Law and Petroleum Battle for Newcastle Land Ends in Secret Spouter
An 11 year dispute over oil rights near Newcastle pits Spencer against Homestake in a costly contest. A 175 foot strike produced a gusher later sealed by drainage. The land office backed the conceding side as title was finally secured despite the secret spouter awaiting uncorking.
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Newcastle
Spencer
Homestake Company
Lincoln
Néb
Home P
Cheyenne
Eagle Oil Company
The Catholic Festival Ends With Generous Support
Keefe witnessed a large crowd at the Catholic Festival enjoying strawberries and ice cream. The Altr Society earned generous receipts for their treasury, with attractive tables and attentive service. Festivities ran until midnight, yielding a pleasant entertainment and support for a good cause.
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Keefe
Altr Society
New Band Forms From Railroad Show Staff
A new band of twenty four pieces is being organized from railway show workers. Competition drives quality, and two high merit bands are expected. The formation will boost musical resources and be a welcome addition to the community’s cultural life.
Train crews to gain higher wages and new routes
Additional wage terms for Vice President Holcomb's trainmen outline pay raises for Omaha runs at 1 and 3 cents a mile, overtime rates, and monthly sums for conductors brakemen and baggagemen. The pay scale covers the North Platte to Cheyenne and Kansas City to Denver corridors with eight hours off after continuous service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Omahara
North
Grand Island
North Platte
Cheyenne
Kansas City
Denver
Newcastle and Hartville connection fuels westward progress
The Newcastle Journal notes a linked future for Newcastle coke and Hartville, describing their bond as a fruitful theme and solid foundation for growth. The piece suggests their partnership will bring greater wonders for the western region alongside broader prosperity.
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Newcastle and Hartville
Newcastle Journal
Newcastle
Coke and Hartville
West
Daisy Narrative of Two Men and a Daisy
Two young men stroll the street with idle talk and flirtatious comments. They meet a dainty, sweetly dressed woman whose daisy-like charm calms their mood. One man affirms her beauty, while the other adds that she is pure and true, a daisy indeed, with white snow and warm gold.
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Gray
Tom
Jabet
Gas Discovery Ignites Newcastle Spirit and Prospects
Report from Newcastle describes Kilpatrick drillers striking natural gas at 330 feet, forcing through 200 feet of artesian water and spouting flames six to eight feet high. Hundreds witness the exhibit as plans form to pipe the gas to a boiler for the drill engine and reach deeper strata for more gas or oil. Newcastle coke tests reveal iron melting in five minutes, with a 2,500-pound furnace and plans for a 2,200-pound hammer, signaling strong local industry.
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Newcastle
Kilpatrick
Newcastle Journal
Railroad Shop Expansion Signals Big Local Hiring Drive
Superintendent Munro says 320 workers are employed now with room to nearly double to about 600. East plans to hire two construction workers this season as yards expand with a 105000 dollar appropriation, boosting total shop labor to 800 to 1000 by fall. Butler completes survey for a new round house while turntables are prepared for installation.
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Munro
Sun
East
Round House
Butler
Death on the Rail as Freight Engine Wreck Injures Crew
Freight train No. 27 running from Cheyenne to Sherman had its main shaft break one mile west of Sherman. Engineer Brown was killed after being thrown onto the boiler. Conductor Flynn and T. W. McKenna were injured. McKenna died later at Laramie under care of a railroad surgeon.
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Flynn
Cheyenne
Sherman
Engineer Brown
T. W. McKenna
McKenna
Laramie
Stevens
Drowned Brother Report Reaches H F Bradfur of Sidney
H F Bradfur of Sidney Nebraska arrived in Cheyenne after receiving a postmaster’s word from Powder River that his brother James Bradfur was drowned there in June. The letter dated June 3 said the body had not yet been recovered. Bradfur searched for confirmation and sent telegrams north without replies, hoping the report is unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Bradfur
Sidney
Neb
Cheyenne
Powder River
James Bradfur
Bradfur
Cheyenne and Northern
More Houses Wanted as Keefe Builds on Evans Street
M. P. Keefe has just erected four brick houses on Evans Street and plans several more. All his buildings are immediately rented before completion, signaling strong demand and prompting calls for others to enter the business to ease housing pressure from the growing population.
