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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1879
Page
4
A collage of 1879 dispatches railing at currency shifts and politics. Notes touch on Montana seeking statehood, editor reunions, post office expansions, Blaine social circles, Mormon polygamy debates, and British labor strains with scarce gold demand.
A London Vimes extract discusses Wal ters and Mr Disraeli, noting Beaconsfield’s knighthood offer and Times’ stance. The piece argues England’s economy suffers from free trade and industrial decline, praising American production, tariff protection, and the need for broader tariff barriers in colonies to spur employment and prosperity.
Dispatches describe Democratic tactics in the Senate elections committee to block a quorum and block unseating Butler of South Carolina, allowing Corbin to claim a seat and potentially giving Republicans a path to control in 1881.
Thoubgrsphic Wales wires from Athens that Moukhtar Pasha fixes Jenina as the frontier commission meet site. Greek delegates to press for Jenina cession while Greek journals urge firmness in that demand. The report includes other world briefs from Berne London Newark Cincinnati and Philadelphia on rail projects ship movements and church finance.
The self-styled Colorado Central railway representative has unleashed a thin tale. County commissioners report no authoritative communication and will defer any discussion until a proper proposition reaches Holt Hecht and Leibey. They expect a significant development within two to three months.
A Berlin correspondent describes Prince Bismarck’s residence at the Radziwill palace and his guarded patrols, noting his cordial, bookish manner and family vigor. The Philadelphia Ledger argues Grant should pay his own voyage costs aboard the Richmond, outlining officers’ mess expenses and pro rata shares for Grant and ex Secretary Borie.
A garbled page section mixes prices notices and ads with fragmented phrases. It hints at local classifieds, serial insertions, and notices about weekly rates, but readable facts are sparse and names or events are unclear.
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