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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
2
A prose piece discusses a child's developing speech as a plastic tool, cites playful phrases, and notes how language evolves. It then shifts to a bulletin on wolves and coyotes on western ranges, their diet shift from buffalo to cattle, and the high wolf bounty costs.
The piece notes sleep needs diminish from infancy to old age, with old age requiring far less than youth. It cites London Pall Mall Gazette and experiments showing early hours of sleep boost health and beauty. It also comments on automobiles replacing camels and burros in Nevada, road building by rich miners, and a Philadelphia man named Antonio Whataway warning against Wall Street. The piece ends with a remark on cheap German pianos sold in Constantinople on nine months’ credit.
The article argues aeroplanes will chiefly drop high explosives on ships and fortresses, potentially destroying fleets in docks. It warns that air bombardment could overturn naval dominance, forcing reconsideration of universal service and possibly making war practically impossible. The piece likens the idea to Vril in Lytton’s The Coming Race.
The piece argues that beauty, life, and art arise from regular, disciplined system. It contrasts orderly growth in nature with chaos, likens harvests to God’s notes, and cites David’s prayers to show daily, structured devotion. Systematic practice, not sudden inspiration alone, forms eloquence, poetry, philosophy, and civilization.
Advice on aging and diet urges moderation after age 30. It warns against heavy suppers, rich meats, and excess calories, noting fat people seldom reach old age. It promotes lean habits and gradual underfeeding to extend life, with young bodies still forming until early adulthood.
Edward Harriman president of Union Pacific was cross examined in Tombs court over the sale of the "Where Do I Stand" letter. He said another paper had a copy and that he informed the World would publish it after failed attempts to stop its use. He admitted apologizing to a paper, noting it was not paramount.
Dairy Commissioner James J. Girardet returns from Wisconsin with ideas to adopt its dairy and meat regulation methods in Colorado. Bishop cites encouragement for pure milk and wholesome meats, citing ordinances that align with state law. Denver’s model faces adoption by Boulder Fort Collins and others as diseased cows are culled and plants upgrade with modern equipment.
The Land Board sold about 1800 acres of state school lands in Conejos County near Antonito. Buyers plan canals to bring water from the Conejos and San Antonio rivers at an estimated cost of 25000 dollars. Land sold at 5 dollars per acre to James L. Richardson W D Carroll T D L Menke C V Moore W F McClure E R Marshall W B McClure W H Barlow Celestino Garcia W A Braiden Fritz Thies.
Longmont Colorado woman Miss Callahan recovers 2500 dollars worth of diamonds, earrings, and rings after a special delivery package arrives by train at 4 pm from an unconfirmed sender. Postmarks blurred. package labeled Omaha Ogden Railway Post Office. Jewelry stored in safety vault. initial fear of an infernal machine fades as relief and details are reported.
A Denver express package to the State Supreme Court contained a human skull with a bullet hole and bones, later identified as part of the Gerrette Haast murder case. The bones become exhibits in the appeal of Gerhardt Van Wyk, who is serving a life sentence. The case from Sterling District Court involves ninety nine errors and a possible writ of error to avoid immediate imprisonment pending Supreme Court review.
The United States Reclamation Service opens a Chicago purchasing and transportation office to cut West costs. Twenty nine projects. $46 million planned expenditure. over 2 million acres to be reclaimed. Last month freight bills reached $38,000. Anticipated savings exceed twenty percent as work spans thirteen states and territories from Kansas to the Pacific coast and includes Oklahoma Nevada and the Dakotas.
Boulder incident at Gamble field involves University of Colorado captain and senior law student Trudjian struck on the right temple by a fast batted ball. He sustained a fractured skull and was taken to University hospital for surgery.
Antonio Infanate, a Black resident of Santiago Cuba, died on April 24 at age 150. Born in 1757, he outlived most modern-record ages and retained his faculties until death, living nineteen years before the American Revolution began.
John Shire confessed to the murder of Maurice Caplan, a Denver auctioneer, after two years of wandering. He described entering Caplan’s home by a back door, demanding money, and shooting Caplan in the parlor as his family watched. He blamed delusions from whisky and cocaine and said he fled to a saloon where detectives pursued him but found no relief. Caplan, president of the Denver Auction Company, was killed during a robbery in his East Sixteenth Avenue home. Shire's motive centered on destitution and desire for Caplan’s money, including cash taken from the scene.
George L. Grover of 1317 Blake Street was brought from Loveland to the county hospital in Denver after a sunstroke left him violently insane. He recalls a brutal night in the mountains, fought attendants for liberty, and faces a serious condition with little hope of recovery. His illness began over a year ago after a timber-gang sunstroke in a mining camp, and his wife has kept him alive during fits of insanity.
Miss Agnes Loven twenty two of the Bronx, during laughing gas at Dr John Taylor’s office, leaped from the chair and hugged the dentist. Police intervened as the doctor struggled to free himself before she was removed and sent to a hospital.
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