Union Pacific Puts Rail Network in Northwest Focus
The Union Pacific reports bold moves to expand toward Puget Sound and Seattle with Holcomb Cameron and Bogue leading a Portland mission. A meeting with Northern and Southern Pacific officials failed to yield a joint plan due to rivalry as UP plans heavy investments in Oregon Short Line after weather and landslide 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
Union Pacific Plans Monthly Steamer Service to Asia From Portland
After weeks of evasions the Union Pacific confirms a contract signed in San Francisco allowing a monthly steamer to operate between Portland and China and Japan ports. The move intensifies competition with Southern Pacific and Pacific Mail, affecting flour shipping and trans Pacific traffic dynamics.
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 in Texas gathers data for Texas work
Colonel B H Burrows chief of the Union Pacific literary bureau arrives in Fort Worth to collect statistics on Texas growth wealth and population for a forthcoming promotional work The plan includes visiting Austin for state department data and a detailed inspection of the Panhandle region to attract northern immigration and investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Fort Worth
Union Pacific Railroad
Texas
Union Pacific
United States
Lone Point
Austin
State Departments
Panhandle
Cattle Shipments From North Texas Rise This Spring
From the Denver Republican Fort Worth and Denver Railway expects immense cattle business this spring. Shipments begin this month with carloads from Chilies and Childress and about ninety carloads to depart from these towns by month’s end. The operations mark the largest cattle shipments ever made from North Texas by a single company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
Fort Worth
Denver
Chiles and Childress
Chine Childress Coun
North
Texas
Steel rails signal boom in railroad work ahead
Activity in the steel rail trade suggests a strong railroad construction year. Early indications point to 1890 being notably busy, with the South taking the largest share of forthcoming projects and activity in railroad circles rising accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Wyoming memorial seeks funding for Union Pacific relief
Delegate Carey introduced in the house a memorial from Wyoming's Eleventh legislative assembly requesting a funding bill to aid the Union Pacific Railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Denver Republican
Washington
Carey
Eleventh Legislative Assembly of Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad Company
East Bound Passenger Rates Cut by 50 Percent
Kansas City reports April 1 reductions for east bound travel. Rates to St. Louis and Chicago set at $5, cutting fares by half across the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Rail workers propose solution to bridge overhead danger
Ace trainmen claim to have solved the overhead bridge problem and saved corporation costs. They urge railroads to fit automatic couplers and passenger-car style platforms on freight cars to improve safety for life and limb, matching passenger service protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace
Wit and Humor Quotations Parade From Old Newspapers
A collage of jokes and quips from Munsey's Weekly and various papers, poking fun at death notices, marriages, loans, costume notes, and daily ironies. The dialogues feature Mrs O'Flynn, Edith, Madge, Lady and others in humorous exchanges about money, anniversaries, light, and social missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Flynn
Jim
Terre Haute Express
Prudence
Detroit Tribune
Edith
Jack
Atchison
Captain Couch Shot Amid Oklahoma Boomers Clash
A special report from Kansas Cory says Captain Couch, leader of the Boomers, was shot in the leg by C. Adams while disputing valuable land claims. After both sides faced off Adams fired, then Couch’s party allegedly returned fire. Couch may be crippled by the wound.
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Couch
Kansas
Cory
Oklahoma
Sys
C. Adams
Adams
Adame
Chicago World’s Fair stockholders meet amid a raucous dispute
More than 5,000 gathered before Battery D for the world’s fair directors meeting. Proxies and subscriptions began at 10 am as printed tickets suggested forty five directors, with calls to expand to seventy five daily amid protests. A vote on forty five directors failed. ballots still named forty five nominees.
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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 committee reviews world's fair stock subscriptions
Washington April 4. The senate committee on the world's fair considered the bill from the house amid objections by Chairman Hiscock that the panel lacked data on the five million subscription quality. A subscription committee was named to investigate and report within a week, and Chicago world’s fair managers were asked to send the needed information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Valine
Washington
Senate Committee On
Mysterious disappearance in CoLonado Springs
A gentleman named Perdue arrived three months ago from Santiago Cala to perform rites for his wife’s body and care for two young girls. Three days after arriving he left for Manitou and has not been seen since. Authorities speculate he was murdered for his money.
