Bank Failures and Wild West Exhibition Delays
Two bank failures in ten months with capital sums of 25 000 and 100 000 draw attention to a record trend while the Wild West exhibit near Hig Horn is delayed for Cheyenne visits. The Chicago Home for Friendless Dogs opens new facilities under Mrs. Charlee A. White, aiding stray animals and canine homes. Hotel and restaurant charges rise in New York and at summer resorts with increases across rooms, meals, and quick lunch counters. The Iowa Republican convention favors Roosevelt’s 1904 nomination and tariff reform. General Fitz Hugh Lee notes Cuban self government prospects remain uncertain.
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Chicago
Charlee A. White
Kenwood
Chicago Tribune
New York
Wheth
Andi
County Commissioners Complete Redistricting And Audit
Laramie County commissioners finalize election district redistricting and audit the county clerk and treasurer. They report everything in excellent condition with clerk receipts higher than the prior year, surpassing past fiscal totals by noticeable margins.
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Laramie County
Quakes Do Small Damage In Los Alamos
Earthquakes cause minor damage in Los Alamos with property loss about 4000 dollars. The Hotel Arthur rear section cracked and two hotel windows shattered. North of town two large water tanks collapsed releasing 10,000 gallons. Landslides blocked two roads and crews clear debris. No brick buildings collapsed but plaster, chimneys, crockery, glassware, church walls, two stores and an old building were damaged.
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Los Alamos
Hotel Arthur
Earthquake Near Wickenham Store Causes Narrow Escapes
Reported tremors shattered walls and toppled a big safe blocking an exit. Arthur Foxen narrowly escaped as the rear wall collapsed beyond a window. Gasper Orena’s adobe home also failed, but a boy sleeping inside avoided injury as a heavy wall segment twisted away.
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Arthur Foxen
Wickenham's
Gasper Orena
Korea's Independence and regional power balance
The article notes a three nation accord Japan Britain and Korea guaranteeing Korea's independence and pledging support in key matters. It warns Russia sees the pact as affecting Korea's defense plans and criticizes a proposed Siberian railroad branch through Korea as a shift that would aid Russian control and hinder Korea's national defense efforts.
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Japan
Great Britain
Korea
Russia
Hide
Germany
Can a saw buck
A playful exchange parodies unanswered questions across papers, ending with a riddle about beef steak rarity and weather vane consistency. The collage hints at lighthearted newspaper humor and cross-paper quips.
Gold and silver under changing production costs and value
In the Engineering Magazine August issue C L Redfield argues that rising production efficiency is lowering gold costs, with gold’s purchasing power expected to fall about fifty percent over the next twenty years. He predicts prices will be quoted in increasingly devalued units as a result of continued gold inflation.
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C L Redfield
Engineering
Parnell humor questioned by Patrick Egan tale
Patrick Egan recalls Charles Stewart Parnell showing slow humor as the Irish leader misreads a joke at a Lublin meeting. The anecdote highlights Parnell’s seriousness and the surprised reaction of Andrew J. Kettle and others. Egan closes with a caution about giving trust and love to one who deserves them.
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Patrick Egan
Chile
Philadelphia
Charles Stewart Parnell
Parnell
Mr. Egan
Old Land League
Loperial
Lublin
Andrew J. Kettle
Ireland
Egan
The Panama Hat's Grievous Toll on Husbands
A satirical critique claims the Panama hat craze harms husbands as wives demand luxury bonnets. It laments the inflation of hat prices from 37 1/2 cents to 1.25 dollars and notes wives spreading discontent, with husbands left to endure the fashionable burden.
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Panama
New England
Boy and Father Share Tools and Poems in Gentle Banter
A playful exchange unfolds between a boy and Mr Ballad about borrowing lawn equipment and poems. The boy asks to borrow a mower rake and hose while Mr Ballad grants access and praises the poet Nathan Hale, ending with a small reward for the boy.
