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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1902
Page
2
Theodore Roosevelt’s message to congress is a clear lecture on the nation’s great questions. He argues trusts can be corrected without demolition, urges public oversight of capital and labor, and stresses that class animosity harms national welfare.
A historical report discusses President Burt and a proposed pension system for Union Pacific employees. It notes support from Burt’s Northwestern railroad experience and concerns over cooperation and trust among parties, with ongoing hopes for the project’s success.
The article highlights President Roosevelt’s message to Congress urging labor and capital reconciliation as proof that life conditions improve each decade. It praises his approach and notes the broader impact on national discourse and policy.
Miss Reel reports progress in U S Indian schools with enrollment rising from 8578 in 1877 to 28610 in 1902. Emphasizes self support via farming, girl training, and native industries. urges day schools and eventual district school integration. notes widespread citizen status among Indians and transfer of students to public schools.
The Leader announces a large special edition detailing Wyoming’s mining resources institutions and enterprise. Writers including I S Bartlett and George H Evans will contribute, with 24 plus pages, premium engraving, and ten thousand copies limited. Cheyenne coverage will highlight schools churches clubs and Frontier Day.
Port of Spain reports the United States delaying a firm position on the Venezuelan Orinoco blockade. Consultations involve Consul Smith and admirals Crowinshield and Bumner over the Manzanares. Nashville may transport the ship but Washington instruction delays action. Since the blockade, 1,375 ships have moved, challenging its effectiveness amid aging Venezuelan gunboats and ongoing commerce concerns.
A garbled field of travelads and a divorce petition notice appears. Jorgen J. Gregersen filed for divorce in Wyoming Cheyenne district court for willful desertion, with a January 24, 1908 answer deadline, recorded alongside miscellaneous railway promotions.
Public building construction bids due by November 1 1903 with plans from Depot Quartermasters at Chicago St Paul St Louis Omaha and Denver Sealed proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Public Buildings The U S reserves the right to accept or reject bids Cavalry horses for Fort Mackenzie Wyoming Sealed triplicates due December 8 1900 at 11 am Lt Col J W Pope Chief Q M
The notice details Colorado and Southern Railway adding a daily fast train between Denver and Fort Worth and a sleeper route via Amarillo, plus a Wyoming school district bid for nine two hundred dollar bonds to fund schoolhouse building projects with bids due December 31, 1902. The ads include delivery reminders for paper subscribers and bond bid terms from Byron Wyoming.
An ad touts a piano purchase guarantee citing five year note validity and cash discounts. It promises to take back any instrument within two years and credit all payments toward a replacement at the same price. If a piano proves defective within five years, the company will repair or replace. The seller claims no agents on commission and highlights Cheyenne stock at 404 West Seventeenth Street with Fisher, Kimball, Ludwig, and Hobart M. Cable pianos.
I Nojide ja hereby given that on the of November 1902 letters deceased all persons having claims against the estate of John Volk are to exhibit them for allowance to the executrix within six months or be barred from benefits. If not exhibited within one year from the letters date they are forever debarred. W. B. Stoll, Attorney. Annual Stockholders Meeting: Neosho Valley Oil, Gas and Mineral Company to meet at Room 10 Idelman block Cheyenne Wyoming on January 2008 at 10 o'clock a.m. board of trustees to be elected and other business. Morar S. O. Lsyt, President.
Railroad timetable fragment lists mail and express routes with departure windows and connections. Mentions West Bound and East Bound trains, stops at Bear, La Grange, Laille Creek, and South Bend. Indicates local freight or passenger service with varying times around 4 0 P M to 9 P M.
Fragmentary OCR notice lists secretary John Roberts and lodge officers with references to a Masonic hall and fourth Thursday of the year. Details are incomplete but indicates a secretive lodge meeting and officer names.
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