Old Fashioned New England Dinners and Social Whist
In Vanity Fair November 16, 1889 a holiday social scene unfolds with an governor’s party hosting an old-fashioned New England feast featuring roast pig cranberry sauce and pies. A noon birthday Thanksgiving dinner for Newton Adams ends with Puss in Boots dessert. A co operative dinner with seven families highlights communal tables and shared courses. Sam notes a Leader matinee drawing happy children to see Edith’s Burglar and Joshua Whitcomb. A new whist club forms in Vanity Fair, weekly for quiet rubber sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Matthew Smith
F. E. Warren
Newton Adams
Newton
Cornelia Baxter
Gertrude Weaver
Kathrine Freeborn
Stewart Adams
Margaret Baxter
Puss In
G. B. Goodell
T. B. Adams
Goodell
Harry Bush
Sturgis
J. B. Thomas
Freeborn
Abbott
Johnson
Stevens
George Masten
Iva Baker
Carroll
Edith
Joshua Whitcomb
Sam
Vanity Fair
Festival of Days by St Mark’s guild and Sunergae
An upcoming two night festival of days by St Mark’s guild and the Sunergae promises entertainment with booths, dancing and tableaux on December 11 and 12. The writer notes the Christmas season spirit rising and shop displays, promising more details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Guild
Sunergae
Anon
Dupo
Letter of thanks from Cheyenne Relief Association to public school pupils
The Ladies of the Relief Association thank the pupils of Cheyenne public schools for their generous Thanksgiving gifts to the needy. The letter, read on Friday, praises the students for apples, potatoes, flour, soap, candy hearts, and coats donated for at least 110 people. It notes the Freshman class of 18?9 and celebrates practical, kind acts that brighten holiday meals and support for a mother and ill father.
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Ladies of the Relief Association
Cueyenne
New England
The
Relief Association
Capitol Fire Damages Capitol Ante-Room
A fire broke out yesterday morning in the ante-room of the council chamber in the west wing of the Capitol. A varnish can near a warming grate exploded, flames spread, plate glass windows shattered, and smoke filled the chamber. A bucket brigade of 40 to 50 workers quickly extinguished the blaze. damage is about 8000 dollars, insured under a 40000 dollar builders policy. Capitol commissioners Gilchrist Baird and Bresnahen assessed the scene and expect restoration before the legislature meets.
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Capitol
Council Chamber
Council
Keefe
Gilchrist, Baird
Bresnahen
Contempt Arrest Shocks Denver Courtroom Scene
In a Denver district court last night Judge Rittenhouse presided with Gen. T. M. Fisher aiding in the Seargent McNulty assault and rape case. An audible audience reaction followed a dramatic remark about a witness, Sheriff Martin commanded order, and one demonstrative party was jailed for thirty days after Judge Van DeVanter’s sentence for contempt.
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Rittenhouse
Denver
T. M. Fisher
Seargent McNulty
Martin
Campbell
van DeVanter
Miment
Bn the I
Picalng Tha
Honors Abroad and Local Legal Events in Jamestown
Letters and resolutions from Jamestown New York praise Wyoming for ratifying its new constitution granting equal suffrage to women. The piece notes temperance work by Mrs Helen Bullock, adds fifty seven new W C T U members, and reports grand larceny indictments and a rape attempt case with a guilty assault verdict and a $50 fine.
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Political Equality Club
Jamestown
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Wyoming
Empire State
Political Quality Club
Congress
Temperance Societies
Helen Bullock
Temperance Society
United States
New York
Hake
Bordwingle
Eugene Balfour
Joseph McNulty
McNulty
Verona quarry near Glen Rock boosts stone to east
A report notes the Verona quarry near Glen Rock Wyoming is rapidly developed producing red sandstone praised for beauty and durability. Judge Adams of Douglas owns and oversees operations with contracts to supply stone for several eastern public buildings.
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Barona
Greenrock
Wyoming
Tribane
Verona
Stand Pipe Test Proves Water Fill Successful
City authorities tested the stand pipe by filling it from the lake using a steam fire engine. Initial pump trouble gave way to smooth operation and rapid filling, creating immense pressure that the structure withstood. Mayor Riner, the contractor, and others observed with satisfaction.
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Riner
Burlington All Right October Earnings Rise for CBQ
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy road shows October net earnings up by 163,520 compared with last October. For the ten months ending October 31 the railroad reports an overall net earnings increase of 3,563,903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington All Right
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road
Burlington and Missouri River
Thanksgiving Supper and Concert At African M E Church
The ladies of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held a Thanksgiving supper and concert at their church last Friday evening to benefit their society. The event was financially successful and featured a fine supper and sociable musicales.
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Ladies of the African M. E. Church
Thanksgiving Proclamation of Cherokee Chief Mayes
The Cherokee nation releases a Thanksgiving Proclamation urging all to set aside November 28 to gather in worship and seek divine protection and blessing. Dated November 13, 1889, Tahlequah, it frames thanks as a bridge between ancestral practices and Christian nationhood. An editor shot in Ogden follows, with details and libel indictment of Charles S. King. An ostrich farm in Laramie City runs races for Buffalo Bill, with training notes. Newcastle Journal notes 369 votes cast, praising unity and public good. Irish Benevolent Society officers listed: Moroney, Fitzgerald, Keelan, Cahill, Crowley, Dulgnan, Brannan, Murray, Martin, Heally.
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Mayes
Executive Department
C. N
Council
J. B. Mayes
Tahlequah
Cherokee Nation
B. Mayes
Ogden
Denver
Charles S. King
Loexing Union
E. W. Exum
Exum
King
Bill Root
Laramie City
Buffalo Bill
Irish Benevolent Society
The
M. P. Moroney
Dave Fitsgerald
Pat Keelan
J. P. Cahill
J. F. Crowley
John Dulgnan
M. Brannan
William Murray
J. A. Martin
Marehal
William Heally
Anne
Local Dry Goods Sale Under Cut Prices Before Move
S. Kellner announces a liquidation of his entire dry goods stock before moving to Salt Lake City. Goods will be sold at cost or below, with cash terms only, and a ten prize drawing offered with each two dollar purchase. Large fixtures and show cases will be sold. orders from outside the city accepted. November 20, 1889.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Chicago
New York
Ren R
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Ladies Relief Society
Honors
Jamestown, N. Y
Equality Club
Warren
Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyoming Territory
Charlotte Parker Hall
District Court
Newcastle
S. Kellner
Rueb and
Bennett Medical Colleges
Adam
Express
Ial
L. R. Williams
M. D
Randolph St
Sorrviews Cnave
Chicago, Til
F. E. Warren Mercantile CO
T. F. Dolan
Twentieth St
Cheyenne National Bank
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