Download e-book for kindle: Greeley: 1916: News from the original pages of the Greeley by Mike Peters

The Greeley Tribune and Greeley Republican have been as soon as opponents, till the papers merged in 1913, and have become the Greeley Tribune-Republican, which was once the most newspaper in Greeley a hundred years in the past. At one time, the Tribune corporation placed out one other newspaper, the Greeley Democrat. It didn’t final long.
One hundred years in the past this was once a really diverse position, in many ways. Greeley used to be a city of under 10,000 humans, autos have been on the town quite a few years, and the USA used to be at the verge of war.
In 1916, the good struggle in Europe was once flaming, and subsequent yr – in 1917 – that clash might develop into global warfare I while the U.S. joined.
But in Greeley, prior to America’s access into that warfare, Greeley was once thriving with agriculture. there have been debates approximately even if teenagers lower than 10 will be at school, or out within the fields, identifying sugar beets.
Every 3 households in Greeley owned an “automobile machine,” and police have been busy gazing to make sure humans saved the rate restrict on the town – 12 mph.
Police had a few significant issues of chickens working free in all places city, and just about all of the arrests have been for males being under the influence of alcohol in public, simply because prohibition used to be a powerful strength in Greeley. while there have been many arrests for bootlegging and promoting liquor.
Across the rustic, girls hadn’t received the vote, yet they can in Colorado. in spite of the fact that, it was once now not even thought of lady may well run for office.
People acknowledged they hated the presidential election in 1916 as a result of lies, half-truths and name-calling. a few issues by no means change.
The tales and ads during this ebook have been taken from weekly occurrences within the 1916 Greeley Tribune-Republican newspaper.