Woman confronts horse shoer in Detroit shop mudslinging scene
A woman about forty drives a horse to a Grand River avenue blacksmith shop. She orders a horse shoe and asserts authority, taunts the smith, and physically kicks him and the horse to force quiet. The exchange ends with her smoking, promising blunt payback for any trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River Avenue
Dan’l
Besheba
Charles Henery
Charles Henry
Detroit Free Press
Sign of the times and odd bits from the era
A collage of satirical notes on candidates like Sammy Tilden, European sinews over Turkey, and a host of domestic curios. It mentions German King William’s vast salary, fashionable autumn ribbons, Scottish riflemen at the Centennial, Queen Isabella’s Paris return, Leo Miller in a Minnesota jail, Brigham Young’s wives and wealth, a Philadelphia ball, and a dizzy German farmer’s curt sign. It also notes Turkey’s weakness, a failed assassination attempt on Prince Bismarck, and nobles’ loose hotel bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Isabella
Paris
Leo Miller
Minnesota
Nebraska
Brigham Young
Philadelphia
Bureau County
Moody’s Chicago Tabernacle and other 19th century notes
The New York Graphic imagines Moody’s tabernacle will fit 8 000 sinners, Edward Stokes begins his moustache at Auburn prison, Beecher visited a brewer’s ice-house, and a Canadian chief mocks Victoria after England’s aid to Indians. The Detroit Free Press and London Examiner debate Moody’s conversion bet and Bulgarian outrages. The Indianapolis Journal notes Governor Hendricks’ high campaign pay, Humpty Dumpty George L Fox moves to Cambridge, Quakers in markets, a Missouri clergyman’s blessing interruption, and a new color Herzegovina named for Italy’s blood tint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Graphic
Moody
Chicago Tabernacle
Auburn
N. Y
Edward §. Stokes
Mr. Beecher
England
Detroit Free Press
Chicago
London Examiner
Bulgaria
Indianapolis Journal
Hendricks
George L. Fox
Cambridge Mass
Democratic press laments troops in South but omits grief for murdered men
The remark notes the Democratic press shows sorrow for military presence in the Southern States yet fails to express sympathy for those killed for their opinions, highlighting perceived bias and selective mourning in political reporting.
Poisoned Bullets Allegedly Used by Turks in Warfare
A wartime report accuses Turkish forces of using poisoned bullets in combat. Soldiers strike by gunfire suffer severe pain and slow, haunting deaths despite treatment, with injuries appearing minor yet resisting all known surgical remedies.
Senator Morton Proposes Joint Discussion With Hendricks
Senator Morton suggested a joint discussion of the situation with Mr Hendricks. Hendricks peremptorily declined to alter his engagements and promised to speak as planned, refusing any cordial public exchanges.
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Morton
Mr. Hendricks
Moccasin Snake Bite Ended by Apple Whisky Cure
A South Carolina man bitten by a moccasin snake was carried to a drug store and treated with three pints of apple whisky. Now several South Carolina men rove moccasin districts hoping for a similar three pint remedy.
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South Carolina
Pie Crust Reflections on a Fly’s Somber Visit
A Burlington Hawkeye reader shares a whimsical scene of a melancholy fly beneath the apple pie crust. The note playful observes the insect’s fleeting presence as morning chills linger and sugar dust shimmers briefly.
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Burlington
Grant Proclaims Reciprocity Treaty With Sandwich Islands
President Grant issues a customary proclamation ratifying the reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich Islands, approved by the Senate last winter. The Pacific Slope benefits from Kalakaua's dominions for sugar, while observers note female swimmers rely more on arm technique than leg movement, implying women's roles favor embracing rather than kicking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Sandwich Islands
Senate
Pacific
Kalakaua
Political pressure decries gun violence in Vicksburg Herald
The Vicksburg Herald condemns the surge of violence tied to Judge Lynch and pistol crimes. It urges authorities to suppress these “dark and bloody stains” and to speak out against the hostile political press that colors shootings and executions with improper framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg Herald
Dem
Judge Lynch
Times Libel Charges Against Tilden Rooted in Fraud Claim
The Times pressed libel charges against Mr. Tilden with full fitness and readiness to provide facilities for a libel suit. It recalls that the Times accused Tilden of fraud and perjury, while the old man has offered no leniency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Mr. Tilden
Times
Tilden
Phelps Defends States Rights as Governor Bid Turns Burden
A rural Wisconsin editor praises Eberst’s generosity and mocks pinched conduct while noting Phelps, Missouri’s Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, casts states rights as the core of his speeches. The editor praises a gift of cigars and urges broader generosity among readers.
