Oil Strike Confirms Secret Spouter Near Newcastle
A long legal battle between Mr. Spencer and the Homestake company over a 120 acre Newcastle claim ends with title secure after a 175 foot gusher revealed a hidden spouter. The dispute, fought across Cheyenne with heavy costs, centers on assessment work and oil found two miles from Newcastle. The secret spouter remains uncorked amid cautious optimism.
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Newcastle
Spencer
Homestake Company
Lincoln
Néb
Home P
Cheyenne
Eagle Oil Company
The Catholic Festival Delights Altr Society Supporters
Keefe reports a large grateful audience at last night's Catholic Festival with strawberries ice cream and lemonlac. The Altr society received generous receipts, praised for attractive tables courteous service and overall management. Festivities ran until midnight, ending in a pleasant, charitable evening.
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Keefe
Altr Society
New Railroad Band Forming To Lead In Music Circles
A new band is organized to carry twenty four pieces and will be composed of railroad show workers. Competition drives excellence and the group aims to be of high merit, a welcome addition to our musical resources.
Trainmen Pay Raises and Schedules Amid Vice President Holcomb Policy
Text notes wage increases for Omaha routes with 1 and 3 cents per mile for 100 mile runs and daily overtime rates for certain crews. Motive power crews receive monthly sums, conductors on freights gain monthly pay, and rules grant eight hours off after continuous service. Language is fragmented but indicates changes to schedule, routes from North Platte to Cheyenne and Kansas City to Denver, including Grand Island local and fast mail service.
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Holcomb
Omahara
North
Grand Island
North Platte
Cheyenne
Kansas City
Denver
Newcastle and Hartville: A Foundation for Westward Wonders
The Newcastle Journal highlights Newcastle coke and Hartville as a fruitful theme and solid foundation for future growth. It argues that their connection promises greater wonders for the west than even new life and prosperity from the Black Sea discovery.
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Newcastle and Hartville
Newcastle Journal
Newcastle
Coke and Hartville
West
Daisy Imagery and Idiom in A Dainty Daisy Poem
In a lyrical street vignette two young men discuss a strikingly fair woman described as a daisy. The piece contrasts carefree swagger with dawning reverence, as one narrator calls her “a daisy” while the other tempers flirtation with admiration, noting her purity and warmth despite passing jests.
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Gray
Tom
Jabet
Gas Discovery At Newcastle Sparks Excitement And Energy Tests
Kilpatrick drillers struck natural gas at 330 feet, forcing through 200 feet of water and lighting a flame six to eight feet high. Hundreds viewed the spectacle as plans to pipe gas to a boiler for the drill engine proceed. A second report details Newcastle coke melting iron in five minutes, surpassing typical times, signaling strong local industrial potential.
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Newcastle
Kilpatrick
Newcastle Journal
Railroad Shop Expansion Plans Signal Hiring Surge
Superintendent Munro says 320 workers currently in shops with daily additions. Machinery exists to double workforce toward 600, East expects two new hires in construction. Yard enlargement at 105000 dollars will add over 100 jobs, totaling 800 to 1000 workers by fall. East builds office near round house. Butler confirms round house survey and new side tracks. Stone footings for two turntables are laid with both units arriving for installation.
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Munro
Sun
East
Round House
Butler
Death on the Rail in Western Freight Incident
Freight train No. 27 left Cheyenne at 7 20 PM bound west. Near Sherman the engine stripped its shaft, hurling Engineer Brown onto the boiler. Fireman escaped. T W McKenna fell headfirst down a 12 foot bank, died at 3 PM yesterday after being treated by Railroad Surgeon Stevens.
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Flynn
Cheyenne
Sherman
Engineer Brown
T. W. McKenna
McKenna
Laramie
Stevens
Drowned Report Reaches H F Bradfur In Cheyenne
H F Bradfur of Sidney Nebraska arrived in Cheyenne after learning from Powder River postmaster that his brother James Bradfur drowned there in June. The letter dated June 3 said the body had not been recovered. Bradfur rushed to Powder River to investigate and sent telegrams north without receiving replies, hoping the report is unfounded.
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H. F. Bradfur
Sidney
Neb
Cheyenne
Powder River
James Bradfur
Bradfur
Cheyenne and Northern
More Houses Wanted as Keefe Plans New Dwellings
M. P. Keefe, who has just erected four brick houses on Evans Street, will soon build several more. All his buildings are already fully rented before completion, illustrating a housing shortfall as the city’s population rises and prompting calls for others to enter the market.
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M. P. Keefe
Evans Street
Lawsuits Expected Against Pacific Short Line
Suits are to be brought over services goods and money for surveys conducted under Major Kes. The 5U claims knowledge of merits but notes that early accounts remain unpaid according to good authority.
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Pacific Short Line
Kes
Baxter Would Be Promoted To Mountain Divisions GM
The Union Pacific considers promoting Bob Baxter to replace Restegine as general manager of the mountain divisions if Resel gule succeeds Dickinson. The move would please the public and Baxter’s many friends across the system.
