24 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Bismarck Tri Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1877
Page
1
A collage of brief items recounts varied topics from reform and women's rights to Civil War memories and political critique. It notes Susan B. Anthony and others as figures of interest, remarks on General Hazen and farm ventures along the North Pacific rail line, plus editorials praising President Hayes and cautioning against party corruption.
Widespread brief items report Gen Sherman's safe arrival at Helena and a skirmish with Indians on Aug 20 in which a man died and seven were wounded. Indians abducted Howard’s horses. Montana volunteers return home on foot. In Westmoreland Pa, 1600 coal miners quit work. Amid rallying support, Hayes and cabinet figures garner crowds in New England. Ohio Democrats open campaign in Columbus with Pendleton and Ewing speeches. Milwaukee board of trade backs reciprocity with Canada and a proposed, permanent war bureau. Russian forces reportedly defeated near skid Juma with significant losses. Mahomet Ali achieves gains in Montenegro. Dakota Territorial Agricultural Society plans a fair, and wheat price/action noted in Yankton. A baseball challenge in Challenge, with a large social scene at Plammer’s and local storefront development discussed.
A detachment of the seventh cavalry om Le Paul will arrive to night and be sent out to patrol the line as bells ring near Bere'ead.
Advices from Idaho assert the Indians are not hurried nor anxious for a fight. Estimates place them between four and five hundred heading toward the Crow Country of the Yellowstone. Loss of Howard’s horses, two hundred, is confirmed. Telegraphs from Shotgun Creek Idaho report Gen Crook operating near Harney’s Cake as hostiles steer toward the Crow territory.
Mr. Williams of Seely Township travels to Mankato to seek medical help for a baffling disease that causes rapid flesh loss of about one pound daily. He reports a croaking sound from the stomach and an unseen “animal” inside, resisting all remedies. Local sources vouch for the facts and attest to his long acquaintance with the patient and the puzzling symptoms.
An advertisement notes Edward Sloan aims to enlist the son of a lady to attend his services. The text mentions preparation of suits in latest styles and a dressmaker with patterns ready to work promptly. The message appears fragmented and contains several typos.
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