Wrecks and Wounded After Nebraska Train Collision
A freight train on the North Platte yards collided with a west bound Union Pacific passenger train at 1:20 AM, causing a severe wreck. Engineer Coleman died, fireman Sawyer and Irwin were badly wounded, and no passengers were harmed. A separate wreck at Weir near Julesburg Junction damaged rolling stock with a single fireman injured.
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North Platte
North Platte Yards
Union Pacific
W. W. Coleman
Sawyer
Irwin
Coleman
Weir
Julesburg Junction
Union Pacific Band Deserves City Aid, Urges Support
A editorial argues that public band concerts enrich city life and cites Denver and Wetzel Rawlins as examples of modest park musical spending. It praises Cheyenne’s twenty four piece band and urges Cheyenne to grant Union Pacific Band a 300 to 400 dollar appropriation to buy uniforms and promote free summer concerts.
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Union Pacifico Band
Denver
Wetle Rawlins
Cheyenne
Edlty
Union Pacific Band
Murderer Arrested in Wenpovan Case
Detective B C Yeomans of Lincoln Nebraska arrested George Plumer in Wenpovan on May 31 1590. Plumer is sought at Arapahoe Nebraska for the murder of his brother on June 23 1889.
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Hun
Wenpovan
B.C Yeomans
Lincoln
Neb
George Plumer
Plumer
Arapahoe
New Tie Camp Set To Rise At Buck Horn
A tie camp is organized at Buck Horn on the Cheyenne and Northern for the road extension. Ties will be cut along the foothills of Laramie peak and Cottonwood creek, about twenty to twenty five miles from Buckhorn. Buckhorn lies eight miles below Badger as contractor Mr Kinney readies to fill his contract.
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Buck Horn
Cheyenne
Northern
Laramie Peak
Cottonwood Creek
Buckhorn
Buckhorne
Badger
Kinney
Tle
Northero
Police lead eighty four Prussianse and A Fete corerebure
Police conduct a roundup involving eighty four Prussianse and an event described as A Fete corerebure with unclear details.
Union Pacific replaces Cushing with Santa Fe official
The Union Pacific announces the resignation of Cushing, longtime superintendent of motive power, after months of dissatisfaction with his management. Harvey Mitchell of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Road is appointed to take over, bringing experience and a promise of stronger enterprise to Cheyenne shop operations.
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Union Pacific Road
Sun
Mr. Cushing
Union Pacific
Cushing
Harvey Mitchell
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Cheyenne
New Street Cars Arrive for Wichita Line Expansion
Six of the new street cars purchased in Wichita by T. A. Kent, manager of the street car company, arrived yesterday and were unloaded at the west end track. They are stylish vehicles and will aid Cheyenne's growing street railway system signaling population and prosperity.
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Wichita
Kan
T. A. Kent
West End
Cheyenne
Assault with intent to kill charged in Knightsinger case
The district court reconvened to try Samuel Knightsinger for assault with intent to kill Miss Jessie Clark after a March 3 incident on West Eighteenth street. A jury found him guilty of assault with intent to kill in the second degree. sentencing awaits, with potential 1 to 14 years in prison. The petit jury included Milton Taylor as foreman and 11 others, excused until next Tuesday.
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Territory
Samuel Knightsinger
Knightsinger
Jessie Clark
Lust
West Eighteenth Street
Milton Taylor
Foreman
Don Moore
T. W. Ashworth
H. 5. Bush
Eugene Caldwell
A. Underwood
Owen McKay
Sam Barnaird
Iver Johnson
John H. Smith
G. M. Kepler
J. E.schooler
Legislative
Railroad Shops Sewerage Contract Planned
Construction engineer Mr Butler prepared to award a contract for two feet of new sewerage at the railroad shops from bids by home contractors. The sewer will run along House street to an outlet by an open ditch and not join the city system. Material is ordered and most is on the ground, with work set to start this week.
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Railroad Shops
Butler
House Street
Carroll's Poems Moss Agates ready for binding
Judge Carroll's book Moss Agates leaves the printer and proseman and moves to binding. The volume will feature three engraved portraits about eighty poems and six pages in length, offered at a low price of 1.25 dollars.
