23 Aug 1876
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1876
Page
1
Colorado House run by H N Rogerson advertises board by the day at $1 50 with three meals for $1. Board by the week ranges from 85 to 36 cents per day depending on rooms. A wood feed stable is connected with the house.
Henry M. Stanley recounts letters from the Victoria Niyanza region detailing an overland from Kagera to Musira and Alice islands. He describes a tense encounter with about 500 armed Waganda and local hostility, followed by careful negotiations and peaceful possibilities via interpreters and gifts.
An exploring party recounts a violent encounter with Shekka and his 5600 warriors who seized oars and threatened execution. After a ferocious defense using elephant rifles and buckshot, the group broke free, sank enemy canoes, and fled to Kagehwi Ususuma, reaching safety after fifty seven days.
The New York Sun surveys a proposed Central Asiatic railway from England to India via Russia. It details routes through Amsterdam Berlin and Warsaw to Samarcand and the Hindu Kush, cost estimates, potential passenger and freight revenue, and Russian support for Taschkend Ekaterinburg extension. It notes objections about water, fuel, and terrain, but argues the project is feasible and may ease European Asiatic ties.
Report from Los Angeles Republican details Star Oil Works owner R Page inviting a visit to Pico Canyon wells about 15 miles from the San Fernando Tunnel. The firm has new wells showing fresh oil, refining capacity for 40 barrels daily, and plans to lay nine miles of pipeline to a refinery, aiming to boost output to about 100 barrels daily.
A thirteen year old in Detroit sold fifty pounds of iron and a lead pipe to fund a planned weekly newspaper. He set up a cellar office, hired his sister, and started a seven copy first issue filled with family hits. The father and mother hindered production, but the boy vows to persist despite doubts and mob threats. Calico dresses replace silk in Eastern cities, per the snippet.
An article from the Kansas City Price Current extols Montana Territory noting cattle numbers far exceed its population with 144 827 head for about 14 000 people. The piece describes mountainous ranges near Missouri and Columbia headwaters, fattening grass, and cattle herds thriving on natural forage. It cites distance to markets as the main challenge.
The article describes the Zhoueswoosung line from Shanghae to Woosung as a ten mile two foot six inch gauge project begun in January. Jardine Matheson & Co and Shanghao built a small locomotive to 20 mph, with six daily trains after a July opening, drawing crowds and promising far reaching industrial potential.
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