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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1878
Page
9
Paris tire cab drivers strike ends while Missouri Treasury flags a shaky forecast in St Louis. Across Europe and America officials discuss elections, governances, and policy moves as unrest and reform swirl in 19th century headlines.
General Crook, while in Chicago on his way to Ohio, warned an Inter Ocean reporter that large groups of Modocs Nez Perces Bannocks and Piutes could stir trouble if assembled at agencies especially with breech loaders in use. He noted no thinning of tribes and saw Sitting Bull unlikely to join others while buffaloes stay in British America.
The Carbon dispatch reports Robert Widdowfield and Tip Vincent, two expert scouts, found dead in Rattlesnake Canyon Elk mountains after being sent to trail train robbers. Bodies show bullet wounds and likely died on Monday the 19th as firing was heard by surveyors D R Cray.
City Council in special session considers an exclusive ten year gas franchise for Cheyenne Chevalier and associates. Hammond Hibard urge caution and refer ordinance to the committee of the whole for a full report next Tuesday. The measure would authorize gas works, mains, and lighting public lamps with a 4.50 per 1000 cubic feet cap and 45 annual per lamp.
Chicago stock market report shows total receipts 8,690 cattle and 780 sheep. Cattle trading slow with shipping steers 4.80 to 5.15, cows 2.60 to 3.30, bulls 2.00 to 8.00, rough steers 2.90 to 3.40, western cattle steady and Beana Texans 2.80, sheep steady with good lots 4.00 to 4.35 and common 3.10 to 3.80.
A London Times correspondent covering Beaconsfield's visit to Berlin details lavish spending at the Kaiserhof. Beaconsfield occupied sixty three rooms for $7000 monthly with $10000 worth of meals, $300 paid to waiters. correspondent spent $3600 in expenses and $3440 on other costs plus $2410 for telegrams.
One or more surgeons from the Central Surgical Infirmary in Indianapolis will visit Cheyenne at the Railroad House on Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14. Free consultations for eye ear catarrh cross eyes club foot spinal curvature epilepsy piles and other chronic conditions. Artificial eyes available. Remember the dates.
An advertisement touts Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal remedy for coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis weak lungs and heart disease. Trial bottles cost 25 cents and large bottles 1. Sold by Addams & Glover in Cheyenne and other druggists.
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