Fires and railroads frame city notices in late 19th century
Fireman Michael Callahan was buried after Wednesday’s collision in a large funeral at the Catholic church. Denver contractor D. W. Ross died of stomach cancer and will have remains sent east. Union Pacific plans Denver express via Colorado Central after January 1 and appoints J. H. Jones as local Union Pacific representative. Judge Peck receives gold headed cane from Evanston residents. J. M. Eddy resigns Omaha railroad post to likely head Union Pacific and Colorado Central in Denver. Western Union raises AP dispatch rates by ten dollars monthly. Dan Virgil Gates relocates to Denver offering California life sketches as amusement. W. C. Langdon bedridden, Conductor Seth Sharp less assumes day dispatch duties. Michael Maguire’s body sent to Louisville NY. family lives there. Indians ponies dash through Spearfish valley. many captured. suspected stampeded by thieves linked to a Hills man.
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D. W. Ross
Denver
Ross
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Colorado Central
J. H. Jones
Kansas Pacific Express
Union Pacific Company
Judge Peck
Evanston
Associated Press
Dan Virgil Gates
California
W. C. Langdon
Seth Sharpless
Michael Maguire
Louisville
Maguire
Pangborn
J. H. Pangborn
Curtiss
Callahan
Michael Callahan
W. L. Marsh
Laramie
Wesson
Nick Weeks
Tie
Patterson
Afl
Joe Bower
Hudwell
Ife
Sidney
Another Train Robber Caught
Thomas Noxon, reputed Union Pacific railroad express robber, arrested about 75 miles west of Sherman Texas last Wednesday morning and is being sent north under guard.
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Thomas Noxon
Union Pacific
Sherman
Texas
Mrs Laura Michael Weds Mr Charles Dickinson at Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska on December 19 1877 Miss Laura Michael married Mr Charles G Dickinson The couple received cordial congratulations The groom is a well liked conductor on the Mountain Division and the bride is sister in law to the Division Roadmaster Robert Law
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Dickinson
MicaArgu
Omaha
Neb
Laura
Michael
Charles G. Dickinson
Robert Law
Sitting Bull Camped on Rock Creek Plans Winter Action
Dispatches from Fort Buford report Sitting Bull in camp on Rock Creek committing depredations mainly against other Indians and planning to take a small post this winter. An Uncapapa messenger urged him to accept terms and return from Canada. Two Nez Perces, at Big Horn, say a white scout is prisoner in Sitting Bull's camp and fear leaving in a group.
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Fort Buford
M. T
Sitting Bull
Rock Creek
United States
Canada
Big Horn Post
Montana
Newly Elected Cheyenne Lodge Officers Installed
Cheyenne Lodge No. 1 A F and A M officers were installed Wednesday evening by P G M I E Addams. L C Stevens W M T M Fisher S W R B Durbin J W I Miller Treas W C Brown Secy E F Roberts S D G C Leighton J D P Zehner S B 8 3 M Taylor J ., L Loeb Tyler A fine supper followed at Ellis Oyster Bay.
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Cheyenne Lodge No. 1
A. F
A. M
P. G. M. I. E. Addams
L. C. Stevens
W. M
T. M. Fisher
R. B. Durbin
J. W
I. Miller
Treas
W. C. Brown
Sec’y
E. F. Roberts
G. C. Leighton
J. D
P. Zehner
M. Taylor
L. Loeb
Tyler
Ellis
Oyster Bay
Pistol Duel Ends Fatal in Deadwood Saloon
Edward Trimpy confronted Kitty Sparrow known as Tricks over missing money at the Pearl saloon in Deadwood. The quarrel led to Tricks shooting Trimpy in the head, the ball entering the right cheek and exiting the back. the wound deemed fatal.
