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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
The Cheyenne Leader published by G A Slack lists subscription rates and issues a June 25 1903 date. The notice includes the paper’s location Cheyenne Wyoming and references the second class matter status.
The obituary notes Maj Pond, a famed lecture manager, began in 1875 with Ann Ell en Young in Laramie City. It recalls his Cheyenne visit with Henry Ward Beecher, his Indian heritage, and his enduring partnership with Pond before Beecher's death.
A scrambled collection of political musings and odd notes from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat touching on figures like King Peter and King Alexander, Roosevelt’s policies, and various international affairs. It mentions a Kentucky murder trial, a French potato trend, and a charitable hedge fund contribution, all in a loosely connected, satirical tone.
The Belgrade palace has been thoroughly renovated and the new king starts his reign with a clean health and a pledge to let the dead past be its own undertaker.
The Philadelphia Press notes discussions to organize a Democratic club in the city but finds no clear source for recruiting Democrats.
Automobile chairs will move at three miles per hour at the fair. A livestock prize may reach 250000 dollars, larger than prizes at prior international expositions. A model baker shop powered by electricity will heat and operate machinery in the agriculture palace as floods cause little disruption to construction in St Louis.
Washington reports a plan for a New York City institution named the Nafond Bank of Commerce. It would have a capitalization of 100 million dollars, aiming to exceed all American and world banks. Government clearance is the main hurdle, with safeguards promised.
Cleveland June 26 Trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association report total contributions near 600000 and plan design competition open to world artists. They caution that about 100000 extra funds are needed to complete the memorial and urge renewed fundraising. Letters of inquiry go to Frederic S Hartzell Canton Ohio for prompt attention.
Washington notes the horse Wyoming presented by citizens of Douglas Wyoming will travel to Oyster Bay with the president. The horse adapts to city life, watching automobiles with quiet curiosity and not reacting to a bicycle messenger, signaling growing comfort with modern sights.
A mash of humorous snippets and social observations from The Chicago News and The New York Press. Topics include forgers, combative quotes about women and marriage, spring timing, and cautions about romance and vanity.
A jumble of short items notes a Omaha real estate agent robbed in Pueblo of a $60,000 valise at the union depot. Other items report library donations totaling about $10.2 million, royal receptions, naval salutes, indictments, political shifts, flood relief bills, royal travel, crop damage, and various arrests and legal actions.
A humorous exchange from The Cleveland Plain Dealer features a couple discussing love and money. The man delays revealing his feelings after learning of an uncle's legacy, explaining he needed encouragement before confessing his love.
The text hints at growing fatigue in campaign fervor around Judge Parker with family imagery printed in papers. It references presidential campaigns and speculation on the 1904 world’s fair, noting legal figures and public interest, and mentions the Philadelphia press in relation to ballot and convention dynamics.
A body, identified as John Platt, was found in Forest Park North near Sigman drive and Union avenue in St. Louis. A .38 revolver lay nearby and a letter to John Platt urged youths to stay honest and avoid folly, citing earlier life choices and a request to inform a Toronto firm of the burial.
A blend of railway proposals, excursion offers, and cavalry horse contracts appears. Notices invite bids for sixteen cavalry horses, describe exemplary Western railway service, and advertise guided Mexico tours atop deluxe Pullman trains.
The Overland Limited offers daily service from the Pacific coast through Rawlins Laramie and Cheyenne on the Chicago Union Pacific and North Western route touted as the world s most luxurious train. Two additional daily trains to Chicago feature drawing room and dining cars on through cars with rail connections.
Notices announce contests and proofs for land claims in Wyoming and Cheyenne with hearings set for July 15 1903 and July 16 1909. Names include Dugald R Whitaker and witnesses Gordon Julie Whitaker Jones all connected to land entries and timber land considerations. Excursion ticket details note Union Pacific round trips from Cheyenne to major cities.
timetable for West Bound trains including Overland Limited No 1 arriving 11 15, California Express No 4 departing 8 46, Pacific Express No 5 arriving 5 00, Portland via Granger 3 60, Atlantic Express No 4 156 departing 2 26, Eastern Express No 6 1 40 arriving 2 00, Fast Mail No 10 arriving 11 59 pm. Denver Pacific southbound notes arrival times.
No. 153 from East arrives Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 7 00 am No. 154 for East departs Tuesday Thursday and Gat 00 am Mail closings listed for West Bound U P 6 am and pm East Bound U P 1 25 pm and 14 m East Bound B M 12 noun Bouts Bound D P 1 26 am and 19 North Bound C 4 M am Fort Russell am Little Bear La Grange Little Moree Creek and South Bend 7 am Secret Societies.
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