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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
6
The piece traces Roumania's land question from serfdom to emancipation in 1864, detailing peasant struggles for title to land, fuel and grazing rights loss, and dependence on moneylenders. It notes high taxes, tenant leases, and growing calls for reform and possible remission of heavy taxes.
Alexander Graham Bell predicts rapid airship travel to Europe within a short time. He notes the telephone's impact on daily life and jokes about patent barriers around Wright brothers’ flying machine. The piece envisions doors opening for global travel and mocks liner or cattle boat crossings until invention is released.
An appeal to restore St Michael and All Angels at Dartmoor reveals a history tied to Napoleonic wars. The church sits atop England’s highest village, set in a moorland parish of 60 000 acres, built by French and American prisoners of war whose graves still surround the site.
The columnist laments wars harming common people and imagines a world where only rulers fight. They note Japan’s new 18,500 ton battleship Aki and plans for two more 21,600 ton ships with heavy metal discharges, casting doubt on why anyone fears naval arms races.
Seven girls of the Hood peninsula Babaka tribe perform the Irupi dance. They walk up and down swinging a cord about three feet long, to which a small nested bag is attached.
Reports from across Colorado describe E. E. Phelps dying after his breakdown as conductor near Debeque, Boulder laborer William Fink's rescue from a cavern, Whitlow family tragedy at Eaton, and a coroner’s censure of Burlington for defective brakes. Other items include a Grand Junction boy severely injured by dynamite, Canon City officials rescued from river, and plans to form a Pueblo National Guard company.
John Clay of Chicago lauds Colorado agriculture as the state’s key resource and urges targeted farmer migration from high-priced Midwestern lands. He envisions Denver as a future center for livestock, packing, and feed stock exchange, linking Western ranges with national markets and spurring population growth.
The Conejos Reservoir Company will sue in federal court to block new U S land office orders denying Colorado irrigation schemes that use the Rio Grande and its tributaries for water supply. The suit seeks a reservoir site on the Conejos River, fourteen miles from Conejos town.
Following a recent Legislature act signed by the governor, the geology professor at the State University becomes state geologist and heads a state geological survey. The survey will study Colorado’s geology and mineral resources, map resources, publish reports and bulletins for schools, and work with the State Bureau of Mines on joint projects.
Denver firms push major power and railway tenders in 1908. Joseph A. Osner lands contracts to build an Englewood to Roxborough Park electric line via Littleton with completion targeted by August 1. The Great Western Railway Co. contracts fourteen miles Officer to Windsor for linking lines. Large reservoir and power plant works near Sulphur Creek will employ hundreds as Northern and Eastern Colorado power rivals contest the field.
Carbondale Colorado faces a public uproar as Miss Alice Cooper, sculptor, and Cedar Rapids attorney H N Hubbard shelter at a ranch with the girl's mother. Mrs Wilson insists a two year marriage exists while relatives stay reticent. Rumors of villa plans and a death mask origin accompany disputed ties.
In Taunton Massachusetts a string of lost money bills appears on Main Street as shop girl Nellie Healy and policeman Morris recover portions of cash. Captain Walker and James McMahon also retrieve bills before Mrs Chambers identifies a missing seven dollars and a dispute over ownership unfolds. The tale ends with Mrs Chambers reclaiming funds and rewards paid to Miss Healy.
In San Francisco Abe Ruef pleaded guilty before Judge Dunne to the conspiracy charge tied to bribery of city supervisors. Ruef appeared weak and discouraged after a lengthy investigation led by District Attorney Langdon and his team.
In spring, the nation reflects on Memorial Day as a solemn pause and a celebration of life. The dead are honored with processions and flags while inspiring belief in zeal and faith to achieve noble ends. Hearts of heroes rest in sanctified ground as names are called with flowers and "Dead upon the field of honor."
Multitudes gather at Arlington National Cemetery for Decoration Day ceremonies. Ex-union officers and soldiers, many aged, join patriotic groups to honor fallen defenders, continuing a 38 year tradition sparked in 1868.
The text recalls Andersonville Ga as the largest Confederate prison holding 33 114 on Aug 8 1864 with 12 912 deaths about 28 percent. Elmira N Y held 11 916 prisoners with 2 994 deaths about 25 percent. It notes mass burials, Memorial Day focus by the Woman's Relief Corps, and ongoing new graves each year.
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