Cheyenne Board of Trade Considers Washington Delegation
Trustees of the Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange met to decide on a Washington delegation and ongoing business. Hammond reported on Mansfield Nail Works and a possible $25,000 plant. he warned a true factory would need $350,000 to compete. He also gave a hopeful statehood outlook with Republican senators endorsing Wyoming’s bill. The group postponed further action and drafted arid land act resolutions urging repeal of restrictive sections to aid irrigation projects.
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Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange
Board of Trade
Washington
Menges
Hay
Judge van Devanter
Roberts
the Exchange and Board of Trade
Carey
Warren
Hammond
Mansfield, D
Pittsburg
Mansfield
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Gill
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
J M. Carey
House of Representatives of
Glass Works Prospects for Cheyenne City
D W Gill's investigations show Cheyenne offers strong business case for glass works. Data cover materials costs fuels transport labor and a large local market. Soda and sand are abundant. Cheyenne's western shipping access attracts Denver and eastern firms for bottle and brewery needs.
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D. W. Gill
Gill
West
Cheyenne
Denver
Phonograph Entertains Cheyenne Audiences In Saloon Display
The Wyoming Phonograph company places a phonograph inside a glass case in a Cheyenne saloon. Patrons insert a nickel, place a rubber ear-piece to hear performances from tunes like Down went McGinty to Where Did You Get That Hat. Plans aim to record Delegate Careys statehood speech in Washington and ship the cylinder to Cheyenne for local listening.
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Phonograph
M’ginty
Cheyenne
Wyoming Phonograph Company
Carey
Washington
Brief court term ends with light expenses and awaiting sentences
The petit jury was discharged with no further business this term. Martinez and Nightsinger await sentences. civil cases require law arguments to close. This may be one of the shortest district court terms, with Judge Van Devanter and Laramie County praised for a brief calendar and low costs. The Supreme Court convenes Monday. Judge Conaway expected to join. Weston and Fremont counties plan forthcoming terms. a new city fountain stands in the park.
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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 a Drizzly November Road
Henry Marsh, employed by the Bank of Raybury, travels with Madeline Axtell to Raybury after stage trouble. Bootleg pillages occur as two masked men threaten robbery. Marsh saves Madeline using his revolver while she helps subdue one assailant, and they reach safety with authorities called to report the incident.
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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
Monville
Hemlock
Bressiere O
Wwe
Villian
Korsas
Axtell
Conan
Ming Axtell
Marriage amid escape and romance in a Raybury tale
The narrator recalls a perilous escape in the state and describes falling in love with Axtell. Both lovers plead with her father, who relents, allowing their marriage. The narrator now serves as cashier of the Raybury book and Madeline is his wife.
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Axtell
Nabob
Raybury
Madeline
Stylish Fans for Spring Reach Fashionable Notions
The article describes moderate sized fans in lisse and lace with Watteau designs resembling heirlooms. It notes carved wool sticks, metallic bead fringe, plaited lisse folds, and dainty effects. It mentions bouquets of pansies roses and myrtle motifs and new varieties in Japieres See gold or black colors.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Federation talk and world unions in modern era
The Philadelphia Record surveys global trends over the last thirty years with rising interest in unions and federations. It notes the U A movement in France and intercolonial federation notions in Central America as part of a broader push toward larger political entities and possible United States of Australia.
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France
Central America
British Naval Uniform Described in Detail
A 19th century account details a ceremonial naval uniform worn by nine men including the prince of Wales. The outfit features a white collar with gold lace, cuffs with extensive trim, ornate coat flaps, epaulets, gold laced trousers, a lace covered hat, a gold and blue sword-knot, and an oak leaf belt, weighing about twelve pounds without the sword.
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Prince of Wales
Ambergris: origins and value of the prized substance
The article explains ambergris as a secretion from the sperm whale linked to disease, sometimes found floating in seas near the Bahamas. It describes its soft waxy texture, variable color, powerful odor, and high price, noting adulteration and common uses such as flavoring wine with small amounts of ambergris.
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Bahama Falande
Atlantic Ocean
Seeing the All Seeing Eye in a Shave
A Washington Sunday piece recounts a barber describing a tense shave where a customer’s visible eye seems to spy on the barber. The barber’s nerves shake as he worries about cutting the cheek while the unseen gaze lingers uncomfortably.
How a Spanish Mine Is Man
The Rio Tinto copper mine contracts work in small gangs with equal pay per task. Men select partners, eight hour days yield about 87 cents daily. Stores sell essentials near cost, but free choice of suppliers exists. Sundays are rest days with repairs. funds support families during illness, schooling, and mutual aid clubs.
Experiment With a Bride on the Train Gone Awry
A bridal party travels Buffalo to Philadelphia by rail. The groom delays, a drummer boards and places the bride aboard, triggering anxiety and comic missteps as the plan unravels. Passengers discuss weather and timing while the couple faces a tense, humorous wait.
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Buffalo
Philadelphia
N.Y
Rye
James
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Parber
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