Opening Day Exposition Details and Curio Pavilions
A detailed tour of Centennial Exposition grounds describes the vast 280 acre site with 50 to 60 structures. Notable state halls include New Jersey and Kansas Colorado. foreign pavilions from England and Japan feature woodwork and tiled roofs. Foreigner crowds swell, prices rise, and preparatory work continues including calcium-lit evening labor. The report also notes the opening day crowds, transport chaos, and a Henry Vincent Cromwell lecture upcoming.
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New Jersey
Kansas
Colorado
Commonwealths
England
Japan
Evergreen planting tips from Dexter reshape Denver ornamentals
Dexter promotes native evergreens as graceful durable ground features in Denver. He advises careful root extraction with tar on cuts, packing roots in gunny sacks, and shipping trees upright with straw cushioning. Planting should occur promptly after digging, with large holes and well loosened soil to prevent root crowding.
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The
Denver News
Dexter
Denver
Frontiersmen and Utes clash in Middle Park Colorado
Correspondent from May 4 1876 reports tension in Middle Park Colorado where Ute title disputes linger after government extinguished claims. Citizens push to curb poaching and slaughter of game, organize patrols, and demand federal protection. News covers wagon road work, mining at Rabbit Bar, and a dramatic buggy accident near Empire.
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the Tribune
Hor Sutpnur Springs
Con
Colorado
Denver
Corral Creek
Indian Department
United States
White River
Len Pollard
Rockies
Pollard
Rabbit Bar Range
Len
Grand
Morrison
Georgetown
Sentiment am I nt brutes critique inspires public discourse
To the editor, a reader rebuts a Tribune item on buffalo robes and a painting of a wounded buffalo. He argues nature’s brutal law of survival drives predation, not sentiment, and extends the idea to humans. He denounces romantic notions, urging cautious discussion of sexual reform and birth control through civil policy.
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Greeley Tribune
Chamberlain
Frank Clark
Board of Examining Physicians
A. B
C. D
Town Board Minutes Describe Dam Work and Finances
The May 15 1876 meeting of the Town of Greeley board records approvals of bills for Samuel Graham street supervision and water work and Eli Annis for dam labor. Reports note completed tree planting in Lincoln Park and taxes paid on town lots. Oath and bond for S Graham approved and filed. clerk directed to collect unpaid dues from D P Witter. Meeting adjourned.
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Board of
Greeley
Mondy
W. Thompson
Jos. Moore
Samuel Graham
Lincoln Park
Eli Annis
No. 8
Finance Committee
S. Graham
D. P. Witter
Canal No. 3
Dam repairs and local notices from Greeley home news
The No 2 dam breach nears repair. Kennedy adds to Spruce street home. Shattuck supplies maple sugar from New Hampshire. An Evans agent bought eight government horses, ten by Sheriff Wyatt, one by Hawks, one by Eaton. Bennett enlarges Greeley Tannery house with front and west slate additions. A foot bridge spans the canal approach. Moss men head to mountains for W F Thompson’s log-drive, David Brockway to lead, arriving in July. Stolen Nebraska horses found 145 miles away at Brush’s camp. The public school reports 21 tutors, 16 from the Silver Corner Band rehearsing weekly. Curtis Chamberlin paints buffalo robes and hunter scenes. Henry Vincent’s lecture on The English Speaking Race drew strong crowds, with a forthcoming talk on Oliver Cromwell next Friday, as interest in culture remains high.
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Kennedy
Spruce Street
J. ©. Shattuck
New Hampshire
Evans
Wyatt
D. Hawks
B. H. Eaton
W. F. Thompson
Greeley
Michigan
David Brockway
Joseph Moss
North Platte
Neb
Brush
Platte
Nebraska
Colorado
Greeley Silver Corner Band
Curtis Chamberlin
Good Templars
Mr. C
Ady
Henry Vincent
Taylor
Vincent
Oliver Cromwell
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Punapetonia
Memorial Hall
Gen. Grant
N.C. M
Cromwell
Middle Park
Rabbit Bar Rangé
Li Yass
Charles McDonald
Union Pass
Empire
Bard Creek
van de Voort
Mendenhall
Fletch Kelso
Hocker and Gray
Pineries
Divide
Governor Hunt
Mike Lawlor
Denver Pacific
Pierce Station
Lawlor
Central
Black Hawk
Golden
Boulder
Rocky Mountain Herald
Crook
Cheyenne
North
Medicine Bow
Union Pacific
Fort Fetterman
Yellowstone
Terry
Clear Creek
Bear Creek
Kansas Pacific
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rio Grande
Larimer Express
Larimer County
Burleigh
Sherman Mountain
Clara Morris
Paris
Gen. Custer
W. 8. Bennett
Denver & Rio Grande
Doctor Paogs
P. McNally
Bd. L. Jewett
G. Brockway
Wm. Carroll
L. T. Haynes
D. Brockway
J. Frazer
C. C. Moore
A. Ramsay
Home News
Bennett
Greeley Tannery
Moss
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