Thriary Oct Fifteen Minutes Announcement
A fragmented report notes a momentary announcement by Fedlam described as significant for a period labeled Thriary Oct. The readable portion mentions a cautious acknowledgment and a brief, unnamed statement.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1891
Page
15
A fragmented report notes a momentary announcement by Fedlam described as significant for a period labeled Thriary Oct. The readable portion mentions a cautious acknowledgment and a brief, unnamed statement.
A juried verdict acquits Fillebrown of a murder charge after eight days of testimony. The boy and his father react with tears and praise for jurors, attorneys Stoll and Breckens, and Judge Scott. Self defense and credibility arguments anchor a dramatic, period courtroom scene.
Commissions issued completing the governor's staff and regimental officers. Lists include Adjutant General Frank A. Stitzer as brigadier general Inspector General John W. Meldrum colonel Judge Advocate General John C. Baird colonel Assistant Adjutant General W. G. Shapcott major Aide de Camp Frank Mondell captain and Carrol H. Parmelee. Regimental officers include Colonel De Forest Richards Lieutenant Colonel H E Christmas Major John T. Martin Surgeon Major Ceton Barkwell First Assistant Surgeon Park Hollanys Second Assistant Surgeon Wm P Dillingham Chaplain Robert H. Lawrence Adjutant Samuel Slaymaker Quartermaster R S Woodruff and other governor aides to be named.
A California mining man spent days in the Gold Hill country and tested ore. He says the camp is the most lively he has seen for mining activity and water supply. He believes Gold Hill will become the greatest mining camp in the West.
The Rock Springs railroad yard now sits in its best condition. Tracks have been straightened and connections rebuilt, with old timber and ties removed and the yard cleared. A new passing track has been added through the yard.
The lawyers petition Judge Scott to remove the case to a different place. He had arranged earlier to bring his family here, planning to return east after this term.
A tragedy unfolds as nineteen people lose their lives in a single moment, crushed in a sudden disaster. Eyewitness accounts describe chaos and fear as emergency responders rush to the scene.
Nineteen dead and twelve injured after an Erie eastbound express plowed into a standing passenger train at Ravenna Ohio. Fire and wreckage followed as survivors recalled the horror and coroner work began. The rear car carried glass workers from Corning New York and Findlay Ohio. The freight conductor blamed the steep grade and late stop, while investigators promised a full Erie System review.
Superintendent Mattison investigating the crash says the accident arose from passenger crew carelessness. Conductor Boynton led the train and his son, rear flagman, leaned against the rear coach delaying stopping. Willie Kane of Corning, a glass blower, had $300 on him when found dead, his plan to surprise his widowed mother thwarted by the tragedy.
J H McConnell, UP motive power superintendent, reports to President Dillon and Vice President Clark on system results. Main Omaha Ogden line is in first class condition, Denver shops full capacity, Cheyenne machine and blacksmith shops busy, car shop soon to start. No staff changes planned. aim to keep a steady force. Power improving. by September or October power should be ready for all outputs.
Plaster is on walls in several rooms at the new high school. Roofing nears completion and chimneys are rising. The lower is being topped. Door and window frames are installed and most future work will be interior.
The Clipper reports strawberries can be grown here with success. Mr Amoretti, a berry cultivator, claims he can clear $200 to a season from a strawberry bed fifty feet square, showing lucrative potential for local fruit beds.
In a colored porter era store, P Wiggers and a customer viewed silverware while the front clerk went to the rear. The customer left after causing trouble, and 8000 dollars in diamonds vanished from a tray under the counter. Authorities theorize an accomplice distracted the clerk to enable the theft.
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