Laramie Items Include Conventions News and Local Moves
Laramie society notes span a convention in the city at St Mark's and varied events. Lillian Pratt visits for high school, W H McKeen Jr and wife return from Omaha, and a Lander shepherd dies after a fall. Lake Minnehaha water level and sheep movements to St Joe markets are noted, plus new oil well casing arriving at Spring Valley. Inter-state medical association meetings, Elks tow home, and city water works dam underway. Bowling contest at Schmitt alleys, frost reports near Cheyenne, and Arapahoe boy Murphy Blackbull jailed. Mrs Ella Hills to move to Salt Lake with sister Mrs Goodsell.
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Wollalint Party
Laramichia
Latta
Dudley Buck
St. Mark's
Plente
Moat
Walcott
Lillian Pratt
St. Joe
BE. J. Hell
Leramie
Spring Valley
Rocky Mountain Inter-State Medical Association
Wyoming State Medical Association
Elks
New City
Silver Crown
Schmitt
J. P. Schmitt
John Mel Ivan
Cheyenne
Frost
Murphy Blackbull
Arapahoe
Lander
W. Mickel
Rogers
Ark
Mickel
B. McQarvey
Laramie
Ella Hills
Seventeenth Street
Salt Lake
Goodsell
Riner Captures Golf Prize at Club Event
Judge J A Riner won the first prize in Saturdays golf tournament with a handicap of six, ahead of F B Sheldon who finished second with ten. Riner took a caddy bag while Sheldon received golf balls. Mrs Otto Snyder won the ladies contest with 67 and a fine bracelet. Charles Ohnhaus won the putting contest with Governor Richards second. Tennis players enjoyed the afternoon and refreshments were served at the clubhouse by the ladies.
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J. A. Riner
F. B. Sheldon
Judge Riner
Head End Collision Delays Rail Traffic Near Walcott
A head end collision near Walcott involved an extra bound freight and No 27, derailing two engines and ten cars and tearing up track. No injuries were reported, and traffic was delayed about twelve hours due to crew error on eastbound No 27.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Walcott
Trafic
Barron Heads West for Colorado Points with Escort
J. Barron of the Union Pacific travels west today accompanied by two companions to inspect Colorado points including the Grand Canyon and George Joop area.
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Barron
Union Pacific Ag-Ett
Colorado
Goorge Joop
Socialist State Convention Opens In Laramie
The socialist convention convened this afternoon at 4 PM in Union Hall, Laramie, to nominate candidates for state offices and discuss alliance and procedures for selecting the party slate. Delegates from across the state attended and debated expected contenders for the primary fields.
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Socialiat
Laramie
Perposs
Daily Picture Puzzle Neatly Hints at Elsie Hidden Right
The puzzle describes using the upper part of the picture as a base and finding Elsie towards the right, formed in the divan covering. The clue points to a hidden figure integrated into the upholstery.
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Elsie
Rambler mine sale confirmed to new Madison group
The Rambler copper mine changes hands to a Madison Wisconsin group led by Frank M. Wotten Fred W. Arthur J A Swenson Daniel Buchtel and Victor Lenher with M M Green of Riverside Wyoming. The new company forms immediately and will take control by Monday while older partners retain an interest. The price remains undisclosed and work will continue with added capital and new leadership.
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Leader
Laramie Republican
M. M. Green
Riverside
Wyo
Madison, Wis
Frank M. Wotten
Fred W. Arthur
J. A. Swenson
Daniel Buchtel
Victor Lenher
Mesers
A. B. Hamilton
A. T. Holmes
J. T. Holliday
Levi Ashenfelter Dead in California Tragedy
Levi Ashenfelter formerly of Cheyenne was killed in California. He came to Wyoming in 1865 with the Eighth Ohio Cavalry and was stationed at Fort Laramie. Later he worked in freighting and cattle and owned substantial Cheyenne real estate and a loan business. He was connected with H. B. Kelley, B. E. Whitcomb, Herman Haas and Dan McAlvan. He was well known among Cheyenne’s early residents.
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Mr. Ashenfelter
Wyoming
Enth Ohio Cavalry
Fort Laramie
Cheyenne
Ashenfelter
H. B. Kelley
BE. W. Whitcomb
Herman Haas
Dan McAlvan
The Convict's Daughter at the Opera House
Tomorrow night the sensational melodrama The Convict's Daughter opens at the opera house with a Kentucky to New York to southern country plot. A dramatic train scene and a daring escape thrill the audience. Griffith the hypnotist appears for three nights starting Thursday September 11 alongside vaudeville and music.
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Kentucky
New York
Griffith
Sheridan Council Votes to Seek Carnegie Library
At the regular city council meeting a resolution urged Sheridan to obtain a public library funded by a Carnegie donation. The proposal, approved, awaits consideration by the board of county commissioners and pledges annual maintenance revenue of 10 percent of the donated sum.
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Adlacateh
Sheridan
Board of County Commissioners
Andrew Carnegie
Tor Ile
Cattle Shipment From Parsons Herd Reaches Cheyenne
J. B. Kerr for the 8 Joseph stockyards arrived with 7 000 head of M. K. Parsons cattle. The herd will be sent through Cheyenne in a large shipment.
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J. B. Kerr
Joseph Stockyards
M. K. Parsons
Cheyenne
Kaiser Talks to Poles Urges Loyalty to Prussia
German Emperor William addresses the Polish provincial diet at Posen, denying plans to interfere with Catholicism or erase traditions. He urges Poles to remain loyal Prussians, embrace shared national aims, and praises unity over party strife.
