Boosters Club Dollar Dinner declared great success
The Industrial club dollar dinner in Cheyenne was a record success with a six course meal and speeches. John T. Burns highlighted membership growth from 117 to 340 and noted the club’s wide impact. W C Deming announced irrigated land plans for 6 000 acres and a water right from Crow Creek.
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Boosters’ Club
Industrial Club
Pierenne
Cheyenne
Heaney
John T. Burns
Wyoming
W. C. Deming
Edward Smalley
Sidney E. Bartlett
Crow Creek
Organ Ditch
Deming
Larimer County
Bryce Urges Waterways Help for Nations Growth
British ambassador James Bryce told the rivers and harbors congress that canals aid heavy freight, relieve trunk lines, and complement railroads. He cited Britain’s inland waterway program and said America can learn from its experience to improve its own waterways and canals.
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Washington
James, Bryce
United States
Congress
England
America
Bryce
Taft hints at all summer tariff revision session
President elect Taft foresees an all summer session to revise the tariff. He refused attendance at next session in Denver and says the house will conduct an honest thorough revision as an extra session. Confers with Speaker Cannon and Ways and Means members.
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Taft
Washington
Congress
Denver
House
Speaker Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Carnegie to Appear at Tariff Hearing Next Week
Washington report says Andrew Carnegie, subpoenaed to a House Ways and Means tariff hearing, asked for exemption until next week and was granted. London dispatch notes rumors about King Edward’s health. officials report he has a cold but is improving with treatment.
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Carnegie
Tarif
Washington
House and Ways and Means
Andrew Carnegie
London
Edward
Dannon Says Not Guilty On Waterways Remarks
In Washington Speaker Cannon told Ohio Valley Improvement delegates that Congress should defer river and harbor plans to the Rivers and Harbors Committee. He warned bonds may fund large waterways projects and predicted ten billion dollars or more will be spent in coming decades. Delegates later met with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
House
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio River
Cannon
St. Peter
Roosevelt
Ruef Guilty of Bribery in San Francisco Trial
San Francisco jury convicts Abraham Ruef, former city political boss, after a 24 hour deliberation. Judge Lawler warned against demonstrations as police kept order. Judgment set for December 12 with potential prison up to fourteen years. In Danville Indiana, James D. Kilpatrick, Illinois’ first newspaper founder and Lincoln ally, dies after Civil War service, known as Chitamauga Jim.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Lawler
Ruef
Danville
Ins
James D. Kilpatrick
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Union Pacific Publishes A Beautiful Brooklet The Overland Route
Union Pacific releases a beautify booklet titled The Overland Route. The volume highlights the road from Omaha to the coast with extensive pages on Cheyenne Wyoming and the regions it traverses, featuring artistically arranged text and many colored illustrations.
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Union Pacific
Osa
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado and Southern Sold to Hill System
Denver reports say the Colorado and Southern railway has been sold with New York officials expected to confirm soon. Likely buyer appears to be James J. Hill or rivals. line extends from Denver to Galveston and Wyoming, with a 2110 mile network and par value of about 114.6 million dollars.
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Denver
Colorado & Southern Railway
New York
Colorado & Southern Lines
James J. Hill
B. H. Harriman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Colorado & Southern
Fort Worth
Denver City
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Wichita Valley Ines
Trinity
Cheyenne Booster Club Dinner Highlights City Beautiful Plans
The Booster Club dinner featured talks on planting thousands of trees, laying boulevards, and beautifying Sloans Lake park. W S Palmer urged building rules to curb unsightly structures and endorsed street and boulevard improvements.
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Sloans Lake Park
W. S.S. Palmer
Cheyenne
Attorney Kinkead
Club Sees Plan to Turn Over Whole to City Revenue Boost
Speakers praised industrial work and city improvements as a result of club plans. Heaney highlighted potential city revenue of 7000 to 8000 dollars for parks and roads. Resolutions of thanks were adopted for Secretary Burns, President Meaney, and the club directors for a year of significant work.
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Heaney
Bennett
George . Knight
J. O'Leary
Lori Warramount
Castro Lands in France on Humanitarian Visit
President Castro of Venezuela landed in Bordeaux France and was expected to travel to Paris the next day. Authorities anticipated an apology requirement but a note from the French minister indicated Castro sought to arrange a settlement between France and Venezuela. The report notes a shift in plans due to the communication.
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House
Washington
Castro
France
Bordeaux
Cyprano Castro
Venezuela
Bord
Paris
Peru
Local Weather Summary for Dec 9 1908
Local data shows the 2a hour window ending 6 am on December 9 1908 with a max 44 and min 38 degrees and no precipitation. Forecast calls for Wyoming conditions with a fall Friday and Saturday in the outlook.
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Palmer
Washington
Wyoming
Conductor Cahill’s Condition Unchanged After Operation
The condition of Conductor John Cahill, who last Monday in Denver underwent an operation for appendicitis, is reported unchanged.
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John Cahill
Denver
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Plana
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Postal Savings Bank
Lodge
Brownsville
Twenty-Fifth Regiment
Dannon
Hill System
Montana
Gulf of Mexico
The
Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Colorado & Southern Companies
Boosters Club
W. A. Armstrong
Rawlins
Mation
R. N. Matson
Jround
A. J. Vance
Frontier Committee
John TY
Burus
Shaw's
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Weather Report
Cahill
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