01 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1877
Page
1
The Weekly Leader declares itself a large western paper with low advertising rates. It promotes commercial printing services and various ad insertion terms including daily, hourly, and local notices, along with a new type and press fleet.
Instructions require writers to include their name for publication or not for publication as a safeguard. Communications on both sides of the page or in pencil will be discarded.
Washington Star Scene reports a tense Senate chamber moment during a Louisiana case hearing. Mrs Tyler widow of President Tyler mutters at Senator Howe urging silence, prompting responses about decorum and identity before the scene closes.
A man aged fifty to sixty living with his father has never spent a dollar, never attended church or events, never spoke to a girl, and has no holidays, yet received a poll tax abatement due to poverty. Meanwhile his father's estate is estimated between thirty thousand and fifty thousand dollars.
Matthew Dorn an Irish parented boy died at fifteen after a head that grew rapidly to four feet in circumference weighing eight pounds. He could not sit up but moved his head on a pillow. Exhibited at Philadelphia Centennial and in Albany, the body weighed about half the head at death.
The article argues that Britain suffers from global depression, citing Turkish investments losses, Egypt debt, and a weak trade climate. It notes greater prosperity in the Latin Union where silver is valued, suggesting Britain may need silver dollars to revive business, contrasting with gold standard countries.
The article outlines routes from Cheyenne to the Black Hills, notes substantial gold production in 1876 and expected growth, details Stage Line and rail options, fares, and a miner’s outfitting list. It compares Cheyenne to Omaha routes and predicts vast immigration as “On to Big Horn” gains momentum.
Two notices list estates of John Leggett and Joseph Armijo in Laramie County. Administrators J D May and C P Groopwin urge creditors to file claims within six months for allowance and within one year to avoid debarment. Dates: November 23 1876 and February 15 1870.
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