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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
2
The Frontier Day edition emphasizes advertising as vital to business with remarks on costs and strategy. It notes contestants signing up for frontier house decor prizes, including A D Kelley’s fourteen year old daughter. The piece hints at expected attendance by Wyoming editors and mentions Bill Barrow and Denver Stock Exchange satire.
A St. Louis judge Sidener decision triggers jokes about women’s rights to kiss men. Mamie Mitchell kissed Harry Alberts after an incident. the judge fined Alberts twenty dollars and asserted a woman has the right to kiss a man at all times. The piece reflexively questions gender norms and court authority with humor.
The quote predicts that within thirty years nearly all railways will abandon steam locomotives and switch to electric motors. It highlights a transformative trend toward electrification in railway technology.
The excerpt presents varied quotes from Edison to President Roosevelt and others, debating electric cars, aerial navigation, military praise, cultural ties, retirement etiquette, and marriage norms. It captures a snapshot of late-era technological optimism and social views through notable voices.
Feature events include Indians dances races and roping wild steers as Cheyenne hosts Frontier Day August 27 and 28. A doctor and local leaders are praised for civic reach while plans to expand the Miner newspaper and railroad news reflect regional growth amid shifting train schedules and rising commerce.
The Havana banquet for the diplomatic corps ended in a diplomatic row after Mrs Squires allegedly overindulged and forced Captain Poey into a cakewalk in the palace corridor. A cabinet meeting was convened and the justice secretary told the government’s attorney to review the matter. Captain Poey is reported to be recovering. The Shanghai Mercury adds a grim tale of China’s ancient punishments and mentions Wu Han Chao and a gall bladder note from 1645.
A struggling immigrant named Pat plans to end his life by rope in a dire bid for money. His landlord interrupts, mishears the intent, and helps redirect him from the fatal act by clarifying the method to choke. The anecdote contrasts shattered dreams with a tense moment of intervention.
A collage of brief items cites an Atlanta Constitution understudy of the Kaiser facing a German royal task, a Hartford Post quip about Roosevelt, and a Puck gag on political promises. A Wyoming court notice orders show cause for selling real estate of John C. Baird to pay debts, with details for appearance in Cheyenne on a September date in 1903.
Wyoming Republican platform lauds protection for American labor and industry, praises Mondell and irrigation efforts, condemns monopolies, and commends Governor DeForest Richards' administration. It urges allotments for Shoshone lands, Indian land sales for homesteads, and wildlife protection. legal notices and an ornate Colorado and Southern map advertisement follow in the issue.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Cheyenne city clerk for the construction of a masonry dam on the Middle Fork of Crow creek. Bids due by August 21, 1908, with 1000-dollar certified check and contract guarantee. Bid opening at 8 p.m. at Cheyenne City Council.
In Cheyenne Wyoming June 20 1902 Jane McDonald filed sworn statement No 206 to purchase Lot 3 Block 1 2 and 14 SW 1 4 SE 1 4 Section 19 Township 20 N Range 68 W claiming land valued for timber or stone and will prove before the register June 10 1902. Dissolution notice: Converse Cattle Company dissolved July 10 1902. Legal notice: Hoffman Brothers vs Emile Richardson et al Foreclosure sale ordered for lots in Cheyenne Laramie County Wyoming with $12600 judgment and costs.
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