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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1877
Page
4
The piece notes Vanderbilts will probate with a $1,000,000 bequest pool and large sums to daughters and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. It also mentions Levi P. Lucky and various political notes, plus social commentary on duels and local disputes.
Hon James G Blaine was nominated by acclamation for both the short and full U S Senate terms beginning March 4 1877 in Augusta Maine. The process drew high enthusiasm with all members rising as the question was submitted, a first in Maine for a Senate candidate.
The article notes a wide troop shift with Infantry concentrated along the Missouri, Artillery moved east, and Cavalry remaining strong in the West. It questions the reasons for this distribution while urging aggressive action against Sioux and Cheyenne. It also mentions Sidney's growth and Vanderbilt’s death in New York with an $85,000,000 estate.
The Sidney Tectorars office notes a flood of metropolitan and interior Western journals as spring mining draws near. Many plan overland routes via Sidney or rail to the Hills, with Illinois and Missouri groups forming fifty-man parties using the Sidney route. Miners anticipate wealth as early spring arrivals multiply, while Omaha's dust and nuggets operations race to handle the influx.
A recent Ridney Tarzamann map of the Black Hills is praised for accuracy and utility in showing mining districts, roads, and distances. The Juniata Herald attacks Indigenous people, calling them “savage pale faces” and urging cleansing and punishment, reflecting hostile rhetoric of the period.
The notice fixes regular district court terms for 1877 across Adams Buffalo Cheyenne Dawson Franklin Furnas Harlan Hitchcock Kearney Lincoln Had Willow Sherman and other counties in the district. Dates named include February 12 July 5 November 27 May 8 November 13 April 3 September 25 April 17 December 11 March 2 October 28 June 30 March 12 October 31 June 12 November 7 April 10 October 24 May 31 and February 960s respi will order further terms via commissioners.
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