Lyceum Thursday Evening Programme at Brick Church
The Lyceum plans a Thursday program at the brick church with music from Tennyson selections by D. Boyd, recitation by S. B. Wright, select reading by Mra BE R. Clark, and critic 8 B. A. Haynes. Music for the evening will be provided by Public Schools children.
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the Lyceum
the Brick Church
Tennyson
D. Boyd
S. B. Wright
Mra
BE. R. Clark
B. A. Haynes
Growth Ahead as UP Plans Colorado Branch to Julesburg
The Union Pacific announces a Colorado branch from Julesburg to the mountains via the Platte Valley with farms, villages and cities along the route. It promises direct Mountain access and a second line to Denver, plus two active sawmills and rapid grain expansion. Citizens are urged to invest in real estate and pursue business now, with a call to action for labor and enterprise.
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Union Pacific
Colorado
Julesburgh
Platte Valley
Juleshburgh
Denver
NEWSPAPERS FOR MR GREELEY
The Denver News notes four editors Horace White Murat Halstead Sam Bowles and Whitelaw Reid backed Mr Greeley for president but questions if they can elect him. It lists allied papers and argues unity of Republican and Democratic press could strengthen Greeley. It also criticizes Weld County Agricultural Society plans and opposes racing at fairs.
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Horace White
Murat Halstead
Sam Bowles
Whitelaw Reid
Davis
Cincinnati
Greeley
The
Chicago Tribune
Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial
Bowles
Springfield Republican
Reid
New York Tribune
West
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
New England
Mr. Greeley
St. Louis Republican
Cincinnati Enquirer
Richmond Whig
Memphis Appeal
New Orleans
South
Picayune and Times
Ilinois State Register
Dubuque Zterald
Irish Citizen
Irish Democrat
Indianapolis Sentinel
Buffalo Courier
Albany Argus and Times
Louisville Courier-Journal
Chicago Times
Richmond Inquirer
Cleveland Plaindealer
New York Expres
Mobile Register
Republican
Philadelphia
United States
Greeley Favored by Democrats as Grant Hopes Dims
The text argues that Democrats are backing Mr. Greeley and that nominating anyone else would fail. It asserts Gen. Grant cannot win Southern votes, making Greeley nearly unbeatable and implying defeat for any alternative candidate.
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Mr. Greeley
Greeley
Gen. Grant
A Home for Mechanics in Greeley West
A description extols Greeley as ideal for early settlers and mechanics. Pays about 200 dollars for two town lots and an outlying farm or water rights for 80 acres. Land values rise to 1000 to 2000 dollars in two years. Mechanics near town enjoy schools stores and markets, green fields, and rising farm values. The piece argues settlers gain independence by owning land and returning to trades with surplus produce. The message urges others to move West to replicate success.
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Greeley
Assessment In Colorado Colony Tax Grievances Cited
The account denounces unequal and excessive assessments on adjacent unimproved town lots and raw prairie land. It notes real estate taxed at five to ten times its value and describes taxes doubling on remaining land after sales. The piece calls for fair valuations and mentions efforts to reduce taxes already made by the Colony.
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Higley
Greeley residents urge equal land taxes and civic fairness
A Greeley citizenry letter criticizes high land assessments and demands parity with other valleys for farming land tax. They request a town committee to compare assessments and highlight that local improvements cost little for the county’s farmers. The piece praises Union Pacific policy and notes political ties to Mr. Hammond and Mr. Sickels while praising Rocky Mountain News. It ends with mention of a New York National American University of Music Incorporation with notable incorporators.
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Cache la Poudre
Platte
Town Board of
Greeley
Thompson
St. Vrain
Union Pacific
Hammond
Sickels
New York
National American University of Music
George Kellogg
Clara Louise Kellogg
John Jay Watson
Andrew J. Graham
Dexter Hawkins
Mutability of Human Affairs in Knoxville Chronicle
A retrospective look on 1861 Knoxville figures reveals persecution of Beech Bassett an industrious mechanic driven from town by threats and slander. The piece links Greeley’s anti slavery stance to the Civil War and notes Bassett now resides in Greeley with other refugees.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Greeley
New York Prifo
Mr. Greeley
Horace Greeley Revival Hinted by Former Foes
Despised opponents of Horace Greeley now hint at renewed support, suggesting a political resurrection or shift in alliance. The remark signals evolving loyalties and potential implications for forthcoming elections.
Miss Dickinson on Grant in New York lecture
Miss Anna Dickinson delivered a lengthy public lecture in New York titled We the People. Introduced by Mr. Greeley, she criticized Grant era policies, Civil Service reform, habeas corpus suspensions, and party realignments while defending republican ideals and urging independence from personality alone.
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Anna &. Dickinson
New Yok
Greeley
the Tribune
Woman's Journal
Miss Dickinson
Red Sea
Egypt
Israel
Azure
United States
England
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Friends of Grant
Republican Party
White House
Philip Sheridan
Edwin M. Stanton
Washington
Gen. Grant
Charles Sumner
Sumner
Republican Party of
New York
Cincinnati
Columbus
Democratic Party
Principle Drives Cincinnati Cause in Election Speech
The speaker frames the Cincinnati contest as a test of principle, urging supporters that victory or defeat today serves a greater cause. He argues the administration will be humiliated if they fail and that those who go up there carry a record of deceit, asserting enduring resolve in the face of opposition.
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Cincinnati
Union Pacific Surveying Party Returns to Julesburg for Re survey
The Julesburg line surveying party led by Mr. Cleburne resumes work near Julesburg with plans to re survey correct and verify the line and award grading and tie contracts between June 1 and 18. The crew includes Wm Cleburne as chief surveyor assisted by S H Chittenden and others with prior railroad experience in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Union Pacific
Julesburgh
Raritan
Delaware Bay
Indiana
Omaha
Western Division
Ogden
Rocky Mountain
Wm. Cleburne
H. Chittenden
Wm. Ferguson
Leveler
H. Bolmar
W. Anderson
T. E. Caldwell
W. Gussenhoven
T. Metzer
J. W. Getty
C. T. Bowlby
J. J. Acker
J. T. Rose
A. Plan
N. H. Justus
D. Ellsworth
Teamsters
J. Hahn. Cook
Judge Plato Returns to Greeley and Local Happenings
Judge Plato comes from Illinois and stays at the Greeley House while Dr. Law pivots to an automatic water gauge for ditches. Fort Collins visitors, Whit Sunday services by Rev Mayer in Cheyenne, and Weld County Agricultural Society talks fill the week. River tides rise, irrigation questions linger, and cattle stock rules tighten in town.
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Plato
Ilinois
Greeley House
Joseph Mason
Fort Collins
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
B. A. Marsh
William Taylor
Miss Smith
la Porte
Cache la Poudre
Platte
Rocky Mountain Eels
Nelson Holmes
Holmes
Walter Buckingham
Longmont
Big Thompson
G. W. Mayer
Cheyenne
Masonic Hall
Evans
Agricultural Society
Weld County
B. H. Eaton
Greeley
Omaha
Union Pacific
Chauncey L. Hall
Denver News
Jackson Street
Larimer County
Denver
W. B. Osborn
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Weld County Agricultural Society
Greeley Farmer's Club
Pioneer Club of
Illinois
Weld
St Louis
Decatur
Island Grove Park
Whittredge
American
Ganize
Farmer’s Club
Rocky Mountain News
Byers
Rocky Mountains
Erners
Horace Greeley
Grant
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