Meldrum Ambition in Wyoming Delegation Race
The piece critiques Meldrum as Wyoming’s delegate candidate, noting weak public records and limited notable achievements. It questions his suitability beyond clerical work, highlighting lack of industry impact, public-spirited acts, or a strong professional reputation. The column contrasts Meldrum with Post and hints at party manipulation in caucus choices.
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Meldrum
Wyoming
Mr. Post
Washington
Sun
Boomerang
M. ‘Eb. Post
Mr. Meldrum
United States
Nan
Hhey
Legislative Council
Public spirited Cheyenne figure praised by Sun
The Sun hails Mr. Post as a leading public spirited citizen in Cheyenne and a reliable, honorable business man in all dealings in a Friday issue commentary dated October 8.
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Post
Cheyenne
Why Jack Meldrum Opposed 1879 Lottery Bill in Council
In 1879 the legislative council faced a bill aimed at ending the infamous lottery schemes that disgraced the territory. Jack Meldrum argued against the measure, opposing the bill and casting a vote against abolishing the lotteries.
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Jack Meldrum
Legislative Council
Post’s Wyoming record praised for aiding settlers and routes
The Sun and Boomerang oppose Post’s re election but concede he helped Wyoming by securing mail routes and restoring services. He responded to individual requests and aided settlers and mining claims, with many settlements claiming benefit from his Washington influence.
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the Sun and
Boomerang
Wyoming
Post
Washington
Mr. Post
J. W. Meldrum
the Sun
Post-Office Department
Congress
Vote Meldrum Over Post in Carbon Voters Plea
Carbon residents urge electing Mr. Meldrum a workingman who will labor honestly for laboring men and the community. They deride Mr. Post as unsuitable, preferring a representative with practical merit to advance local interests.
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Carbon
Post
Meldrum
Jack
Prominent Albany Republican Repudiates Meldrum and Party
A leading Albany county Republican breaks with Meldrum and the party. The Carbon Journal cites Cheyenne Republicans repeating a Swapar remark from the morning after Meldrum's nomination. A congress delegate notes Meldrum’s 1879 council voting and associates, saying an honest vote was not cast when needed.
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Albany County
New Bank Planned for Laramie
The Boomerang reports Laramie will soon host a new bank with Messrs Frank Cooper Percy Cooper and Ri Marsh as chief stockholders. The bank will bring in substantial English capital that would otherwise be invested elsewhere and provides a notable local financial development.
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Laramie City
Messrs. Frank
Percy Cooper
Ri. Marsh
Recall Campaign Rhetoric in Bounty and Lottery Debate
A clipped political notice recalls veteran figures, praising Meldrum for wartime service and anti lottery dealer stance while urging votes for loyalty and courage. It cites a draft era wartime duty and Wyoming offices’ inaction as context for the call to support Meldrum.
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Meldrum
Boome- Tade
Wyoming
Our Luck Better to Prove Adversary a Liar
A brief boast notes satisfaction in proving an adversary wrong, citing two examples of doing so and quoting a Sun maxim about truth and deceit.
Unclear Sun Post Interviews Draw Scrutiny
The Sun questions the Post interviews with Mormon bishops calling them not interviews and claiming the Sun only heard of them, prompting speculation about the true nature and explanation behind the reports.
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Post
Sun
the Sun
The
Jack's Advantage in Wyoming and Plans for Colorado
The report notes Jack's strong hold in Wyoming markets and suggests he may move to Colorado to align with Pretty Pease if not elected. It implies no remaining stake would keep him locally if office is unattainable.
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Jack
Wyoming
Pretty Jack
Colorado
Pretty Pease
Vulcan Mining Company Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation filed for Vulcan Mining Company a general mining firm to operate in Wyoming Idaho and beyond with capital stock $10000 divided into 1000 shares. Trustees named for first year N R Davis Louis Jenks and Frank Price. Principal office Cheyenne and Albion Idaho. Incorporators Louis G Jenks Frank Price and Samuel Rosendale.
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Vulcan Mining Company
Wyoming
Idaho
N. R. Davis
Louis Jenks
Frank Price
Cheyenne
Albion
Cassia County
Louis G. Jenks
Samuel Rosendale
Minden Murderers Still At Large In Kansas Chase
The Minden murderers remain at large with General Alexander and a pursuing party in northern Kansas. Trego county sheriff, passing through Lincoln, has two accomplices in custody charged with horse stealing and other charges. Leader Dick Belmont, from California, has spent five years in Kansas Nebraska and Colorado. The sheriff fears possible lynching on arrival at destination.
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Minden
Alexander
Kansas
Trego County
Lincoln
Dick Belmont
California
Nebraska
Colorado
Omaha Bee
Irrigation Powers Wyoming Crop Returns Highlighted
Residents recount Wyoming as a desert but irrigation boosts farming. Mr Dougherty on the Little Laramie grew 16 000 pounds of cabbage on three fourths of an acre this year. The crop value reaches about 850 dollars per acre at four cents a pound for sauerkraut top price.
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Wyoming
Dougherty
Little
Laramie
Phrase From Past Political Debate Over Wartime Service
The excerpt recalls a political argument accusing a candidate of trading on wartime service to win office. It contrasts a one year soldier with fourteen years as an officeholder and questions contributions to Wyoming’s trade or industry beyond vote trading.
