02 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1879
Page
1
A collage of political snippets notes the Colorado senatorial contest, Nebraska murders, and global tensions. It mentions exiled Russian students, a rising German drum, and ongoing Teller and Berlin mission debates, with Washington dispatches on Treasury and war department matters.
O'Leary and Campana wrap up their six days walk at Gilmore's Garden New York with crowds, swollen ankles, and a gate take of about $20,000. O'Leary claims a charity bet and offers a $5,000 wager to walk 540 miles in 144 hours in New York in four weeks.
Reports from Chicago and nearby towns detail a gun club shooting where John Kleinman killed thirty birds in one match. Geo A Blaikie faced justice for robbing a bank vault with $3000, which was later returned by his father. Bohemian residents mourn a grave theft from a cemetery and a girl’s remains found at a college. A 14 year old worker, James Young, died after a fall at the Union coal shaft.
In Sparta last Saturday the two McPherson brothers assaulted Joe Dibrell, son of Congressman Dibrell, after a shotgun fight left one dead and the other badly wounded.
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