Real Estate Sales Top Half Million in Cheyenne
A Cheyenne real estate roundup shows fifteen days of spring movement with 2,000 lots sold by Interior Land and Immigration Co. and total deals exceeding $135,600. Numerous parcels change hands among buyers including C. H. Brady, J. H. Buster, Theodore Menges, J. K. Jeffrey, and H. H. Ellis, with parcels near Capitol avenue, Seventeenth Street, and Minnehaha addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Land and Immigration Company
Organ & Philips
C. F. Monroe
C. D. Kelley
Theodore Menges
A. G. Charlton
Minnehaha
G. Christiansen
Warren Mercantile Company
Logan
G. I. Hodges
George A. Lonaberry
Fort Russell
South Side
J.K. Jeffrey
Capitol Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Dr. Appel
Organ & Phillips
J. K. Jeffrey
Denver Pacific Railroad
Frank Boulter
A. H. Swan
George W. Hoyt
H. Altman
C. W. Riner
Judge Bergman
Z.T. Hilgas
Little Rock
Ark
City of
Cheyenne
Valentine Baker
L. R. Enrich
Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Street
Eddy
Eighteenth
Thames
Riner & Johnson
Kansas
H. B. Patton
F. J. Bennett
Nebraska
Mr. Russell Tracy
T. Dyer
H. H. Ellis
Swan
A. Kaufman
The
Denver Commonwealth
Interior Company
E. D. Sloan
Denver
Kellner
Bernard Kellney
A. R. Whitely & Co
G. B. Gerald
Texas
Nineteenth & Capitol Avenue
Garland & Co
Warren
A. R.crusen
State Bank
Curtis
Carper & Hodges
L. RB. Brean
Tor
C.D. Kelley
H. and
Omaha
R. A. Moore
E. B. Jones
Buffalo
Harrington
Pineer Hook Building
Eddy Street
L. R. Breshehan
R. C. Morris
W. M. Proutman
J. B. Brooks
Dartford
Wis
Henry Riley
Anthony Touhey
Welcome Cheyenne Hosts Excursion Guests at City Welcome
Cheyenne extends a warm greeting to excursionists arriving by special train at noon. Citizens and the Interior Land and Immigration company will greet them with hospitality. speakers from Kansas and Denver will address a citizens meeting at the opera house this evening. The event aims to showcase Cheyenne on the eve of statehood and leave visitors with a pleasant memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Interior Land and Immigration Company
Union Pacific Band
J. R. Burton
Dick Walker
Kansas
A. M. York
Denver
Opera House
Riner
Warren
Wyoming
Be Cheyenne and Northern Verse for the Mennerchor
A historical verse for the Mennerchor to the tune Marching Through Georgia celebrates the Cheyenne and Northern effort. It mentions Hartville, west ore deposits, engineers, contractors staking ground, blasting and pickaxe work, and a marching mood with a Northern road victory chant. The piece evokes Westward expansion and frontier labor with references to Sioux and Ioway territories and warpath heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. P. Carroll
Georgia
Hartville
Iron Ore Deposit Near Cheyenne Aimed for Reduction Works
In Platte canyon mining district about 120 miles north of Cheyenne a rich iron bed is opened to seventy feet wide and one hundred twenty feet deep for nine hundred feet with more deposits nearby. Ore averages 55 to 67 percent iron with phosporus at 0.01 percent and no sulphur. Located nine miles east of the Cheyenne and Northern terminus, a branch will reach it and reduction works will be built in Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte Canyon
Cheyenne
Cheyenne & Northern Road
Union Pacific Boom Funding Bill and 3000 Miles
The World reports Wall Street interest as Vanderbilts acquire a large Union Pacific stake. A large Pacific Coast expansion is planned with a $ funding bill expected to pass in days. The plan includes purchasing a right of way into Los Angeles California and a major board reorganization at the annual election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilts
Union Pacific Stock
New York
the World
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Oregon Railway Extension Plans 3000 Mile Rail Network
The Oregon Railway Extension Company filed supplementary articles of incorporation in Olympia Washington to build 3000 miles of railroad across Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. Backing is understood to come from Union Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
PortLane
Oregon Railway Extension Company
Olympia
Wash
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Union Pacific Gains Right of Way for Los Angeles Line
