Fort Collins warehouse shines as fall freighting opens
The paper notes Joe Mason's new brick warehouse linked to his mill in Fort Collins, as the fall freighting season begins and crowded streets show long teams of horses mules and oxen. It mentions Crook's travel to Washington, Platte River lows, and Training Brothers shipping ties to the Union Pacific with large forthcoming contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mason
Fort Collins
Union Pacific
Buford
Sherman
Platte
Fremont
Nebraska
Training Brothers
Medicine Bow
Union Pacific Company
Cheyenne
Russell Club
Wyomings
Man Frank Turner Shot At Talbot's Place
Frank Turner recently employed by the Carey brothers was shot at Maj. Talbot's property after a night drinking session. Jim Abney Aug Gueck and Talbot fired pistols at a post. Turner woke injured with three bullet wounds including a facial wound destroying his right eye. He was taken to Simmons house for surgical aid and is out of danger. Attaches assign no blame to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Turner
Carey Brothers
Frank
Maj. Talbot
Jim Abney
Aug. Gueck
Talbot’s
Gueck
Talbot
Turner
Simmons House
The
Murphys
Crook's Trip to Camp Brown
Gen Crook leaves Camp Brown as scout parties report no Indians near Yellowstone Lake Stinking Water and Big Horn foothills. Joseph and band head down Yellowstone River about 200 miles away, with troops held in readiness but not sent north, suggesting Howard and Sturgis confront Joseph without aid from Camp Brown.
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Crook
Camp Brown
Yellowstone Lake
Big Horn Mountains
Joseph
Yellowstone River
National Park
Howard
Sturgis
Tunnel Collapse Traps Miner at Elizabethtown Millback
Last Saturday evening in Elizabethtown Dudley's mill area two men worked in a tunnel when a cave in trapped Martin Griffin the owner of the claim. Miners formed a rescue party and worked to free him but progress was slow due to dangerous timbering conditions. He remained alive according to latest reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Dudley’s Mill
Elizabethtown
Martin Griffin
Fair but frail Fannie Burgess Survives Morphine Attempt
Fannie Burgess, who weeks ago vowed to meet Emma Christie in death, swallowed a large dose of morphine yesterday. Dr. Schultz administered hypodermic treatment and after hours of care Burgess woke, began talking, and appeared out of immediate danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Burgess
Emma Christie
Schultz
Elk Mountain to Get Postoffice Under Postmaster General
Wm Van Vleck of the Postoffice Department reports to True LEAPER that the Postmaster General orders a new postoffice at Elk Mountain Carbon County and the appointment of John B Jones as postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. van Vleck
Postoffice Department
True Leaper
Elk Mountain
Carbon
John 8. Jones
News from the Big Hole Battle Reaches Fort Shaw
A courier from Ilelena bearing dispatches to Gibbon arrives at Fort Shaw. A woman with a baby asks for news and learns Captain Logan and Lieutenant Bradley were killed in battle. The mother, Mrs. Bradley, faints upon hearing the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilelena
Gibbon
Fort Shaw
Logan
Bradley
the Big Hole
Helena Herald
A Wyoming Steer in New York
A Wyoming steer causes trouble in New York after being transported across the country. The piece notes cattle temperaments and the risk they pose when loose, with references to riders, horses, and metropolitan reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
New York
Wild Wyoming steer rampages through Brooklyn streets
A steer escaped from a herd in Flushing avenue Brooklyn and led a crowd on a chaotic chase through Navy Nassau Bridge and Tallman streets. Shots fired without effect before the animal was driven into an ice yard and killed by police with the crowd assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn
Navy Street
Nassau
Bridge Street
Blind Kelly
Bridge and
Tallman Streets
Shannon
Oity
Premium incentives degrade religious paper into ads
