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"What does he mean?" (1904)
A correspondent from Pierce, Colorado is reprinted here in the Fort Collins Weekly Courier after he warns that Fort Collins and Greeley "not even to look toward Sodom." The Fort Collins papers suggests no one knows what the correspondent is talking…
"A paper without...sodomy and sacrilege...is said to be void of news" (1893)
An account on changes in the news industry that included mention of newspapers coverage of sodomy. The article appeared in the Greeley Tribune on April 6, 1893; however, the story was taken from the American Press Association and likely appeared in…
Dr. A.K. Foster preaches on Oscar Wilde and his "horrible crime" at Colorado State Teachers College (1923)
A visiting preacher to Colorado State Teachers College, in a sermon on "conscience" and "curiosity," discusses the "sex problems of today" of the United States and how Oscar Wilde's curiosity lead to his "horrible crime." Colorado State Teachers…
The role of Lady Macbeth, far too "unsexed" (1901)
A critical review of the three Shakespeare plays that competed in the Annual Content in Dramatic Representation at Colorado State Normal School, now known as the University of Northern Colorado. Of note, is the critique of the portrayal of Lady…
Woman "reprimanded" by police for "masquerading in men's attire" in Evans (1902)
The Greeley Tribune records an incident of an officer reprimanding a woman and her husband for gender impersonation while walking down the street. The woman claimed to have done the "masquerading" as a lark, but the offense was considered severe by…
Arrest of a "moral pervert" in Greeley (1909)
A brief account of the arrest of a young man as a "degenerate" and "moral pervert." While the specifics of his crime are not detailed in the account, both terms were used to describe those accused of sodomy and similar offenses in the early 20th…
Athletes of Colorado State Teachers College ask not to be called by effeminate names (1923)
A report from Colorado State Teacher College in Greeley, where the university's male athletes request sports writers in the state avoid referring to them by names like the "teachers" as they fear being seen as effeminate.
Greeley Tribune: Laramie a "gem of the Rockies" or Sodom? (1887)
An article on the boomtown of Laramie, Wyoming in 1887, highlighting the city's many opportunities, but also its failure to confront its rising moral challenges, particularly prostitution, drinking, and gambling. The metaphorical comparison to Sodom…
"The Dead Poet" published in the Greeley Tribune (1930)
This poem, written by Lord Alfred Douglas, a young man who had a torrid homosexual relationship with Wilde and eventually was the key witness in his arrest and incarceration for "gross indecency" in 1895, appears in full, without comment in the…
Greeley Dramatic Club performs "Lady Windermere's Fan" (1920)
An advertisement for a performance of Lady Windermere's Fan in 1920 by the Dramatic Club of Colorado State Teacher's College in Greeley, Colorado. Wilde's conviction for "gross indecency" in 1895 was by then long known, suggesting the choice to…