Centennial fair plans hover after close
The writer reports Puitapetpura on Nov 15 1876 noting about 5000 daily attendance postclose and mixed prospects for a lasting exhibition. Philadelphia intends a perpetual fair with Main building and halls, while state buildings are for sale and some exhibitors plan to stay or move.
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Puitapetpura
Philadelphia
Horticultural Hall
New York House
Colorado Kansas House
Maxwell
Boston
Baltimore
Paris
Colorado
Marshall Paul
Robbing Mr Lincoln's Grave The Chicago Incident
The Chicago Tribune details a plan by counterfeiters to steal Lincoln's remains to free confessed conspirator Boyd. Detectives tracked the group as they traveled to Springfield before election day. the tomb was opened but the wagon failed to arrive. Leaders Hughes and Mallins were arrested. they face possible three year sentences. Authorities seek full motive clarity amid political overtones and a strange Knights of the Golden Cross tie in.
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Lincoln
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Boyd
Springfield
Hughes
Mallins
The
Georgia
Knights of the Golden Cross
Congress
Grasshoppers in the Holy Land
Lieutenant Lynch of the US Navy recalled a 20th century Palestine expedition with marines and two iron boats hauled by camels from Beyrout to the Lake of Galilee. He saw swarms of locusts along the Jordan and in Moab, described biblical expressions and modern observations of plague-scale locusts spreading, with reports from Robinson and Shaw on their behavior and impact on crops and villages.
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Holy Land
Lynch
United States Navy
Palestine
Beyrout
Lake of Galilee
Jordan
Dead Sea
Old Moab
Tolumea
Joel
Colorado
Shekeloth
Robinson
Shaw
Metisiah
Garden of Eden
Mories
Nahum
Jerusalem
Locusts Fail to Halt Utah Growth and Prosperity
The text notes that locusts did not stop a territory the size of New Jersey from supporting several million people or prevent fruit trees and grape vines from bearing abundantly in years without invasions, arguing the resilience of Utah’s economy and agriculture during non infestation years.
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Jordan
New Jersey
Utah
Taxation and elections loom in Colorado and nationwide
The Denver Democrat warns the state faces a likely debt as revenues fall short of expenses. It critiques legislative costs and salaries, calls for reform, and notes concurrent national election disputes from South Carolina to Nebraska. It also discusses electors, penalties, and political tensions across states.
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Colorado
New England
Belford
Patterson
House of Representatives
Chaffee
Wilson
Clorado
Arnett seeks state aid for grasshopper control invention
The note describes Mr. Arnett of Bear Creek asking the Legislature for 2500 dollars to fund a grasshopper killing method using petroleum and coal tar. The passage mocks aging methods and cites broader political commentary from the Cincinnati Commercial and Denver Tribune about President Grant, Teller, and national affairs. It also mentions unrest near Hugo and troop deployments in Washington.
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Arnett
Bear Creek
Grant
Congress
Cincinnati
Denver Tribune
Henry M. Teller
Washington
Denver Pacific
Union Pacific
Greeley Home News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Clark sells 170 sheep for 300 dollars. Antelope arrive by wagon. Snow depth exceeds a foot near Fort Collins. Thanksgiving events include dinners, services, and a centennial oyster supper. Local court session under Judge Elliott. Obits and births noted. Centennial preparations and fence legality announced. Northern District Colorado Conference begins December 5 with Rev Crary presiding.
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RE. Clark
District Court
Judge Elliott
Fort Collins
Lee Henderson
Denver Pacific
L P. Witham
Allen
Union
M. E
R. G. Thompson
O. Howard
Philadelphia
W. ©. Packard
Oliver Howard
Mr. LaGrange
Judge Haynes
Chas. Skillman
Greeley
Iowa
E. A. Forest
Baroum Hall
Denver
M. EK. Church
Main Street
Pleasant Valley Lyceum
Solomon Hopkins
Poudre Valley
Ladies’ Literary Society
Northern District of Colorado
B. F. Crary
D. D
Treloar
Boulder
Grand County population count Sparks county government talk
A fragmented notice mentions a petition in circulations Park to create a new Grand county population count and a possible 16 member county council. Other items reference iron production, Milliners’ fashion plates, Masonic hall meeting for trustees, and local election topics.
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Sirculs Park
Grand County
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Light Brahma Collins
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