Artemus Ward Farewell Night at Kinaston
Recap of Artemus Ward's farewell Mormon entertainment program on October 31, 1865 at City Hall Kinaston. The card lists a pianist, a prologue, illustrated scenes from California to Salt Lake City, Brigham Young and Heber Kimball humor, intermission, and period press opinions praising Ward as a premier lecturer.
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Artemus Ward
C. F. Browne
City Hall
Kinaston
Gotschalk
Boardhouse
Canada
California
Panama
Mexico
Maximilian
Pacific
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Uackman
Virginia City
Nevada
Silver State
Great Desert
George Glover
Yonder Mountains
Great Salt Lake City
Main Street
Salt House
Utah
Mormon Theatre
Juliet
Rome
Romy
West Side
Territorial
Brigham Young
Mr. Young
City Lab
Heber C. Kimball
Brigham
the Tabernacle
Sheboygan
Wis
Bugle of Liberty
Skowhegan
Hoboken
Keokuk
Iowa
Old Style Humor Snippets From Contemporary Papers
A collage of witty lines and quips from period newspapers notes satire on wealth, politics, Valentine quirks, and social scenes. It mentions Queen Victoria, a ship of state, a milkman’s sentiment, and various jokes about romance, war, and schooling, reflecting light amusement in the era.
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Washington Nation
Ship of State
Louisville Courier-Journal
New York Graphic
New York I Herald
Jones
Rome
Johnson
New York Herald
Montana Legislature Considers Narrow Gauge Rail Line
A proposition to fund a narrow gauge railroad from Franklin Utah to Montana seeks a 1.5 million dollar subsidy. Signatories include Oliver Ames Jay Gould E Atkins F Gordon Dexter Sidney Dillon J Richardson and Royal M Bassett President Utah Northern RR. Denver obituaries note Alex H Stephens reported dead Monday morning though he is alive and likely to outlive his fame as an editor.
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Montana
Franklin
Utah
Oliver Ames
Jay Gould
E. Atkins
F. Gordon Dexter
Sidney Dillon
J. Richardson
Royal M. Bassett
Utah Northern R. R
Denver
Alex. H. Stephens
Stephens
Ute Indians Wintering on Grand in Middle Park
About fifty Ute Indians winter on the Grand in Middle Park and slaughter deer for skins, engaging in flourishing trade. Chief Little Medicine plans to travel to the Black Hills in the spring.
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Grand
Middle Park
Little Medicine
Black Hills
Nasby Calls for War as Democrats Fight for Tilden
In a Toledo Bride piece dated January 1877 Nasby mocks a Columbus convention of Ohio Democrats and urges immediate war to ensure Tilden’s presidency. He predicts broad mobilization among merchants manufacturers and farmers to back a forceful transition, railing against Republicans and banking interests.
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Nasby
Toledo
Ths
Uy Ky
Columbus
Ohio
Eleckshun
Tilden
Neil
Amerikan
Suopreme
Resoluin
Wunst
Gore
Emer
Neo York
Haint
New England
Presidency
Vale
Aid for Nashinel Committe Supports Frontline Comfort
The speaker urges immediate contributions to fund travel and clothing for those at the scene of a conflict. Money is requested now to cover fares and essential items like pants and shoes, described as strictly necessary.
Glowing essay hails Black Hills as vast gold region
The Chicago Times argues the Black Hills gold discoveries outshine prior western strikes. It claims abundant ore, promising lodes 10 to 40 feet thick and payable through mills, with geology and vein richness likened to the Comstock era.
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Chicago Times
Black Hills
el Dorado
Nature
Jason
American Great West
Prairie Schooner
California
Montana
Nevada
Colorado
Comstock Lode
Indian Song Reveals Cultural Insight, Powell Reports
Major Powell finds a characteristic song among Western Indians that shows understanding beyond some white observers. The translated words warn of misfortune and time, with phrases such as long time and a warning about a bore in no rou.
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Major Powell
Sioux City heir shocks trustees with billion-dollar bequest
Major Marston reports tribal leaders favor moving northern Sioux to Indian Territory to block statehood. Chester man starts A' Reporters' Directory with fifty cent entries for Rascius names. A Sioux City man dies leaving 346000 dollars to his sole son, who schemes to buy trustees, who hold firm for a higher price.
