Denver Weekly Leader Notes Greenback Rise and Local Happenings
The Denver weekly Leader surveys a winter outlook, stock holdings in Union Pacific, and political tensions between Democratic papers. It mentions Sitting Bull in Denver, a Chinaman’s alleged crime, league baseball rankings, a large freight shipment for Little Missouri, a potential lecture by Mrs. Theodore Tilton, a Cushman scandal portrait, and the Fort Collins Colorado State Agricultural College cornerstone. Greenback sentiment grows in Colorado and Wyoming, with calls for a new state ticket and party power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Union Pacific
Denver
Prospectus
Sitting Bull
Neilson
A. L. Dana
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Providence
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Chas. Hecht
Little Missouri
Theodore Tilton
Maine
California
Wm. H. Cushman
Georgetown
Colo
Colorado State Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Hart
J. C. Shattuck
Wyoming
Territories
Potter
Pittsfield, Mags
My Eclipse Class with Ralph Rigby and Fire Threats
A narrative describes an eclipse lesson by Ralph Rigby with thirteen students and a diverse teaching apparatus. The piece blends comic and vivid astronomy terms with a plan to observe the eclipse and notes a looming prairie fire threat caused by locomotives. It concludes with a call for railroad companies to adopt fire prevention measures such as spark-flue systems and wide fire-breaks along tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rigby
Encke
Sol
Sagittarius
Deneb
Zosma
Algeiba
Not S50 BAD Defeat of the Reds Yesterday
A July 27 report from Lake City notes the Mormon nine of Salt Lake defeated the Reds 14 to 12 before about seven hundred spectators. Key players were sidelined by illness, with Reed and Myers among substitutes. Deserets plan to travel to Cheyenne and Denver after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Crry
Reds
Mormon Nine
Salt Lake
Jones
Gannett
Seymour
Topping
Reed
Myers
Deseret Nine
Sears
Deserets
Cheyenne
Denver
Sox
Save Our Winter Grazing Fires From Locomotives
The article warns that large winter grazing lands are burned by locomotive sparks, costing stockmen their pastures. It urges strict precautions as dry summer growth increases fire risk along railroad lines and beyond, recalling past prairie fires in late summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
J. T. Clark
Denver Pacific
Colorado Central
Stock growths lure Detroiter to Cheyenne purchase
Col. A. T. Babbitt of Detroit travels to Wyoming where he studies herds and ranges then buys 2,250 head of cattle with ranch near Iron Mountain. He partners with a wealthy railroad man from New York, to form A. T. Babbitt & Co, and plans to base operations in the Laramie county highland valley with ample water, grass, and shelter for year round grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Detroit
A. T. Babbitt
Col. Babbitt
Messrs
Henry
W. F. Swan
A. T. Babbitt & Co
Iron Mountain
Empire State
Wm. Hawley
Jones & Hawley
Pass Creek
Hawley
J. B. Adams
James France
Board of County Commissioners
Wyoming Summer Appeal Aims to Bring Tourists to Rawlins
A Rawlins letter urges inviting visitors to Wyoming for summer tourism to boost business and settlement. A pleasure party led by Texas Jack explores north and south of Rawlins for hunting and fishing. An excursion train to Dale Creek by the Alert hose company attracts about 200 riders to view the famous Dale Creek Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Rawlins
Texas Jack
Alert Hose Company
Dale Creek
Cheyenne
Cation
Fifth Cavalry
Dale Creek Bridge
Cafton
Bluff
Dale City
No apprehension about Utes getting supplies under Meeker
The passage notes goods forwarded and a move toward the agency by an individual, with assurance that Ute Indians will receive supplies under Mr Meeker's management. It emphasizes confidence in logistics and ongoing efforts at the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Forrester
Summit Station
Gee. Schlosser
M. E. Hocker
Snow
Forrester
Rawlins
Mr. Meeker
Mr. St. Pa
Leon
Eclipse Gloom Covers City Streets in 1900 Forecast
Residents describe a pale sun through smoky glass as a rough fraud since the sun never fully hides. A few stars and chickens peek out briefly while some predict observing the next eclipse in 1900 from a different vantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luna
Consolidation of Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific Directors
The union of the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific under shared management moves officers, with Col. C. W. Fisher shifted to lead the Union Pacific middle division from North Platte to Laramie to avert winter blockades and summer washouts. Salt Lake City reports on Utah Northern expansion toward Snake River and plans for branches to Boise City and Yellowstone Lake, led by Jay Gould to open western routes and challenge eastern rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific
Chicago
Dillon
Jay Gould
Clark
Col
C. W. Fisher
Colorado
Col. Fisher
North Platte
Neb
Laramie
Wyo
Salt Lake
Pacific
Montana
Snake River
Boise City
Walla Walla
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington Territory
Yellowstone Lake
West
Idaho
Gould
Brown's Panacea Excerpt and Yellowstone Park Dispatches
Advertisements for Brown's Amhili ous Liver Pills and Eureka Ague Pills claim cures for diarrhoea and ague. Government notice details P W Norris appointed superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and funding limits. Also notes praise for Glenn's Sulphur Soap and Hill's Hair Dye, with a reward for a missing bay mare from Duck Creek, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Hoyt
Schurz
Department OF the Interior
Washington
Jan W. Hoyt
Wyoming Territory
P. W. Norris
Michigan
Glenn
Hill
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Ed. Lewis
Greenhorn
Lewis
the Sun
Leader
Tim Leader
Greenback
Emaper
Greenbacks
M. E. Hocker & Co
Rankin
Meeker
White River
Dale Creek Excursion
Jay
Utah
Port Neuf
Idaho Toll Road Company
Ranger
Brown
Eureka
New West
C. Schllnrz
Duck Creek
B. Brewster & Co
Manu
Jou
Los
Lake
Gerald
Mr. I
York Por
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