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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1890
Page
4
Governor Warren arrived yesterday with his family and was greeted by a large welcoming crowd at the depot. The Union Pacific band played a musical reception as Wyoming celebrates statehood and credits Warren and Carey for leading the victory in the long fight.
A proposal to form a more extensive water works system is expected at the next city council meeting. It estimates a $200,000 outlay to secure and deliver water for a 50,000 population and urges prompt investigation and action.
The governor of Louisiana, Nichols, is praised for his stand against the legislature’s corruption. Despite facing money and bribery, his warnings and steadfast honesty are celebrated as a beacon for integrity, with a bribe figure of 1,250,000 dollars per year mentioned as the gamblers’ offer.
The passage argues the Democratic Party failed to remonetize silver during its four years in power. It accuses Grover Cleveland of opposing silver by letter to Congress before his presidency, labeling him a gold bug and criticizing the party for not acting on silver policy.
The passage argues that patronage under the administration silenced pro silver Democrats while silver advocates in the press back the policy. It claims that all Democratic senators opposed the current silver bill, while all Republican senators supported it. It predicts a Republican victory in enacting a bill to raise annual income by 15 million dollars for silver states in the Rocky Mountain region.
From the Douglas Budget the piece notes the strong Wyoming women’s voting bloc for state and legislative offices. It claims Democrats tried to strip women of suffrage and asserts women will not back any man aligned with Democratic power in Washington.
Washington dispatch notes debate on whether Idaho and Wyoming delegates may hold seats until successors are admitted. Cites 1802 Ohio precedent supporting seated delegates. Examines legal interpretation of territorial rights under Section 1362 and potential motions to be referred to the judiciary committee.
The city weighs issues on viaduct construction and water supply while planning a statehood celebration. Officials, engineers, and community groups debate funding, timelines, and commemorative events. Residents watch for policy details and project milestones.
The Pacific Short Line advances a Salt Lake to Denver route with survey parties active and Left Hand canon captured as the outlet west of Boulder. The Denver News says the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line backs the project and that the line will be built to Denver.
The new rail line, to be built under the name Pacific Short Line, will be owned and operated by the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul system. Promised soon are initial development efforts and startup measures.
The piece argues the silver bill will bring 15 million dollars per year to western states, calling it a strictly republican measure and challenging the democratic party to match the effort. Echo asserts the Democratic Party has never done as much for the West.
Citizens committee on the statehood celebration asks the public to contribute to a $1000 fundraising drive after the capitol commission waives fees. The effort aims to finance a once in a lifetime event marking the start of the republic and equal rights for all.
The piece condemns Tin Dyer and Hoyt for trying to remove Morrison from the county board. It praises Morrison as fair and public-spirited, urges him to remain in office to reduce county indebtedness, and argues the attempt to unseat him would restore Democratic disarray and public plunder seen earlier.
A petition by prominent county businessmen urged the appointment of Thomas Swan to the board after Morrison's removal. Commissioners Dyer and Hoyt claimed no vacancy existed, citing law, while critics argued duties require filling vacancies by appointment within a term. The section cites Sheriff and other offices as examples where appointments occur.
The Leader praises Secretary Meldrum as an early Wyoming settler who arrived in 1868 and never permanently left the state. He briefly traveled to California for his wife's health but maintained residency and voting rights for 22 years, contrasting with carpetbaggers seen as outsiders.
A verse laments a fallen party with lines about a miserable Leader and a dead Graphic. The speaker mourns the boom erang and chieftain who sing weakly while the Mountaineer wails in its bed. No leader to save the party, as they slumber in a political grave.
The Evanston Building, Loan and Trust association filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state to reform for saving funds and lending to members for real estate and building projects. Capital is 25 000 with trustees Frank M Foote Joseph E Cachla H Harrison Chas A Priest and Chas Stane. They are selling beer under a new name in South Dakota called nurelog mothers tonic.
A Paris letter describes Dr. Bayol, governor of Kotonou, witnessing Dahomey king’s executions. Vivid scenes include 84 then 42 victims, bound and mutilated, opened with knives, intestines removed, bodies cast into a skull place. Bayol watched as heads turned toward him while Amazons danced nearby.
A Linnens duo J. H. Blethen and Alfred Stetson claim eleven trout were captured during a fishing trip and later stolen while they checked bear traps. Blethen reports forty eight trout total before theft, while his wife serves eleven fried fish for dinner, suggesting a dramatic misunderstanding of the count.
A reminiscence recalls a visit to Bowood where Mrs Rows and a party, including Tommy Moore, were entertained by Mr Nassau Senior. While Senior writes at a ribbed paper, a pained singer creates scratch noise, drawing his calm remark and causing laughter among the guests in Murray's Magazine.
The text claims vast duck populations across farms roads and waterways in China. It notes numerous hatcheries throughout the empire and states ducks are a principal diet, with boats often carrying ducks. The source is an exchange fragment offering sensational counts and general observations.
A Adrian college student was arrested for cruelty to animals after attempting to ride a backing broncho. The animal bucked and kicked as onlookers described the scene, with the jury to weigh the broncho’s behavior and the incident's implications.
A Detroit Pree Press report describes a large factory assembling talking dolls. Workers place phonograph cylinders into dolls, with eighteen girls assisting, and a machinist finalizing the phonograph assembly. Dolls come in three styles with multiple verses, many drawn from Mother Goose, and future upgrades allow new cylinders.
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