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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1887
Page
3
Special correspondence from London describes London weather as heavy rain and gray skies and notes Mary Jane and Dickey observing the queen’s procession with mixed reactions. The writer compares English manners, fashion, and royalty, with reflections on hats gloves and street life, and jokes about Victoria Regina signs and royal etiquette.
Special correspondence profiles Riley W. M. Keene 66, builder of the Vandalia system. From Terre Haute beginnings in 1840s pork packing to banking and railroad leadership, his political and social life, three marriages, and landmark 1880 governor bid are sketched, noting broad support among soldiers and railroad men.
The Washington rogues gallery shows counterfeit coins and raised checks. One check for $20 008.75 was drawn on Winslow Lanier Co New York dated November 23 1876 and presented December 8 with altered figures but genuine signature. The payee was unmasked by bank staff but the swindlers escaped.
Virginia L. Bonsall recalls postwar hardship after the fall of New Orleans and a retreat along the Jackson railroad. The family, nearly empty of possessions, bartered heirlooms for food, sewed palmetto hats, walked long distances for supplies, and endured hunger with scarce salt, shoes, or meat while surviving on corn, sweet potatoes, and improvised garments.
A pale man in mourning blue, seeking to dispose of two large diamonds bought for 2000 dollars at Tiffany's, is suspected of theft. The jeweler questions him, exposes inconsistencies, and the man flees in a taxi. The article notes jewelers quietly probe sellers to recover owners and thwart swindlers.
A Pioneer Press excerpt compares Eastern hair care to Western practice. It describes a lady seated before a barber's chair, eggs and Castile soap cleansing, marble rinsing tanks, warm air drying, and final styling with bangs curled. The service costs fifty cents.
A Belgian led syndicate wins a Persian government concession to build the first railway from Teheran to Shah Abdul Azim, about ten kilometers, with a broader claim to a long Caspian to Persian gulf line. The deal is described as highly valuable beyond a single line.
The piece portrays King Humbert as the hardest working monarch, rising at six each morning and staying busy through the day, rarely retiring before midnight. It highlights his intense schedule and tireless routine.
Chicago Herald depicts tired touring actors after a road season, recounting hardships of constant travel, late trains, meager meals, and lodging in dingy towns. They lament lack of stability, argue the stage is their only livelihood, and note pawning trunks or jewelry when finances fail.
The bull Salado leaped the barrier during a Sara gossa bull fight. It trampled an old man and a youth of 18, caused panicked crowds to flee, endangered a girl saved by a matador using a red cloth, and finally died after multiple injuries and sword thrusts.
An eastern debtor, forced to take western land for a $20,000 debt, later faces taxes and delays until a Chicago bound offer arrives. He asks for $50,000 cash, but the telegram clerk spells $500,000 by mistake. The reply accepts the half million, and the man awards the office boy a reward, then uses $25,000 to restart his business.
A former out west local man, once down on his luck, now prospers by carving names on canes. He began by selecting a valuable stick with a carved head and selling it to military units to present to officers. The idea caught on with various organizations, and he now hires wood carvers while handles ordering.
Dr. Pancoast of Philadelphia testified that American surgeons do not experiment on patients in hospitals. He cited France and Germany as places where such practices occur, but asserted that in the United States even the poorest patient receives excellent treatment. The note mentions new English coins honoring the queen’s jubilee bearing the queen’s likeness and a small crown above the widow’s cap.
From the Memoirs of Maximilian, the scene shows a sunlit valley as 4,000 uniformed troops surround the Cerro. Maximilian distributes gold coins, greets Generals Mejia and Miramon, and delivers defiant final words before the two volleys end his life, while the crowd watches.
A passage discusses voice quality among women, contrasting American and French stereotypes. It cites teachers who trained voices in school, noting Americans are blamed for nasal tones. The piece argues people neglect cultivating speaking voice despite abilities to learn singing.
A Moscow merchant Kouschine supplied a caravan to Merv Turcomans under Alikhanoff and others leading to a hereditary noble patent. His firm, known for cheap cotton prints for Asia, bears three bobbins as its crest. The article notes similar caravan schemes resuming in Afghan Turkes tan with government backing and Transcaspian rail privileges.
In a Long Branch interview Gen. Ulysses S. Grant talks with Roswell Smith of The Century about the value of war articles and the public’s interest. Smith notes many veterans remain eager readers for battles they fought, likening interest to Waterloo narratives.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes that standing in a wet bathing suit quickly chills the body. It urges bathers at popular resorts to seek shelter and dry clothing promptly after leaving the water.
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