20 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1877
Page
1
The account details Lt Jerome's battlefield experiences with the Nez Perces during General Miles's campaign. He describes surrender under a white flag, exchanges of prisoners, and the Indians' brave, disciplined behavior in trench fighting. He credits the Nez Perces with courage and restraint despite heavy odds.
Four riders formed a bold front during the four days of engagement described by Jerome. They surged when magazine rounds neared, exposing themselves to fire and leading a daring charge to pursue Nez Perce lines. The unit included a standout who leaped from horse to ride and ride again, creating a remarkable cavalry maneuver amid the conflict.
A Chicago Times excerpt recalls a late Civil War era poker game at a marble townhouse on Twenty third Street. Four men gamble a fragile sequence flush while a young novice loses control, misreads a card, and collapses after a fatal bet with the Wall Street operator winning and a mournful remark about the boy’s mother.
A collage of disconnected lines from various papers mentions fashion, reform, jokes, and social chatter. References include Harper's Bazaar and The New York Herald with illustra tive remarks on figures like Cleopatra and Sitting Bull, plus stray city notes about Boston sewers and public debt.
Fragmentary text references San Francisco, abstracts, and the idea of wealth through science. It ponders the role of a professor, sulfuric compounds, and a hypothetical state of affairs, but the sense is fragmentary and uncertain.
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