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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
2
Helen Gould plans 100000 acres near Greeley Colorado sold in small tracts with $100000 for implements seed and fencing. Buyers must prove fitness, gain instruction and library access. sanitation overseen by experts as shiftless residents are weeded out.
The piece argues that a wife must master housekeeping as a life profession with serious preparation, likening marriage to professional training. It questions whether it is fair for a woman to assume this role with minimal or no formal training, contrasting it with men’s readiness to prepare.
Columbia University in New York will establish a mathematical museum anchored by the collection purchased for the university by former President Seth Low from the 1893 Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition. The display will include models by Dr. Martin Schilling and pieces from Prof. Weiner and Dr. G. Coradi, plus related instruments.
The War Department directs an army officer to travel by horseback from Portland Oregon to New York suggesting a reaction to lengthy railroad accident reports.
The article surveys the North Pole lure, arguing exploration yields vast value from Arctic ventures and fisheries. It cites Gen. Greely on $1.2 billion in Arctic returns and notes ownership would hinge on discovery, while the pole may be water open to all, not a new continent.
Secret service and police staged elaborate precautions to protect President Roosevelt at the Jamestown Tercentennial. Troops, half a hundred agents, and detectives guarded the grounds as reports spread of a Chicago anarchist linked to the plan. No incident marred the visit.
A nature essay likens the wardrobe of women's gowns to the great book of nature. It argues that color and harmony in dress lift mood, with spring depicted as gentle and real rather than poetical. The piece urges designers to draw ideas from nature, noting nature’s mantle never goes out of fashion.
Chicago reports Mrs. Yerke s Mizner widow of Charles T. Yerkes has filed for absolute divorce from Wilson Mizner of San Francisco and New York. Cruelty and desertion are cited with possible statutory charges and a financial settlement may end the matter without contest.
Fay King, 1 ½ years old, of Studleigh Kansas, lies near death in Longmont Colorado from ptomaine poisoning after a prank at a grading camp. He was fed alcohol as a joke, then fell ill after consuming ice cream and candy. The poisoning is blamed on the ice cream mixed with residual alcohol. King’s mother has been summoned.
The coroner's jury reported Walter Notman fire boss at the Midway coal mine died from his own carelessness. He entered a mine pocket where accumulated gas and an exposed light caused an explosion, burning his body beyond recognition.
Elbert N. Case of Mesa County sues Ida D. Case for divorce alleging harassment by spirit readings claiming the Indian chief spirit hovered around them and that she was found sitting on another man’s knee. Ida D. Case files a cross complaint denying all claims.
Colorado roundup reports farmers in Trinidad exploring theory farming. Fort Collins graduates to new era. a double railroad track is planned between Canon City and Florence. Gen. Palmer ships shrubs to Canon City for state park. coal country, winter snows, and wrecks appear amid development talks. Miss Jane Addams to speak at Boulder graduation. Morgan and Santa Fe interests acquire coal lands south of Trinidad in a large tract via Wooten Land and Fuel Company.
In Bellevue near Fort Collins Colorado a charivari party harassed Mrs N 8 West and pepper was thrown into her eyes by a youth amid rock throwing. Doctors fear she may lose sight and authorities seek the assailant amid local feuds over land lines.
The University regents authorize drawings and bids for a 25000 shop building at the College of Engineering funded by a 100000 appropriation. Located on the girls hockey field, the 181 by 93 foot structure will feature a saw tooth roof for ample light and allow future additions. The facility aims to relieve crowding and serve freshmen in a premier western technical school.
Harry Hannen seventy one, former five and ten store owner from San Francisco, fired five shots at Santa Fe Night Watchman Boyd in La Junta depot after being asked for a ticket. Wounded man grazed temple. Hannen arrested and sentenced to twelve days for carrying concealed weapon. may face charges of attempted murder as police plan to file.
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