A historic notice outlines advertiser premiums for a converted religious sheet titled The Leader. It promises various odd rewards for increasing ad space from one inch to a full page, from sardines and cast-iron spectacles to a farm in New Jersey, highlighting sensational barter over content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New Jersey
Sioux surrender completes Black Hills campaign at Spotted Tail
On September 10 the remaining Lame Deer Sioux bands reached Spotted Tail Agency completing the surrender of all hostile Sioux. About 300 to 400 joined, with 175 already there earlier. Sitting Bull and his party are in British possessions. Final party was guided by Indian couriers from Major Burke at Camp Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lame Deer
Spotted Tail Agency
Black Hills
Big Horn
Sitting Bull
Spotted Tail
Burke
Sheridan
Stick to it says experienced adviser to Murphyites
An experienced man urges the Murphiyites to persist in rescuing the boys both old and young. He promises safety if meetings continue and predicts long term rewards. He says the case will win and alcohol will backseat. He emphasizes perseverance and cautions against rue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barleycorn
Laramie Sentinel Critique and Local Rail Plan Bias
A bold denunciation of the Laramie Sentinel critique on Cheyenne and Western Wyoming rail projects and fiscal claims. It argues the paper inflates costs for the Colorado Central extension and foresees Cheyenne’s decline, while praising Dooley's Yeast Powder as a healthful aid for baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Colorado Central
Black Nills
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Sentinel
Albany County
Giant among dwarfs leads Liliputian opera troupe Westbound
Passengers traveling as the Liliputian opera company include Col Ruth Goshen at 7 ft 6 in and 650 pounds, Commodore Nutt 80 in tall, 33 pounds, and a group of other tiny performers. They head to San Francisco for the Bush Street theatre production Jack the Giant Killer with Goshen as Fin Ma Coon and Nutt as Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liliputian Opera Company
Commodore Nutt
Major Nutt
Major Houghton
Colonel Goshen
Jennie Quigley
Ella Kirtland
Sarah Belton
Harry Lewis
Col
Ruth Goshen
Turkey
Asia
California
Pacific
Missouri
Tom Thumb
Barnum
San Francisco
Bush Street Theatre
Jack
Col. Goshen
Episcopal Convocation Address Urges Wyoming Mission Work
In Denver at the Episcopal Convocation, Bishop Spaulding notes clerical changes in Wyoming Territory and urges mission services at Evanston Shoshone Agency Lander Miners Delight and Atlantic City. He calls for a school for Indian children along the stage line between South Pass and Camp Brown and a resident clergyman to lead and extend religious privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Spaulding
Wyoming Territory
J. McBride Sterrett
St. Mark’s
Cheyenne
Tuttle
Evanston
Lander City
Miner’s Delight
Atlantic City
South Pass
Camp Brown
Advertising shift urged to select newspapers over lithographs
At a Detroit meeting of store manufacturers the president condemned wasteful and flashy advertising. He urged using the best newspapers instead, arguing they are the most effective and economical medium and reduce reliance on sensational lithographs and gimmicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Fire Steam Engineer Denies Tampering Claims
Mr Deacey, engineer of the fire steamer Durant, tells a Leader reporter he has not charged anyone with engine tampering and cites overzealous coal throwing at furnaces as the cause of slow steam. The paper notes Deacey disputes earlier reports and seeks a City Council expert committee to judge his competency after claims he failed to raise steam promptly to fight fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacey
Durant
Leader
Debate on City Steam Readiness and Fire Protection
The author urges a speedy investigation into city steam readiness arguing engineering standards and quicker steam production. He calls for a council inquiry into Deacey and demands a committee of engineers to assess every city engineer applicant and proper fireman assignments during blazes.