Uri Embody and Dr W B Michaels secure a right of way for a new railroad from this city to San Pedro. The contract limits the line to an overland route competing with Southern Pacific and non transferable. Construction expected to finish in two years, crossing Tejanga Pass to Verdugo Canyon to reach the new line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Cala
Uri Embody
W. B. Michaels
San Pedro
Southern Pacific
Tejanga Pass
Verdugo Canon
Storms Hit Cities From Chicago to Ohio
A series of late night storms caused extensive damage across several states. Highland Park suffered a church collapse and burned houses. Nyack and Rockland County barns were destroyed by lightning and hail with livestock killed. Pittsburgh and Roanoke reported floods and tornado damage, with multiple injuries and property loss. Ohio saw a cyclone in Springfield township harming structures. in Norway, Dora Palmer died with several injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Curcaco
Highland Park
Martin Blettel
Michael Rafferty
New York
Nyack
N. Y
Rockland County
Pennsylvania
Pittspurg
Johnstown
Conemaugh
Virginia
Roanoke
Crozier Iron Works
Salem
Ohio
Akron
Springfield Township
Norway
Dora Palmer
Pan American conference to adopt arbitration plan
Washington April 9 The Pan American conference nears its close as the general welfare committee agrees on an arbitration plan for disputes among American republics. If differences arise, the issue goes to another republic for settlement without appeal to arms. Each side may name an arbitrator with an umpire chosen jointly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Committee Upon General Welfare
Aams
Blaine
Carpenters Strike Faces Unified Front by Nonunion Bosses
In Cuiiac a a conference between the strike committee and a committee of nonunion master carpenters signals a major shift. About 1500 to 1600 small bosses oppose 110 large builders who dominate business. They may align with strikers and reopen work at union rates, challenging the Builders’ exchange. Decrees in Brazil touch on liberty of public association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuiiaco
Association of Masters
Builders’ Association
Executions Reported Across Pennsylvania Towns
News records multiple hangings on April 9 in Easton Waynesburg Bellefonte and Esensburg with details of the crimes. Bartholomew killed Aaron Dilliard over a dispute after an affair with Mrs. Dilliard. Zach Taylor killed William McCausland for robbery. Alfred James Andrews killed Clara Price, and Charles Carter killed John Matthews in a house of ill fame. Each defendant proclaimed innocence during the executions.
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Bartholomew
Easton
William HH. Bartholomew
Aaron W. Dilliard
Beersville
Johnson
Dilliard
Waynespura
Zach Taylor
William McCausand
Allegheny
George Clark
Taylor
Bellevonte
Alfred James Andrews
Clara Price
Esenspurg
Charles Carter
John Matthews
Shrill Whisper Breaks Sacred Moment in Trinity Service
A Sunday New York Star account recalls two wealthy society ladies in a crowded old Trinity church who remained seated during a solemn Te Deum. A sudden operatic stumble followed when a line was misheard and the misquote “But, my dear, we fry ours in butter” provoked shock, laughter, and the fainting of Mrs. __________ from the church amid rising commotion.
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Old Trinity
N. Y
Mr. Dix
Peculiarities of Members Across The Congress
A Georgia article notes the Congress mix of disabilities and sizes. It mentions one legged Kentuckian Mr. Stone in the House, three disabled in the Senate Berry Rampton and Butler, cork legs, two one-armed: Col. Oates of Alabama and Gen. Hooker of Mississippi. Major Barnes the heaviest, Mr. Candler the smallest and shoe history since the war.
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House
Mr. Stone
Kentucky
Senate
Berry
Arkansas
Rampton and Butler
South Carolina
Owever
Col. Oates
Alabama
Gen. Hooker
Mississippi
Orgia
Major Barnes
Mr. Candler
Awanta
Dining-room duties and a traveling boarder tale
Mrs Highbred questions Norah about her knowledge of dining-room work. Norah recalls years with Maike Novean’s wife who runs a boarding car on a railroad construction train and always fed the workers.