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CoLonado Sprinas
Perdue
Santiago Cala
Manitou
Good Friday Observed Across New York City
Good Friday is observed citywide with many offices closed and services held in churches and synagogues. The day coincides with the Passover feast this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murder in Clare Street Mont, Woman Found Violently Killed
A disreputable colored woman was found dead on Clare street in Helena HueLens Mont at dawn. A Chinaman was last seen fleeing the scene and vanished into a Chinese house. Police detained all inmates of the house, more than thirty individuals, while the suspect remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Enterprise
Harper's Bazar
George
Somerville Journal
Miss Arpeggio
Helenum
HueLens
Mont
Clare Street
Flooding and pest concerns as river backwater rises
The report notes the river backwater spreading from an eastern break, rising nearly three inches since morning. Planters move livestock to Vicksburg to escape buffalo gnats and flood risk, while buffalo gnats appear in large numbers and are described as fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Livesteck
Vicksburg
Wyoming horse thieves on the run across states
A Cheyenne special reports a gang of wholesale horse thieves fleeing north from Wyoming after cutting telegraph lines. Counties Johnson Sheridan Big Horn and northern Carbon are cut off, with about 200 Wyoming horses said to be in Montana. Officials deny knowledge of the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Johnson, Sheridan
Big Horn
Carbon
Montana
Wyoming
Sun
Warren
United States
Carr
Private pension bills dominate House session in Washington
The House discussed private pension measures and approved the relief of Mississippi valley sufferers. Missouri's Stone attacked pension excesses and GOP reception. Chipman defended broader support while praising soldiers. Democratic votes and a lengthy Bowman act discussion concluded with a recess and continuation of private pension bills in the evening.
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Benjamin Harrison
Wanamaker
Dudley
Stone
Chipman
Michigan
Missouri
Dollivar
Iowa
Flower
New York
House
United States Army
Village Sensation as Mount Vernon Man Shot
April 4 Mount Vernon reports a bold shooting attempt aimed at F W Chivvis a known resident. He claims mistaken identity while trying to enter a house near his home after dining with Frank Wright NY school principal and Brews ter Smith NY carriage builder. His condition is serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
F W. Chivvis
Chivvis
Frank Wright
New York
Brewster Smith
New York Senate to Hear Central Labor Union Allegations
The senate committee investigating New York City police corruption will be presented with a document by Central Labor Union members. It accuses the police department of dishonesty brutality and criminality and charges extortion blackmail and espionage targeting city residents and vice businesses to protect political and other interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Committee
Central Labor Union
Destructive River Overflow Forecast Near Red River
Helena reports danger of rising floodwaters within ten days from tensae swamps, threatening Yazoo and Teneas levees. Residents below Morganes are urged to evacuate promptly as damage spreads downstream.
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Helena
Red River
Tensae
Yazoo
Teneas
Morganes
Cheyenne Favored for Next Troop Encampment
Cheyenne is presented as the ideal site for the Department of the Platte’s next summer encampment due to climate water and insect-free environment. The Denver News endorses Cheyenne over Salt Lake and urges city authorities and the Union Pacific to coordinate excursions for residents to view a dress parade.
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 near Fortification Creek raid
A Denver News Special reports a Cheyenne band near Fortification creek Crook county killing range cattle. Cattlemen urge Henry at Fort McKinney to send troops. Cavalry detachment and scouts dispatched Friday. No deaths expected but ranchers suffer losses. Terrain between raid and Rosebud reservation is difficult for pursuit.
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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 visits the reading room during cataloging and asks for a vowel. The librarian selects a volume the woman approves, claiming it matches her dress with a tan cover shown against her gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Room
Omaha
Omaha World-Herald
Levee Breach at Catfish Point Worsens Mississippi Flood
The levee above Catfish Point Arkansas broke this morning and by night the crevasse was nearly two feet wide and very deep. Floodwaters sweep away houses cribs stables and fences with many stock lost though no lives reported. Conditions worsen on both riverbanks amid disaster fears.
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Ankansas City
Ark
Catfish Point
Miss
Mississippi
Canvarse
Professor Ricketts Visits Buffalo and Voices Coal Hope
Professor Ricketts and Dr L D Ricketts territorial geologist arrived in Buffalo after a Crook county tour. Professor Mickettee praises the coal measures of Newcastle and Surdance and says good coking coal may be found nearby with proper searching.
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Ricketts
Buffalo
L. D.ricketts
Territorial
City
Crook County
Mickeette
Newcastle
Surdance
Buffalo Bede
Notice of Filial Proof for Land Claim at Cheyenne
Notice is given that Francis Wilkinson of Archer, Wyoming filed for filial proof on land Lot n'g se4Y, ney Bw in section 10, township 17 N, range 66 W. The hearing will occur before the Register and Receiver in Cheyenne on April 19, 1890. Witnesses: Jonas Laycock, John Eubanks, James Kirkbride, Elexandrew Whirbride, all of Archer, Wyoming.
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 in Cheyenne land claim
Notice is given that Myeajah H. Gilleland of South Bend Wyoming has filed for final proof on land in section 19 township 18 range 6. The proof will be made before the Cheyenne register April 9 1880. Witnesses: Joseph Gurney William Lykens James R. Whitehead Henry M. Inghram. Register Coamenin.
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
Final Proof Notice for Lands in Pine Bluffs Wyoming
Land office at Cheyenne Wyoming records that Joseph Hentgens of Pine Bluffs Wyoming has filed intent to make final proof for the lot in section 14 township 14 north range 61 west. The proceedings occur May 10 1890 before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne. Affidavits list Harry Coffman Charles Groves Ave Robinson and Lewis N Willson as witnesses.
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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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