Cheyenne Weekly Leader 1878 Fourth of July notes
Cheyenne announces Fourth of July festivities with horse trotters, water works, editorial plans, and invitations from Gov. Hoyt Thayer Steele and Pease. Also reports post office changes, eclipse site Creston, and a remarkable tramp tale beside local civic updates.
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New York Herald
William Cullen Bryant
Esculapias
Gov. Hoyt
Thayer
W. R. Steele
E. L. Pease
E. L. Pease. of These Gentlemen, Gen. Thayer
Col. Steele
Delegate Corlett Returns Home From Washington Visit
Hon. W. W. Corlett, Cheyenne Territory delegate, arrived home after a Washington sojourn. He dismisses Potter investigation claims as political maneuvers and predicts President Hayes remains free from wrongdoing. He plans to return to Washington around July 1 and sail for Paris on July 6, with Mrs. Corlett joining him.
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W. W. Corlett
Congress
Potter
Corlett
Washington
Sherman
Anderson
Prescient Hayes
Potterites
Judge Harlan urged two hour limit for oral arguments
A Detroit Free Press style note and various papers quote Judge Harlan planning to restrict district court oral arguments to two hours. The proposal aims to curb rambling addresses, improve efficiency, and speed jury service.
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Chicago
Times
Harlan
District Court
Drowning of Edward Ross in Lake Minnehaha Accident
Four young men Edward Ross David Adams Thomas Mc Combs and Andrew Adams camped near Lake Minnehaha to rest prior to a Montana journey. A boat capsized dumping them into shallow water. Ross and Andrew Adams sank, Ross drowned after surfacing three times before being found. Adams was saved by George Martin. An inquest ruled death as accidental drowning.
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Edward Ross
David Adams
Thomas McCombs
Andrew Adams
Lake Minnehaha
Montana
Adams
McCombs
Ross
George Martin
Kabis
Goldacker
Snakes in His Boots at City Restaurant
A young waiter, intoxicated, planned to kill himself over a broken romance. He demanded a knife, sharpened it violently, and was restrained when staff stopped him. He suffered from severe drunkenness and later faced potential peril of self harm, with his fate uncertain.
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Philadelphia
Union
Missouri
Decatur
We'd Better Board and Dream of a Home
In a moonlit parlor the couple imagines a pretty home for their future together. He speaks of a domestic life with a parlor dining room and kitchen while she laments plans to board. The scene shifts as the Ferguson Street clerk moves on to another woman.
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Ferguson Street
In Danger from Floods in Omaha Shops and Mills
Omaha reports extreme flood risk endangering Union Pacific shops and smelt ing works along the river bottom. Denver papers describe Gould Dillon Loveland conference in doubt, with no meeting or reporters present and talks on freight rate arrangements unresolved for about a week.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Denver
The
Tribune
Gould
Mr. Dillon
Mr. Loveland
Indian hostiles number 1200 as frontier defense tightens
The article notes about 1,200 hostile Shoshones in the far west with returning tribes to Fort Hall. Generals plan 1500 troops in Pacific Arizona Platte areas and 9 companies at the Black Hills plus 12 at Fort McKinney to guard the frontier. Bannocks move near Stein Mountain Camp Lyon as soldiers traverse high plateaus, while cow herds provide subsistence.
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Far West
Fort Hall
Howard
Department of the Pacific
Arizona
Department of the Platte
Black Hills
Fort McKinney
Stein Mountain
Camp Lyon
Emancipating the Nation from Idle Elites
An editorial laments a treasurer from Ohio who embezzled 24000 dollars while noting the moral decay of privileged native families. It contrasts that with immigrant youth who work hard, urging a return to farming and skilled labor to restore civic strength and balance of power.
Blinds Left Down as Two Lovers Cause Stir Inside
A dozen locals watched an intimate parlor scene through open blinds until a nearby neighbor alerted the couple, who then drew the drapes quickly. Georgetown firemen plan a Fourth visit with a borrowed hook and ladder truck and cannon, pending transport arrangements. A Denver Pacific depot crowd mistaken Beecher for Rev Ellis, who explains the mix up and mocks the look alike.
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Georgetown
Committee On Transportation
Denver Pacific
Beecher
Denver
Rev
Ellis
Allan's Anti-Fat claims seven pounds in three weeks
A letter from Boson Massachusetts dated February 11 1878 touts Allan's Anti Fat as a safe vegetable medicine that reduces weight from two to five pounds weekly by acting in the stomach and aiding dyspepsia and rheumatism. Wholesale Druggists Smith Doyle and Surn sign the endorsement.
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Allan
Boson
Mass
Botanic Mepicmwne Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Smith, DooLitrLe & Surn
Judge Wilcox transfers prisoner Morgan to Omaha
Judge P. P. Wilcox United States Marshal for Colorado escorted E. W. Morgan via the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe route to Omaha where Morgan faces serious charges. Morgan and ally Lee ran a mail aided swindle from Sidney and fled February first. Morgan posted bail of 1000 dollars but fled the country before capture. Wilcox tracked him through Colorado and finally handed him to Omaha authorities on Wednesday evening. Colorado's marshal is praised for vigilance and justice service. Also Governor Hoyt grants a limited pardon to William Burns after seventeen months of a prison term for forgery. discharged for good behavior though civil rights not restored.
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P. P. Wilcox
United States
Colorado
Denver
Omaha
E. W. Morgan
Lee
Winter
Sidney
Morgan
Wilcox
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Topeka
Cheyenne
Jiso
Law
Centennial States
Department of Justice
Washington
Wm. Burns
Uinta County
Hoyt
Burns
Durance Vile
Military Matters From The Platte Region
Col royal inspector general returns from Fort McKinney and Fetterman. Adjutant General Nickerson retires from Washington amid promotion praise. Court martial to convene at Camp on the Little Missouri July 1 with listed officers. Prisoners from Colorado to Nebraska penitentiary per new order. Firemen teams to visit on the Fourth from Laramie to select a crack team for tournament. Local notes include jokes and orders from Ogden Utah merchants.
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W. B. Royal
Department of the Platte
Omaha
Fort McKinney
Nickerson
Drum
Breck
Benjamin
Washington
John E. Smith
Fourteenth Infantry
Camp Douglas
Utah
Little Missouri
E. F. Townsend
Ninth Infantry
Andrew 8. Burt
Samuel Munson
Morris C. Foot
Wm. E. Hoffman
Thad. W. Capron
Chas. M. Rockefeller
Hayden DeLaney
Morgan
Red’ Cloud
Spotted Tail
Third Cavalry
Fort Hall
Attorney General’s
United States
Colorado
Nebraska
Laramie
Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills Remedy Ad
Sufferers from headache and digestive ills are cured by Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills. Unlike purgatives they do not irritate the stomach. They arouse the liver, aid elimination by bowels and kidneys, and restore health. Price 25 cents a box at leading druggists. Cheyenne sellers Addams & Grover.
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Swayne
Cheyenne
Addams & Grover
Dr Swayne’s Wild Cherry Syrup Patent Ad
Bold testimonial ad touts Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal cough remedy. Claims cure for coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis weak lungs heart palpitations and asthma with trial bottles 25 cents and large size one dollar. Sold by leading druggists including Addams & Glover in Cheyenne.
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Dr. Swayne
Swayne
Cheyenne
Addams & Glover
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