Cheyenne Leader outlines editors trip to Denver and Manitou
The Cheyenne Leader notes Wyoming editors will attend the Mountain and Plain Festival in Cheyenne, travel by train to Denver for sightseeing, and visit Manitou with a luncheon in the city park. It mentions J. D. Whelpley, a Washington correspondent visiting the west to cover Frontier Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Denver
Sght
Mountain and Plain
City Park
Union Depot
Manitou
Albany
Gulf of Mexico
J. D. Whelpley
Washington
West
Col Hooper a famed western railway leader with long service
The piece profiles Col S K Hooper general passenger agent of the Denver and Rio Grande, noting his thirty years in the post, Civil War service, early U P work at North Platte, and the railroad’s growth from a narrow gauge line to a major Colorado system. It praises the company's public spirited management and regional impact, including Rawlins depot plans and water supply issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States
Denver and
Rio Grande
Colorado
Hooper
Seven Women Seize Man in Evansville Assault Case
A report from Evansville Indiana recounts six women confronting Robert Foss after he boasted of never being kissed by a woman. The scene ended with Foss treated as the assault target, as the narrative frames the incident as punishment by the women for his boast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Daughters of Zion
Evansville
Ind
Robert Foss
Hyansville
Six Women Kiss Man Then Seek Legal Action in Public
In a crowded city square six well known women kissed Foss after he boasted of immunity. He later swore warrants against them at a justice shop, promising a public confrontation if challenged, while observers deem his reaction foolish and risky for his reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yang
Indiana
Foss
Iago
Chicago Tribune
Kemmerer Mines Poised to Boost State Coal Output
P J Quealy, superintendent and VP of Kemmerer Coal, projects daily mine output from Kemmerer Diamondville Glencoe and Cumberland rising from about 6000 tons to nearly 10000 tons within the year. He notes development at Union Pacific Coal’s new mines and possible rail extensions remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Quealy
Kemmerer
Diamondville
Glencoe
Cumberland
Kemmerer Coal Company
Knuteford
Salt Lake Tribune
Union Pacific Coal Company
Quealy
Oregon
Aspen
Union Pacific
Ogden
McCammon
Caldwell in Rawlins Jail on Criminal Assault Charge
J M Caldwell, brought from Baggs Wyoming, is jailed in Rawlins awaiting trial for criminal assault. He allegedly met a fourteen year old girl at Baggs and followed her toward her father's ranch before assaulting and raping her at gunpoint. A posse pursued and captured him seven miles from Baggs. a lynching attempt occurred before a justice of the peace at Dixon bound him over to the district court in $1500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Caldwell
Baggs
Wyo
Caldwell
Dixon
Rawlins
Thrilling Runaway At Park Lets Two Officials Tumble
Spectators at Boulevard park watched Joe Dillman drive Judge Kuykendall of Saratoga in a two wheeled cart when the horse spooked. The buggy overturned after a dash across the prairie, injuring both men but causing no serious harm, with the buggy badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulevard Park
Joe Dillman
Judge Kuykendall
Saratoga
Ball Park
Prize Essays by Bailey and Sweet Highlight Business Education
Cheyenne July 1901 Mary Bailey and Henry Sweet win a $15 prize for best essays on the value of a business education at a Cheyenne business college. The judges divided the prize between the two, citing strong arguments for practical book-keeping, banking, and rapid career preparation alongside traditional schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bailey
Henry Sweet
Business College
Roger
Cheyenne Business College
Cheyenne
Wyo
Business Colleges
Union Pacific Land Patent Notice in Wyoming
United States Land Office announces Union Pacific Railroad has filed for patent on lands in Cheyenne Wyoming Township 13 North Range 70 West Lot 2 3 SW SE NW within Section 3 totaling 161.96 acres. Public inspection is allowed with a sixty day window to protest on grounds of mineral value versus agricultural use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Cheyenne
Wyoming
United States Land Office
Eugene McSweeney
Wyo
H. BH
Daniel McAlvan
James Boyle
John Astle
Fred. Bohnstedt
W. D. Chaplin
Register
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad
Township
Lst
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
The Value of a Business Education
A business college offers practical training for high school or college graduates to earn a good salary quickly. It highlights banking, bookkeeping, shorthand, typing, and accounting as essential skills, useful across trades and professions, advising that systematic record keeping benefits any career and that women also benefit from this education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business College
Wayman
Special Eastbound Excursions Offer From Union Pacific
From June 20 to September 12 the Union Pacific Railroad sells round trip tickets to eastern points at reduced rates. The round trip rate equals one fare plus two dollars to Chicago St Louis Peoria St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth. For details contact O W Shet agent Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago
St. Louis
Peoria
St .Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
W. Swhet
Cheyenne
Round Trip to Buffalo Tickets on Union Pacific Rail
Union Pacific announces Cheyenne to Buffalo New York round trips from June 1 to October 81 1901. Tickets good for thirty days at one fare plus 1 dollar. For full information contact agent C W Sweet Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
N. Y
C. W. Sweet
Union Pacific Railroad
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Sun-Leader
K. A. Slack
Cheyene, Wyo
Daily Leader
Col
S. K. Hooper
Platte River
Silly Foss
Christopher O'Brien
District Court of
First Judicial District of
Laramie County
Annie O'Brien
Dexecutrix
State of
County of
Laramie
State of Wyoming
William Nickels
Iron Mountain
Capitol
Richards
Board of County Commissioners
Will Nickell
Kels Nickell
Samuel Corson
Dallas R. Cowhick
John P. Shaver
W. E. Chaplin
Thos. Longhurst
Oscar Braun
Capitol Avenue
W. V. Warner
Eddy Street
J. F. Jenkins
West Sixteenth Street
the City Pharmacy
J. W. Griffin
Table Board
Greentree
Just
C. L. Bulkley
Dyer Hotel
Eddy St
Alex Turnbull
WM. DU Bois
Opera House
Bik
Patton, Fisher & Miller, Architects
BON Ton
J. M. Newman
Warren
Drewer & Walker
Nassau
Normandie
John Brown
Capitol Ave
Cheyenne, Wyo
Wm. Murphy
Ferguson
Eighteenth Sts
Rock Springs
Hanna
W.W. Crook
M.D. Burlington
East Sixteenth Street
Cheyenne Sanitary CO
Ferguson Street
P. S. Cook
Ideal Boilers
American Radiatora
Depot Exchange
Fite Delisades, Unches
Wess
L. Kabis
Union Pacific Depot
the State News
the Telegraph
Andrew McAdam
West 17Th St
United States Depository
Henry G. Hay
J. C. Whipple
J. D. Freeborn
WM. L. Whipple
Asst
First National Bank
T. B. Hicks
Q. E. Abbott
J. H. Loomis
Asst. Cashier
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