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Carroll
Judge Carroll
Moss Agates
Mulvehill and Wilber Wed in Colorado May Ceremony
Frank B. Mulvehill and Ella Wilber, both from Arapahoe County Colorado, married May 31 by Reverend Cowhick.
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Cheyenne
Cowhick
D. D
Frank BE. Mulvehill
Ella Wilber
Aprapahoe County
Colorado
Cheyenne Wins $250000 Shops Contract
Tie Sun announces the awarding of the contract for new Cheyenne shops to George East. The $250,000 project covers a car repair shop wood shop round house paint shop boiler and engine house and oil room with a large workforce and 100 yard workers to start next week. Cheyenne expects booming activity as viaduct and school buildings begin and more dwellings are planned.
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Tie Sun
Cheyenne
George East
East
Wyoming Commissioners Named for Chicago World’s Fair
Governor Warren appoints Wyoming delegates to the Chicago world’s fair. President Harrison signs commissions for Henry G. Hay of Cheyenne and A C Beckwith of Evanston with A C Mercer and John McCormick as alternates. commissions arrived at the territorial executive rooms.
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Warren
Wyoming
Chicago
Harrison
Territorial
Blaine
Henry G. Hay
Cheyenne
A. c. Beckwith
Evanston
A.C. Mercer
City
John McCormick
Sheridan
Trout Stocking Plan Reaches Laramie County Streams
Hon. Louis Miller the fish commissioner arrived in Cheyenne with 55 000 young trout for Laramie county streams. Deliveries were made to Gordon & Campbell and G W Baxter for Horse Creek waters and to A G Gregory and Reese & Goodell at Colorado Junction. He will ship 50 000 more trout to Sundance Thursday via Fremont and Whitewood and visit Newcastle and other northern points. Miller is an energetic promoter of fish culture and expects good results soon.
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Louis Miller
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Messrs. Gordon & Campbell
G. W. Baxter
Horse Creek
A.G. Gregory
Reese & Goodell
Colorado Junction
Miller
Sundance
Fremont
Whitewood
Newcastle
Grand jury session ends after three days at Fort Laramie
The grand jury, after three and a half days, returns six true bills and three not true, commends the jail and food quality, notes sewer gas at the sheriff’s residence, and indicts Wesley Givens and Henry Cook for theft from Draper’s ranch on Platte river below Fort Laramie, ending with thanks to Judge Van Devanter.
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van Devanter
Wesley Givens
Henry Cook
Draper
Platte River
Fort Laramie
Corlett Confined to House by Unees
Hon W W Corlett remains homebound due to Unees illness or condition in early reports. details of confinement not fully disclosed.
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W. W. Corlett Ie
Unees
Murray's Contracts Expand Across Union Pacific Line
Sun scribe reports J L Murray directing extensive grading amid five to six localities. Forces range from 10 to 30 men with 6 to 20 teams at Waumsetta Frewen Rock Springs Green River Colorado Junction and planned work moving to Buford Borie Sherman Red Buttes and more. Completion targeted within 100 days from June 1.
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J. L. Murray
Union Pacific
Sun
Waumsetta
Murray
Frewen
Rock Springs
Green River
Colorado Junction
Buford, Borie
Sherman
Red Buttes
Sanders
Wyoming Station
That Big Coal Vein Size Up in Powder River
The Evanston News reports a seventy foot coal measure in Powder river country. Experts question thickness figures but new evidence suggests the vein is fully ninety feet thick. The property is controlled by Utah capitalists tied to the Pacific Short Line.
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Powder River
Utah
Body Found Near Wendover Inference From Drowning Case
A drowned man was found in the Platte river above Fairbank about ten miles below Wendover. Coroner Chaffin arrived at Wendover and held an inquest but verdict remained unknown. Some believe the body may be Bradley from Wendover ten days earlier though doubt remains due to clothing detail.
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Platte River
Fairbank
Wendover
Chaffin
Bradley
New Omaha Depot Will Start July 1 Work
The Union Pacific will remove the shed on Lower Tenth Street to clear space for the new depot. Tracks are being laid for trains into a temporary depot while the Burlington removes the dove core and also uses the temporary structure. A large force will begin work on the depot and viaduct around July 1.
