Weekly Leader items mix of politics and commerce
Gen. Jack Casement tours Denver with family as New Mexico governor charge is dropped. Shipping of cattle from multiple towns drives Omaha market revival while merchants urge advertising. Colorado votes on woman suffrage next month amid a lively campaign. Local notes cover Post Office appointments, railway plans, and odd curiosities.
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New York
Howell
W. B. Royall
Omaha
Crazy Horse
Howard
Sturgis
Miles
Mr. Spates
Here
J. W. Luff
Julesburg
Ogalalla
Wyoming
Colorado
Tramp Clings to Steam Pipe for Green River Ride
A westbound tramp recounts deadheading on the Jargett Palmer train from Cheyenne to Green River last year. He describes clinging to a stove pipe between Sherman and Green River as cinders ripped his face and clothes while the rapid coach rocked. The danger and strain left him with gray hair and a shocked, aged appearance.
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West
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Green River
Jargett & Palmer
Sherman
Laramie
Nez Perce War threatens general Indian conflict
The army operations against Chief Joseph's band fail to quell them as Joseph's warriors move toward Canada. Canadian figures estimate seven to nine thousand warriors near the Wood mountains, with bands crossing the line and allied to Sitting Bull camps. A wider Indian war seems likely, supported by multiple reliable sources.
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Nez Perces
Joseph
Montana
Canada
Howard
Gibbon
Sturgis
Missouri
Sitting Bull
Wood Mountains
Chicago Times
Chiefs in Chicago visit Exposition with Spotted Tail party
Spotted Tail and companions toured the city exposition on Saturday at the managers invitation. Secretary Reynolds led the party through departments with police protecting the crowd. The group inspected the fly wheel steam hammer elevator and a shoe factory, showing curiosity and approval before viewing President Hayes portrait.
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Spotted Tail
Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Black Hills
Wilt
President Hayes
Great Was It A Petrified Man Or Sculpture
A Colorado discovery near Pueblo arrives in Denver and sparks debate. The Denver Tribune describes a stone figure with long arms, a real tail, and a head set behind the ears, weighing and measuring for scientific interest while opinions split on petrified man versus sculpture.
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Colorado
W.A. Conant
Pueblo
Denver
Denver Tribune
Unnatural Crime Reported in Laramie Infant Body Dragged
A Laramie City exchange relays a grim tale as a Tuesday report states a lady told Judge Brown that an infant body was being dragged. The account notes a county attorney involved and marks the case as grisly and shocking.
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Laramie
Brown
County Attoraney
Man buried infant body after claim of proper burial
In a south city alley by dogs, J I Burbank admitted the infant found was his child died two weeks earlier. He first misled investigators about burial spot, then revealed the coffin in a closet. He suggested feeding the body to dogs before the case faced legal action.
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J. I. Burbank
Burbank
Tie Camp Tragedy Inquest Finds Foul Play In Deaths
Bodies of Dawson tie camp workers J D Cow and Ryan were brought to Laramie last Tuesday and buried Wednesday. Cow died from revolver blows in Ryan's hands, per inquest by Coroner Dy Sart. Jury found fatal blows caused by Ryan and exonerated Alex Suodirass from any wrongdoing.
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Dawson's Tie Camp
Laramie
Cowan
Ryan
Dysart
J. d. Cow
Alex
Suodirass
Afary
Elevation Reassessment Key Pike’s Peak Data
Government assigns J S Nettleton to redo 1874 measurements at Pike’s Peak. Correcting barometric elevations shifts Rockies surveys and rail lines. Veta Pass summit rises to 9391.4 feet after adjustment for Kansas Pacific connections.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Rocky Mountains
Trayden
Wheeler
Pike's Peak
Nettleton
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas Pacific
Denver
Veta Pass
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Trailing Thieves Captured in Kansas After Big Springs Robbery
After the Big Springs Nebraska express raid on Sept 18, a four-man gang pursued by detectives and U S troops was tracked to Buffalo Kansas. Collins and a companion were killed during capture. eighty pounds of gold valued near $22,000 found on their belts. The remaining robbers fled, pursued by authorities across the plains.