Retrenchment and Reform at City Hall
City Council debates spending cuts proposing discharge of three police officers and salary reductions for the city clerk treasurer and engineer. Projected three month savings exceed 1150 dollars, roughly half the water works cost. Marshal Slaughter opposes a one man police force but supports two. other cost-cutting plans are being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaughter
City Council Awards Water Works Contract
A special meeting at City Hall with Mayor Fisk and Aldermen Ryan Leighton and Gueck approved a water works contract. J D Brasel bid 1838.25 to do the pipe work, starting Sept 17 and due within sixty days. Police force reduction was referred to the police committee with full authority to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisk
Ryan
Leighton
Gueck
J. D. Brasel
Soisdell
Committee On Police
Albany and Laramie County Fight Returns in Next Legislature
The Sentinel warns that Albany county politicians renew the old feud with Cheyenne and its interests. It predicts a coming war in the next legislature, fueled by bitter campaign history and hostile papers from Laramie City. The piece urges Albany to stay out and support unbiased legislators to protect Laramie County’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany County
Laramie
Hayford
Laramie County
Eleven prisoners confined after jail renovation completed
The county jail now houses eleven inmates with charges including three for robbing stages five for grand larceny two for lewdness and one for making a dangerous assault. Sheriff Carr oversaw a three day internal renovation ensuring the facility is in first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
Cattle Deals and Antelope Report From Frontier Regions
Dan McAlvane buys 1000 head of cattle from Col Marmaduke Green. Carey brothers plan a new 8000 head herd beyond North Platte in a day or two. G A Searight holds 350 Oregon steers at North Bear creek to ship east in about three weeks. Friend Chase, en route to inspect sheep on South Bear creek, secures a buck antelope named Don Juan Dolores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McAlvane
Marmaduke Green
Carey Brothers
North Platte
G. A. Searight
Oregon
North Bear Creek
Friend Chase
Upper Horse Creek
South Bear Creek
Don Juan Dolores
General Crook narrowly escapes Crazy Horse plot at Red Cloud Agency
Word from Omaha says General Crook nearly faced assassination by Crazy Horse during a tense Red Cloud Agency disturbance. Crazy Horse, aiming to incite war, failed to sway northern chiefs, and Crook, accompanying Lieut. Clark Dr. Irwin and an interpreter, aborted plans after a courier warned of Crazy Horse's threat to kill him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Crook
Crazy Horse
Red Cloud Agency
Wildlife, crops, and local news from Platte Valley frontier
Buffalo herds reported near Platte eighty miles from Greeley, with crops in the valley said to be better than ever. A field of wheat on Abbott and Taton ditch averaged 48 4 bushels per acre. Bears or lions threaten McClellan mountain ranch calves, and John Abbott makes vinegar from watermelons using a cider press.
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Platte
Greeley
Abbott & Taton
Wm. Huntington
South Platte
Platte Valley
McClellans
John Abbott
Pennington
Jennings
Edward Keith
Poudre
Cheyenne
Tribune
Rapid City wind storm damages area and ore projects flourish
A severe wind storm hit Rapid City on the 9th causing damage while Anchor City sees ongoing building. Mining activity expands at Bare Butte with a new smelter stack rising to about forty feet and Deadwood brick used. Crook City Tribune half interest sold to W D Knight. Rapid City plans a weekly paper funded by local contributions. A rescue at Elizabeth town ends after thirty hours of entombment. Whip the Indian to be tried in the county. Omaha editor to take control of a local sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Pittsburg
Cheyenne
Big Horn
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Utah
Second Cavalry
Medicine Bow
Forts Fetterman
Reno
Anchor City
Rapid City
Bare Butte
W. D. Knight
New York Graphic
Eastern
Crook City
Rapid
Omaha
Cheyenne River
United States
D. N. Ely
McDonald & Co
Martin Griffin
Elizabethtown
B. H. Pioneer
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Mieekly Leauter
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Siz McUths
Washington
Red Cloud
Carbon County
Chicago
Tillotson
Fort Fetterman
Fort McKinney
Cantonment Reno
Corpore
Berer
New Postoffice
Murphy Movement
Dooley
City Councilings
Gen. Crook
Greeley Gleanings
Nevermore
Salt Lake City
Herald
Helena
Glenn
Hill
Sixteenth Street
Pease & Taylor
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