Tol land king to abdicate and much more in many notes
A fragment shows diverse items: Tol land king plans abdication within a year. hog cholera kills 4,000,000 swine in U S worth 20 million. Independent Greenback party to hold Philadelphia convention on September 10. Gen Terry joins Sitting Bull commission. Russian war mobilization denied. San Francisco spends over 2 million under streets chief. Galina opens first telegraph line. corruption in city offices cited. Grovai pushes elementary education. Thunderstorms disrupt armies. Indian resistance expectations. land sales and surveys debated. Kansas forms St Louis Fort Scott Western railroad. Indian depredations and grass burning. Russians and Turks rush Danubian reinforcements. Surveyor General Kimball restored pending January.
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Tolland
United States
Tz Independent
Greenback Party
Philadelphia
Terry
Secretary of War
Sitting Bull Commission
Galina
San Francisco
Grovai
Asia
Howard
Gibbon
Big Hole
Somenooy
New York
Jim Bennet
Fred May
Herald
Jay Gould
Tribune
Kansas
St. Louis
Fort
Muscleshell
Missouri
Sitting Bull
Russia
Turkey
Kimball
Utah
Morton
Thompson
Indiana
Schurz
Retrenchment and reform plans for Wyoming counties
The Leader urges statewide retrenchment and reform in county government and tax policy. It cites historic editorials on reducing tax collection costs, consolidating offices, and lowering fees, endorsing a five member county board, salary-based pay, and repeal of the Cheyenne City Charter to cut expenses and tackle railroad debt. It argues for public support and pledges to share a concrete plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Tum
the Sun
Ti Leader
Daily LeptEr
Wyoming
Legislative Assembly
Fourth Legislative Assembly
Slack
Tm Lrapun
Laramie
Hayford
Tar Leader
United States
Treasury Department
Laramie County
Democratic Convention Called Amid Divisions in Territory
Judge Miller, sole remaining Democratic committee member, issues a call for a convention in the city on August 28. The piece argues long-time Democrats favor a union ticket for the legislature and predicts its nomination and election within two weeks. It also questions the influence of newer residents and what political action they will dictate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
L. C. Richards
Fred Schwartze
Haygood
Wilson
Miller
Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
Freighting and a dramatic divorce case sweep Cheyenne
As freight business booms toward the Black Hills, Cheyenne faces competition from Sidney Fort Pierre and Bismarck with rail and river links. A Hartford Times note highlights Martha G Thompson v John Q Thompson in the District of Columbia equity court. The case reveals adultery allegations, boarding-house witnesses, and possible links to Gen. Ben Benson, with court actions shaping a sensational legal week.
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Black Hills
Sidney
Fort Pierre
Bismarck
Cheyenne
Union Pacific R. R
Washington
Hartford Times
National Capital
Treasury
Martha G. Thompson
John Q. Thompson
Equity Court
Treasury Department
West
Indianapolis
Indiana
New York Herald
Cincinnati
Thompson
Wyhte
Nathaniel P. Banks
Massachusetts
St. Cloud
General Bunk
Trade Revival Urges New Freight Enterprise
Town grown threefold in a year has drawn business men from shipping points who profited from freighters and teams. The period marks a favorable moment to launch the venture amid dissatisfaction with current practices, delays in freights on existing routes, and call for improved handling.
Platform of the Mississippi Democrats Endorsed
The Mississippi Democratic state convention adopts a platform advocating fidelity to the U S Constitution, home rule, preservation of state rights, and equal rights for all citizens. It opposes military interference in elections, calls for reform and retrenchment, and endorses Jeffersonian standards for public agents while pledging continued retrenchment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
United States
Democratic Party
Pledge for Tax Relief and Public Education
The article states support for lowering taxation to a sustainable level, efficient execution of laws, and state authority over corporations within constitutional limits. It emphasizes the perpetuity of a free government through virtue and intelligence, pledging to maintain a state system of free schools and to aid Texas Pacific railroad and Mississippi levee repair within constitutional bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Texas Pacific Railroad
Mississippi
Gold and Silver in U S Coin Supply 1876 Figures
The New York Journal of Commerce reports the director of the mint cites 1876 year end gold production at 46.85 million and silver at 88.5 million. Valentine cites calendar year totals, omitting some regions and including others. The subtreasury shows a large rise in coin held. exports exceeded imports by 40.6 million in fiscal year 1876, with a 41.5 million increase in coin vaults and much of the growth in private silver coin held by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Wells, Fargo & Co
Dakota
Atlantic States
British Columbia
Mexico
California
New York Journal of Commerce
Beecher's Remarks Stir Public Clamor and Defense
The piece notes a claimed mob threat against Henry Ward Beecher by communists last Sunday, a large police presence, and sensational reaction. It argues Beecher spoke hastily, seeks to correct meanings, and that the controversy has waned even among supporters.
