24 May 1869
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1869
Page
1
Racy Cincinnati Commercial correspondent Don Pratt relays a humorous guide on diplomats blowing their noses. The piece satirizes official style by comparing nose blowing to diplomatic ranks from simple snorts to jeweled implements. It also includes a Poe-like homage to Horace Greeley.
An Omaha paper argues Idaho Territory merchants prefer New Chicago over San Francisco, noting Cheyenne lies on the route and more goods pass through Cheyenne than Omaha ships in a month. The piece recalls how buyers from Idaho travel east beyond Cheyenne and end up in Chicago.
Three Corinne desperadoes named Charles Wright John Hester and Henry Burns rode into Elko and shot Johnson wounding him in six places. Johnson drew his revolver and killed two of the assailants and mortally wounded the third. Johnson expected to recover. Also notes the first marriage in Corinne between K R Howerd of Corinne and Maggie Wilson of Boxelder Utah.
A literary fragment ponders death and immortality as speakers reflect on life’s fragility. Citing Lamb and ancient poets, the passage contrasts mortality with love, beauty, and the hope of reunion, ending with a vow to meet again.
General Carr forwards a formal account of the Plum Creek engagement noting 150 lodges of Indians observed on the 13th and a follow up clash on the 16th. Troops report three soldiers killed one officer and three wounded. cavalry pursued the Indians and captured robes and camp equipment.
The Boston Churier notes General Grant’s power to hold back gratitude during prosperity and power. It recalls a philanthropist who helped him rise from obscurity and hardship, while criticizing worse traits sometimes shown by rulers.
A young man in a troubled romance attempted suicide by ingesting yeast powder but soon recovered from the act and rose above his troubles.
Washington telegram reports Butler supports tougher measures in the Alabama claims. Motley travels to England just to observe with no statement. Dodge telegraphs that travel on the Itic Road resumes on time. Havana notes Zante has arrived from Hayti with no official word of Nibusters landing. Canby orders July elections per proclamation. Council Bluffs Bugle notes a $9 million mortgage by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific to Stewart and Osborn with $9,000 in stamps. viewed as a major business move.
Two performances daily feature the Golden Chariot of King Theo of Abyssinia, a rare zoological collection with beasts, reptiles, and a world’s smallest elephant. Jenny Lin and Dan Castell headline with Ring introductions and a high school horsemanship show. Prolific acts travel Big Top troupe through Denver and Port towns.
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