14 Sep 1904
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1904
Page
1
A reported discord surrounds President Oyama as forces reinforce guard duties around the Russian cruiser Lena amid tensions. Naval units are placed on higher alert while political leadership weighs defensive options.
Wires from Houston report a plotted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt hatched in Spain and thwarted in Vera Cruz. An editor of the American World says a Spaniard who came to Mexico learned how to enter the United States and arrived September 5. The arrest occurred the same day. Details were kept quiet.
The European press report says Roosevelt seeks to force Russia to treat Jews properly and claims Washington argues Russian Jews naturalized in the United States escape laws. The article denies any extraterritorial rights and asserts America cannot dictate foreign entry qualifications.
Rome correspondent reports a telegram from the chief of staff stating Field Marshal Oyama will receive 100000 men and 221 guns by the first of next week in reply to a request for aid.
In San Francisco on September 14 fears arise that Japanese in the city may imitate the Russian cruiser incident as U S vessels bear onlookers and monitor the situation for safety and order amid renewed wartime tensions.
The Tribune reports Prince Bismark is suffering from a severe liver cancer and is rapidly declining, with his condition described as acute and imminent. The article notes his sinking state and ongoing deterioration.
Reports from Mukden and Yang say weather is poor while Kuropatkin prepares 150000 troops to defend Mukden and another 150000 along the Hun River. In Cleveland a drowned man is found tied to a bag near the river, identified as Robert Lowry of Colorado.
The Brit liner Minerva departed Ibralter for Tangiers amid reports that the Sultan of Morocco agreed to British demands. The move follows ongoing diplomatic exchanges and signals a step toward compliance with the British position.
A brawl resulted in men biting and tearing ears and noses in a foreign colony. Doors were smashed and windows broken. Nineteen men were arrested this morning in Wheeling on September 14.
The prize court released the British steamer Calchan and the neutral portion of its cargo after three months. Russian naval representatives opposed the release, while the owners had awaited a decision.
The Democratic and Populist congressional convention for the second Kansas district meets in Clathee. F Houtchins of Kansas City Kansas is favored to head the ticket.
S A Klein of Klein & Waggoner grocery was paid with a bogus Union bank check for $17.20 by a hobo-looking man buying a $2 pair of shoes. The check claimed to be from S P Howell to L P Harris and bore Harris’s endorsement in the same handwriting. Union Bank confirmed the check was fake.
George McAfee son of Mr and Mrs Sam McAfee was kicked in the face by a horse on S R Faris farm near Peckham. He suffered a deep cut above the right eye requiring several stitches by Dr Miller who treated him after the incident last Saturday.
Two full carloads of Normal school students arrived this morning from the south. Some were new, others had spent a season here before. The seasoned students were greeted by peers who hurried to grab band boxes and grips before the fair owner could land, while the newcomer hesitantly scanned the station to choose her path.
The county commissioners allotted 50 to cover gathering an exhibit for the state fair to be held September 26 to 30 in Pueblo. J K Topping president of the State Fair association was in town Wednesday promoting the fair. Spear, vice president of the association, oversees the local effort as they seek farm products for display.
The Greeley Reds suffered a 9 0 defeat on Sunday as the Cottrells plated nine runs while the Reds were shut out. The lopsided game left Greeley with a quiet offensive day.
Rev W Parry-Thomas D D of Laverne Rock county Minnesota has been called to the Episcopal church of this city and moved with his family to the rectory adjoining. Dr Parry-Thomas is a Welshman by birth educated in England and comes highly recommended with the regret of his departure felt by his former congregation at Luverne.
Report notes a formal endorsement within political ranks aligning with Churchill's agenda. Observers say the move consolidates leadership and signals unity among party figures.
The Weld county Republican convention in the district court room adjourned for a park dinner for about 250 delegates under a Churchill led plan. Nominations moved for sheriff Ben Florance, judge Chas Southard, treasurer Geo Statler, and other county posts with multiple ballots and acclamations. The Normal school opened with around 700 students and welcomes new faculty and expanded labs.
County superintendent reports a prosperous Weld County school year with 84 districts, two new ones No. 62 and No. 63, total enrollment 5410, nine month terms common, average 177 days for graded schools, 168.4 days rural, 172 teachers with over half trained from standard colleges.
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