Colorado Eight Annual Fair Showed Rich Mining Display
The Eighth Annual Fair of the Territory closed with a strong mining exhibit led by a 5,000 pound silver ore mass from Moose mine and a gold ore sample from Briggs mine. Caribou silver bars, tellurites from Red Cloud, and a gold bar display highlighted Colorado prospecting along with free gold from Printer Boy lode. Livestock, quilts, furniture, and home industry items complemented the scene, with premiums awarded for mines, bullion, and cattle.
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Red Cloud Lode
Boulder County
Greeley
Schirmer
Mint
Denver News
Wyoming
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Alaghaga
Gquid
Thatcher, Standley & Co
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Placer Diggings
J. J. Cobb & Co
French Gulch
Summit County
Jane Canfield
Mohammed
Maynard & Whitman
Bachelder
A. C. Koogle
Wm. N. Byers
Territorial Miners' Association organized in Denver
A Territorial Miners Association was formed in Denver with officers led by President J Marshall Paul and Eben Smith as superintendent. The group aims to supply mineral specimens for the Centennial Exposition and to establish a Territory museum of mine productions, with Governor Evans pledging Colorado Industrial Association support.
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Territorial Miners’ Association
Denver
Offiers
J Marshall Paul
J. E. Bates
J. Cary French
Eben Smith
J. F. L. Schirmer
George T. Clark
Henry Crow
Evans
Colorado Industrial Association
Palmer Draws Warm Denver Audiences. May Be Top Opera Singer
Despite critics sneering, Miss Palmer wins cheering crowds in Denver and could become a first class opera singer. At last week's concert she was met with applause and encore, with the Gipsey's Song of Warning highlighted by The Times as part of her tableau performance.
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Miss Palmer
Denver
the Times
Gipsey
Thrilling Gipsey Camp Scene Wins Ovation
The report notes a perfect audience reaction with three extra songs beyond the promised set. It highlights the week’s best reading in The News about an Indian scare where a special train found bloodthirsty savages had stolen sugar and killed two chickens.
New York Jerald Indicted For Lottery Ads
Grand Jury indicts the New York Jerald for publishing lottery advertisements. Colorado could use similar juries with supportive statutes. Cheyenne welcomes a Union Pacific rolling mill. Whisky mills experience noted, blasting establishments preferred by them. Greeley Tribune communications space deemed excessive. Amicus replies require brevity. longer articles may be trimmed.
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New York
Jerald
Colorado
Union Pacific Railroad Company
McFarland Brother in Law Defense Ends in Tragedy
East desk reports Michael Angelo McFarland died in a city hospital after a failed bid to influence the Richardson case. He spent about $25,000 on Daniel McFarland’s defense and had publicized plans to reach Mrs. Richardson. A morbid note: his body will be buried in Potter's Field after being found insensible on Fourth Avenue.
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Richardson
Michael Angelo McFarland
Daniel
Fourth Avenue
Potter's Field
Michael Angelo
Mrs. Richardson
Michael
Thompson
Abby
Boston
Death of the Modoc murderers at Fort Klamath
A Portland dispatch details the October execution of Captain Jack and three other Modoc killers at Fort Klamath. Boston Charley and Black Jim went first, Sehonchin next, with Barneho and Slotux reprieved. The reading of orders, prayer, and the noose followed as the crowd of five hundred watched in horror.
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Jack
Fort Klamath
Boston
Charley
Black Jim
Sehonchin
A.C. Applegate
David Hill
Kingsbury
Secretary of War
Department
Barneho
Slotux
Baracho
Jim
Schenehin
Good Words for the Cottonwood From the Denver News
An article urges Colorado farmers to plant cottonwood cuttings for windbreaks, fuel, and timber. It cites Dr. John Warden's praise of Populus Monilifera as a rapid growing shade tree valued in Vienna and across Europe, and advises regular winter pruning to keep trees vigorous while promoting large leaves.
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Colorado
John Warden
Ohio
Vienna
Prairie Farmer
Chicago
Franz Joseph Quai
The
Kansas Pacific Railway
That Virtuous Denver Lottery Fraud Ends in Jail
J W Suitterlin, who led a city gift concert scheme to fund a public library, has been arrested after a drawn lottery failed to cash. He was remanded to the county jail after bonds were surrendered, with further bail or trial pending. The scheme drew strong public condemnation.
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Denver
J. W. Suitterlin
Suitterlin
United States
Buechtel
U. S
Orson Brooks
Denver News
Year After Election Clews and the Panic
A year after Henry Clews warned of a banking crisis if Greeley won, Grant's presidency followed and Clews reportedly faced a severe panic. The piece argues that Clews and Jay Cooke have long been known for sensational financial claims and questionable views.
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Henry Clews
New York City
Mr. Greeley
Gen Grant
Jay Cooke
Miss Dickinson's Lectures Draw Wide Engagements in Season
The Golden Age reports Miss Dickinson, star lecturer, has a heavy schedule through May. Agent C. G. Bernard in New York handles extensive correspondence. Her fee is two hundred dollars, funding private philanthropy, with a new lecture titled Yourself centered on her influence.
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The
Golden Age
Movements of Ore Boosts Colorado Market Outlook
The Mining Review reports reduced outbound ore from the Territory. Park County ships to Golden amid Dudley and Alma price discontent. Clear Creek dominates East ore with a 25 percent drop since August. Masonville buys about 15000 monthly and grows. Gold Hill Sugar Loaf and Cari bou ship to Black Hawk. Denver works return cautiously. Overall, a favorable fall and winter ore market.
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Mining Review
Park County
Golden
Dudley & Alma
Clear Creek
Masonville
Gilpin County
Black Hawk
Gold Hill
Sugar Loaf
Caribou
Denver
Denver and Territory News Highlights From Denver Fair and Mines
Reports from Colorado territory detail premiums won in Denver for job printing and ore exhibits, block and brick construction progress, a Pike's Peak signal station plan, and price notes on Boulder Valley and Green coal. Mining accidents, lease disputes, fire losses, and new smelting prospects are noted alongside corn crop promise and notable farmers.
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Wm. N. Byers
Denver News
Moose
Mt. Lincoln
Denver
Denver Times
Welch
Fort Collins Express
Pike's Peak
Boulder Valley
Greeley
Holliday
Harrington
Enterprise
Yount
Denver Tribune
Sanborn
Fair
San Juan
Central Register
Golden Globe
Golden
Messrs
Colorado Springs
J. H. Boyd
Chicago
Corning
Anderson
Douty
Boyd
Portraits and a misfit likeness in Frank Leslie's illustrated
A Frank Leslie's Illustrated image shows a young woman in a fitted coat with a book, posing as Anna Dickinson. The engraving fails to capture Dickinson's robust, blooming character, appearing instead as a delicate Sunday school scholar, prompting mixed critical reception about the likeness.
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Frank Leslie
Anna Dickinson
Anna
Balloon drama lands in Connecticut as storm hits ascent
The second Graphic balloon rose on Monday but was caught in a storm. Donaldson softly landed in Connecticut and the balloon escaped to the clouds.
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Graphic
Donaldson
Connecticut
Canaan
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