Wedding Bells and Social Gatherings in Cheyenne
Vanity Fair details the Kemp Bergman wedding at St. Marks Episcopal Church, with elaborate ceremony and breakfast, plus social club meetings, Nellie Bly tea, and a German at Fort Russell. It notes deaths of J E Wild and Erasmus Nagle, ending with a correspondent’s somber closing.
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Vanity Fair
Dear Sun—Society
Fort Russell
A. J. Parshall
Pedro Club
Jeffrey
Hurlbut
Glover
Heath
Dewey
Louise Smith
Messrs. Morgan
John Harrington
Beard
John David
R. C. Morris
Nellie Bly
Phenneworth
Ruhlien
Clay
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
la France
Memets
Marechal Neal
Athalie
Messrs
P.O. Brewster
J. L. Plovart
George L. Beard
Louisee Smith
Marechal Neil Roses
Rafter
T. B. Hicks
Erasmus Nagle
Dino
Resolutions of Respect by Cheyenne Fire Company No 1
Resolutions from T C Durant Steam Fire Engine Company No 1 Cheyenne Wyoming honor deceased member Jonathan E Wild. The group expresses deep sorrow and sympathy to his relatives and friends and decrees mourning dress for thirty days.
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T. C. Durant Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Jonathan E. Wild
Grdhor EB
Rescueren
Stehyew Bor
J. Ok HL
Sari
Iyo
Heavy snows threaten cattle losses in Uinta County
In Uinta County and southwestern Utah Territory snows of over a foot persist, covering grass and forcing cattle owners to ration hay or buy from Utah. Officials warn that continued snow could bring serious losses if conditions do not improve soon.
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Uinta County
Utah
Fron
Early Wyoming History and the Birth of Cheyenne
A review of Hubert Howe Bancroft’s The History of Wyoming notes its uneven scholarship yet highlights Wyoming’s early days. It recounts Fort Laramie and Fort Bridger origins, Cheyenne’s 1867 boom with canvas huts, and the push toward formal town government amid mining and railroad growth.
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Wyoming
Hubert Howe Bancroft
San Francisco
Nevada
Colorado
W. W. Corlett
Cheyenne
Joseph M. Carey
Atlantic
Pacific
Minerva
Jove
Bonneville
Lead Creek
Green River
William Sublette
Robert Campbell
Fort Laramie
Missouri
Sweetwater
Black Hills
Laramie Fork
Platte
Fort Bridger
Bancroft
Great Plains
Pacific Ocean
North
Latte
Wind River Valley
Bighorn Country
Dakota Gulch
South Pass City
Dakota
North Platte Country
Laramie Range
Union Pacific Railroad
R.C. M
E Nagle Dies After Notable Public Career in Cheyenne
E Nagle dies after a long career as a grocer cattle investor and public official. Born in St Clairsville Ohio he moved through Chicago Monmouth and Colorado before Cheyenne where he built a large wholesale and retail business and chaired the penitentiary and capitol building commissions. His death follows a brief illness ending in peritonitis and funeral plans will be announced in tomorrow's Sun.
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E. Nagle
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Chicago
Monmouth
Illinois
Colorado
Cheyenne
M. E. Post
Post & Nagle
Charles Wolfsen
Sabile
Nagle
Congress
Republican Party
Ile
Capitol Building
Miller praised by U S fish commission for fish culture work
A letter from the United States Fish Commission to Lon. Louis Miller commends his fish culture efforts. It notes arrangements for free car transportation from Quincy, Michigan, for bass and crappie during next summer or fall and mentions shipments of California and Von Behr trout eggs. The letter lauds Miller's brook trout egg collection and his overall efficiency in the field.
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Lon
Louis Miller
United States Fish Commission
Washington
Quincy
Mia
California
Miller
Department of Fish Culture
Breakfast Buns and Banter in a Rural Column
A jumble of quips and observational gags on topics from prohibition and jokes about a Green Winter to a jealous widow and a photographer’s claim. The items reference a grain elevator, old trusts, a crow, twins calves, and a village life with humor about weather and money.
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Cuspidors
Fogg
Cheyenne Real Estate Sale Sparks City Growth Hopes
Real estate sale planned for February 4 in Cheyenne draws visitors from distant cities. Valentine Baker leads the arrangements with J. K. Jeffrey exploring Lincoln and Omaha for excursionists. Cheyenne features a grand capitol, streets lit by electric lights, large railway shops, and a military post as growth anticipates rising prices.
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Valentine Baker
Baker
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Purble
J. K. Jeffrey
Lincoln
Omaha
Express
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Iron Nines
Council considers treasury printing jurisdiction in Wyoming
Legislative notes report a rumored council majority urging the secretary of the treasury to relinquish control over department printing in Wyoming. Discussion on memorials seeking the site of the world’s fair sparked votes favoring New York Denver or Chicago with Kellogg of Sundance contributing a remark.
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United States Treasury
Wyoming
Chicago
New York
Denver
Kellogg
Lowely Granger
Sundance
Burdick proposes Saratoga County bill as Rawlins area eyed
Speech scenes in the house applaud scenic oratory while Dr. Kel logg extols Chicago for the world’s fair. Burdick announces a bill to form Saratoga County with northern boundary ten miles south of Rawlins, population 1609, valued at over 900000, largely agricultural. W A Carter vacancy remains unfilled this session. No election in Uinta county yet due to deep snows and impracticable conditions.
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Chicago
Drother Kellogg
Burdick
Council
Saratoga
Rawins
W. A. Carter
Uinta
Songs That Are Never Sung Written for Tar Lux
A poem reflecting inner conflict and creative block with stanzas about a muse departing and uncompleted works. The piece mentions a sacred hymn fragment and imagery of a lark, echoes, and distant shores. A separate notice notes Fish Commissioner Miller will complete a new hatchery building in about ten days with intentions to invite the legislature in February.
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Miller
Thackeray’s Great Grandmother and Fareham Memories
Vivid recollections of thrice removed ancestors and a Fareham home narrate the Bechers’ lineage. The narrator recalls portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the mobility of Elizabeth Becher’s family, and John Harman Becher’s early death after Indian service. Fareham’s church spire, bells, and aunties frame a portrait of colonial-era England and Thackeray’s family ties.
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Pais
Sir Joshua Gnolds
Becher
Sir Joshua
Anne Haysham
Fareham
John
John Harman Becher
Rowslip Meadows
England
Loux
Nelson
Lithe
Willian Makepeses Thackeray
India
Dane Thackeray Ritchie
St Nicholas
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Kemp-Bergman
Pubi
the Alpha
Alpha
F. E. Warren
Miss Bergman
Dr. Rafter
Kemp
Old England
Mrs. Bergman
J. E. Wild
Baa Outlook
Tribune
U. S. Commission
Cheyenne Real Estate
Stuart
Spain
MAC
Thackeray
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