Cheyenne Boaters Build Home Made Craft On Lake Mahpablutah
A Cheyenne group led by C S Erswell W H Butler and George Bescherer revived local boating at Lake Mahpablutah with a self built yacht named Petrel. The sixteen foot fiver with a centerboard can carry four and sails well in light to moderate winds. Each member brings varied sailing experience from Toledo Boston and beyond as interest in boating grows toward a formal club formation.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Waterside Road House
Lake Mahpahlutah
C. S. Erswell
W. H. Butler
Western Union Telegraph Office
George Bescherer
Commodore Butler
Commodore Erswell
Lake Mahpablutah
Carpenter Green
Chicago
Detroit
Brswell
Butler
Tom Purney
Evie
Tom
Toledo
de Funiae
Sam Atkinson
Charles River
Boston
J. K. Jeffrey
W. J. Wilkes
Harry A. Clark
Newburg
N. Y
Judge Scott
E. S Smith
Hynds
Linois
State Board of Mines Seeks New Members
Citizens are invited to join the state board of mines with fees allocated half to county display and half to the board. Signatories yesterday include George W. Brown, Riner & Johnson, John K. Shingle, D. S. Storey, J. K. Jeffrey, Russel L. Tracy, E. A. Slack, Mobrman Bros., J. F. Jenkins, Wm. Sturgis Jr, A. D. Kelley, W. F. Hair, A. S. Mercer, and Ira L. Fredendall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Mines
George W. Brown
Riner & Johnson
John K. Shingle
D. S. Storey
J. K. Jeffrey
Russel L. Tracy
E. A. Slack
Mobrman Bros
J. F. Jenkins
Wm. Sturgis, Jr
A. D. Kelley
W. F. Hair
A. S. Mercer
Ira L. Fredendall
Real estate visionary C E Mayne rises and falls
Ed Farrar recalls C E Mayne once a telegraph office rival then a land boom operator who offered ten lots each at 100 dollars. Mayne grew rich in ninety days then to millionaire status before rapid collapse and migrations to Ogden and San Francisco where he now heads a Chronicle Building office dealing real estate. Lots Farrar declined are now worth 3000 to 5000 dollars each.
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Ed Farrar
Western Union Telegraph Office
Omaha
C. E. Mayne
Mayne
Farrar
Ogden
San Francisco
Chronicle
Race Day At Fair Grounds Highlights and Prizes
The Races Percy Hoyt at the fair grounds will furnish balls and mallets to train for this unique race. The gentlemen's roadster trot will be half mile heats for purse and a silver cup. The merchants' stake second day is a mile dash for 10. Features of the second day include an extra hurdle race and bicycle races. The prizes foot about 33,500.
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Percy Hoyt
Fair Grounds
Ball for Big Money in West Ties With Rawlins Club
In a letter to Tur Sex E T Burke manager of the Rawlins ball club asserts his nine will not back down and can meet any amateur or comb in west of the Missouri river. A local syndicate offers to host an amateur game for 2250 a side within a week. Dr Ebenezer Judkins of Hutchinson Tex a brother in law of Stonewall Jackson dies on a railroad train near Jackson City Enn
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Tur Sex
E.T. Burke
Rawlins
Rawlins Nine
Missouri River
Burke
West
Ebenezer Judkins
Hutchinson
Tex
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson City
Enn
Wyoming and the Fair. Fine Prospects for All
Prof Elwood Mead reports the north state blooming with good hay and strong crops as preparations for the World’s Fair advance. Wyoming plans a 40 by 60 building in Jackson Park with a 24 by 40 main hall and four upstairs rooms, costing about 10 000 dollars plus foundation.
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Elwood Mead
Wyoming Board of World's Fair Commissioners
Chicago
Weston
Johnson, Sheridan
Converse
Mead
Kilpatrick & Collins
Newcastle
Prof
McCormick
Williams
John S. Harper
Jackson Park
Nevada
Wyoming
van Brunt & Howe
Boston
Union Pacific
General Board of Architecture
Mr. Howe
Harper
Sundance
State Commission
University Tour Boosts Wyoming State Pride and Growth
Dr. Johnson’s northern tour with the Laramie Republican praises the reorganization and new experiment farms at Sheridan and Sundance. He notes strong agricultural prospects from Buffalo to Sheridan, predicts a larger student attendance from Converse, Johnson and Sheridan counties, and plans a final summer push to build a large incoming class in Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Green River and Evanston.
