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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
12
Cancer Rumors Endorsement and Notable Damages Cited
A Washington special asserts Samuel Randall is dying and cancer is accepted by his physicians. Bishop Whittaker, long in Nevada, was fired at in a Philadelphia church. A Chicago circuit court jury awarded Henry Busch of the Northern Pacific railroad 40 000 for loss of both legs, reflecting public sentiment toward disabled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Randall
Bishop Whittaker
Nevada
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago
Henry Busch
Northern Pacific Railroad
Call for Condemnation Statute for Public Buildings
The legislature is urged to consider a statute enabling the condemnation of land for county and municipal public buildings, noting that no such law exists for general emergencies. The existing statutes address only railroads.
Labor unrest, timber planting urged as Wyoming lags
The article notes a looming labor dispute in London between dock owners and the Dock Laborers Union. It advocates timber planting in Wyoming, citing Kansas Colorado and Nebraska incentives. It mentions ex Speaker Randall near death and a $50,000 fund by George W. Childs and Drexel for his destitute family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Randall
House of Representatives
Cleveland
George W. Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Drexel
Adams Chosen Union Pacific President to Foil Government Takeover
An ex-UP officer asserts that Charles Francis Adams was selected not to push the Outhwaite bill but to keep the railroad from government ownership. Senator Edmunds, angry at Sidney Dillon, warned of a bill to seize the road, but Adams was immediately elected and the bill died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Charles Francis Adams
Congress
Adams
Edmunds
Sidney Dillon
Omaha World-Herald
Leader misrepresents Meldrum critique of territorial desks
The Sun counters The Leader’s attack on Secretary Meldrum, disputing its claims about desks carpets and expenses. It notes no secretary authorized printing bills, and that the committee report led to no council action while urging the morning paper to remain silent on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meldrum
Congress
Shannon
Leader
Sun and Bristol & Knabe Printing Company
Sun
Census Bureau chief urges fitness over politics in enumerator picks
Superintendent Porter says enumerator selection should ignore political affiliations and favor fitness. Preference given to veterans and locals with official experience, including township assessors postmasters country physicians and school teachers. He notes no law bars women from enumeration work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Potter
Census Bureau
Porter
Irregularities in Buffalo land office explained
The Washington report says the irregularities at the Buffalo land office have been satisfactorily explained by Register Orr. A long list of defalcations is noted, but errors in regard to Judge Orr are attributed to mail delays. no conspiracy is believed to be intended by the accused’s friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Washington
Buffalo
Register Orr
Orr
County Reorganization Sparks Grim Forecasts from Tux Rawlins
Tux Rawlins of the Republican party warns that district redrawing will thin Carbon county, leaving little of the old county intact. He claims residents may regret loss of county-level protections and seek return to the former mother county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tux Rawlins Republican
Carbon
House committee report on Wyoming statehood bill
A report from the House committee on territories on Wyoming's admission bill outlines the bill's milestones and implications for statehood, presenting the main committee conclusions and next steps for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk
House Committee On Territories
Wyoming
Andrew Carnegie on college education and crime profits
Andrew Carnegie argues that a college education does not help a man to gain fortune and deems crime a unprofitable undertaking, reflecting his view on education and social conduct.
Bismarck Offered One Dollar Per Word by Magazine Editor
A historical note recalls that Otto von Bismarck was offered one dollar per word for the manuscripts he would provide to an American magazine editor. The anecdote highlights negotiations over content value and the prominence of Bismarck as a writer figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Ballot Shapes Rights Recognition by King William and Prince Bismarck
The ballot is cited as the force that brings King William and Prince Bismarck to recognize the rights of the common people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Prince Bismarck
Influenza Origin Claims Stir Debate Over Airborne Cause
In a period report, lawmakers debate influenza origin and premise that foul air from decaying bodies during the 1888 flood may have sparked the outbreak. The discussion pairs political friction with a sensational historical theory.
