except for drugs or hotel guest cigars. River works push toward rapid Poudre canal pipe laying with iron crossings already in place near Greeley and cost-saving survey changes noted.
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Greeley
Eugene Williams
Mills
Water Works Committee
Work Progressing on City Water Works
The water works project advances with the building for pipe manufacturing ready near the pumping plant. A delay in arriving machinery from the supplier stalls progress, while long lumber trains await storage. Contractors fear lumber may arrive before equipment, risking extra handling costs and fire hazards along the railroad right of way. About forty teams and laborers work on the settling basin at the intake.
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New City
City
Greeley School Closes for Summer as Faculty Plans roam
The district ends its term in Greeley with many teachers heading home for the summer. Staff scattered to Denver, Byers, Evans, Brush, Olathe, Glen Haven, Idaho, Minnesota, and other spots for rest, travel, or summer study, while some stay in Greeley or near Colorado points.
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Greeley
C. E. Carter
F. H. Merten
Byers
Colo
J. W. Lakin
Denver
Carena Lee
Fort Collins
Gertrude Preston
Iowa
State University
Iowa City
Gertrude Norris
Laura Stiles
Edith Gale
Etta Richardson
The
Normal
Carrie Fashbaugh
Evans
Helen Garrigues
Napa Wright
Elizabeth Miller
Olathe
Kansas
Ella French
Grace Filkins
Brush
Helen Kittie
St. Louis
Carrie Ellis
la Salle
Glenhaven
Estes Park
Carrie Ashby
Colorado Points
Ethel] Tate
Lakin
Far East
Kathryn Pressly
Alice Fuller
Salt Lake
Jennie Moffet
Edna West
Idaho
California
Luna Smith
Minnesota
Juanita Kendel
Jesse Fink
Mortimer Darling
Miss Thomas
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Ben Lindsey
Arnolds
Department of Colorado and Wyoming
Sons of Veterans
W. C. T. U. Crusade For
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