Telegraphy breakthrough from Bell and Gray in 1876
A 1876 report from Parapeiura notes Alexander Graham Bell of Salem Mass and Elisha Gray of Chicago independently inventing an Electric Telephone and Multiple Telegraph. The system transmits two to eight messages simultaneously and even the human voice, with musical notes and organ tones also conveyed. Trials on a mile long wire showed sentences passing clearly, though perfection will take time.
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Parapeiura
Alexander Graham Bell
Salem
Mass
Elisha Gray
Chicago
Mr. Bell
Mr. Gray
Centennial Day Narratives Attract Multitude And Music
From Pennsylvania day in Purravetrata on Sept 28 1876 crowds swell toward 150000 200000. The awards ceremony featured 3000 attendees including Commissioners and diplomats. Rev Boardman opened with a prayer and remarks on industry art and creation. Music by a stringed band and the Boston Temple Quartette Club drew varied reactions as tastes shifted from operatic to popular tunes. Jenny Lind is noted as the era’s most popular singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Commissioners and Centennial Board of Finance
Judges
Foreign Commissioners
Diplomatic Corps
Boardman
Boston Temple Quartette Club
Columbia
Thomas & Gilmore
Jenny Lind
Exposition Awards and Royal Visit Mentioned at Denver Event
Gen J Hawley presided as foreign commissioners from Argentina Chile Brazil France Russia United Kingdom and others received awards in swallow tails and red tape ribbons. The United States award went to Director-General Goshorn amid cheering. Earl of Dufferin and Lady Dufferin led a Canadian delegation to Denver touring potential continental rail links.
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Turkey
China
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
United States
Goshorn
South
N.C. M
Earl of Dufferin
Soldier's Reunion at Denver Draws 400 Excur sionists on Train Line
The Soldier's Reunion in Denver gathered about five thousand people with orderly crowds and a 1500 man parade. Railroads offered $1 round trips. 208 tickets sold at Greeley, 79 at Evans, 21 at Platteville, and a few at Hughes, with 400+ travelers arriving by D P BR. The return train was led by conductor Smith who, despite bruises from a box car fall, continued duties.
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Denver
Greeley
Evans
Platteville
Hughes
D. P. BR
E. A H. Abbott
Mr. Smith
Fruits Growings and Grapes Plentiful in Arizona Valleys
The Arizona Citizen notes that delicious fruits thrive in Yavapai Maricopa Pinal Pima and Yuma areas with orchards in Uaesayampa Wickenburg Salt River and Gila Valleys. Ed Richard reports Sam B Wise’s farm near Sanford yields tasty samples with more fruit along routes to Florence and grape harvests around Tucson.
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Yavapai
Maricopa
Pinal
Pima
Yuma
Uaesayampa
Ballow Wickenberg
Salt River
Gila
Ed. Richard
Sam
B. Wise
Sanford
Florence
Tucson
Arizona
Fourth Annual Colorado Lodustrial Exhibition in Denver
The fair closed with modest attendance and exhibits weaker than prior years due to the Centennial and hard times. Farm produce and fruit showed progress, with W. E. Helm displaying many apples peaches and grapes. Kinsey’s gear led the agricultural implement display, while livestock and minerals were limited. A centralized Denver building could boost visibility and profits.
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Colorado Lodustrial Association
Denver
Colorad
W. E. Helm
Canyon City
el Paso
W. J. Kinsey
Colorado
Fruit Culture in Colorado Showcases Local Orchard Success
The article recounts John L. Sanborn of Greeley, who switched from frail health to fruit farming six years ago, expanding to strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and grapes. He protected crops with hedges and kerosene, selling over two thousand dollars worth of fruit this season amid grasshopper outbreaks, alongside nearby orchards owned by Parker and Shepard.
