Greenback vs Republican stakes loom in Colorado race
The piece urges strong support for the Republican ticket in Colorado arguing against both the Democratic push for resumption and a greenback platform advocating irredeemable currency. It cites alleged bribery attempts to influence candidates and notes Massachusetts Republicans praising unity and fiscal prudence over denials of honor or promises of unsound money.
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Colorado
Massachusetts
Worcester
W. ¥. Herald
Butler
Greenback platform dispute and Hayes speech overview
A debate over the true Greenback platform contrasts the Evans Journal proposal for absolute paper money with full legal tender against the Greenbacker. The piece also evaluates President Hayes’s Toledo speech at the Tri-State Fair, linking wartime finance to postwar economic stagnation and the 1878 panic.
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Evans Journal
Greenbacker
Toledo
Tri-State
Hayes
Ilerald
Notes and Thoughts From the Greeley Tribune Correspondent
Wurri River on September 16 1878 reports heavy frosts killing garden crops except turnips while potatoes and cucumbers prove good. Bankrupt Act repeal drew huge crowds and the era’s ruin blamed on war era currency shifts, with general demoralization and foreclosures. The writer critiques politicians and calls for relief favoring industrious, skilled workers over robed speculators, noting gaps in modern education such as geology.
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Greeley Tribune
Wurri River
Vally
Greeley
Greeley School
Knowledge of Geology and Chemistry for a Young Man
The speaker urges a young man to study geology and chemistry, not for speculation but to locate minerals and assess ore value in local areas. He links botany and geology to practical observation and argues chemistry gains value when paired with geology for mineral analysis. He cites the captain of industry needing tactics.
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Colorado
N.C. M
Telegraphic Brevities Hottest Yellow Fever Reports
Fever dominates Memphis Baton Rouge and New Orleans scenes with daily deaths and strains on coffins. War updates from Dodge City and Oregon notes, while funds pour in from Philadelphia Chicago St Louis and New York for fever relief.
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Memphis
Baton Rouge
Gallipolis
Canton
Miss
New Orleans
Vicksburg
New York
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Dodge City
Kansas
Oregon
U. S. Senate
Camp Harvey
J. G. Bennett
Isaac Bell, Jr
Scioto Valley
Washington
Baltimore
Treasury
National Republican Committee
Lowell
Massachusetts
Butler Democratic
Butler
Terre Haute
Ind
Columbus
Alliance
Pittsburg
Osakis
Minn
Union Dime Savings Bank
Saratoga, N. Y
Postmaster promotes Boyd and Haynes in Platteville
On Tuesday a large audience heard Messrs. Boyd and Haynes in the schoolhouse. Harry Haynes argued finances with official papers refuting greenback claims. Captain Boyd recounted humble beginnings and labor support for Republicans. A question period followed. Wednesday a disturbance occurred near Dr Assig’s home over a marriage into a Catholic family.
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Greeley Tribune
Dearborn
Boyd
Haynes
Harry Haynes
Greenbackers
America
Assig
Father and priest dispute over re marriage near tragedy
The couple wed with a Methodist minister then faced interference from the girl's father and a priest. The father took the bride home under false pretenses, later demanding a priestly ceremony before the husband could have her. A confrontation neared tragedy before the kidnapped wife was returned unaware of the plot.
Loveland Letter Reflects Fair Week Hopes And Tragedy
A Loveland Colorado letter laments fair week indifference to farm exhibits and notes horse racing as main draw while praising cattle and crops. It recalls the death of Lizzie Buchanan, a ten year old crushed by a mule near Marys Lake, and mentions Dr Buckingham and H C Childs courting Greenback support at Pattons Hall with John Ish visiting from Little Thompson.
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Cornucopia
Ceres
John Buchanan
Buchanan
Kate Evans
Lizzie
Mrs. Roberts
Estes Park
Iowa
Hor
Mary’s Lake
Mnle
Longmont
McCreary
Loveland
Jules Verne
W. Loveland
Dr. Buckingham
H.C. Childs
Greenback
Patton’s Hall
John Ish
Little Thompson
Campaign speakers visit Longmont as election season heats up
Speeches by Judge Berkley of Boulder and Dr Buckingham with H C Childs energize town discourse. Greenback policies attract mixed reception while farmers sell wheat on Main Street as the brass band rehearses under Prof Shorthouse ahead of events.
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Spee Tribune
LongMont
Judge Berkley
Democrat
Boulder
Williams’ Hall
Buckingham
H.C. Childs
Childs
Shorthouse
Beecher and Wife Pass Through Longmont Last Week
Rev Henry Ward Beecher and his wife were in Longmont last week. A Thursday runaway caused two wagons to be overturned and a man in one wagon injured his nose on the street. At the Republican rally Saturday evening about ninety people attended with J G Evans and R J Whiteley speaking for two hours each.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Longmont
J. G. Evans
R. J. Whiteley
Pleasant visit at Craig's in Lupton Colorado ends with progress note
The writer describes a cheerful visit to Mr Craig's home in Lupton Colorado on Sept 19 1878. Mrs Craig's hospitality and a piano from Weld County reflect prosperity while memories of past hardship fade. Mr Craig is noted as likely to join the County Board of Supervisors and local finances are discussed after a speech by Messrs Boyd and Haynes.
