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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1889
Page
6
Sacre refutes New York World claim he rented windows of his home for 1200 dollars during the centennial. Secretary Harrord dismisses health rumors about the President, stating he has known Mr. Harrison twenty years and his health has never been better.
The report notes Joux Dasit’s recent marriage in Washington County Kansas. It observes the Damit family’s presumed migration to Oklahoma based on local name frequency and suggests the Oklahoma stampede is ending as most land was claimed.
Mrs Morton wife of the vice president and driving force behind the centennial dance preparations traces her lineage to Anna Livingston Street who became Mrs Morton after marriage and is a descendant of Lord Stirling of revolutionary fame.
The Hon. Buffalo Bill will assist Brother Whitelaw Reid in representing the country in Paris this season. He will be distinguished by a stern grandeur matching the era of George Washington, whose centennial we celebrate, surpassing any comparison to Reid or others.
The Laramie county GOP celebrates a probable Bergman exit after a season showing the party’s public discontent with his proxy schemes and convention manipulations. The past fortnight exposed the boss’s true character, eroding support and leaving his power diminished.
The Scrfeimer article cites Charles Francis Adams of the Union Pacific arguing for a fact based enduring system to protect workers and enforce discipline in railroads. He suggests a permanent central service to appeal and standardize procedures while a winnowing process reduces disruption during temporary surges.
The text argues for converting railroad workers into permanent staff with good behavior tenure and scheduled pay increases tied to years of service. It proposes funds for hospital care, pensions, and insurance funded by both company and employee contributions, with employee voice in management and a staged path to broad welfare benefits.
The first secretary of the American legation in London, named White, is retained by Minister Lincoln due to his social worth. The note highlights his status and the rationale for continued service.
New Hampshire aims for a June 5 election as New Hamesnine seeks the Senate seat with William E. Chandler anticipated as his likely successor. The contest centers on party backing and control of the chamber.
Twenty sailors rescued from the United States steamer Vandalia after it wrecked in a Samoa storm highlighted San Francisco's centennial parade. Spectators cheered the sailors along the parade route, marking the day with a dramatic display of resilience.
Mrs Jen ness Miller wins friends in the city with plain talk on dress reform. She argues women should embrace natural form over fixed lines of beauty as modistes sculptors and physicians have resisted. Reform must start with individual choices.
An adjourned term at Evanston will try John Lenhart for a murder near the Evanston section house. William Johnson, tried at Green River for killing Richard Davis at Rock Springs, was acquitted on self defense grounds after a quarrel in a saloon where Johnson fired into a crowd.
Aly Carlett of Rawlins, brother of Hon. Wo OW Carlett, traveled through Cheyenne yesterday bound for Milwaukee after learning of the death of his year old daughter who had been visiting Chat by all winter.
From a staff correspondent in Douglas, May 2, 188. The Sheffer trial fills a Glenrock audience. defense funds come from a wealthy Ottuma relative. Witnesses, bias, and circumstantial evidence color proceedings while a side investigation into cattle theft in Converse County hints at a growing organized gang. The Cheyenne and Northern railroad delay worsens local hopes for early statehood and railway links.
Sheridan County shown moving from Moonlight to home rule in the Sheridan Post. The Laramie Boomerang promotes county resources and prospects for national notice. J. W. Meldrum may become territorial secretary. a New York Times letter attacks Governor Warren, prompting local disdain. Sheridan County seeks federal patronage despite local distractions.
Instructions on making shellac cement and diamond cement for repairing glass china and earthenware. It covers how to heat and apply cements, mending knife handles with powdered resin and hot iron, and using Plaster of Paris to reattach lamp sockets with proper setting and cleanup.
Fragmentary text recounts a grim joke involving Dr Bliss of Washington and a public figure, with garbled dialogue and odd references. The passage mentions General Sherman and a patient, alongside nonsensical lines about letters and a moo ver. The overall sense is obscure and unclear.
A Lewiston Journal correspondent describes a dramatic stag fight on a hillside. Two large bucks clash with thunderous blows heard a mile away, one finally mortally wounded by a decisive strike. The fallen animals weighed 205 and 223 pounds.
George Kennan notes stories from Siberian exiles about police error in treating revolutionaries. A drunken official misidentifies lookalikes from a wanted poster, jailing four innocents, and a naive guard misreads a naturalist diary as coded murders, highlighting systemic ignorance.
A fragmentary note describes a mislaid fountain pen and a confused exchange involving a lawyer, Hawnie Jevusilos, and references to a ruined event or document. The text hints at a miscommunication and emotional frustration, with scattered names and phrases indicating an improvised scene.
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