Memorial Day Observances Honor Civil and Military Dead
A detailed Cheyenne memorial program marks Memorial Day with parades, cemetery ceremonies, and a church address. Veterans from Reynolds Post G A R lead the events at Fort Russell and city cemeteries, with flags, volleys, flowers, and a grand afternoon parade. The evening service at the Methodist church features Rev. S A Bright and a full audience.
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Reynolds Post
Fort Russell
Grand Army
Keefe Hall Co. H. Wyoming
Iupee
Wyoming
Smith
Durfee
W. L. Kuykendall
Frank H. Clark
M. P. Keefe
M. P. Hannefin
John Talbot
Seventeenth Infantry
Union Pacific
Sixteenth and
Eddy Streets
Eddy
Sixteenth
Union Pacific Band
Cheyenne Fire Department
Irish Benevolent Society
Wyoming Militia
Inter Ocean Hotel
Methodist Church
J. ¥. Cowdick
Methodist
Fisher
S. A. Bright
Fort Worth Road Reports Strong Cattle Trade
General Manager Meek reports brisk business on the Fort Worth line as New Mexico cattle shipments surge. The company has ordered twelve new engines to handle demand, with road bed and outlook described as bright. Most livestock moves to Wyoming and Montana.
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Meek
Fort Worth
New Mexico
Businessa
Memorial Day Address Honors Flag and Heroes
Rev. L D Lamkin emphasizes patriotism taught in schools and the flag as symbol of national character and unity. He notes how thirteen states united and how brave soldiers defended liberty, cementing the Union as flags flew over a just and enduring republic.
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Prairies
Maine
California
Ums
Earth
L. D. Lamkin
Plains of Earth
Federation
Silent Grand Army
Nebraska Governor Calls Extra Session Over Railroads
The Denver Republican reports Governor Thayer of Nebraska called an extra session for June 5 to act on a maximum railway rate law, repeal the state board of transportation, adopt the Australian ballot, and push silver coinage measures amid strong anti-railroad sentiment. The plan aims to curb monopolistic controls while addressing widespread demands.
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Nebraska
Denver
Thayer
State Board of Transportation
Drilling for Gas Leaks On City Streets
Workmen drilled test holes yesterday along streets to locate faults in gas mains causing heavy losses. The method involved driving an iron bar five feet deep and withdrawing it to detect gas by the smell issuing from the hole.
Ocular Demonstration On Fifth Avenue Ends With Fast Horse
A dilapidated boy on a creaking cart argues with a policeman on Fifth Avenue. After being ordered off the cart the boy unharnesses the lame horse, hops aboard, and the pair race away amid a cheering crowd. The incident ends with a pun about a two barrel chicken.
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Fifth Avenue
How He Won the Jewel in Arkansas
Governor of Tennessee recounts a humorous courtship tale with Rose Peterson and Sam Parker. Rose agrees to wed the speaker after choosing a circus outing and monkey show over a church wedding, leading to a speedy, improvised marriage before the monkeys. The narrator brags about winning the “jewel” in a rural Arkansas scene.
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Nathan
Tennessee
Sige Peterson
Rose
Sam Parker
Sam
Arkansaw
Property transfers and homestead patent filed yesterday
Warranty deed recorded from James L. King of Alleghany City to August G. Cane of Denver for 308.67 acres described as nw of see go. Consideration 1000 dollars. E G Briggs transfers lots 1 to 9 in block g in La Grange for 3000 dollars. United States homestead patent filed by Abram C. Green for the west 65 west and tat ser Ok woe Jr p 19 m 06.
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James L. King
Alleghany City
August G. Cane
Denver
Briggs
Demeric E. Brown
la Grange
United States
Still they live memorial verse in Heaven of daring dead
A compact line poem remembers those who nobly dare deathless roam in Heaven, offered in memory and prayer. The quote attributes praise to I. 8. B. and evokes tribute to fallen figures.
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Windom
Wanamaker
Miller
Rusk
McKinley
Bishop Gilman
General Court Martial at Fort Russell Deliberates Petty Cases
The general court martial held at Fort Russell last Wednesday heard a number of petty cases. First Lieutenant James D. Nickerson served as judge advocate, with a panel including Lieutenant Colonel Offley, Captains Bennett, Van Horne, Roberts and Greene, First Lieutenants Bush, Roach, Walker and Lockwood, and Second Lieutenants Kerr, Walker, Clay and Druien.
