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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1889
Page
2
The item discusses subscription rates and a Bank of Omaha crisis. The Omaha Republican suggests the bank’s collapse was premeditated and that much money was stolen, urging recovery of funds for the interested parties.
The account notes John McGraw beating his wife nearly to death and a child dying soon after birth, allegedly from the blows. He appeared in the justices court and was fined 25 dollars plus costs, a decision the press condemns as weak justice.
Hon A Picker of the Interior Department travels from Cheyenne with Special Agent Bon fils and Andrew Gilchrist to inspect the Wyoming Development Company irrigation works. He is a respected major in the secretary’s regiment and enjoys broad administration support for what is described as a final, favorable investigation likely leading to swift action.
The piece notes confusion between bold constitutional statements and statutory residency requirements for naturalization Applicants must reside one year to declare intention and five years for final certificate The Wyoming Supreme Court has stated that only those with final citizenship certificates may vote not merely declarations of intention
The ex baseball player Quellman develops an automated pitching machine that throws every ball over the plate at adjustable heights and speeds. The Omaha Republic demonstrates further ambition to automate batters, catchers, fielders, and even umpires to save muscle, cut costs, and ensure fairness, reducing umpire risk.
The article compares Montana and Wyoming on taxes and notes 1884 Democratic promises of home rule. It criticizes President Cleveland for appointing officials from outside Montana while promising local control, contrasting with Harrison's adherence to party pledge and commissions favoring Montana.
Harrison's letter of acceptance is described as a source of great satisfaction to the entire west, reflecting positive reaction from regional interests and leaders.
A Washington dispatch says the president plans to appoint Secretary Noble to the supreme bench vacancy. Tanner appears sidelined, Sparks was dropped, and La mar moves from interior to the bench. Clarkson would succeed Noble as interior secretary. The Washington rumor notes Noble denies knowledge of the plan.
A Helena correspondent notes Democrats fear the Montana wealth of bankers and miners backing candidates like Hauser Broadwater Daly Clarke Mitchell and Wood. The territorial legislature adopted registration and Australian voting to be used in October, aiming to prevent employer influence in elections. The miners’ independence may counterbalance rich employers.
The governor announces a prepared list of 600 witnesses to the Sullivan Kilrain fight and says he will pursue and punish them. He also hints at compiling a list of murdered Black victims and prosecuting their killers.
A fragmented passage describes New York City lacking trees in residential areas. It notes bare streets with continuous pavements, flagging, and brownstone and brick fronts, without turf or foliage to soften the somber, formal streetscape.
The German official press views the Solent pageant as a fresh pledge of European peace and a community of interests between two powerful nations bringing civilization’s resources to distant global regions.
A mischief by Sitting Bull aimed to stampede friendly Indians at Standing Rock who were signing the Sioux bill failed. The Plains language notes he is dehorned as the maneuver collapses.
The South Dakota convention finished its work and set the stage for the Republican state convention to nominate candidates for congress the judiciary and state officers. It meets at Huron on the 28th last with the election on October 1.
Governor Lowry firms up a stance against prize fighters and suggests he could extend his influence to suppress duellists and murderers, aiming to shape public opinion and curb violent controversy.
Heaman Omericus a wealthy New York club man and politician astonished locals in Long Branch by swimming three miles out to sea and back showcasing remarkable endurance.
With clearer facts and prior talks about the Behring Sea dispute, a definite judgment cannot yet be rendered. Officials indicate that further diplomatic and legal consideration is needed before a final decision is issued.
The article reviews ambiguous actions between President Cleveland’s administration and Britain over maritime rights and seal seizing. It states the US authority to prevent seal captures by foreign vessels was public until 1888, suspended then resumed by law and executive order, and hints at private instructions from the late administration. It asserts current government steps mirror earlier practice, with no public change in legal rights or relations with Britain.
The Prince of Wales reportedly won fifteen thousand pounds in card winnings during the Newmarket race meeting.
The shah departs after a busy round of pageants and festivities as the emperor of Germany appears on the scene indicating a high level of royal activity and international interest this season.
