Fort Collins News Roundup of Holidays and Local Headlines
Local items report Thanksgiving festivities and hotel hospitality in Fort Collins. News notes include street paving, new sidewalks, gate safety, skating on the lake, and public interest in theater by Leavitt's company. Other items cover theft on Jefferson Street, a possible murder of Sam Jacobs, a town disturbance by a drunk, and regional mine and water developments.
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Fort Collins Express
A. H. Downs
Jefferson Street
Thanksgiving Sermon At St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
The Thanksgiving Day service at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church drew a full crowd for Rev. Mr. Rafter’s sermon. The choir’s singing complemented the imposing ritual as he preached from Isaiah 58 3 about light, health, righteousness and the glory of the Lord.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Mr. Rafter
Railroad Clatter at Wyoming Station Affords Notable Movements
R Smith named night operator at Wyoming station. Yard swells with stone laden cars for new shops. McKenzie, formerly at Sherman, shifts to La Salle on the Denver Pacific Boomerang. Crowley injured by a flat car but said to be recovering well. A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul car bearing J T Clark and party drew attention in the yards.
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R. Smith
Wyoming Station
McKenzie
Sherman
la Salle
Denver Pacific
Jas
Crowley
Harris
Chicago
Towne Plans Through Connections for Central Pacific
General Manager Towne of the Central Pacific, who recently passed east, is arranging through connections via the Southern Pacific from New Orleans to San Francisco. Construction is advancing from El Paso and San Antonio toward a January completion, with U S relations between Union Pacific and Central Pacific described as strong. Returns of the line rise each year in a satisfactory manner.
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Towne
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
San Francisco
el Paso
San Antonio
Union Pacific
Re-arrest of Geo M Whitley and wage strike action
Geo M Whitley is re-arrested after release in court on similar charges alleged to have occurred at Deadwood. A governor’s requisition prompted the re-arrest, with habeas corpus efforts failing. In Montreal, a general strike starts Jan 1 if wage increases are not agreed, warning factories will shut at week’s end. H B Claflin denies plans for a Chicago store or backing one.
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Geo. M. Whitley
Justice Bean
Deadwood
Habeas Corp
Montreal
H. B. Claflin
New York
Chicago
Ranch to Pick and Livestock Prospects in North Park
Mr. Fuhr and Phil Motz head to Washington Territory to gather 20,000 sheep from Snake River and drive them toward Wyoming near Laramie. The Laramie Boomerang reports North Park’s cattle and horses valued around 250,000 with abundant ranges, coal, timber, and feed, citing examples of extraordinary past gains in cattle investments.
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Mr. Fuhr
Phil Motz
Washington Territory
Snake River
Wyoming
Laramie
North Patixk
North Park
N. C. Alford
Fort Collins
Denver
Illness of Father James Hays Saddens City
Father James Hays, brother of the late Father Hays of St. John’s church, lies gravely ill in Laramie City with typhoid fever. He is very weak from constant care for his brother during the latter’s illness, and grave doubts are entertained of his recovery.
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James Hays
Father James Hays
Father Hays
St. John’s Church
Laramie City
Pen with a long service history and a public meeting note
Dr Chapmans Old Pen a gold government pen used since 1862 by a Washington clerk later engrossing Wyomings organic act. A New York crowd gathered for Bartholdi statue pedestal fundraising with Gov Cornell Gen Hancock and others present. Folger faces mixed treasury views from Washington officials.
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Academy of Music
New York
Bartholdi Statue of Liberty
Cornell
Gen. Hancock
Transit of Venus Attracts Global Scientific Effort
The forthcoming transit of Venus is hailed as a rare event. Governments fund observation parties in Washington and overseas to measure the sun Earth distance with photography and precise timing. Observers will view at 7 a.m. Cheyenne time using smoked glass or a telescope to project the sun on a screen.
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Venus
Washington
Florida
Texas
New Mexico
Patagonia
Chile
New Zealand
Cape of Good Hope
Lander Notes Sketch Local Commerce and Fetes
Lander notes report Vetter building a neat shoe shop at North Fork and W F Chalmers opening a harness shop by mid December. Ben Sheldon’s new North Fork store stock arrives. Little Popoagie precinct reports Mrs Lemons as justice of the peace and Mrs Clark as constable. Fosher Bros. move sheep along river for feed. McClimans hosts Thanksgiving hall event with refreshments by Mrs P P Dickinson, tickets four dollars. Catholic church fair at Moore's hall starts December 12 for three days with prizes and dancing planned.
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Popoagie
Lemons
Clark Constabldé
Fosher Bros
McClimans
Remarkable Kidney Wort Remedy Promoted in Iowa
A Cerro Gordo County gentleman extols Kidney-Wort as the best remedy for multiple ailments especially liver and kidney issues. He claims vast cures and high celebrity, noting concentrated liquids or dry forms work. Allen's Brain Food is advertised to cure weakness and generative-issue debility, with pricing and pharmacy details included.
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Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
N. H. Journal and Courier
Allen
Allens Pharmacy
First Avenue
Cheyenne
Geo. W. Hoyt
Glittering Ball Glitters at Library Hall by Alert Hose Company
A Thanksgiving evening ball at Library Hall hosted by the Alert Hose Company drew large crowds in carnival costumes. Spectators praised the costumes and the festive atmosphere, noting humorous acts, clown displays, and a kaleidoscopic scene despite crowded floors. At Sioux City, Iowa, G. A. Edmunds & Co. failed for $40,000 in general produce dealings.
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Alert Hose Company
Library Hall
Hamlet
Melican
Sam?l
Posen
Sioux City
Lowa
G. A. Edmunds & Co
Scandal Stirs St Louis Divorce Case Involving Inglehart
In St Louis on November 29 Frank T Inglehart, a well connected youth, left a house of assignation with a veiled woman when Rush Lewis and an accomplice opened fire wounding Inglehart slightly. Lewis escaped. The woman is believed to be Lewis wife. Mrs Lewis is a Sherman relative. The couple has separated and begun divorce proceedings. A second item from New Orleans on November 29 notes J Hy Acklen denying Kellogg is an American or Louisiana resident for constitutional purposes, offering little supporting evidence.
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St.Louis
Frank T. Inglehart
Rush Lewis
Inglehart
Lewis
New Orleans
J. Hy Acklen
McEnery
Kellogg
Louisiana
Third Congressional District
High License Law Reduces Saloons in Omaha and State
The Nebraska high license law works well in Omaha reducing saloons from 120 to 93. Dealers act as a de facto police to expose unlicensed vendors. Across the state saloons drop by about two thirds in number.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Missing New York wine merchant Frederick Wagner
Frederick Wagner a New York wine merchant has been missing since August 31. He left for California on a business trip, but after departing Kansas City all trace of him was lost. It is supposed he became deranged and is now in an institution.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Bailey
North Lawrence
Hoyt
Leavenworth
Fremont Woman Suffrage Association
Nebraska Creamery Association
Fremont
North Bend
Wilcox
Chicago
New York
Frederick Wagner
California
Kansas City
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