Schoolmarms as Wives in Public Opinion
A Grand Rapids Eagle excerpt discusses whether schoolmarms make desirable wives. Teachers argue their intelligence and moral worth suit marriage and motherhood, citing classroom experience with child management and personal development as ideal for wives. The piece portrays educated teachers as favorable marriage prospects for young men.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Eagle
The Whistle That Carried A Final Farewell
Last week at Mrs. Gaylor’s deathbed in Richmond Indiana her engineer husband rushed a locomotive to Dayton after rail delays. As life ebbed she heard his whistle and whispered that he was coming, a farewell carried by sound. The story recalls the couple and the doomed timing.
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Gaylor
Cincinnati
Richmond
Dayton
Earth
Ind
Independence
Atlanta convention bids regulate freight and rail fares
A Atlanta convention claims the legislature should regulate railroad freight and fare actions. Wailet Aw Rep visits Secretary Ivarts as guest and to accompany the President’s party to the White mountains. Over thirty Madrid detainees linked to a recent republican conspiracy in Spain. Interior Secretary names James McNeil of St. Louis to join Gen. Terry on the Sitting Bull commission.
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Tre
Atlanta
Wailet Aw Rep
Ivarts
White Mountains
Secretary of the Interior
James McNeil
St. Louis
Gen. Terry
Boundary Line Clash Over British Columbia Claims
Mr Evarts should study the boundary line the British are drawing in British Columbia as a harbor and a sizable territory appear to have been quietly appropriated. The remark highlights territorial encroachment and diplomatic concern over imperial maps and claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evarts
British Columbia
Peru Enjoys Peace and Reforms Ahead of Paris Expo
Peru is reported in the latest advices to enjoy profound peace with all traces of the late rebellion vanished. Taxes are freely paid, and busy preparations are underway for the Paris Exposition as the country moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Secretary Tompson Helps Unemployed At Navy Yards
Secretary Tompson a Republican gains praise for aiding workers by creating jobs for over 3,000 unemployed men across navy yards nationwide through his latest efforts.
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Tompson
Navy
Convict Labor Trim May Trigger Trouble in Tennessee Mines
A Tennessee mining company plans to replace striking workers with convict labor, raising concern of a Molly Maguire style society forming. No actual strike is reported, but the move sparks fears of unrest and serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Hartford Shock Over Chinese Commissioner's Wives Count
A Hartford report notes a Chinese Commissioner living in the fashionable quarter boasts of having more wives than New England custom permits. The city is puzzled by his diplomatic privileges and seeks a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anrford
New England
Hartford
Southern Pacific Bridge Over Colorado Near Completion
The Southern Pacific railroad bridge across the Colorado will be completed this month. The company now has ties for six hundred miles beyond the Colorado on the river bank and iron on the way, some of it due. Managers aim to extend the line to connect with the east within three to four years, or sooner if advisable.
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Southern Pacific
Colorado
Dr Grarr recalls Montana turmoil and Bannock skirmish
Dr. Grarr of Omaha reports from Salt Lake City that Montana was in an uproar last week as western territory men, women, and children fled to safety. He notes Bannocks planned to attack but only one warrior fired, killing two, after which the tribe retreated.
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Grarr
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Helena
Montana
Death of C E Hepa Hedges Near Bijou Hills
Charles E Hepa es a member of the firm C E and D T Hedges in Sioux City Ind was found shot through the head near Bijou hills on Sunday August 12 He had been guiding a cattle herd to an upper agency and left Thursday to seek a new trail into the Lower Brule The team and personal effects lay near the body undisturbed No clues to the murderers exist and it is generally believed Indians may be responsible
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHARLES E. Hepa@es
C. E
D. T. Hedges
Sioux City
Bijou Hills
Hedges
Brule
Indian War Ponies Outlasting Cavalry In Nez Perce Country
The text describes Nez Perce terrain and mountain ponies as rugged, hardy, and unshod. It notes ponies endure rocky districts, subsist without stable forage, and allow fast movement through gulches ravines and passes, giving Indians mobility advantages in warfare.
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Nez Perces
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Y Neskly
MT Earet
Wars H. Glafoks
Cueyenne
Gold
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth
Madrid
Spain
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