Union Pacifics Global Rail Moves Draw Attention
The Union Pacific pursues a major Portland to Puget Sound expansion with Holcomb Cameron and Bogue leading prospecting. Deliberations with Northern and Southern Pacific at Portland stall over terminal facilities and a Willamette River bridge. The Oregon Short Line will receive large investments after weather and flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Holcomb
Portland
Omaha Bee
Union Pacific Company
Puget Sound
Cameron
Bogue
Tacoma
Orergon Railway and Navigation
Seattle
Sound
Northern and
Southern Pacific Corporatns
Willamette River
Union
Northern Pacific
Northwest
Oregon
A Line of Steamers Opens Pacific Transit Rivalry
The Union Pacific signed a contract in San Francisco to run a monthly steamer between Portland and China and Japan ports. This moves Oregon flour shipments to Omaha via sea and rail, heightening competition with Canadian Pacific and Pacific Mail and spurring talk of new Tacoma and San Diego steamship ties among major lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Company
Mellen
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
China
Japan
Southern Pacific
Pacific Mail
Trans- Pacific
Ocean
Omaha
Canadian Pacific
Oregon
Perth
Northern Pacific
Tacoma
Santa Fe
San Diego
Union Pacific
Union Pacific official visits Texas for Texas study
Colonel B H Burrows head of the Union Pacific literary bureau arrives in Fort Worth to gather Texas data for a forthcoming work. He plans to fetch four years of county statistics from state departments and then inspect the Panhandle area to attract northern capital and immigration.
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Denver
Fort Worth
Union Pacific Railroad
Texas
Union Pacific
United States
Lone Point
Austin
State Departments
Panhandle
Fort Worth and Denver to Lead Immense Spring Cattle Trade
From the Denver Republican report, Fort Worth and Denver will launch a vast spring cattle business. Early April shipments will start with cars from Chil es and Childress, and by month’s end about ninety carloads will be sent to North Texas destinations. A single company handles shipments from Chin e and Childress counties, marking an unprecedented effort in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
Fort Worth
Denver
Chiles and Childress
Chine Childress Coun
North
Texas
Rail construction to surge in South in 1890
Activity in the steel rail business signals a busy year ahead for railroads. Observers expect 1890 to be a large year for railroad construction, with the South taking the leading role in activity and project starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Relief of the Union Pacific Funding Measure Pushed
Delegate Carey introduced in the house a memorial from Wyoming's Eleventh legislative assembly requesting passage of a funding bill for relief of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Denver Republican
Washington
Carey
Eleventh Legislative Assembly of Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Cutting East Bound Rates
Kansas City reports April 1 rate cut for eastbound travel five dollars to St. Louis and Chicago a fifty percent reduction announced by all roads today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Railroaders solve overhead bridge safety with automatic couplers
The ace trainmen claim the overhead bridge problem is solved and that railroads can avoid costly bridge raises. They propose automatic couplers and passenger car style platforms on each freight car to improve life and limb safety to the same level as passenger service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace
Wit and humor pastiche from scattered jokes
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various period sources. Jokes about death notices, eloped funds, masquerade abbreviations, anniversaries, and social folly are presented in quick snippets with characters like Mrs O Flynn and Yabsley, and scenes from newspapers such as Terre Haute Express and Harper's Bazar.
Captain Couch Shot in Oklahoma Boomers Clash
A special report from Kansas Cory. Captain Couch leader of the boomers was shot in the leg by C. Adams while contesting claims. Couch and his son began to set a fence. Adams ordered them to desist. The confrontation led to gunfire with Couch being wounded and Adams retreating, later returning with a Winchester. Rumor says the O'Shea divorce case with Parnell as correspondent has been settled in London.
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Couch
Kansas
Cory
Oklahoma
Sys
C. Adams
Adams
Adame
London
O'Shea
Parnell
Chicago World Fair Meeting Sparks Citywide Rumpus
More than 5,000 stockholders gathered at Battery D to elect directors for the Chicago world’s fair association. Proxies and subscriptions filled the day as a preface to a 45 member board. Harrison urged 75 directors, provoking clashes over representation and protesting star chamber tactics.
