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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1876
Page
12
The note lists commercial printing services by H Glancke including cards, bill heads, blanks, posters and similar work. It references a Daily Leader excerpt and then shifts to assorted news items from Denver and Cheyenne, including law meetings, railroad news, and weather, with multiple brief notices and comments about local politics and people.
The report weaves a Centennial program with remarks by Prof Stark and remarks on Gen Jeff Davis and Col Flint, plus stock pledges for Wyoming and a push to subscribe shares at ten dollars. It also recounts a Denver murder spree, with Alessandri’s confession detailing a mass killing, theft of $900 in gold, and the killers fleeing toward Trinidad.
The notice urges travelers to check routes before starting on business via BPN and recommends the Chicago and North Western Railway as the oldest and shortest Omaha to Chicago path. It highlights good track conditions, centralized Chicago depot, and timely connections, advising tickets via Marshall Cedar Rapids Clinton for Northern routes and via Palatins for Northern Illinois Wisconsin to reach Chicago or the East.
Information and maps available at Through Ticket Offices in the West or by request to J H Mountain Western Traveling Agent Omaha Neb or W H Stennett General Passenger Agent Chicago.
The article describes political tensions over a cabinet plan and a dispute involving Bristow and Jewell, with Judge Kelley defending his Hanichi theory and prospects of Pershing or Hartranft in key states. It also reports a sensational tale from a Boston to Auckland Islands voyage involving cannibalism and shipwreck survivors.
On Wednesday 26th inst, nine detachments from Fort Wallace were attacked by Cheyennes about five miles south of Buffalo along Smoky Jim Division. The troops retreated to Buffalo after a costly fight. several Cheyenne fighters were killed or wounded. Three soldiers and five horses died. A relief train of five cars and horses was sent from Hays. The band’s strength is uncertain but feared large as they linger near Buffalo ready to strike. Local reports say Indians feigned friendship before driving the corralled soldiers into a trap.
The document outlines that the President sees Cuba's civil strife and sanctuary hostilities as affecting the United States alongside Spain. It emphasizes eventual Cuban independence, not annexation, and notes emancipation as essential to solving the Cuban issue. The U S policy remains one of expectancy with ready action when needed.
The annual statement by War Rants details the United States Treasury for the fiscal year ending 1875. It outlines receipts and expenditures, documenting financial activity and governmental spending during the year.
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