Cheyenne Board of Trade Hears on Statehood and Arid Land Law
A Cheyenne joint meeting of the Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange reviewed possible Washington travel to push statehood and addressed the arid land act. Mr Hammond reported on Mansfield nail works and feasibility of a local plant. Resolutions urged repeal of a restrictive irrigation act section to aid land entries and canal projects.
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Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange
Mr. Hammond
Mansfield
Board of Trade
Washington
Menges
Hay
Judge van Devanter
Roberts
the Exchange and Board of Trade
Carey
Warren
Hammond
Mansfield, D
Pittsburg
Cheyenne
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
J M. Carey
Wyoming
House of Representatives of
Glass Works Prospects for Cheyenne City
D W Gill reports strong business evidence favoring Cheyenne for glass works with abundant soda and sand, favorable freight margins, and an expanding western market. Denver firms plan 50,000 boxes annually while eastern houses consider Cheyenne location for bottles and breweries, urging committee action.
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D. W. Gill
Gill
West
Cheyenne
Denver
Phonograph Speakers Mix Music and Speech in Cheyenne
The phonograph, boxed in glass with a nickel slot, plays jokes and tunes from Down went McGinty to Where Did You Get That Hat. The Wyoming Phonograph Co places one instrument in a Cheyenne saloon for public listening and plans to record Delegate Carey’s statehood speech for local delivery in Washington.
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Phonograph
M’ginty
Cheyenne
Wyoming Phonograph Company
Carey
Washington
Court Notes Predict Short Term for District Court
The petit jury was discharged with no further business this term and the criminal and civil dockets are clear of jury cases. Martinez and Nightsinger await sentencing. civil cases need law arguments to close the term. Judge Van Devanter and Laramie county are praised for a brief calendar and low expenses. The Supreme Court convenes Monday at 2 pm with Judge Conaway to participate in major cases including the dower rights dispute of Mrs. James France and the Dole v Heebt case. Weston county plans a July term in Newcastle. eight inmates await trials. Fremont County may begin its term in July at Lander. A fountain donated to the city stands in the park, with push to keep it in running order.
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James France
Dole Ve. Heebt
Weston County Court
Weston County
van Devanter
Newcastle
Vremont County Court
Conaway
Lander
Fremont County
A Night Adventure on the Raybury Road
Henry Marsh recounts a 1869 night when a bank jobber, a young woman Madeline Axtell, and I endured a violent highway robbery. Marsh fights two masked men, the heroine saves him with a scarf trap, both men are killed, and Marsh ferries Madeline to safety then informs authorities.
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Bank of Raybuary
Bank of Mutual Redemption
Rkaybury
Jefferson Inn
Griggs
Raybury
Loth
Lam
Sally
Digby
Henry Marsh
Madeline Axtell
Howard Axtell
Raybury Bank
Canes
Madeline
Miss Axtell
Desperate Characters Marry After Providential Escape
The narrator recalls a perilous escape in the state and a dramatic romance with Axtell. Both lovers seek consent from her influential father, who agrees, and the speaker becomes cashier of the Raybury book while Madeline becomes his wife.
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Axtell
Nabob
Raybury
Madeline
Stylish Fans for Spring in Lace and Lisse Styles
The article notes moderate sized fashionable fans for spring in lace, lisse, or a blend. It describes Watteau style heirloom like fans with painted medallions, lisse fans with carved wool sticks, metallic bead fringes, and fine plaited lisse folds. New varieties in Japier e see gold or black aliver deemed most approved.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
United States of Australia and other federations discussed
The Philadelphia Record notes a trend toward federations within thirty years. It mentions moves toward a United States of Australia, a federation of Central American republics, and intercolonial federation prospects in Australasia and a possible United States of America within the present generation.
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France
Central America
Prince of Wales Among Nine Required to Wear Naval Uniform
A historical note describes the ceremonial naval uniform worn by the Prince of Wales and eight others on special occasions. The outfit features a white collar with gold lace, cuff lace varying in width, a gorgeously embellished coat with epaulets, blue kerseymere lining, gold lace trousers, a lace covered hat, and a sword-knot in gold and blue. the full ensemble weighs about twelve pounds without the sword.
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Prince of Wales
Ambergris the Product of Disease in the Sperm Whale
The article explains ambergris as a bile duct product from disease in sperm whales sometimes found floating on seas. It describes its origin, appearance, and odor, notes its high value and adulteration, and mentions common sources near the Bahamas and the Atlantic.
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Bahama Falande
Atlantic Ocean
The Shaving Eye That Haunts a Barber
A Washington Sunday tale describes a barber nervously shaving a customer whose protruding glass eye fixes on the barber. The barber's hands tremble as he struggles to finish the shave while the unnerving gaze lingers, prompting insistence that the customer close his eyes to avoid mistakes.
How a Spanish Mine Is Maned Rio Tinto Contracts
The Rio Tinto copper works organize labor in small gangs with shared pay. Workers choose partners, work eight hours for about 87 cents daily. Stores near the court offer goods slightly above cost, with liberty to buy elsewhere. No Sunday work. provisions cover family relief, schooling, and clubs for workers.
Untitled Bridal Train Prank Ends In Confusion
A chaotic railway prank unfolds as a bride rides Buffalo to Philadelphia with a wedding party. A drummer drops into the scene and the bride is left waiting while the groom and guests react with anxiety and amusement. The stunt spirals into mixed results and claims of a costly misstep.
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Buffalo
Philadelphia
N.Y
Rye
James
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Villian
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