Missing ranchman Bamford sparks Silver Crown manhunt
Thos Bamford, 28, vanishes after leaving his ranch to go to the Edwards place and then to Hecla. Deputies and 25 volunteers search foothills and prairie while suspicion falls on Hugh J Edwards amid threats of lynching. A possible lead ties a tramp’s tale to a decomposed body near a rail line.
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Sharpless
Silver Crown
Thos
Bamford
Clark
Edwards Place
Hugh J. Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Edwards
Denver
Tom Bamford
Horse Creek
Valente
Cheyenne
Voloute
Gold Hill Trip to Proceed on Expanded Schedule
C G Courant reports the Gold Hill excursion from Denver remains on, expanding to at least fifty men. The plan calls for departure September 2 at 8 45 am, arrival in Saratoga September 3, Gold Hill September 4, Rawlins September 6 and return for the mining convention opening September 7. Union Pacific agents will forward mine exhibit exhibits to Cheyenne gratis.
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C. G. Courant
Omaha
Gold Hill
Denver
Saratoga
Rawlins
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Fire at Camp Carlin house amid West End blaze
A large old Camp Carlin residence moved to Keefe stone yards near the foundry burned in the rear. Peter Hamma, asleep in the dwelling, was awakened by a barking dog. The fire likely started incendiarily and was contained by the Durants. Estimated damage around 1 dollar and furniture insured.
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West End
Bent
Reed
Dyer
Eddy
Keefe Stone Yards
Peter Hamma
Mr. Hamma
Durants
County Fees For July 31 Turned Into Treasury
For the month ending July 31 accumulated fees were deposited into the county treasury by officers named Justice Carroll Treasurer Stone Clerk Fredendall Justice Lee Constable Degenmark and others. For the quarter ending July 31 Clerk of Court Atkinson deposited $205.40 into the treasury.
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Justice Carroll
Stone
Cen Rc
Fredendall
BSL
Lee
Degenmark
Atkinson
Treasury
Proper Person Earns Praises For Omaha Shops
From Omaha comes praise for J. E. O Hearne who runs Cheyenne shops. He outproduced six more engines with fewer men than rivals on the Union Pacific system. The note calls him a proper person in charge. Auditor Burdick faces a potential mandamus suit and will be heard in court.
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Omaha
J. E. O'Hearne
Union Pacific
Denver
Armstrong
Kan
Permon
Burdick
Yerkes Builds Grand Mausoleum in Green-Wood Cemetery
Chicago street rail magnate Charles T. Yerkes funds a monumental Greek style mausoleum in Green-Wood Brooklyn. The indestructible Parthenon like tomb measures 50 feet 6 inches by 23 feet and 20 feet 6 inches, weighs about twenty tons per block, and centers two sarcophagi. Estimated at 250000, it is meant to ensure future generations remain undisturbed.
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Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
Greenwool
Brooklyn
New York
Athens
Yerkes
Greenwood
French Trafalgar veteran nears centennial in Hyeres
Louis Andre Manuel Cartigny born September 1 1791 in Hyeres remains the last living French participant of Trafalgar. He sailed on the Formidable at age fourteen, wounded at Cape Trafalgar, spent eight years as a prisoner, learned English, later earned the Legion of Honor and a 500 franc pension, now 250 francs under Napoleon's will.
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Trafalgar
Anl
Louis Andre Manuel Cartigny
Hyeres
Dimanoir
Nelson
Cape Trafalgar
Richard Strachan
Cartigny
Legion of Honor
Napoleon
Odd Split at London Court Over Heraldry Institute
The Marquis de Leuville, famed in America, is a defendant in a lawsuit with Henry Renton. They arranged in 188? to run the Institute of Heraldry and Art, then Renton says he was wrongfully dismissed. Renton seeks 800 pounds, while the Marquis counterclaims for damages to his business from Renton’s alleged gross misconduct and neglect of duty.
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Marquis de Leuville
America
Henry Renton
Institute of Heraldry and Art
Renton
Marqus
Wedded In Old Age After a Lifetime Apart
Thomas Cowley aged seventy six and Sarah Clifton aged seventy seven from Cold Ashby finally wed after fifty six years since engagement and prior marriages ended. The pair had been separated since a scandal halted their wedding when both were younger. Both now live as widowed partners, and their long wait ended recently.
