Damaging Testimony in Parkison Murder Trial Unfolds
The Parkison murder trial enters a pivotal phase with a dozen witnesses examined and more to come. Testimony centers on a desertion plot tied to Baker, Parkison’s alibi efforts, and a sequence of revolver thefts and court deliberations at the fort precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkison
Davidson
Fred Reidt
Hospital Corps
Baker
Chaffin
Roberts
Parkinson
Morris
Peter Bergerson
Roach
Sherman
Parkisson
Cheyenne
Fair Grounds
Mr. Roach
Gen. Mizner
Gayne Drummond
Kate
Kate Walsh
Denver
West Eighteenth
Pearl Raymond
John Marnell
Miss Raymond
Cheyenne Carriage Works
Eighteenth
O'Neil
A Pretty Wedding at Hotel Normandie
Emma Marie Christensen and Ives Van Schaack wed in a ceremony by Rev. George C. Rafter with about a hundred guests. Christine Christensen served as bridesmaid and George Thompson as best man, gifts included silver and glassware, and a celebratory supper followed with dancing and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Normandie
Emma Marie Christensen
Ives van Schaack
George C. Rafter
Christine Christensen
George Thompson
G. Christensen
van Sehaack
Roddy Brennan Faces Jack Jones in Rawlins Fight on July Fourth
Prize fighter Roddy Brennan now based in Rawlins has set a finish match with Jack Jones of Rock Springs. The bout will be staged in Rawlins on July 4 as posters for the circus venture circulate in Cheyenne about ten miles distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddy Brennan
Rawlins
Jack Jones
Rock Springs
Cheyenne
Cattle Market Outlook Presses Prices Down Amid Dropping Supplies
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co report a clear drop in total U S cattle receipts across Chicago Kansas City Omaha and St Louis through May with natives shrinking 100 000 head versus last year while Texas shipments rise slightly Prices reflect skimping by meat eaters and heavy feed use yet demand holds for good quality cattle Grass steers fetch 2.70 to 3.70 dollars and fed steers reach 3.65 to 5.15, with overall prices higher than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbaum Bros. & Co
Chicago Livestock Commission
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Chicane
Texas
Ohie
Cherokee Strip
Wool and Ties Boom Across Medicine Bow Region
A Laramie Boomerang correspondent reports about 30,000 sheep shorn locally. Smiley & Co. hold 185,000 pounds of wool awaiting buyer. 15,000 to 20,000 more sheep remain to shear from Hee and Janson. The tie business runs strong under foreman W. Cousins as Coe & Carter drive in heavy drift led by D. W. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Bow
Laramie
Coe & Carter
D. W. White
A Great Canal and Prosperity on the Plains
Maj R W Burkhardt and W C Owen report to the Republican from Douglas and Fetterman that crops are lush across the plains grain stands six inches high on Box Elder and grass is abundant. Plans for a third big canal survey along the Platte aim to irrigate nearly 2 000 000 acres of desert land at about two million dollars. The canal will be 100 feet wide at the bottom 12 feet deep and 130 miles long. Investors may be attracted as land lies about 2 000 feet lower than Laramie with soil described as very rich.
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R. W. Burkhardt
W. C. Owen
Laramie
Douglas
Fetterman
Republican
Platte
Laramie Plains
Greeley
Col
Richards
Wyoming Capitol Debate Echoes in Laramie Speech
The Laramie Republican extols keeping Cheyenne as the state capital and the university in Laramie. He argues future Wyomingans would prefer in-state education, hoping more county families enroll locally and fewer students study out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Underground Electric Wires Tests in Chicago Trial
Arrangements are made for a trial of a new underground conduit system for street railway motive power on the North Side tracks in Chicago. Wires run beneath rails with a slot to connect the car to the circuit, claiming speeds equal to cable cars at lower cost and without overhead danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Company
Chicago
Coal Interest Predicts Strong Summer Output
The article notes actual mine haulage during early August, with 209 cars taken from Rock Springs on the 8th and 200 on the 9th. The average is expected near 200 cars daily, about 4,000 tons, with roughly one-fifth by non Union Pacific entities. Carbon yields 87 cars daily and Dana 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Sex
Rock Springs
Union Pacific
Dana
Saratoga Silver Discovery Attracts Attention
R. L. Brown, who located silver on the Saratoga townsite, reports assays indicating a potentially large find. Development will begin with a substantial force next Monday and Brown expects heavy freight to reach Gold Hill by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. 8. Brown
Saratoga
Mr. Brown
Gold Hill
Wholesale Paper House Opens in Cheyenne
J. J. Southwick operates a wholesale paper house in the Tae Sun building handling prints wrapping paper and bags. He received four tons of stock yesterday with more en route from New York and aims to serve nearly every house in town.
