Tommy's Christmas Dog Gains A Wooly Friend
A six year old boy Tommy who owns a black spaniel named Mowgli is hurt when Mowgli is struck by a Chicago and North Western train. The railroad president mails a $10 check for the dog's medical bill and a $1 note for Tommy to buy a Christmas present. Tommy asks for a wooly dog and the railroad promises to provide one, sparking a discussion on whether corporations have souls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mowgli
Milwaukee Flyer
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
Elephant Bank
Tom
Annie
Johnny Staples
Mowell
Otto
Yure
Thomas
Mokyll
Challenge to Jeffries Arouses Train Car Crowd
Hanna correspondent reports Ed Brown colored of Rawlins challenged world heavyweight champion Jeffries to a three round bout in the snow aboard a stalled train No 2. Jeffries' friends objected though Brown wished to prove he had been struck by the champ. A crowd gathered near the car to watch the spectacle.
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Hanna
Rawlins Republican
Brown
Jeffries
Mission Requests Clothing for Needy Families in City
ThePentecostal mission at 1608 Eddy Street pleads for second hand clothing shoes wraps and underwear for children and adults. Gospel meetings continue each evening except Mondays with Sunday services at 3 PM. the new laundry can be reached at 169 A by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penticostal Mission
Eddy Street
Mission
Local phone service to be established in Cody
The Cody Enterprise reports Cody will gain a local telephone service with central office and line to the railroad station. Subscribers are ready, location of the central office to be decided in a few days. Also noted is the appointment of John Rackless Davis as deputy state game warden to patrol the Shoshone forks and surrounding territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Cody Enterprise
John Rackless Davis
Nelson
Davis
Shoshone
Santa Claus
New Railroad Officers Promise Line to Grand Encampment Within Year
Fred A. Miller of Isaac Van Horn & Co announces Laramie, Hahn's Peak and Pacific railroad will reach Grand Encampment within twelve months. The plan calls for a broad gauge line from Laramie to Centennial with operations begun there to support mining districts including Grand Encampment, Gold Hill and New Rambler. Contracts for 100 miles of grading are set, with 21 miles completed.
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Fred A. Miller
Grand Encampment
Laramie
Hahn’s Peak
Rambler
Douglas Creek
Gold Hill
Platte Valley
Grand
Road Enterprise
National Home Seekers Association offers home loans
The National Home Seekers Association details a plan to buy homes or pay off mortgages with repayment of $5.50 per month per $1,000 advanced after loan. Officers are bonded with American Bonding and Trust. Office hours 9–5 and 7–9 p.m. in Cheyenne Wyoming.
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National Home Seekers’ Association
American Bonding and Trust Company
C. Bennett
Atlas Block
16Th ST
Cheyenne
Wyoming
The Christmas Show at the Opera House
Matinee Christmas Day at 2 30 features Lyman Twins in A Merry Chase with matinee prices 50 and 26 cents Evening show prices 75 50 and 25 cents Also Haverlys Mastodon Minstrels with George Wilson the Young family and more perform Saturday December 28 at St James Hall England venue noted Cheyenne audience urged to attend The notices stress bright fresh entertainment and local interest in the shows
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Opera House
Lyman Twins
Cheyenne
Haverly
Minstrels
Mastodon Minstrels
George Wilson
Young
House of Troubles
Dan Allman
Garden
Somers
Mazier and Conley
Marion
Pearl
George Morgan
Moore & Burgess
St. James Hall Englan
Former convict Luhr arrested in Denver for forgery
H C Luhr, a man with prior Denver police history, was arrested by Detectives Leyden Connor and McNeil on forgery charges. He previously faced forgery conviction in Wyoming after 1900 frauds involving payments checks on U S Army funds. He held two checks and awaits verification of additional warrants and charges across counties.
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H. C. Luhr
Denver
Leyden, Connor and McNeil
Denver Republican
Luhr
Castle Rock
United States Army
Colorado
Cavalry Service
Quartermaster’s Department
San Francisco
Wyoming
Fixing the Exact Time
A Roosevelt anecdote recalls a dinner joke about the time before his marriage. The president overhears his child’s tale and asks when events occurred, only to be told they happened before his marriage. The exchange highlights family humor surrounding past events.
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Roosevelt
Mamma
New York Times
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West T Hound
Overland Limited
Fast Mall
California Express
Pacific Hixpress
Atlantic Express
Astern Express
Denver Pacific
South
Cheyenne and
Burlington
Chey Onng
Colorado and Southern
U. P
D. P
North Bound
Fort Russell
Little Bear
la Grange
Little Horse Creek
South Bend
Ohhyennd Lodge, NO
Masonic Hall
Ira B. Moor
W. M. D. W. Gill
Acadia Lodge
Louis Kirk
W. M. Geo. Gregory
W. B. Ross
Union Mercantile Block
R. N. Matson
T. B. Kennedy
Carey Block
Chehyenne Wyoming
Clyde M. Watts
K.P. Block
A. E. Rodel
Chhyennh
Lacey & Vandevanter
Attorneys At Law
Ofices
Cheoyenne
T. F. Burke
Union Mercantile Bik
B. T. Clark
Burke & Clark
Delaware
Gillson Clark
KB. W. Breckons
Clark A Breckons
Attorney Et Law
Walter Rh. Stoll
Attorney At Law
A. van Orsdel, Chas. W. Burilek
Cheyenne, Wyo
D. Ww
Gil
Notary Public
Avester
Wyoming Real Estate
Herman &. Wellnitz
Melman
Waldo Moore
Kent Block
WM. Dubois
Red
Pratt's Poultry Food
Sturtevant's Poultry Cure
Gred Carbo
Andy B. Roedel
West 17Th Street
W. W. Warner
Eneral Transfer Business
Weet Sixteenth Street
L. Kabis
Union Pacific
W.W. Crook, M.D
Andrew McAvam
West 17Th St
Wm. Myers
Capital
Dildine
Capitol Avenue
Tommy’s
Switchmens Union of
North America
Turner Hall
Nagel’s Full Orchestra
B. of
R. T
City Matters
Twelfth Street
Thames
Albert Chapman
Maxwell End
Fred Bohnstead
Sixteenth and
Eddy Streets
Nineteenth Street
Central Ave
West Sixteenth Street
Leader Office
Warren Emporium
Chaffir’s
Green House
Eighteenth and
Central Avenue
Padgett
COAL
Pea
R. S. van Tassell
Eddy
Truckey & Son
J F. Jenkins
Black& Clark
20Th and
Reed
Cheyenne & Northern Tracks
Cheyenne Steam Laundry
England & Rossman
1618
F. W. Roedel
City Pharmacy
Cheyenne Business College
D. C, Royer, Prin
Watson & CO
J. W. Griffin
Brewer & Walega
Nassau St
N.Y
Murphy’s
Rock Springs
Tbs
Hanna Wgg
Lump
Ock Springs
Hanns
Bon Ton Stable
W. E. Dinneen
Underwood Typewriter
G. S. Walker
Postoffice
Sixteenth Street
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