Big Encampment to Bond Regulars and Militia at Fort Sanders
A Wyoming encampment plan brings Seventeenth U S Army Infantry and First Wyoming National Guards to bivouac on the abandoned Fort Sanders reservation near Laramie within two months. Regulars await Gen Brooks order, and Cheyenne Guards join the assembly. The event promises discipline and morale boosts for the militia, with a practice march to hills fifty miles away and coordinated rendezvous with regular troops. Notables include J C Baird and F A Sttzer, while the Uinta farm nearby showcases trotting horses and a private half mile track attracting visitors from Evanston and Ogden units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickinson
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Russell
Wyoming National Guards
Fort Sanders
Laramie
Brooks
Brady
Seventeenth
First
Cheyenne Guards, Co. B
W.N. G
Mr. Dickinson
J. C. Baird
F. A. Sttzer
J. W W. Meldrum
M.C. Barkwell
L. Kabis
Evanston Knights Install Albert Pike Commandery
J C Baird acting as grand commander and Judge J A Riner deputy grand commander led the Wyoming Knights Templar delegation to Evanston to organize Albert Pike Commandery No Knights Templar. Eighteen members and twenty awaiting knighthood, with officers named and ceremonies at Masonic Hall followed by a hotel collation. Weekend tours included a visit to the local insane asylum near Bour river and city sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C Baird
Knights Templar
Wyoming
J. A. Riner
Ed F P. Stuhle
Evanston
Albert Pike Commandery
Nod
Albert Pike
United States
Waithige
Frank M. Foote H.C
Jesse Knight Gao
Samuel Dickey C
Wan
Hinton Tr
J. JK. Giradl
Cycus
C.C. Leavens
C. A. Priest
J. W
Awe. Bradbury
C. D. Clark
George L. Courtney
Wm. F. Downey
Gieo
Solomon
Guards
Forbes
Masonic Hall
Mars Hotel
Poote
Squatter Commander Orders Chaos at Platte HQ
Paymaster Col Thaddeus Stanton presides over the department of the Platte as squat ter commander with Gen Brooke away. General orders revoke prior directives and reshuffle staff including Capt Frank E Moores as assistant adjutant general and Capt C F Humphrey to chief quartermaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus Stanton
Cheyenne
Department of the Platte
Brooke
Col. Stanton
Omaha Club
Frank E. Moores
Little & McTagrue’s
Cap C. F. Humphrey
Charles Eller
Second Infantry
Joseph W. Paddoel
Saint Wood's Ranch
Boyd
Opera
Bellevue Rite Range
W.os. Worth
Iis Place
Charles Jd
Green
Mer
John A. Creighton
Stanton
County Treasurer's Office Expenditure Report Highlights
The county clerk reports six months of treasuree office expenses totaling Ray SOL. Since January first the salary and incidental costs amount to 750600 with the balance to Mr Bergman under old law. He must pay his own deputy, an imposition noted by E W Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epiron Ses
Ray. Sol
Inc
Bergman Wender
E. W. Stone
Wizard of Wall Street Jay Gould in town with entourage
Jay Gould the Wizard of Wall Street arrives in town in private car Atalanta along with S H H Clark Ed Dickinson and other railroad officials. The visit centers on health recuperation and property inspection with talks of Hartville iron spur plans and delays on time contracts. The Gould party tours shops and yard facilities and plans a western route returning via Salt Lake City and Ogden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Atalanta
S. H. H. Clark
Ed Dickinson
West
P. J. Nichols
Nebraska
Dickinson
J. W. Magreath
Fuel Department
Touhy
Colorado
Fred Mertsheimer
Wurteley
Gould
Munn
Helen
Annie Gould
Howard
Frank
Boyd
New York
Howard Gould
H. H. Clark
Clark
Money King
Missouri River
Wm. Sturgis
A. G. McGregor
Hartville
Cheyenne
Union W Pacific
Bresnahen
Snyder Street Subway
Hono
O' Hearne
Cheyennue
Hutte
Soda Springs
Ogden
Salt Lake
Violently Insane Woman Bound for Evans ton State Asylum
Mrs Thomas Shaw of Hartville, brought from the north, is confined at the county hospital after a prior stay in the Evans ton asylum. Accompanied by her husband and Deputy Sheriff Vaughn, she is feared to harm herself or her children. Public examiner J Ware Foster concluded work with the board of charities and reform and began auditing the site treasurer’s accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Thos. Shaw
Hartville
Vaughn
J. Ware Foster
Board of Charities and Reform
Wild West rider Henry Shanton tames South American horse
In Liverpool cable report Henry Shanton of Laramie and Jim Kid of Cheyenne share hero status after Shanton rides a savage South American horse gifted to Col. Cody. The arena crowd of 11 000 roars as Shanton stays mounted and guides the animal around twice. Kid’s Paris feat with a dangerous horse is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Henry Shanton
Laramie
Col. Cody
Harry Shanton
Shantyn
Jim Kid
Jim
Special council meeting approves water bond denomination change
A special council meeting last night passed an ordinance changing bond denomination from £1000 to £3500. The city clerk and treasurer quarterly reports were approved.
Progressive hammocks craze in social games
Society Tip describes a new outdoor game where players swing hammocks in shady spots and woo pretty girls. A bell signals moves after each vote for the best conversationalist, with entrants paying to participate and facing shifting hammock positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Richardson brothers back 33000 purse for four day races
Warren and Clarence Richardson guarantee 33000 for purses at a four day September race meeting. The programme is being arranged and will include cup events and many fine races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Clarence Richardson
Gadd in Trouble Arrest After Bank Deception
Former Interior company figure Gadd is jailed in Chicago on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He called on banks nationwide, including a Cheyenne institution, seeking a substantial sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadd
Halcyon
Interior Company
Chicago
Fatal Blunder Blows Up Pensacola Launch at Arica
A Chilean torpedo boat Mistakenly attacked the Pensacola steam launch in Arica harbor on June 1, killing five sailors: O. Smith, Wm. Hayes, Frank Peckham, Teddy O Rourke, and Arthur E. Dykeman. The Condell fired a torpedo, then admitted the error amid diplomatic confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Callao
Peru
Pensacola
United States Navy
Arica
Chili
Condell
O. Smith
Wm. Hayes
Brooklyn
Frank Peckham
Newark
N. J
Teddy O'Rourke
Huntington
R. I
Arthur E. Dykeman
Pearsalls
L. I
Navy denies Pensacola torpedo incident report
The navy department rejects official confirmation of a torpedo attack near Erica harbor Chili that supposedly destroyed a Pensacola boat and killed five men. It states the Pensacola was near Callao Peru on June 28 heading to San Francisco and Baltimore accompanied it, making such a report unlikely.
Horrible Wife Murder Reported in Brooglys N Y
Local investigation reveals Henry Nelson of Corona California killed his wife. Authorities found a badly decomposed body with a fractured skull in the house. A letter claimed the murder was in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooglys
N. Y
Henry Nelson
Corona
L. A
Nelson
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Regulars
Militia
Seventeenth Regiment
U.S. A
Fort fLanders
Hocker
Uinta
Beckwith
M.C
J. E. Coolidge
E. C
el Monte Commandery No. 4
Utah
Evanston Knights
Pilgrmage
Sqatter
Jay Could
Paris
Oop
Commodore Irving
Brooklyn Navy Yard
McCann
Baltimore
San Francisco
Washington
Walter A.wood
Deering
Hollingsworth
J. S. Case & Oliver Plows
Mt. Pleasant
Shuttler
Bain
Arp & Hammond
F. E. Warren Mercantile CO
Houss
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