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North
Laramie
Johnson
Sheridan
Dayton
Sundance
Converse
Wamea
Big Horn Mountains
Buffalo
Wyoming
Burlington
Cheyenne
Rock Springs
Green River
Evanston
Union Pacific
Emperor William Tangles with Drunkenness Policy in Germany
The article reports on the German budget and public drunkenness crackdown proposed by Emperor William with ministers urging restraint. It notes a draft bill, state supervision of beverages, and rising crime linked to alcohol as well as a health inquiry into spirits and crime rates. It also mentions the Deutsche Bank frauds, Jewish emigration policy in Russia, and Prof Max Schuller’s tuberculosis cure called guaiacol. Maj Wissmann prepares to depart for East Africa.
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New York
Associated Press
Beaux, Sug. L
Deutsche Bank
Franck
Schweiger
Leipsic Disconto Gesellschaft
Schiweiger
Hohenzollern
Emperor William
Drontheim
Kiel
Landtag
Herrfurth
Miguel
Berlin
Russia
Novoe Vaenna
Germany
Max Schuller
Berlin University
Seller
Weather Stations List and Needed Additions
A complete list of working weather stations is provided: Laramie Albany county. Evanston Unita county. Rawlins Carbon county. Wheatland Laramie county. Lusk and Fort Fetterman Converse county. Lander Fremont county. Fort McKinney Johnson county. Sundance Crook county. Stations are sought in Sweetwater Natrona Weston Sheridan and Big Horn counties. The agriculture college promises reports but has not yet sent an official list.
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Laramie
Albany County
Evanston
Unita County
Rawlins
Carbon County
Wheatland
Lusk
Fort Fetterman
Converse County
Lander
Fremont County
Fort McKinney
Johnson County
Sundance
Crook County
Sweetwater
Natrona
Weston
Sheridan
Big Horn
the Agriculture College
Campbell Succeeds Dickinson in Trans-Ohio B&O Role
Robert B. Campbell is named general superintendent of the trans Ohio division of the Baltimore and Ohio, filling the vacancy after E Dickinson resigned to join Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul roads. Capt. BW Towner reports 300 men in camp at Laramie after returning from Gold Hill.
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Campbell
Dickinson
trans-Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
E. Dickinson
Union Pavilic
Robert B. Campbell
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
BW. Towner
Laramie
Gold Hill
New Engines Rebuilt From Cheyenne Shops
Seven rebuilt engines rolled out Friday with Nos 1615 1811 1108 551 1274 1458 and 1807 assigned to freight yard routes between Lara mie Rawlins Pocatello Cheyenne and Sidney and on the Wyoming division. Boilers use sixty two plates vs twenty two for ordinary locomotives.
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Laramie
Rawlins
Cheyenne Yards
Pocatello
Idaho Division
Cheyenne
Sidney
Wyoming
Loth
Public Debt Statement Shows July Increase and Cash Balance
Public debt figures for Wasnixetox August list interest bearing debt at 610 529 420 with a 300 debt maturing no longer bearing interest and 1 385 as decreased. Aggregate debt stands at 2 1 004 248 958 with a July cash increase. gold and silver holdings total 2236 828 413 and 389 in subsidiary coin. Net cash balance 5 783 715 and gold reserve 100 000 000.
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Wasnixetox
Ee Ee
Treasury
HHS
ATL
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The Battle Lake Copper Mine Attracts Quiet Interest
The Battle Lake copper mine has operated for several years with a large ore dump and about eighteen workers. Its owners, confident in the venture, plan a smelter soon even if public belief remains uncertain.
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Saratoga Lyre
Battle Lake
Dance Brings Local Folks Together in Fort Lanante
Evening social in Fort Lanante Wyoming with ice cream and cake enjoyed by all. State Senator Chamberlain and wife visiting friends. Plea to route mail from Bordeaux instead of Badger noted, though challenged by young signers ages 2 to 18.
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Fort Lanante
Wyo
Chamberlain
Bordeaux
Badger
Cheyenne High School Chooses New Principal and Staff
Miss Cora McDonald resigns to join the United States historical chair at the state university. Miss Celia Ford succeeds her after a background including Syracuse and Wesleyan studies and a Des Moines principal post. Miss Richardson succeeds Miss Allison, with Miss Lough remaining. the new building gains three university graduates. Gen. Stitzer has been notified the Buffalo militia company will attend the state encampment.
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Cora McDonald
Cheyenne
The
State University
Celia Ford
Syracuse, N.Y
Ist
Wesleyan University
Syracuse University
Des Moines
Ford
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Peprel
Geo. Bescherer
Tom Purtney
Napoleon
Wyoming and the Fair
Prof. Wead
President Johnson
Max Schneiller
Prof. Schuller
Prof. Koch
Maj. Wissmann
Erfurt
East Africa
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