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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
2
Reports describe a Denver Pacific special train for the G A R encampment at Cheyenne and Roosevelt’s return to work plus a call to boost the opera house bonus. John A. Riner may replace Judge Caldwell, while Cheyenne banks face stress and an O A R excursion to Fort Russell draws interest.
The St. Louis event features Rabbi Leon Harrison honoring Theodore Roosevelt. He argues for living epitaphs over traditional praise, praising Roosevelt as a national engine of progress, energy, and Americanism, and noting his leadership and initiative beyond partisanship.
In a serialized commentary, a Philadelphia health official Edward Martin is discussed as a millionaire and educator who left private wealth to public service. The piece argues for retired elites guiding municipal affairs, suggesting politics should yield to businesslike governance, and notes a broader trend toward depoliticizing city administration.
A long editorial fragment contrasts love with mercenary marriage norms and social expectations. It discusses how income shapes marriage decisions, the appeal of energy over wealth, and how public opinion judges suitors and brides. It then shifts to a discussion of fighting in boys and the moral questions surrounding violence, citing various authorities and opinions.
Notice states a special stockholders meeting for Aurora Gold Mining Company at 10 o clock am on June 2 1903 in Room 12 Kent block Cheyenne Wyoming. Meeting requests consider dissolving the company and disposing of its assets to a newly formed proposition.
Notice announces a timber land claim in Township 17 West Range 68 West Cheyenne Wyoming. Witnesses Gordon Dildine Whitaker Jones all of Cheyenne. Interested parties must file claims by August 11 1900. Also mentions Overland Limited train service via Chicago and North Western line with luxurious cars and observation car.
A legal notice outlines an ongoing land contest with a deadline and publication orders in Cheyenne, referencing a contestant filing May 25, 1903 and proceedings to be served by publication. The text also advertises Eastbound Excursions by Union Pacific Rail Road on June 6, 12, and 24 with tickets Cheyenne to multiple cities at one fare plus $2.00 round trip, final return in October.
Visitors examined at seven asOHMYENNE lodge hosts a public event. Details remain unclear due to OCR.
Fragmentary OCR notes show three daily trains from Creyénne toward an unspecified end point. Aditrons and Preston Ceara Aan appear with a 1089 17th OE address in Colorado, but details and dates are unclear.
Rail timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals for the Overland Limited No 1 and Pacific and Eastern Express lines. Notable times include No 2 Denver Pacific southbound at 1 10 am and No 4 southbound at 2 15 pm with arrivals around 10 50 pm and 1 00 pm.
Schedule notes list multiple trains with departures at dawn and morning for East West and South routes. Mentions Colorado and Southern line, D P times, and several place names including Tus Thorn Gat Fort Russell La Grange and Creek. Formatting appears garbled but indicates a railway timetable snippet.
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