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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1878
Page
4
The issue notes printing services and ad rates, reports on Nebraska peach production, Laramie Sentinel, and various international updates. It covers Bosnia Herzegovina conflicts, currency resumption debates, post office issues during yellow fever, Chinese embassy topics, political shifts, and global power speculations.
England hints at nonenforcement of the Berlin treaty while signatories press for Turkish reforms. Russia and Austria press Turkey, with potential war risks if Turkey resists. England may avoid European soil conflicts, possibly keeping Turkey in Asia, as powers consider west of the Dardanelles.
A historical reflection traces Gen Grant’s idea that a single language and republican government could unite humanity. European writers revisit the dream as some statesmen pursue gradual expansion of their own governments. The London correspondent to the New York Graphic weighs German unification and Bismarck’s ambitions amid broader European speculation.
Prof Edison joins William Wallace in a plan to transmit power from Niagara Falls via water driven machinery and electric current along wires across the country. The scheme faces capitalist opposition but aims to supply force to any point with tapped wires and electric motors. Keely warned to watch for rivals.
The piece notes mixed views on Maine results with Republicans up 4,000 votes since 1877 and Democrats down 41,000 while the Greenbacks rise by 80,000. It cites Inter Ocean and Boston papers debating whether the Maine outcome damages the Republican party and whether Democrats gain from the split.
The New Haven Union accuses Democrats of failing to defeat Republican strength in New England and credits the national greenback party with reversing the balance. The piece criticizes any Democrat who claims greenbacks serve Republican interests and ends with a bold remark about paying one’s money and taking a choice.
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