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Big Springs
Nebraska
J. T. Clark
Omaha
Ogalalla
Collins
Texas
Ogaialla
Kansas Pacific
Ogalaila
Kansas Pacific Railway
Buffalo
Wilson Co
Kansas
Union Pacific
16Th U. S. Infantry
Fort Hayes
Beardslee
Ellis County
Camp Brown Wyoming and Washakie Band Near the Little Wind River
The article describes Camp Brown as a small federal police station for Bannock Indians and Eastern Shoshones near the Little Wind River valley. It notes the Washakie band encamped nearby with tepees and Sibley tents, and contrasts the scene with the desolation of the journey. It also mentions visitors and scientists examining a petrified giant displayed in Denver, with Carl Semper highlighted as a Bavarian zoology professor who warrants special mention.
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Camp Brown
Wyoming
Washakie
Sibley
Little Wind River
Colorado
Denver
the Tribune
Carl Semper
University of Wurzburg
Bavaria
Deadwood to Central City Narrow Gauge Road Planned
Chambers C. Davis leading a three man company has organized a chartered firm to build a two mile narrow gauge line from upper Sherman street toward Central, with a projected cost near 37,000 including grading and complete equipment.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
North Platte
Rawlins
Sherman
Chambers C. Davis
Deadwood
Central City
Wm.a. Beard
H. P. Bennet
Upper Sherman Street
South Bend
Central
New Bedford
Mass
Gayville
Deadwood Times
Freemasons plan new temple site in Cheyenne
Wyoming Chapter No 1 RA M along with Cheyenne Lodge No 1 AM and AM appointed a joint committee to buy an eligible site for a new Masonic Temple. They chose the Rollins house property on 16th Street between Eddy and Ferguson embracing lots 44 by 182 and buildings between the Bella Union and McDaniels New Dramatic theatre. The price paid was 5000 dollars in cash.
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Wyoming
R.A. M
Cheyenne
A. M
Rollins House
16Th Street
Eddy and
Ferguson
Bella Union
McDaniels
Train Robbery and Killings Near Buffalo Kansas
A Kansas Union Pacific robbery case reports a killing at Buffalo with a suspect named Collins, once a cattle dealer at Ogallala. Passenger Riley identified the slain man, aiding a federal detec tive-led search along the Kansas Pacific line. Also notes ads for Green's Sulphur Soap and Dooley's Yeast Powder.
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Union Pacific
Buffalo
Kansas
Riley
Ile
Collins
Ogalalla
Pope
Kansas Pacific
Dauntless Davis Recovers After Regular Treasure Coach Robbery
Scott Davis, the OC and B. H. Stage Co messenger, was wounded when masked robbers halted the coach near the Cheyenne river. He fired ten shots, was hit in the legs, and watched the assailants, later identified as Dunk Blackburn and Jack Wall, seize arms and examine the coach's safe.
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OC. & B. H. Stage Co
Scott Davis
Inter- Ocean Hotel
Bowman
Leader
Davis
Cheyenne River
Denny
Jenney
Alex. Benham
Benham
Henry
Missouri River
Denver Marriages and Deaths News Briefs Notice
In Denver on September 25 Rev J Q Archdeacon united Susie Palmer of Denver with Charles F Reed of Cheyenne. Agnes Lake Hickok wed Geo Carson, a famed frontiersman. Juula David daughter of Gen E A David to Hon Joseph M Carey both of Cheyenne. Fannie Kierstead wed M M Zimmerman both of Cheyenne. Gottfried Kruse, son of Gottfried Kruse, dies with funeral at Catholic church. A Miller child dies of spasmodic croup aged two in this city.
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Canson Sticken
Chas
Kruse
Gottfried
Gottfried Kruse
Miluur
C. W. Miller
Deadwood
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Secretary of the Interior
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Axtell
New Mexico
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Fort Collins
J. M. Carey
E. P. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Gallatin & Co
Stephen Hon
Brigham Young
Utah
Wm. Var Vleck
Imsq
Post Office Department
Ting
Jonathan 11. Nason
Green River City
Sweetwater Co
I. Field
Nevada
United States
Longmont
Oscar Sharpless
G. M. Jones
Railroad House
Dan Crapp
Rawlings
Justice Fisher
Senbe
Jarrett & Palmer
Chiefs
Chicago
Chicago Exposition
U. P
Robders
Denison
Semper
Dr. Denison
Masonic Temple
Dooley
Dauntless Davis
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