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Phelps
Missouri
State Rooms
Wisconsin
Eberst
What a poetical way the ancients had of putting things
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes a columnist musing on Lycurgus the Edonean king in Thrace who refused Bacchus worship and faced divine madness. It then humorously updates the tale to a modern whisky drinking twist ending in delirium tremens, reflecting local wit.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Lycurgus
Thrace
Bacchus
Bret Harte’s Untitled Poem Published From Drawer
Bret Harte gained more fame for The Heathen Chinee than for other works, yet the verses were written quickly in the Overland editoria l room with no plan for publication. They sat unpublished for months until a Monthly issue needed a long poem and Harte, hesitant but willing, agreed to print it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
Overland
Monthly
Harte
Dinner menu for Tilden gathering sparks jokes
A menu circulated for Governor Tilden’s party dinner mocks political croaking with dishes like crow themed items. It lists soups, roasts, desserts and beverages with puns such as crowk, crowquets, crowlivers, and crows feet jelly, ending with political jests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Tilden and Hendricks
Texas Herdsman Defends Self After Lariat Lock
Alex Coker, a Texas herder, rode to drive cattle when his horse fell and dragged him by a long lariat. The saddle-bow entangled his leg as the horse bolted, but Coker drew his pistol and shot the animal dead to stop the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Coker
Texas
Coker
Tar and feather incident shocks Dun dee community
A disgraceful scene in Dun dee Michigan on the 7th involved about forty individuals described as bummer elements. A loose woman named Arnold drew public nuisance accusations leading to roughs tar and feathering. Warrants have been issued for several participants while principals fled town.
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Dundee
Mich
Arnold
Conductor Foiled Commuter Ticket Fraud at Jersey City
A Midland railway conductor noticed a commuter’s ticket lasting unusually long despite two daily punch holes. Upon bending the ticket, he found pieces from prior holes fell away. The man had been collecting and resealing the fragments to avoid detection. The company plans to stop selling more tickets to the offender and posted a notice in the ticket office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Railway
Jersey City
When hunger turns to hope in Chicago Journal line
A city man walks home tired and hungry saying financial ruin looms. The same man later chats with a neighbor after supper about better times and a new era. The piece notes how feeding a man’s stomach affects his outlook and soul, reflecting the paper’s tone on economic mood.
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Chicago Journal
West Hill Man Whittles Pine Stick For Day's Wages
A West Hill man was seen yesterday whittling a pine stick with contented idleness and a satisfied smile. When asked if he was at work, he replied no yet he had made two dollars and a half for the day, a quiet, pleased gain.
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West Hill
Whittler Confesses Poll Tax Trick in Iowa Tale
A Burlington Hawk-Eye excerpt recounts a humorous exchange about paying a poll tax. A man says he paid two dollars, then explains he borrowed the amount to avoid a higher later cost, provoking a sly chuckle as the teller remarks on the ploy and irony of the tax.
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Nough
Whittler
Burlington Hawk-Eye
A Rag Millionaire Creates Velvet From Silk Rags
English vel vet manufacturer Mr Listar rose from humble beginnings by buying silk waste at low prices. By 1864 he had spent over 1.3 million dollars without success. In the last decade he found a method to turn refuse into fine velvet. His English factory employs about 4,000 workers with hundreds of traveling buyers globally, and the plant cost nearly 3 million dollars.
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Listar
England
Globe
Vanderbilt’s rise from pirogue to steamboat captain
An elderly New Yorker recalls how young Cornelius Vanderbilt proved his nerve on the Philadelphia route harbors. Facing a stubborn tide at Whitehall, he steered a steamer around Governors Island via the Buttermilk Channel, gaining Gibbons’ favor and a later $25,000 bequest for steamboat operations. His wife and family moved to New Brunswick, later rebuilding wealth through the New York Commercial Advertiser.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Staten Island
Gibbons
Amboy
New Brunswick
Philadelphia
Whitehall
Yves
Governors Island
Commodore
Oldest shortest route Omaha to Chicago railway ad
Advertisement extols the Chicago and North-Western Railroad as the oldest shortest Omaha to Chicago route. It claims superior track, steel rails, central Chicago depot, and earlier arrivals for Eastern connections. It urges tickets via Marshall Cedar Rapids Clinton for Northern Iowa or via Fulton for Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, touting Pullman sleepers, new coaches, and smoking cars. Contact agents in Omaha or Chicago for maps and timetables.
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Chicano and North-Western Railway
Omaha
Chicago
Northern
Iowa
Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Illinois
Wisconsin
Fulton
Aft
Nonri-Western
United States
Territorial Officers and Officials Named in Directory
GENERAL DIRECTORY. DELEGATE TO CONGRESS. Territorial Officers. Governor-Jack Thayer. Secretary-G W French. Chief Justice of Sup. Court-J W Fisher. Asso. Justices-J B Blair, E A Thomas. United States Collector- P Snow. Surveyor General-E David. Register U. S. Land Office-G R Thomas Receiver of Public Moneys-I OC Whipple. Territorial Treasurer-A R Converse. Territorial Auditor-Orlando North. Territorial Librarian-John Slaughter. Sept. of Instruction-John Slaughter ULS. District Attorney-J J Jenkins, J. 8. Commissioner-J W Bruner, Clerk of 1st Judicial Dist-J W Bruner, Marshal-W F Sweesy.
