Mercantile Library Visit and City Notes in Greeley
The writer describes a 1870s visit to the Mercantile Library in Philadelphia with details on its size, book collection, staff, and daily attendance. He recalls Frohman and the theater scene, mentions a complimentary pass, and notes library features such as catalogs, circulating offices, and reading rooms. The column shifts to politics with Colorado constitutional debate and education provisions, tax rules for mines, and irrigation questions, concluding with a brief obituary notice of G. M. Bloss killed near Branch station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Chas, Frohman
New York Graphic
Mercantile Library
Chestnut Street
Greeley Tribune
John Donegan
Alife
Winsper
Exposition Evening Remains Magnificent Despite Rain
May 19 1876 shows a large exposition praised for its magnitude and variety. Bell at the front desk signals the crowd rising as visitors depart through a seas-lit street, noting the U S leads in locomotives glass and iron works, with Europe rarely matching the display.
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Europe
United States
Centennial items and colonial era exhibition notes
The piece reports on Centennial preparations in the Territory with photographs of schools at Golden Boulder Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs to be mounted in frames. It also notes botanical curiosities from Melbourne and a giant redwood canoe sent to Captain John F. Rogers of the Smithsonian. Additional items cover Meeker’s impact at the Herald and a general update on political and military events including Gen Crook’s Big Horn expedition and a Democratic convention in Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pross Hale
Territorial Schools of Mines
Golden
St. Aloysius Academy
San Om Tral
Wolfe Hall
Denver
Mary's Academy
Ellerado University
Boulder
Jarvis Hall
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Greeley
Georgetown
Central
Union Pacific
Bull
Melbourne
Australia
John F. Rogers
Smithsonian Institute
Denver News
Bachelder
Bristol & Co
Philadelphia
Collins Standard
Crook
Big Horn
Ft. Fetterman
St. Louis
T. M. Patterson
Adair Wilson
F. J. Marshall
A. J. Williams
D. J. Martin
Sam McBride
Wilbur F. Stone
Hugh Butler
E. Browne
Thomas Macon
H. B. Morse
William Craig
Democratic Party
Convention Opinion on Adoption of Self-Government
The convention expresses the view that adopting the measure will advance the Territory's prosperity and material interests by securing both the rule and local self-government. The sentiment emphasizes a lasting benefit and the unectimable blessing of governance aligned with local needs.
Devastating Colorado Storm Destroys Bridges and Crops
The Larimer Express recounts a Sunday storm with dark clouds and a fierce hail blast that whitened the ground. Rain and flood followed through Monday, washing out bridges, flooding ditches, and devastating fields of wheat and corn. Sheep losses mount as farmers report heavy losses. shearing will be delayed until June.
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Larimer Express
Poudre
Linden Mills
Warren's Lake
Callaway
Daniel Bachelder
Charles Warren
Colorado
Wyoming
George
Cathers
Fort Collins
Mesers
Galloway
Bristol
Cheyenne
Sturgis and
Lane
Pole Creek
Laramie City
Denver Tribune
Snowy Range
Hlouse
Berthoud Pass
Summit
Georgetown
Rose Street
Lower Town
Saguache County
Saguache
Huerfano Independent
Big Thompson
James M. Smith
Little
Thompson
Flood Devastates Erie and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Boulder County and nearby towns describe a severe Monday flood in Erie sweeping through the flats and washing away outbuildings, with a mile wide surge on the Boulder River. Fires, bridges, and rail lines suffered damage while residents aided stricken neighbors and saved children from the raging waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Creek
Erie
J. T. Williams
M. & J. Herman
Boulder Valley Coal Works
John Thomas
Robert Summers
John Hines
St. Vrain
Berlington
Weld County board adjourns after road and bridge motion
On motion the Weld County Board of County Commissioners referred the plan to open one hundred testure across land held by the Union Colony of Colorado in the College Reservation to a bridge linking to Evan road, laid out as a County Road, by the County Commissioners. The motion was carried and the board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Evans
Greeley
Platte
Big Thompson
Marianna’s
Otlé
Fiittebét
Union Colony of
Colorado
College Reservation
Evan
Weld County
Committee On
Rats Attack on Pike's Peak Shocked Guard at Summit
A Pueblo Chieftain correspondent reports an increasing rat infestation on Pike's Peak near 15,000 feet. The creatures scavenge meat and sugar sap from rocks, avoiding daylight yet swarming the peak at night. Mrs O Keefe screamed of rats as her husband O Keefe trapped the pests with a scroll and cane, with the dining quarters overwhelmed before they were driven off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike’s Peak
Actia
O'Keefe
Althors
O' Keefe
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Constitution
Greeter Tribune
G. M. Bloss
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jost
Branch
James Gordon Bennett
Herald
Ralph Meeker
Col. O'Bierne
Ralph
Mr. Meeker
Ife
Bennett
New York
Clymer
Cén
Fernando Wood
Meeker
Wood
Washington
Danbury News
Boston
Indiana
Grand Lod of Masons
Commodore Vanderbilt
Judge Terry's
Longmont
the Town Board
Board of Trustees
Colo
Joseph Moore
John Leavy
E. J. Carver
L. von Gohren
Madison Avenue
Mulberry Street
Town of Greeley
Home News
D. E. Finks
Genery N. Y
Mississippi
Sterling
Ohio
Chamberlin
Greeley Grange
Grange
Robert Ferguson
W. W. Ferguson
Jackson Street
Oak Street
A. Z. Salmon
Johnson
Harry B. Johnson
Lawrence
Mass
Pike's Peak
Joiaias
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