Cheyenne Weekly Leader 1878 Fourth of July Plans
The Cheyenne weekly notes Fourth of July events including horse trotters, water works, the Horribles ton of fun, and Denver fire companies en route. It reports Gen Crook meeting Sheridan over Bannock troubles, telegrams on post office changes, eclipse location Creston Wyoming, and hospital expansion by J L Murphy. A remarkable youth tramp recounts seven years on the road, excluding drinking or smoking.
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Cheyenne
Gould-Dillon
Denver
Kansas City
Colorado
Gen. Crook
Chicago
Gen. Sheridan
Rock Island Arsenal
Fort Russell
Potter
San Francisco
J. L. Murphy
Fort Sanders
Fort Fetterman
Rock Creek
Wyo
Corlett Returns to Cheyenne and Speaks on Washington
Delegate W. W. Corlett arrives home from Washington amid questions on the Potter investigation. He says the probe is a political stunt by Democrats, predicts no revolution or Mexicanization of government, and plans to return to Washington by early July with Mrs. Corlett to join him in Europe after Paris trip.
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W. W. Corlett
Congress
Potter
Corlett
Washington
Sherman
Anderson
Prescient Hayes
Potterites
Judge Harlan to Limit Oral Arguments in District Court
The Chicago Times notes Judge Harlan plans to cap oral arguments at two hours per case. It argues concise points of law and evidence could speed justice and reduce jury duty as rambling speech has grown intolerable.
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Chicago
Times
Harlan
District Court
Drowning of Edward Ross After Lake Minnehaha Accident
Four young men Edward Ross David Adams Thomas McCombs and Andrew Adams camped near Lake Minnehaha to rest their teams before a Montana journey. A boat overturned dumping them. Ross and Andrew Adams sank. Ross drowned after three rises and falls, Adams was saved with the help of George Martin. Coroner's inquest ruled 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
A city restaurant worker drank heavily and attempted suicide, requesting a knife, then sharpening one blade until it broke before being restrained and put to bed. He suffered extreme drunkenness and lingering danger remains.
We’d Better Board Lovers Plan Home Life
In a moonlit parlor the couple imagines a happy married life with a cozy home. The man envisions a parlor dining room and kitchen while she regrets the change from boarding. A Ferguson Street clerk is now paying attention to another woman.
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Ferguson Street
In Danger from Floods in Omaha
Omaha observers report unprecedented high water threatening Union Pacific shops and smelting works on the river bottom. Denver papers note Gould Dillon Loveland conference in doubt, with no attendance by the cited agents and freight-rate talks unresolved for about a week.
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Omaha
Union Pacific
Denver
The
Tribune
Gould
Mr. Dillon
Mr. Loveland
Hostiles Estimated At West Fortified Frontier Force
Indian Affairs notes about 1,200 hostile fighters in the far west with Shoshone returnees to Fort Hall. U.S. forces total about 1,200 warriors across departments, with 9 companies at the Black Hills and 12 at Fort McKinney to guard the frontier. Bannocks near Stein Mountain and Camp Lyon threaten patrols across high plateaus while valleys hold cattle 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
Racial and social fault lines in crime and work
An Ohio born youth elected county treasurer is accused of stealing 24 000 from the county. The piece argues corruption crosses social lines and blames “old American families” while praising immigrant workers and urging moral reform through farm or shop labor for the privileged.
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Dimmitt
Ohio
Treasury
Blinds Left Down Sparks Curious Parlor Scene
A dozen residents watched an intimate act through a parlor window until alerted by a nearby resident who sent word to pull the blinds. The crowd dispersed as the blinds were lowered. Georgetown firemen plan a Fourth visit with a hook and ladder truck and band, pending transport. Denver Pacific depot buzzed over Beecher rumor, but Rev Ellis was the traveler from Denver. The paper notes the resemblance and jokes about physiognomy.
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Georgetown
Committee On Transportation
Denver Pacific
Beecher
Denver
Rev
Ellis
Allan's Anti Fat promises rapid weight loss
A Bon ton era advertisement from Boson Mass dated February 11 1878 promotes Allan's Anti Fat a vegetable medicine claimed to reduce body weight by seven pounds in three weeks and to aid dyspepsia and rheumatism. The letter from wholesale druggists Smith DooLitrLe is included as a testimonial.
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Allan
Boson
Mass
Botanic Mepicmwne Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Smith, DooLitrLe & Surn
Judge Wilcox recaptures dangerous swindler Morgan
U S Marshal P P Wilcox of Colorado transported E W Morgan who with partner Lee had run a nationwide mail fraud scheme from Sidney. Morgan, bailed in Omaha, fled to Colorado but was tracked and captured returning to Omaha. Also Gov Hoyt grants limited pardon to William Burns after seventeen months for forgery.
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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 detail Omaha post commands and court martial
Col W B Royal returns from Fort McKinney and Fetterman as Inspector General of the Department of the Platte. Adjutant General Nickerson backs from Washington with a promotion. A general court martial will convene July 1 at Camp on the Little Missouri with officers Townsend Burt Munson Foot Hoffman Capron Rockefeller and DeLaney serving. Additional notes mention prison transfers, cavalry movements, and firemen tournaments while odd radio-like quips pepper local notices.
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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
Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills Promise Cure
Advertises Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills as a remedy for headache constipation inward piles fevers torpid liver and other visceral derangements. Claims to avoid stomach irritation unlike purgatives and to purge poisons via bowels and kidneys. States price of 25 cents a box and lists Cheyenne wholesale and retail distributor Addams & Grover.
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Swayne
Cheyenne
Addams & Grover
Bold claim for Dr Swayne's Wild Cherry Syrup
Public notice ads promote Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal cough cure. It claims to ease coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis weak chest liver heart and lung diseases with 25 cent trial bottles and one dollar large bottles sold by Cheyenne wholesalers Addams & Glover and other druggists.
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Dr. Swayne
Swayne
Cheyenne
Addams & Glover
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Thayer
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Omaha Republican
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Geo. W. Hoyt
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