Weekly Leader notes Denver political theater and oddities
A feature list notes Jay Gould’s Union Pacific stake nearing twenty million, Denver’s two Democratic factions clashing, a Daily Greenbacker prospectus for August, and Sitting Bull’s year in showing his first name’s fit. It covers local scandals, the Cheyenne and Deseret club challenge, a Colorado College cornerstone ceremony, and Greenback sentiment in Colorado and Wyoming with talk of a state ticket and public lectures.
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Jay Gould
Union Pacific
Denver
Prospectus
Sitting Bull
Neilson
A. L. Dana
Eclipse Class Lesson Turns to Fire Prevention Debate
Ralph Rigby reports on an eclipse class with thirteen students using a variety of tools and a self styled map of the heavens. The narration shifts to a public plea urging railroad companies to adopt smoke and spark consuming flues or plowed fire breaks to prevent prairie fires along tracks and protect grazing lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
J. T. Clark
Denver Pacific
Colorado Central
NOT S50 BAD Defeat of the Reds Yesterday
Special Telegram to THE LEADER from Lake City dated July 27 reports a 14 to 12 loss for our boys against the Reds or Mormon nine of Salt Lake. About seven hundred spectators witnessed the game despite several players being sidelined by illness. Substitutes included Reed, Myers, and a stranger named Sears. The Deserets plan to travel to Cheyenne and Denver next month, with Cedar next stop unspecified.
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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 Along Rail Lines
The note warns fires from locomotive sparks are ruining winter grazing on rail corridors. Stockmen fear total pasture destruction as dry summer growth increases risk, recalling August and September prairie fires and urging precautionary measures.
Babbitt Buys Wyoming Stock Range in Cheyenne Venture
Col A T Babbitt of Detroit arrives in Cheyenne with fifty thousand dollars to invest in Wyoming cattle. He forms A T Babbitt & Co taking 2 250 head of cattle and ranch near Iron Mountain. A wealthy New York railroad figure backs the venture while Babbitt manages operations and plans summer residence in a fertile Laramie county range with abundant water and rich 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
Wyoming Summer Escapes Draw Visitors To Rawlins
A Rawlins letter praises Wyoming July climate and promotes summer tourism as a boon to the territory. Texas Jack leads a pleasure party exploring hunting and fishing areas near Rawlins while local business and cattle trade expand. A derailment fatality near Summit station, an attempted suicide at the depot, and a new two story drugstore building plans are noted along with a Dale Creek excursion by the Alert hose company, highlighting local enterprise and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Rawlins
Texas Jack
Wm. Hawley
Jones & Hawley
Pass Creek
Hawley
J. B. Adams
James France
Board of County Commissioners
M. E. Hocker & Co
Rankin
Alert Hose Company
Dale Creek
Cheyenne
Cation
Fifth Cavalry
Dale Creek Bridge
Cafton
Bluff
Dale City
Ute Supplies Secure Under Meeker Management
A report notes goods forwarded and the agent starting for the agency amid assurances of uninterrupted Ute supplies under Mr Meeker's management. No apprehension about shortages is expressed.
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Mr. Meeker
Eclipse Prophesied as Sun Blazes and Shadows Fade
The scene on the streets shows dim sunlight through smoked glass while people cluster to shield their eyes. Some believe the sun’s glow is a fraud, as a partial eclipse occurs and a few stars peek through briefly. The note ends with a claim that the next eclipse may be observed in 1900 from another side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luna
Glenn
Hill
Kansas Pacific Union Pacific consolidation and officer transfers
The article describes the unification of the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific under one management, with Col. C W Fisher transferred to the Union Pacific as middle division superintendent. It notes shifts among Kansas Pacific officers and highlights plans for expansion and competitive railway strategy led by Jay Gould, including Utah Northern extension and potential lines toward Snake River, Boise City, Walla Walla, and Yellowstone Lake.
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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
Utah
Port Neuf
Idaho Toll Road Company
Ranger
Prominent Remedies and Park Affairs Highlight 1878 Notices
The notices cover Brown’s Diarrhoea remedy and liver pills with claims of value for families, a Department of the Interior update on Yellowstone Park protection and new superintendent P W Norris, a scarce park-funding note, and advertised beauty and hygiene products. Also a reward for a missing bay mare from Duck Creek, Wyoming, offered by B Brewster & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Eureka
Cheyenne
New West
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Hoyt
Schurz
Department OF the Interior
Washington
Jan W. Hoyt
Wyoming Territory
P. W. Norris
Michigan
Duck Creek
Wyoming
B. Brewster & Co
Wyo
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Fort Collins
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Ed. Lewis
Greenhorn
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the Sun
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Tim Leader
Greenback
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Encke
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Algeiba
Thomas Forrester
Summit Station
Gee. Schlosser
M. E. Hocker
Snow
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Meeker
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