17 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1880
Page
1
Fragmentary ad text lists prices and items at Wyoming Armory and Cheyenne shops. Mentions Black Cordial and various goods with a focus on low prices and shrinkage sales. References dealers such as Snow No. 377 and Wy oming Aet ears and D. A Ferguson.
Chicago on Aug 16 reports the first day of a Unite event drawing a vast crowd to tents along the lakefront. Knights move through streets while authorities guard against pickpockets as 200000 visitors expected tomorrow. Hotels and homes host guests as trains bring thousands, with bands and rehearsals lagging but crowds cheering the spectacle.
The passage traces Freemasons through five centuries as great builders whose influence shaped Europe from battlefields to morals and architecture. It suggests the cross withdraws from violence, while Masons advance truth upon truth beyond stone and sword.
The Commercial Bulletin notes China’s removal of trade restrictions, affecting 35 million people now limited to inland commerce. The change may be slow but will alter global trade, enabling foreign merchants to reach internal ports and promising vast markets in China’s interior.
Miss Lillie Mutter aged eighteen was walking with a gentleman near Mount Joy when a spark from his cigar set fire to her gown. She suffered fatal burns and died.
A Twenon Arizona dispatch reports a dispute over a loan enforcement in Bonora. Reyes allegedly had Rivera and merchant Gallejo shot, with another unnamed merchant wounded. Many residents flee Sonora for Arizona amid the unrest.
San Francisco dispatch reports John Kallegher of Oakland and his companions caused a drunken blaze that consumed their home. Two children, Eugene and Annie, perished in the fire while James, four, died later. Mrs. Kallegher and Mrs. King suffered serious injuries and Kallegher himself was gravely injured.
The Times editorial notes the Republican ticket unites Hartford and New Haven by nominating candidates from each, alarming Democrats who plan a state convention on Wednesday. A bitter fight is expected unless Democrats secure a compromise between the two.
In Chicago on August 16, Knights Templar delegations from California and the Pacific coast fill Camp de Molas. Expenses for the trip exceed 60 000 dollars shared among 142 knights averaging 950 each, with 90 ladies and 18 children accompanying. Rumors of large thefts circulated but were exaggerated. General Torrence has provided a volunteer guard for the knights’ reception and security.
A Denver committee led by Gov. Routt escorts Gen. Grant from Manitou to Denver with a welcoming parade and a Glenarm hotel reception. Messages hint at Garfield carrying New York. Separate Mesilla valley report details priest Todoro Boualt and Miss Margarita Garcia elopement and later marriage amid church secrecy. London obituary notes Miss Adelaide Neilson’s sudden heart-related death after a dinner in Bois de Boulogne.
Deadwood Aug. 14 The United States grand jury returned two indictments against B O Adams ex postmaster for embezzlement of 11988 in government funds Adams is held on 12000 bail to appear for trial.
Ada takes the five eighths mile dash at Saratoga with Boothjack second. Time 1 084. Juanita wins the one mile and five furlongs race with Charlie Huackas second. Time 2 56.
New York reports 1246 immigrants arriving over two days as a heavy frost sweeps the highland area for about a hundred miles. Yesterday several yellow fever deaths occurred in a hospital. The city records three highway robberies and one or two murders within 24 hours.
Reports from Galveston say two men named Odo and Johnson were killed in a fight today. Earlier notes claim Hon J Proctor Knott was shot but authenticity is uncertain. Irish Americans defeated Scotch athletes in Boston for 1000 and a world title. London states cattle on fifteen Lancashire farms infected with pleuro pneumonia. Goliad cyclone demolished 35 houses injuring five. Texas raiders arrested and bailed after revenue officer Hissell fled the state. Quetta wires cut and Candalar messengers blocked as siege begins with heavy fire on both sides. Santa Paula vet Rev J W Guiberson, a county pioneer, died after a rattlesnake bite. London steamboat inspectors revoke licenses of Garland and Mamie captains for preventing a fatal collision.
A meeting at the Union stock yards Chicago gathered cattle market interests to discuss methods to protect the market from pleuro pneumonia and to reassure English buyers that no contagious disease exists. Resolutions urged appointing a state inspector at Chicago to certify stock condition and restore confidence in live cattle and beef trade.
An Alexandria physician details a English boy who survived a 71 foot fall and later recovered from severe leg fractures. A German naturalist notes sea fish glow in 3 percent salt solution, starting in the eyes and spreading through the body. An English clergyman proposes a wetness activated life preserver sewn into clothing, claimed to sustain a person in water for up to forty five or fifty hours.
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