Carl Schurz travels to Europe on a business mission to attract German capital and boost American investments after recent earnings. He aims to secure funds and opportunities for U S enterprises.
The young progressive Chinese emperor aims to visit this country and maintains constant communication with the Chinese minister in Washington on the matter.
Minnesota man deceives humorist Birt Nye by swapping his Hudson Wisconsin home and a sex for worthless suburban lots near Minneapolis. The parcels carry a $1,000 mortgage attachment, leaving Nye financially ruined.
The article asserts that New York hosts the core of the Democratic Party and identifies Tammany Hall as its heart. It laments rapid enrichment of Tammany through plunder unseen since Tweed era, signaling a deep-seated corruption concern.
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes a shift in confidence with the salt syndicate surrendering, a German sugar scheme collapsing, and signs that large combinations have been overextended.
The senate investigating committee is at work in Montana and will reach Cheyenne in the fall. Local business men and farmers are urged to gather evidence on irrigation benefits and reservoir construction advantages to present to the committee.
The emperor's grand reception at Portsmouth and Osborne is seen as a display to erase recent estrangements. Yet the piece notes Germany and England share deep mutual interests and are likely to stay at peace beyond current royal reconciliations.
The Salt Lake Tribune notes Pennsylvania factories imported Italian and Hungarian workers to replace strikebound labor and claims this sows the state with conflict. It warns that executives hoped to quell the Molly Maguires by heavier repression, but that strategy proved a fatal misjudgment.
The speaker argues against replacing one group of assassins with another, labeling southern Europe men as worst. They show indifference to US government, seek wages, and claim Pennsylvania bears the cost of their arrival. The passage warns the country to learn a lesson from the experiment or suffer consequences.
New York papers discuss Chicago annexation and arrest of farmers breaking city ordinances prohibiting more than three cows within city limits. The piece notes residents rebelling against the forced familiarity of Chicago.
Fremont County shows total property value of 1 840 816. Notary public commission granted to Fred C. Wright of Lander by Governor Warren. Various small items include a lost St Bernard, a quip about diamonds, Mrs Maybrick’s conviction, condolences for a bereavement, Boomerang local edition praise, Denver fair inquiries, and Henry Blackwell’s proposed Cheyenne speech on Woman's Suffrage. Hartville and Rawlins ore noted for paint purposes and Captain Roedel honored with a gold medal by the Alert hose.
Secretary Meldrum has arranged with Mr. Keefe to fit up the supreme court room in the capitol for the constitutional convention. The plan aims for Jeffersonian simplicity with a deal bench and a temperate decor, while the secretary moves among the delegates to oversee duties and approve any desk carvings.
Mr A M Ross of the Ross Candle and Soap Manufacturing company arrived in the city to commence operations. Ground for the candle factory at a Kent block site near Wyoming Meat Co. will be broken today with 100 by 360 ft buildings and $2000 patent press. Soap building to follow in sixty days. plant aims to serve Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Colorado and Nebraska markets.
A large contingent from Fort Douglas travels through the city en route to the Fort Robinson summer encampment. The force includes five companies of the Sixteenth Infantry, one company of the Twenty-First, a light artillery battery, and the Seventeenth Infantry band, with staff officers listed.
Five companies of the Twenty-First Infantry arrive from Fort Bridger and move toward Bordeaux aboard the Cheyenne and Northern. Fort Douglas troops stay in camp at Bordeaux for four or five days before marching to Fort Laramie and Fort Robinson. All units expected at the encampment on the sixth. the troops conduct a orderly visit to Cheyenne.
A San Francisco Call item describes F. M. 8, an electrician, aging wine by electricity at a Battery Street facility. Large forty five inch by 108 inch casks hold 5600 gallon liquids while insulated copper coils deliver strong currents. Proponents claim the process removes harshness and headaches, producing wine with aged characteristics though exact changes remain uncertain.
The New York Tribune recounts three stories on willpower. A young English officer, bedridden after heart trouble, vows to walk to the doctor and collapses dead. A sheriff killed in a confrontation dies after grappling with a prisoner. A pursuing officer is shot in a railroad car and drags himself to safety before collapsing.
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