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Baxter
Union Pacific Railway
Bob Baxter
Restegine
Reselgule
Dickinson
Mr. Baxter
Bse
Union Pacific
Wyoming and Eastern Elect Officers for Ensuing Year
Officers elected at the Wyoming and Eastern meeting include Willard R. Jones as president and David McKenzie as vice president. T. W. Tomlinson is secretary, E. H. Stone treasurer, with Millard R. Jones, David McKenzie, T. W. Tomlinson, E. H. Stone and W. D. B. James as directors. The road is part of the Pacific Short Line and incorporated in Wyoming.
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Wyoming and Eastern
Willard R. Jones
David McKenzie
T. W. Tomlinson
E. H. Stone
Millard R. Jones
W. D. B. James
Pacific Short Line
Wyoming
Railroad building races to complete Deadwood extension
The Burlington and Missouri pushes the Deadwood extension along the line with an expected finish as soon as the Elkhorn Deadwood project. John Barker won a stone contract from the Cheyenne river to fifteen miles north of Tigerville. W W Bean takes section 20 west from here. Calvert and Phelan of the B M officials visited Newcastle this week.
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Newcastle Journal
Burlington and Missouri
Deadwood
Elkhorn
John Barker
Cheyenne River
Tigerville
W. W. Bean
Denver and Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Colo
Denver
Calvert
Phelan
Burlington and
Missouri
Newcastle
Running and Trotting Stock In Cheyenne Train Line
Ed Gaylor arrived in Cheyenne aboard a Burton palace car marked with his name and heads to the Salt Lake races en route to Montana. He travels with running horses Justus Lou Carlisle Ollie Benjamin Governor Adams Sympathetic's Last Georgia Messier Tramp 5 Marquis Belle Boldie Elder Looker. Sam Hitchcock also travels with trotting horses McLeod Ben Davie and Carl on the same train.
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Ed Gaylor
Cheyenne
Burton Palace
Salt Lake Races
Montana
Justus
Lou Carlisle
Ollie Benjamin
Governor Adams
Sympathetic
Georgia Messier
Tramp 5
Marquis
Belle
Boldie
Elder Looker
Sam Hitchcock
McLeod
Ben Davie
Carl
Supreme Court hears Dole v Hecht over cattle sale damages
In Wyoming the Supreme Court heard Dole versus Hecht over misrepresentation in a cattle sale with damages claimed at 50 600. Arguments closed, decision to be announced Saturday morning. District Court sessions focused on Swan property sale, collateral claims, and homestead allowance of 1500 for Thomas Swan. The matter consolidates for future distribution hearing set for June.
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Supreme Court
Dole
First National Bank
Myers
Gibson Clark
Thomas Swan
Swan
Saufly
Rattlesnake Found Dead Near Park on Twenty Second Street
A rattlesnake was killed just south of the park on Twenty second street yesterday. It had eight rattles. Neighbors will ask how it got there and if more snakes remain in the vicinity. The rattler likely lived in the long grass on the park’s east half.
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Twenty-second Street
Take Heart of Grace in a Fragmented Verse
A troubled narrator recalls a distant figure and the pull of hope as memories blur. The speaker speaks of a guiding presence named Emmet and a longing for release from fear as distant allies, and distant names like Pollard and Ledgos surface amid a dreamlike reminiscence.
Smelter Project Eyed for Cheyenne Ore
The board of trade advances a plan to build a smelter for Cheyenne precious minerals, focusing on low grade ores from Silver Crown. A Boston firm led by Mr. Preston, who runs Boulder works of similar design, will visit Silver Crown with Messrs. Jeffrey and Glafcke to assess prospects.
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Board of Trade
Cheyenne
Boston
Boulder
Preston
Silver Crown
Jeffrey
Glafcke
Menges files plat for resubdivision of Lake Minnehaha area
Theodore Menges has filed with the county clerk a plats and resubdivision of a portion of the Lake Minnehaha addition.
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Theodore Menges
Platos
Lake Minnehaha
Laramie Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Laramie City works toward a large Fourth of July program with a committee soliciting subscriptions and reporting good progress. Cheyenne aims to center festivities on statehood day, making July Fourth secondary. Yankee Doodle to be played quietly. A new Laramie brewery has begun operations and produced its first beer.
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Laramie City
Cheyenne
Laramie
Railroad Rumbles and Big Union Pacific Gatherings
Denver dispatch reports Union Pacific executives including Charles Francis Adams and Holcomb arriving for a meeting with no disclosed agenda. Adams and Brinkerhoff are observed. Holcomb may push for changes as others mystery roam Denver. A branch line from Trinidad toward New Mexico aims to run forty miles into timbered and coal regions, with construction possibly starting soon.
