A Weekly Meader and Davenport Wardrobe Gift
A weekly Meader notes E J Davenport's widow plans to donate his magnificent wardrobe to needy professionals. Various brief items report on national events including a French ex-president Thiers tribute, Hayes and Cabinet visits to Louisville, Cleopatra's Needle transport, and London rifle scores.
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E. JL. Davenport
Washington
Thiers
France
Hayyes
Louisville
Alexandria
Egypt
London
Creedmoor
New Orleans
Germany
Gen. Howard
The Last Song of Hiawatha Ends in Military Irony
A fragmentary verse narrative links an imagined political party, an exhausted army, and a hungry nation. Soldiers, summoned as saviors, march through cities to quell disorder, bearing the cost of delay and hunger while promising eventual payment in October. The poem uses Indigenous names and symbolic scenes to critique power and dependency.
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Therm
Justice Bradley and the Electoral Commission Facts
The article recounts Judge Bradley's Florida and Louisiana rulings on returns, noting he chose the most authentic set and elected Imayes. It reveals a prewritten written opinion formed after Senator Edmunds hinted Bradley’s decision, written within an hour amid debate, and claims Bradley never read a prior opinion to Judge Field.
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Justice Bradley
Electoral Commission
Senator Edmunds
Judge Bradley
Bradley
Judge Field
Interesting Cheyenne Letter on New Stockmen in Laramie
A Cheyenne reader reports on letters from the Chicago Journal noting new stockmen in Laramie County. The correspondent’s recent Cheyenne stay is summarized with emphasis on regional cattle trade and local interests, reflecting early 20th century western business shifts.
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Laramie County
The
Chicago Journal
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Wy Frontier Past to Black Hills Boom
Cheyenne Wyoming, August 2, 1877, once notorious for crime and vigilantism, now prospers amid the Black Hills rush. Travelers head toward Deadwood, about 250 miles away, while Indian outrages and highwaymen dampen the mood. Residents claim Black Hills tales are exaggerated, and most valuables are left behind before journeys toward Custer City.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Omaha
Laramie
Lynch
Black Hills
Sidney
Columbus
Kearney
Union Pacific
Deadwood
Custer City
From Black Hills to Ranch Life and Gould's Big Rail Move
An observer notes many returning from the Black Hills as Union Pacific trains arrive. He catalogs New York and Philadelphia settlers turning to cattle ranching on the Laramie Plains, naming Clarence King and L. C. Briggs among others, and recounts Jay Gould's bold plan to extend rail lines toward Longmont, challenging the Denver and Pacific road.
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Eastern and Western
Union Pacific Railroad
New York
Chicago
Wall Street
Boston
Philadelphia
East
Clarence King
Charles Motley
L. C. Briggs
Richard Briggs
Wilbur Raymond
Wesleyan University
Galusha A. Grow, Jr
Sydney Dillon
Laramie Plains
London
Paris
Tam
Pennsylvania
Grow
Medicine Bow
Laramie
Tay Gould
Denver and Pacific Railroad
Denver
Cal
Kansas and Pacific Road
Union Pacific
Jay Gould
Longmont
Georgetown
Colorado Mountains
Napanoch
Scotch Courtship Ends In Lively Proposal
A shy Scottish suitor Jamie wooed Jennie for fourteen years. He visits on a regular night, talks of weather and crops, and finally asks to wed. Jennie agrees and, after years, suggests they lay their bones together while alive. The couple’s unconventional vow ends with a playful twist.
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Scotland
Jamie
Jennie
eyr_e-s
dJamie
Prehistoric People Linked Across Colorado Nevada Findings
The Sutro Independent reports discoveries in the Animas valley of southwestern Colorado showing ruins of an ancient city and a cultivated people. Similar pottery and uninterpret able rock carvings, including a nude figure holding a shrub, are found near Willard Gates' ranch in Churchill County Nevada within twenty miles of Sutro.
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Sutro
Nevada
Animas
Colorado
Willard Gates’ Rancho
Churchill County
Beatings of Many a Storm Indicate Century-Old Existence
Fragmentary lines note Churchill county reveals signs of a lasting presence amid storms. The text hints at a historical continuum with people now largely unseen, suggesting a long endurance of settlement or habitation through centuries.
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Churchill County
The Man Without Ears Crazy Horse’s Death and Aftermath
An account of Crazy Horse’s death and funeral rites. Indians mourn at his village then move to Spotted Tail Agency to inter him. Sheridan labels him a dangerous malcontent whose death shifted tribal dynamics. His influence, English knowledge, and status among bands are noted along with the grief rituals and symbolic offerings at his tomb.
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Crazy Horse
Spotted Tail Agency
Red Cloud Agency
Brule
Sunnidan
Gen
Sheridan
Sitting Bull
Crazyorse
Little Horn
Red Cloud
A Terrible Weapon and Indian Rail Growth in 1876
A Welsh engineer unveils a cannon that fires a sword blade across the air to slice along a long path, claiming an eight inch ball could wield a fourteen foot blade. The Indian Railway reports 479 miles opened in 1876, bringing total rail length to 6,937 miles with 101,254 natives, 3,082 Europeans, and 9,750 East Indians employed. Freight and passenger charges were cut on many new lines as wheat trade influenced construction.
