Subscriptions and labor notes mixed on a page
A muddled列 text mentions subscription terms one year six months and three months, Union Pacific stock at 67, and a note that there will be no Fourth of July demand for noiseless powder. It records a Port Lampp cement masons union fining a member five dollars for allowing a laborer to work. The narrative hints at the haleybi and Cronin case references with a white horse and a red headed girl.
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LaNnp Cement Masons’ Union
Haleybi
White Horse
Cronin
Red Headed
Postal Official Heralds Fast Mail Train Success
Mr. Humann of the postal service reports the coast trip of the fast mail train a decided success and forecasts Union Pacific will further cut the schedule by three hours within a month.
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Mr. Humann
Postal Service
Union Pacific
Mrs Southworth Slay Trial Faith Dims Amid Exhaustion
It is believed Mrs. Southworth, accused of killing Major Pettus, will not face trial. Reports say she is in a state of extreme physical and mental exhaustion and her counsel says she is dying, having broken down completely.
Beav er Springs stone boasts agate with marble‑like polish
Hon Mike Mureay cites a Beaver Springs agate deposit described as nearly white and highly polishable. He notes ledges large enough for furniture use and a delicate lacework running through the stone, yielding slabs with appearance rivaling fine marble per the Lander Mountaineer.
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Mike Mureay
Beaver Springs
Henry Wolcott's views on Montana politics and silver
Mr Henry Wolcott of Denver said at the depot that Montana's political muddle harms the new state He hopes a satisfactory settlement without war into the U S Senate Reed is not strongly anti silver to provoke the St Louis convention Senator Edward Wolcott has leased an elegant Washington residence and prepared bachelor quarters.
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Henry Wolcott
Denver
Butte
Helena
Montana
United States Senate
Wolcott
Reed
St. Louis
Edward Wolcott
Washington
Penny postal bank plan proposed by Wanamaker
Postmaster General Wanamaker offers a penny postal bank system where children and others buy stamps, paste them on deposit cards, and redeem stamped values at post offices. Cards show uncancelled stamps. customers withdraw by surrendering the card for face value.
Elkhorn group sale advances in Montana statehood era
The Elkhorn mine tenement is set to sell for half a million dollars to an English syndicate. Montana is now a state, ending alien land law constraints. Miners in Montana and neighboring territories gain relief from an unjust rule, with Idaho showing strong interest in similar property dealings to benefit their own growth.
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Tus
Salt Lake
Montana
Elkhorn Group
Idaho
Testimony of Phil Armour Before West's Committee
Phil Armour testified yesterday before West's committee. He lives in a small interior Illinois country town and the report notes the interest his statements generated.
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Phil Armour
West
Armour
Ilinois, la
The Big Four Beef Packager Claims Vast Growth
Salle's son Phil moved from pork packing to beef packing after the war. His father, a canal contractor, left him means to expand. He and his brothers secured government contracts during wartime and later built a Chicago business with enormous profits, becoming known as a premier money maker and part of the "big four" among livestock dealers.
Kentucky Court Upholds Gift for Quitting Smoking
An elderly woman promised her grandson $500 if he quit smoking for a set period. She died before the period ended, but he honored his part and sued executors who refused payment. The state’s highest court ruled the contract valid, enforcing the bargain as binding despite her death.
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Kentucky
Liberal support and Mormon voting shift in pivotal city election
Mr J A Johnston, back from Salt Lake City, reports liberals poised to win. Hundreds of young Mormons pledge to vote with gentiles amid church rule fatigue. An old polygamist vows liberal ticket voting for business reasons. A grand liberal parade impressed Johnston, while LDS workers slated for election day registration are barred. Despondent saints promise to keep legislative control to curb city officials if liberals prevail.
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J. A. Johnston
Salt Lake City
Peters backs Wyoming statehood in coming Congress
Hon Samuel Ritrer Peters of Kansas seventh district told a Washington journalist he supports Wyoming statehood when Congress convenes. He praised strong Republican support among Wyoming residents. Peters, famed as Never Get Left Peters, helped place allies in Oklahoma postmaster roles before statehood. The jury is a hustler.
