Airship flights planned at Greeley county fair
The Mathewson airship arrives in Greeley and will fly at Island Grove park on Saturday and Sunday after 3 PM. Flights require 300 feet altitude and five minutes airborne. Admission to grandstand 50 cents, tent exhibit 25 cents, expert on site to explain the machine.
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Greeley
Island Grove Park
Eighth Avenue
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
County Fair Association
Mathewson
Longmont
Fair Association
Charles Thompson
Denver
Fairgrounds
Eighth Street
Weld County
Romance and Death in a Mexican Lover Tale Near Greeley
Luz Luna, a young Mexican man, was found dead in a shed 15 miles west of Greeley with a revolver in his hand and a note in Spanish from a woman blaming him for being worthless and urging suicide. A second note in Luna’s pocket addressed to Albino Cortez suggests a doomed romance and a fatal acceptance of departure.
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Luz Luna
Greeley
Luna
Senor
Albino Cortez
Republicans Face Widespread Corruption Critiques Ahead of Campaign
Washington on October 23 Republicans fear tough answers to charges of corruption incompetence and maladministration raised by Democratic investigative committees. Probes across the Pure Food Bureau steel trust state department and navy yard reveal misused funds lax bookkeeping and hidden costs amid calls for honest investigations.
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Washington
Moss
Pure Food Bureau
Dr. Wiley
Stanley
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
State Department
Committee On Expenditures
Navy Department
Washington Navy Yard
Caere
Take Your Common Colds Seriously
Common colds severe and frequent lay the foundation of chronic nose and throat disease and may lead to bronchitis pneumonia and consumption. For all coughs and colds in children and adults take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly from Gilbert Bros three stores Park Place Opera House Block Sterling Building.
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Foley
Gilbert Bros
Park Place
Opera House
Sterling Building
Taft attacked as Progressive rally opens campaign
Chicago October 20. Progressive Republicans deride President Taft while pledging to elect La Follette. Senators Clapp Crawford Lorimer attack Taft and the judiciary as they urge recall and recall related reforms with public unrest at the meeting.
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Chicago
Taft
Republican Party
la Follette
Clapp
Minnesota
Crawford
South Dakota
Arizona
Congress
United States
Republic
Charles E. Merriam
Rudolph M. Patterson
Stephenson
Lorimer
Merriam
Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Proprieter Search Leads to Cache of Whiskey in Hearse
Police raid on Mansion livery barn uncovers five quarts of liquor in a hearse and 24 empty quart cases buried under the floor. No arrests. owner William Collins had reported possible hidden liquor but could not find it. Police suspect a sub rosa liquor operation and confiscate the booze for city stockroom.
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Greeley
Mansion
William Collins
Precision in a Midwest daily reporter prank
The proof-reader famed for meticulous propriety is tested by a desk note about Willie Brown burned by live wire. A quip asks the “west end of a boy” and is answered with a dawn image about the sun setting, reflecting a sharp newsroom joke from Ladies' Home Journal.
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Willie Brown
West End
Elive Wire
Ladies’ Home Journal
Needlecraft club gathers at Browne home for meeting
Mrs. J. W. H. Browne entertained the Needlecraft club of about a dozen congenial ladies at her home on Thursday afternoon. Outside guests included Mrs. J. H. Rowe Mrs. T. F. Cahill and Mrs. M. Owens of Kansas City. Late in the afternoon refreshments were served.
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J. W. H. Browne
Needlecraft Club
J. H. Rowe
T. F. Cahill
M. Owens
Kansas City
Greeley Welcome for W. A. Cannon and Brother Best
W A Cannon has returned to Greeley after a visit with relatives in Kansas City. He spent the summer traveling the west and northwest and stayed several weeks. Pleased with the town he plans an indefinite stay. He was accompanied by his brother Best on the return.
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Greeley
W. A. Cannon
Kansas City
Mr. Cannon
Best
Ministers Return From Presbyterian Synod Visit
Rev. George Keithley and Rev. Miller Lyle of Cripplereek and Rev. Mr. Robinson of Longmont have left the Thompson home after attending the Presbyterian synod. They had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Thompson.
