This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
3
An exploration of locusts as a food source across cultures and eras. Highlights include their status as luxury and staple, ancient markets in Athens, Nineveh depictions, and an account by P L Simmonds on preparing locust broth from Calopteri to resemble beef broth.
The House of Commons passed on first reading a bill for two new universities in Ireland with complete religious liberty. The measure, 307 to 24, aims to improve education access and allow pupils to attend public schools without reverence to religious exercises, potentially reducing need to study abroad.
Boston hosts a yearly New Voters festival at Faneuil Hall aimed at inspiring patriotism through poetry and prose. The event, nonpartisan, lauds the flag and discusses cleansing civic corruption while urging elimination of public evils. Supporters say it could improve newcomers to voting.
Some fault-finding voices condemn 500 New Yorkers who debated poverty over a $10 plate dinner. Critics note guests wore costly jewels and wonder if giving to the poor would do more good, while others praise the spectacle as a test of public sentiment.
The piece notes a gun claimed to carry a large shell between London and Paris, suggesting warfare could become a mathematical targeting exercise. It also reports Bengali language shorthand, and the German emperor hinting at a salary raise as king of Prussia.
A new chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution organized in Colorado Springs with about fifty members. Henry Trowbridge elected president. A Colorado business expansion wave includes a Montrose Ouray Delta and Mesa alfalfa product mill project and several bank openings with named leaders.
Colorado Springs reports a dramatic discovery at the Portland mine, No 2 shaft, 1500-foot level. A new vein, separate from upper bodies, is described as larger and richer than the bonanza veins, signaling a historic, potentially transformative find for Cripple Creek mining.
In Suva Fiji the American fleet accepts an invitation to visit. Daily White House letters urge President Roosevelt to run again. The Senate swiftly passes a $163,053,000 pension bill with no changes. A cavalry chief post is recommended by a cavalry committee. Pike's Peak weather station funding remains in the agricultural bill. Fort Russell Wyoming contracts amount to nearly $600,000, awarded to Colorado firms. An amendment seeks $75,000 for express charges on silver dollars. Panama duty orders sent three star U.S. Military Academy graduates to the Isthmus. London mail theft in New York involves $500,000 in securities. Relief tents for 2,500 people requested for Mississippi sufferers. Senate debate centers on four battleships with Pacific security and a potential clash with Japan. A petition for Captain Van Schaick's pardon circulates. Hale outlines naval strengths for Pacific and Atlantic fleets. Sundry civil bill allocates funds for Fort Logan, Leadville hatchery, Mesa Verde protections, and Fort Russell barracks.
The Colorado Republican convention in Pueblo nominated delegates for Chicago and adopted a platform endorsing Roosevelt and Taft. It praised Gov. Henry Buchtel's administration, endorsed Guggenheim in the Senate, and urged Denver’s Horace Phelps ticket, stressing party unity and future victories.
Frank Kiser of Boulder Colorado was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury after a weeklong trial. The case involved the August 10 1907 Colorado and Southern depot explosion when Kiser and accomplice John W Reeve set fire to a boxcar triggering dynamite blasts that killed three people and caused $250000 in damages. A motion for a new trial was filed.
Cripple Creek district and valley mills and smelters handled 64 023 tons valued at 1 340 50 in April, up from March 61 062 tons valued at 1 385 177. Allied mines report 1 875 cars shipped to valley mills in April, a record high and up 17 cars from March.
Denver hosts a May school on scriptural mind cure from May 18 to 29 at Central Christian Church. Rev. W. W. McArthur leads instruction for seekers of the new science, with Denver ministers watching eagerly for results that could guide other churches.
Senior class at State Normal School of Colorado to Porto Rico and the Philippines for teaching next fall. Commissioner Dexter of Porto Rico seeks all willing seniors. California boards request kindergarten teachers. Oregon, Washington seek 100 graduates. New Mexico, Arizona expect 200. Local civic groups plan a large Fourth of July celebration. Ranch sale near Delta for 40000. sugar beet history tied to St. Louis fair. Argentine Central railroad work near Georgetown to resume passenger service June 1.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.