Union convention called and Colorado colony notes
Willard Teller called a Union Republican Convention in Denver at end of May for two delegates to the National Union Republican Convention in Philadelphia on June 5 1872. Weld County holds four delegates from 155 votes though the colony claims 500 votes. A Pueblo Chieftain critique mocks temperance zeal and praises growth around Greeley. The piece covers Centennial preparations, local lyceum talks, land sales, and regional industry plans in Colorado.
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Willard Teller
Denver
Philadelphia
Weld County
Evans
J. H. Pinkerton
J. L. Brush
Congress
Morrell
Pennsylvania
America
Old World
United States
Philadelphia City
Colorado
J. Marshall Paul
Pair Play
N.C. Meckeer
Greeley
Pueblo Chieftain
the Platte
Pueblo
Choral Union
Denver Passenger Transfer Company
Laramie
Longmont Bank
First National Bank
Ohio
New York Tribune
Eaton Brothers
Capt
Boyd
Livery Ee
New England
Union Colony and Greeley Town Growth Details
A historical note from the Advance Courier highlights Greeley Colorado as a temperance town with 600 residents in 1870, boasting churches schools shops and vast valley land irrigated by Cache la Poudre River. It reports on Union Colony’s land donations and a forthcoming flouring mill, plus mining and mountain tourism prospects and stock movements from Big Thompson to St Vrain.
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New York City
Platte
Rocky Mountains
Greeley
Colorado
Cache la Poudre
Pueblo
West
P. T. Barnin
Advance Courier
Union Colony
Col
N. ©. Meeker
Trisuse
The Disadvantages of Killing Skunks
A rural anecdote recounts using a Newhouse trap on a skunk, triggering a cascade of bad odors and social discomfort. The author notes widespread stink across stores, streets, and homes, affecting milk, clothing, and daily life, ending with a caution about the harms of trapping wildlife.
Independent Journalism the future of the press
Mr. Whitelaw Reid urges reform in journalism stressing responsibility for the printed word. He calls for end to slander and party bias, advocating independent journalism that serves justice and public trust, with Arthur Helps cited on press government relations. He contrasts historic growth in gunmaking with journalism’s need for principled independence.
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Whitelaw Reid
New-York Tribune
University of the City of New-York
St. Louis
Chicago
Indianapolis
Oshkosh
Press
New York
Arthur Help
Orfiele
Kew
Emerson
Ladies urged to plant flowers in Washington Park
A letter from Sarau M Born to the Tribune urges Greeley ladies to cultivate flowers in Washington Park and accept Mr Foster's premium. Born offers to compete for a prize and donate any winnings to the park opposite the Baptist Church. She notes her greenhouse is used for vegetables and requests broad support for park beautification.
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the Tribune
Greeley
Pam
Washington Park
Foster
Local notices and community events in Early Colorado
Mr Adams to preach at Methodist Church next Sunday. Evan Rea elected Town Board President. Parker front painted by Stein and Burchill. Literary Association meeting Friday at Methodist Church. Hay prices after snow blockade vary by location. Presbyterian ladies host social with tea cream and cake. Wild currant and service berry bushes received from D B Shaw of Livermore. Community plans to plant trees in Villa Park. Walter Buckingham reports flourishing Longmont colony with wheat prices and water supply. Monthly Sunday School Concert directed by Rev Thomas Cooper. Lincoln memorial meeting at Colony Hall draws large crowd and notable speakers.
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Adams
Evan Rea
Messrs Stein
Burchill
Parker
Literary Association
Central
Georgetown
Denver
Greeley
Presbyterian Church
Spruce Street
D. B. Shaw
Livermore
Rocky Mountain
G. H. Adams
M. C
Colorado Board of Emigration
Leavenworth
Missouri River
Kansas
Shattuck
Cooper
Congregational Church
Harrington
Villa Park
Denner
Walter Buckingham
Longmont
Terry
Temperance
Colony Hall
Thomas Cooper
Lincoln
Army and Navy Club
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Stlbury
Colorado Central
Lyceums
Max Clark
Hollister
Blackstone
Warren Chase
Miss West
Miss Washburn
Evangeline
J. P. Crawford
Brooklyn
Colony Land
Canal No. 3
Monroe Street
Highland
Clear Creek
L. K. Perrin
Acre
Stansbury
Swansea
Empire
Golden
Wales
Georgtown
Middle Park
Utah Valley
Central Pacific
J. D. Perry
Kansas Pacific
St. Louis Democrat
Missouri
Cornell University
State of
Illinois Indiis University
Champaign
A. P. Miller
Toledo Blade
Plains
Tribune
Georgetown Miner
Longmont Press
Big’ Thompson
St. Vrain Creek
Boulder
Coal Creek
G. J. Evans
Estes’ Park
Fox
Robbins
Boettcher’s
Newhouse
Oneida
Puck
Morning Mail
Marx
Post's
Welch
Lyceum
Pope
Arabia
Schools OF Journalism
Remington
Tlron
London Times
England
Government Ordinance Bureau
United States Army
Remington Armory
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