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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1900
Page
1
At the southwest corner of Seventeenth and Ferguson, crowds flock to the Palace. Patrons praise the soda and the live show cage draws steady attention from pedestrians passing by.
Reports from London Berlin and Shanghai confirm Tien Tain relief by allied forces. Vice Admiral Seymour and his encamped column near Pekin are said to be hard pressed while a relief force reaches Tien Tain and logistics logs are sparse.
Veteran bicyclist Joe Henley started from Kansas City at noon toward Chicago with the aim of shaving three days off the 600 mile distance. He plans to complete the course in four days, a feat never done before in under seven days, and already holds all long distance state records.
In Dublin Texas Dave Simmons a Fort Worth barber was shot and killed by N A Brown a chemist after Brown earlier tried to kill his wife. Simmons was assisting a customer when Brown fired through a screen door and was then captured by citizens.
In Chihuahui Mexico on June 20 authorities enforce a strict quarantine due to a large arrival of Chinese from San Francisco to Moxted. Inspectors man border posts as officials investigate several recent Chinese deaths at Quayamaa with no official cause announced yet.
June 86 report notes a strike by workers at an American restaurant near the exposition. They marched outside shouting and claim pay includes only tips and 60 at night for extra service while working long hours.
New York reports a nerve tingling twenty five round heavyweight bout at the Seaside Athletic Club. Sharkey and Ruhlin arrive in good condition with handlers predicting a slugging mill, some talk of Ruhlin’s science and Sharkey’s cleverness, but most expect a hard fought, grind it out contest. Sparta lays 10 to 1 on Sharkey lasting beyond ten rounds with even money on Ruhlin’s victory.
The War Department sent General Chaffee to China to command U S military operations there and to transport troops, signaling the United States will join other powers to end the war. General MacArthur was instructed to report to Chaffee at Che Foo for duty. The cabinet discussed dispatches from the Orient and the outcome confirms war exists between the United States and China.
In Kanata City on June 26 internal contests pit D A Rose of Milwaukee against Governor Thomas of Colorado for the temporary chair role. Mayor Homn leads Governor Thomas, while Colorado factions split. a reconciliation may alter the outcome though current odds favor the governor. In Springfield on June 61 the Democratic Convention act remains decisive with Mayor Harrison receiving cheers as Chairman Herts emphasizes Bryan as a prospective candidate.
In Chicago on June 34 Wheat opened at 84 and slid to 6244, with last night’s close reported around 86, signaling a continued downward trend in prices.
In informal ledger style the note mentions moving goods to a new aloe related outlet. It references terms like We The end and DONS BONS in a casual promotional tone. The fragment suggests a catalog or price note for supplies.
London June 26 General Roberts reports Boers captured a convoy of fifty wagons between the Ithenoster river and Hellbrow with an escort of one hundred men. Foreign military attaches who served with Roberts are en route to Europe. Time correspondent notes Boers suffer from food shortages and a collapsing commissariat.
Berlin reports German governor of Kien Chan cables Admiral Seymour has reached Pekin with dispatches expected from him within hours. Washington says Admiral Ramey sailed from Cavite with 300 marines aboard the Brooklyn toward Taku. State Dept says combined forces entered Tien Tein on the 23rd.
Fragment describes funeral rates and travel ads in a city paper. It mentions calls to Heaney's for telephone service and a stand in the city. The text is garbled and reads as a collection of marketing lines rather than a single event.
A local shop advertises a removal sale with assortments of ladies and gents shoes. Displays include Oxfords, youths, children's footwear, and offerings labeled as Ae Soc and 76q in bold print.
Kansas farmers expect a banner harvest in the Golden Belt with a crop near 100 million bushels. Railroads carried workers and grain for free during peak harvest as thousands flocked to fields. Many central Kansas farmers anticipate profits of 10,000 to 60,000 dollars from the year's wheat crop.
Report from St. Paul notes wheat and flax failed in North Dakota Manitoba and North Minnesota due to four days of hot wind. South Dakota shows limited hope while northwest farmers may need seed wheat next spring. Two hundred thousand acres plowed up for cattle fodder and grass destroyed east of the Missouri river.
Congressman Joseph W. Radley announced retirement from politics to become a farmer. He purchased Grapevine Prairie Ranch near Dalles, Texas, a 40 000 acre property famed for rich black waxy soil, paying 80 000 cash and 21 000 acres along the Pecos, with 30 years to settle the balance.
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