from oldwestdailyreader for 07/05/: 1876 11 P.M., Bismark, ND; - TopicsExpress



          

from oldwestdailyreader for 07/05/: 1876 11 P.M., Bismark, ND; with its whistle blaring, the steamboat Far West arrives with the devastating news of Custer‘s +3 defeat at the Little Bighorn in Montana. The next morning, news is quickly passed to Fort Lincoln, Libby Custer and the other new widows. This is the first known report, the telegraph tells the world. 1881 Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan arrests Doc Holliday for the Benson Stage Robbery, the killing of driver Bud Philpot and miner Peter Roerig. Mostly on the strength of a “confession” obtained from a drunken Big Nose Kate.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:06:06 +0000

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