Cheyenne Advances as Key Railroad and Rail Hub
Cheyenne, Wyoming, the state capital and largest city, sits at the junction of two transcontinental railways and major highways Lincoln and Park to Park. The municipally owned water system draws mountain water 25 miles away, and Fort Russell borders the townsite. Cheyenne serves as a division point for air mail and as a significant jobbing center.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Air Mail
Fort Russell
Worn American rail stock replacement rates lag wear
Washington January 4 American railroads wore out more than twice as many freight and passenger cars and locomotives in 1920 as they ordered. Orders for freight cars equal about 2 percent of cars in service, while locomotives ordered in 1920 total 1,706. Experts say replacements require large annual output to avert shortages.
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Washington
J. H. Parmelee
Bureau of Railway Economics
Coal Oil Johnny and Rockefeller Dwell in Two Legends
Henry Altman recalls Coal Oil Johnny Steele and John D. Rockefeller in Rouseville, Pa., noting Steele’s reckless wealth and lavish shows contrasted with Rockefeller’s quiet rise in oil. The piece traces Steele’s early life, a spent fortune and ostentatious minstrel era, then Rockefeller’s disciplined industrial growth yielding a vast fortune.
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Henry Altman
Cheyenne
Johnny" Steele
John DD. Rockefeller
Henry Altyyan
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Johnny” Steele
Ft. Crook
Nebraska
Burlington Railroad
Altman
Rouseville
Oil Creek
Oil City
Steele
McClintock
Johnny
West
Mr. Altman
John D. Rockefeller
Statutes of 1920 Now Law of Wyoming Proclaimed
Governor Carey issued a proclamation declaring the Wyoming Compiled Statutes 1920 the law of the state. The first bound volumes have arrived from Mills Company of Sheridan for the legislature and state offices, with no general sale copies yet available but an advance supply expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Carey
Wyoming
The
Mills Company of
Sheridan
W. E. Chaplin
Skyscrapers in Chile touted as earthquake proof
Report says new high rise structures rising in Chile are engineered to resist earthquakes, signaling a major advancement in urban safety and construction standards.
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Chile
Wyoming firms file articles of incorporation and stock changes
The Pilgrim Oil company of Cheyenne and the Horseshoe Oil company of Riverton filed articles of incorporation with the Wyoming secretary of state. Emmet Grain & Elevator of Colorado will operate in Casper with a $600000 capital. Nevada-California Power Company increases stock from $5 million to $10 million. Weather notes report cloudy western areas and mixed precipitation, with snow depths listed for several towns and recent grazing and grain outlook improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Oil Company of
Cheyenne
Wyoming
H. C. Breitschneider
Harry B. Weston
Wilfrid O’leary
Horseshoe Oil Company
Riverton
BH. H. Lukart
Fred W. Hall
O. C. Allen
Charles Swanson
M. D. Buggy
H. A. McLaughlin
R. P. L. Hall
Emmet Grain & Elevator Company of Colorado
Casper
G. R. Hagens
Wyoming Sec
Retary
Max Hendrick
R. G. Taylor
R. K. Staley
W. R. Gilchrist
W. S. Ott
B. F. Randolph
Nevada-California Powers Company
Sheridan
Lander
Salt Lake
Marriages and divorces rise in Clarke county study
Jeffersonville Indiana January 4 Representatives of the Russell Sage Foundation are in Clarke county to study rising marriages and divorces. More than 3000 marriages occurred in the past year for a county population of 30000 while 143 of 297 suits filed since November 28 1919 were for divorce.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Clarke County
Russell Sage Foundation
Week's Temperature 10 Degrees Warmer
The week averaged about ten degrees warmer than normal according to the weather bureau weekly report for the week ending January 3. Day temperatures averaged 40 degrees, nights 27, with extremes of 58 and 19 below zero.
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Weather Bureau
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Quick Constipation Relief
The ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural vegetable remedy for constipation and bilious feelings. It claims to soothe the liver and bowels without harsh action and markets boxes at 15c and 30c.
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United States
Culbertson McClintock
Burnt Cork
Petroleum Center
New York
Standard
Rockefeller
Law of
Albin
Hillsdale
Hulett
Rocky Point
Mona
Dome Lake
South Pass City
Diversion Dam
Lovell
Grover
Rock Springs
Louisville
Coalmont Lump
Reyenne Coal Yard
West 20Th Street
Dr. Edwards
Connec
Tion
Cheyenne State Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Capitol Avenue
Hynds Building
George E. Abbott
Francis E. Warren
John A. Martin
A. D. Johnston
John McAlvan
H. L. Davis
Cary Abbott
First National Bank
U.S
Federal Reserve Bank Banking House
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
George Fe, Abbott
Chas
W. Burdick A
D. Johnston
Daniel McAlvan
John A, Martin
Frank N, Shiek
B. J. Yoder
Chas. W. Hirsig
Chm
I. W. Stone
Wesley I. Dumm
J. C. Gans
T. E. Rogers
J. M. Garrett
I. V. Newlin
Citizens National Bank
B. F. Yoder
Federal
E. W. Stone Wesley I, Dumm
J. L. Jordan Chas, W. Hirsig George H. Gill
John W. Hay
Edw. Storey
H. R. Weston
Claude Elsay
W. E. Fair
American National Bank
Liab Capital
Directors John W. Hay
John D, Clark
Fred E. Warren Herbert V. Lacey
Joe C, Kinney
Alex. Nimmo
Charles J
Ohnhaus
W. EF. Mullen
John Clay
A. H. Marble
J. H. Walton
A. H. Roedel
Albert Crowland
Harold Kerrigan
J. T. M. Conner
Bruce Jones
the Stock Growers National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Rwaattrowa
A.B. Roedel J, A. Johnston
John Whitaker
E. §. Johnston
Harry B. Henderson
Wyoming Trust & Savings Bank
Stephen Ben John Clay John Whitaker
Fred Hofmann
A. E. Roedel
E. S, Johnston
J. A. Reed
H. 8. Clarke, Jr
J. T. McDonald
I. C. Newlin
E. A. Ryan
H. 8. Clarke, Jr, Wm, C. Kinkead J, T. McDonald
Thos. G. Powers
Lish
Ioy
Aon
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