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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1883
Page
13
A garbled ad listing unproven cures and dubious tonics claims to restore vigor and health. It references questionable products and prices, with scattered mentions of doctors, street addresses, and guaranteed results, all presented as a sales pitch.
Rates for the Cheyenne Wyoming Leader list daily and weekly subscription costs in advance with yearly and weekly options. Advertising rates are shown by word/line counts and durations with contract terms and local notices, including bulk discounts and weekly rates.
Notice warns WerkLy Leader subscribers to keep papers paid ahead to avoid interruption. It urges prompt payment to insure continued delivery and warns papers may be discontinued if unpaid.
Washington report lists promotions in the Navy including Rhind to rear admiral and Russell to commodore at Mare Island. Arthur reevaluates John New's resignation as assistant secretary of the treasury. Sheridan to assume army command from Sherman. Marble leaves patents office. Butterworth to succeed. Idaho delegate Linzheiser notes Mormon influence and proposes disfranchisement or harsh measures.
A cyclone hit the west side of Columbus Indiana between 1 and 2 this morning unroofing a tannery a four story mill knocked a corner off the railway depot and partially demolished another building. In Cincinnati heavy rains caused rapid Ohio River rise. Bourbon county Kentucky storm toppled Bedford's tobacco barn and storehouse killing four members of J C Clay's family.
D. B. Vermilye was arrested on the charge of embezzling 3000 dollars from the Weems Stone company. General Myers sued Vermilye for slander over alleged indiscretions with Myers's wife. Vermilye denied the claims and a divorce suit followed alleging long criminal intimacy involving Mrs. Vermilye and Myers.
Articles of incorporation for the United States Central railroad with 75000000 capital were filed in Denver. Chief Engineer Colonel Lyman Bridges described the project to an Associated Press reporter as the most important event for San Francisco since the Central Pacific opened.
In West Newton a 17-year-old pupil, Mabel Stone, adopted daughter of Joseph Stone, engaged in a struggle over a revolver with the housekeeper. She then returned to a closet with a seamstress, who failed to disarm her before Mabel shot herself dead. The incident likely stemmed from mental aberration and occurred yesterday.
Notice is given that Orrin P Hale has filed final proof for the east half of the northwest quarter and other portions in township 32 north range 62 west. Proof will be made November 9, 1883 at Cheyenne before the register or receiver. Witnesses reside in Rawhide Butte Wyoming. Edgar W Mann, Register.
General Philip H. Sheridan leaves Chicago for Washington to take the rank of general of the armies of the United States as successor to General Sherman. He travels with Colonel Vulkrar and Colonel Gregory who remain on his staff. the Missouri department will see General Schofield succeed him tomorrow with Colonel Wherry and Lieutenant Schofield as staff.
A dynamite blast in a magazine near Brooks tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio line blew five men from a residence. The cause remains undetermined. Separately in Mobile Bay a steam tug Edie exploded its boiler four miles south of Fort Morgan. Captain John Carney, a mate, and a colored fireman died. the engineer and cook were saved with the cook dying en route.
Milwaukee report details J. Hudson of Belvidere Illinois locating his runaway wife in Wau masquerading as Frank Dubois. She lived with Gertrude Fuller and had married the bride's mother in spring by Rev. H. L. Morrison. She conducted odd painting jobs to support them both.
In Scranton Pennsylvania an explosion of fire damp at Pennsylvania Coal Co shaft No 7 near Pittston leaves one dead Thomas Gallagher and James Gallagher brothers died burned. Thirty five men were in the section. five burned badly six seriously injured three likely to die after damp fumes. Debris and force hurled men twenty to thirty feet amid shattered brattices and gates.
A northbound Pan Handle passenger and a Michigan Central freight collided at Joliet crossing, throwing engines from tracks and setting a flagman’s box on fire. Flagman Peter Callie died. engineers Wm. Morris and John Kellogg were killed. Joe Dergan and Joe Gorman were injured. Passengers escaped serious harm as investigators weigh responsibility.
A cyclone swept across Catahoula and Tensas parishes damaging plantations including James Bowman's along the Tensas river where three houses fell and four colored people were wounded. D. D. Miller's Highland plantation lost a house and a church turned. Tim Thomas suffered a broken arm and others were badly hurt. Mrs Bowman's home collapsed with three children still missing. Additional destruction occurred at Stone's pecan plantation and Helena plantation with multiple cabins demolished and roofs torn.
Fire reported in New London demolishes Seabury Bra mall and Thomas dwellings with another house burning nearby. Aid requested as concerns grow. In Ottawa an outbreak of scab in Montreal sheep prompts immediate slaughter of affected lot to curb disease across Canada.
A morning fire in Homestead Pennsylvania along the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston line consumed seven frame stores and dwellings and threatened the town before being checked.
General Schofield arrives in Chicago from San Francisco with his family and two aides to take over the Missouri division from General Sheridan. He will issue an order formalizing his command tomorrow.
At Kiefer and Stiefel's tannery in Allegheny City Pittsburg two men perished in a failed rescue attempt. Christ Dickson descended to gauge water depth and was overcome by foul air. Ferdinand Schroeder and Charles Schultz followed to save him and suffocated.
The Contemporary Review's November issue, with an article by the Marquis of Lorne, former governor general of Canada, surveys Canada’s federal system and its province rights. It weighs risks if a single province becomes powerful enough to defy the central government while considering implications for Ireland and Australia.
Chicago October 30 reports that general officers of Pacific roads meet to perfect California business arrangements. The San Francisco contract system is faulted and must be redone with Northern Pacific not joining. A commissioner will replace Gault. candidates include Blye, an assistant to Commissioner Fink with pool experience.
An explosion at 8 o clock last evening occurred near Praed street underground station on the Metropolitan railway. Police guarded the scene and assisted in evacuations as passengers reported a cannonlike report and sudden darkness. Glass shattered and splinters wounded many while gaslights went out.
Railway blasts injure about forty as lamps and windows break and carriages at Praed Street and the tunnel near Edgeware Road suffer severe damage. Officials suspect explosive material in the rear carriage tied to Fenian activity. similar incident at Charing Cross causes glass roof collapse. Hospitals report numerous injuries.
Hundreds of letters for residents and addressees fill the Cheyenne Wyoming postoffice as of October 31 with names listed in the Gentlemen and Ladies lists. The ad concludes with a promotional note for Ayer's Hair Vigor claiming it restores gray hair to natural color and acts as a stimulant and tonic for curing baldness while cleansing and soothing the scalp.
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