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Samuel Ritrer Peters
Kansas
Washington
Tax Sun
Wyoming
Congress
Peters
Guthrie
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Jurlye
Religious Reflections and The Nation’s Motto
The piece urges readers to reflect on religious identity and the meaning of the national motto In God We Trust. It argues meditation reveals personal origin and destiny, urging timely personal solutions. It emphasizes Sunday as the Lord’s day and the six days for labor, and calls readers to devote the seventh day to thinking of God.
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Tank Sus
Advent Sermon and National Thanksgiving Reflections
A religious column reflects on thanksgiving services, national Christian sentiment, and the contrast with widespread saloon worship. It praises Cardinal Gibbons new Christian Heritage, notes advent preparations, and urges moral renewal before Christmas.
Wyoming and Statehood Call for Home Rule and Full State Power
Omaha Bee reports a memorial committee urges Congress to admit Wyoming as a state, presenting a strong plea for home rule rather than grievance. It cites 21 years of territorial development, vast resources, irrigation potential, and mineral wealth as proof of capability to sustain a state government.
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Omaha
Congress
Wyoming
United States
Wyoming poised for statehood with vast resources
The article argues Wyoming can sustain a state government due to rich resources including oil basins, silver, base metals, clays, granite and livestock. It cites $100,000,000 in real property, 40,000 miles of railroad, 5,000 miles of irrigating ditches, and 3,000,000 head of livestock, predicting rapid growth and a strong republican majority.
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Pennsylvania
Wyoming
California
Arkansas
Florida
Kansas
Nebraska
Utah
Idaho
Congress
President Harrison’s Message Highlights Tariff Farm Support and Civil Rights
The message outlines Harrison’s clear stand on tariff reform and treasury surplus, urging free list expansion, farm and factory protection, and a practical approach to the silver issue. It defends settlers from false claims, praises Civil War veterans, notes pensions debate with Cleveland, welcomes new states, laments merchant marine decline, and condemns disenfranchisement and civil rights neglect, urging citizen readership of telegraphic summaries.
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Harrison
United States
Treasury
Cleveland
Purifying Wyoming Elections Speech Advocates Reform
A statement praising democratic contemporaries for election reform in Wyoming urges radical steps including registration and secret ballots. It argues public office salaries are too high, encourages reducing pay, and notes the risk of money influencing votes. The text references the Australian system to deter opposing voters being hired to abstain.
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Wyoming
Saytem
Democratic Press Reacts to Cutting Salaries for Tax Relief
The remark argues cutting salaries reduces the tax burden and targets the root of the issue. It prompts a question about how the democratic press would respond to this proposal.
Agassiz Mining Co. of Leadville Assigns Assets
The Agassiz Mining Company of Leadville has made an assignment of its assets yesterday.
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Tue Agassiz Mining Company
Leadville
Montana Compromise Prospects Mentioned Yesterday
Report notes a potential settlement idea for a Montana dispute discussed yesterday. Sources indicate preliminary goodwill toward a middle ground, with negotiators exploring terms while awaiting further talks.
Cheyenne and Northern Becomes Part of Union Pacific Denver Gulf
After January 1 the Cheyenne and Northern will be renamed as part of the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway. The general manager will be Channing F. Meek, currently the Fort Worth manager.
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Cheyenne and Northern
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
Channing F. Meek
Fort Worth
Aid pledged for AP fire victims families grows
In response to an appeal for aid to the families of the two Associated Pressmen who lost their lives in the Minneapolis fire, over $2,000 was subscribed yesterday. San Francisco papers sent $500, the Tacoma Ledger $100, and numerous eastern papers contributed from $50 to $200.
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Associated
Boy in Boxcar Returns Home After Trip to Laramie
Frank Heins, the runaway from Seventeenth Street, writes a repentant letter to his father from Laramie City. He describes riding in a boxcar, spending on candy and a bed, and saving 25 of his 35 dollars. He asks forgiveness, vows to behave, and says he will return home this morning.
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Frank Heins
Seventeenth Street
Laramie City
Laramie
Cheyenne
Saddlery Industry Roots Cheyenne Prosperity at J S Collins Co
In Cheyenne the cattle trade spurred saddlery and related goods. J S Collins & Co began in 1876 and now churns out up to 1500 saddles yearly. Morrison confirms ten to twelve workers sustain 50 to 75 jobs, underscoring the industry’s role in local prosperity.
