McCook Contracts Alleged Government Fraud Exposed
The News promises tomorrow a full history of the McCook Indian contracts claiming a $40,000 breach of trust, with the Denver News later reporting a $22,000 overcharge for supplying beef to Indians and noting a relative benefited from the contract. The Tribune Almanac and several periodicals receive brief mentions amid a flurry of political notes. The Legislature adjourns this week with fence and irrigation bills signed. the public prints will carry the full bill next week.
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McCook
Denver News
Gov
News
Legislaure
Cache la Poudre
Weld
Platte
Colorado
Rich silver ore found near Este's Park and note on settlement
The report says rich silver ore lies a few miles northeast of Este's Park and west of Cedar Park. English gentlemen may settle in Este's Park, praised as the prettiest spot, though seasons are short and nights frosty. They could grow vegetables and fruit, build roads, and explore Thompson Canyon and Long's Peak for a premier Colorado Springs rival.
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Este’s Park
Cedar Park
Thompson Canyon
Long's Peak
Colorado Springs
Printers’ Union
United States
England
Oles
Rumored Jeff Davis Foote Duel Proposed
A circulating rumor suggests Jeff Davis and former Senator Foote of Mississippi may duel. The idea of two men armed for deadly combat stirs public sympathy for intervention.
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Jeff Davis
Foote
Mississippi
Ress
Deadly Mockery Over Grands Grant Death Play
The Denver News reprints a bitter old verse lampoon about General Grant’s death and burial. It mocks assassins and crowds, with lines implying violence and arrest, reflecting era satire and political resentment surrounding Grant.
Colorado Opposition to Grant Patronage and McCook Rule
The Colorado paper critiques President Grant’s plan to replace officials with eastern appointees and political adventurers. It condemns McCook as governor and rejects party patronage, urging independence and adherence to the local party platform despite Grant’s foreshadowed changes.
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Grant
Colorado
McCook
Bin
Metak
Grantium
Colorado Canal and Land Company Bill Reviewed
The New York Sun reports a bill to incorporate the Colorado Canal and Land Company, with several incorporators named and broad powers to build a main canal from the South Platte area into Kansas. It grants right of way, land seizure, and future subsidiaries, with a $10 million capital and a five member board after 1874, amid strong political contention over Colorado interests and water priority.
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New York Sun Says
Kansas
Colorado Canal and Land Company
Bee
Committee On Public Lands
Chaffee
Ring
Colorado
Platte
Platte Canyon
Ail Company
South Platte
Arkansas
Jefferson, Douglas
Arapahoe
Greenwood
Wels
Enid Territory
State of Kansas
Sail
Tse
Sutbe
Ity
Secretary of the Interior
Nisin
Choowe
Congress
Alaalyte
Iheate le i
Temperance Crusade Spreads Across Ohio Towns
In London Madison County and surrounding areas a growing temperance movement gathers support with over 1000 signatures on a petition to end liquor traffic. Women visit druggists signing pledges while dealers resist as meetings unfold nightly in churches and shops close for prayer. Reports describe similar actions in Logan Hocking Cedarville Warren Moscow New Vienna and Waynesville with arrests lawsuits and confrontations at saloons as women pray and press for sale bans.
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London
Madison County
Yeetory
Bell
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal Church
Logan
Hocking County
Alee
Cedarville
Geeene County
He Fetter Place
Boone Py Hgvo
Waynesville
Warren County
Wis
Ropers
Moscow
Clermont County
Kaom
Arn
New Vienna
Clark County
van Pelt
van Elt
Fragmented speech cites Massachusettes and Maine in debate
A garbled excerpt shows a speaker referencing Massachusettes and Maine in a legislative floor discussion. The text reveals confusion and incomplete phrases about committal and a date, with scattered names and places unclear. The passage lacks coherent facts but indicates a chaotic debate moment.
Fragmented OCR item notes a marine event
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a sea area event with unclear details. The readable parts point to a possible report involving ships or crews and a date or location reference.
Ambiguous Civil War Era Appeal From The Smith
A fragment from the Springfield Republican Glastonment dated January 23 describes calls for reinforcements and broad support from educated community members. Messages accompany donations, including a $100 check and a cryptic note reportedly from Newport Rhode Island with unclear content about cows and local affairs.
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Smith Stetr
Newport
Howe
Glens
Prohibitory law raids seize largest liquor haul to date
Massachusetts authorities raided Young's Hotel Sherman House and Tremont House at three oclock trapping a vast stock of wine port brandy and champagne. Officials estimate the value around 35000 while the houses fear losses near 15000. Local women volunteers assist in handling chipped beer shipments.
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Bostox
Mass
Young's Hotel
Sherman House
Tremont House
Tiyan
Young's
Unclear OCR fragment mentions governors and bankers amid political turmoil
Fragmentary text references Governor Sanmel and Banker Dav id in trouble with various territorial authorities. The passage is garbled and offers no coherent events, dates, or locations to summarize.
The Grangers Doctrine on Labor Wealth and Reform
J Max Clark cites capital and labor strife at the Rocky Mountain Grange. He decries wealth inequality, calls for legislative change to curb idleness and luxury, and urges a million-member committee to audit and redirect wealth toward productive labor.
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J. Max Clark
THE
Rocky Mountain Grange
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