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Thomas Cowley
Sarah Clifton
Cold Ashby
Thous
Sarah
Ohio Campaign History Features Campbell McKinley Rivalry
The piece chronicles Governor James E. Campbell of Ohio as a Democratic candidate for re election with a sketch of his birth and career. It notes Senator Darel W Voorhees and recounts Hon. James Campbell with prior service as prosecuting attorney and three terms in Congress. It mentions 1880 race against Governor Parker and forecasts a heated campaign with Major William McKinley as the Republican rival.
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Campbell
James E. Campbell
Ohio
Bather County
Darel W Voorhees
Aaroppell
Peder
Porter
Hamiton
Congress
Joseph B Paraker
Republicn
Wiliam McKinley
Jackson Statue memorializes Confederate general at Lexington
A bronze statue of General Thomas Jonathan Jackson is unveiled in Lexington Virginia on the thirtieth anniversary of the First Bull Run battle. The heroic figure by artist Valentine stands on light gray granite pedestal with Jackson’s ciphered name and years 1824 1865.
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Bull Run
Lexington
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Virginia
Capitol Square
Richmond
Valentine
General Lee
David E Moore
Commonwealth
Fredericksburg
General Jackson
Jackson
Lee
Franklin
Westham
Presbyterian
Military and Civil Record of General B F Kelley
The death of Major General B F Kelley recalls early Civil War service. He commanded at Patton Virginia and drove Confederates from Philippi in a 1861 campaign, later winning at Romney and directing the Harper's Ferry district. After the war he held public roles including Hot Springs supervisor and pension office work.
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B. F. Kelley
Patton
New Hampton
N. C
Wheeling
Virginia
Philippi
Romney
Harper’s Ferry
West Virginia
Oakland
Hot Springs, Ark
American inventor patents a moral corset in Paris
An American inventor in Paris patents a moral corset for unmarried girls. He claims it has helped marry three of his daughters through publicity. Parisians fear parlors will fill with whistles from the devices as gossip spreads.
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Paris
The Booth of the Orlean Frame in Constantinople Theater
The passage describes a famed actor named Ati wian who drew audiences across Turkey Russia and Greece for a theater performance in Constantinople. It notes the Anglo Saxon world’s familiarity with Booth and his acting, contrasting it with the limited knowledge of Ati wian among those nations.
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Booth
Beving
Constantinople
Turkey
Rusia
Greece
Famine Threat Seen in Russia After Severe Harvest Losses
Report from St Petersburg warns that Russia faces near famine due to early frosts drought and crop destruction. The piece notes unprecedented hunger risks and mentions historical scale of the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Russia
Royalty and Naval Maneuvers Color Europe News
Royalty with the royal family visiting Chicago World's Fair. German emperor may join the voyage. North Sea naval maneuvers reveal rapid fleet mobilization and armor penetration capabilities. Dillon nears Parnellite Irish leadership amid bankruptcy actions against OBrien. French fleet receptions planned. Wesleyan conference elects Professor Davison as theology chair.
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New York
Lenpox
Balfour
Chicago
London
Berlin
Europe
America
North Sea
Admiralty
Dillon
Metcarthy
Lord Salisbury
William O Brien
Lord Salisbur
George Bolton
O'Brien
Chateau Cecil
Dieppe
M Waddington
Portsmouth
Gervais
Wesleyan Conference
Comelu d Vhite
Davison
Alan
Forward Party Aims To Repeal Wesley Deed
A committee would seek an act of Parliament to rescind Wesley's deed which supports a three year ministerial circuit. If passed, itinerant Wesleyan ministers, key to the church, may disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Fair Grounds to Host Big Sunday Baseball and Speed Events
Fair Grounds Sports reports Capitol ball team will clash with Col Brady’s nine at the fair grounds Sunday for a purse of 00. The field is moved for grand stand viewing. A speed program includes a quarter dash Kerry versus Richardson Bros Blue Jay and a quarter heat Cause against Ray with a possible match Herzig’s Blue Rock against an unknown.
