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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1882
Page
3
A collage of quirky items including fashion notes from Boston Transcript, Beecher quotes, royal and diplomatic gossip, jokes about Jesse James, stray science tidbits, and curiosities from Arizona, California, and Japan. The collection sketches social trends, health claims, and cultural snapshots without a single dominant event.
CAPER BRUCK Sarah Beinhardt was summoned before a police judge in Rome for a performance with more tickets sold than seats. She did not appear. fined forty lire plus costs, the manager was dismissed. A bronze Bach statue will stand in Eisenach before the church near Wartburg. Bach’s 200th birth anniversary is 1885. A Connecticut doctor cites thirty-two cases of young ladies’ legs mis-shapen by high heels. Benator Frye of Maine is noted as the youngest looking grandfather in Washington with seven grandchildren.
A Cheyenne reader criticizes annual frontier Indian outbreak coverage and questions the sincerity of the president's vow to "put down" Apaches. The writer mocks sensational frontier reports, noting repeated stories of massacres, pursuit, and peace efforts while highlighting cynicism toward official promises and frontier policy.
A quiet wedding took place in Judge Bean's office between an elderly groom and a much younger bride. Gov Hoyt pardoned J Carey Boyd and Clark Pelton for past crimes, with officials praising their reform. The Union Pacific leadership shift is noted as J T Clark departs and a successor is awaited.
Rich copper ore near Silver Crown twenty miles west of Cheyenne sparks a rush of prospectors from Laramie City and Albany county. Reports note veins of free copper in previously overlooked ledges, with several Cheyenne residents present and more travelers expected. Military notices list personnel changes and duty shifts across forts, while a medical claim closes with endorsement of a medicine, Kidney Wort, for kidney issues.
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