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M. P. Keefe
Evans Street
Suits Threaten Pacific Short Line Over Survey Costs
Report claims lawsuits will be filed for services, goods, and money tied to the line’s only surveys conducted under Major Kes. The 5U asserts some merits are unknown, but early accounts reportedly unpaid.
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Pacific Short Line
Kes
Baxter Promotion Hinted In Union Pacific Roster
Railroad sources indicate Bob Baxter may be promoted to general manager of the mountain divisions if Resel succeeds Dickinson. The move would be welcomed by many as good news for the public and Baxter’s friends across the Union Pacific system.
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Baxter
Union Pacific Railway
Bob Baxter
Restegine
Reselgule
Dickinson
Mr. Baxter
Bse
Union Pacific
Wyoming and Eastern Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
The Wyoming and Eastern directors at their meeting elected Willard R. Jones as president David Mc Kenzie as vice president T W Tomlinson as secretary and E H Stone as treasurer for the ensuing year. Directors include Millard R Jones David McKenzie Tomlinson Stone and W D B James. The road is part of the Pacific Short Line incorporated in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Burlington and Missouri Races to complete Deadwood extension
The Newcastle Journal reports a race to finish the Burlington and Missouri Deadwood extension with Elkhorn’s Deadwood line. John Barker lands a stone contract from Cheyenne river to fifteen miles north of Tigerville. W. W. Bean takes section 20 westward with crew en route from Denver. Calvert Phelan and other B and M officials visited Newcastle to oversee work.
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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 Shipment
Ed Gaylor arrived in Cheyenne aboard a Burton palace car en route to Salt Lake races then Montana carrying 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 Carl to the races.
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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 vs Hecht over cattle sale damages
The Wyoming Supreme Court debated the Dole versus Hecht case over alleged misrepresentation in cattle sales for 50 600 dollars. Arguments closed and the court adjourned to Saturday morning. District Court session featured Swan property sale, prior liens, and a decree granting Thomas Swan 1500 dollars for homestead rights with remaining distribution postponed to June 4.
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Supreme Court
Dole
First National Bank
Myers
Gibson Clark
Thomas Swan
Swan
Saufly
Rattlesnake Found Dead Near City Park
A rattlesnake was killed just south of the park on Twenty second street yesterday. It had eight rattles. Neighbors will wonder how it got there and whether more of the family remain in the vicinity. The rattler likely lived in the tall grass on the park’s east half.
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Twenty-second Street
Take Heart of Grace
Fragmentary passage describes a struggle with memory and longing as the speaker recalls a difficult past. Names like Pollard and Ledgos appear amid distorted phrases, suggesting a personal narrative or poem about endurance and searching for guidance.
Smelting Project Eyed for Cheyenne Ore
The board of trade pursues establishing a smelter for Cheyenne mineral ventures aimed at low grade ores from Silver Crown. A Boston company with Boulder smelter plant sent Mr. Preston to inspect prospects, and he will visit Silver Crown with Messrs Jeffrey and Glafcke to assess feasibility.
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Board of Trade
Cheyenne
Boston
Boulder
Preston
Silver Crown
Jeffrey
Glafcke
Menges files plats for Lake Minnehaha subdivision portion
Theodore Menges has filed with the county clerk a plats and resubdivision, covering 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 aims for a grand Fourth of July event with a committee seeking subscriptions and reporting good progress. Cheyenne prioritizes statehood day over independence festivities, shifting focus away from the national holiday. Yankee Doodle to share the limelight this year in the capital, while a new Laramie brewery begins operations and produces its first beer.
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Laramie City
Cheyenne
Laramie
Railroad Rumbles and Big UP Meeting in Denver
Denver report notes Union Pacific officials led by Charles Francis Adams gather in the city for a pow wow while tracklaying starts on a proposed forty mile western line from Trinidad through timbered country toward coal fields. Authority figures keep changes undisclosed as talks unfold with Brinkerhoff and Holcomb observed.
