Chicago World’s Fair preparations noted by E A S
E A S recounts a National Editorial excursion to Chicago visiting Waukeshaw Madison Milwaukee Libby prison and the Auditorium hotel. He observes New York and Chicago baseball results 15 6 and describes Pekin show flaws and the Union League club and World’s Fair preparations including parks elevated railroads and paving plans.
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Charles Guenther
Chicago
State Street
Guenther
New York
Anson
New York Giants
Pekin
Union League Club
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago Press Club
Swindler Parker Ends Crisis With Death in London
George F. Parker, known to New York police, died yesterday in London by his own hand. In 1877 he led the British American Claim Agency which claimed to restore large legacies to heirs, swindling about 50,000 beforehand. Although detected, no prosecutions followed and he fled to avoid arrest for diamond theft.
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New York
George F. Parker
London
Parker
England
Grain for Europe Begins From Galveston
The steamship Etherby finished loading at Galveston with 3350 bushels of American wheat shipped for Europe. It will clear tomorrow marking the start of what is expected to become a large export business drawing grain from Texas and other western states.
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Europe
Galveston
Tex
Etherby
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
A Shantytown Tragedy
In a fragmentary report a man named McNamara confronts a thief in a shantytown scene. The confrontation ends with physical force and a threat, indicating a violent dispute over a bottle of cod liver oil.
Fire consumes Cheyenne lumber yard in incendiary blaze
An early morning fire at the E R Hurd lumber yards in Cheyenne caused $20,000 in losses with $50,000 of stock endangered. Firemen fought through intense heat and smoke, guarding sheds, offices, and stored lumber as flames spread from north to south. The blaze, started at the northwest corner, was deemed incendiary.
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Seventeenth
Ferguson
Dyer’s
Pell
McGarvey
O'Neil
Bent
E. R. Hurd
Reed
Twentieth
Hurd
Dan Hogan
Wurtele
O'Hearne
Sandy” McNeil
Rich Gold Discovery Reported in Medicine Bow Range
Reports from this city confirm a rich gold discovery on the eastern side of the Medicine Bow range. Gen. John Charles Thompson, back from Gold Hill, corroborates the find. The discovery is by Jim Thompson, an expert miner, said to be exceedingly rich in gold.
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Medicine Bow Range
John Charles Thompson
Gold Hill
Murphy and Carty Mourned into Wedlock at Cheyenne
William Murphy and Miss Julia L. Carty were married at 2002 O’Neil street with Judge Carroll presiding. The couple enjoyed a refined reception, and Murphy is hailed as a leading Cheyenne businessman while Carty is described as charming and educated.
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William Murphy
Julia L. Carty
O'Neil Street
Tracy Residence
Judge Carroll
Bill
Cheyenne
Sus
Green River Elects E. J. Morris Unopposed As Mayor
In Green River Hock Springs Miler E. J. Morris runs without opposition for mayor in a municipal election. council seats open for four of six candidates. The piece urges voting for business owners and property owners to ensure honest economical city government and growth aligned with the town.
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Green River
Hock Springs
E. J. Morris
Morris
Richardson’s disputed call stirs Rawlins game uproar
The Rawlins Journal notes Richardson changed a foul to fair after Conductor Ryan and his gang accused him of bias. Ryan apologized to Richardson for interference and admitted the crowd aimed to disrupt the game for their money. He claimed Richardson denied being hired to win and had not known of umpire duties until on site.
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Richardson
Ryan
Rawlins
Lawless Soldiers at Fort Russell Court Martial
The general court martial at Fort Russell heard cases of misconduct by Private John F. McElligott who feigned illness drank whisky fought a noncommissioned officer and kept $13 from a comrade. He was fined 80 and sent to prison for six months. Private Neal McLain quarreled with Henry Johnston and sought his man with a loaded rifle he was disarmed jailed and ordered to pay 30 and serve 90 days in the chain gang.
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Fort Russell
John F. McElligott
Neal McLain
Henry Johnston
Surveyor General Richards Returns After Lander Trip
Surveyor General Richards arrives home from a Wind River Indian Reservation survey in a buckboard after fourteen days in the field. He logged an average of 37.5 miles per day for two weeks and plans a third survey party. Evanston reports twenty five houses this year, each over a thousand dollars.
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Richards
Lander
Wind River Indian Reservation
Lost Cabin mining party sparks Casper search for lode
A Casper dispatch reports A McGregor F J McKenzie and A Park of Pueblo Colo reached Lost Cabin northwest of Casper at 5 am after a ten day prospecting trip. They refused interviews and left for Denver after a restless stay. Local excitement grows as search parties organize to locate the historic Lost Cabin gold vein and potential stampede fears loom.
