Laramie City Notes New Stamp Mill and Rail Moves
Ground broken for a Cummins City stamp mill while Oregon Short Line and Wood River branch progress amid lava bed delays. Arc light to operate in about three weeks. Union Pacific ships six carloads for soda works. Local theft concerns rise with advice on security and a proposed short-term city detective.
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Puck
Cummins City
Laramie City
Department of the
The
Electric Light Company
Union V Pacific Company
Episcopal Church
The Gum Shooter and the Boy with a Devilish Machine
An ornithologist’s catapult and a boy’s gum shooter are described as cousins. The catapult damages birds without harm while the gum shooter shatters windows. A dog suffers. the boy, calm, whistling, buys a new band for the device after a glass is broken.
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S. d
Postoffice
Capture the Pop A Colt’s 82 and a boy endanger the town
A cautionary parable about a small boy with a pocket pistol whose playful mischief risks window glass and personal harm. The piece lampoons the escalating damage from gunplay and calls for keeping the boy and weapon confined and controlled.
Wool Market to Start in Laramie City Under Kennedy Plans
S H Kennedy has arranged with John Lee of San Francisco to set up a wool market in Laramie City by May 15. A shearing shed and storehouse will be built, with 50 to 75 shearers employed, daily capacity 2,500 to 3,000 pounds, and daily telegraphic market reports. Two top-grade wool-graders with twenty years’ experience will oversee grading and sale of wool valued up to $1,000,000. Local buyers can post prices at Lee’s office.
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Laramie City
S. H. Kennedy
John Lee
San Francisco
Kennedy
Hoe
J. P. McFarland
Eureka
Nevada
John Shenan
Poudre
Thompson
John Edwards
Aspen
Denver
Nilsson
Tabor Grand Opera House
Abbey
Denver Republican
New Aressea
Union Pacific observatory completed at Sherman
Mr William Brown from the Cheyenne shops reports the completion of the Union Pacific observatory at Sherman. He supervised the structure which stands on the north side of the track and will serve railroad and astronomical purposes. The chief of the new weather station is not yet named.
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Lou Miller
Cheyenne Pass
Cheyenne
Lewis
Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad
Brookfield
Missouri
R. Galbraith
Union Pacific
Laramie City
William Brown
Union Pacific Observatory
Sherman
DE Butts
Sth Street
Louis
Tts
Butts
North St. St. St. Lonia
T. No
Wnally
MFG
Colorado notes show political chatter and local events
Discussions of splitting Summit county, Democrats contesting seats, an acquittal in a shooting case at the exposition, a Colorado boxing championship, and a Denver charity ball with costly expenses. Reports mention mining, prairie fires, a lion killing calves, and locals facing insanity or injury.
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Colorado Springs
Soda Creek
Idaho Springs
Accidental Gun Injury At Mr. Benjamin’s Residence
A five year old boy at Mr. Benjamin's Twentieth street home discharged a revolver found under a pillow. The bullet amputated the first two joints of his right index finger and passed through a partition without further injury. A physician treated the wounds.
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Benjamin
Twentieth Street
Railroad Shops Rising and Mines At Mammoth Prospect
The Shops door and window frames are up and walls rise rapidly as siding brings trains of material. George Dawk opens a new hotel and restaurant with a grand bull on Thursday. Nyen of Polack Co plans a Thanksgiving house warming. Mines near Mammoth report seven feet vein ore at 384 percent copper and 314 ounces silver. Phil Sheridan mine, now Herman Dyer & OBrien, shows ore worth 176 per ton. Miners are sought with wages from 2.50 to 5.50 per day.
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Wdker
Hartville
George Dawk
Nyen
Polack & Co
Charlie
Muskrat Cafton
Chicago
Mammoth
Jeff. McDermott & Co
R. Thorp
Phil Sheridan
Herman, Dyer & O’brien
Conly
Charles Herman
Tribute to Robert Law Housed in Cheyenne Gift
A silver gift to Robert Law from Cheyenne friends accompanies a formal letter of presentation. The 132 piece solid silver set in a bolstered case was to be shipped to Keokuk with signatures photographed for the record. Also notes Kate Bushman case and Dr Kline nerve restorer advertisement.
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Robert Law
Cheyenne
Express
Law
Keokuk
Zobner, Jackson & Beuchener’s
Wyoming
Ter
Union Pacific Railway
Parker's Ginger Tonic Credited With Wife's Recovery
A Buffalo man reports his wife was bedridden two years with incurable disorders until Parker's Ginger Tonic. Three bottles cured her at $1.50, restoring her strength. The testimonial notes the tonic's effectiveness and affordable price.
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Parker
R. D
Buffalo
Why Should They Drink Parker’s Ginger Tonic and Brown’s Iron Bitters
An advertisement argues that dull brains and unsteady nerves ruin work. It claims Parker’s Ginger Tonic restores strength and will for moderate cost. It also promotes Brown’s Iron Bitters for relief from indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, and general ill health.
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Brown
Army line on the plains reveals frontier hardships faced by officers
A veteran laments frontier duty in the U S Army describing long separations from home, scarcity of basic foods, and endless scouting. He contrasts soldiers harsh life with European nations and complains Congress grants little relief for line officers, urging acknowledgment and improved retirement terms.
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New York City
Washington
Congress
Army
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Kingman
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