13 Dec 1887
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1887
Page
1
Partial weather bulletin fragment mentions Seana Girone Leather and a moment of time, unclear location. Reads like a stray line from a forecast, with no usable meteorological data or actionable details available.
Anborito, the man who shot Ferry on Saturday, is said to be a lunatic. Rt. Davidson, jeweler and pawnbroker, of Denver, assets 47 700. liabilities 31 577. A boot and shop house of Palm Cite was Sige. The Dempsey Reagan fight for the middle weight championship near New York yesterday did not occur due to bad weather. Robert F E Beecher, secretary of Continental Life Insurance of Borland, and Isaac Sith Hakes, chief clerk, arrested for false returns to the insurance commissioners.
New York stocks show Moderately active but weak trade at open with broad declines. Fort Worth and Denver, Union Pacific, and Pacific Mail feel the pressure while later trading steadies near day’s bottom. Cattle receipts total 7,000 with steers weak and Christmas mutton at 5.00 to 5.50. cash prices listed.
A fragmentary exchange at a Chicago lunch counter shows a bemused conversation about fiddlers joining a crowd and a companion blaming Missourians for a social drift. An Arkansas Proviler notes the English aristocracy rising over five centuries.
The article argues Montenegro faces growing poverty and emigration due to poor harvests and structural hardship. It notes depopulation risks, calls attention to Turko‑Serbian regional tensions, and mentions internal political strain as officials confront these economic curses. The piece also touts patent medicine ads amid the period's health concerns.
In Deer Trail a sheriff’s posse hunted outlaw Newton Vorce in a dugout near Muddy Creek. Deputy Frank Hollingsworth was mortally wounded when Vorce remained hidden. Reinforcements arrived as officers vowed to burn him out if he refused to surrender. Vorce said he would never be taken alive.
A Denver dispatch states Voree was not wounded in the thigh after the killing of Hollingsworth. The killer mounted a horse and fled east in darkness, aiming for New Mexico, and is believed to be in better shape to elude officers.
In Minneapolis on December 12 Ike Weir English champion defeats Tommy Warren American champion after twenty hard rounds. Weir opens with a nose blow and both trade heavy blows. Warren sustains a damaged nose and eye while Weir shows fitness to the final bell.
Weir landed to eye chin and nose while Warren attacked the neck and riba. Weir countered on the damaged nose as time was called. The referee declared a draw and Weir backers demanded a rematch to a finish with Warren.
Washington reports the Senate named standing and select committees for the fiftieth Congress. Many communications were referred, including resolutions on temperance in territories, universal pensions, constitutional amendments on marriage and liquor, fortifications funding, postal telegraph, admission of Washington, land grants, free coinage, and civil service reform.
Senator Farwell proposes that all immigrants arriving from foreign ports prove before landing they are not convicts paupers idiots or insane and can support themselves for six months. Vessel masters landing those without certificates face misdemeanor charges up to 1000 fine or up to one year in jail.
In Cincinnati court Harper received the maximum penalty of ten years confinement in the Ohio State Penitentiary after a jury found him guilty on all counts. The scene was emotional as Harper, his wife, and relatives endured a tense courtroom moment before the judge ordered immediate imprisonment.
About 2,000 residents and Harper his wife and sister in law greeted the financier at the depot as he entered Columbus prison. He and the warden discussed work options, with sewing machine duties proposed in state service. Harper hoped to be released soon, while his wife appeared unmoved.
In Kansas Dry on December 12, W T Grinter of Muncie Indiana and A H Ragas of Mort Scott were turkey hunting with friends. Grinter fired after mistaking a bone call for a turkey, shooting Ragas fatally. Grinter died after a half hour.
Dr Morrison Munford editor of the Kansas City Times was attacked this afternoon by Hol Corrigan the horseman who seized his right arm struck him in the eye and knocked him down Corrigan’s motive is linked to an editorial condemning his previous day assault on Times reporter Thomas Mosier.
In Washington on December 12 Speaker Carlisle of Georgia, after stepping down from the Moor and addressing the chair, requested the House excuse him from forming a committee on elections. He stated the pending content makes it improper for him to serve and urged disposition of the matter per the House's judgment.
Holman of Indiana offered a resolution to convene at an early hour tomorrow to elect fifteen members as the committee on elections for the current session. The same day Te tee nine tea provided for an election committee to study the Thoebe Carlisle contest. The substitute was rejected and Holiman's resolution adopted. Several rule amendments were offered before the house adjourned.
The President today forwarded a large batch of nominations to the Senate. Most nominees are for offices that have been vacant, and the action follows prior cases and pending confirmations.
A Nature feature describes a troupe of parrots performing on a table with bars, levers, and a seesaw. Charley the gray parrot orchestrates flag-raising, letter picking, and math replies while Tom and others join in with acrobatics and dances.
A historical note describes writers cramp and related “cramps” caused by prolonged finger use. It explains sufferers cannot write yet can perform other finger tasks, as nerves fatigue in the specific occupation, requiring a change of work to reset the nerve fibers. Dr. William A Harmmond is cited.
An observer notes well dressed, orderly Afro American children in blocks around Thirty fourth and Porty weond streets daily. They appear prosperous, well protected, and unusually disciplined, in contrast to common depictions of urban youth. The piece highlights the striking neatness of clothing, gloves, books, and overall presentation among the children.
An advertisement touts Acker's English Remedy as a positive cure for coughs colds and throat discomfort. It claims prevention of further trouble and offers the product at 10 cents per bottle through Dr W N Hunt.
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