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Newspaper

Cheyenne Weekly Sun

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1890

Page

6

Bishop Burke appeals for aid to Wyoming diocese crisis

The Cheyenne diocese faces financial collapse with debt and no resident bishop. Bishop M F Burke recounts Rome and Lincoln reports, cites lack of funds, and appeals to outside supporters for relief while priests dispute the case and urge attaching Wyoming to neighboring dioceses.

Wyoming M. F. Burke Chicago Omaha Kansas City Burke Cheyenne St. Mary’s Carneprat Wyo Laramie Rawlins Evanston Rock Springs Union Pacific Rome Lincoln Neb Saint Louis Wryoming the Propaganda Episcopal Church St. Louis Church of Our Lady of Colors Rock Spathos D. D Bishopacum Bonhum Cummiskey Joan Devananty C. Frrazcerap James Ryan

Victory for Dr Aragas in Seminary Controversy

The Union Theological Seminary directors met and affirmed their stance against the Presbyterian general assembly veto on Prof Chas A Briggs transfer from Hebrew to biblical theology. They declare the veto illegal, preserving Briggs as professor for the coming year while John E Willard is named clerk to Paymaster H J Corbett.

Dr. Aragas New Yor Union Theological Seminary General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church Chas. A. Briggs Dr. Briggs General Assembly Detroit Briggs Uoion Seminary

Death in the Street Thousands Cheyenne Man 28

Roman Kapp a 28 year old Cheyenne citizen collapsed on Ferguson street after a brief outing in the Grand Central saloon and died within minutes. He had suffered la grippe last winter and consump tion. Eduard Kapp a relative arranged the funeral at 2 tomorrow.

Roman Kapp Cheyenne Ferguson Street Grand Central Zehner, Buechner & Co Grimes Kapp la Grippe Germany Eduard Kapp Warren Mercantile Undertaking

Runaway Mercantile Team Crashes Near Keefe Hall

The Union Mercantile delivery team ran away on East Seventeenth wagon wrecked as heavy wheels broke. Mrs. W. W. Corlett escaped by driving onto the sidewalk. A soldier cyclist and a breaking-cart team collided nearby with minor damage. The wheelman and horses tangled in a chaotic scene.

Union Mercantile W. W. Corlett Mercantile Keefe Hall

Union Pacific shops praised for quality and workload

In Omaha Director Fred L. Ames said the system has ample work beyond the Omaha shops with duties also for Denver and Cheyenne shops, describing Cheyenne as the finest built and equipped on the line.

Union Pacific Fred L. Ames Omaha Denver

Live stock at A. F. Krohne stables on Twentieth street

A. F. Krohne recently received from Denver at his Twentieth street stables several animals. Adam the running horse, Sir Bevan the trotter by Cyclone out of Pepper the hunter, and a pair of large Great Dane pups, the only ones of the breed in the state.

A. F. Krohne Denver Twentieth Street Adam Sir Bevan Cyclone Pepper

Sachs Mistaken for Sullivan Sparks Ogden Sports Jest

An Omaha drummer named M Sachs drew crowds by resembling John L Sullivan. Onlookers teased him, sizing up his chest arms and heart with playful jests as they followed him for hours. The gag grew and locals debated where the drummer's Sullivan brogue originated.

Ogden John L. Sullivan M. Sachs Omaha Sullivan Sachs

The People Indignant Over Oil Price Increase

Citizens condemn Continental Oil for raising kerosene to 70 cents a gallon while deeming fifteen cents sufficient and any higher price as robbery. The note calls the move arbitrary and unjust.

Continental Oil Company

Ministers mobbed after liquor case in Portage

Winnipeg special reports Rev Mordy a prominent Winnipeg divine faced a mob after convicting six hotel keepers for liquor law violations. He fled to a Methodist parsonage then was pelted with rotten eggs and beaten at the depot as Rev Duncan aiding him was badly injured. Liquor men threaten further attacks.

Mixxearouis the Tribune Winnipeg Mordy Portage Mr. Duncan

Riot Over Banquet Disrupts Beroit College Event

In Beroit Wisconsin June 5 an incident at the annual senior academy banquet sparked a minor riot. A student was shot in the side though not fatally and windows were broken at the hotel. The toast master was escorted by guards. several students were bandaged after recitations.

Beroit Wis College Academy College and Academy

Death of famed range man Rafe Rhodes shocks readers

The weekly Tribone near Caspar announces the death of renowned range man Rafe Rhodes. J. Enos Waite plans to establish the Tribone. Oliver W. Rice is appointed sheriff replacing the disappeared Jaycox. Rice is a Republican, Jaycox a Democrat. Casper freight influx signals a bustling town.

Rafe Rhodes Tribone J. Enos Waite Oliver W. Rice Jaycox Rice Casper

Robbery Suspect Ole Alsund Arraigned in Egbert

Ole Alsund, the alleged robber from Egbert, was arraigned before Commissioner E J Churchill yesterday. United States Attorney Fowler led the prosecution. Alsund remained jailed for failure to furnish $1,000 surety with Alfred Hansen serving as interpreter.

