Hard Times and Hope in Greeley Settlements
The piece reflects on hard times in Greeley with many facing ruin yet some recover through steady effort. It notes dead work for irrigation canals and fencing costing about 150000 dollars, land value increases, and a potential rise in town property. It compares national distress after the war with local resilience and expects improvement by next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
America
Jay Cooke
Indianapolis
Missouri
Currency quarrel shows deep party split and specie shortage
The article argues the currency debate is not a party issue and notes the shortage of specie, with Treasury reporting only nine million on hand to pay bond interest. It mentions Congress repealing the resumption act and calls for a practical paper currency. It also covers Mrs Maxwell's exhibit at the Centennial and her reception by science society, highlighting a rare female member among fossil specialists and details of the Academy of Natural Science building in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Hendricks
Republican
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
General Butler
Greeley
Maxwell
Philadelphia
Colorado
Kansas
Academy of Natural Science
Society
Arch Street
Kansas-Colorado
Smith
Philadelphia Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dom Pedro
Boulder News
Colorado gold camps and reform era notes fill front pages
The column surveys booming coal and gold regions, rail arrivals, and political shifts. It notes Mrs Maxwell as a possible honorary member, Denver Rio Grande Railway progress at El Moro, and Huerfano coal interests with coke yields and Utah Nevada demand. It reports Colorado statehood, Golden School of Mines, and new oil stoves. Presidential tax records and Hayes Tilden debate are cited. Indian conflicts near Crook and Terry, Yellow stone forts, low Yellowstone water, river steamers, and Deadwood mining reports describe abundant ore with Clara No 1 2 4 veins and high daily yields. prospecting, etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and
Rio Grande R. A
el Moro
Trinidad
Huerfano Independent
Denver
Union Pacific
Utah
Nevada
Crow Indian Curly describes Custer battle now survivor tale
Curly, the sole surviving Crow from Custer's group, recounts the fight with Sioux, detailing Custer's movements, the river crossing, and the operations around the village. He claims more Indians died than white men, and describes Custer's final moments and the fate of officers and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curly
Custer
Ile
Reno
Lieut
Cook
Calhoun
Carly
Oweuseral
Terry
Denver Tribune
Fifth Annual National Agricultural Congress in Philadelphia
The fifth annual session of the National Agricultural Congress will meet Sept 12–14 1876 at the Judges Pavilion International Exhibition Grounds Philadelphia with an evening session at Belmont Hotel. Delegates are invited from agricultural societies colleges boards and clubs. communications to the Ames Iowa College secretary before Sept 1, then Belmont Hotel Philadelphia. W C Fraga president and G E Morrow secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Agricultural Congress
Judges
International Exhibition Grounds
Philadelphia
Belmont Hotel
Boards of Agriculture
Granges
United States
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Iowa
Lim
41St
Oregon Streets
W. C. Fraga
Moro
Illinois
G. E. Morrow
Towa
Government drives manpower to front. Indians and whites taxed
The piece argues the government allocates troops to the front to bolster white chances of victory, while the War Department rejects frontier soldiers. It admits past injustices in Indian policy and suggests whites bear tax burdens to support others, noting ongoing grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
Calamity tolls again as death of hoppers looms
A fragmentary Denver Times notice laments a great calamity and wishes for the tolling of bells to mark the death of hoppers, reflecting a somber, rural distress theme. The readable text hints at a community prayer or omen surrounding a loss tied to hopper populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
One God One Love Creed of Faith and Fate
A devotional medley in verse asserts a single God and love guiding souls toward unity beyond time and pain. The text envisions guardian angels, suffering for fidelity, and a future where atoms align, with spiritual themes of destiny and eternal bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Ec
Eyenffer
God Bineetf
Hayes and Wheeler Club Meeting at Barnums Hall
The Hayes and Wheeler Club met at Barnum's Hall on a Saturday evening. Gipson chaired. discussions covered campaign planning, committee appointments, and resolutions urging Republican support. A special train for Pueblo delegates was proposed, and the meeting adjourned to August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes and Wheeler Club
Barnum’s Hall
B. Gipson
Campaign Glee Club
H.T. West
J. L. Brush
David Boyd
Republican State Central Committee
Denver and
Rio Grande R. R
Pueblo
Weld County
T. West
Greeley Town Board Minutes Aug 7 1876
Town of Greeley Colorado board: all members present except Jos Moore. Minutes of previous meeting approved. Accounts approved for payment to S Graham street supervisor and water commissioner, H N Rogerson road work, A D Preston John Thompson A B Lockyer labor on road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Greeley
Colo
Jos. Moore
S. Graham
Eccereeeseeeresertee
H. N. Rogerson
Amy S
Ceeeseseeeer
A. D. Preston
John Thompson
Eserree
A. B. Lockyer
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
WM. A. Wheeler
New York
Clark Boys
Max Clark
Maxwells
State School of Mines
Golden
Florence
Mass
Hayes
North Park
San Juan
la Pinta
Crook
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Rosebud
Gen
Gen. Terry
Silver Lake
Durfee
Josephine
Deadwood
Gold Run
Clara No
Bobtail
Harrington & Co
Hildebrand & Dalmar
J. Alden Smith
Amercan
Sunshine Courier
Agricultural Congress
MY Creed
Fort Collins
Cache A la Poudre
Colorado Mining Review
Messrs. Nichols & Jones
the Town Board
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