Wyoming Dispatch 1877 Wide World Roundup
Senate confirms Wm G Le Duc as Commissioner of Agriculture in Minnesota. Fenian funds grow. Arctic expedition planned to recover Franklin relics. Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha noted for temperance and plain dress. New York Chamber of Commerce debates bankrupt law repeal. Grant comments on generals. Clarkson Porter declines Pacific rail committee chair. Comstock mining costs tallied. Revolutionary Gatling gun prototype discussed. Russian girl’s steadfast courage at Rasgrad described with colonel’s tribute.
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Senate
Wm. G. le Duc
Minnesota
New York Sun
New York Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Corcoran
L. L. Blake
Dubnik
Oliver P. Morton
Congress
Treasury
Gen. Grant
Twico
Clarkson N. Porter
House Committee On Pacific Railroads
Randall
Pennsylvania
A. Scott
Comstock
Virginia Enterprise
Virginia
London Times
Rasgrad
Kacelyevo
Worcester Press Jokes on Suffrage and Politics
A collection of satirical items notes the Colorado pullback on woman suffrage, a Boston anti death convention, and playful quips about Georgia peach values, Peter Cantine’s NY candidacy, and a sweep in France. The piece mocks Ohio politics and features quips about temperance, a music bracelet, and a Roumania expulsion of Tevis for serving in the Turkish army.
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Colorado
Boston
Georgia
Oliver P Morton War Governor and Senator Dies in Indiana
Oliver P Morton of Indiana, famed for his Civil War leadership and as a long-serving senator, died in Indianapolis after a career spanning law, judgeship, governor, and Congress. The obituary recounts his military aid to Lincoln, the 200,000 troops raised, and his Senate years including committee work and the Electoral Commission.
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Oliver P. Morton
Indianapolis
Ind
Wayne County
Indiana
Morton
Miami University
Fifth Judicial Circuit
H. 8. Lane
United States Senate
Lincoln
Mr. Morton
J. H. McDonald
U. S
Baker
Europe
Washington
Senate
Grant
Electoral Commission
Congress
Grover
Oregon
Tie
San Francisco
Richmond
Senator Brock Attends Races Amid Kentucky Representation Debate
Senator Brock travels to a race event arguing his presence signals proper representation for Kentucky. Supporters say attending the race boosts visibility while critics question the focus on constituents.
Four Thousand Ladies Attend Chicago Temperance Convention
Four thousand women gather in Chicago for the Woman's Temperance Convention and appeal for funds to advance the cause. The bonnets worn by attendees average eight dollars each, totaling about thirty two thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Ingalls Reintroduces Session Date Bill for Forty-fifth Congress
Senator Ingalls proposes moving the first regular session of the Forty-fifth Congress to the first Monday in November instead of December. He cites constitutional intent and favors members distant from Washington by saving travel mileage and reducing recesses. Opponents fear affecting this month’s elections, but supporters expect swift passage if properly pressed.
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Ingalls Ofansas
Washington
Fontenelle Town Grows Near Green River Mouth
A growing settlement at the Green River mouth near Fontenelle is now an election precinct with a justice of the peace Justin Pomeroy, who in about two years has made and sold over 4000 dollars worth of the noted Pomeroy butter. Large herds of cattle and sheep winter there as G W Holden, former Green River Press proprietor, moves with family and effects.
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Fontenelle
Green River
Green River City
G. W. Holden
Green River Press
Justin Pomeroy
J. 2
Our New Telegraph Line Reach to City to be Built
The Western Union Telegraph Co. under contract with Colorado Central R R will build from Longmont to this city. Lines already run to Denver via the Denver Pacific. new line materials are ready and work starts next week. Superintendent S T Armstrong arrives to oversee the project and the Fort Collins dispatcher will use the new line once finished.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Longmont
Western Union
Colorado
Denver
Denver Pacific
S. T. Armstrong
Colorado Lines
Colorado Central
Fort Collins
Senates Solemn Scene Honors Mortally Affected Members
The Friday session opened in the Senate chamber with marked solemnity as members spoke in hushed tones about the latest inroad of Death among their number. Anecdotes praised Senator Morton’s warm heartedness while many eyes grew moist during the chaplain’s prayer.
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Senate
Morton
Wide Range of Global and Local Doings Shadow Daily Life
A sprawling summary notes Buenos Ayres hardship and currency decline, Vanderbilt strikes, the steamer Massachusetts towed after wreck, Brooklyn gas reliance, olive oil fraud, arsenals stocked for winter, Maine salmon runs, New York sugar refineries, and social curiosities from Barnum to church crowds. Also reports on colonial quarrels, Georgia sermons, a Rochester milk dispute, Boston street cleaning expenditure, and a study on respiration effects from diet and air composition.
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Europe
America
Pennsylvania
Songo
Crooked
Maine
New York
Baptist Church
Barnum
Smithsonian Institute
Protestant Episcopal Church Congress Closes in New York
The Protestant Episcopal Church congress in New York ended its session Friday, concluding its ven sion with final remarks and ceremonial closings.
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Tne
Protestant Episcopal Church Congress
New York
Washington Monument foundation plan reported
Gras Grimore and Duane engineers on the Washington Monument foundation find no settlement but urge a strong wall from surface to twelve feet below to brace the site. They propose curved walls at corners and a concrete rubble fill to stabilize earth beneath the shaft. The report follows Colonel Kurtz’s exact wording and interlineations.
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Kurtz
Process to Walnutize Ordinary Wood for Cabinet Work
A method describes converting common wood into walnut lookalike through drying heating and multiple chemical baths. Wood is treated first with a walnut peel solution in soft water, then with bichromate of potash in boiling water, dried, rubbed, and polished to fix color to a depth of one to two lines.
Senator PiLump Proposes War Time Gambling Ban
Kansas senator PiLump introduces an article of war prohibiting gambling and card games for money or stakes and banning gambling resorts. A court martial conviction for violation results in dismissal from military service.
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Senator PiLump
Kansas
Midnight toiling in the legal offices
A sharp portrait of lawyers at midnight in the city’s top legal offices. They pore over dusty volumes and labor with steady pens, turning every minute into work worth a fortune.
Telegraph companies split dispute decided by Vanderbilt
After a failed agreement on expense division, William H. Vanderbilt ruled that the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company must pay 134 percent of the gross expenses for both Western Union and Atlantic Pacific. The decision has been ratified.
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Western Union
Atlantic
Pacific Telegraph
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Atlantic & Pacific Company
Serpent Birth at City Aquarium Stuns Visitors
The aquarium witnessed a rare event as a large constrictor gave birth to fifty young boas on Saturday night. The mother measures thirteen feet while the youngsters reach about two feet. The family is housed in a large glass enclosure.
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Tribune
It is no longer easy to become a first class criminal
A historical newspaper line notes that modern crime requires a life of morality and piety to avoid sensational acts, suggesting shifting perceptions of criminal notoriety and social expectations.
Iowa Axmronso's Planned January 23 Marriage
Local society note reports Iowa Axmronso plans to wed January 23. The groom, not a native, seeks a wife to help him adjust to new life and customs.
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Iowa
Axmronso
Governor Vanzandy Seeks Thanksgiving Day Blessing
Rhode Island Governor Vanzandy asks residents to praise the Lord on Thanksgiving Day and extend aid to the needy, including sharing a turkey with the poor. The message emphasizes charity, gratitude, and community service during the holiday.
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Gov. Vanzandy
Peor
Rhode Island
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