Post Defends Track Record in Wyoming Delegation
A Sun opinion piece defends Mr. Post as a public spirited Cheyenne citizen and business leader. It rebuts questions about his Washington tenure, asserts his active role on Wyoming legislation, and credits him with securing Fort McKinney funding through persistent lobbying and trusted congressional access.
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War Department
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Secretary of War
Colorado
Nebraska
Montana
Appropriations Committee
Meldrum
Chaffee
Teller
Boston Belle Tries To Court General At New Port
A Boston belle set her cap on General Arthur in New Port. After failed attempts to shake the crowd she gently claimed a cousin in the Washington Post Office Department. The President asked for a written message to the Postmaster General and avoided interference with appointments. The woman called him a good fisherman.
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Arthur
Newport
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asLoston Belle
Post Office Department
Washington
General
the Fair Bostonian
Polite Buffalo Man Recovers Lost Wallet After Train Depot Rescue
A Buffalo gentleman at Aylmer Ontario helped a slipping woman who nearly fell. She dropped a vanity which turned out to be his own, likely left in the depot minutes earlier and mistaken as theft. The incident underscores the value of politeness.
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Aylmer
Ontario
Doston Post
The Sun as an Opponent in Political Debate
A hostile column contrasts The Sun with The Leader, accusing The Sun of slurs, boasting of its supposed betrayals, and claiming it prints false telegraph news. The piece labels The Sun as a traitor to its candidate and a mouthpiece for the party, while noting occasional Fox-like antics.
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Sunaperr
Sun
Sun Tricks And Evasions In Delegateship Debate
The Leader defends Post from Sun questions about his Washington tenure and duties during Congress. It cites Post's seven months in Washington and refutes Sun claims of partial attendance, noting the Sun misquotes and belittles itself in dispute. A Cambridge man’s line about a frontier college closes the item.
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Sun
Republican Party of
Wyoming
the Sun
Post
Washington
Congress
Mr. Post
Cambridge
Mass
Phila
Edison Lamp Brings Big Light Savings in New York
Edigon's light in New York proves a great success with nearly two thousand lamps in operation. Gas consumers report a 16 percent saving in lighting costs through the Edison lamp.
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Edigon’s
New York
Toronto Youth Elopes With Boarding Mistress
A 19 year old Toronto youth runs away with his 18 year old boarding mistress who is mother of eight. They fled to Buffalo to stay with his grandparents and begin their honeymoon with the city’s oldest inhabitants.
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Toronto
Buffalo
Woman in Washington Letter Claims Pay to Back Maine Governor Candidate
A Waterville Mail letter from a woman serving as a clerk in Washington describes being asked to donate over 45 dollars, far beyond a fortnights pay, to support a governor candidate perceived as worth 300000 dollars.
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Waterville
Washington
Maine
Colorado Cattle Valuation Totals 14.45 Million
The latest figures record Colorado cattle as valued at 14 450 000 dollars, reflecting broad livestock value across the state. Experts note stable demand and pricing trends supporting farmers and ranchers amid market fluctuations.
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Colorado
Democratic platform principles for Wyoming Territory
The document outlines planks on territorial self government taxation representation for territory delegates in Congress, land open to settlers, mining and irrigation development, Indian lands reform, anti corruption, opposition to Chinese immigration, artesian wells, voting rights and public education expansion. It commends Delegate M E Post for his service and thanks J N Scott for use of his hall.
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Democratic Party
Congress
Republican Party
Wyoming Territory
Tion
M. E. Post
M. £. Post
J. N. Scott, Esq
Green River
Eccentric George Francis Train Noted for Public Affairs
The excerpt notes George Francis Train as highly eccentric yet influential in U.S. public affairs. It states he is worth $80,000 and occupies fine rooms in Ashland House while refusing to speak to adults and using hired paper to communicate starting with the word Citizen.
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George Francis Train
Ashland
United States
Berlin horse meat used for food over six months
Over the last half year 3,085 horses were processed for consumption in Berlin. Street vendors sold warm horse sausages at night and a noted restaurant failure years ago highlighted a horse butcher among creditors. The poor mainly buy it, though some gourmets consider horse flesh a delicacy.
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Berlin
Leadville Adds Over One Thousand Tons of Silver
Leadville has added over one thousand tons of silver to the world’s store in the past five years, and nearly a ton of gold as well.
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Leadville
Morning Glories and a Parting Love Poem Reflections
An elegiac verse recounts a farewell at a cottage door, a beloved's grave and a guiding sunrise. It pairs with a short collection of notes praising Mr Rutherford B Hayes as a model husband and a string of literary quips about Nicolini and Jumbo, all from a Boston- era page.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Nicolini
Boston
Jumbo
England
Quips and curios from a crowded period in print
A collage of brief notes and jests from a bygone era. Mentions Connecticut depositors, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, King Cetewayo gifts, a French cook turned hotelier, and a satirical price list for a home life from Puck.
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Connecticut
Providence Transcript
Susan B. Anthony
Boston Post
Swing
Burlington Hawkeyes
Sojourner Truth
London
Fragmentary Local Legal Notice Remains Unclear
An OCR damaged text from a Laram area legal notice provides scattered names and roles such as foreman, journal, and neighbors. Reading is incomplete with references to Evanston, Geo. M, and D.5.5 murphies. The exact action, date, and parties are not decipherable.
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R. M
Thoma
Evanston
Thesli Sherman
P Ting
Pri Entrance Church TS SC and year
The item notes TS SC and year related to the pri entrance church, with minimal readable context and no explicit events or dates provided.
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TSSC
Pri
Unclear North District Text Fragment
Fragmentary OCR note contains mixed letters and phrases about districts, ore, and pricing but no coherent event or names to summarize into a factual item.
Gov T Doing Col The Gr World Ha Fred W Hidman
Fragmented notice relies on garbled OCR. readable bits reference a law case with names Gov T, Fred W Hidman, and Le camp for rent. Details of value 19 026 and silver ounces appear but are uncertain.
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Fred W Hidman
Lawi
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