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Colorado
John L. Sanborn
Greeley
Sanborn
Tere
Mr. Ellridge
Mr. Sanborn
Parker
George L. Shepard
Hoppers sparing mature fruit plants in local nursery
Mr. Sanborn reports that hoppers no longer attack mature plants, sparing his raspberry bushes. Encouraged by early success, he plans to sell young fruit plants worth about 400 dollars mostly to residents of Greeley Evans and Fort Collins. The family does most of the labor, with Burton 17 running the operation.
Wheat leads Colorado as grasshoppers fail to deter crop gains
Colorado wheat benefits from irrigation with yields said to double other states, grasshoppers pose a challenge but are studied as manageable. Comparisons cite better grain, higher per acre output, and the absence of ditch-based control limits in other states. Cattle breeders and social critiques follow, debating integrity and labor over caste.
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United States
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Denver
Cd Democratic
Caste and its collapse urged by a Greeley Tribune editor
A letter to the editor recounts a Brazilian reception where a reporter was revealed to be a laboring man, not a caste elite, and argues that caste fuels monarchy, hereditary rule, ignorance, superstition, and endless war. It laments social stratification as a universal evil and predicts its downfall.
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the Tribune
Greeley Tribune
New York
Brazil
Nile
Euphrates
Europe
World
First State Election of Colorado Returns Tallies
The 1876 Colorado returns at 8 PM indicate a Republican statewide lead from 10.00 to 1,200 votes, with many counties and precincts reporting Republican majorities. Detailed tallies show Routt Clark Crawford and others winning, while some areas list Democratic gains in Benedict Clough Hapgood and McMasters. Reports also note a late rally by Republicans with Gen. Cameron and the Inman Brothers performing. Burglary reports in Greeley describe recent break-ins and thefts, including Capt. Adams and Chas. Williams cases, as police investigate intrusions and possible local familiarity. The Challenger voyage summary notes a three and a half year world cruise, scientific aims, and extensive oceanographic observations from 1873 to 1876.
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Inman Brothers
Glee Club
Denver
Boulder
General Cameron
Col. Carr
Longmont
Major Ward
Gen. Fuller
Ilinois
Lincoln
Major Skyles
Decker
A.C. Phelps
Judge Brazee
Denver Tribune
Colorado Springs
Colorado von
Evane
Golden
Longmont Brass Band
Greeley Silver
Greeley
Osten
Platteville
Routt
Clark
Crawford
Corning
Sampson
Shattuck
Wells Thatcher
Elbert
Belford
Eiliott
Graham
Haynes
Raney
Leonard
McKissick
Scott
Brush
Sanders
Pace
Kram
McDonald
Evans
Boutt
Mead
Elliol
Patterson
Wyatt
White
Winbourn
Bedell
Erie
Head
Coring
Regents of the University
Wells
Thatcher
Benedict
Clough
Hapgood
McMasters
St. Vrain
Lupton
Weld County
Beard
Arapahoe County
Boulder County
Boulder City
Gilpin County
Park County
Castle Rock
Douglass
Bent County
Pueblo County
Hughes
Las Animas County
Fairplay
Rosita
Alma
Black Hawk
Clear Creek County
Trinidad
Lake County
Fremont County
Haghes
Jynd Patter
Greeley Cornet
Gen. Cameron
N. T. West
J.C. Shattuck
Inman Bros
G. A. Adams
M. EB
Elured
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain
Clear Creek Canon
Adams
Colorado
Soulder Canyon
Pike's Peak
Vicnity
Gray's Peak
Mount Lincoln
Clear Creek Canyon
Atlantic States
Capt. Adams
Chas. Williams
Ranney
Spruce Street
Ewing
Nature
Atlantic
Southern Sea
Pacific
England
Spithead
Ilsward
Buchanan
Sim
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N. C. Meeker
Kattor
E. J. Carver
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
WM. A. Wheeler
Colorado Industrial Association
S. H. Elbert
Henry Crow
M. N. Everitt
J. F. L. Schirmer
A.D. Wilson
G. W. Harriman
W. H. Lessig
Clifton Bell
O. A. Whittemore
Greeley Band
George Fisk
Monk & Inguisbe
Salomon
Green
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Minnie Mautle
Mary Green
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