05 Apr 1877
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1877
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment notes unclear names and events with missing context. It hints at a legal or ceremonial matter but provides insufficient readable nouns, verbs, or place references to determine specific individuals, organizations, dates, or outcomes.
A partial, garbled OCR fragment references an inchoate message or note. The readable bits indicate phrases like to seayee and I still 3 vigi ise all ant to, with scattered words suggesting a personal or diary-like stream of thought rather than a clear news item. No identifiable persons, places, or events are present.
A sequence of telegraphic items from Washington dated April 2 to 3 reports Packard’s uncompromising stand for unconditional Louisiana recognition, a shrinking debt statement, plans to withdraw troops from Columbia, mint coinage for March, and President Hayes guiding removal orders. Included are updates on Hampton, Chamberlain, Tweed disclosures, and SEN Patterson’s stance, with other regional items and shipwreck notes.
Dispatch from Deadwood dated April 4 1877 reports Spotted Tail Crazy Horse and nine hundred warriors camped on the Belle Fourche river fifty miles north of Deadwood en route to the Agency to accept peace terms Sitting Bull still holds out but defenses and preparations for an active campaign are under way Supplies and ordnance are being moved to Fetterman and Reno Fort Russell Fifth Cavalry under General Merritt trains daily, with Crook and Sheridan planning further operations to settle the Indian question this year
Christian K Ross, father of Charley Ross, pressed police in New York seeking his son described to be in San Francisco. Separate report from Arkansas details Kansas detectives arresting George Keafer and family, suspected Benders, in Crawford county. In New York a Frenchman set Lucy Freeman on fire after scolding her, she died in hospital.
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