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Denver News
Union Pacific
Denver
Charles Francis Adams
Holcomb
Morgan Jones
Forth Worth
Brinkerhoff
Kansas Pacific
Palmer
Meller
Adams
Meek
Trinidad
New Mexico
Brinkenhoff
Dickinson
Missouri
Black Hills and Fort Pierre Extension Track Progress
Iron receives at Piedmont for the Black Hills and Fort Pierre extension. Thirty five car loads delivered in two weeks as grade finishes extend outward. Locomotive pending arrival, expected daily. once on site, tracklaying to begin.
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Piedmont
Black Hills
Fort Pierre
Rumors of upheaval in Union Pacific leadership
From Omaha reports on June 10 describe widespread unease at Union Pacific headquarters amid talk of Dickinson’s removal and Adams’s potential moves. Rumors place Mellen or Munroe for next steps, with possible transfers to Omaha and shifts in Montana and Salt Lake leadership.
UP officials tour Denver property amid Fort Worth division talks
Union Pacific leaders including President Adams and Vice President Holcomb visited Denver properties yesterday. The party, led by General Manager Brinkerhoff and Meek, toured the yards and new shops site, then conferred with the Fort Worth division board before departing for Omaha.
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Denver
Union Pacific
Erty
Omaha
Vreeident Adams
Holcomb
Jones
Fort Worth
Brinkerhoff
Meek
Adams
Notable officials meet on Fort Worth Union Pacific ties
Governor Cooper ex-Governor Evans George Tritch and Robert Barth attended a meeting to tidy lingering Fort Worth and Union Pacific consolidation issues. No重大 actions were completed beyond arranging postponed matters awaiting President Adame’s meeting with the old board of directors. The session lasted several hours with Adame and Holcomb leaving in a carriage for the uptown.
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Cooper
Evans
George Tritch
Robert Barth
Fort Worth
Union Pacific
Adame
Holcomb
Dickinson’s Successor Named Not Yet Decided
In an interview Mr Holcomb said it had not been decided who would succeed Ed Dickinson as general manager of the Nebraska division. The appointment will be made soon. He spoke during a tour of the system noting the road’s business was solid and prospects for prosperity remained. He did not anticipate much building beyond Oregon.
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Dickinson
Holcomb
Ed Dickinson
Nebraska
Oregon
Mellon's Position in Union Pacific Rumor of Retirement
A reporter questioned General Traffic Agent Mellen about rumors he would sever ties with the Union Pacific. He denied notice of retirement and implied he would consider resignation only if a better opportunity arose elsewhere. He has been in the city a week and will stay until Saturday amid ongoing speculation.
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Mellen
Union Pacific
Seattle or Tacoma Rivalry Shaped by Rail Control
The Northern Pacifics acquisition of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern railway could decide whether Seattle or Tacoma becomes Puget Sounds chief city. The line to Spokane Falls is partly built and will create a direct route east from Seattle. If Seattle secures Union Pacific Oregon Short Line as well, Seattle is likely to become the Northwests great city.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Denver Republican
Nortern Pacific
Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific
Spokane Falls
Washington
Union Pacific
Oregon
Northwest
Vanderbilts to Control Union Pacific Northwestern System
The Denver Republican reports that after the next annual meeting of the Union Pacific the Vanderbilt family will control the entire Northwestern system with Hughitt of Northwestern likely to serve as president. The contract between Union Pacific and Northwestern is seen as a test proving integrated operation is economical, and a transcontinental line from New York to San Francisco via New York Central, Lake Shore, Michigan Central Northwestern, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific leases is implied.
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Vanderbilt
Denver Republican
Curiaco
Union Pacific
Vanderbilts
Hughitt
Northwestern
Union Pacific Northwestern
New York
San Francisco
New York Central
Lake Shore
Michigan Central Northwestern
Southern Pacific
Local contractor lands yard grading contract for new track
The grading contract for railroad yards in this city for the new trackage goes to C. E. McGarvey. Work will start promptly. McGarvey, a local contractor, is well prepared for the job and praised as a wise choice by the Union Pacific for using local firms.
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C. E. McGarvey
McGarvey
Union Pacific
Wyomin g on Pacific improves ment company officers elected
The Wyoming on Pacific improvement company, holder of the Pacific Short Line railroad contract, held a Cheyenne meeting electing Wendell Goodwin president C EB Gedowy vice president Amos T French treasurer. The group secured a mammoth contract for vast railroad mileage valued at 18 million dollars.
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Wyoming On Pacific Improvesment Company
Pacific
Cattle Rates Cut Across Rail Lines in Texas
Rail companies announce reduced cattle rates from Texas points to St Louis and Chicago with a cut of 11 and 1 cents respectively. The changes take effect in July. Local note mentions a Thalia club gathering with four dances at Minnehaha Lake Hall last evening.
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Texas Central
St. Arkaness
Texas Today
Texas
St. Louis Ag
Chicago
Thalia Club
Minnehaha Lake Hall
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Brinkerhuff
Ressig
Salt Lake
Mellon
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