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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1876
Page
5
The item mixes an advertisement for a Cheyenne printing shop with fragmented 19th century notes. It notes a new lot of type, lower prices, and quick execution for cards posters and notices while interleaving brief items about Pennsylvania miners wage changes Maine Republicans and Democratic reform talk. It ends with a long Berks County political lament by a Reformer speaker.
Nasby laments reform quarrels among Democrats in Kentucky in 1876. He recalls Bascom, Tilden, and fights over pay for seized items while addressing “reform” and postwar issues. A crowd of Democrats confronts him about actions by Pollock and Joe Bigler, amid a scene of political satire and local mischief.
The Chicago Times and other editors condemn Sinnotts explanation of TILDENS income tax returns as evasive. The New York Tribune argues the master dictated letter hides the truth, noting filings show 1862 technicalities aimed at tax avoidance. Critics say the scheme betrays the spirit of the law and worsens the case.
A Chicago Times reporter recounts Buffalo Bill Cody’s interview at Tremont House after arriving from Terry’s Yellowstone command. The tall lean scout appeared about 83, with a light-drab sombrero and thick black whiskers. Cody explains how his famous nickname travels beyond the Missouri frontier and into what he calls God’s country.
Reports from Chicago reveal Cody's dual aim to consult Gen. Sheridan on raising a 100-man frontier company for winter missions among the Sioux, with Cody at the head, and to strike and then withdraw if Indians resist. He praises Gen. Carr as the best Indian fighter and notes Sitting Bull hiding on the Big Horn River as Crook's hopes wane under harsh conditions and scarce rations.
A collage of snappy snippets from colonial, commercial, and social commentary. References range from gender and race opinions to prime commodities, copper from Lake Superior, slate imports, and a mocked opera anecdote. Includes a tale of an infant sea-serpent sighting near Cape Flattery.
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