Seventh Avenue Proposition in City Scandal
Commentary accuses Denver-Laramie interests of acquiring right of way through seven blocks in Greely for a toy railroad and causing the city to lose fifty thousand dollars. It alleges city council pressure and private interests influenced decisions, closing streets and yielding public space to a railroad company.
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Alderman Adams
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Adams’ Push Sparks City Fare The Denver-Laramie Clash
The speaker recalls Adams who pressured the citizens’ ticket at the last spring election and harangued the city council to favor the Denver-Laramie project. The commentary laments loss of Seventh Avenue and warns of further concessions.
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Citizens
Denver-Laramie
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Avenue Rail Line Rights Spar Over City Council
Tribune editors fault Burlington for not being included with Denver Laramie as beneficiaries of the council’s generosity. Senator Clayton promises balanced settlement and public care, yet the council is criticized for not safeguarding city interests in granting Seventh Avenue rights of way.
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Seventh Avenue
Burlington
Denver-Laramie
Clayton
Eye for an eye in Peil murder case opinion
The article argues the Peil murder verdict reflects public sentiment against pardons for killers. It notes jurors from Weld county upheld the death sentence while Colorado saw forty three murders last year with only one hanging, many offenders receiving life or unknown outcomes.
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Fred Peil
George Kerber
Peil
Weld
Guiseppe Alia
Father Leo
St. Elizabeths Church
Denver
Taft Homeward After 10000 Mile Journey
President Taft returns from a long journey seen as aimed at understanding national needs. The trip highlighted forestry policy under Chief Forester Pinchot and drew ranchers’ ire over conservation measures favoring large ranchers, with complaints about displacement of small landholders.
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Taft
Gifford Pinchot
Koutt County
Knockers and Boosters: The Courage to Speak Truth
The piece argues that critics labeled knockers often drive progress by challenging practices like Greeley products. It notes many pioneers faced abuse yet later became boosters, urging weighing new viewpoints against traditional methods and respecting experienced voices in agriculture and community affairs.
The Master And The Ditch Digging Laborer
A short meditation on mastery and humility. A well-dressed iconoclast fails at manual work, learning that a laborer can outperform him in practical tasks. The piece argues that any man can be master in some aspect, regardless of status or intellect.
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Concord
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Seventh Street
Every Family Should Know This Receipt for Croup and Pneumonia
A home remedy recipe praises Vasaline and Phe Chi Oil as a chest and throat anointing treatment for croup or pneumonia. The note says the oil is imported and sold in sealed druggist packages in America. The Royal Neighbors held a regular meeting at the I C O F hall with one new member, Mrs. R L Hall Jr initiated.
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America
Royal Neighbors
I. C. O. F. Hall
R. L. Hall, Jr
Municipal Playgrounds Debate For City Investment
The piece weighs pros and cons of city funded playgrounds in dense districts. It questions current need in Greeley where many yards exist, argues funds might better serve pressing municipal priorities, and notes could await a wealthier treasury before establishing playgrounds.
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Greeley
Wealth and justice in Morse case cited in high court appeal
The article notes Charles W Morse, once a leading banker, was convicted of misappropriating funds from the National Bank of North America. Having failed to overturn the prison sentence, Morse appeals to the highest court seeking certiorari, arguing the trial court erred by exceeding a ten year term as prescribed by the relevant statute.
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National Bank of North America
Morse
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