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September 12, 1880
Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Mr. Talmage recounts his Colorado trip, defending Leadville against rumors of wickedness, praising its enterprise, telephones, churches, order, and vigilance committee that recently hanged two men, prompting others to leave.
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TALMAGE'S COLORADO TRIP.
HE SAYS LEADVILLE HAS BEEN LIED ABOUT.
He Rather Cottons to Western Style.
[By Telegraph to the Sentinel.]
New York, September 11.—Mr. Talmage spoke last evening of his Colorado trip. He said: "Leadville is the most lied about city in the United States. It is a miracle of enterprise, and differs from other cities only in having its wickedness all on the surface. That story about my exploring dance-houses in Leadville, in company with a friend, was mere newspaper enterprise. All my exploring was done in about six minutes, from wide open doors of one gambling house to another. Leadville needs no exploring. It does not cover its crimes. It has more telephones for its population than any other place in the Union. It has live clergymen, too, and its churches are thronged. There is no other instance of such a sudden and peculiar accumulation of people, with so few outbreaks of immorality. Perfect order reigns. A man is as safe there as in this city on Fulton street. There are more murders in this city of New York than in Leadville. They have a vigilance committee, composed of their solid citizens and business men, whose business is to boost the rather slow, cumbrous laws. The day before I arrived they hanged two men, and over eighty scoundrels at once took the hint and left the place."
HE SAYS LEADVILLE HAS BEEN LIED ABOUT.
He Rather Cottons to Western Style.
[By Telegraph to the Sentinel.]
New York, September 11.—Mr. Talmage spoke last evening of his Colorado trip. He said: "Leadville is the most lied about city in the United States. It is a miracle of enterprise, and differs from other cities only in having its wickedness all on the surface. That story about my exploring dance-houses in Leadville, in company with a friend, was mere newspaper enterprise. All my exploring was done in about six minutes, from wide open doors of one gambling house to another. Leadville needs no exploring. It does not cover its crimes. It has more telephones for its population than any other place in the Union. It has live clergymen, too, and its churches are thronged. There is no other instance of such a sudden and peculiar accumulation of people, with so few outbreaks of immorality. Perfect order reigns. A man is as safe there as in this city on Fulton street. There are more murders in this city of New York than in Leadville. They have a vigilance committee, composed of their solid citizens and business men, whose business is to boost the rather slow, cumbrous laws. The day before I arrived they hanged two men, and over eighty scoundrels at once took the hint and left the place."
What sub-type of article is it?
Journey
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Leadville
Colorado Trip
Vigilance Committee
Newspaper Rumors
Western Enterprise
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Talmage
Where did it happen?
Leadville, Colorado; New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Talmage
Location
Leadville, Colorado; New York
Event Date
September 11
Story Details
Mr. Talmage describes his brief visit to Leadville, refuting tales of vice by noting its open but controlled wickedness, advanced telephones, active churches, low crime compared to New York, and effective vigilance committee that hanged two men just before his arrival, causing eighty others to flee.