Strange Doctrine Sparks Debate On Specie Reform
The piece argues a division within the Republican press on finance and specie resumption. It cites the New York Times perspective predicting a shift in American agriculture, with land concentrated in capital and tenants fostering a new era, warning of communism and agrarianism if capital encroaches on labor.
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Tuk Greatey Tripune
Great Western
Colorado
Ohio
N. Y. Times
England
N. S
Moses
N. Y
Grist mills and growth promise for Greeley County
The Evans mill debate reflects on local industry and growth in 1870s Greeley. A favorable harvest year follows scarce grasshoppers, abundant water, and improved farming conditions. The piece speculates mills spur regional prosperity, praises Kennedy, and argues for multiple mills to boost wheat and population.
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Greeley
Grasshopper Swarm Forecast Delayed by Destruction of Seed
The passage notes seed destruction this spring delaying grasshopper resurgence. Farmers expect a five year cycle of presence and absence, with several favorable years allowing forehanded defense and early combat at the next grasshopper arrival.
County Seat dispute and currency debates in frontier towns
The Evans Journal defends Greeley’s higher tax base as a basis for county seat influence amid a split between Evans and Greeley supporters. Articles discuss currency contraction, gold versus paper, and rising land and crop prospects in Colorado, with notices of local politics, notable residents, and a shooting incident near Animas Forks.
Sixty Billion Greenbacks in Treasury Tied Up
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury says sixty billion dollars in greenbacks sit in the Treasury vaults as banks depositors, claiming there is no use for it. He argues excess money dampens business, destroys employment, and erodes real estate values. He warns even a revival would need far more than sixty million dollars in a first-class state.
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Triiune
Greeley
Evans
Evans Journal
Kennedy
Evans Greeley
Henry
Cary
Mr. Greeley
United States
Treasury
Colorado Springs Gazette
East
Greeley Tribune
New York
Topeka
State Board of Agriculture
Boulder
Percival
Evans Gate
Ogey
Pincy
W. Roy
Teo. W. F. Warren
Warren
Cheyenne
Harry N. Haynes
S. B. A. Haynes
Haynes
Colby University
Waterville
California
Sheriff Force
Rocky Mountain Detective Force
W. H. Evans
Doc Howard
Ogalalla
Sheriff Carr
Cole
J. W. Partridge
Scranton
New Haven
South Platte
Chicago
Bryan
Texas
Henderson Bros
Bruce Johnson
Mr. Leavy
C. C. Eaton
Bright
Mr. Eaton
Ridgway
Lenawee County
Michigan
Oscar
George
A. J. Wilber
Yerkes
Ottawa Farmers Battle Grasshopper In Oat Harvest
In Ottawa Canada farmers cut oats to save crops from a grasshopper infestation. In Vermont the pest is reported as plentiful, threatening yields across the region.
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Ottawa
Canada
Vermont
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Cleveland
L A. Hine
Supreme Court
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Board of Public Works
Peter McGee
Xenia
Peter W. Clark
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Colorado Springs
Colorado University At
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Animas
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Graes
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Animas Forks
Thomas Hughes
Robert Hunter
Hughes
Hunter
Cole & Burris
Cook
Ogulalla
Nebraska
Howard
Carr
Las Animas
Jack Williams
Adobe Row
Antonio Sandoval
Brorcio
Williams
Sandoval
Mason
Jack
William Mullen
King
Stewart
Barber
Hickman
Frost
Parsons
Esquire Jay
Antelope Jack
Sidney Telegraph
Deadwood
Sidney
Proceedings OF the Colony Board
Board of Trustees
Union Colony of
N.C. Meeker
David Boyd
Blodgett
Lagrange
Messrs. Boyd
Boyd
S. D. Martin
R. Loveland
Canal No. 2
Eaid
Home News
J. B. Flower
Estes Park
Lillie Reese
F. L. Childs
Crow Creek
O. H. Gallup
Susie Springer
St. Louis
E. B. Annis
Eli Annis
Laramie
C. D. Neff
Express
Longmont
H. B. Jackson & Co
R. C. Clowry
J. M. Clark
Clark Bros
Brownell
A. Z. Salomon
Wentworth House
A. H. Estes
Fiz
Bied, Eaton
P.O
L. C. Merwer
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