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Omaha
Omaha Republican
Union Pacific
Lower Tenth Street
Union Depot
Burlington
Coal & Oil firm withdraws Belle Fourche stock
The Weston County Com announces that the Rapid City Coal and Oil Company, owner of extensive Belle Fourche oil district lands and a recent oil strike, has pulled its stock from the market. Shares had traded at 25 cents.
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Weston County
Rapid City Coal & Oil Company
Belle Fourche
Sundance Coal for Locomotive Test
The Sundance coal fields supplied coal for a locomotive test on the F E M W railroad. Loaded yesterday, it will be sent to Whitewood for final testing. Results determine Sundance’s railway prospects this year as to steam quality.
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Sundance Republican
Sundance Coal Fields
Whitewood
Sundance
Sundance Coal
The Inez Mines Prosperity Noted at Douglas Coal Works
The Douglas Budget reports prosperity at the Inez coal mines west of Douglas with a new slope on the second vein, new engine and hoisting works, and coal nearly six feet thick. The mine extends over more than a mile of Samerarouni workings and daily shipments rise steadily.
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Inez
Douglas
Ines
Samerarouni
High Water Threatens Bridge Over Platte River
The Platte River rose to near the cap of the local bridge last Friday night, the highest in years. Fears for bridge safety briefly circulated before the water receded about eighteen inches the following day.
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Bessemer Journal
Platte
Aroused Citizens Back Wyoming Statehood Drive
The Cheyenne Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange convened to urge swift action on Wyoming’s statehood. A mass meeting is planned for Thursday at the opera house with speeches and music to rally support and transmit resolutions to Congress.
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Wyoming
Senate
Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange
Board of Trade Rooms
J. C. Baird
Boards of Trade
A. Slack
Baird
Messrs
J. K. Jeffrey
H. Glascke
House of Representatives
Cheyenne Board of Trade and
Cheyenne Real Estate Exchange
Opera House
Congress
C, Baird
Ge K
Jerfrey
Glafcke
Exchange and Board of Trade
Hay
Messrs. Theo. Menges
D. W.gill
V- Baker
W .S. Weaver
J. A. Johnson
A. D Kelly
T. A. Kent
F. S. Hebard
A.C. Snyder
H. Glafcke
Board of Trade and Exchange
E. A. Slack
John Carroll
Sun and Leader
J. M. Carey
Washington, D. C
Cheyenne Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange
City Council Adopts Routine Business Amid Bid Review
The city council held a brief regular session last evening and approved standard bills while two Alert Hose building bids were opened. One bid exceeded the estimate and the other, though low, was deferred for investigation into the bidders' responsibility. The council adjourned after a short meeting.
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Alert Hose
Raising the Hat and French Etiquette Compared
A historical note on evolving French salute practices and etiquette as described by Compte de Larmandie. It reviews how the hat is lifted, the gesture’s brisk return, and a neutral, impassive mien, with occasional smiles. It also covers attitude toward social inferiors and shifts in pronunciation of noble names.
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France
Compte de Larmandie
Faubourg St. Germain
Chie
England
Majoribanks
Tenderfeet in a West fight warned by Arizona veteran
An Arizona veteran in a Midland audience warns that the dangerous fighter is the young tenderfoot rather than the dead shot. He says the tenderfoot rushes to draw and shoot, risks harming others, and lacks a plan to escape trouble. The remark appears in the Nausas City Times.
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West
Arizona
the Midland
Nausas City
Less Fluid and Longer Rides Spark Health Claims
The article reports anecdotes of cyclists and soldiers thriving on minimal fluids, noting long expeditions on porridge and fruit with limited water. It claims muscles gain tone without hydration and warns against alcoholic drinks for long-distance travel, urging restraint in hot weather.
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Geutleman
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Nebraska
Wendover, Wyo
J. W. Cushing
Motive Power
District Court
Grand Jury
St. Aul
Kanpas Ty
Messrs. Murray
Keefe
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