Montana Democrats Flee Perceived Heat for Idaho Refuge
Democratic state senators decide to relocate residence to Idaho due to Montana climate concerns and political tensions. The move signals a strategic retreat amid partisan disputes influencing state governance and legislative sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Idaho
General Sherman Birthday Observed in New York City
General William Tecumseh Sherman turns seventy on February 8 and will be honored in New York City and several other locations, with celebrations reported across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sherman
New York City
Senate committee backs 150000 for Cheyenne public building
The favorable report from the Senate committee on the bill would appropriate 150000 for a public building at Cheyenne and place the measure on the calendar, seen as encouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
Cheyenne
President Harrison Plans Editor Mission to Russia
President Harrison intends sending an editor as minister to Russia. It is hoped Charles Emory Smith will fare better in the senate than Murat Halstead, reflecting political prospects and appointment expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iarrison
Russia
Charles Emory Smith
Senate
Murat Halstead
Clara Morris Feeds a Global Aviary of Birds
Clara Morris maintains an aviary with bright plumaged birds from around the world. The birds greet her with shrill chirrups and silvery songs as she approaches, a lively display of their affection and familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Morris
Kentucky Representative Breckenbridge Highlighted By Correspondent
A correspondent notes Representative Breckenbridge of Kentucky as a marked figure in the house. He possesses a magnificent head with clean cut features a white hair and a closely trimmed beard concealing the lower face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Breckenbridge
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Vice President Morron's Senate lunch described
The article notes Vice President Morron eats a simple senate restaurant lunch a bowl of bread and milk with occasional beer. Senator Edmunds, called one of the good lovers of the senate, usually flavors his lunch with a pint of champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morron
Senate
Edmunds
Witness Pfau Testified about Forged Paper Plot
John L. Pfau testified that Wood devised a forged paper to trap Governor Foraker. Pfau said he was to convince Foraker to publish it and then be exposed by the proof. The scheme reportedly succeeded, unsettling Governor Foraker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John L. Pfau
Wood
Foraker
Pfau
Portrait of Portugal's King and Queen Described by American Visitor
An American observer describes the Portuguese king as about 30, tall medium height and handsome with blonde hair and graceful bearing. He notes the queen, daughter of the Comte de Paris, as beautiful though merely pretty if not queenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Comte de Paris
Salt Lake liberals shape Mormon question with irrigation plans
The passage says the liberals of Salt Lake City deserve the banks of the west and have settled the Mormon question. It notes irrigation and influx of capital will finish the task, implying a reform agenda tied to finance and water development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Prusipent Woopnurr Speaks Of Forward American Spirit
An unnamed speaker, Prusipent Woopnurr, delivers a speech praising forward thinking in American policy and the public’s shift away from nostalgia. The remarks emphasize progress and adapting to contemporary challenges rather than clinging to the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prusipent Woopnurr
Progress Arises From Rejecting Blighting Traditions
The speaker asserts that the past’s hurts fade as an era of intelligence and humanity begins. He calls for removing practices like Mormonism polygamy and idolatrous superstition, arguing that progress means doing away with degrading institutions as the world moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Mormonism Dead Yet Unaware of Its End
A concise provocative note argues that Mormonism remains effectively dead regardless of belief awareness, framing the notion as an unseen end in religious life.
Fowler Named United States Attorney By Senate Confirmed
The Senate confirmed B. F. Fowler yesterday as United States attorney after a presidential nomination. Fowler's approval clears the way for federal prosecution in the district and underscores the administration's legal priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Fowler
Senate
States Named for Qualities in Early U S Rules
The passage notes New York as the Empire State and Pennsylvania as the Keystone State with New Jersey the Garden State Texas the Lone Star State Nebraska the Prairie State and Wyoming considered the Equality State for granting equal rights to men and women since territorial organization and in its new constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State
Pennsylvania
Key Stone State
New Jersey
Garden State
Texas
Lone Star State
Nebraska
Prairie State
Wyoming
Urgent city action urged on viaduct construction
The piece calls on city authorities to act promptly for a viaduct project. It notes the contract requires sixty days notice before work, three months to cast iron at the foundry, and five months total to erect the structure, claiming this is the minimum period needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuenre
Prophetic Speculations On Bacteria Shapes By Morbid Study
The piece notes scientists may soon describe a bacillus affecting soldiers who fear pensions and debt. It speculates future forms and shapes ranging from a dollar sign to a flag with thirteen stars, as researchers pursue causes of rabid spasms linked to fear and war pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastner
Seaboard
National Tribune
Colorado Central Pointers Move to Remove Rails
Contractor Clark explains removal of iron rails on the Colorado Central to a point thirty five miles south of here will take about forty five days. Remaining work will stretch from Fort Collins to the Marity ranch with rails stored at Carr station. Burlington plans regrading and a new track between Cheyenne and Fort Collins and directors will soon consider extending to Laramie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Central Pointers