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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 Progress
Iron deliveries reach Piedmont for the Black Hills and Fort Pierre extension over the past two weeks with 35 car loads received. The grade is finished for a stretch and tracklaying will start once the locomotive arrives, expected daily.
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Piedmont
Black Hills
Fort Pierre
Rumors of upheaval at Union Pacific in Omaha
Denver reports June 10 rumors of mass changes at Union Pacific headquarters. Workers fear layoffs as General Manager Dickinson nears departure and Charles Francis Adams wields influence. Gossip points to Mellen or Munroe as Dickinson’s successor and hints at potential transfers involving Ressig and Baxter.
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Denver Republican
Omaha
Union Pacific
Dickinson
Charles Francis Adams
Adams
Kim
General Freight Department
Mellen
Tebbets
Munroe
McKibben
Holcomb
Brinkerhuff
Ressig
Montana
Bob Baxter
Salt Lake
Union Pacific officials tour Denver property and shop site
Yesterday in Denver a UP delegation led by President Adams and Vice President Holcomb inspected the company property. They toured the yard lower portion and the site of the new shops, with General Manager Meek guiding. In the afternoon a conference with Meek followed by a meeting with the former Fort Worth division board concluded the day.
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Denver
Union Pacific
Erty
Omaha
Vreeident Adams
Holcomb
Jones
Fort Worth
Brinkerhoff
Meek
Adams
Fort Worth Union Pacific Talks Conclude After Meeting
Governor Cooper ex Governor Evans George Tritch and Robert Barth attended a meeting aimed at revisiting old details of Fort Worth consolidation with Union Pacific. No major decisions were made as postponed items await President Adame's meeting with the old board of directors. The session lasted several hours before Adame and Holcomb departed by carriage through town.
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Cooper
Evans
George Tritch
Robert Barth
Fort Worth
Union Pacific
Adame
Holcomb
Dickinson's Successor Named Soon at Nebraska Division
In an interview Mr. Holcomb said no decision had been made on succeeding Ed Dickinson as general manager of the Nebraska division. The appointment would come soon as he completes a system tour amid solid business and prospects for prosperity. He predicted little new construction besides Oregon projects.
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Dickinson
Holcomb
Ed Dickinson
Nebraska
Oregon
Mellon's Position Amid Retirement Rumors
A reporter questioned General Traffic Agent Mellen about reports he would sever ties with Union Pacific. He said he had no retirement notice and would only resign if a better offer came from another company. He will stay until Saturday, and rumors of wind up actions are denied.
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Mellen
Union Pacific
Seattle Or Tacoma To Be Main Northwest City
The Denver Republican argues Northern Pacific control of the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern railway will shape Puget Sound leadership. Seattle could gain a direct east link via Spokane Falls, strengthening its bid as the Northwest’s 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
Vanderbilt Control Drafted for Union Pacific System
From the Denver Republican June 11 reports that after the next annual meeting the Vanderbilt family will control Union Pacific and Hughitt of Northwestern may become president of the integrated Northwestern system. The leak suggests a through line from New York to San Francisco linking New York Central Lake Shore Michigan Central Northwestern Union Pacific and Southern Pacific leased lines.
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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
The New Track Grading Contract Let locally
The contract for grading the railroad yards in this city for the new trackage has been let to C E McGarvey. The work will be promptly begun by Mr McGarvey. Union Pacific favors local contractors and this policy is commended.
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C. E. McGarvey
McGarvey
Union Pacific
Wyoming on Pacific improvement company officers named
The Wyoming on Pacific improvement company, holder of the contract to build the Pacific Short Line, elected Wen dell Goodwin president, C E B Gedowy vice president, and Amos T French treasurer at a Cheyenne meeting. The group has won a mammoth railroad contract valued at about 18 million dollars.
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Wyoming On Pacific Improvesment Company
Pacific
Cattle Rates Reduced by Rail Lines for Texas Points
Rail lines cut cattle rates from Texas to St Louis and Chicago with a 11 and 1 cent reduction respectively as of June 11. Texas line plans to meet later. Thalia club held 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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Pocatello
Fanny
Manny
Scaaneg Pollard Ja
Ledgos
Union Pacifico
Mellon
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