Lonesome Charley Reynolds Hero of the Little Horn Ride
A posthumous portrait of Charley Reynolds, famed as “Lonesome,” recounts his 200 mile mail run to Laramie under Custer during the 1874 Sioux conflict. The piece blends frontier myth with family tragedy, detailing Reynolds’s quiet valor and a life marked by isolation and unconventional courage.
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Governor Hayes Welcomed by Indiana Escort Guards
Nine carloads of Hayes Escort Guard members from Indianapolis arrive in Columbus for a torchlight procession. Enos B. Reed presents the club to Governor Hayes who thanks Indiana visitors and invites them to the Governor's office. Speakers from both states greet the crowd at the Capitol.
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Ohio
Indianapolis
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Capitol
General Beatty
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Reed
Hayes
Indiana
Nevada Justice in a Virginia City Courtroom
A San Francisco Post correspondent depicts a Nevada judge in Virginia City sulking at court. The judge laments poor pay while recalling a rough past as a mule driver and gambler, and listens to Mike recount how he ended in an assault case over whisky at a corner grocery.
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Virginia City
San Francisco Post
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Signers of the Declaration Ages and Origins
The article notes the Declaration signers average age around 45 with John Hancock at 39. It lists the six oldest Franklin 70 Hopkins 69 Lewis 63 Smith 63 Thornton 62 Taylor 61 and seven youngest Lynch 27 Rutledge 27 Hayward 30 Middleton 33 Jefferson 33 Gerry 32 Rush 31. Franklin oldest and Lynch youngest differ by 43 years, showing varied ages and nationalities among signers.
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John Hancock
Benj
Amin Franklin
Stephen Hopkins
Francis ‘Lewis
James ‘Smith
Matthew Thorton
George Taylor
Thomas Lynch, Jr
South Carolina
Edward Rutled
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Colonies
Wealthy South Carolinian cremated at own request
Henry Berry of Marion County died on July 9 and arranged through two employees to have his body cremated for three hundred dollars and two mules. He had feared a grotesque sight from decomposed corpses and disinherited his heirs if they opposed cremation. Two pines on his farm were chosen as the cremation site, with a Baptist minister presiding as spectators gathered. The funeral rite and cremation occurred at sunrise, leaving only ashes after about two hours.
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Reynolds
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Fort Lincoln
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Charley Reynolds
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Tennessee
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Pacific
Colorado
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New York Herald
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Marion County
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Campaign neck ties reveal a voter's politics
The latest novelty in neck wear features white ties with the Republican or Democratic presidential nominee names on each end. The device is meant to quickly gauge a man's political leanings, guiding canvassers in estimating party support. It is proposed that these ties be worn universally for this purpose.
Pleasantries and curiosities from England and Iowa
A collection of brief oddities and anecdotes: an English iron sheet satire, a husband’s grave note pinned to a coat, a tramp shoplifting whiskey and bread, a Knoxville inventor of a coal bucket, a balloon assault proposal on the Black Hills, a nameless destructive force, parlor romance snippets, a sledge hammer boast, and a stray note on a roof water-spout.
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Seaman & Nuspaum, Wakarusa Flouring Mills
Roginson & Knepple
City Meat Market
Waterford Street
Gisinger & Smith
South Elkhart St
David Lamb
Fort Wayne, Ind
C. B. Oakley
Nevada
Kansas
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Warewell
Susan
Thames
Knoxville
Iowa
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