Subscription Rates at The Weekly Sun
The Weekly Sun announces new subscription rates. Details cover various plans and durations, with price changes and delivery options for readers.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1889
Page
2
Leader’s War of Words Roils Wyoming Governor Fight
The Evening Tribune reports the Leader privately claims it is making the fur fly in attacks on Wyoming’s governor. The claim suggests the Leader acts as a catspaw for the Boomerang in a volatile political clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Evening Tribune
Inquest Suggested for Coro ner Chaffin Chagrin
The Leader Printing company faces a claim of inquest over Coro ner Chaffin. The text argues such action is unnecessary as only one verdict exists self-destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffin
Leader Printing Company
Inquest Verdict Clears Unknown Perpetrators
The Carbon County coroner’s jury ruled Averill and Watson died by violence at the hands of persons unknown to the jury. The event was characterized as an inquest by the coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averill
Watson
Carbon County
Editor hits at Warren defense in local Sun reply
The Evening Tribune quotes the Morning Leader scorning Governor Warren’s defense in yesterday’s Sun. It calls the Leader pointed and sharp while dismissing the defense as fudge bald nonsense and a broad bow wow critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Eader
Onl
Evening Tribune
Tur Sun preemption claim sparks reader doubt
The Tur Sun statement on War ren’s pre-emption is not trusted by readers. Legal experts hired for the campaign are accused of misleading the public. A small group of malcontents held meetings here months ago and started mudslinging, but so far only the plotters are harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Sun
Warren
Tax alliance between Boom erang and Leader noted
The Boom erang and Leader share political affinity despite different professed loyalties. Managers from both papers would align for equal compensation, indicating mutual interest in influence over political outcomes. Current misery among the papers fuels their cordial, opportunistic bond.
Friction Alleged Between Lander and Cheyenne Residents
The notice in the Boomerang asserts bitter opposition to Cheyenne but authorities refute it. Longstanding ties exist with Cheyenne, including many residents who moved from Cheyenne to Lander and ongoing business relations. Fremont County citizens remain unified with Cheyenne against the claim of widespread discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Cheyenne
Fremont County
Desert claims and documentary evidence urged by Penuars boy
The piece taunts Johnny C as the Leader’s cheap office boy and urges him to reveal his documentary testimony on his own desert claim. It questions legal texts and the land office exchanges and asks neighbors and observers to attest to the land’s current state, hinting at potential perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny C
Governor Warens Pre Emption Sparks Local Debate
A Cheyenne preemption case for Gov Warren draws defense of his filing and residency. Supporters argue his six month residence, substantial improvements, and service record prove legality, while critics question motives and condemn newspaper attacks. Warren says no oath or residence misrepresentation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Department
Land Office
Administration of Land Affairs
The
Sun
Washington
Warren
Peck
United States Attorney
Cheyenne
A Little Louder Johnny At The Fence
A speaker laments failing to capture attention and warns against venturing beyond safe ground. The piece uses vivid animal imagery to illustrate distraction and risk, comparing the situation to a beleaguered pup and a police line.
True story of a double lynching dispatches
The Sun reports a dramatic dispatch from the scene detailing a double lynching. The high character of the implicated men adds gravity and uneasy interest to the startling event as confirmed locals doubt such acts by the well known figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Deed Justified by Urgent Need to Save Life and Property
The statement asserts that action was taken only under dire necessity to preserve life and property and that further circumstances will reveal honest motives behind the deed. It promises that forthcoming details will cast the act in a protective, morally upright light.
Rule or ruin in the territory leaders clash
A territorial editor accuses rival papers the Leader and Boomerang of stoking discord and falsehoods to hurt Lander Cheyenne and other towns. The piece condemns attempts to undermine honest citizens and incite factional strife while defending the region’s growth and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oomerang
Lander
Wind River Mountaineer
Cheyenne
A New Departure On Lynching In Territorial Affairs
Prominent territory residents openly acknowledge their part in the Averill lynching and vow that revealing crimes include stolen property and threats to lives. They argue court protections failed due to jury quirks, predicting a trial will justify drastic measures amid lawlessness described by Tuk Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averill
Tuk Sun
Carbon County
Douglas
Rustlers to be driven out by force if needed
The article argues that cattle owners will take the law into their own hands amid rustling across the territory. It notes taxes fund courts but convictions are rare, encouraging theft. It predicts discussion on the hanging of keepers of a notorious rendezvous and arrests, insisting thieves will be expelled by law or force if necessary.
Leader Printing Company Stock Theft Rumor Distorted
Readers report rumors of stock theft at Leader Printing, noting such claims would be petty larceny if the whole corral vanished. The piece plays on the idea of exaggerated loss and community gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader Printing Company
Leader Printing urged to retract charge against Governor Warren
The article argues the Leader Printing company can escape its predicament by issuing a full retraction of its absurd charge against Governor Warren. It contends such an act would be honorable, restore public respect, and imply the paper retains some sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader Printing Company
Warren
The Leader Opinion and a Private Trial
The piece mocks public opinion as pliant to paymasters and questions trials run by a single person. It argues that courts and prosecutors should settle cases legally, not in a newspaper where opinion already declares guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Carroll
United States
Territory
Cheney's Plight Highlighted in History Company Case
The Sun praises E F Cheney of Lander for facing the History Company of San Francisco amid a fraud suit. Evidence shows signatures obtained by Ashley Bancroft. Cheney admits signing but says only five volumes were paid for and he refused further volumes. Other witnesses report contracts differ from those signed. SOS a Legal blanks at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Cheney
Lander
The
History Company
San Francisco
Bancroft Historical Company
Cheney
Ashley Bancroft
Dipper
Cheyenne Leaders Clash Over Warren Residence Defense
A lengthy exchange in Cheyenne papers disputes Governor Warren's residency and preemption charges. The Leader accuses misstatements about legal residence, while Warren supporters cite multiple officials who lived elsewhere yet remained citizens.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Sun
Stratehoop
Waeren
Kabis
Mr. Warren
Land Register
Johnny
Ferguson Street
Liks
Warren Avenue
Seveyteenth Street
Governor Warren
Union Pacific
Clique
Sener
Virginia
Billy Peck
Cheyenne Leader Printing Company
Ferguson
Search the Cheyenne Weekly Sun Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cheyenne Weekly Sun?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.