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Fair Grounds
Capitol
Col. Brady
T. W. Brooks
Kerry
Richardson Bros
Blue Jay
C. E. Cause
H. Ray
Herzig
Blue Rock
Queen Insurance Dissolves in Liverpool Replaced by American Firm
Notice filed with Auditor Burdick states the old Queen Insurance company of Liverpool is dissolved and replaced by the Queen Insurance company of America. The new firm starts with a $1,000,000 surplus.
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Burdick
Old Queen Insurance Company of
Liverpool
The
Queen Insurance Company of America
Wyoming exhibit draws attention at educators meeting
Professor E. J. Churchill superintendent of city schools arrived home from Toronto with his brother, a Madison Indiana school principal, noting the Wyoming exhibit attracted substantial attention at the international meeting of educators.
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E. J. Churchill
Toronto
Wyoming
Madison
Ind
Promising Placers
Assessor Ed F Stahle returned from Carbon county where he measured oil coal and placer lands. Rawlins men have attracted capitalists and the placers appear very promising.
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Ed F. Stahle
Carbon County
Stehte
Rawlins
Train despatcher Jesse Blakely near death in Laramie
Jesse Blakely, a well known railway despatcher, travels with his brother Arthur from Laramie as he lies gravely ill with consumption. Blakely is described as very low in spirits and near death.
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Jesse Blakely
Alll
Arthur
Union Pacific
Jesse
Laramie
Davis of Rochester Syndicate Probes Denver Venture
Capitalist A. A. Davis, representing a Rochester New York syndicate at Saratoga, visits Denver as his group develops a new townsite. Eight residences have been built, with substantial investment in ditches and artesian wells. Davis shows strong faith in the Platte valley and its mines.
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A. A. Davis
Rochester
N. Y
Saratoga
Denver
Davis
Platte Valley
Wyoming Normal and Scientific College Proves First Term Success
The Rawlins Republican reports the first term of the Wyoming Normal and Scientific College showing project success. The Swan Land and Cattle Company has sued Carbon County over lands taxed and sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins
Wyorming Normal and Scientific College
Swan Land and Cattle Company
Carbon County
Wool Market Steady Across Regions in Aug Trade
New York reports a steady wool market with sales totaling 1,080,000 pounds across Montana Wyoming Utah centered at SeeroGe for fine and Sah geate for fine daedium i dice for medicam. Texas California Oregon mills show activity at prior levels while Australian wool remains firm. Privateevea notes Aug 1 prices unchanged as markets hold steady.
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New York
Bostox
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Texas
Californ
Oregon
Pritaveetia
Decision on Wallace agricultural entry at Sacramento
Acting Secretary Chobdier issued a ruling in the Wallace agricultural entry case tied to the Sacramento land office findings. The decision contends the entry misrepresented the land’s status and would cancel the agricultural patent due to prior existence of the claim before patent issuance.
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Wastixorox
Chobdier
Warnieli
Outey
Train collision injures passengers in Dubuque run
This morning in Dubuque a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train struck a hand slide and was swept from the tracks. Not a single passenger was injured.
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Devin
Dubuque
Denver
Rio Girande
Strick Boy
Chicago Democratiat split fuels Republican gains
Citedaemin Chesca Aug 7 reports party factions in Chicago United after a lounge melee fight ended with Republicans gaining influence. The rift stems from mayor Carter Harrison claiming harm from party machinery led by former mayor DeWitt C. Ceogior.
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Chesca
Democratiat Party
Chicago
Carter B. Harrison
DeWitt C. Ceogior
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Thos. Bamford
Kelley
Seth Sharpless
West
W. H. Shriver
Tus Low
Shriver
Lohlein & Sigwart
West Moyer
Hunter Bros
Napper
Country Girl
John Sullivan
Grawlins
Sullivan
Hadsell
Brunswick Hotel
Keefe Stone Yard
Tae SN
Citcague Millionaire Selecta
Ein Law
Rootleg Pines
M. Gartiony
Gravenanr Jackson
Orlean
Royalty
William
Fair
Wales
Home Rule Party
Wool Maerker
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