New Jersey Legislature Urges Reform on Farms and Food
The joint committee asks Congress to address eastern farms, condemns silver demonetization and foreign land grants, urges irrigation aid for eastern farms, and criticizes trusts and adulterated food competing with farm products. It also seeks restraint on western beef control and urges focus on eastern agricultural prosperity.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Congress
Illinois Championship Fails To Decide In Draw at Shelby
In Shelby Indiana this morning Owen Cougle and James Dohoney of Chicago fought for the Illinois championship. The 53rd round ended in a draw after Cougle’s jaw was broken in the 17th round. Dohoney showed ring craft while Cougle pressed for an opening that never came. Emperor William reportedly urged concessions to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuicano
Owen Cougle
James Dohoney
Chicago
Shelby
Ind
Illinois
Cougle
Dohoney
Dougle
Dohney
Railroad Rumbles and New Terminals in West
The Union Pacific plans a Portland to Seattle route and a southern extension to Los Angeles as part of a vast expansion. Cheyenne’s Cheyenne & Northern camp at Badger grows with 650 workers, Kilpatrick Bros. headquarters, and a bustling supply depot.
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Union Pacific
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Gulf
Northwestern
Cheyenne
Cheyenne & Northern
Wendover
Badger
Platte
Kilpatrick Bros
Mr. H. Clark
J.J. Hauphoff
Clark
Hauphoff
Union Pacific to Seattle
Seattle reports the Union Pacific plans to extend to the city to enable foreign freight import and export. The franchise has near unanimous city council support, with a proposed route along the Columbia River and parallel to the Northern Pacific. Vice President Holcomb cites a direct Portland–Seattle line and Tacoma inducement discussions. N G Bogue will visit to discuss proposals and rights of way for depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Union Pacific
Columbia River
Portland
Northern Pacific
Holcomb
Tacoma
N. G. Bogue
Pacific Short Line Survey Says Route Cuts Glenrock Townsite
Surveyors working from Ogden eastward camped at Glenrock this week and report the final route will pass through the townsite on the south side of the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley track requiring removal of several buildings during construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Short Line Railroad
Ogden
Glenrock
Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Dirt Begins to Fly on Kearney to Callaway Line
Work has started on the Union Pacific Kearney to Callaway branch with Wood and Bancroft contracted to grade the route. A large crew began shoveling dirt last Saturday, marking the initial phase of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney and
Black Hills
Union Pacific
Wood & Bancroft
Kearney
Callaway
Burlington and Missouri to Build 100 Mile Line
The contract signed today in Lincoln, Nebraska, authorizes the Burlington and Missouri to construct a new railroad line from the crossing of the Cheyenne River in Wyoming to Deadwood. The extension will cover about 100 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington and Missouri
Cheyenne River
Wyoming
Deadwood
Mail train carries 61,705 pounds from Omaha
The Union Pacific bound express train left Omaha Saturday with 61,705 pounds of mail matter aboard, described as the largest single load ever dispatched from Omaha.
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Omaha
Union Pacific Road
Petition drive seeks extension of Rosebud to Sheridan mail route
Citizens and the Sheridan Business Men's club forwarded a request to Washington to extend the mail route from Rosebud to Muddy Montana through the Big Bend of Rosebud creek Tongue river and Prairie Dog. Arbor day will be celebrated here on April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan Post
Sheridan Business Men's Club
Washington
Rosebud
Muddy
Montana
Sheridan
Big Bend
Rosebud Creek
Tongue River
Prairie Dog
Friction Fire Across Cultures and Techniques
The piece surveys how friction fires are made across cultures from tropics to North America, detailing stick and groove methods, bow drills, and pump drills. It notes varied materials, distinctive devices, and historical accounts from Darwin’s observations to Iroquois pumps, with cautionary remarks on reliability and superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Tahiti
Darwin
New Zealand
Sandwich Islands
Tonga
Samoa
Rodack Islands
Australia
Kamschatka
Sumatra
Carolines
Ceylon
South Africa
North America
West Indies
Central America
Straits of Magellan
Taylor
Europe
Wuttke
Micklenberg
Cashier and Missing Funds Stun Fosston Bank Scene
Reports from Fosston Minnesota describe a cashier from the Fosston I bank involved in a missing funds incident. Authorities seek details as a young woman connected to the case becomes a focus amid rumors of infatuation and a substantial cash discrepancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosston
Minn
Fosston I Bank
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Bessemer
Pacific Coast
Brazil
Perc
Crippled Congress
William
Coar
Pacific
Denver Republican
Pacific Short Line
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