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George Keithley
Miller Lyle
Cripplereek
Mr. Robinson
Longmont
R. D. Thompson
Presbyterian Synod
Mid week dance opens series by Wilson orchestra
The Wilson orchestra staged the first mid week dance at Camfiela hall last night. Despite the storm a good crowd attended, enjoying the program and the lively social evening.
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Wilson
Camfiela Hall
City updates car registration rules in new ordinance
The city clerk announces a new ordinance affecting motor vehicle registration. About 515 cars in Greeley will require added details such as make engine number style and horsepower, with pamphlets mailed to owners and compliance expected soon.
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Greeley
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Sumner Buried Here After Breckenridge Death
Mrs. Sumner arranged for private interment at Linn Grove cemetery with the body arriving from Breckenridge. Mr. Sumner, a former schoolteacher who studied at the Normal in Greeley, died last March in Breckenridge after spending years in the area.
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Sumner
Greeley
Breckenridge
Linn Grove Cemetery
Mrs H A Irons Dies at 52 in Greeley Home
Mrs May Irons wife of H A Irons died at noon today at the family home 1128 Eleventh street after years as an invalid. She was 52 and had lived in Greeley 16 years with prior years near Kersey. Survived by husband and daughter Miss Blanche. Body to be taken to Morrie Illinois for burial beside her parents.
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May Irons
H. A. Irons
Eleventh Street
Blanche
Mr. Irons
Morrie
Ill
Kick Against Evans Council
Evans citizens plan a protest meeting over a special council vote on a ten mill levy to fund Evans ditch maintenance. They note only five attended and the measure passed 8 to 2, insisting the levy benefits farmers and truck gardeners nearby and not Evans taxpayers. A protest meeting is planned to seek rescission.
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Evans
Denver Laramie & Northwestern fixes winter train timetable
The Denver Laramie and Northwestern will implement a new winter timetable on October 22. Trains depart Denver at 8 10 a m 1 p m and 4 30 p m daily and leave Greeley at 8 a m 10 80 a m and 3 15 p m daily with Sunday service matching weekday timings.
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Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Denver
Greeley
Wayne Grubb and Wife Visit Relatives in Greeley
Advocates Wayne Grubb and his wife, of Rushland Ore, spend the day with Mr and Mrs C H Wolfe in Greeley while traveling west after months visiting the south and east. Grubb, a dairy farmer, notes profits from dairying and urges increased dairy output for continued prosperity. He is a cousin of Eugene Grubb, noted potato expert from Carbondale Colo.
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Wayne Grubb
Rushland, Ore
Greeley
C. H. Wolfe
Grubb
Eugene Grubb
Carbondale
Colo
Weekend House Party Hosts Reunion At Their Home
Mr and Mrs D C Royer entertained a weekend house party with relatives. Attending were Mrs Royer’s sisters Laura Murchison of Greeley Nannie Murchison and Hettie Murchison of Wheat Ridge and their brother Roy R Murchison with wife and baby from Longmont. Guests arrived Saturday and left today.
Lupton Starts New Town Hall Construction
Begin New Town Hall Fort Lupton Oct 20 Work on Lupton's new town hall began yesterday morning. The one story brick building will cost 4000 dollars and may be finished in six weeks.
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Fort Lupton
Lupton
Dying Woman Pleads To Save Her Children
Mrs. Carline Judkins, aided by an attorney from Greeley, rushed eastward on a Chicago flyer as her husband, a wealthy young man, abandoned the family. Despairing, she sought help to prevent him from taking their children, fearing the father’s threat to kill.
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Carline Judkins
Greeley
Chicago
Mar
Reed
Entertain With Pretty Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Thayer Gale
Mrs. EB R Thayer Gale hosted a stylish luncheon in a former street home. The spacious rooms were decorated with lace and bright red seed pearls as guests dined in six elaborate courses served at small tables and a larger central table.
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EB. R. Thayer Gale
B. F. Johnson Fezer
J. B. Phillip P. Henderson
Har
William Mayher
Delbridge
Mra
Isabel
Mrs R Houghton Visits Daughter in Denver
Mrs R Houghton returned home to Denver on Wednesday after visiting her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R, KR
Houghton
Churchill
Denver
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