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Bvrtor
Mr. Craig
Weld County
Omaha
Great Plains
California
Craig
Colorado
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Mrs. C
Messrs
Boyd
Haynes
Board of Supervisors
von Gehren
Lupton
Highland Lake farming and wheat market concerns
Correspondent tours Highland Lake country and praises Lorin Mead for the ditch that waters the farms. He notes a meeting in William's Hall where farmers complain of only fifty five cents a bushel for wheat, while Capt Boyd debates finances. The Greenback party loses ground as honest facts prevail.
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the Tribune
Highland
Lorin Mead
Longmont
William's Hall
Coffman
Dea, Mead’s
Boyd
Appleton
Cyclopedia
American Finance
Capt. Boyd
Greenback
Wanted farm hands and local goods ads in town
Notices in Denver refer to unemployed labor amid Republican policy distress. Lincoln County items promote tin types, farm residence pictures, hats, guns and breech loaders at New York prices, low ammunition rates, photography by Mr. Broadwell, and millinery stock at Mrs. Briggs. Activities advertised at Mammoth Tent opposite Flower's Drug Store.
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Denver
Colorado Springs Gazette
W. R. Wallace
New York
Local fruit stand offers fresh grapes and peaches daily
Mr Hastings operates a Main street fruit stand with express daily deliveries of California grapes and peaches. A broad inventory includes apples, nuts, confectionery and other seasonal fruits, with emphasis on low cash prices and value.
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Hastings
Express
Constitutional amendmen t proposed in Colorado
Notice announces submission to voters of a 1878 Colorado constitutional amendment changing Section 29 Article VI to require state officers to reside in their governing districts and detailing vacancy appointment rules. Includes official seal, secretary of state signature, and related notices about debts, sales, and local advertisements from Greeley.
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General Assembly
State of
Colorado
Judicial Department
Supreme Court
Supreme and District Courts
Board of County Commissioners
Supreme
District
County
Denver
H. Chiarg
Hamman Cash Grocer Advertises Choice Goods on Main
An 19th century style advertisement highlights Wm Hamman on Main Street as a cash only grocer offering high quality goods and quick money turnover plus top cash price for eggs by Nickors Co Liver health and Green's August Flower promoted as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints with sample bottles and a claim of universal sale across towns. Sozodont is advertised as a breath purifier and teeth whitener preventing decay and enamel damage.
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Hamman
Wm. Hamman
Main Street
Ife
Mr. Hamman
Brown Family Medicines Promoted for Digestive Ailments
Brown's BuAckBERRY and GINGER claim safe relief for diarrhea dysentery cholera morbus and summer complaint. Bottles priced at fifty cents with a warning that others are dangerous. Brown's Veortanne Liver Pros touted for liver and bilious diseases. Brown's Agnica Salve praised for inflammation healing sores and ulcers. Sold by H. F. Frown TM and Jons T. Bucwren in Greeley Cols.
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West
Brown
H. F. Frown
Jons T. Bucwren
Greeley
Cols
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Norman IL Meldrum
Larimer
Eugene K. Stimson
Pueblo
Samarles W. Wright
Arapahoe
Joseph C. Shattuck
Wild
Regents of State University
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Junius Berkley
Jared L. Brush
Lorin C. Mead
Highland Lake
W. Craig
Por Jvatice
The
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Calvin Randolph
Aecord
Denver News
W. A. N. Loveland
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Today
Tribune
Go Ernor
Thomas M. Patterson
Govenor
Commonwealth
Burmah
Herzegovina
Cyprus
Platteville
Tripune
Boulder County Courier
Mammoth Picture Tent
A A. Saramont’s
W. A. Nicnots & Co's
Briggs
Whitney
W. A. Nicions & Co
W. A. Nicionis & Co
N. B. Jackson
W. A. Nicnors & Co
W. J. Kensey
Flower
Flower’s
Hamman’s
A. Z. Saromon’s
Wa. Haatan
A. Z. Salomon
Monk & Ingarsre
A. W. Tyroff
Trrorr
Mai Street
H. F. Flower’s
City Bakery
Rogers Bros
Monk & Ingallee's
Orry Bakery
W. J. Kinsey
Buford & Co
Joslin’s
Surimer Street
P. K. Denertex & Co
W. J. Roxsey
H. H. Barton
H. F. Flower
W. A. Nicnots & Co
Starre
Congrapo
Jit
H. Boettcher
A. Méster
Trreuneé
Clark’s
Tamman’s
Monk & Ingalsbe’s
William Hamman
W. A. Nicnore
W. A. Nichols & Co
R. P. Abbey & Co
Apply & Co
Pioneer Salerooms
R. E
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W. C. Dickerson
W. A. Nickors & Co
Joslin's
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