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Chester
Rascius
Sioux City
Ashes on the sidewalk spark a chrome immortality
A reflective line notes that though nations and rulers fade, a man who sprinkles ashes on the sidewalk becomes a symbol of lasting charm and notoriety.
Leader and Army Clash Over Indian Campaigns
The paper defends its view that northern expeditions of 1876 had little benefit for frontiersmen while acknowledging claimed gains in understanding the enemy. It notes frontier officers dispute the stance, citing scouts and northern frontiersmen who say Indians today stand and fight as well as white performers.
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Northland
Crook
Oregon Girl Kills Panther Near Sheridon 150-Pound Pride
Miss Malissa Wilson, eighteen, shot and killed a panther six miles above Sheridan on December 23 after her father's sheep were attacked. The animal weighed about 150 pounds. She gives the carcass to Yamhill County stock raisers as a Christmas present, hailed as a brave frontier woman.
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Oregon
Portland Oregonian
Malissa Wilson
Sheridan
Yamhill County
Wilson
Western names mispronounced and a Cheyenne bar tale
A Cheyenne man buys a barrel of uppies then a barrel of 20 oz pins to check a bitten apple for lost false teeth, while a young Indy correspondent reports Western journalists discouraged by a local father. The piece notes mispronunciations and a jokeish tone about election bets.
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Laramie
Courtmartial at Sid ney Barracks Neb for trial of prisoners
A general court martial met at Sidney Barracks Nebraska yesterday to try prisoners brought before it. The detail includes Capt Samuel S Summer Fifth Cavalry Captain Henry W Wessels Jr Third Cavalry Captain Albert L Woodson Fifth Cavalry Assistant Surgeon Charles K Winnie Medical Department Second Lieutenant Thomas McCabb Ninth Infantry Second Lieutenant Chas L Hammond Third Cavalry First Lieutenant John B Babcock Fifth Cavalry judge advocate.
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Sidney Barracks
Neb
Samuel 8
Summer
Fifth Cavalry
Henry W. Wessels, Jr
Third Cavalry
Albert 3. Woodson
Charles K. Winnie
Medical Department
Thomas
McCabb
Ninth Infantry
Chas. L. Hammond
John B. Babcock
Boarding House Epic
A man faces a laugh at breakfast and hesitates to erupt with rash words. He endures a hushed scene as hash remains the morning’s focal point. The landlady’s stern gaze pins him, forcing a bow and a retreat from vanity.
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Bachelor Dick
Lex
Public Lands Open for Settlement Across the West
The press notes citizen access to 160 acres free of cost based on actual residence, with acreage figures for the year across settlement and pre emption. It cites 6,524,326 acres disposed of, 21,803,517 acres surveyed for settlement or pre emption, and 1,154,468,701 percent acres open for settlement, alongside ongoing court actions and local judicial proceedings.
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United States
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Wyoming
Dakota
Colorado
Uncle Sam
Secretary of Interior
The Masquerade Ball in Cheyenne Delights the Town
Fragments of costumes and sewing rush surround Recreation hall as Cheyenne readies for a grand masquerade ball tonight. The leader showcases a Georgia colonel outfit to be spotted on the floor, promising a glittering display and local society coverage alongside notes on Mongolian immigration trends and December departures from China.
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Dar
Cheyenne
Recreation Hall
Apollo Belvidere
Georgia
Egad
Pyere
SSS
San Francisco
China
Local paper fragment hints at bills and debts in state session
Fragmentary OCR shows references to a house, bills, debt, and local notices. Mentions of months, bills, and committees appear amid unclear names and places, indicating a summary of legislative actions and municipal finances in progress.
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Artems Ward
Thoreat Showman
The
Mormon Entertainment
Echo Cafion
Mr. Bierstadt
Laramie Plains
Rocky Mountain
Rome Sentinel
Turners Falls
Rockland Courier
Alfred Tennyson
Burlington Hawkeye
Chicago
Brooklyn Argus
Burlington
Tawkeye
South Bend
Noristown Herald
PierroLreum V
Nasny
Major Marston
Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Rocky Mountains
Lieb
Capt. Lieb
5Th Cavalry
J. W. Mason
Lieut. Simpson
8D Cavalry
Red Cloud
North Platte
District Court
Fisher
C. Hecht
Draper & Murrin
J. R. Whitehead
T. Jeff Burson
R. B. Horrie & Co
Ellen Boughton
Edward Boughton
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