Famine optimism and political dispatches from Cheyenne
The Cheyenne sheet reports improving India famine prospects, Hayes slated for a Frederick Maryland agricultural fair, and Major political chatter. It notes Burt with 100 men pursuing horse thieves near Santa Bossal, curcano rifle practice, and varied U.S. and European political developments including McClellan, Baez, and Grant’s engagements.
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India
President Hayes
Frederick
Maryland
Burt
Mexico
Sara Bossal
Curcano
Savings Bank
Battle Incident at Plevna and Ponzanoff Withdrawal
A war dispatch ridicules General Ponzanoff of the Thirtieth Division for fleeing the battle at Plevna. The Grand Duke allegedly ordered the retreat, with a mix of mock medical concern and kindness cited as motive, as the officer was judged to be gravely ill and urged to return to Russia.
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Plevna
Ponzanoff
Forbes
Russia
Witness Recall in Atkins Case Produces Unclear Exchange
In People v Atkins a cross examination elicits a meandering quotation from a witness, describing a vague exchange about a disturbance and alleged future action. The speaker references likely involvement of a third party and hints at financial motive and repeated wrongdoing in a lispy, regional cadence.
Aspected in the White Mountains A Presidential Camp Meeting
A presidential party gathered in the White Mountains to determine who should speak and what they should say at a Methodist camp meeting. They invited Colonel Geo. W. Hooker of Brattleboro whose extreme piety unsettles Evarts and prompts questions about his denomination.
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White Mountains
Geo. W. Hooker
Brattleboro
Evarts
Stone Corpse near Pueblo Excites Scientific World
The Muldoon unearthed near Pueblo may be a petrified human body or ancient statue. If genuine it could support Darwin theory by linking distant ancestors, or prove intricate counterfeit. A German savant in Colorado doubts it. thorough tests will decide its origin and impact.
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Muldoon
Pueblo
Colorado
Cardiff
Denver Times
A Thoughtful Husband And The Waxed Peaches Debacle
A husband hobbles through a comic household scene as he mocks his wife for kitchen skill. She proves him wrong by wax canning peaches, he burns himself, knocks over a can, spills preserves on the floor and dog, and ends up looking ridiculous and accepting that wives may be as awkward as they please. Elmira Cas sethe
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Tie
Lie
Maria
Hoe
Elmira Cassethe
Conkling Order
Hayes
State Savings Institution of Chicago
Ohio
Judge West
Salt Lake
Utah
Why is the hen immortal in cabinet humor
A playful exchange at a cabinet meeting features Mr Evarts and colleagues trading a riddle about why the hen is immortal. The joke loops through jokes on politics and civil service with a punny answer and rising laughter among the officials.
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Evyarts
New England States
Mavars
Devens
Mr. Siyarts
Mr. Evarts
McCrary
Ma. Evarts
Mr. Selurz
Evarts Refuses Riddle as Cabinet Deliberates
In a light moment the group mocks a riddle about an immortal hen. Mrs. Hayes invites the Cabinet to the blue room for water as Mr. Boyarts’ conundrum remains before the country reported by the St. Louis Journal.
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Mr. Evarts
The Title of the Sioux
An overview of Sioux history in the Western Territory tracing origins with the Ojibways, major conflicts over land and resources, key events like the Falls of St Anthony council, and later figures such as Chief Big Martin. It notes ties with British allies and the SiouxDakota unity and origins of names.
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Western Territory
St. Mary’s River
Lake Huron
Falls of St. Anthony
Wisconsin River
Big Martin
Canada
Lit Sauer
Mexico
What will the harvest be in Dobson court case
The Commonwealth accuses William Dobson of kissing a young woman named Hetler against her will. The defendant testifies with humorous reminiscence, claiming he sang and joked before admitting a kiss, sparking riotous laughter in the court as proceedings paused.
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Commonwealth
Dobson
Setler
William Dobson
McCartney
Onors
Mary
General McCartney
Halone
MccCartney
Satan
Court of Justice
Harding
Acquittal in Assault Case Leaves Costs Shared
The defendant Dobson was acquitted of assault but ordered to pay half the costs of the suit as his share of the arrest. Cor. N.Y. Sun.
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Dobson
Cor
N.Y. Sun
W. J. MunvaGu
National Republican
A. M. Clapp
Rio Grande
California
Consolidated Virginia
Crinr Justice Gray
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Boston
Anad
Burglars' Devices and Safeguards Explained
The article outlines burglar tools and methods including air pumps, compound blow-pipes, and wedges used to breach safes. It covers protective measures such as rubber joints, tongue and groove doors, time and combination locks, and warns that air pumps remain especially dangerous. It also reports assorted dispatches on politics, finance, and military news.
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Aneckly Weaver
H. Gqlafone
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Sr. Domingo
Baez Party
Louisiana
Macmahon
France
Legitimists
Orleanists
Bonapartists
Paris
Mary Walker
New York City
Sitka
Alaska
Grant
Corporation of
Leamington
Jingland
America
General Ames
Rollins
Booth
Hey
Waslington
Wa. M. Twerp
New York Committee of Aldermen
Fairchild
Abraham Disbecker
Apgar
Ile
Black Tlorse Cavalry
Thay
Albany Jivening Journal
New York
Thos. C. Platt
Daily Leader
Conkling
Fugleman
New York State
Tom Platt
Black Hills
Deadwood
New Golconda
George E. Spencer
Alabama
U. S
Senate Committee On
Clagett
Montana
Lawfw
Bennett
Spencer, Chigett, & Co
Thomas C. Platt
Platt
Spencer and
Spencer
Washington
Department of Justice
Senator Spencer
Judge Bennett
Hooker
Burlington
Free Press
Atkins
Chioville
Perrine
Sam
Sadigael
Wresh Mischllany
Peru
Henry Meiggs
Sacred Congregation of the Vatican
Columbus
Oregon
Nevada
Cardinal Sixteriarco Sronza
Atchison
Kansas
Cauesday
State of
Arkansas
Turkey
Silvera Bay
Servia
Springfield
Rice
Tlayes
Bowles
New Jersey
McClellan
Lincoln
George B. McClellan
Executive Mansion
Tim
Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Peterb. Sweeney
Hugh Smith
Nite Porte
Constantinople
Chicago
Sumaman
Portland
Puget Sound
San Francisco
William W. Vanderbilt Finmly
I Tayes
Gampurra
Roumants
Basha Bazouks
Thessaly
Greece
Idungary
Germany
Europe
England
Naples
Field
Virginia
Ishedive
Tull
Loring
IK Khedive
Khedive
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