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Deadwood
Edward Trimpy
Pearl
Kitty Sparrow
Trimpy
A Pleasant Party at Whitcomb Residence
AChristmas night gathering at E W Whitcomb’s Crow Creek home drew many Cheyenne residents and their spouses for an enjoyable evening. Attendees included W S Taylor, I E Warren, I C Whipple, E Nagle, W H Hibbard, Master Willie Whipple, Master Geo Nagle, Miss Birdie Parker, Miss Lotta Smith, Mrs L Armbruster, Miss Hibbard, Miss May March, Miss Kenton, and others such as Geo Inman, Wilson A Whitcomb, Jervis Joslin, Judge C F Miller, H N Orr, C H Terry and P S Wilson. Some guests returned home late. others slept indoors due to the storm.
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E. W. Whitcomb
Crow Creek
W.S. Taylor
I. E
Warren
I. C. Whipple
E. Nagle
W. H. Hibbard
Willie Whipple
Geo. Nagle
Birdie Parker
Lotta Smith
L. Armbruster
Wilson A. Whitcomb
Jervis Joslin
C. F. Miller
H. N. Orr
C. H. Terry
P. S. Wilson
Bill to elect territorial governors and officials in territories
A House Committee on Territories considers a bill enabling residents of organized territories to elect governors secretaries and judicial officers rather than have them appointed by the President. The measure also authorizes Congress to annually appropriate 25000 dollars per territory to encourage settlement of the public domain and aid community formation and governance. current territorial costs approximate this amount.
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House Committee On Territories
Congress
Methodist session takes stand against raffles and lotteries
At the Northern District Conference in Boulder Colorado on December 11 12 and 18 the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to publish in Colorado Conference newspapers. The measure condemns grab bags ring cakes and lottery fundraisers used by some churches and commits all charges to disallow such methods for church fundraising.
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The
Methodist Church
Boulder
Colorado
Wueneas
Delegate Corlett Opposes Lincoln Territory Plan
Weshington December 28 The House Territories sub committee heard Delegate W W Corlett of Wyoming oppose the bill to establish the Territory of Lincoln He argues the Black Hills population is not permanent and objects to including part of Wyoming in the new territory boundaries Subscribe for Tum Lranpmr.
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Weshington
House Committee On Territories
W. W. Corlett
Wyoming
Lincoln
Corlett
Black Hills
Trains Collision Near Cheyenne Leaves Two Dead
A fog bound collision between a passenger train No 4 and emigrant train No 7 near Cheyenne kills freight engineer Michael Maguire and fireman Callahan and injures conductor Patterson and weeks the passenger engineer. Dispatcher Langdon blamed for not issuing orders. The wreck leaves Maguire and Callahan dead and Weeks injured while Langdon faces a formal inquest.
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Maguire
Callahan
Rawlins Racket and Holiday Festivities
Snow blowing today as Rawlins notes a grand Odd Fellows ball and a Christmas tree event at the Court House with Judge Ash as Santa delivering presents. A Fort Steele couple, N Major and Mrs Reed, wed last Sunday noted by Judge Ash. J B Silvis photograph car arrives. Dooley's Yeast Powder advertised as health aid.
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Rawling
Odd Fellows Ball
Union
Court House
G. C. Smith
L. D. Morrow
W. L. Ash
Santa Claus
J. B. Silvis
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Wheely
Cheyenne
Spearfish Valley
Deadwood Times
Spearfish
Redwater
Hay Creek
Masonic Lodge
Pacific Trains
M. M. Patterson
Ogden
Supt. Davis
Davis
J. M. Carey
Ile
John EB
Tom
Maguire and
Goldacker
H. Merrill
Foreman
Jas. A. Bean
Jnc. W. Murray
Hill Logan
John Chase
A. R. Johnson
Finnegan
C. M. Turck
Wasson
Bower
Hillsdale
Tw. CO. L
Engineer Weeks
Antelope
Langdon
Edward Partill
Weeks
W. P. Davis
Mountain Division
J. A. Davies
A. H. Swan
N. J. Weeks
R BR
D. P
Superintendent Davis
Citeyenne
Ep. H. Mernrix1
L’oreman
Logan
J. W. Murray
Gro
P. Gonpacker
Rawlins
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