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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1878
Page
2
Early statewide returns show Colorado leaning Republican by about 1800, nearly double the 1876 margin. Democrats failed to dent the ticket and Greenback influence proves weak, with Erie and Sunshine as only towns reporting a Greenback majority. Colorado supports a sound currency.
The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention at Faneuil Hall approved a currency platform redeemable in coin and criticized Republicans over the presidency. New York Democrats at Syracuse showed Tammany strife, backing a hard money line. Saratoga Republicans urged no backward steps toward resumption. Weld County vote data noted with registration gaps. a separate letter details Indian life and Diex fairs.
A 1878 report profiles Indian labor and livelihoods after receiving annuity goods. Women tan skins and process meat. men hunt deer and trap furs while horses hold wealth. Potatoes and small crops expand, with Johnson the prominent farmer example and women's influence noted amid cultural observations.
Democratic state convention at Faneuil Hall Boston endorses hard money and acclaims J G Abbott for governor while New York and Connecticut Democrats shape nominations. Yellow fever updates show rising cases and varied aid efforts across the South and Canada with total deaths 6679 by Sept 30.
Reports from Marquette Michigan describe two men seizing books used in U S v Samuel J Tilden testimony. A Providence house loses 12000 in diamonds and jewelry while the family attends the opera. Between 25000 and 30000 is stolen from a Cheyenne and Black Hills stage crew wounded, a passenger killed. Armed pursuit from Deadwood. Ambulance mail robbery occurs without shooting. General items note Mrs Thompson named Memphis postmistress. Six hundred Danes arrive in New York for western migration. Treasury receives 1500 in conscience money from Boston. The Chinese minister greeted by the President. Washington monument work ordered. A Brooklyn funeral coach accident kills three, injures others. Adelphi steamer boiler explosion near Norwalk kills at least thirteen. Near Fort Wallace Kansas a Cheyenne fight. Col Lewis killed, Gen Davis pursues. Gold and silver finds near Sitka prompt miners to travel. Inventor Jewett’s agaphone claims long distance sound conveyance without electricity. Father McNamara threatens mob, defies attack. Foreign news notes Vesuvius eruption, Turkish defeat near Thessaly, possible Anglo Afghan war, Creedmoor rifle score 221 of 225. Rad cotton strike continues.
Reports indicate a settlement ending the dispute among Pilkington and Vanworth. Separately revolutionary movements are noted across Mexico as Cotopaxi erupts violently, described as the most intense activity in years.
Reports claim an Indian outbreak at Red Cloud with killings as Col Carlton leads five cavalry companies toward the post. A Crook City shooting leaves Bill Smith at large after a Saloon keeper Ash is struck. two horse thieves were hanged at Spearfish last week. Weather turns cold and wet. hay and wood contracts for Camp Sturgis. Potatoes sell for two to three cents per pound.
Correspondent notes strong agricultural exhibits despite sparse stock pens and empty shelves in the agricultural hall. David Brothers stacks corn and wheat varieties, Everett highlights 19 apple types and a productive orchard, and Kinsey features Case engines, tractors, and advanced plows. The scene reflects Colorado farming innovation and growing prosperity as Denver expands.
At the Tate Fair A Whitman of Carr displayed 53 head from a 4300 flock mostly Colorado bred and won top awards on two year olds ewes ram lambs and the best five ewes and ram. Barber Bailey of Evans showed 11 sheep taking multiple firsts with valued cattle and other livestock also noted. J W Talcott entered Berkshire hogs and fancy poultry while local ladies contributed notable fancy work.
First premiums awarded for wax work lace embroidery and pillow shams. Miss Tennie Nichols wins for pillow shams. Leather Whip and Collar Company expands to thirty workers in twenty two months. Corona baking powder harness and saddles on show along with ore from Smuggler mine valued at six dollars a pound.
Weld County returns list names and voting tallies for numerous candidates in multiple towns including Platteville Erie and Greenley in a detailed roll of voters by candidate with final counts and no votes recorded for some. The document presents partyless vote totals across several locales and names many individuals and values.
The Denver and Rio Grande and Pueblo and Arkansas Valley lines are intensifying grading through the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. Capital backs both projects with intent to complete the lines promptly amid rugged terrain and rock obstruction. Nearby news notes Pinneo in the meat market after elections and Madame Seabury opening millinery parlors in Gallup's Larimer street, Denver.
All the Grangers are requested to meet at the Good Templars Hall on Tuesday October 8 at 7 oclock p m sharp. G W Baroni secretary B F Pinneo will sell you none but the best of beef mutton pork etc. Warranty and Water Deeds and other blanks for pale at this office.
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