Ole Alsund Egbert Post E. J. Churchill United States Fowler Alsund Alfred Hansen

Telegraph Operator Sues Union Pacific for 45000

A. M. J. Ney, a telegraph operator, sues the Union Pacific railway for 45000 claiming he was shot at Rock Springs after a dispute with a coworker. He says he lost his job there and, after four months with Western Union, was discharged and barred from further work by Union Pacific allegedly through a blacklist.

M. J. Ney Union Pacific Railway Company Rock Springs Western Union Telegraph Company Union Pavillo Railway Company Noy

Long Career Of Alphonso Taft Ends In San Diego

Alphonso Taft died recently in San Diego, California. He served as secretary of war under Grant and held posts in the cabinet, department of justice, and as minister to Austria and Russia. Taft pursued law in Cincinnati, taught at Yale, and declined several Ohio governorship bids. He spent his later years seeking health in Chile before his death.

Alphonso Taft San Diego Cal Townshend Taft Yale Cincinnati Congress Superior Court of Grant Belknap Department of Justice Ohio Arthur Austria St. Petersburg Russia America Chili

Death of Colonel L. M. Dayton Prominent Cincinnati Figure

The death of Colonel Lewis M. Dayton at the Queen City club in Cincinnati removes a leading Loyal Legion member and prominent citizen. Born in 1835 in New York, Dayton studied at Yale, served with Sherman in the Civil War, gained multiple brevets, directed risks in local iron trades, and held an Ohio legislature seat along with Masonic ranks before managing his late father-in-law’s estate.

Army L. M. Dayton Atlanta Carolina Dayton Cincinnati Thomas Phillips Ohio

A Popular Secretary of War Proctor’s Etiquette Reform

Secretary of War Proctor angered old rules in Washington by abolishing rigid access limits. He skipped the card system and let a sergeant finish talking before a general could interrupt, arguing the general has time while a reporter is busy at the telegraph. This bold move made him popular with newspaper men.

Proctor Washington Mr. Proctor

The Summer Bonnet Delights With Softness and Color

Lace adds softness flowers add brightness and color ribbon adds elegance while broken lines soften rigid shapes. Feathers ease harsh outlines and delicate vines with tiny blossoms trail across the bonnet creating a dreamy, desirable style that many want though costing enough to buy many.

Prophet Totten Born in New Logion Conn February 4 1851

Lieutenant C A L Totten who predicted the millennium would begin before March 1800 is introduced as born in New Logion Connecticut on February 4 1851. He attended the Episcopal academy at Cheshire, then Trinity College Hartford and West Point graduating in 1873 as a lieutenant. He is noted as an inventor and author of Strategos the American game of war praised by military authorities.

C. A. L. Totten New Logion Conn Episcopal Academy Cheshire Totten

Billopp Manor House and Howe Franklin Conference

A historic Staten Island mansion, Billopp Manor, near Tottenville, hosted Lord Howe and the American commissioners Franklin Adams and Rutledge in a four hour conference. Howe expressed affection for America while Franklin tactfully deflected. The gathering ended with polite farewells and no substantive agreement.

Lord Howe Billopp Staten Island Perth Amboy Tottenville Colonel Billopp Anne Lord Benjamin Franklin John Adams Edward Rutledge Howe Franklin America Lace George

Forty Five Years a Sailor Admiral D L Braine

Admiral D L Braine completed forty five years in the U S Navy and recently hauled down his flag as commander at the Brooklyn navy yard amid statutory retirement rules at age sixty two. Born May 18 1820 in New York City he began as a midshipman from Texas after guidance from George Bancroft and served in several Civil War actions including the blockade of Vera Cruz Hatteras inlet and Fort Fisher. He rose through ranks to captain in 1873 and admiral in 1898 later commanding the South Atlantic squadron and the Brooklyn yard before retirement.

United States New York Young Braine George Bancroft Navy Texas Union John Adams Tera Cruz Leutenant Monticello Hatteras Inlet Wilmaxton N.C Pequot Fort Fisher Braine Brooklyn Navy Yard Newport R. L Arctic Ocean South Atlantic

Duplicate Columbus Voyage Imagined by Hale Letter

The text argues for detailing a steam powered voyage mirroring Columbus discovery days. Rev Edward Everett Hale writes to Secretary Tracy proposing a ship voyage that repeats Columbus logs from the morning of October 18, including daily steps and notable events.

Heston Edward Everett Hale Tracy Navy Attwoods Columbus

Busy British Princesses Shine in Fashion and Charitable Work

The article highlights royal sisters engaging in fashion and charity. Princess Beatrice sent a view of Grasse and a book to a Chelsea Girls' club bazaar, while the Princess of Wales displayed flowers and beauty items at an event.

Beatrice Grasse Peeies Basaar O Ald Chelsea Girls’ Club Princess of Wales

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