18 May 1877
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
1
Reports note Hay es era era statue unveiling of Fitz Greene Halleck in Central Park. Wire dispatches discuss Mormon uprisings, urban politics, and cabinet resignations while detailing frontier development and rail traffic, including steamboat movement on the Yellowstone and Danube diplomacy.
The Crook City Tribune and Deadwood papers report mining interest revival in the Black Hills with Gilmer Salisbury & Co and others employing many men. Overcrowding, idle prospectors, and frontier struggles persist as work begins on numerous claims. a long list of land lodes and a post office letters awaiting names is published.
Daily stage services between Bismarck and the Black Hills will begin in about ten days, with weekly stages crowded in the meantime. The report lists several passengers, arrivals, and upcoming bookings for the next stages, while local industry notes claim Star Brewery’s beer is well received and a new school house is needed due to lacking facilities. The piece also mentions school fund timing, county treasurer practice, and local business quarters.
A Fort Pierre route letter recounts a trip up the Upper Missouri to Yankton, noting river travel delays, sand bars, and the harsh reality of the Pierre route. It contrasts fast boats with minimal night running, criticizes the Sidney route, and urges travelers toward Bismarck while warning of hardships and mud delays. The piece describes Fort Pierre’s site at the Lower Cheyenne, local commerce, and lodging options, including the Grand Central hotel, with remarks on river versus railroad travel and party outcomes.
Mrs Poppleton guards a memory of a remedy while her husband Poppleton sleeps. A yelping elephant scene erupts as she tries to grab the toe, caused by a noisy dream, ending with her injuring herself and smashing $175 worth of Chinese curios. Poppleton resumes nightmares. life returns to normal.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton argues that newspapers knit society by connecting people across daily life and distant places. He asserts that readers stay engaged with ideas and events, avoiding intellectual isolation through regular exposure to press and telegraph news.
An 1860s Detroit Free Press item recounts Gen Sheridan's household bewilderment over twins born to his son, a reporter quipping of goddesses of liberty, while a tale of Little Tim the apple boy's death unfolds with neighbors mourning. The piece closes noting Gen Stanley praising the climate and health benefits of the area.
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