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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1875
Page
2
A long running Beecher Tilton libel trial occupies attention with debates on verdict likelihood and moral judgments. Reports note shifting public interest as Beecher’s portrayed dual identity and Plymouth Church’s prosperity contrast with disappearing Beecher literature and related legal cases.
The article argues against liquor licenses and praises higher fees. It notes the Denver petition to cut licenses and the council decision to double them. It reviews jury coverage of the Beecher trial and highlights ongoing issues including Pacific Mail bribery rumors and Louisiana politics, plus wind reports from Colorado Springs and Canon City. It ends praising the Tribune Almanac of 1875.
A detailed critique portrays Logan of Illinois delivering a two hour Senate speech in a ferocious style. The writer compares his rhetoric to a wrecking ball tearing through grammar, with vivid metaphors of language shattered and reporters scrambling for fragments. The piece ends noting he lacks only fifteen per cent of being an orator.
Correspondent notes from the Beecher Tilton trial describe the courtroom, the Beecher family, Mrs Tilton, and Theodore Tilton. It highlights counsel like Evarts Beach and Pryor, the judge and portents of cross examination, and the composed yet intense demeanor of key figures.
Mr Morris opens a dramatic courtroom address as Tilton watches, the Beechers’ family drama unfolding before stern jurors and reporters. The orator’s flood tides over the court, drawing the audience to the edge of an abyss, then recess ends the session at five.
The region faced an unprecedented cold spell followed by a record wind storm starting Wednesday morning. Despite the tremors of the storm and chimneys toppled, windows broken, and minor property damage were limited, aided by earlier winds that had already cleared vulnerable structures.
Colorado Springs Gazette reports a fierce wind event lasting until 3 PM with a peak of 83 mph at 1 45 PM. A southbound Colorado Springs train from Colorado left at 1–2 PM was derailed five miles south of town. two passengers and railway cars were thrown from the track and later housed at a hotel at the railway’s expense.
In Colorado fish culture gains attention as a profitable venture. The author recalls stock from the Cache la Poudre and Bear Creek lake, describes shipping 50 young carp from Seth Green Ponds in New York, and notes cooperation with Wells Fargo and State Line to ensure live arrival. A future shipment of about 1,000 carp perch and bass is planned.
The Lyceum of Greeley hosted a temperance essay by Mrs. J. C. Abbott revealing liquor problems in town. Gen. Cameron argued for moral suasion, then backtracked, with the audience noting his awkward attempts and stronger points from the speaker.
Captain Boyd, Mr Meeker, Dr Welch, Mr Moore, Mr Baker, Judge Read, and Max Clark spoke briefly on alcohol use. Clark’s ideas and moral courage receive commendation. Speakers stressed clear community stance as every resident, young and old, must be heard and respected.
Reads like a local column with weather updates ice crops and sleighing across Boulder Denver Colorado Springs. It reports 20 inches thick ice and improving warmth, cattle blown into the valley and driven back, flour and coal supplies, and social announcements at Nichols Hall and Greeley Lodge. Also notes deaths and public notices plus church events and Lyceum program.
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