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Ballad
Wyoming Republican platform leans on national gains and reforms
Wyoming Republicans praise President Roosevelt and the party’s record, citing irrigation, Cuba policy, Chinese exclusion, and canal plans. They applaud state administration under Governor De Forest Richards, call for tribal land allotments, wildlife protection, and rail fare promotions. Notices include court sale orders, stockholders meeting, and travel rates.
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Roosevelt
Reia
West
Clarly
Republic of
Cuba
Republican Party
Congress
Mondell
Wyoming
Republic
Richards
de Forest Richards
Notice of Bond Sale for Carbon County School District 4
The Carbon County Wyoming school district No 4 board offers 3000 in coupon bonds dated Aug 18 1902 at up to 6 percent interest payable semi annually to fund a new Baggs school. Denominations include 1000 and 500 with redemption options after five to twenty years. Bids due Aug 18 1902 6 pm Baggs Wyoming, Carrie Swearingen clerk. Also appears: probate of Helen M Warren in Laramie and a separate foreclosure sale in Cheyenne with parcel description and sale date Sept 1902.
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State of
Wyoming
County of
Laramie
District Court
First Judicial District
John C. Baird
Daniel W. Gill
John C. Barr
Cheyenne
A. D
Richard H. Scott
Board of Trustees of
Carbon County
Bages
County of Carbon
Baggs
Carbon
Wyo
Board of Trestees
Carrie Swearingen
Francis BK. Warren
Charles MM. Smith
Helen M. Warren
Hoffman Brothers
Emile Richardson
John Guenther
Laramie County
Edward Hofmann
Fred Hofmann
Coeree
United States
Congress
California
Oregon
Nevede
Washington Territory
Jane McDonald
Diamond
Aramic
Cheyvane
Jae 'P Cain
Louis Dorman
Dietrich Jour
Joseph Reed
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Frank W. Mondell
Deforest Richards
Supreme Court
Fennimore Chatterton
Leroy Grant
Henry G. Hay
Thomas T. Tynan
Charles N. Potter
Co. B. Carpenter
Hig Horn
Far West
Cody Enterprise
King Edward
Schwab
Plerp
Morgan
Chicago Record-Herald
Iowa
Republican Convention
Ihe
Fitg Hugh Lee
County Affairs
COREA
SL. Joseph
Keokuk Gate City
Topeka
Kansas City Journal
New York World
Baltimore American
Philadelphia Telegraph
Soft Side
Isoely
Nathan Hale
Havana
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Louia
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
J. F. Barron
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company
O. M. Smith
Woodmen of the World
Cripple Creek
Colo
Mimic
Barron
Daily Leader
Tug Columon
Europe
American
Congress of Rough Riders of the World
U. S
Caucasus
U. & Cavalry
Deadwood
W. F. Cody
BuffAlo Bill
Rough Riders
San Juan
T. J. Pishgr
John W. Lacey
Jia
Colorado
Galveston
Texas
Ogden
Utah
Stockgrowers’ National Bank of Cheyenne
United States Depository
I. C
D. Preeborn
Casa
WM. L. Whipple
Asatr Caghige
First National Bank of Cheyenne
T. B. Hicks
G. E. Abbott
R. C. WY Cand
Cathier
P. S. Cook
Ital Pliers
America
Wm. Murphy
Rock Springs
Hanna
Hanna Beg
Capital Livery and Boarding Stable
Pirat Clana Tivers
Calla
USA
F. R. Dildine
Capitol Ave
16Th
Andrew McAdam
Weat 17Th Street
Myere’ Dry Goode Store
Converse Cadle
Truman B. Hicks
George B. AB
Cheyenne, Wys
Clity
Crow Creek
Sald
Chayenne
Bute
Albert Chapmas
W. EB. Chaplin
Koglat St
Colorado and Southern Railway
Denver
Fort Worth
Melville
Toona Amarillo
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
Oklahoma and Indian Territoris
T. BE. Fisher
Sloan's Lake
Cheyenne Ice Company
Daily
Lester
Maui
Prac
Press Room Company
Hall
Bon Ton Stable
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