Tax richest U S senator Lis Fair tops wealth list
Weekly list gives Lis Fair of Nevada with 18 million dollars as the richest United States senator. Sawyer of Wisconsin follows at 7 million, Don Cameron at 5 million, Miller of California at 4 million, and Brown of Georgia at 3 million.
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United States
Lis Fair
Nevada
Sawyer
Wisconsin
Don Cameron
Miller
California
Brown
Georgia
Farewell banquet speaker urges Chicago to fund streets
General Pail SamRivAN told Chicagoans at a farewell banquet that spending more on good streets would reduce hospital costs and, in time, make the city the most beautiful in the world.
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Pail Samrivan
Description of President Arthur's cabinet by Troy Times
A Troy Times writer lists cabinet members with distinct traits. Brewster is punctilious, Frelinghuysen aristocratic, Lincoln the quiet one, Gresham absent, Folger most judicial, Teller and Chandler as the diligent organizers.
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Arthur
Troy Times
Brewster
Frelinghuysen
Lincoln
Gresham
Folger
Teller
Chandler
Ex Senator Eaton Warns Tariff Policy Costs Presidency
Ex Senator Eaton in a New York Herald interview says a tariff for revenue cost the 1880 presidency. He warns that a similar platform or doubt about tariff policy would defeat the party again. He calls the current times a sign of the times.
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Eaton
Democratic
New York Herald
Times
Utah Governor Warns of Mormon Polygamic Empire
Governor Monnay of Utah estimates 110000 of 150000 residents are Mormons and fears a polygamic empire in the far west. He argues Utah laws are nullified as if under a foreign government and advocates government by commission as the remedy.
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Monnay
Utah
Far West
Holman praised by papers as a democratic bread and butter figure
The New York Sun claims no train has carried more democratic goodness than the one bearing patriot and statesman W Steele Holman. The Boston Post also voices approval of Holman as an Indiana Democrat and notes future usefulness in Congress, praising his cheese eaver stance.
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New York Sun
Washington
Patriot and Statesman
W. Steele Holman
Boston Post
Indiana Statesman
William Steele Holman
Congress
Paris Street Cars Push Electric Power
In Paris the Metropolitan Electric company operates street cars on boulevards Haussmann and Malesherbes and newspapers foresee rapid progress for electric traction. The firm also competes to supply electric light, aiming to replace about fifty thousand public gas lamps with electricity.
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Evxcmiciy
Europe
Paris
Metropolitan Electric Company
Haussmann and
Malesherbes
Wyoming Suffrage Debate Over Perception and Morality
In Cheyenne the anti suffrage correspondent claims over thirty houses of ill fame exist, arguing this shows no fair trial of any political departure can happen there. The Omaha Republican labels the claim base slander against woman suffrage while noting local conditions hinder fair political assessment.
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New York Times
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Omaha
Nations and leaders tied to gambling through history
The article trails a historical survey linking various peoples and figures to dice and card games. It mentions Carlos VI of France, Chinese traditions, American gambling, Greenlandic wheels, African shells as dice, Roman and Gothic figures, Germanic tribes, Cassar and Tacitus on bravery, and Neapolitans selling themselves into slavery over games.
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Carlos VI
France
America
Theodoric
Cassar
Tacitus
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promoted as Vitality Restorer
An 19th century health promotion urges readers with weak health to use Ayer’s Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood and revive constitutional vigor. Claims of restoring vitality reflect common patent medicine advertising.
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Ayer
Wyoming District Court Proceedings Describe Guilty Verdict
District of Wyoming convened with Judge J B Sener at 10 AM. The jury found the defendant guilty in the Blackmore case after cross examinations and witness testimony about missing money overcoat and watch. Other motions and cases were noted, including pleas and continuances as court adjourned to 10 o'clock next morning.
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J. B. Sener
Blackmore
Messrs. Baird
Riner
Brush
Baird
Sener
Territory of Wyoming
Curt Boatman
Territory
Charles Joyce
Same, Stebbing, Post & Co
Gueck & Fink
Jack Ryan
Judge Peck
Peck
Olson
Howard
Philip Dater
Hermann Gutther
J. F. Halsted
Anna Clausen
C. P. Justus
Justus
McCormick Et al
Goldschmidt
Curt Boatmin
F. C. Cotton
C.V. Stewart Esq
Stewart
Stebbins, Post & Co
Guick and Fisk
J. C
Kingman
E. P. Snow
Costa
Ajn
Beware of Imitations Florestan Cologne by Hiscox & Co
The notice warns buyers to beware imitations of Florestan cologne and to seek the Hiscox & Co signature on every bottle, ensuring authenticity from New York.