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Cheyenne
J. J. Southwick
Tae Sun
Southwick
New York
Sir William Gordon Cummings Married in Lonxpox Ceremony
Sir William Gordon Cummings wed today in London. The couple after the ceremony breakfasted with Lord Middleton. He has received over seventy letters of sympathy and plans a United States visit in the autumn.
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William
Lonxpox
Sir William Gordon Cummings
Lord Middleton
Willian
United States
Baptist Conference
Todmorden
Lancaster County
Prince of Wales
Adventists Set Big Tent at Ferguson with Nineteenth
The Seventh Day Adventist group erects a large tent at Ferguson alongside Nineteenth Street for their event. Locals anticipate speeches and community outreach.
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Ferguson
Secretary Rusk Probes Horse Meat Trade in New York
Secretary Rusk of the Agriculture Department arrives in New York to investigate reports of firms slaughtering horses for export as beef. He notes possible legal export demand in France and outlines steps to enforce meat inspection under new federal law, with further travel to Chicago and Kansas City to coordinate enforcement.
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New York
Rusk
Department of Agriculture
Washington
France
Congress
Chicago
Kansas City
Wisconsin Farmers' Alliance Adopts Broad Tax and Currency Resolutions
At the Lacrosse state convention the Wisconsin Farmers' Alliance approved a wide slate of measures. They advocate government issued legal tender currency, free coinage of silver, abolition of national banks, government loans at under 2 percent, government control of telegraphs and railroads, direct election of president, VP and senators, liquor license prosecutions with full costs, woman suffrage, and admission of wives and daughters to the alliance with equal privileges. The executive committee may establish a purchasing agency under its control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Farmers’ Alliance
Lacrosse
Wisdune
State Farmers’ Alliance
Prohibitionists Nominate Full Ticket At Des Moines Convention
The Des Moines Prohibition convention adopted a lengthy platform calling for total prohibition, free silver, Australian ballot reform, a state constitutional enforcement body for prohibition, and abolition of the federal internal revenue system. The ticket listed includes Governor James T. Gibson of Salem as governor with J. G. as lieutenant governor among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
J. G
State central committee elected and campaign plans set
Little Perry superintendent of public instruction Mrs M H Dunham Burlington railroad commissioner C S Hard Coyne supreme judge D J Twiney Bennett. The state central committee elected is composed of one member from each district and other plans were formed to carry on an active campaign.
Peoples Party of Utah Signals Dissolution of Territorial Committee
The Peoples party of Utah invites dissolution of its territorial central committee after a secret afternoon meeting. A preamble was reported and the committee urged members to unite with national parties according to individual preferences. The action is treated as of little consequence.
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Sactr Lake
Peoples’ Territorial Committee
Peoples’ Party of
Utah
Ohio Prohibitionists Meet in State Convention
Over fifteen hundred strangers gather in the city as the Prohibitionist party state convention opens. Notables Sam Small of Georgia and Samuel Dickie, chairman of the national Prohibition committee, attend. Delegates seek a strong farmer and labor platform and a union with farmers draws broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sreinoreno
Prohibitionist Party
Inelanen Sam Small
Georgia
Samue Dickie
National Prohibition Committee
Pension fraud case against Dana couple arraigned in federal court
William B. Lea a justice of the peace and his wife Harriet A. Lea of Phebe Perkins county were arraigned on charges of making false affidavits to secure a pension certificate and perjury. Mrs Lea previously married to Joel L. Gethold, claimed he was alive in January 1888 to obtain a pension, with forged affidavits from county officials. The scheme, devised by the Leas, was uncovered before any money changed hands. both pleaded not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
William B. Lea
Phebe
Perkins County
Harriet A. Lea
George Cunningham
Hennepin County
Illinois
Wesley Bentley
Gethold
Ilinois
Lea
Indian Children Employment Debate At Genoa School
Commissioner Morgan reports to Superintendent Backus on Nebraska Indian school efforts to place pupils in beet fields. He notes opposition from labor groups and warns that political factions may condemn the program if it proceeds. Morgan argues the outing system benefits Indian youth and urges Congress action if hostility persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixatox
Morgan
Indian Bureau
Backus
Genoa
Rib
Industrial School
Norfolk
Farmers’ Alliance
Knights of Labor
Nebraska
Congress
Widow seeks arrest of George for wedding scheme
Amelia Jolson, widow, applied for a warrant against George Esselauin in St. Louis, claiming he courted her for years, promised marriage, asked for money for wedding attire, then disappeared. Police are searching for Esselauin on the alleged fraud.
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St. Louis
Amelia Jolson
Poker
Nis
Gaur Deyn
Willies
Tiune
George
French Expedition Attacked by Matonga Natives
Natives of Matonga attacked and devoured the French expedition from Loange led by M. Crampel. The assault occurred as they roasted and consumed the expedition party.
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Matonga
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Emma Christensen
Husk
Peoples’ Party of Utah
Ohio
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