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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1878
Page
2
A digest of varied items including Gortschakoff feigning illness, details on Treasury salaries, university milestones for Aletta Jacobs, telegraph and telephone advances, political maneuvering by Speaker Randall, Patterson’s tariff stance, and reflections on elections, journalism, and notable personalities across Europe and the United States.
Congressman Banning urges army cuts to twenty thousand while Throckmorton of Texas argues history shows frontier wars harmed immigration and drove costs. He cites Nez Perce and 1866 1877 casualties, 2 1 wage, and 5 million extra costs, urging preservation of military strength.
Prominent rumor in San Francisco says a woman claiming to be the lawful wife of the late W. S. O'Brien may contest his will. The claim alleges a quarter of a million left her by the deceased two years ago and a further half-million offer rejected months ago.
Gen Grant and family arrived in Paris. Bayard Taylor met Berlin officials. Fires destroyed Henshaw and Shoemaker mills with losses near 75 000 and 150 000 dollars. Bank of England and Bank of France report weekly increases in specie. Pilgrimage won the Newmarket race. Peter Cooper addressed the Senate. Major Todd injured in a buggy accident. Debates over rebel claims continued. Massachusetts rejects repeal of savings bank restrictions.
A Wilson citizen touts London Hair Color Restorer after its use cured his wife’s long standing dry tatter scalp and hair loss. He orders a dozen bottles by express and notes 75 cent per bottle sales through Dr. Swayne Son Colburn Birks Co and Singer Wheeler. Also promotes Sozodont toothpaste for children’s dental care.
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