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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1889
Page
10
The narrative notes Montana faces a test of stamina while Boston experiences discouraging results with fire proof structures. Cheyenne celebrates Twanksciviie Day with cheerful civic enjoyment after a traditional celebration.
The trial of Cronin is near conclusion and opening arguments for Longenecker are expected tomorrow. A Washington stance declares that a handful of bondholders will not dictate the nation’s financial legislation going forward.
The piece criticizes urban leaders backing a world fair while refusing to fund it, labeling Wall Street players sharp and calling out the tax doctrine claim that a Republican loses party identity when elected, labeling it not common sense.
Tuk volcano near Colima Mexico erupts violently destroying several buildings and setting forests ablaze for miles. Delegates approve a resolution at the silver convention led by Mr Jacks, signaling strong business participation and forthcoming alignment. New York City’s dominance faces challenge as loyal patriotic elements gain influence across the nation.
Paris reports that young Apranam Lincoln has passed the crisis of a dangerous illness. His parents, Minister and Mrs Lincoln, who were with him, were greatly alarmed last week but now show cautious relief.
The quantity of oleomargarine is greater this year than last, with more people engaged in its sale and higher consumption at home and abroad.
Governor elect CAkPRELL of Ohio is a Knight Templar and active in several fraternal orders. The piece notes a power struggle between Wall Street financiers and producers, predicting a shift in control of the House speakership. It praises Donor’s railway efforts and critiques Iowa Republicans for enforcing a prohibition law unevenly, marking it unpopular in rural counties.
The Reuters-appropriate excerpt notes the Republican Party's distance from strict prohibition lines, with tensions and shifting stances signaling a fragile balance between party unity and policy zeal amid changing public sentiment.
A blacksmith struck by a book agent with a sledge hammer on the left cheek. The hammer rebounded striking the smith on the temple and killing him instantly. The assailant smiled benevolently and moved to the next house.
A dated quotation notes that a man who eats to live and a man who lives to eat have no right to life both mock the idea of appetite. It uses a metaphor comparing indifference to good food with hypocrisy and references cousin German to an anaconda.
A Georgia delegate, Mr Hansom, is described as the handsomest man in the Pan American congress. He is tall, well built, in the prime of life, with a military moustache and imperial, and dresses more like a New Yorker than a Georgian. His colleagues call him Mr Hansom.
In Cincinnati shoemakers report no union workers among their staff while Gratata mill hands push for a ten hour workday bill. Cheyenne investors plan a two million dollar Union Pacific machine shop project as part of regional development. The city anticipates population growth over the coming three years and notes strong overall public health.
A new novel titled Kingdom of the Un selfish arrives, drawing comparisons to Looking Backward in its speculative critique of society. The work imagines a transformed future influenced by economic and political ideas, with a focus on social reform and utopian themes.
A remark suggests if Wyoming held a vote for speaker of the house, it would favor McKinley, described as a Western man through and through, reflecting regional alignment.
A newspaper exchange rebuts misinterpretations of a prior communication by Common Sense. It notes Tuk Sun's familiarity with George William Curtis style and compares the discourse to Farmer's Weekly. The piece discusses the recent Republican legislative nominee, his party backing, and the implied need to avoid cattle interests as a partisan driver.
New York will cast its sixteen Republican votes in Congress for Tom Reid, the candidate favored by the coalition backing his speakership bid. The move signals unified GOP support as leadership battles unfold in Washington.
General opinion in Buffalo holds that the Burlington and Missouri will arrive there before the Cheyenne and Northern.
The article discusses how botched executions provoke public opposition to capital punishment, suggesting that visible failures undermine support for state employed death penalties and spark debate over their morality and effectiveness.
A Chicago exchange labels Bell Telephone the most dis honest hoggish and oppressive concern on the continent and asks what is the matter with the Chicago packing houses.
There has been a systemic effort to suppress evidence tending to convict the men charged with the murder of Dr. Cronin, and yesterday’s developments suggest further light will emerge after the trial concludes.
The severity of English capital in this country is underscored by disasters such as the Lynn and Boston fires, where losses have fallen heavily on English insurance companies.
Cheyenne stands to gain as Union Pacific and Denver and Gulf link their networks, making the city a central hub. Local merchants anticipate Cheyenne becoming the West’s major wholesale distributor, with northern iron mines and vast shops boosting manufacturing. The Cheyenne and Northern line expansion and new railway connections will revive northern Wyoming trade, potentially adding 25,000 to the city’s prospects.
The report notes men at work over nearly a mile of territory laying foundations water and sewer mains and moving materials. It also cites Hatton's tally from a House canvass showing Reed of Maine leading speakership race with 59 votes McKinley 54 Cannon 31 Burrows 13 Henderson 12.
A Jackson Commonwealth remark quotes a merchant arguing that a business unworthy of advertising is not worth owning and prompts a rival to bid a thousand dollars to buy out ten thousand and run a rival venture without printers ink, threatening violent competition.
Riva corporations wage a public campaign to defeat the Outhwaite refinancing bill for Pacific railroad debts. Circulating injurious reports, backers say the measure has little chance in Congress. A circular accuses UP of underpaying the government by 10 million and violating 1873 bonds rules while forming a trust to break the interstate commerce act.
Gov Warren returns from a six hundred mile northern tour reporting rapid development and prosperity in Converse Natrona Johnson and Sheridan counties and the prospective Natrona county He notes coal ample supply railroads would open markets Buffalo impresses with water works electric lights and new brick buildings He praises Fort McKinney and Col Guy V Henry and cites need for greater military and railroad support from Cheyenne to Buffalo and beyond He describes a gracious public reception in Buffalo with Mayor Elliott and a visiting brass band
The governor discusses settlement, farming, irrigation, and rail prospects across Sheridan Big Horn Dayton and Casper areas. He notes thriving farms, growing towns, new court and brick structures, a flour mill, and strong hospitality with public entertainments. He highlights thrifty, well-built communities and ample water for irrigation amid emerging rail and coal developments.
Governor discusses Douglas and Casper with praise for schools water works and rapid growth. He notes Casper coal mining and townsite activity while Douglas plans a large reservoir and dense two story brick commerce. He highlights railroad hopes Cheyenne and Northern and anticipates a bright future for Douglas.
The canvassing of county votes was completed last evening in the Governor’s rooms with Governor Warren Secretary Meldrum and Judge Van DeVanter presiding. Sheridan was last to file. Converse county shows large totals near Laramie, Carbon third, Albany fourth, Crook leading proportionally for statehood.
Though once thought gravely ill in Denver, Rutledge is now reported improving. Arrangements have been made to bring him home this week with Will staying to accompany him on the journey.
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