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Prussia
Posen
William
JINGLES AND JESTS. A Hught Mp. Take ao little enow
Fragmentary lines discuss weather, humor, and a broken rib with coarse language, reflecting a jumble of phrases from a Baltimore newspaper page fragment.
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Baltimore Newa
Problem Solved Lady Seeks Cook with References
In Chicago News style dialogue a lady insists on references for a cook while an applicant offers advances. A farmer quips about hens named after Pierpont Morgan, claiming they lay three eggs daily during Lent, prompting humor.
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Chicago News
Farmer Oateake
Pierpont Morgan Va
Askit
The Moderns Miracle of Hair Color Change
A Philadelphia Press quip notes how modern fashion can turn raven curls to gold in a day. The piece comments on rapid shifts in beauty trends and public fascination with dramatic transformations.
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Philadelphia Press
Fire at Madison Street Green Restaurant Traps Parrot and Canary
Early one morning last week a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Green restaurant on the ground floor of 11 Madison. A parrot and a canary were the only living things. the parrot's cries warned residents, Policeman Smith forced entry, the canary died, the parrot nearly suffocated but revived after being carried outside.
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Madison
Uphtalia
Oak Street
Smith
New York
Left Handed Cigar Causes Wrapper Curl Says Editor
The Chicago Record-Herald explains wrapper curl not always due to bad cigar. A left handed roll by the maker can twist the tobacco leaf unevenly. A right handed smoker may stretch and loosen the wrapper as he holds and twists the cigar.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Theater Reform Scheme Spreads Through Notice
Baltimore News reports manager Johum unveils a theater reform plan using ushers to distribute notices. The card asks patrons to remove data from display, targeting baldheaded ladies, as part of the plan.
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Johum
Tore
Carda
Baltimore News
The Best of Reasons Stamp Dilemma
A brief literary quip notes the poet’s request for a stamp, returned by a weary editor who asks why the manuscript is brought. The bard answers with timid resolve, reflecting a minor clash of trade and artistry.
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Boston Post
My Rathers. A Little Multimillionaire Verse Sketch
A playful exchange about preferring wealth over current life appears in a humorous column. The dialogue features a child named Johnny asking for another biscuit, a mother correcting his appetite, and a passerby remarking on mischief. The clipping reflects whimsical social humor typical of the era.
The Surest Way and The Deadly Pitfall
A Baltimore News fragment presents a dialogue on danger and choice as a synchronization of superstition and humor. It features lines about fear, fate, and risky acts, with quips about games, advice, and social banter among named speakers and a city backdrop.
Witty Bits and Classified Notices Appear in The Montreal Herald
A collage of ironic maxims and social observations followed by a string of classified want ads and rental notices. The page includes quips on beauty, wealth, marriage, and discourse, then ads for cooks, nurses, boarders, real estate, and furnished rooms with contact details.
Final Interest and Quotations from The Nation We Read
A collage of quotes and snippets noting wit and wisdom from various publications. It mentions a new rail service train from Colorado to Texas with sleeper options and through routes, plus an ad seeking information on breaking into houses near Bloan’s Lake.
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Bloan’s Lake
Gast Bound Excursions At One Fare Plus Two Dollars
Rates published for travel via Union Pacific include Chicago St Louis St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and intermediate points. Ticket sale begins in June July August and September with a return by October 81. War details followed by J F Barron Union Pacific Railroad agent.
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Union Paol
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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W. F. Daiber & Bro
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Ramblers
Tribunes
Stearns
Clevelands
Nationals
Pierce Spring Forks
le Pe House
Manewal
TREET
Louis Manewal
West Sixteenth Street
Dinneen Bros
Ciracers
China
Tust
Depot Exchange Cafe
A L. Kai
Union Pagine
Cheyenne, Wye
Thos
Longhurst Mineral Director
Tlow Kis
Lephone
A. Slack
Badttor and Proprietor
Yoagma
Businew
Gworgh
H. Evans
City Méitor
Riner
Bogialigt
Alma
Rambler
Levi Ashenfelter
California
Carnegie Library
Sheridan Council
Kaiser
Poland
Kingdom of
Rhine
Warthe
Knights of the Teutonic Order
Theater Reform
Johnny
Mamma
Puck
Perdition
Miss Lippincott
Mistah
John King
Mistah Johnsing
Youngman
Henpeck
Brown
Jones
The
Montreal Herald
City Matters
Fort Russell
M. P. Keefe
Central Ave
Bot Street
Twelfth Street
Thames
Albert Chapman
Warren Emporium
Chaffin
Green House
Eighteenth and
Central Avenue
Padgett
Sixteenth &T
Wm, Murphy
Rock Springs
Hanna
Old Gummidge
Washington Star
Bennet
Elocutionista
Henrietta
Henery
Chicago Tribune
Philadelphia
Texas
Colorado and Southern Railway
Denver
Fort Worth
Memphis
Cheyenne 19
J. F. Barron
Union Pacific Railroad
Workman
Arn
N. B
Riner & Schnitger
Coal Insurance
Black & Clark
Reed
Cheyenne and Northern Tracks
Stockgrowers’ National Bank of Cheyenne
United States Depository
Henry G. Hay
I. D. Whipple
J. D. Freeborn
WM. L. Whipple
First National Bank
T. B. Hicks
G. E. Abbott
Rk. C. Wycand
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Monterey
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Florida
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Cuba
Havana
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Nassau
South
T. B. Fisher
Capital
F.R. Dildine Capitol Ave
Hth Streets
Union Pacific Area
Union Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern Lines
Missouri River
Northe-Western
Callem
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