Farmers and laborers question in Illinois on wages and wealth
In dialogue about the laborer’s reward, rising land values, middlemen, and farmer hardship, the text argues unity among farmers and workers to end exploitation. It notes travelers and settlers in Greeley and plans for irrigation conventions in Denver with remarks on spirituality.
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Farmers
California
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio
Congress
Illinois
Miss Dickinson Delivers Stellar Saturday Lecture
Miss Dickinson held a fine house Saturday evening and spoke to breathless attention. Many preferred What's to Hinder over Joan of Arc, but Joan of Arc stood as the finest. The people of Greeley may not hear such perfect oratory again, and few in America equal Miss Dickinson.
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Greeley
Platte
New York City
Miss Dickinson
Joan of Arc
America
Colorado Shifts to Democratic Legislation Majority
Citizens express fatigue with old leaders while a strong voter base still supports genuine Republican principles. The legislature is expected to reflect a Democratic tilt following the latest election results.
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Colorado
Spiritualism and science clash in a materialist view
A reader challenges a September tribune piece on spiritualism, defending biblical immortality and debunking spirit communication. The letter critiques brain science arguments, cites Ferrier’s paradising experiments, and discusses unconscious cerebration and mind in relation to nerve force.
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Tribune
Esanet
Egypt
Paul
Moses
King of Kings
Lord of Lords
Dundee
Ferrier
King's College, London
Leibnitz
Carpenter
William Hamilton
John Stuart Mill
Jay Cooke & Co. Fails Amid Wall Street Fallout
The Chicago Tribune notes prided firm Jay Cooke & Co. suspends operations after long scrutiny of risky ventures. Despite fears of a nationwide crisis, authorities say the private debt load is manageable and a broad panic is unlikely, though Wall Street will reel from stock declines.
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Chicago Tribune
Jay Cooke & Co
Columbus
Ohio
Chase
McCulloch and Boutwell
McCulloch
London
Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co
Treasury Department
North Pacific Railway
Wall Street
Granting Jay Cooke's Fortunes From National Misfortune
The St Louis Republican comments on Jay Cooke's role in selling the 7 30 loan during a national crisis. It notes his immediate and ample rewards from commissions of one to five percent and questions the patriotism of such pay, suggesting it was a profit-driven stance by any man.
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Leibnitz
Amicus
Jay
Dakota
Jay Cooke
Lake Superior
Puget Sound
Duluth
Seattle
Pennsylvania
Credit Mobilier
Pacific Railroad
Jay Cooke & Co
Northern Pacific
New York
Philadelphia
Washington House
Henry VD. Cooke
St. Louis Republican
Petersburg Banks Suspend Amid Financial Turmoil
Several Petersburg banks including Merchants National Planters and Mechanics and First National suspended operations while Citizens Bank, though not suspended, reduced heavy payments. Richmond banks remain quiet as Petersburg fears spread. Locomotive orders from Rogers works Patterson NJ cut and hundreds of workers discharged. Philadelphia crisis ends and state banks resume. Union and Citizens still unsettled.
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Planters’ and Mechanic's Bank
People’s Bank
First National Bank
Petersburg
Virginia
Citizen’s Bank
Richmond
Rogers’ Locomotive Works
Patterson
New Jersey
Danforth and
Grant Works
Philadelphia
Union
Citizens
Yellow fever ravages the South and other ills
Stray notes report twenty deaths from yellow fever in Shreveport on September 28. Andrew Johnson facing potential losses of sixty thousand dollars. Florida storm washes away St Marks. Chicago fire destroys wooden structures. National headlines cite Jay Cooke & Co. failure and Fisk & Hatch collapse amid banker defalcations.
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Shreveport
Andrew Johnson
Spinner
Washington
Florida
St. Marks
Chicago
Jay Cooke & Co
Fisk & Hatch
Weld County Councilmen and Representatives Election Returns
Official report lists Weld and Larimer counties results for councilmen and representatives. B T Whedbee 25 20. Thos Sprague 120 46 446. J M Sherwood. J C Shattuck 17 446. J M McCutcheon 144 276. C F Wallace 12 333. Sprague elected to Council by 71 vote margin. Shattuck 87 and McCutcheon 2 margins for representatives. A delightful wooden wedding was celebrated at W F Thompsons last evening.
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C.F. Wallace
Mr. Sprague
Messrs. Shattuck and
McCutcheon
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