27 Feb 1874
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1874
Page
1
Fragmentary 19th century item notes confusion over a postal agreement and medical observations about the liver and pouches. Additional short notices report a temperance group planning actions in Pittsburgh and a murder trial in New York, plus a railway brakemen strike ending in Hornellville.
Dayton, Ohio reporters say the female prayer groups led by Cheddaspda Aphit faced legal action as the street prayers were stopped for the present due to a strict ordinance banning obstruction of streets.
In San Francisco on February 26 St Clair, jailed for arson, was acquitted after proving he was thirty five miles from the city at the time of the August fire. The verdict hinges on his alibi and distance claimed during the blaze.
Washington Feb 25 The House appropriations committee approved the Indian appropriation bill undercutting Interior estimates by four million dollars The Ways and Means Committee agreed to levy duties on Linorte wines at 10 cents per gallon and two dollars per case A slight note on San Francisco mint spending and a rejected postmaster delay proposal followed by motion on repeal attempts and other parliamentary moves including a Living Cull telegraph inquiry about a trading post scandal involving Saville and large quantities needing spoilage avoidance.
A telegram received from the War Office notes tactical updates as troops remain under guard, the king visiting neighbors, and talks of a peace treaty. Wounded soldiers recover, health of the army improves, and promises for progress are spoken as the section closes. London reports shipwrecks and storms causing maritime hazards across multiple ports.
Fragmented OCR preserves names and events but lacks clear subjects. It references a Pennsylvania farmer, a Chicago judge, a Navy Yard incident, and various quotes about debt, crime, and propriety, but readable coherence is extremely limited.
In Chicago on February 20 the quarrel between two railroad interests and local teams caused a disruption with games halted for the day. Officials expect a resolution soon as leagues plan to resume play.
The report describes two bodies found in Philadelphia on February 21. Officials concluded the lifters were actually leaky, tied to a line between Chen and another party, and formed one mass when removed with a table.
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