WHEELY LEADER AUGUST 1878 ITEM SUMMARY
August 16 1878 issue notes political races in Colorado and Wyoming with Belford and Patterson preparations for joint discussions on August 17. mentions Frederick W Pitkin born 1837 Manchester Connecticut lawyer and Republican Governor candidate. local weather and travel notes. hailstorm near Government Farm. archer fashion at Colorado Springs and Manitou. Cheyenne bank robbery threat unfulfilled. Miss McLeod found wandering near Spearfish indicating possible insanity. various anecdotes and minor local items.
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Bradley
Hay Creek
Spearfish
Court House
Luna
Belford
Patterson
Congress
Colorado
Wyoming and
Colorado Methodist Church Conference
Pueblo
Frederick W. Pitkin
Manchester
Connecticut
Sidney
Nebraska
Colorado Central
Union Pacific
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Cowardly Reno and Custer Battle Disputed by Reports
A 1876 controversy over General Reno at the Rosebud is revived with claims that Custer and his men were sacrificed by Reno. A Chicago Times correspondent quotes officers and Sioux witnesses asserting Reno hesitated, with an odd bay horse stampede incident noted and leadership questioned.
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Congress
W. W. Corlett
House of Representatives
Reno
Rosebud
Custer
Corlett
Chicago Times
Gen. Bradley
Little Big Horn
Col. Miles
Fifth Infantry
Benham
Bay Company
Laramie Lecture Set and Local Marital Tragedy Noted
Religious notes mention Beecher booked for a Thursday lecture in Laramie City the 12th. Rev L J Hall contemplates a visit to Boston and will relocate to Longmont next year while Rev W I Warren stays in Greeley and O A Brooks at Fort Collins. A night switchman Mooney killed by a train is recalled as he left his fiancée hours before his death. Cattle shipments to Chicago increase with six car loads by A H Swan four by Lively and ten by Durbin Brothers. An ad promotes Allan's Anti Fat as a safe weight loss remedy with testimonials from Powrell and Puorron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeley
L. B. Joseph
Fort Laramie
Government Farm
Colorado Central Road
Black Hawk
Colorado Press Association
Thomas McShane
Chicago
Omaha
Frodsham
Taylor
Laramie City
Sentinel
L. J. Hall
Methodist Church
Longmont
W. I. Warren
Greeley
O. A. Brooks
Fort Collins
Mooney
A. H. Swan
L. Lively
Ottumwa
Iowa
Wyoming
John H. Durbin
Durbin Brothers
Burrao
N. Y
Allan
Powrell & Puorron
Forts Foote
Washington
Mount Vernon
Piney Point
Neptune
Potomac river excursion gives rest from city heat
A Washington reader relays a Sunday trip on the Potomac aboard a river steamer. From Alexandria onward the voyage uncaps city crowds and sweltering streets, offering cool breezes, moonlit water, and varied bathers while the mind wanders to distant shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Smithsonian
Sancho Panza
Alexandria
Washington
Cheyenne School Reopening and Local Education Drive
Cheyenne public school plans a fall and winter reopening under stricter enforcement of compulsory education laws. Directors aim to curb idle behavior and crime, with reports of 25 pupils at Chug school and 30 to 35 at the Horse Creek school. New 24x30 frame building to cost about $800 will be erected near the Chug site, with bids opened this week and work to start around the 20th. Military movements in the Sioux country are outlined, detailing troop stations, scouting, and planned convergences if hostiles rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
O. P. Goodwin
Bear Creek
Horse Creek
H. B. Kelly
D. P. Shaw
Goodwin
Chicago Times
Bradley
Sioux Country
N. 8. Miles
Fifth Infantry
Yellowstone
Port Keogh
Wyoming Territory
Wesley Merritt
Fifth Cavalry
McKinney
Clear Fork
Powder River
Bare Butte
S. D. Sturgis
Seventh Cavalry
Black Hills
Department of Dakota
Sturgis
Department of the Platte
Col
Merritt
Fatal accident at Western Hotel well in Omaha
A German immigrant named George Buck, about 28, arrived from New York eight days earlier, fell into a 20 foot deep well at the Western Hotel on Farnham between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. His body was recovered from the bottom around 12:30 PM after his hat supposedly caused him to slip and fall. The platform around the well was wet and slippery, making the accident plausible.