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Florestan
Hiscox & Co
New York
Notice of Land Abandonment Case in Wyoming Territory
U S Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming reports a complaint by John Housiaux against Francia J Buckley to cancel homestead entry No 126 dated February 2 1877 in the northeast quarter section 82 township 14 north range 67 in Laramie County Wyoming Territory. Parties summoned to appear January 4 1884 at 2 p m to respond and testify. Epaar W Mann Register Walter S Hurust Receiver.
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U.S. Land Ofdice
Cheyenne, Woyo
John Housiaux
Francia J. Buckley
Laramie County
Wyoming Territory
Epaar W. Mann
Register
Walter 8. Hurusut
Smelting Boom At Sunrise Copper Mines In Wyoming Region
The correspondent reports strong first year results for the Copper Co in the Sunrise workings near Fairbank Hartville and Sunrise Park. About 4 000 tons ore at 15 percent yielded over one million pounds of copper bullion amid a growing mining camp network and planned spring expansion.
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Wyoming ‘Copper Co
Cheyenne
Fairbank
Hartville
Sunrise Park
Millersburg
Horce
E. W. Hart
B. A. Hart & Co
Whyte
Lake
Michigan
Muskrat
Rich silver mine near camp grows into booming enterprise
Prospectors report a large vein and 1,200 feet of tunnels at the Pender mine. A mill contract is in place and lumber and water facilities are being prepared. Twenty five men are employed, with plans to expand to sixty as supplies arrive, signaling a thriving mining camp.
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Pender
McHenry
Tovla
That Husband of Mine Three Times Man Before
A promotional note claims a husband became three times stronger after using Wella Health Renew era, advertised by druggists at a dollar.
Mother Swan's Worm Syrup Infallible Remedy
An alt medicine ad touts Mother Swans Worm Syrup as tasteless safe and harmless for feverishness restlessness worms and constipation claiming a 250 dose.
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Mother Swan
Cured by Buchupaiba Claims Urinary Relief
An advertisement fragment touts Buchupaiba as a cure for catarrh of the bladder stinging irritation and inflammation related to kidney and urinary complaints with a price listed as one dollar.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething
Advertises Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup claiming it relieves teething pain and cries in children. Cites cures for dysentery diarrhea stomach cramps wind colic inflamed gums and general tonic effects. Promotes worldwide druggist sales at 25 cents per bottle with endorsement by a renowned female physician.
Public Notice of Final Proof for Mills in Wyoming
Notice is given that Benjamin A. Mills has filed for final proof to support his claim for the northwest quarter of section 21 in township 18 north range 62 west Cheyenne Wyoming. Proof is to be made before the register and receiver December 28, 1883, with witnesses Charles W. Perry Thomas M. Herrick John B. Leatsch and Harvey M. Babbitt of Little Horse Creek Wyoming.
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Hag
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Benjamin A. Mills
Range
Gald
Charles W. Perry
Thos. M. Herrick
John B. Lea
Divorce Suit Filed In Territorial Court Of Wyoming
Sylvia Jackson files in the First Judicial District Court of Laramie County for divorce from Lafayette M. Jackson alleging habitual drunkenness extreme cruelty and neglect of family. Appearance required by December 20 1883 with default on December 29 1883. Clerk Joan K Jeffrey seals the document.
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Wyvurne
Laramie
First Judicial District
Fn Chancery
Sylvia Jackson
Lafayette M. Jackson
Territory of
Wyoming
Territory of Wyoming
County of
Joan K, Jeffrey
Chancery
T, J, Fisaun
Fragmentary Local Notice From Distant Rail Lines
A garbled excerpt mentions racist local politics and a public issue involving rail stations and river concerns. The text references Denver Tribune, Pacific railroad, Genoa, Fred Hess, and a Buffalo complaint, with scattered phrases about houses, clothing, and public sentiment. Details are unclear and names are uncertain.
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H. Rot
Denver Tribu
Pacific
Genoa
Fred Hess
Cat
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Carey Block
Cheyenne, Wyo
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