Death of General John A. Logan Revered Civil War Leader
The obituary notes General John A. Logan died after a brief illness. A staunch Republican, he rose from colonel to major general in the Army of the Tennessee and served in Congress and the Senate. Known for fearless public life and incorruptibility, his career spanned the Civil War era to national politics. Logan leaves a devoted wife and a legacy of Union service and leadership.
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Logan
John A. Logan
Stephen A. Douglas
Belmont
Fort Donelson
Lincoln
Savannah
Grant
Sherman
Army of the Tennessee
Senate
John Alexander Logan
Jackson County
Illinois
Mexico
Louisville University
U.S
31St Illinois Vols
Pittsburg
Vicksburg
Fort Gibson
Champion Hills
McPherson
O. O. Howard
Atlanta
Carolinas
Howard
U. S. Senate
Greeley High School Third Annual Rhetoric Contest Ends
The Greeley high school held its third annual rhetorical contest at the opera house with music by Prof. Whiteman and a strong chorus. Prizes went to Maud M. Curtis for the essay, Carrie F. Lyman for second, and Albert Durkee for declamation with other awards to Edgar H. Thomas and Miss Durkee. Miss Boyd’s “The Tide of Success” praised.
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Greeley High School
Greeley Opera House
Prof. Whiteman
Musicabele
Lily Plowhead
Anna Monahan Seles
Eves Burr
Blennerhassett
Frank Green
Carrie F. Sg
Marian Howard
Bes
Maud M. Curtis
Will Carlton
Carrie F. Lyman
Albert Durkee
Edgar H. Thomas
Maude Clark
U.S. Land Office
Denver
Colorado
Alexander Ferguson
William Foote Jr
North Range
Weld County
Roote
Foote
James E. Benedict
Greeley
J. M. Ellis
Myths About the Sky and Ancient Beliefs
A reflective piece traces myths about the sun moon and stars across cultures from Greece to China, noting how myths explained natural phenomena and shaped early astronomy. It cites Abraham among the Chaldeans as seeking a higher power beyond celestial bodies and contrasts reverence for myths with modern skepticism. A brief local update mentions a train robbery near St Louis and a weather-stung England snowstorm.
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Mr. Webster
Earth
Eve
Atlas
Merope
Heaven
Abraham
Life’s contrasts shape character in a Persian legend
The text muses on life as a blend of lights and shadows, citing a Persian legend of a bloom at paradise gates that transforms those who inhale it. It argues that appreciation grows from hardship and contrasts, noting Rome’s rise and fall and the link between great leaders and their nations.
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Hannibal
Alps
Italy
Fabius
Marcellus
Bacon
Maud M. Curtis
Paradise
Rome
Coloni al Couns
Weld
South Platte
Colorado
Nebraska
Cache la Poudre
State of
South Platte River
A. D
District Court
Second Judicial District
Platte and Beaver Improvement Company
H. N. Haynes
Christian A. Bennett
G.W. Warner
Fort Morgan
Ebb and Taylor
Sterling
Weld County
C. A. Bennett
Greeley Weld County
Fort Eee
Greeley
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Cora A. Darling
Evanthie C. Boyd
Laverna I. Goodwin
Albert W. Durkee
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Chicago
Jim Cummings
Prince Nichols
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England
Greecy
Fence District
Treasury
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Total
J. K. Williams
B. F. Marsh
U. S. Land Office
Henrietta Warner
Oliver Shambo
James F. Benedict
Orrin G. Moore
Job E. Brownell
David Boyd
Grey Colorado
David B. Grubb
Elmer Rowe
Eaton, Colorado
F. J. Mott
Register
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Caliente
Francis ‘L. Childs
I George W. Fisk
James Seager
Erastus Barnard
Township North Range
Barnard
F. J. Mot
Erreee
James
Scott
Old County
James H. Stevens
Elizabeth Mc Williams
Coledo
Daniel Hawks
Bai Detate
James C. Scott
Charles McAllister
John W. Smiley
Frank Hall
Frank Foster
James Hill
Eaton
Cole
J. Mott
Llowin
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