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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1903
Page
3
The lines list RB Slack as editor and proprietor and A B Yeager as business manager with George A Evans as city editor in the masthead.
McCorrick and Gilmore offer a book titled One Free Life at a Time for 86 cents. The listing notes Yon the U. P. strike to sottied and a move to a warmer clime as part of the blurb.
Cheyenne prepares for a three day Grand Army encampment with visiting Commander Huff and staff arriving, escort by Fort Russell and Wyoming National Guard, a parade, camp fire, speeches by Warren and Judge Gibson Clark, and a series of meetings, excursions, and a final ball. Citizens urged to decorate and support.
President Roosevelt rides the saddle horse named Wyoming presented by citizens of Cheyenne during a Douglas Wyoming visit. The horse arrived this morning and was prepared at the White House stables for the afternoon ride. Local Cheyenne forecast calls for showers, cooler tonight, with wide-ranging weather notes across multiple states.
Professor D C Royer won the gentlemen’s handicap first prize with Fuller one stroke behind. Miss Ellen Bristol captured the ladies’ prize and won the ladies putting contest. Royer also won the gentlemen’s putting and long driving contests. Refreshments served. club likely to convert space into a basketball court. Travel deals announced for July and summer rail service. Mrs Rose Gallagher dies after eating canned peaches in Cripple Creek Colorado.
The Second United States Infantry now marches east from the Presidio to Fort Russell and Fort Logan after arriving from the Philippines. Eight companies of the first and third battalions under Maj Bailey and Capt Marquart left Saturday for Fort Logan to be zoned. Four companies of the second battalion with Capt Workige and the HQ and band departed yesterday and expect arrival Wednesday. Col Roberts accompanies the second battalion and will base at Fort Russell.
In Pittsburg on June 15 a sweeping banking merger unites Farmers Deposit National Colonial Trust Colonial National American Trust Pennsylvania Trust Columbia National Tradesman's National Germania Savings and Freehold banks. The new entity to be named Colonial Trust Co will hold about 7 million in capital 16 million in surplus and undivided profits and 55 million in deposits totaling 76 million in assets led by T Hart Given. In Newark on June 16 directors approve a separate consolidation between Newark Banking Co and Barex County National Bank creating the state's largest national bank with 2 million capital 4.6 million surplus and 15 million assets and 4 million deposits.
Classified notices advertise a girl for general house work at 400 East Eighteenth and at corner Twenty second Street and Capitol Avenue, carpet cleaning at 1606 Eddy Street, and laborers for Cheyenne dam with wages and board. Also ads for sale of cut flowers, four lots, and a coal estate agent listing.
A quirky courtly reminiscence traces George Washington marrying a widow with two children and becoming the father of the nation. The piece blends playful anecdotes from Virginia and Philadelphia press in a dated, humorous tone.
A damaged OCR passage lists names and locations with unclear dates and places, reading like a local notice or legal fragment. It mentions individuals such as Carlson and colleagues from a place that appears to be Charune or similar, with vague dates and directions.
For rent nicely furnished rooms with electric light and roolter service at five dollars a month upward. Also selling hooks, large and small to inquire at Warren Emporium.
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