Free coinage debate and foreign silver influx discussed
The Cheyenne Sun questions free coinage obligations while Evanston Register argues foreign powers would resist a resumed policy. It notes large foreign silver imports after a law increase and warns that unlimited U S payment at 80 percent above value could flood the market, criticizing the Register’s evasive reply.
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America
England
Germany
Heaven
Evanston
United States
Register
Sun
Farmers Anticipate Record Wheat Shipments This Year
The Omaha Bee notes calamity befalls crops yet predicts a prosperous year for farmers. It cites the Missouri Pacific along Osborn and Rocks counties in Kansas and expects wheat shipments to exceed a train load per mile of railroad, signaling a strong season ahead.
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Missouri Pacific
Osborn and Rocks
Kansas
Omaha Bee
Weather Prophet Predicts Record Storm Season Ahead
Professor Foster of St. Joseph forecast a storm period from May to June 1892 lasting through winter with unusually cold, heavy snow and blizzards. He cites Saturn and Jupiter equinoxes as causes, noting October storms begin in the northern states and a continent wide harsh winter to follow.
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Foster
St. Joseph
Burlington and Missouri Establish a Daily Stage Line
The Burlington and Missouri announces a daily stage line between Merino and Buffalo Wyoming. The Q system Wyoming line is extending toward the Belle Fourche river and will reach the river in about 22 miles, with operations starting by the 1st. The stage line will connect with the railroad end, making Buffalo about 115 miles away.
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Burlington and Missouri
Merino
Buffalo
Wyo
Wyoming
Belle Fourche River
Ith
Scheme to mulct county over false imprisonment alleged
The plan by J. J. Bowen and Wim, Crouch to extort 6000 dollars for false imprisonment links to a prior damages suit by the same parties against Tae Sun. The earlier case involved testimony allegedly placed in a boy’s mouth by an attorney, and a missing material witness who was a county official.
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Tae
J. J. Bowen
Wim
Crouch
Mulet
Tae Sun
Tux Sen
Payroll Records Show Coal Department Total At Rock Springs
The Rock Springs coal department payroll totaled about $16,000 for the pay day period. The report notes the monthly totals and references independent entries for the period.
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Rock Springs
Inquiry Clears Raum in Pension Office Shortcomings
The secretary of the interior and others directly involved in pension office administration conducted an inquiry to determine that Commissioner Raum bore no responsibility for his son's alleged shortcomings and did not attempt to shield him when charged. No one found evidence implicating Raum in the charges against any pension office employee.
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Enxoven
Secretary of the Interior
Raum
Illinois Prosperity Foretold by Visiting Official
Cuncxery M. Derew told a Chicago Herald reporter that Illinois may enjoy a phenomenally prosperous year in all lines of business, especially railroad, after a westward visit. He noted Illinois’ historical figures and rich crop prospects while avoiding national politics.
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Cuncxery M. Derew
Chicago Herald
West
Illinois
Lincoln
Grant
Mayor Hitt Presses Businesslike Message to Rock Springs Council
Rock Springs mayor Hitt submitted a carefully prepared communication to the city council outlining numerous recommendations of a businesslike character and urging formal consideration.
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Hitt
Rock Springs
Council
London Suit Trial Draws Crowd as Public Spectacle
Sir William Gordon-Cumming faces a damages suit in London amid questions about the participants. A Wyoming visit by his younger brother years earlier is noted. In Cheyenne a bar tale recounts Gordon-Cumming drinking a large shared cocktail in one gulp and then ordering five more for the party with equal calm.
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London
William Gordon-Cummings
William
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Gordon
Omaha forgives Union Pacific if new shops and wheel plant rise
The Omaha Bee notes residents would forgive past sins if Union Pacific builds new railroad shops and opens a car wheel factory, but they remain displeased while the Union depot stays unfinished. The piece adds a note on Omaha’s famed modesty.
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Omaha Bee
Omaha
Dillon
Union Pacific
Union Depot
Tramps and Hobos Crowd Union Pacific Line
Rawlins Journal warns that an unprecedented number of tramps and professional hobos swarm the Union Pacific line. It urges firm action against the criminals while protecting law abiding men seeking work from collective punishment.
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Union Pacific
Rawlins Journal
Ovpr Hares Comments on Gould and Union Pacific Debt
Ovpr describes Gould plans to repeat Wabash strategy with Union Pacific. He alleges a government debt exceeding 50 million dollars and a second mortgage maturing 1802 to 1807. Heating debt of 25 million could be funded, risking full issue and eventual sale of the road.
