Next President debated by reformers and critics in 1880s era
The piece surveys likely candidates for the next president, naming Mr. Tilden of New York and Gen. Sherman among others. It discusses religious, regional, and party dynamics, centering on independence of the vote and the waning power of caucuses. It cites Charles Francis Adams and the South’s possible opposition. The piece notes the western shift in political power and the potential impact on nominations.
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Tilden
New York
Sherman
South
Dick Yates
Boutwell
Dawes
Jewell
Hendricks
Logan
Springfield
Mass
Charles Francis Adams
New England
Boston
Charles Sumner
Europe
Greece
Rome
Mississippi
United States
Indianapolis
Mr. Adams
General Grant
Gov. Tilden
Henry Wilson
Unclear Role of This Element in Upcoming Election
The text notes uncertainty over how much a particular element will influence the next election and that it deserves some consideration, though its exact impact remains unknown.
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Gardness
Award selection at the Centennial debated by editorial
The authors oppose choosing judges for the Centennial on the basis of consumer access. They warn such an approach may fail by valuing producers' judgments over consumer experience. The piece argues for selecting from top experts across industries and notes irrigation and regional development concerns in Fort Collins and Denver.
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N. M. Beckwith
Brazil
Cuba
Java
Centennial Commission
New York City
Colorado Canal Project To Bring Water From Platte Canyon
The Colorado Canal Company formed to build a canal from Platte canyon to near Kiowa on the Kansas Pacific line east of Denver about thirty five miles. Surveys show a good route. over 700000 acres lie within fifteen miles of Denver and most land would gain water access. Even partial irrigation would aid vast tracts for pasture and settlement, with expert calculations offered by Mr. BE. & Nettleton of South Pueblo.
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Denver Tribune
Colorado Canal Company
Platte Canyon
Kiowa
Kansas Pacific Railway
Denver
Box Elder
Cherry Creek
Europe
America
BE. &. Nettleton
South Pueblo
Alleghanians
Greeley
John Racker
Grand Lodge of Odd Pellows
Society of
Our Town
Johns
Minnesota
Evans
Park Church
W. L. Weed
Colorado Springs
Wherren
Col. White
Mr. Adams
South Platte
Pueblo
Eli Hall
D. Hawks
O. P. Gale
Mr. Hawkins
L. W. Jones
Joseph Seely
Big Thompson
Sun Brothers
St.Luis
Winona
Osbornbi
Crose
Baxter
Cotorato
Lagrange
I McElroy
Colorado
Ea Tance
Chestnut Acadelphia
West Op
Congregational Association
Real S. Dimock
J. M. Sturtevant
N. Thompson
Boulder
Packard
J. 4Thenerty
School Prospects and Local Elections in Weld County
The district plans to hire an additional teacher, with Frank Annis from Michigan’s Agricultural College set to begin mid November on a three month trial. Election results show partial returns with Republicans favored in Denver and Boulder. Weld County elected J. B. Wheeler, S. J. Plumb, A. K. Yount, and W. C. Stover to the Constitutional Convention. Samuel Roberts notes a strong Yellow Ohio Dent corn crop. Greeley School District valuation nears half a million dollars with substantial outside wealth owned by residents, urging district tax consideration.
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Frank Annis
The
Agricultural College
Lansing
Michigan
Annis
T. C. Abbott
Mr. Annis
Samuel Roberts
Greeley
Canon City Calamity Claims Three Lives In Fire Tragedy
A Canon City fire tragedy leaves Mrs Evans, her child, and Miss Buckingham dead after kerosene ignition. Mr Evans and relatives mourn as the couple’s three-month-old infant burns to death. An extenuating feud ends with a gunfight and arson that devastates Rowland’s property.
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Colorado Springs
Pueblo Cheistain
Alpine mining town described in Colorado Territory notes
The Alpine area in Lake County Colorado is described with smelting works, stores, boarding houses, a post office, and a saloon. It sits in Chalk Creek canyon near trout streams and rugged peaks, with provisions freighted from Colorado Springs and a future road to the Pacific slope. The piece notes cattle herding for Utes, fur trapping, winter snow, and historic mining along Taylor and Gunnison rivers amid Ute presence and sparse settlement.
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Alpine
Lake County
Colorado
Riggine & Chapman
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Springs
Pacific Slope
Taylor
Gunnison
Kansas City
Rich Colorado ore find near Ewing Mining district eyed for smelting
The northeast Ewing Mining district area boasts high ore values with a lead assay near 100 ounces per ton and another sample yielding 37 dollars in silver with seventy percent copper. Denver men Wray and Bush recently departed with ore for Green River City and smelters, while local plans aim to truck ore to Denver for capital-backed smelting works. The region offers ample wood water and a nearby coal seam two miles away, at eight thousand feet altitude, with frost but little snow.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Ewing
Georgetown
Denver
Messrs Wray, Bush
Green River City
Uintah Range
Middle Park
Hughes
Snake River
Brown’s Hole
Sulphur Springs
Brown's Hole
Nevada
Montana
Denver News
Horse Thief Captured Near Pawnee Ranch
Letter to the editor recounts the capture of a horse thief in Weld County after a spree from Ogallala Nebraska to the South Platte region. The man was seized by the sheriff at Pawnee Ranch and returned to jail. The note defends swift local justice and mocks Eastern ideas of lawlessness.
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Greeley Tribune
Sin
Ogalla
Neb
South Platt
Riverside
Gifford
John Frazier
Lliffe
Ognila
Pawnee Ranch
Hatfela
Colorado
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Jubesburg
Fort Collins
Rado
Colorado Canal
Canon City
Rowland
Chalk Creek Canyon
Texas
Galveston News
Gulf Coast
Galveston
New Mexico
Kansas
Rio Grande
Wichita
Xansac
Red Cloud
Bill Rowland
Central Register
Jas. Jones
J. 8
Jones & Street
John Powell
Plum Creek
Judge Castillo
Crystal Mountain
Prof. Foote
St. Louis
Denver Sentinel
Beckwith
Wet Mountain Valley
Walter Chermside
Huerfano Canyon
West Las Animas
Las Animas
Crawford
San Juan Country
C. M. Annanegg
Sarinda, Weld Co. Col
Weld County
Corona
Home News
Mr. Benedict
Oar Cority Treasury
G. F. Dresser
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