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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1895
Page
3
The readable text hints at a theater named Onart of the Fourth and a Wake ceremony after a service. It mentions a marriage and a job at a theater, with references to individuals and a place, but the fragmented wording limits concrete details about dates or full names.
A Challis Idaho livery stable ad promotes riding and water quality at a convenient location behind the blacksmith shop on Main Street. The piece shifts to a dense Washington dispatch detailing Western silver Republicans plans for the 1896 national convention, potential party realignments, and the push for free silver, including possible defections and influence on delegates.
Congressman Bynum remains in office delivering sound money speeches for Wall Street, highlighting fiscal themes and economic policy positions amid ongoing legislative work.
A fraudster named James Chaney travels Iowa and Kansas posing as a member of Challis Lodge No. 34, L O O F, Challis Idaho. The note says no such lodge exists and no record shows him with Custer Lodge No. 21. Public warning urged to exchanges and readers.
Telegram from San Luis Obispo reports ex Governor Edward A. Stevenson of Idaho took laudanum in Paraiso Springs after suffering sciatic pain. He was found unconscious and efforts to revive him failed. Remains to be taken to Boise City for burial.
The Caldwell Butte and California railroad is set to commence within sixty days, sparking a local boom and growth in the area as reported by the Caldwell Tribune. The newspaper notes strong economic expectations as construction nears.
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