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Indian Railway Companies
India
A Constellation About to Dissolve Part nership
Professor Richard A. Proctor prophesies a dissolution of the Dipper constellation arguing that five of its seven stars form a shared family while the remaining two drift apart. He includes diagrams showing the dipper’s arrangement 100000 years ago and 100000 years hence as supporting evidence.
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Richard A. Proctor
Papacy to Move Seat to Jerusalem and Palestine Plans
The Rev Dr DeHaas United States Consul at Jerusalem states Catholics aim to make Jerusalem the Papacy seat and Palestine settlement hub. Commissions are named to negotiate the region engineers survey a Jerusalem to Jaffa railway funds gather for a grand palace on Mount Zion and the Vatican wealth to fund it. The plan envisions the pope’s successor installed there with Jerusalem as future head of the Pontifical realm.
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DeHaas
United States
Jerusalem
Palestine
Jaffa
Mount Zion
Vatican
Pius IX
Pontifical Ee
Osman Pasha rumor denied as Marshal Bazaine in Spain
The Washington Star calls the Osman Pasha story absurd insisting Bazaine is alive retired in Spain. A Louisville Courier-Journal reader correspondence clarifies the situation.
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Osman Pasha
Washington Star
Osman
Marshal Bazaine
Spain
Louisville Courier- Journal
Crawford Mortally Wounded Leading Cuban Attack
The text notes that R. Clay Crawford could not be Osman Pasha as he was mortally wounded while leading a Cuban assault against Spaniards in Cuba and died on the field, suggesting he did not embody the traits of renowned soldiers.
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Iowa
John P. Irish
Des Moines Register
Lincoln
Henry Clay Dean
Aziz Pasha
Basgrad
Gottingen University
Geneva
R. Clay Crawford
Osman Pasha
Crawford
Cuba
Mourning and Displays Around Brigham Young Funeral
The piece criticizes excess at funerals noting Brigham Young urged modesty in mourning. It targets mourners who lavish flowers and carriages and widows and orphans who spend to honor the dead. The column urges restraint and questions such displays among families of poor workers.
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Brigham Young
The Right Hon George Macdonald Meets Lottery Gambler
The Right Hon George Macdonald MP of Canada is approached in the St Nicholas Hotel New York by a well dressed young man claiming to know him They discuss a lottery ticket and the man invites a walk The MP leaves $100 behind and returns to his hotel convinced republican institutions fail and an imperial government suits the country
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George Macdonald
M. P
Canada
George
St. Nicholas Hotel
New York
Sir George Macdonald
Jange
Shaw
New York Money and Stock Market Summary
New York market report dated September 11 shows gold closing at 103 percent and silver bars at 1224 with 118 gold. Government securities ease while silver coin trades discount. Listed stocks include Western Union 81, Quick silver 18, Pacific 24, Mariposa 14, Wells Fargo 88, N Y Central 103, Erie 114, Panama 110, Union Pacific 604, U P Bonds 1043, Central Pacific bonds 106.4.
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New York
Western Union
Quicksilver
Pacific
Mariposa
Wells-Fargo
N. Y. Central
Erie
Panama
Union Pacific
U. P
Central Pacific
Wool market improves in Philadelphia trading
In Philadelphia on September 11 the wool market shows brighter sentiment with more activity. Colorado fine and medium sold at 28 27 cents, coarse for carpets at 17 19 cents, extra and merino pulled at 38 38 cents, and No 1 and super pulled at 38 36 cents.
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Philadelphia
Colorado
A Letter Proves a Hole Through Earth and Romance
A fanciful note argues a pole to pole hole through the earth is navigable. Washington rumors hint at McCormick replacing Schurz as Interior Secretary. News covers Brandywine anniversary, Bishop Rappe funeral, and various political and wartime tidbits with named figures and places.
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Washington
McCormick
Schurz
Berlin
Battle of the Brandywine
Chadd’s Ford
Bayard
Rappe
St. Albans
Montreal
Cleveland
Fenstter
Ohio
Southern Pacific Railroad
House of Representatives
Randall
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California
Ocean Hotel
Long Branch
Amy Fawcett
Billy
Joan Taylor
Twelve Apostles
Mormon Church
Taylor
Nauvoo
Joseph Smith
London Times
Russia
Atlanta
McPherson
Ruger
McKeeve
Bell
Chandler
Rochester
Vedder
McGinnis
Philip Kearney
Devil
Williamsburg
Rebs
Chevalier Bayard
Army of the Potomac
New Jersey
Capitol
State House
Trenton
Hiawatha
the Man Without Ears
Louisiana
Richmond
Indiana
Morton
President Slayes
Thompson
Orton
Europe
Grn
Gary
Gov
Chamberlain
Edgefield
Albany
Battle of
Lakerie
Wilkesbarre
New York Tribune
Tweed
Fox
Bix
John Morrisey
Assemblyman Hayes
Austria
Wade
Brooklyn
Prince
St. Louis
Crazy House
Joseph
Mr. Cornell
Sherman
Nez Perces
Fort Lapwai
Ewina
Stanley Matthews
Buckeyes
Hobart Pasha
Sevastopol
Army
Chitcago
Nez-Perces
Howard
Louisville Courier-Journal
Forrest
Fitz Lee
Wade Hampton
Kilpatrick
C.J
Srennator Boorh
Sargent
Page
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