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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1878
Page
4
A compact digest reports on Italy's free monarchy claim, Cuba’s yellow fever, Beecher rest, and various European, American, and Asian curiosities. It quotes dissent over religion and education, outlines railway and river notes, and previews Afghanistan and Afghan forces with imperial reflections.
Fashion notes reveal a start of trouble as court ladies face a new rule requiring decollete gowns at receptions. The Toronto Mail weighs in against the trend while Paris and Centennial exhibitions report high admissions and rising receipts, despite lower expenditure and a large deficit in 1878.
The San Francisco Post argues that wealth, organization, and political leverage unite six companies with influence in Washington. It claims the Chinese are portrayed as a foe by the working classes and business interests with wide support from monopolies and much of the eastern press, while the federal government shows no opposition.
The article notes New England gun makers like Providence and Springfield fill Russian orders and supply weapons to Turkish forces and Russian ships. It describes British observers in Philadelphia tracking ships bound for Europe, while U.S. policy treads a fine line amid Anglo Russian tensions and Afghanistan frontiers.
Governor McCreery orders Kentucky militia to Breathitt County to quell the unrest amid a disruptive situation. The dispatch signals central government concern over local disorder and a decisive response by state authorities.
A sweeping digest notes Spain’s rollback of reforms, debates over suffrage limits, and mixed responses to Beaconsfield and Gladstone. It cites Chicago bar opposition to Judge Blodgett impeachment, Halifax chatter about the Duke of Edinburgh, and remarks on Russian negotiations, Afghan policy, and Anglo-Russian hints.
A brief elegy for a beloved infant, speaking of a baby’s cherubim grace and a mother’s tender care. It laments the child’s eternal sleep, offers prayers and comfort, and reflects on the family’s enduring love as they mourn.
A Portland Missouri fair featured The Carnival Reporter with John G Whittier’s note to the editor about imagining a temperance verse in Burns style. The piece includes his humorous early draft and a veteran poet’s playful reflection on reform.
The late Thomas H. Powers of Philadelphia was noted for immense generosity yet unusual giving habits. He preferred ordering supplies for charities over direct cash, built costly structures to provide work for the poor during distress, and kept bank reserves above $100,000, becoming agitated at dipping below that amount.
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