Clark
Colorado Central
Fort Collins
Marity Ranch
Carr Station
Denver Pacific
Burlington
Cheyenne
Laramie
Alaska prospectors to outfit for mining trip next week
A son of President Perkins leads a party of six eastern capitalists to Alaska for locating and preliminarily developing mining property. About ten to fifteen men will join the expedition, which will be absent roughly four months. Each member reportedly worth at least a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Perkins
Burlington
Missouri
Pair to Draw to Frank Mason Welcomes Twin Daughters
Frank Mason the Eddy street restaurateur welcomed twin daughters last Saturday afternoon. He plans proportional expansion of his business in light of the new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mason
Eddy Street
Frank
Gold Belts Reported North of Rock Creek in Albany County
Hon William Taylor reports a large gold bearing area about 40 miles north of Rock Creek at the headwaters of Sheep Creek Little Laramie and La Bote in the Laramie range. Assays show 3 60 per ton at surface increasing with depth. Prospectors worked last November and plan to return in spring. Taylor will outfit a party in April. A china clay deposit near Rock Creek lies 400 yards from the station. Two car loads were shipped to a New Jersey firm which tested the clay as finest in the country and a 27 000 ton shipment contract was made at 5 dollars per ton. The ore could support a large mining camp and a bonanza for Rock Creek station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Taylor
Rock Creek
Albany County
Sun
Sheep Creek
Little Laramie
la Bote
Laramie Range
Mr. Taylor
Black Hills
Homestake Company
Taylor
New Jersey
Messrs. Taylor and Lord
Carrie Turner Granted Divorce After Bohemian Life
A London special reports actress Carrie Turner, famed from Paul Kavaro and Young Mrs Trop, has secured divorce from a Swiss husband she wed in 1883. She says she could not endure marriage, calling him respectable and conventional, while she remains Bohemian. The judge granted the divorce reluctantly after a long separation as business took them across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Turner
London
Salt Lake Tridune
Paul Kavar
Switzerland
Europe
Revival at Methodist Church Draws Crowds and Converts
The Methodist revival continues nightly with the church crowded for the great work of salvation. Fifty three new members have joined in recent weeks as many more pledge to follow Christ. The opera house is booked for next Sabbath with Bishop Warren of Denver preaching both morning and evening, and the capacity will be tested by all who wish to attend. Everybody invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Warren
Denver
Blizzard Storm Disrupts City With Dismissals
A snow blizzard began at 10 a m and raged about twelve hours until around 4 p m causing boisterous winds and heavy drifts. Schools were dismissed and young children went home. streetcars were blown from tracks but no damage or stock injury was reported as the storm cleared late last night.
Flattering note from Ex-Minister Bigelow to Morris
The Hon. John Bigelow writes that Morris report on Wyoming does him credit and calls it the first book of what may become a flourishing state. The letter recalls Morris as Bigelow’s former private secretary when Bigelow was Albany secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Morris
John Bigelow
United States
France
New York
Wyoming
Morris
Mr. Bigelow
Albany
Sparks and Tinnins Cattle Letter Resolves Hicks Alarm
John Sparks sent a letter yesterday that settles the concerns of Mr. T. B. Hicks and his friends about the recent apprehensions. The missive appears to address fears and provides reassurance.
Sparks Tinnin report stock range in Nevada satisfactory
Sparks and Tinnin report in Nevada that after riding the entire range there is no loss of cattle among the steers and dry stock and not more than ten percent loss among poorer stock. Snow has disappeared and feed is good. The situation is perfectly satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Wyoming
Kansas
Board of County Commissioners
Colorado
Nebraska
Messrs
Sparks
Salt Lake Real Estate And Local Happenings In Cheyenne
Numerous notes from Cheyenne and surrounding towns describe real estate activity including a convent project and new cottages by M Keefe, a notary appointment for L M White of Evanston, and garish town improvements on Hurd terrace. Other items cover weather near Sweetwater, rail surveyors in town, aGhost rumor near Nineteenth street, public building funding, and local political notes including a push for Niobrara county formation and editor changes at the Cheyenne Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
L. M. White
Evanston
Warren
M. P. Keefe
Twenty-first Street
Ora Kerr
Speaker Kerr
Carbon
Laramie
Sweetwater
Casper Mail
Cheyenne
Russell A. Alger
Grand Army of the Republic
Babbitt County Backers Visit State Capitol
Hon. E. W. Bennett and Hon. F. O. Williams traveled from Saratoga to advocate creating the new Babbitt County. The former legislators aims to persuade the Cheyenne legislature that the county division is proper, forming a capable governing team for the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Bennett
F. O. Williams
Saratoga
Cheyenne
Babbit
Rawlinsepublican
South Side Improvements Spur New General Store
A large general store will be built on the south side with a lot purchased and construction to begin this week. P Keefe holds the contract ensuring no delays. George Black, to be hanged on the 26th, remains stoic and resists spiritual counsel while threatening self harm, though execution is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Keefe
George Black
Sentinel
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Maggie Mitchell
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Laramie County
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Lonabaugh
George R. Caldwell
Cheyenne Tribune
Joseph Magill
George
Sentine
Carroll
Justice of the Peace
Babbitt County
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