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Meldrum
Jack
Wyoming
Johnson County Democrats Nominate Ticket In County Convention
The Johnson County Democratic ticket lists Morton E. Post for delegate to congress Frank M. Canton for sheriff James M. Lobban for probate judge and for county treasurer Nathaniel G. Carwile for county clerk Henry S. Elliott for prosecuting attorney W F Davis Thos J Foster MH J Windsor for county commissioners J D Clark for superintendent of schools 8 M Coburn for coroner B Amsden sr for surveyor O P Manna while Tom Hanks returns from Red Desert recounting cattle losses in the wreck with seventy nine lost and found.
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Johnson County
Repubblicans
the People
Congress
Morton E. Post
Frank M. Canton
James M. Lobban
Nathaniel G. Carwile
Henry 8. Elliott
W. F. Davis
Thos
J. Foster
J. Windsor
J. D. Clark
M. Coburn
B. Amsden
O. P. Manna
Tricycle mail trial eyed for Washington route
A novel postal trial will place a tricycle on a Washington route to test speed gains and potential expansion to the sixty six mile network. The test marks the first use of a tricycle in the postal service and could lead to broader adoption if successful.
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Delsarte
Blanche Douglas
Cramer
New York
Edward Hanley
Walter Malley
Washington
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
Rhode Island
Alabama
Arkansas
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Baltimore
Giant Well Nears Completion in Wilmington California
The massive twenty five foot diameter well led by General Phineas Banning nears completion in Wilmington. A bottomless wooden tank forms the base as brick walls rise and a steam pump keeps the site dry. When finished, water will be pumped to a raised tank for gravity fed distribution to Wilmington and San Pedro.
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California
Wilmington
Phineas Banning
Los Angeles County
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Cal
Homecoming at the depot and family reunion
A mother returns to the depot after months away as her children greet her with chatter. The kids share news about Mary taking music lessons Harry starting school and papa enjoying a bully time. The scene ends with the mother vowing revenge as passengers laugh.
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Mary
Harry
Papa
Weaver
Baltimore
The Overland Journey a Fraud
In America Revisited Sala exposes a fraudulent overland journey claiming misrepresented landscapes and wildlife. The speaker derides the railroad as flat and false noting absent buffalos coyotes grizzlies antelopes and other icons.
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Sala
Breaks with Brush Farm Cook Sparks Scandal
A Brush farm family hired a new cook who kept a beau secret. The Colonel confronts the suitor at the back gate asking if he came to spark. The man replies yes and hints at breaking off if offered a better option. Sarah no longer works there and the Colonel remains angry for weeks.
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Sarah
Detroit Free Press
Vanderbilt plans Denver to Ogden rail extension for rival lines
The Denver to Salt Lake City and Ogden extension would give Mr. Vanderbilt and partners an independent line benefiting both the Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago and Northwestern. Chicago and Rock Island may join later. Estimated cost about 15000 per mile with potential earnings of 3.5 cents per mile for passengers and 200 per car for freight, far cheaper than Union Pacific.
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Salt Lake City
Ogden
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Chicago
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Ogdeh
Wall Street Daily News
Robertson Carriage Company Formed in Denver T: Directors named and capital set at 100000 dollars
The Robertson Carriage company was incorporated in Denver with N Robertson as a major shareholder and a board including H C Doll W J Kinsey BE F Dallack and W F Swan The capital stock is fixed at 100000 and the manufactury will be in Denver. Snow and ice disrupted No 4 passenger cars from the west with snow sleet and wind on the hills.
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Denver Times
Denver
N. Robertson
Robertson Carriage Company
Nathaniel Robertson
H. C. Doll
W. J. Kinsey
BE. F. Dallack
W. F. Swan
No. 4
New Cheyenne Chief Ed Dickinson Arrives From Laramie
Supt Ed Dickinson arrived in Cheyenne from Laramie after an error in a published order. his headquarters will be in Cheyenne and he will reside here, pleasing local residents. The U P railroad must invest 20600 in shops or road before January 1st to claim bonds from Laramie county, with work already beginning and surveys announced. Passengers at the depot mock the railroad’s punctuality and the Cheyenne station is noted for its profane arrival scene and difficult dinners between trains.
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Laramie City
Law
Dickinson
Cheyenne
Mr. Dickinson
U. P. Railroad
Laramie County
Artemay Ward
Gov’nment
U. P
No. 4
Chéyenne
Twin calves weigh 1695 pounds each in Mason City
Live Stock Gossip notes J. R. Adams owns twin yearling calves weighing 1695 pounds each. Other items include J. F. Wardner leaving for the Pacific coast to buy 4000 cattle, Holstein imports in Michigan, and Potts & Son's Short Horn herd praised with $28,000 in prizes and a November 23 sale draft of forty head at Chicago during Fat Stock week.
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Iowa
J. R. Adams
Black Hills
J. F. Wardner
Sidney
Pacific Coast
Washington Territory
J. F. Potts & Son
Jacksonville
Illinois
Chicago
Modjeska Delivers Polish Recitation in London Drawing Room
An English Washington paper reports actress Modjeska in London where she recited in Polish for a fashionably curious audience. The spellbound room applauded as the recital finished, only to learn she had spoken ordinal numbers 1 to 100. Her husband and friends amused by the misimpression, the story notes.
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Boston
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Poland
Mme, Modjeska
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