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Jack Thayer
G W French
Sup
J W Fisher
Asso
J B Blair
E A Thomas
United States
P Snow
E © David
Register U. S. Land Ofice
R Thomas
OC Whipple
Territorial
A R Converse
Orlando North
John Slaughter
John Slaughter Uls
J J Jenkins
J W Bruner
1St Judicial Dist
W F Sweesy
County and City Officers List and Church Notices
County and city officers listed for Laramie County, Albany County, Carbon County, Sweetwater County, and Unita County. Includes chairmen, commissioners, sheriffs, clerks, treasurers, probate judges, prosecuting attorneys, superintendents of schools, coroners, assessors, surveyors, and police officials. Also notes town meetings in Cheyenne City Hall and lists church listings for Congregational, Presbyterian, Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal, and Roman Catholic services with schedules and contact details.
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Laramie County
Draper
Beary
I Landau
J O’brien
C S Devoe
LR Breshahen
Vom Davis
A Ryan
Thomas Alsop
J R Brophy
Sandrews
Pease
J W Meldrum
L D Pease
C W Bramel
L Andrews
James Vine
Laramie City
Miller
Board of
Hunter
J Metcalf
M A Hance
John Colford
N L Andrews
Carbon County
J B Adams
B Clay
J. H Brammer
F Rennie
Perry L Smith
Wm TJ Ash
T Ryan
F Kinney
Sweetwater County
W P Noble
William Evans
James Calhoun
P. A McPhee
A. McIntosh
A FE Bradbury
A S Bradbury
Wm A Johnson
E Blanchard
A. F Lodle
Washington
Unita
A Phipps
Newell Beeman
Sloan
William Hinton
Alf G Lee
W H Remington
H Garbanati
M C Hopkins
W G Town
S K Temple
Thomas Street
Nineteenth Street
Till
C M Sanders
J . Cowhick
Methodist Episcopal
W F Warren
Thomas Whitlock
J McGoldrick
Eugene Cusson
O'Neil Street
Masonic Lodges Meet Monthly at Cheyenne Halls
Wyoming Commandery No 1 holds regular conclave on first Friday evenings at Masonic Hall. Wyoming Chapter No 1 IA A meets first and third Tuesdays at Masonic. Cheyenne Lodge No 1 AF and AM meets second and fourth Tuesdays at Masonic Hall. Cheyenne Lodge No 1 meets every Thursday at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Masonic
Wyoming
K. L
Masonic Hall
Masonic Fall
Cheyenne
A. FF
A. M
Masonic Wall
P. Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
Odd Fellows Hall
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H. Glafore
Leader
Jan
Ist
Yak Leader
M. Pettenll & Co
Park Row
Geo. P. Rowell & Co
St Park Row
St. Louis
Rowall & Chesman
Third and
Chestnut Streets
Advertising and Publishing Agency
National Republican Ticket
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
Sammy
Turkey
Sammy Tilden
New Granada
South America
King William
Germany
Kullmann
Prince Bismarck
Tonder
Herzegovina
Italy
Globe-Democrat
Traveling Public
J. HW
Mountarm
Western
Neb
W. H. Stennert
Bendela
Fushington
Farmera Lonn
Chitlnilal CO
T Lous, Mo
Partenhus
J. Wrt CO
General Directory
Congress
W R Steele
Territorial Officers
County and City Officers
Stephen Bon
Tenth Street
Hina
BEI
Miss Buffalo Boots
Eagle House
Bet, Eddy and Thames
Cheyenne, Wyoming
A, Simmons
Proprietor
Toun
Union Pacific
Central Pacific Railroad
California
Pacific Coast
Sacramento
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
St. Joseph
Gilmer, Salisbury & Patrick's
Black Hills
Deadwood
Custer City
All Points
Green River
Great Sweetwater Mining District
Ogden
Utah Southern KR. R
Salt Lake City
Corinne
Helena
Virgina City
Montana
San Francisco
Nevada
Idaho
Pullman's Palace
L. Kimball
Platte Valley
P. Vining
General Freight Agt
H. H. Clark
General Sup
Omaha T
Gen'l Ticket Agt
J.N. Keller
Rock Island
Bes Motnenth
Magnificent Palace
U. P
Hugh Kidde
Gen Sry
A. NL. Son
AMA
Ite
Discoverica
Tony
Tuarriad
Washington Et
Cage
Carrie
Lea
Gan Pers Bega Kheric
Tal An
Yar Secani
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