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Fort Russell
James D. Nickerson
Offley
Bennett
van Horne
Roberts
Greene
Bush
Roach
Walker
Lockwood
Kerr
Clay
Druien
Bishop Burke Likely Transferred to Omaha See
Reports state Bishop Burke will move to the Omaha see as the current Omaha bishop has died. His funeral is set for next Wednesday. Father Nugent said he believes and has no doubt about Burke's removal from Wyoming. Burke is in Rome and considered the only suitable available bishop to appoint.
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Burke
Omaha
Father Nugent
Wyoming
Rome
Street Car Extension Delayed by Rail Prices
Mr T A Kent returned from Salt Lake where he pursued personal business and potential lumber yard investments with Mr Merrill. He says the street car extension will be completed about July 15 and reach Fort Russell about July 1, but a two week delay is expected due to rail pricing, with ties already going down and ready once rails arrive.
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T. A. Kent
Salt Lake
Merrill
Telephone Improvements Underway by School District
Superintendent Pratt oversees extensive upgrades to telephone service, focusing on outdoor wires. Several poles are being replaced and lines enhanced, with plans to introduce new and improved instruments soon.
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Pratt
Shop Construction Plans Attract Union Pacific Engineer
Mr. T. Appleton, Union Pacific buildings and construction engineer, visited the city to review plans for the new shops. He will likely influence contract awards in Omaha. Grading contracts will be awarded at once.
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T. Appleton
Union Pacific
Omaha
Convent School Closes Temporarily Over Measles
The convent school is temporarily closed due to measles in the area. No cases yet within the school, but closure was advised to prevent possible contagion among scholars.
Guthrie Buys Blooded Bulls for Nebraska Ranch
Mr. W. E. Guthrie buys stock for his Nebraska ranch and yesterday purchased several fine blooded bulls from Colin Hunter while negotiating for a herd of about two yearlings from C. P. Organ.
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W. E. Guthrie
Nebraska
Colin Hunter
C. P. Organ
The Stock Yards Fully Open With Daily Cattle Flow
Improvements at the stock yards are finished and in daily use. Cattle are arriving in rapid numbers, averaging five trains per day. General health and condition of the cattle are unusually good.
Maiden voyage record set by Normandie L West arrival
The Normandie L West, new Hamburg American Packet vessel, arrived this morning making a maiden voyage record of six days and five hours. She narrowly escaped disaster with an iceberg on a foggy May 27, with forty feet of her plates smashed.
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You
Normandie L. West
Hamburg American Packet Company
Pettit Wins Court Tennis Title Against Sanders
The American Pettit defeats the Englishman Sanders in the final sets of the court tennis match. After nine sets with tied scores, Pettit wins three more today to claim the championship of the world.
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Duch
Pettit
Sanders
Wor
Nation's Heroes in Mississippi Garfield Memorial Dedication
Crowds gather for a Garfield Memorial dedication in Cleveland as speeches by Harrison Sherman and other notable figures highlight reconciliation and tribute to Civil War veterans. The event underscores the mingling of Blue and Grey in a regional ceremony with wartime leaders among the speakers.
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Mississippi
Garfield Monument Dedicated in Ohio City Ceremony
The Garfield memorial at Lake View cemetery was dedicated with a president and cabinet present. A 160 foot high colossus cost 150000 dollars and a large parade marched past decorated streets. Speeches by Garfield biographer Bishop Cox and officials followed, praising Garfield’s life and ideals amid a grand civic display.
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Garfield
Cleve Lane
Lake View Cemetery
Congress
Regence
Grand Army of the Republic
Schofield
Hayes
Memorial Association
Leonard
Cox
Cincinnati
Western Reserve
Harrison
Morton
Ohio
Council of State
National Congress
United States
Campbell
General Sherman
Cleveland
First Order
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Bill
James Abram Garfield
Memorials Mark First Anniversary of Johnstown Flood
A May observance in Johnstown Pennsylvania marks the first anniversary of the great flood and Decoration Day. The era’s leading resident James M. Rosensteel is recalled as a prominent figure and reminder of the catastrophe.
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Johnet
Johnstown
James M. Rosensteel
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Seventeenth United States Infantry
Magic City
U. R. Knights of Pythias
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Bishop Burke
Gen. Sherman
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