Consolidation and Politicians Shape Local Newspapers
The piece argues that newspaper consolidations like The St Paul Press and Pioneer reflect politicians backing partisan papers. It contends county officials manipulate local press by funding multiple papers, favoring capitals to gain influence, and starving home offices to force work to distant printers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Press
Pioneer
Louisville Journal and Courier
Chicago Post and Mail
St. Louis Democrat and Globe
Independent Press
Kansas
Court House
Topeka
Independent Press Fights Consolidation Amid Grasshopper Patchwork
A Colorado newspaper column denounces manipulation by printers and politicians, lauds independent press, and notes local script on consolidation. It recalls Canal breach at Monroe Street, warns of future Mill River floods, and mocks grasshopper fuss while urging practical farm relief steps and women’s suffrage. It also reports on Union Pacific terminus rulings, Missouri fasting folly, and a California millionaire's past hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Street
Grasshoppers vanish spur grain prices and office changes
Despatches report grain prices in Chicago fell as grasshoppers disappear in Kansas and Nebraska, with experts warning bugs will rebound when rains end. A supervisor counseled workers to set cabbages with tops down and roots up while planning staff changes. Vice President Wilson expected to pass through Greeley by train tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Wilson
Greeley
Grasshopper and locust history in Utah Territory described
An 1866 1872 account by geologist George M. Dawson through the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society records locust influsions across the territory. Questions cover appearances, origin from eggs, swarms, crop destruction, and frost effects, with estimates of 75 percent cereal loss in 1855 and up to 1,500,000 bushels destroyed, plus wartime control methods and lack of federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salt Lake Herald
George M. Dawson
Apps
McGill College
Montreal
Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society
Dir
Jane
Acre
Great Salt Lake
W. Woovaurr
A. M. Nosens
Sec'y
Grasshopper Traps Retold in Curious Denver Receipt
A Denver News correspondent recounts an odd device to drown grasshoppers. A coarse cloth trap attached to a pole gathers hoppers drifting in slow water and causes vast drownings, claiming twenty traps are in operation and drowning tens of thousands daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver News
The Hops Trade Trick Strips Brans Journal Gardener
A visitor with a sack offered hops for free or at no fee. He emptied the sack into the garden revealing hoppers instead. The hops ruined the garden quickly as the man vanished around a corner. Brans Journal recalls the incident and seeks the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remon Strance
Brans
Grain-Growers Urge Locust Aid Loan to Save Colorado Fields
The Boulder News notes grasshopper damage across the Territory and calls for a city and mine effort to raise a three thousand dollar loan fund for seed corn oats and wheat. It argues the aid will keep newcomers rooted, prevent economic retreat, and preserve local grain growth and town prosperity. It cites Capt. Nichols and references Kansas Dakota treaty talk and Gov Thayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder News
Denver
Longmont
Colorado
Capt. Nichols
Congress
Kansas
Sioux delegation in Washington faces uneasy talks
Washington May 21. The Sioux delegation shows growing dissatisfaction with their reception and the interpreters. Tensions rise among chiefs and half breeds who act as interpreters. No agreement on abrogating the Black Hills treaty and opinions differ on gold in the Hills with Gov Thayer backing gold and Pennington doubting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Gov Thayer
Washington
Black Hills
Thayer
Wyoming
Pennington
Sioux Chiefs Resist in Black Hills Surrender Talks
In Wasninerox April 29 report, Sioux chiefs Spotted Tail and Red Cloud attack the Indian Bureau's honesty during surrender negotiations. They accuse officials of lies and theft and demand direct access to Washington to resolve the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
East
Indian Bureau
Spotted Tail
Red Cloud
Washington
N. Y. Tribune
General Larimer Obituary Highlights Long Civilian Military Life
The Denver News obituary notes Gen. Larimer, a Pennsylvania abolitionist who backed James Birney in 1840 and nearly became governor. He banked in Pittsburgh, then moved to Nebraska and built Larimer City before turning it into a farm, later joining Leavenworth and Pike’s Peak expeditions. Credited with early Denver campfire, kettle of coffee, and log cabin, he helped establish the old town company and served in Colorado troops, including as colonel of the Third Colorado Cavalry. He later commanded Kansas volunteers and sought Colorado governor, remembered for generous heart and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver News
Larimer
Kansas
James Birney
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Platte River
Missouri
Larimer City
Leavenworth
Pike's Peak
Arkansas
Old Town Company
Salomon's
A. O. McGrew
Bunky
Colorado
Third Colorado Cavalry
Pennsylvania
Insanity and Railroad Directors Reported in Brief
Mrs Lincoln's unsettled mind led to calls for treatment after family reluctance. In Colorado, stockholders elected H M Teller as president and Oliver Ames as vice president of the Colorado Central Railroad, with H M Teller, W A H Loveland, C C Welch, O H Henry, Y Rollins, Oliver Ames, Elisha Ailine Dexter, Fred L Ames, and J W Ganurt named as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
Gotpen Crry
Colorado Central Railroad Company
H. M. Teller
W. A. H. Loveland
C. C. Welch
O. H. Henry Y. Rollins
Oliver Ames
Elisha Ailine
Dexter
Fred. L. Ames
J. W. Ganurt
H.M. Teller So
E. H. Rollins
Treasu
Centennial Fruit Exhibition Plans For Six Months
In the centennial program rural industry branches will display fresh fruit throughout six months. Strawberries from the South are slated for May 10 at opening day, with increasing quality as season advances. September and October hold the main displays, with grouped fruit by species to compare soils and states. Pomological Societies and cultivators are urged to cooperate to showcase the nation’s fruit resources. Livestock displays follow in September and October.
Agricultural Exhibition Plans for 1876 Details
The notice outlines schedules for classes of livestock horses mules cattle sheep swine and poultry from September to November. It specifies pure blood stock admission, veterinary supervision and daily inspection, and a ten acre Agricultural Hall section for farm appliances with steam power machinery. Public reception of articles runs May 5 to April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFE Doo
Bureau of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Pete
Prary dogs and a Kentucky political note
A fragmented narration describes prary dogs living on plains near a river and deltas with burrowed ground homes and odd water sourcing. The text shifts to a notice of former U S President John C Breckinridge and a call regarding hay theft protection in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gefers
Delty
Andy
Owls
Mike Lellan
Post's
Post
Homeopathic views on Colorado and flood mistypes in editorials
A reader corrections letter about a flood water depth estimate notes a slip of the tongue. The piece then shows Dr Gatchell endorsing Colorado for health at an annual Homeopathic Association meeting, suggesting consumption cures if treated early and criticizing unsuitable travel and living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeley Tribune
M. J. Witcoxson Informatics
Line Homeopathic Association
Chicago
C. B. Gatchell
Dinistology
Colorado
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Arene
West
Colorado Springs
Soda Springs
Pike’s Peak
Central Register
Collorado Springs
Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Iowa Shore
Omaha Herald
Omaha
United States
David
Jas. Lick
San Jose
J.C. Breckinridge
View Presiden
Kentucky
Henry Wilson
Treeley Tribune
J. V. B. Spencse
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