Burlington plans a complete low grade line expansion
The Burlington announces a new low grade route to run within two years from Thermopolis to Powder River and on to Casper, with connections to Orin Junction and Guernsey. The project aims to bypass Northwestern tracks, linking Thermopolis Casper Kearney Grand Island and end at Grand Island. The Casper meeting on May 2 invites public input on the plan.
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Burlington
Thermopolis
Wye
Kearney
Neb
Omaha
Powder River
Casper
Orin Junction
Guernsey
Joast
Northwestern
Colorado & Southern
Northport
Cheyenne
Denver
Wyoming
Hartville Junction
Newport
Grand Island
Neh
BiMings, Mont
Appendicitis Operations At State Hospital
John McGinnis underwent an appendicitis operation at the state hospital on Tuesday afternoon by Dr. A. L. Cantril of Douglas. The case was very bad but the operation proved successful and he is recovering. McGinnis has worked as a camp mover for four years. A second operation for peritonitis was performed on Mrs. Cochran on Wednesday morning by Dr. Kamp, who was temporarily absent in Denver. Mrs. Cochran’s condition remains very dangerous.
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John McGinnis
State Hospital
A. AL Cantril
Douglas
T ‘Uhat
McGinnis
A. T. Butler
Cochran
Cantril
Kamp
Dr. Kamp
Denver
Irrigation Expansion Planned for 400 Acres at Y. Mine
Governor Carey endorses a pumping plant to irrigate 400 more acres of the Y. mine land this summer. A site two to three miles southwest of town will house the equipment delayed by railroad service. Pat O Connor will oversee ditch construction and range wells near the river to secure a water supply formerly from Garden Creek.
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Carey
ED. Carey
Pat O'Connor
Found a Home for Reed Family in Wheatland
G L Mills Wyoming Children's Home Society superintendent accompanied Mrs Chas Reed and children to Wheatland where Mr Reed found employment. They had previously been quarantined in Casper due to scarlet fever among the children and Mills arranged a new home for them.
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G. L. Mills
Wyoming Children's Home Society
Casper
G. L. Mina
Wyoming
Gold Dredge Starts On Wind River Run Near Wahaba
A large gold dredge began operation on Mig Wind River near Wahaba in Fremont county. The machine will conduct a one day test run to determine profitability, with potential transfer to Shoshon Gold Dredging Co. if successful.
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Mig Wind River
Wahaba
Fremont Courty
Shoshon
Severe midwestern blizzard halts trains and damages towns
A major snowstorm swept eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska on Saturday. Four to five inches fell locally with heavier drifts near Glenrock and Moughey, and ten foot drifts with two feet on the level eastward. Wires blew down in Cheyenne, windows shattered, and property losses mounted while Northwestern trains stalled and eastern passengers faced cold and hunger.
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United States
Wyong
Nebraska
Glenrock
Moughey
Northwestern
Loin Las
Lost Springs
Wyoming
Oil Men's Convention Set for May in Casper
Delegates from several state fields will attend the Oil Men's Association convention in Casper on May 2. Ex governor and prominent local business leaders plan an important gathering. Peters MN company of Choma prepares an alfalfa feed mill at Armpahoe this summer with contracts for ample alfalfa production.
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Odd Fellows
Central Wyoming Anniversary Association
Casper
Ald Fellows
Oxi Fellows
W. Kingsley
Pong
Quartatte
Richard Shipp
Grand Casper Lodge
B. H. Wilson
Grand Flnction Lodge
Lie Association
Song
W. le Kuykendall
Gram Sire
Saratoga
Quartette
Mer
Mer. J. Charles Villiers
Tp. m
M. Pr. Wheeler
Lodge Town
Dail Tig
Udluere
O Men's Association
Hirooki Re Premi“Dent
Tits Ferry
Peters MN Company
Choma
Armpahoe
Lawing Dewn Cnadhe
Casper's New Addition Purchasers Plan Norton Homestead
Omaha capitalists buy the Norton Homestead and intend to plat the grounds as a new addition. The deal lists unnamed partners and signals development in the Casper area with possible street layouts and property extension.