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Ovpr
Gould
Union Pacific
Senator Warren Headlines Rock Springs Memorial Day
The Independent reports Warren delivered a brief speech at Rock Springs Memorial Day services. He recalled serving as a boy and valued that service above later honors. The audience gave him unbounded applause as the crowd shows ongoing warm regard for the senator and his improved, timely oratory.
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Rock Springs
the Independent
Warren
Gen Crook monument fund benefit may become state affair
The notice urges turning the Opera House entertainment into a state affair to honor General Crook. Citizens from Cheyenne and across Wyoming are invited to buy tickets or send $1 to treasurer L. R. Rhodes in Laramie. towns like Rock Springs Carbon and Evanston already respond. Union Pacific may offer half rates June 30 to July 5 to ease attendance during Independence Day events.
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Gen. Crook
Wyoming
Cheyenne
L. R. Rhodes
Laramie
Rock Springs
Carbon
Evanston
Union Pacific
A BAD BARGAIN
A Denver News heavy on cartoons and articles argues about the West allying with the South on silver coinage. It cites Louisiana and Texas congress delegations backing free coinage, notes Democratic split, and discusses Silver debates and political maneuvers across Washington and Wyoming.
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Denver News
Warren
Wolcott
Denver Congress
Louisiana
Texas
Washington
Washington Sentinel
Gov
Campbell
Republic
Washi Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Democratic
Denver
South
Stewart
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Wyoming
Bera
Free coinage politics and western state future
The text argues against Democratic free coinage of silver in Wyoming and credits Republican policy for western gains. It recalls four years of Democratic rule and praises Republican administration for liberal policy, noting statehood would have been delayed under Democratic control.
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Wyoming
Rocky Mountain States
House of Congress
State University page lauds University of Wyoming inaugural address
The State University in Tuc Sen publishes in full President Johnsons inaugural address on the University of Wyomings work and college prospects. It notes strong government and state funding, a capable faculty, and a broadened board of trustees with plans for a substantial endowment and rapid progress.
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Tuc Sen
University of Wyoming
Johnson
Our State University
Board of Trustees
United States Treasury
Citizens to vote on Fourth of July programme this week
A meeting of our citizens is planned this week to decide the programme for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. The gathering aims to organize activities and establish plans for the holiday event.
Presidential plans spark talk of Harrison Blaine 1892 slate
The Denver Sun reviews a Harrison Blaine ticket with a push for Behring Sea diplomacy, Clayton-Bulwer treaty issues, and a push to expand trade and the Nicaragua canal. It suggests home tariff and silver questions may be sidelined to rally patriotism and party enthusiasm.
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Denver Sun
Harrison and
Blaine
Washington
Gen
Harrison
Behring Sea
Nicaragua
Denver Sur
Securin
Presidentia
Mr. Blaine
James Buchanan
Gen. Jackson
Henry Clay
Led
Sawdust evangelist Chas Stow preps Sells circus stop
Chas Stow known as the sawdust evangelist travels ahead of Sells circus and is in town doing good work for the show which will be here on the 20th inst. He promotes the event and aids in advancing the circus visit locally.
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Chas, Stow
Sells’ Circus
University of the Heavens
Inaugural Address on Energy Conservation and Mechanization
The text extols energy conservation as the great idea of the century and lauds labor-saving machinery. It argues the apprentice system fades under machinery, urging schools of mechanical engineering to teach allied mechanics. The future mechanic is a machinist and the inventor relies on established physics and chemistry principles.
Practical Education and Court Scene Run Through Wyoming
The piece extols practical shop training and military discipline at the University of Wyoming as essential to a modern education and a thriving state policy. It then covers the Parker ison capital case jury selection, detailing jurors questioned, challenges, and witnesses as the trial progresses into the week.
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Parkison
Scott
Frank H. Clark
H. 8. Armstrong
Davidson
Gibson Clark
Clark
Venireman
Parkinson
R. H. Kipp
W. C. Brandon
John Nagle
Daniel O'Fallon
F. E. Steer
William Walker
Julius Maley
K. Thompson
W. D. Mader
Orville Bulkley
J. W. Kelly
F. M. Darlinx
Roy Baker
Sevelteenth Infantry
Fort Russell
Heyenne
Lilole Wise
Miller
Baker
Ny Baker
Omniscient Chancellor and the Genii of Knowledge
Legends describe wondrous genii entering a humble cot and transforming it into a palace of jasper and crystal. Walls become marble floors gleam with diamonds as fretted frescoes and fretted B50 adorn the space, a beacon of truth and learning.
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Ng Wrekly Sun
the State University
Ors
Commonwealth
Montana
Nebraska
Dakota
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Nec
N. W
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