Eleventh Assembly Debates Live Stock Board and Bills
Live Stock Commission discussed at length with a ten member committee, five stockmen and a lawyer. Bills pass or fail include county formations, tax exemptions, and a major bill to regulate mavericks and cattle inspection with costs estimated around 17 000 to 34 000 dollars. Kellogg defends self government as Burritt battles for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Pickett
Big Horn County
Roedell
Johnson County
Burritt
David
Hardihood
Adams
Pickett
Kellogg
Court House
Johnson
Downey
Albany
Sneddon
Board of
Live Stock Commissioners
Live Stock Commission
Guthrie
Territory
Mr. Downey
Wyoming
Debate for Reverend Thistle at Second Baptist Church
A debate to aid Rev Z T Thistle is set at the Second Baptist Church corner Nineteenth and Thomas Streets Thursday at 8 pm admission 25 cents. The topic asks whether establishing a Congo colony in the Free State for voluntary emigration of Southern colored people under the Butler bill benefits the colored race globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. T. Thistle
Second Baptist Church
Ninteenth and
Thomas Streets
Free State
Congo
Central Africa
Wyoming Statehood Committee Appointed for Washington Visit
Gov Warren names a Wyoming statehood committee to press the movement in Washington. Appointees include Maurice Heinz Sundance W C Irvine Ross Homer Merrill Rawlins A L New Evanston T Corn Evanston W H Holliday Laramie A B Clark Crook County E C David Andrew Gil Christ Elwood Mead Cheyenne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Warren
Washington
Wyoming
Maurice Heinz
Sundance
W.C. Irvine
Ross
Homer Merrill
Rawlins
A. L. New
Evanston
T. Corn
W. H. Holliday
Laramie
A. B. Clark
Crook County
E. C. David
Andrew Gilchrist
Elwood Mead
Cheyenne
Funeral for P. D. Bontecue in Cheyenne Morning
The remains of P. D. Bontecue will be brought to Cheyenne from Hanna on the 90 train this morning and services will be held at the Congregational church. Dr. H J Maynard, who attended the deceased, exonerates Agent Hahn and says the fatal shot was accidental. A large crowd visits Black in his cell at Laramie as his execution nears. Attorney Fishback has filed a petition seeking commutation to life imprisonment.
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P. D. Bontecue
Cheyenne
Hanna
Congregational Church
H. J. Maynard
Hahn
Black
Laramie
Fishback
Four Brick Blocks to Rise on Main Street
Newcastle news reports Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins order a walking beam drill to reach 2000 feet as oil prospects grow. Local investors vow four solid brick blocks on Main Street in spring while gas and coal wealth bolster optimism about a bright town future. A crazy man hijacked a locomotive briefly but was stopped by Master Mechanic Mills. The Newcastle Journal upgrades presses and watches Crook county division anxiously, fearing Sundance loss of status and taxes.
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Newcastle
Wio
Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins
Ralph A Weston
Lincoln Town Site Company
Sundance
Buffalo
Round House
Cordon Card
Mills
Card
Crawford
Newcastle Journal
Crook County
Telegraphic Ticks in Global Newsroom
Suervieto Eng reports the great annual sprinting handicap won by Collins of Cincinnati. National Starch Manufacturing Co. records a rapid expansion across Covington under Kentucky law. A Cooper Union rally in New York debates the silver question. Mrs. Blaine benefit in Broadway Theatre aims to raise 3700 for the seriously ill. Christopher Lathan Sholes, inventor of the typewriter, dies at 71. Carl Hallbergen, director of a major publishing house, also passes away.
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Suervieto
Eng
Collins
Cincinnati
National Starch Manufacturing Company
Sreordof Sia
Covington
Kentucky
United States
New York
Cooper Union Hall
James G. Blaine
Broadway Theatre
Mitwavuker
Christopher Lathan Sholes
Stuthart
Carl Hallbergen
Leather factories shut as 500 workers idle in New Deal
A New Deal Massachusetts report says members of the Manufacturers' association will close every leather factory they represent tomorrow and keep them closed until workers return to Regus & Cobt. This action idles about 500 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosurn
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Regus & Cobt
Unknown shooter fatally wounds Mrs Randall at prayer meet
In Lupanan Indiana on February 18 a gunman fired through a window during a prayer meeting at Edward Randall's home five miles south. Mrs Randall, a member of a prominent county family, died from the wound.
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Lupanan
Ind
Edward Randall's
Randall
Mardi Gras Carnival Pageant Shines in New Cateans
The Mardi Gras carnival pageant at noon is described as the brightest in the city's history. Visitors occupy the streets in large numbers as the grand parade unfolds with spectacle and color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Cateans
Toad Defies Spider in Fairfax County Farmhouse Tale
A vivid reminiscence from boyhood in Fairfax County describes a toad bravely attacking a spider fortress at a farmhouse door. The battle lasts till dark with repeated leaps, plantain leaf "antidotes," and the toad’s persistent assault ending in the spider’s defeat. The tale likens the toad’s courage to legendary resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax County
the Bruce
Global Bridge Schemes Stir Imagination Across Continents
The article surveys bold proposals to span seas including the Dardanelles and Behring Strait. It notes engineering challenges from swift currents and distance, cites Russian enthusiasm, and weighs geopolitical risks and a pending extradition treaty with Russia before proceeding.
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English Channel
Dover
Calso
Dardanelles
Viats
Xerxes
Ellespont
Oon
Russia
America
Senate
Alaska
N. S. Tribune
Box and Cox Delight Icelanders In Winter Drama Surge
In Reykjavik, Iceland, residents shocked by long winter darkness embraced live theater for the first time in years. The play Box and Cox drew huge audiences until Parliament restricted performances to a limited number, reflecting a rare local drama craze spurred by severe icebound winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Caine
Iceland
Reikajavik
Box
Cox
Parliament
Pall Gagelle
A Coal Merchant Receives Misaddressed Letter in Harrisburg
A Harrisburg coal merchant found an envelope in the street addressed to him containing an order and payment for two toms of nae. The incident appears to be a case of misdelivery and identity mix up with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Various oddities and aging myths in a late 19th century note.
A collection of brief curiosities covers lifespans of animals from whales to tortoises, oddities about human figures and eccentric deaths, immigration debates in Russia, remarks on Greek life and language, and snippets about notable figures such as Disraeli and the Prince of Wales. The item also mentions Arctic exploration funding, opium factories in Victoria, and a Detroit club habit.
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Babbitt
Weston
Council
Thomas
Council Joint
Capitol Building Commission Fund
Judiciary Committee
Hig Horn County
Capitol
Territorial
McCormick
Jesurun
Scotland
Adame
Cattle Commission
Davids
Council Proceedings
Weston County
Galbraith, Kinney and Murphy
Reverend Thistle
Statehood Committee
Bontecue
Newcastle News
Rox and Cox
Queensland
Manel Cuvier
Walter Scott
Edinburg
Borneo
George Au Sala
Amesbury
Ireland
William Allingham
Carlyle
Prince Bismarck
Varzin
Cain Schoenhausen
Operal Victoria
B.C
United
Detroit
Bert
Ks . Todd
Holt
Heath
Julie
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