28 Jun 1876
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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1876
Page
1
A notice details the Colorado House operated by N. Rogerson. Daily board is set at $1.50 with three meals included. Weekly board rates range from 85 to 86 cents per day depending on room choices. A feed stable is connected with the inn.
A Magdalena correspondent recounts a miner’s discovery of a Spaniard named Philip de Soto who described buried Aztec royal treasure beneath Mount of the Holy Cross. The tale ends with betrayal, murder, and a claim of vast riches withheld by a jailer as two English-speaking rivals plot to seize the loot.
The centennial show features Japanese bronzes and lacquer ware with fine joinery and complex wax-to-bronze casting, including a $4,500 incense bearer bought by the English South Kensington Museum. Sweden dominates iron and steel displays with large mills, Viking ship rigging, and Leder-man’s plaster figures showing Swedes and Laplanders, while juvenile artisan statistics are also noted from Scientific American and Exchange.
A travelled Albano Captain, tattooed with 388 images by Tartars, claims to have seen every country except America and will visit the Centennial Exhibition. The article also reports California raisins using the Alden pneumatic drying method, claiming superior quality and preserved sweetness, with low added cost per pound.
The article examines a radical shift in molasses quality and color, driven by consumer taste during the war and continued after. Chemically treated Porto Rico grades and pale molasses now command higher prices, while darker, natural molasses remain valued for economy and lack of chemicals. Merchants adapt to public demand, even as flavor often takes a back seat to appearance and price.
The London Echo discusses a proposed project by Mr Spalding to divert Black Sea waters into the Caspian, linking the two seas, benefiting Russian timberlands and reviving the Caspian region. It notes Russia’s consideration, the plan’s routes, and the lasting engineering effort required.
An editorial cites official figures that $600,000,000 is spent annually on liquor in the United States and that 60,000 Americans die yearly in drunkard's graves. It argues reform is essential despite claims society is near perfection and resists change.
George Irwin, an engineer on the Great Western railway of Canada, saw a switch open while racing to make time. He reversed the engine and applied air brakes to stop the train, saving the cars but perishing as the engine left the track. Public mourning followed with flags at half mast and bells tolling in Windsor.
The reports of Mr. Stanley and Lieutenant Cameron claim rich mineral wealth beneath Africa’s surface, with coal and iron spanning from the fifth to seventh degrees south. They envision a 160 mile canal linking Congo and Zambesi rivers enabling ocean to ocean navigation, noting England may claim the region by treaty or force.
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