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Casper
A. McGregor
F. J. Mckenzie
A. Park
Lost Cabin District
Lost Cabin
Black Hills
McGregor
McKenzie
Park
Pueblo
Alex
Wyoming
Cambria Mining Company Formed in Weston County
Kilpatrick Bros. and Collins along with other partners organize the Cambria Mining Company with a capital stock of 300,000 dollars. The firm plans coal mining operations at and near Cambria in Weston County.
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New Mining Company
Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins
Cambria Mining Company
Cambria
Weston County
Bear-carrying incident at Millis side track
Evanston correspondent reports a bear took a shepherd pup on the Millis side track nine miles east of Evanston. Engineer Louis Dempson fired at the beast with a shotgun from the section house, the bear dropped the pup and fled. The pup was unharmed and the bear was taken to the section foreman.
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Evanston
Millis
Louis Dempson
Seon Rincon
Compson
Fugitive McDonald Returns Plunder Charged with Forgery
Rock Springs Independent reports John McDonald, a Sweetwater county fugitive captured last week, returned money taken from the Odd Fellows. He is charged by the Knights of Labor with forgery. Also notes no further talk of shortening the fast mail schedule.
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Rock Springs
John McDonald
Sweetwater County
Odd Fellows
Hoe
Knights of Labor
Rail executives discuss through passenger service to Deadwood
Governor Barber hosted General Manager Burt of the Chicago and Northwestern and party before the Denver train departure. Burt and Union Pacific official Wurtzel held talks at Orin Junction about a first class Denver to Deadwood through train via Cheyenne and Orin to capture Black Hills traffic. Extension beyond Casper hinges on Vanderbilt and Gould alignment. a westward line would challenge the Union Pacific.
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Barber
North
Denver
Burt
Chicago and Northwestern
Orin Junction
Wurtele
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Deadwood
Cheyenne
Orin
Black Hills
Casper
Vanderbilt and
Gould
States swap sites for buildings at fair
The Chicago Herald reports Wyoming takes the Nevada site and Nebraska moves to North Dakota on the World’s Fair layout. Omaha Bee notes four states Wyoming Texas Washington and South Dakota granted sites with Wyoming tucked into the northern line previously allotted for Idaho.
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Chicago Herald
Wyoming
Nevada
Nebraska
North Dakota
Omaha
Bee
Chicago
Texas
Washington
South Dakota
Idaho
Ex-Governor Baxter Arrives. Expects Strong Fat Beeves Outlook
Ex-Governor George W. Baxter reached the city last evening from northern ranges where he has been two weeks. Baxter, with extensive interests, is optimistic about the fat beeves market.
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George W. Baxter
Northern Ranges
Baxter
Court docket notes judge visits for Brown Parker cases
United States Court in Omaha will hear a petition for a new trial for Brown and Parker, road agents sentenced to life. Judge Dundy travels from Omaha on the 20th to preside. Judge Riner will return to Kansas in September for related matters.
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United States Court
Dundy
Omaha
Brown and Parker
Riner
Kansas
Quay Expected to resign Republican National Committee chair
Hon. J. F. Clarkson confirms Senator Quay planned to resign as chair after the election. Quay argued a United States senator should not chair a national committee, but colleagues urged him to stay. Health concerns and a burden of duty influenced his repeated wish to resign, renewed during his Florida trip.
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Quay
Republican National Committee
J. F. Clarkson
Executive Committee
United States
Senate
Florida
Serious baseball park collision shocks New York game
An accident in the eighth inning at the New York Brooklyn game left Connor colliding with Collins and Burns. Both players fell unconscious and were taken off the field with injuries. Burns is expected to recover, but Collins remained unconscious with serious facial wounds and doubtful recovery per doctors. Spectators fainted at the sight.
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New Yon
New York Brooklyn
Connor
Collins
Burns
Missing Greenport brick firm official deputy treasurer
Martin R. Waller son of the ex governor of Connecticut and secretary treasurer of the Long Island Brick Company Greenport R 1 has been missing for days and is reported short in his accounts.
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Martin R. Waller
Grovernor Waller
Connecticut
Long Island Brick Company
Greenport
R. 1
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Libby Prison
Jackson
Drexel
Illinois
Illinois Central
Mr. McNamara
McNamara
Billy
Wake
Munsey's Weekly
Wm. Murphy
The
Leaven of Truth
Rawlins Journal
Mr. Burt
Lueay
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