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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1872
Page
2
A community discussion weighs allocating land valued at about $15,000 to the School Board for educational use after debts and obligations are settled. Proponents argue the School Board should manage the lands for education while the Colony winds down, transfer of land, and continued canal oversight.
A colonial proposal argues transferring lands to the School Board will increase their value and endow schooling. It notes 400 town children need better facilities, and that the King should allow the Board to hold assets after liabilities are met to fund school houses over the river and provide equal advantages for local children.
The piece praises Greeley and the Union Colony, citing extensive coverage by major papers including the New York Tribune Times Sun Christian Union Brooklyn Union and Horticulturist. It highlights temperance successes, large grain harvests, and hopes the Colorado Central Railroad will boost growth, predicting ten thousand residents in five years.
Colorado must raise about $10,000 for the Philadelphia centennial exposition effort. The plan includes forming a citizens association to subscribe stock to fund the national celebration and attract private investment, with Denver envisioned as the financial leader.
The passage notes that Colorado's capital will take steps to place the state on an equal footing with other sections of the United States, implying coordinated action to advance state stature and rights. It reflects broad political momentum without detailing specific actions or dates.
Twenty five stamps pound gold in Briggs mill while the Gregory shaft opens a rich ore vein with copper and sulphurets. The Briggs mine, idle due to water, will run at full capacity after pumping. Denver News notes capitalists buy St Vrain coal mine and pledge large shipments.
The article commends the editors for their enterprise, taste, and hard work, noting the paper provides abundant general and local news. Messrs. Vickers and Painter are identified as the editors.
Grace Greenwood and her daughter were guests of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Adama for a Methodist church lecture titled Indoors. The program showcased domestic subjects, with vivid home life scenes, wit, and tears, plus a strong advocacy for Woman Suffrage.
A massive blaze roared through Boston from the Summer and Langston Streets area last Saturday evening. Wind drove flames across blocks destroying warehouses, stores, and offices, with losses tallied in hundreds of millions and many buildings leveled. Chicago and other cities sent aid while officials assessed property losses and evacuations.
In Greeley a Congregational Society festival aims to ease hangman’s holiday prejudice. Epidoo zix disrupts streetcars, while Fort Collins guests arrive by Denver Pacific. Delicacies fill the hall as Grace Greenwood and Rev. Mrs. Adams attend, and Gen Cameron stages a William Tell action with a doughnut twist. A balloon hoax brings Samuel Clemens aboard with a humorous Q and A, sparking laughter and illusions of Mark Twain among the crowd.
The bizarre tale recounts Mark, Stanley, and Livingstone surviving a balloon crash only to land in a sunken well near Greely Colorado. They are saved after a chaotic evening of misadventure with attendees and officials, with donations and odd gifts ending the festival on a high note.
New York and Boston report milder horse disease with about ten days duration and low death losses. Chicago notes oxen use rising for hauling, grocers raise prices 10 to 25 percent, and dairy wagons adapt. The North Side streetcar lines face suspension, theaters see fewer patrons, and hacks deploy many horses. A New York farmer is paid six dollars daily for oxen rental with a driver, highlighting persistent supply constraints.
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