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Omaha
Norton
East Casper Lots in Demand Amid Real Estate Deal
A Casper land sale closed with B D Norton selling 100 acres east of the city to an Omaha investor. A M Nichols and R A McKachron arrange financing and plans to plat forty acres for sale with easy terms. The project includes graded streets and a water line, with the city to take over waterage later at construction cost.
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Casper
B.D. Norton
Omaha
A. M Nichols
City National Bank of Omaha
R.A. McKachron
Occidental Huilding & Loan Association
Hs Homestead
Considera Chombehing
Elty Water Works
Cusper
Eity
Mountain Beatty & Tithe Corporation
Capitol Fun
Sheridan Heights
Gasper
Tims
Bowen
Methodists hold historic revival in Casper
Sunday evening revival at the Methodist church in Casper led by Pastor J. W. Kingsley yielded about forty conversions and twelve probationers with expectations of sixty total membership growth. Roughly fifty received baptism, showing a successful local revival without a costly evangelist.
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Methodine Chotel
Casper
Flew
J. W. Kingsley
Prominent Douglas Oil Man Found Dead in Country Road
J Bevan Phillips a well known Douglas oil and mining figure was found dead near his car along a country road Wednesday night last week. An apparent apoplexy struck him as he exited to cross a mud hole while driving alone. a search party found him beside the vehicle.
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J. Bevan Phillips
Douglas
Mr. Phillips
Obey in wedding rites under feminist critique
A dated critique argues removing the word obey from marriage vows mirrors broader feminist shifts and prompts discussion of marital authority. The piece cites England’s reaction and questions whether wives will follow and husbands’ expectations, reflecting social tensions over obedience in historical context.
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James Douglas
Lamiley Sipinion
England
Deanna
Clereyajan
How Mountains Were Named Adirondacks to Sierra Nevada
A compressed history of mountain name origins from Mohawk and Iroquoia roots to Dutch and Spanish influences. It traces Adirondacks from bark eaters to alterations, Allegheny from Delaware names, Appalachian from Apalache, Blue Ridge from color, Catskill from cats, Ourk from river bends, and Sierra Nevada as snowclad range with notes on old papers for sale.
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Allegheny
Ohio
Appalachian
DeBoto
Blue Ridge
Catskill
Katsborge
Sample Opera House to Be Built in Casper
Bids for a new Sample opera house were opened with Chas. Galusha handling brickwork and N. Ferguson carpenter work. The $20,000 project excludes painting plumbing heating seats curtain and wiring to be done by others. Casper bills itself as Wyoming’s coming city attracting theater companies from Nebraska and Montana.
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Sample Opera House
Chas. Galusha
N. Ferguson
Galusha
Ferguson
Casper Industrial Club
Sample
Casper
Burlington
Hartville
Kearney
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Late State News From Fremont and Lander Regions
Prospecting work in alfi fields near Lander continues for Llia season. The Cheyenne Tribune reports riding and cash subscription campaigns for Jim Chase seed among eastern Wyoming farmers. About 600 have been subscribed. Senator Warren leads a fund with 100. Sheep shearing has begun in Fremont County. Charles A. Kutcher, mayor of Shieridan, sues Enterprise Multifolding Co for 0000 for Wiel.
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Cheyenne Tribune
Jim Chase Seed
Wyoming
Warren
Charles A. Kutcher
Shieridan
Sult Ayadingh
Enterprise Multifelding Co
Wiel
Disaster at Sea Titanic Sinks Off Newfoundland
A massive maritime disaster sees the Titanic collide with an iceberg near Newfoundland and sink with about 2,000 aboard. roughly 63 survivors are reported. The liner is owned by White Star Line and valued at about 19 million dollars.
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Newfoundlan
Bard
White Star Diner Company
New German Tow System Demonstrated on Dortmund Erie Canal
A German government demonstration on the Hiltrup section shows a novel towing method using an elastic rail at canal bottom and four rollers to grip a tow rope. The system, powered by an electric trolley and dynamo boat, promises large energy savings though the exact wiring setup remains under study.
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Testa
Herr Koes
Dortmund Erie Canal
electWchely
Language note on name forms and wine terms in historical text
An English correspondent discusses the usage of the term selar and its variants in guardianship context. The note mentions related names such as Sela tu Hengell and explores how the word hag is treated, with references to wine terms and possible etymologies in the fragmentary manuscript.
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Jurbar
Seymmnh
Guardian
Sela
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