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J. S. Collins & Co
Morrison
Sun
Cheyenne
City Council Meeting Delays Taxes and Auction License Plan
The regular council session last evening, chaired by Mayor River, audited bills and disposed of routine business. A resolution declared all taxes delinquent and a warrant to be issued February 18. Councilman Hunt announced plans to introduce an ordinance setting auction licenses at 75 dollars per year payable annually.
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Hunt
Horses Wanted for 1000-Pound Geldings in Cheyenne
Wanted two hundred geldings weighing 1000 pounds and up. Address KR Five, Van Tasseit, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Wanten
van Tasseit
Cheyenne
Escape and recapture of sheep thief at Evanston
Evanston reports J Pugmin, jailed for sheep stealing, escaped briefly while aiding a deputy with coal, ran up Main street, reached the willows, was pursued and recaptured. Also announced are Evanston Hose Company No 1 officers elected Foreman Wilson Dillion first assistant I B Moor second assistant N Engstrom secretary W A Nash treasurer Walter E Webster and notes strong sprinters in No 1 for coming tournaments.
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Evanston
I. B. Moor
N. Engstrom
W A. Nash
Walter E. Webster
Lykins Rewarded For Cattle Thief Convictions
W C Lykins received a $1,000 check from Doty and Chamberlin for aiding the conviction of Hake and Bordwingle, cattle thieves. The reward followed their discretion after arrests, and Lykins may gain further rewards as he secures more indictments, aiming to curb crooked business on the ranges.
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W. C. Lykins
Doty & Chamberlin
Hake and
Bordwingle
Mr. Lykins
Lykins
District Court actions include Balfour arraignment and mining suit upcoming
At the district court yesterday Count Von Balfour was arraigned for grand larceny and pled guilty. In the afternoon Judge Corn presided and heard motions in civil cases. An argument was heard in Snow Cattle company versus H G Hay on a demurrer. Today the Green Mountain Boy mining suit will be tried.
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Count von Balfour
Corn
Snow Cattle Company
H. G. Hay
Green Mountain Boy
Army Pensions Attitude Promises Broad Relief
A Washington attorney informs a friend that under current pension law construction the aim is to grant every claim reasonably proven and that applicants should not fear the pension office attempting to defeat valid claims.
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Washington
Nichols Leads Telegraph Office Rapid Message Run
M. J. Nichols, Western Union telegraph office manager, and assistants processed the president's message spanning 146 sheets in three and a half hours. The achievement stood out for speed and accuracy, praised as the finest work ever done in the office.
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M. J. Nichols
Western Union Telegraph Office
Stock Fish Arrives in Cheyenne At Bryant and Bonfils
The first bale of stock fish imported from Sweden arrived yesterday at Bryant and Bonfils on Seventeenth street. Grocers reported the dried Sweden origin product is cut into four foot strips and baled for shipment. The dish is relished by Swedes and others aware of its virtues, drawing observers to the store front.
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Cheyenne
Bryant & Bonfils
Seventeenth Street
Sweden
Horse Stealers pursued by constables to Fort Russell
Constables Smith and Douglas hunted a suspected horse theft chief named Liddell at Fort Russell last night, pursuing a trio with two arrests made at Davis ranch Sunday. Reporters learned the officers had not returned by late hours.
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Smith
Douglas
Fort Russell
Davis Ranch
Liddell
Tun Low
Normandie Hires Night Clerk and Staff Additions
Mr. J. W. Fanning formerly of the Albany hotel in Denver becomes night clerk at the Normandie. Dudley Smith of the Harvey eating houses will be porter. Charles Roath named chief clerk. Page praised for efficient office staff. Hotel well equipped for growing business.
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J. W. Fanning
Albany
Denver
The
Normandie
Dudley Smith
Harvey Eating Houses
Charles Roath
Page
Cronin Trial Arguments Peak In Courtroom Clash
Lawyer Wing wrapped up the Cronin case with Ingham arguing circumstantial evidence can outstrip direct proof. Hess likened the case to a bundle of sticks, each incriminating fact explainable by innocence, yet together forming an irresistible conclusion. No sewer finds tied to Cronin show deliberate human design, but stem from hate and the Carlson cottage murder.
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Cronin
Carlson Cottage
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