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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1877
Page
4
A mock battle near the railroad tracks simulates a clash between three cavalry regiments and Pawnee scouts under Major North. Lt. Hammond commands with bravado as Indians and troops clash for about two hours. Several injuries occur including a Pawnee shot at a short range and about 40 minor accidents.
The notice states that those who do not receive a will copy will understand it is expired. Remains will not be sent unless the annual price of $2.00 is paid in cash. The issue will be continued only for the period already paid and under no circumstances beyond that time. J. B. Gosau & Co.
The Sidney Taecasin declares its aim to deliver reliable news while disclaiming liability for content beyond original editorials. It notes U S troops withdrawn from South Carolina and Governor Wade Hampton, discusses army reform, congressional session length, and anti church political interference. It laments California emigration, cites the San Francisco Mail on labor overflows, and urges men to stay if California offers are scarce.
The Cheyenne Leader notes Hon. Frank Welch secured a mail service to the Black Hills but doubts contractors can extend beyond settlements toward the Black Hills over four hundred miles of barren country. It says Welch also won extra mails for the Kikhorn people and will push the Sidney route with public meetings and petitions.
Incomplete and garbled OCR fragment mentions John Hi Pierce Ranger and The Western Magazine with credit issues. No coherent events or dates. Entities are uncertain. summary focuses on the fragmentary nature of source.
Sheriff O B Hont of Adair County pursued a nomadic counterfeiter known for forging notes and checks. The man cashed a $900 counterfeit at Crestor Sons Bank, and the chase led from Omaha to Grand Island, ending in Sydney where Hont secured a requisition to return the suspect to Adair for processing.
A Kearney correspondent, dated April 6, reports on a proposed weekly mail and stage line to Deadwood via the Black Hills. Businessman H. C. Gould and banker Dake claim government contracts and potential profits, yet no mule teams, surveys, or bridges exist and the route lacks viability as a stage line or freighting path.
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