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Curiaco
Battery D
Harrison
Washington Heising
Star Chamber
South Side Street Railway
First National Bank
Ele
Victor F. Lawson
Thomas B. Bryan
Chicago
Ilinois
Washington
Senate
George R. Davis
L. Q. Leiter
Davis
Senate panel weighs Chicago world fair stock bill
Washington April 4 The senate committee on the world's fair considered the bill as sent from the house after Chairman Hiscock questioned the information on the five million subscriptions. A subscription committee was named to investigate and report within a week and Chicago managers were telegraphed to provide details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Valine
Washington
Senate Committee On
Mysterious Disappearance of Perdue After Arrival
A gentleman named Perdue arrived three months ago from Santiago Cala to perform last rites for his wife and care for two girls. He left to visit Manitou on the third day after arrival and has not been seen since. Town believes he was killed for his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoLonado Sprinas
Perdue
Santiago Cala
Manitou
Good Friday Observed Across New York City
On Good Friday the city treats it as a near general holiday with many businesses closed and services held in churches and synagogues. The day coincides with the Passover observance this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murder on Clare Street in HueLens Mont
This morning a disreputable woman was found dead on Clare street horribly mutilated. A Chinese man was seen leaving the house and fleeing up the street into a Chinese house. Police failed to identify him and arrested all inmates of the house, numbering over thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helenum
HueLens
Mont
Clare Street
Double Trouble in GukKnvile Miss April 4
The river backwater from an eastern break spreads through Bogue country while the water falls and rises. Planters move livestock to Vicksburg for safety from buffalo gnats and flooding. The insects are numerous and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Livesteck
Vicksburg
Wyoming horse thieves chase rattled by fake dispatch
A Cheyenne special claims northern sheriffs pursue a gang of wholesale horse thieves who cut telegraph wires isolating Johnson Sheridan Big Horn and northern Carbon counties. The band allegedly has 200 Wyoming horses in Montana. Gov Warren and U S Marshal Carr deny any knowledge of the alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Johnson, Sheridan
Big Horn
Carbon
Montana
Wyoming
Sun
Warren
United States
Carr
House Debates Private Pensions and Suffering in Mississippi Valley
The House considered private pension bills and approved a joint resolution aiding Mississippi valley sufferers. Missouri's Stone criticized pension abuse while urging liberal support for true soldiers. Michigan’s Chipman defended costfulness of funding. The day featured speeches advocating services pensions and the ongoing Bowman act claim discussions with a recess and evening session focused on private pension bills.
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Benjamin Harrison
Wanamaker
Dudley
Stone
Chipman
Michigan
Missouri
Dollivar
Iowa
Flower
New York
House
United States Army
Village Sensation In Mount Vernon Shooting Rumor
April 4 Mount Vernon report of a bold shooting attempt aimed at F W Chivvis a respected local. He says a burglar mistake sparked the attack while returning from dinner with Frank Wright NY public schools principal and Brews ter Smith NY carriage builder. Chivvis condition serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
F W. Chivvis
Chivvis
Frank Wright
New York
Brewster Smith
New York Senate to Hear Labor Union Charges Against Police
The Central Labor Union will present a damning document accusing the New York City Police Department of being dishonest brutal and criminal. It alleges police terror against certain classes a system of espionage and extortion paid by saloonkeepers gamblers and vice workers to obtain protection and tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Committee
Central Labor Union
Destructive Flood Threat Affects Yazoo and Teneas Levees
Helena reports rivermen warn of rising waters within ten days below the Red River as overflow from Tensae swamps threatens levees. Residents below Morganes urged to evacuate promptly.
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Helena
Red River
Tensae
Yazoo
Teneas
Morganes
Cheyenne Favored for Next Army Encampment
Cheyenne presents appealing climate water and terrain for the next Department of the Platte encampment with favored conditions for troops. Denver favors Cheyenne over Salt Lake with Union Pacific excursions likely to witness a dress parade and city authorities urged to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Department of the Platte
Nebraska
Board of Trade
Denver News
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake
Missouri Valley
Denver
Department of the Missouri
Union Pacific
Indian Troubles up North in Crook County Raid
Denver News Special reports a Cheyenne band from Rosebud agency killed cattle between Sundance and Buffalo in Crook county. Cattlemen urge Henry at Fort McKinney to send troops. a cavalry detachment and scouts were dispatched. No deaths expected, but ranchers face heavy losses as terrain hinders pursuit across northern Wyoming’s Bad Lands.
