02 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1869
Page
1
The notice outlines upcoming election details for a Delegate, council, and house roles with terms and pay, plus subordinates appointed by the Governor. It also lampoons German Democratic Club plans, cites a Marysville tale of mistaken death and a revived marriage scare, and notes Grant administration debt reduction hopes amid Hawonne rage in Omaha.
At the watering spots outfits grow bunched and rear puffed with less crinoline. Chignons shrink and tilt directions toward low necklines. Men increasingly carry black silk umbrellas for shade. The Democratic Territorial Committee plans a meeting at Rawlins Springs with spirits to bolster the mourners’ gathering.
The item reports the start of Capital Chronicle by Weat. P. B. Hawking in Boke City with a boastful pledge to run it or bust. It notes W. M. Haynie losing five hundred thousand silkworms by heat from steam pipes, causing poison and death to the worms. It describes a suicide at Truckee, a wife’s laudanum attempted murder, and a mass of prisoner mischief on a box car with rioters restrained by guards. It closes with Iowa governor hopeful George Gillaspy’s correct spelling.
A collage of 19th century notes cites Mill on reforms passing ridicule and adoption, a New Jersey horse thief sentenced to 150 years, bread and vinegar poultice remedies, lobelia for itching, a fatal scythe mishap in Stratford, and a New York politican quip. Also includes anecdotes of a Boston physician, a Davenport magnesia prank, a Troy marriage scandal, and implied judgments on justice.
The Illinois Staats Zeitung denounces emigrants being packed into rear cars on the Erie route near Mast Hope where ten travelers died by fire. It urges protecting newcomers, warns against denying equal rights, and appeals to German organizations to demand safeguards for future U S and Canadian-bound emigrants.
Fragmentary text describes seasonal changes and rock falls near a watercourse. Mentions distances and timing of events, and notes a significant alteration this summer compared with prior years. References to reactions by observers and possible geological shifts are implied.
Dayton Ohio proprietors announce a lawsuit against Western Union Telegraph for a dispatch sent to their Dayton office alleging printers at the Ledger office struck for unpaid wages. The item notes fifty dollar parasols with watches in the handles as the latest agony.
Telegraph report appears in the Daily Leader, detailing events of interest. The snippet shows brief, fragmented notes likely describing occurrences from distant locations. More context is needed to identify persons, places, or outcomes referenced.
Reports from New York describe the French cable directors asking the Associated Press to relay their gratitude for press support. They announce business will resume August 16 with a 20 percent tariff reduction and further facilities. dispatches will be at half rates.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Tremont House and a functionary named Abner, with stray references to passengers and an unclear propulsion device. The content is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates, yielding only fragmented notices without clear actions or outcomes.
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