Mindge mentions and Wyoming copper forecasts in 1883 issue
The Weekly Leader notes a foot race in eleven and a half seconds, anthracite coal from Pennsylvania burned by Union Pacific, a 220 pound youth in Green River and a 185 pound girl, and a New Orleans battle anniversary. It reports Copper prospects in Wyoming, a Laramie bicycle trip, and Union Pacific maneuvers to reach lakes and Mississippi River via Wabash and other lines.
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Union Pacific Company
Pennsylvania
Green River
Sweetwater Gazette
Union Pacific
New York
Union Pacific Road
Northern Lakes
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Hannibal
Quincy
Southern Pacific
Lakes
Mississippi River
Omaha
St. Louis
Swan Brothers cattle empire eyed for Scotland import plans
Alexander H. Swan reports to a Herald interviewer that Swan Bros control about 87,000 cattle with 12,000 head shipped this season. They own 3,300 acres near Indianola Iowa and run 1,100 cattle including Herefords. a Wyoming ranch holds many blooded bulls imported for extensive stock. They work with Geo F Morgan & Co in stock import, recent shipments of 250 Herefords from Scotland to be distributed across their herds. Swan may travel to Scotland this winter or go to New York to consider arm interests and another importation yet to be sized. Also noted is the meaning and naming of Mabpalutah Minnehaha and Absaraca by historical figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander H. Swan
Omaha
Herald
Swan Bros
Indianola
Iowa
Des Moines
Wyoming
Geo. F. Morgan & Co
Scotland
Swan
New York
Mining Matters and Local Crime Highlight Crooked tale of mills and theft
The Cummins City mill readiness with ten stamps and a Welsh purchase of half the Tie Siding copper mine signals expansion. LeRoy Grant netted $3000 from the sale as Burnham and Hudson plan to boost power at their mill from five to twenty stamps. In Greeley, Tom Mason was robbed of 73.80 and two boardinghouse residents Charles Correy and Wm Hatfelt were bound over for district court after found with silverware watches and a money bag matching the description. A reader letter questions poll tax usefulness amid legislative overreach and Cheyenne school funding implications.
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Cummins City
LeRoy Grant
Tie Siding
Grant
Messrs. Burnham and Hudson
Tom Mason
Greeley
Pinnee
Charles Correy
Wm. Hatfelt
Main Street
Billy
Mason
Moore
District Court
Wild Wan and Woman Exhibit In Denver Turmoil
The Denver Tribune describes a duo from Pueblos captured near Los Crucis and brought to the city for exhibition at 800 Sixteenth Street. Captain Lovett led the rescue and the pair, naked and speechless, were said to be of Indian color and Pueblo origin though their true nature remains disputed.
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The
Denver Tribune
Denver
Sixteenth Street
Pueblos
Los Crucis
Lovett
Railroads Multiply and Expand Across North America
Historic rail milestones are noted with the first Denver and Rio Grande run on December 15 and global rail miles growing from 4900 in 1810 to 259500 by 1881. Canadian Pacific and Chicago and St. Louis plans loom, with capital aims rising to 50 million. Utah and Northern linkages near Deer Lodge progress, while a New York Central move reshapes dressed beef freight rates.
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Utah and Colorado
Denver and
Rio Grande
Pacific Coast
Kicking Horse Pass
Deer Lodge
Little Blackfoot
Ogden
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Boston
Rah for Dayton Boozer Rally Echoes From Street Corner
A Riverside style shout in Dayton Ohio at Ferguson and Sixteenth celebrated the city with a boastful cheer. The favorite remarks question Dayton born people and praise the LEADER reporter for covering the momentous scene.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ferguson
Sixteenth
Calaboose
Leader
Pocahontas and the Great Captain Meeting Scene
A dramatic meeting unfolds in Brantford as Pocahontas, veiled and sorrowful, resists the courtly crowd while she recalls her native ties and husband Rolfo. She rejects the white court, laments a deceased ally, and finally accepts to follow the great captain back to his queen.
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Punton Nonomoosa
How a dynamo powers lights and storage systems
The article explains dynamo operation by armature motion in a magnetic field and how magnetism and current interact. It compares arc and incandescent lighting, noting carbons' heating and containment in glass bulbs, and details Cheyenne Electric Light Co. using two dynamos to light forty arc lamps and supply storage for additional small lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Electric Light Company
Allen's Brain Foon Promises Nervous Disorder Cure
An early 20th century classified style ad touts Allen's Brain Foon as a cure for nervousness nervous debility and weakness of generative organs. It advertises pricing 1 for 6 and 5 for a set with order details through Allen's Pharmacy 315 First Ave New York and notes Cheyenne availability via Geo W Hoyt.
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Allen
First Ave
N. Y
Cheyenne
Geo. W. Hoyt
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Weekly Leader
J. L. Clayton
Willie Owen
Laramie
Sherman
Black Mills
Rocky Mountains
New England
Laramie Plains
Academy of Medicine
Paris
Poland
Paso
Texas
Fatherland Fair
A. Hl. Swan
Sage Brush
Stephen S. Nichols
W. P. Clark
A. G. Brackett
New
Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Squib
Squin
Pocahontas
Margaret Preston
Harper’s Magazine
Brantford
Groen
Bor gBraces
Boauty
Rolfo
Fia
Joseph M. Carey
Henry G. Hay
the Stockgrowers’ National Bank—Of
United States Depository
Capital
Thomas Sturgis
E. A. Abby Asst
Eddy. Street
Black Hills
Deadwood
Custer, Battle Creek, Rapid, Golden, Gayville
ALA Mitking
U. S
O. Baird
Campbell
LAW Office
Warren’s Building
U. P. A. R. House
Cheyenne, Sweetlan
D & CO
Meale
Parsons
Olla Stampa, Bon & Co
Bouton
Sve Resa Bangor
S Jacobs Oil
Cerman
Burt
Ettag Benen
Medicine
A. Vogeler
Baliinoe
Post Office
Geo. L. Holt
News Depot
America
Unocaupi
London Spectator
Cornewall
Alwa
Gil
Tolla
China
England
Europe
Phau
Bor Nou
Ednt Sande
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