Amelia of Saxony Dead and Other 1877 Highlights
Weekly Leader reports the death of Amelia dowager Queen of Saxony. Other items include Baker’s Schipka Pass trip, a Washington Powee delegation arrival, House army bill focus, a Montreal condolence to Madame Thiers, and an army and politics roundup with notes on Sherman's requests, Patterson habeas case, and Mormon education changes.
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Con. Valenting Baker
Schipka Pass
Washington
House of Representatives
Montreal
Madame Thiers
Governor Thayers Message Sets Course for Territory's Growth
The Governor's address to the Legislative Assembly is praised as a landmark, urging reform in prison costs at Laramie, trimming county officer fees through salaried offices, and protecting property rights. It calls for statute updates on assignments of property, equities of redemption, and stricter laws to curb cattle theft, while advocating for Black Hills attachment and opposing new territorial annexations. The paper urges swift legislative action and notes the message's broad significance for capital and growth.
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Thayer
Legislative Assembly
United States Penitentiary
Laramie City
Detroit
Supreme Court
Fisher
Congress
Black Hills
Wyoming
Easton States
Talented and True in the Fifth Territorial Assembly
The journal lauds the Fifth Legislative Assembly as the best material in the Territory. It praises their talent urbane demeanor and integrity and expresses confidence in wise beneficent legislation benefiting voters and taxpayers.
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Legislative Assembly
Commonwealth
Judge rules on Sioux treaty effect on Black Hills mine title
Special Velezgram reports Judge G G Bennett held that a trespasser cannot leverage a co trespass against another to invalidate title and that no valid Indian reservation existed under the Sioux treaty’s second article until Congress approved it last February, which eliminated the Black Hills. The ruling impacts the Hidden Treasure mine held by Black Hills Gold Mining Co. and was welcomed by locals.
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G. G. Bennett
Congress
Black Hills
D. McLaughlin
Claggett & Kingsley
H. P. Bennet
Hidden Treasure
Black Hills Gold Mining Co
Iep
Lincoln Territory proposed for vast Dakota Wyoming region
Senator Saunders introduces a bill for a northern Dakota territory and a separate Lincoln Territory. The proposed boundaries extend from the 43rd parallel and 25th meridian west to the Yellowstone Channel, including parts of Dakota Montana and Wyoming. Officials argue the Black Hills mining district lacks proper federal protection and needs regional self rule.
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Saunders
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
Camp Sheridan
Neb
Fort Fetterman
Rattlesnake Range
Carbon County
Yellowstone
Big Horn Range
Tongue River
Dakota Territory
Little Missouri River
Grand River
Montana
Big Town
Sioux Reservation
Tucen
Ifuron
Ohio
Lincoln
Senate
Black Trills
Territorial
House
United States
Big Horn
Very Hateful Comment Sparks Family Dispute
A woman returning from a visit criticizes married couples kissing in public, sparking a spat with her sister. Her younger brother, playing nearby, quips about their delayed marriage and references to a car fire as a misunderstanding.
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George
Officers in Territorial Legislative Assembly Asset Earn Salaries
An 1875 act lists per diem pay for officers funded by the United States via the Territory's Secretary. It names the President of the Council and Speaker, chief clerks, assistant clerks, sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, messenger, and watchman, with various daily rates. chaplain and pages not paid by the U.S. government.
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Legislative Assembly
Sam
Territory
Congress
United States
Henry Etty
Gaines, Mich
French Claims Commission
Hin
Peter
Henry
Chicago
P. Shillaber
Warrington
Artemus Ward
Cleveland
Shillaber
America
Europe
American Medical Association
J. H.follingby
Venezuela
Franks expedition graves may lie in Arctic region says Esquimaux
An Esquimaux recounts the site where Franklin and his party built shelters and died in the Arctic. A shipmate who survived a wreck learned from the elder hunter the location and mentions a spoon used by Franklin’s party found at the camp where they perished.
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Arctic
Franklin
Esquimaux
Subterranean Telegraph Line Between Berlin and Iiel Completed
The underground telegraph line between Berlin and Iiel is finished. Total German subterranean cable length reaches 9174 meters, with each cable containing seven wires.
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Berlin
Iiel
Senator Morton's Patriotic Services Recall Civil War Leadership
The piece highlights Governor Morton’s wartime actions and leadership in Indiana, detailing troop mobilization, a home guard of 50,000, a separate financial bureau, and extensive commissions. It includes a letter from Secretary Stanton praising Morton’s courage and administrative ability, alongside assorted public notices and anecdotes from the era.
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Senator Morton
Kentucky
Washington
Indiana
Morton
Stanton
S. P. Chait
Washington opinion on Republican rift with the President
A New York Tribune staff correspondent from Washington says no prediction on the outcome of the clash between the President and the Republican party. He warns the breach must be repaired soon or it becomes irreparable. Possible fixes include the President yielding, Republican leaders yielding, or a compromise. If widened, future speculation on consequences follows.
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The
New York Tribune
Washington
Congress
Field Marshal Von Wrangel Dies at 93 After Long Service
The longtime officer who began as a Waterloo-era colonel and rose to field marshal died at age 93. He earned a coronet for Denmark campaign and later received decorations from his sovereign, ending a storied career marked by tenacity and loyalty.
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von Wrangel
Waterloo
Blucher
Denmark
Funeral for Mrs. Leroy Shows Relaxed Episcopal Burial Rules
The New York funeral of Mrs. Leroy, who drowned herself in Central Park, relaxed usual Episcopal burial discipline. The service omitted music and flowers, with no pallbearers, and was kept plain due to presumed mental derangement at the time of death.
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New York
Leroy
Central Park
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Amelia
Saxony
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Scotland
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John Poisel
Columbia
D. C
Cardozo
South Carolina
Patterson
Trumphries
Fred Douglass
Pinchback
J. G. Bagwell
Colorado
Idaho
Shermian
Joseph
Jack
Utah
Wren
Mason Marcus A. Reno
Seventh Cavalry
Sherman
Canadian Northwest
Sitting Bull
Deepwoon
Uncle Sam
Albany Evening Journal
New York City
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Bishop Jones
Iowa
D. R. Locke
Petroleum Y. Nasby
Toledo Blade
New York Graphic
Dore Lyon
Kate Claxton
Mr. Lyon
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