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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
4
The Cheyenne Leader lists EB. Slack as Editor and Proprietor H. A. Clarks as Business Manager and A Richardson as City Editor in a masthead style summary of the newspaper’s leadership.
A flood of items reports a young lady fainting in St. Marys cathedral, trimmed hats at Mims Conways for ten days, a $2500 Fourth of July pledge from Sheridan, and various town happenings. Mentions of political, social, and civic events scope a wide July prep and local personalities including Senator Warren and Mondell.
If you need shoes Hardy offers Bons Removal Sale with ladies shoes and oxfords priced at 60e and i hente' shoes youths and ciasses shoes 19 children shoes 26e Soc and The.
A 4:30 blast by six contractors from Spokane attempted to topple Till mountain at Dale creek near Cheyenne and Laramie. The explosion cratered 40 feet deep with 60 feet of cliff loss, but rock did not rise far and observers noted disappointment despite several hundred present and plans for another blast early next month.
The Cheyenne Indians played an errorless game missing only one mishap and showed speed on the bases. Kane the strong Western League southpaw left the mound after the third inning but returned for the later frames delivering a solid effort. Johnny Green started for Cheyenne and kept the visitors to scattered nine hits. The home crowd gave exceptional support to their pitcher in an amateur victory as Denver and Colorado teams may visit Cheyenne next weekend while Sterling is lined up for midweek.
A carpenter fell fourteen feet from a tree limb at Jim Newman's residence on Fer tion. He sustained a broken wrist and concerns about internal injuries were described. The man was trimming trees, standing on a limb when it broke while sawing.
Golden Rule Store advertises imported carpets at 1.15 per yard. Removal Sale at Messick's and Ben's Removal Shoe Sale promote low prices. Catholic church warns workmen against impostors collecting funds without bishop approval.十 district convention of Woodmen of the World Cheyenne invites delegates for a biennial meeting with election of a delegate.
Joe Cahil arrives from the west while Gid Barkett mines in Colorado. Stockmen Rainsford and CobTe return north after work. Ed F. Stable completes surveying duties out west. William Rhodes, Cheyenne native, greets Mr Keefe in Cuba. Rev Joseph Yutp and wife visit H G Hay in Chester Pa en route to California. Pat Mahoney, not dead as rumored, recounts a rail strike injury at The Gliding grade.
The editor May Preston of the Laramie Republican states she did not seek or accept any nomination and remains a W T U member and Republican. She asks papers to print the denial widely, clarifying non affiliation with the Prohibition party. Also reports a separate late evening attack incident involving a masked gunman and a driver named Herold Bingland after a social outing at Natural Fort.
Mrs. Dewey suffers after a Western trip. In Grand Rapids she developed tonsillitis and upon returning to Washington was reported recovered. Today she is very ill and her condition troubles friends.
A Shanghai dispatch says Chinese legations in Peking have fallen and telegraphs from Tao Tat Shen claim the foreign legations were reduced to ruins and one minister was murdered. Shanghai supports Hong Kong on the alleged destruction amid conflicting reports from Chi Du and Shing Tung peninsula sources.
Washington June 18 The top National Afro-American Council forms a committee led by Rep George H White to urge the Republican national convention to take a strong stand on lynching and ballot violations in the south. The council represents about 100000 colored voters across states.
The Times reports that G. Hasbrook acquired the controlling interest of the Denver Republican from N. P. Hill, who served as business manager, following Hill's death.
A fracas began when a wife, wielding an ax, challenged her husband’s plan to attend a Friday night concert dance costing 95 cents. She raged at his insistence, listing several performing groups and calling him a lobster for missing the event.
In Cheyenne reports Sam Kahn survives a Denver wreck that killed Mr Randelman. He recovered after four months convalescence though still weak. Messick's advertises a big mid summer hat display and a new Waldorf shoe line with prices and a Wyoming agency. Shoes priced at 3.00 and 1.50 for bot styles.
Golden Rule Store offers bed spreads from 49c to $1.00 in New York auction sale. J. F. Jenkins advertises bargains in shoes and slippers. Cheyenne boy wins academic honor, earning a four year scholarship at Dean College Crete Nebraska. Presbyterian Indies host Avoirdupois Benefit at Judge Corn home June 21 with a small admission fee.
Foremen and many graders received a half holiday yesterday and returned to work on the Barrie double track. Grading will finish by Wednesday. Rail laying began today and operation in Barrie is expected within weeks. Ben's Removal Shoe Sale opens tomorrow with bargains on shoes and slippers.
At Messick's, 500 summer corgets sold at 29 cents.
Rev Bar ry united Dr Ellis C Baxter and Miss Mildred F Parnsley in marriage after evening services at the Methodist church. Baxter is a Seventhteen Street dentist and Parnsley arrived yesterday from Indiana.
Local shop promos advertise discounted shoes and slippers this week at Messick's 356 Turkey Red Damage and at J F Jenkins. Buyers urged to move goods to a new store with special pricing and colored footwear deals.
The BE Warren Mercantile Company in Cheyenne Wyoming will hold its regular annual stockholders meeting on July 8 1900 at 2 o clock pm at the company office. The agenda includes election of trustees and other business. The notice is signed by C M Smith. The rest of the text lists assorted sale items and discounts not clearly connected to the meeting.
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