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Sundance
Buffalo
C. W. Rounds
Fortification Creek
Crook County
Rosebud Agency
Montana
Henry
Fort McKinney
Rosebud
Wyoming
The Literary Room to Omaha
A city lady requests a vowel during cataloging at a little window. The librarian picks a book the woman approves, noting the volume matches her dress with a tan cover displayed against her gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
Levee Break at Catfish Point Worsens Flood Chaos
The levee above Catfish Point, Arkansas City area, broke this morning. By tonight the crevasse is two feet wide and deep, washing away houses, cribs, stables, and fences. Many livestock lost. no lives reported. The Mississippi side disaster worsens existing misery on the riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankansas City
Ark
Catfish Point
Miss
Mississippi
Canvarse
Professor Ricketts Tours Buffalo Coal Prospects
Professor Ricketts and Dr. L D Ricketts arrived in Buffalo after a Crook county tour. Professor Mickeette praised the coal measures near Newcastle and Surdance, saying the region holds coal suitable for coking Buffalo bede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricketts
Buffalo
L. D.ricketts
Territorial
City
Crook County
Mickeette
Newcastle
Surdance
Buffalo Bede
Notice for Publication Cheyenne Wy 1890
Notice is given that Francis Wilkinson of Archer Wy has filed to make final proof for his claim No 4726 on land described as ne4Y ey Bw section 10 township 17 north range 66 west. Proof will be before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne Wy on April 19 1890. Witnesses: Jonas Laycock John Eubanks James Kirkbride Elexandrew Whirbride, all of Archer Wy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Francis Wilkinson
Archer Wyo
Ney
Township
Range
Jonas Laycock
John Eubanks
James Kirkbride
Elexandrew Whirbride
of Archer
E. P. Crametin
Register
Notice of Final Proof for Myeajah H Gilleland
Notice is given that Myeajah H Gilleland has filed final proof for his claim No 516 in Cheyenne Wyoming for the northeast quarter of section 19 in township 18 range 7. Proof will be made before the register and receiver at Cheyenne on April 9 1900. Witnesses to cultivation are Joseph Gurney William Lykens James R Whitehead and Henry M Inghram all of South Bend Wyoming and Cheyenne Wyoming respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
iSoo
Myeajah H. Gilleland
South Bend
Joseph Gurney
William Lykens
James R. Whitehead
Henry M. Inghram
Wyolk
P. Coamenin
Register
Land notice for Hentgens Pine Bluffs land claim
Orrick Cheyenne Wyoming March 22 1890 final proof required before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne May 10 1890 for DS 1062 in section 14 township 14 north range 61 west. Claim by Joseph Hentgens of Pine Bluffs for cultivation with witnesses Harry Coff man Charles Groves Ave Robinson Lewis N Willson all of Pine Bluffs. EK P Champlin Register.
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Orrick
Cheyenne
Wyo
Joseph Hentgens
Pine Bluffs
Section 14
Township
Range
Harry Coffman
Charles Groves
Ave Robinson
Lewis N. Willson
EK. P. Champlin
Register
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Nion Pacific
Pacific Coast
O'Flynn
Jim
Terre Haute Express
Prudence
Detroit Tribune
Edith
Jack
Atchison
Kearney Enterprise
Harper's Bazar
George
Somerville Journal
Miss Arpeggio
The
Manitou, Colo
Congressional
Department
Literary Room
Lane Orrick
Tuprowena
Tomuayal
Morosque
Alameda
Moxtes
Laterar
Treasury
Beneficencia Publica
Mexico
Cayo
Tad Mehee
Prives
Levetetead Bey
Were “Abs, Prise, Ver Laa, Dar Hay Portee
Manterd
Pou Coen
Clonr Ss
Gtd
Taubes
Dean Boe
City of Mexicy
Bettes
al! Manis
Piatt
Nate
D.M
Ferry Aco
Vaney & Seed
AINA
Ferry &Cco
Detroit
Mich
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