Fraudulent tax receipts captured in Philadelphia plot
Police seized a piper and two prominent Democrats amid a plan to flood the city with bogus tax receipts. Key figures Henry Marcus and Samuel Josephs faced bail after authorities recovered packets bearing the 1876 water mark. Arrests anticipated as the case unfolds.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Christian Kneass
Republican City Committee
McClellan
Griswold’s Alley
Sixth
Bainbridge Streets
Harry Weyler
Democratic State Central Committee
Walnut Street
Henry Marcus
Samuel Josephs
Democrats
Marcus
Josephs
Wayle
Locust Street
10Th
Gillen & Nagle
Dth Street
Walnut
General Crook Aims for Winter Indian Campaign
General Crook plans a vigorous winter drive against the Sioux and Crazy Horse with a strategy of dividing the enemy by striking in winter when they must separate. He defends moving without wagon trains and pressing supplies, scouts, and small attacking forces to crush Indian resistance.
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Crook
Goose Creek
Frank Grinard
Yellowstone
Training Scouts Among Captives at Raven Ravine Camp
A speaker explains truth versus deception in dealing with tribes and captives. He aims to recruit two Indian boys as scouts, promising them food, pay, and clothing to gain their cooperation. He asserts willingness to manipulate tribal factions to eliminate threats, even by harming others to provoke obedience.
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Frank
Talley Rand Defends Americans Amid Paris Letter Controversy
Paris dispatch reports Marquis de Talleyrand protests Du Sommerard letter accusing Americans of arson as monstrous and untrue. Washburne seeks reparations. officials pursue authenticity of the letter while Paris Americans demand explanation and await government action.
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New York Herald
Paris
Figaro
M. du Sommerard
Vienna
Philadelphia Exposition
America
M. du Somimerard
Commission
Dr Talleyrand
du Sommerard
Washburne
Duke de Cazes
France
M.du Sommerard
Philadelphia
Ep. Leader
Drift of public sentiment favors Corlett for Congress
Reports from the upper country indicate a quiet but steady drift toward Corlett. Voters see the need for a candidate aligned with local interests and capable of faithful national representation, deeming party lines less decisive on local questions. Col Steele’s group may learn that broad public will can rise beyond party ties.
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Corlett
Congress
Col. Steele
Indian Chief Bear Nose and Brule Sioux at Slim Buttes
An Indian interview from Slim Buttes reveals Brule Sioux ties, misidentified tribes, and relations with Standing Rock. Black Bear says Crazy Horse’s band fought General Crook. Minneconjou goals and ammunition shortages are noted, with illicit price gouging at agencies cited as hindering supplies. The account portrays Sioux resilience and persistent hostility despite losses.
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Slim Buttes
Black Bear
Standing Rock Agency
Spotted Tail Agency
Standing Rock
Brules
American Horse
Brule
Crook
Bear Nose
Roman Nose
Custer
Reno
Rosebud
Tongue River
Black Hills
Too Much For Him A Russian Countess On Westbound Train
A Western bound train case ends with a humorous scene as a conductor struggles to pronounce a countess’s name. The hero confronts the effort, nearly collapses, then recovers and leaves the platform with the countess’s six large trunks in tow.
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Patterson
Stock shipments on Union Pacific Mountain Division in October
In October the Mountain Division from North Platte to Laramie shipped 400 stock car loads. Cheyenne 127 cars, Julesburg 66, Taramie 60, North Platte 33, Ogallala 45, Pine Bluffs 52. Receipts from west of Laramie totaled 70. For four months ending Oct 31 1876 shipments reached 1420 cars with 141 received from west of Laramie, totaling 1661 car loads on the division.
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Union Pacific
Mountain Division
North Platte
Laramie
Cheyenne
Julesburg
Taramie
Ogallala
Pine Bluffs
Our Northern El Dorado Deadwood Mines Rise
A Deadwood report notes rapid mining progress as placer work dominates until quartz milling begins. A stamp mill is being set up, a miniature smelter tests ore, and about six hundred tons await reduction for shipment to Omaha. Several dirt digging claims near Deadwood sold at fair rates with strong early returns.
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Deadwood
New York Sun
Omaha
Gold Run and Deadwood Loom as Mining Metropolis
A correspondent reports booming mining activity across the Hills near Lead City and Deadwood with large gold finds on many creeks and sites. Rich diggings, active crews, and proposed mills accompany claims of substantial yields, while dangers from Sioux proximity hinder deeper prospecting and enforcement remains limited.
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Lead City
Deadwood
Golden City
Castleton
Rapid Creek
Palmer’s Gulch
Spring Creek
Ophir Lode
Hill City
Custer
Thompson, Gardner & Co
Sheridan in Washington consults on Sioux campaign details
Gen Sheridan arrived in Washington and met with the President and War Secretary with Gen Sherman to discuss military plans against the Sioux as Gen Terry prepares a campaign. Reports of a transfer to command Southern troops are unfounded. he departed for the West tonight.
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New York
The
Times
Washington Special
Sheridan
Sherman
Terry
West
Cabinet Meeting In a Freight Car
Confederate records show April 1865 cabinet meeting in a Charlotte freight car as Davis pressed views on capitulation terms. Postmaster General Reagan proposed auditing and shared payment of Confederate debt with U S war debt, arguing war was not pursued but peaceful separation to protect state rights and equality.
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Washington
Jefferson Davis
Charlotte
N. C
Davis
Reagan
Texas
Confederacy
United States
Reconciliation Aims to End War Debt Burden
The passage argues for pacification after conflict, urging that the conquered should not be forced to fund United States war debt. It proposes applying available revenues to creditors only as part of restoring the Union in good faith, rebuilding confidence, prosperity, and social harmony.
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Fatty
United States
Unpublished Magilder Tale of a Dead Cat Prank
A story set on Ferguson street tells of Fluke who finds a parcel on the sidewalk and, misled by dreams of wealth, breaks into a stable yard to inspect it. Expecting banknotes, he discovers a dead cat instead, a cruel joke by boys. He leaves wiser, resolved to avoid future bait.
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Magilder
Ferguson Street
Fluke
Richardson's Ravings and a Cheyenne Route Controversy
Leander Puttyhead Richardson, frequent in Trus Leaver, tours lecturing claims Cheyenne route is false and mocks Cheyenne citizens. Denver report calls his talk balderdash, noting staged letters and false martyr reputation. Local editor defends Cheyenne and hints at more evidence against Richardson.
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Leander Puttyhead Richardson
Trus Leaver
Greeley
Leader
Cheyenne
Denver
Denver Tribune
Tenderfoot
Black Hills
Richardson
Deadwood
Voorhees
John Marsh
Tax LeApeEr
L. Puttyhead Richardson
Crazy Horse Miller Faces a Grim Election Night
Crazy Horse Miller, Democratic candidate for County Attorney, endures a day of anxiety as he canvasses the town. He greets strangers in many languages, pleads with diverse groups, and ends exhausted after a string of misadventures on his failing campaign.
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Crazy Horse Miller
Missouri River
Pat
Ole Mississip
Bob Lee
A Hideous Affair and the Strained Team Yoke
A narrator recalls a yesterday visit to Tin Leader Office where a six ball team and a crowd heard a tale about a scrawny steer in a wagon team. The owner describes how the steer once pulled hard before a sudden jolt freed the yoke, leaving the animal hairless and altered, with the team moving on to a outfitting house.
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Tin Leader
Deadwood
Hat Creek
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General Crook
Talleyrand
Stock Shipping Statistics
Northern EL Dorado
Crazy Horse
Hyar
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