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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
3
The railroad schedule lists Westbound trains No 1 Overland Limited No 101 Fast Mall and No 8 Pacific Express with arrival and departure times. Eastbound trains No 2 Overland Limited No 4 Local Passenger and others show arrivals at morning and afternoon slots.
A damaged OCR item shows Cheyenne and Burlington timetables with service days and departure details. It lists No 164 Accom daily except Sunday and Saturday leaving Cheyenne and No 188 Wo daily except Monday arriving at Cheyenne, plus No 66 mixed service departures and arrivals.
Wyoming Commandery No 1 Knights Templar meets in Masonic hall on second Mondays. Cheyenne Lodge No 1 AF&AM meets in Masonic hall on second and fourth Tuesdays. Acadia Lodge MK AF&AM meets in Masonic hall on second and fourth Thursdays.
From Colonel Goutant who came from Lander Monday we learn of robberies at South Pax. A store was broken into on Tuesday night and ten dollars taken from the till. On Wednesday night the Diana quartz mill at Atlantic was entered and amalgam plates stolen. R. M. Ricketts, lessee, pursued leads to the Sweetwater area and obtained warrants. Deputy James Sellers captured two men and the plates in one wagon. a third fugitive disappeared. They were taken to Rongis for examination.
The Rocky Mountain Climbing Club plans a 1900 summer expedition to Wyoming seeking evidence of any records or cairns left on Grand Teton. Owen aims to locate relics or traces after two prior ascents found nothing. Spalding may join, with Galston leading a glacier exploration from Estes Park. a meeting will decide details.
Editorial notes Harriman ordered no smoking by employees on Union Pacific premises during board actions. Directors enforcing the ruling requested active smokers to stop. The move is praised as officials setting an example and upholding rules.
A rumor about the body of Bort Charters being found hanging to a tree is described as likely untrue. The text hints at an original March placard with ambiguous wording and faulty ink, suggesting a questionable or incomplete report.
The Big Laramie river near the Le Roy bridge reports show large numbers of fish killed by dynamite. Protests condemn the act and urge authorities to arrest and prosecute the culprits, with calls for full penalties.
The Rawlins Republican notes rumors that Union Pacific may build a railroad from its old main line into Encampment after officials visited the camp. The piece also reports ongoing mountain timber fires near Ywa and a large blaze near Battle, likely from campers neglecting fires. It argues for stricter camping fire laws in the next legislature to enforce extinguishing fires.
At the crowded Denver depot a six foot tall bearded man lifts a gray headed mother to pass through the crowd. He declares to bystanders that she is his mother and prays for her entry, moving a corridor for the pair amid the crush.
A fragment recalls a speaker about lies and truth, noting how others pad speech and the sadness when stories about him reach a tenth tell. The passage reflects on how some can reshape truth to sound worse.
Rail line advertises excursions to Ogden and Balt Lake with round trip price set at 20 dollars. Travel dates listed include July 08 August 1 14 10 and September, with trips valid for thirty days from sale.
Mr Dooley jokes about Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang and Washington politics in a verbose lampoon. The piece parodies a Swedish journalist image and lampoons incorrect rumors, diplomatic talk, and press mischief through a comic dialogue with Mr Hennessy.
Multiple short ads offer meals at the Sterling and baths at Padgett's, rooms at Warren Emporium, and labor work in Colorado. public land notice from Cheyenne announces Fred O. Morse final proof filing with witnesses named for land claim in Little Bear area.
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