Cheyenne Leader Announces New Successor
The Cheyenne Leader, successor to the Sun-Leader, notes its Friday issue dated June 27, 1902. The issue price is listed as $6.00.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
2
The Cheyenne Leader, successor to the Sun-Leader, notes its Friday issue dated June 27, 1902. The issue price is listed as $6.00.
The piece critiques Tribune censorship and Governor Richards stance on prize fights, arguing public sentiment should guide laws. It cites press disputes over Wyomings affairs, imperial war accounts, rent economics, and reflections on veteran pension coverage and Grover Cleveland.
The Cheyenne Tribune says Ralph Waldo Moore of Cheyenne seeks congressional honors, while the Laramie Republican questions his plan and notes Moore’s appetite for multiple offices. The piece suggests Moore may seek Republican primaries, possibly ballot-crossing, with a bold multi-ticket approach. July corn prices rise and fall on shorts fear, settling near 66 cents.
General Wheaton offers a philosophic view on the Philippines noting compensations amid war ruins. He praises sanitary reforms under American civil and military authorities as saving more lives than fighting has claimed, citing compulsory vaccination and bubonic control.
Washington June 18. An observer in the Senate praises Senator Hanna as the finest speaker of the body, noting his clear voice and businesslike address on the canal location, with brief extemporised remarks revealing McKinley’s private views. The piece contrasts Hanna’s practical rhetoric with older ornamental oratory and hints at his rising influence before the election.
A Summerville party features a missing Venus statue and a humorous exchange with an old butler as guests arrive. A wry note on social rituals appears with lines about brides, grooms, and the expectations of women in society.
The Wyoming Republican State Central Committee calls a convention in Rawlins Carbon County on July 16 1902 at 3 pm to nominate candidates for state offices and to select a new State Central Committee. Delegates from First and Second Judicial Districts meet at 9 am to nominate district court judges.
Cheyenne Wyoming June 26 1902 voters urged to elect 17 delegates to state convention in Rawlins July 15 1902 and form county central committee. Primary meetings set July 6 7 and 8 with various precincts listed for delegate totals and polling hours. Only Republicans may vote and proxies allowed to a resident of the same precinct. Chairman W Hoyt secretary E F Stahle.
Notice of foreclosure for the Sturgis mortgage of 1888 in Laramie County Wyoming. William Sturgis Jr and Anna Louise Sturgis fail to pay $12,206, triggering a public auction at the Cheyenne courthouse on July 10, 1902, at 2 PM. The property description references the recorded mortgage in Book 64, pages 74 and 76.
Notice is given under the 1878 timber and stone act that Jane McDonald of Diamond Wyoming has filed sworn statement No 206 for Lot 3 Block 1 2 SW 14 SW 1 4 SE 1 4 of Section 19 Township 20 North Range 68 West. She will prove the land is more valuable for timber or stone than for agriculture before the Cheyenne register September 10 1902. Witnesses Lathrop Cain Louis Dorman Dietrich George Joseph Heed all of Diamond Wyoming and other claimants are notified to file claims by June 10 1902.
Contest affidavit filed by Charles F. Rugg against Timber Culture Entry No. 2660 by J. Hedrick for Lot 3 and fractional sections in Sec. 3 T22N R64W. Abandonment and nonresidence alleged. hearing set Sept 10, 1902 before U.S. land office in Cheyenne. He cannot serve notice. order issued for publication. Also Union Pacific excursion fares and local real estate notice appear.
The readable OCR fragment lists mixed railroad timetable items for Cheyenne including daily and Sunday exceptions, arrival and departure times, and connections with U P B and other lines. It references west and east bound services, local stops like Fort Russell, La Grange, and Little Beat with partial place names and numbers.
Cheyenne Lodge meets in Masonic hall on second and fourth Tuesdays each month. Visiters examine at 1.9 Acacia Lodge No. A. Ka and M meets in Mason hall on second and fourth Thursdays each month. P. B. Cook, W. v Chase, Weeks, Secretary.
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