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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1902
Page
3
Frontier events fill Cheyenne with decoration and crowds as merchants, bankers, and officials prep tonight’s festivities. Mayors guests and visiting dignitaries mingle with shoppers while shops and depots host specials and extended hours for the grand Frontier celebration.
Cor poral Wiseman of the Twenty-fifth Infantry becomes a father when a baby boy is born on a special eastbound train near Laramie. The infant is to be named after Colonel Bowman. The mother is a Filipino woman.
Fragmentary text notes a concern about elephant populations worldwide with scattered mentions of numbers and conditions, but lacks clear context or specific events, locations, or dates. The passage is garbled, offering no verifiable details.
The 8th Regiment will mobilize September 20 at Fort Kansas for army maneuvers. Colonel Sanno and four companies at Fort Russell depart September 17 for Fort Riley, with seven Fort Logan companies joining. FP at Whipple Barracks declines participation. Maneuvers run until October 12, keeping troops away about four weeks.
Youth's Companion notes that once ships now building are finished twenty eight states will be represented in the navy by namesakes. The armor ed cruiser Pennsylvania will be launched soon as the third vessel to bear the state name, following a 1857 wooden 3400 ton ship and a 14000 ton steel fighting craft. Buffalo Commercial mentions Elizabeth, a Boston girl growing up this summer.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a playful piece about a meeting on Fifth Avenue involving Nim and a striking person. The text mixes stray commentary and ad style lines and hints at a humorous or promotional tone.
The Wyoming Socialist party holds its state convention in Laramie tomorrow to nominate the state ticket. Nominations by districts have been made and a prominent member predicts L. C. Tidball of Sheridan as governor Frank Ketchum of Cheyenne as state treasurer Harry Breitenstein of Laramie as secretary of state and Judge Groesbeck of Laramie as supreme judge.
Visitors from multiple towns drop in for the Frontier celebration. Names include Maggie Holliday from Laramie guest of Jennie Thompson. Elizabeth Stine guest of Katherine Patterson. Mrs J H Donegan and daughter from North Platte. Millie Simmons guest of sister J K McPherson. M C Barrow and daughter from Douglas. Ida Brandenburg of Denver guest of F E Robinson. Mayme Atcheson of Denver guest of Blale Jenkins. Mrs Moore of Denver and Mrs Phil Zebner and children of Colorado Springs guests of L KabIs. Agnes and Maggie Clark of Horse Creek. Blanche Hayford of Laramie guest of Mabel Hayford. Laura Breslch of Laramie visiting Blanch and Irene Snow. Frank Brookman and wife from Denver guests of H E Buechner.
Notice is given that an application for pardon for Lewis and Trammell, convicted March 1897 in Wyoming District Court Laramie Co for manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years, will be presented to Governor DeForest Richards on September 10 1903 or as soon thereafter as heard.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt does not back tariff revision or agitation, citing his reluctance to lead a movement before the next presidential campaign. He suggests Secretary Shaw take the lead to persuade western Republicans, fearing deep roots of revision. The note is from the Philadelphia Press with a jab at a nurse joke to end.
United States Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming June 20 1902 notice that Jane McDonald of Diamond Laramie Wyoming filed sworn statement No 206 for Lot 3 E 12 SW 14 SW 14 SE 14 of Section 19 Township 20 N Range 68 W to prove land is valuable for timber or stone not farming and will offer proof before the register at Cheyenne on Wednesday the 10th day of June 1902 witnesses Lathrop Cain Louis Dorman Dietrich Pi Joseph Reed all of Diamond Wyoming and others claiming lands are asked to file claims by June 10 1902 W B Chaplin Register Subscribe for The Leader
Inquiry directed to Albert Chapman a real estate agent regarding three adjacent lots on Twelfth Street near Thames with sale details and contact information for interested buyers.
A 950 reward is offered by the undersigned for information leading to the conviction of anyone breaking into any of the ice houses. The notice specifies the location near Broan's sake and seeks tips to identify offenders.
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