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George Buck
Omaha
New York City
Western Hotel
Peter Goose
Farnham
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Buck
Crittenden’s 15-8 Loss to Cut Shorts in Windy 1878 Clash
Fort SAnpears Aug 11 1878 soldiers from Company G Fourth Infantry faced Laramie Citys Cut Shorts with ex pro Will Bryan. Cut Shorts led 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 while Crittenden’s team totaled 2 1 7 0 0 1 4. Time called after seventh inning due to late start. Dent pitched well for the soldiers. Cut Shorts to play Deserets of Salt Lake City on the 16th.
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Fort Sanpears
A.b.crittenden
Company G
Fourth Infantry
Laramie City
Will Bryan
Crittenden
Dent
Deserets
Salt Lake City
BEECHER LECTURER TRAVELS WEST WITH PARTY
Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs Beecher accompanied by Mr and Mrs Pond arrived at the depot for dinner amid curious onlookers. Beecher delivered lectures in Council Bluffs Mount Pleasant and Virginia City with a Pacific coast schedule planned, including San Francisco and Cheyenne, after a hasty repast the party moved on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Plans to place two judges on state supreme courts
The Salt Lake Herald reports a plan to make Judge William Ware Peck a member of Utah’s Supreme Court while Schaeffer would join Wyoming’s Supreme Court. The Herald denounces Schaeffer and dislikes Peck. A strong source claims Washington accepts Schaeffer’s Utah tenure and he may stay in his current post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Herald
William Ware Peck
Supreme Court of Utah
Schaeffer
Wyoming
Supreme Court
The
Herald
Peck
Tun Leaper
Utah
Department of Justice
Washington
Swayne's Sarsaparilla Pills Advertised Remedy
An advertisement promotes Swayne's Sarsaparilla Pills for headaches indigestion torpid liver and bowel derangements. It claims gentle purge without stomach irritation and urges purchase at druggists including Addams & Glover Cheyenne with a 25 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swaytia
Addams & Glover
Dbt&sa& W
Beecher Bubbles in Cheyenne Visit Sparks Curious Gossip
The Cheyenne crowd notes Henry Beecher's arrival with wary chatter about guilt and sight, comparing him to Tilton and Brigham Young. Locals discuss his modest attire, the eclipse talk, and a rumor about a dice wager at the Railroad House bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Brigham Young
Birth announcements from Cheyenne in August 1878
The Leader reports multiple births: Carny in Cheyenne on August 12 for Judge J M Carey’s wife a son. Rathburn on August 12 for Mr R F Rathburn’s wife a daughter. Ballard on August 18 for John Ballard Esq’s wife a daughter. All parents reportedly well.
Searight and Collins Tie The Knot In Cheyenne
In Cheyenne Wyoming on Tuesday August 13 1878 Miss Fannie Searight formerly of Carlisle Pennsylvania wed Mr John W Collins formerly of Shrewsbury Pennsylvania at the residence of Mr G A Searight with Rev J Y Cowhick officiating The announcement notes both spouses recent relocation to Wyoming.
Mollie Thompson Dies at 26 at Fagan Ranch
Miss Mollie Thompson aged 26 dies at Fagan's ranch on Tuesday morning August 18 1878. She is sister to Mrs M F Fagan a familiar figure among Territory settlers. Funeral services set for 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Thompson
Fagan
Mollie Thompson
M. F. Fagan
Territory
Methodist Episcopal Church
Western Remedy for Diarrhoea and Dysentery Ad
Advertising notice touts Brown's Hautract Blackberry and Ginger as a ten year tested remedy for diarrhoea dysentery cholera morbus and cholera infantum. Urges readers to ask their druggist buy a bottle now and avoid physician costs and family loss. Also promotes Brown's Amihilious Liver Pills and Hureka Ague Pills as cures for ague with sale through Cheyenne and the New West dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Cheyenne
New West
Dr Swayne's Wild Cherry Syrup Promoted as Cough Cure
An advertising note touts Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal remedy for coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis asthma and lung and heart ailments. A 25 cent trial bottle is promoted with a larger 1 size available through Cheyenne druggists Addons & Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Swayne
Cheyenne
Addons & Glover
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