24 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1880
Page
1
In town, Don Sella leads by selling superior hats and shoes, outpacing competitors with quality. The claim notes his better products attract more customers than others in the area.
Fragmentary notice directs to leave orders for ice at the office of E I Scow located at No 377 Sixteenth Street. The garbled text suggests a local instruction or advertisement pertaining to ice delivery or storage services in a historical city context.
Police report finding firearms and ammunition at a location described as Wy spa, with seizures including several weapons and related items. No injuries reported and no arrests listed in the fragment.
A highly fragmentary historical entry notes a cordial cure associated with ABDoNe and a reference to nests and wanton behavior. The legible text hints at a medical or alchemical context but lacks clear details or dates.
Host Herman Kimme greets incoming visitors from Ang Ee and Pal Romine as they seek seating and meals in a communal dining setting. Guests express appreciation for the hospitable reception and orderly arrangements.
A cryptic message references a coven and averted threat, mentioning Hacse and a plan titled Repo and Tag. The fragment hints at unusual names and a brief warning, with no clear local event or location. Further readable details are unavailable in the text.
A damaged line notes battery prices at Masten with unclear figures and limited context. Local shoppers see a brief reference to prices and availability, but no full details or dates are provided.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places with unclear context. No distinct events or outcomes are readable to summarize into a full headline or concrete summary.
Unclear text fragment reports a shipment at H. Bons on the 16th showcasing a finest lot of chicken shoes to Cheyenne. Multiple garbled words obscure exact events and entities.
Fort Fort reports Indications unfavorable as Uncapapas of Sitting Bull’s tribe halt a large hostile force from crossing the Missouri to surrender to the agency. Rain-in-the-Face leads forty warriors at the agency. women and children move north while the warriors head south in a tense standstill.
Reading, Aug 7. A major stir in erkis county follows the discovery of Benjamin Zeebler a lunatic long confined in Albany township by his brother Jacob Zeehler for twenty seven years. He was chained to the floor in a small house built for him with a single window for air.
A passenger train backing down at a switch struck the fast newspaper train tearing away the side of a car with twelve newsmen. Injured are Jeremiah Sullivan 17 Frank McNevin 21 and Dennis Uanen 10 with head wounds internal injuries and a leg fracture.
Milwaukee report from the Sentinel's Madison special describes Martin Wenrick and his wife killed in a house fire on the Dane Columbia county line. Neighbors found Mrs Wenrick shot, her husband fatally wounded on the bed. Authorities believe a gunfire murder followed by arson and suicide. The couple had grown children nearby.
Aug 14 report says Gonzales has an absolute majority and congress will declare the result. Gov Cadena may challenge it on fraud grounds with a well armed state force. Government backs by troops, Gen. Gonzales in command, Diaz primes ministers and foreign envoys attend. Three American firms pursue railway concessions including Southern Pacific and Mexican Construction.
Police report Simon Zimmermen and his wife found dead at home with bullet wounds to the head. Neighbors say the husband shot them before taking his own life. Their children, ages three and one, remained in the room until a night discovery by the brother who works nights. Zimmerman worked at Chicago Electric Works.
Details from Bucharest report state an assassin placed a mural near Dr Pareona’s servant and fired killing him, then pierced Dr Pareona’s heart as he rose. The Circasana tribe fled bodies over a precipice. An American in Tamldt notified the British ambassador, who informed the American consul general Heap. Soldiers threatened to shoot the Circasana until murderers were surrendered.
A Chicago Inter Ocean report says the North Western and Milwaukee and St. Paul lines have gained permission from local Indians to lay tracks through their reservation into the Black Hills. Officials expect rapid track laying as rail access expands the region.
Indian runners from the southern Ute agency report Chief Ouray is dangerously ill and may not survive. They carry a message to Dr. Lacy asking him to reach Ouray within hours, with a 120 mile trip planned in infteen hours. If Ouray dies the White River and southern Utes may reject the treaty. The Interior department fears possible foul play.
The president will leave Washington on Thursday with Mrs. Hayes and family, visit Fremont, Canton, and then head west via Chicago and Omaha. The party plans Salt Lake City brief stay, San Francisco, Portland, Puget Sound, Wallawalla, and Colorado by stage, finishing by October 1.
Deadwood, Aug. 23. The jury convicted ex-postmaster Lt. A. O. Adams of embezzling nearly $12,000. He will likely bail and appeal to the territorial supreme court.
Reports from Constantinople and other cities describe rising unrest among Moslems, with fears of an Aleppo outbreak and agitation in Damascus and Diarbekr. The movement is political, not fanatical, and the Porte fears consequences while officials seize Turkish translations linking constitutionalism with Islam.
Tucson dispatch reports Reyes and his band moved from Sonora toward Tubatama when federal troops attacked. Eighteen rebels were killed and the rest routed as authorities pursue across the border. Deputies and citizens captured eleven at Wilbur's ranch and continued efforts to seize the rest.
A New York report states several Chinese students in the United States will be returned to China for offenses. Among them is T. C. Chung, a Norwich Free Academy graduate of the class of 1877, dishonored for cutting off his queue. Woo, Stratford's new commissioner, enforces strict empire style discipline in Chinese schools.
Kansas City report states James Thorp shot and killed Alfred Perry yesterday after Perry threw stones during an altercation. Thorp was arrested. In Pleasant Hill Missouri the Van Hultze brothers shot and killed Ileary Stock after Stock ordered them from his store and fired first. Citizens express sympathy for Stock.
Reports from New York, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, and London detail arrests, political notes, and a mix of violent incidents. Col Jas F Keegan faces libel charges in New York. Comerdorf’s assassin may face execution per a Russian note. Midwives arrested for burning a stillborn body. Turkish officers desertions and Greek war minister contacts listed.
Special Orders No 76 issued from Fort Omaha list ten day leaves for Capt Jonso M Lee of the 9th infantry Fort McKinney W T First Lt Wm I Pease and Second Lt Thos S McCaleb receive ten day leaves at Fort McKinney W T Col Wilton visits Camp Carlin then departs. Also notes local dances at Fort Russell and arrivals of troops at Fort Meade. Several officers receive extended or new leaves and resignations take effect in 1880. A fishing party led by Major Ferris returns with 3500 trout and reports a bear sighting and a treed jack rabbit incident.
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