Xellner Drawing Draws Tickets for Ten Prizes
The drawing selected judges B A Slack H Clarke Al White Ben Hellman Sam Wilcox A Underwood George Truckey and Judge Lee. A child drew tickets from a bag of stubs and every tenth ticket won a prize from 8808 entries. Prizes ranged from a grand plane to $20 in dry goods, with winners named by ticket number and owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Slack
H. Clarke
al. White
Ben Hellman
Sam Wilcox
A. Underwood
George Truckey
Judge Lee
A. J. Page
S. B. Tuttle
J. & L. Walker
Jennie van Boskirk
Mr John Bush
Gyo
Miss J Nance
Mise Lure Clart
A. EB
Bonser
Mise Ellen C. Coster
Mre
J. W. Griffin
Card of Thanks from Currenne in Feb 1890
A card of thanks expresses sincere gratitude to friends for kindness during illness and death of Mrs J. E. Ryax, with special thanks to the Order Railroad Conductors and the Grand Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currenne
Grand Army
Mas
J. E. Ryax
Abandonment Order Cleared Fort Laramie Post
The Military Department announces final abandonment of Fort Laramie in Nebraska. Detachments relocate by rail to Fort Logan via Bordeaux Wyoming after securing necessary transportation. Lieutenant George W. McIver and ten men stay temporarily to finish work and inventory, then join the main detachment. Fort Laramie’s fur trade and exploration heritage noted as context for surrender of the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramiag
John Fields
Meadquarters
Department OF the Platte
Neb
A Inn
Bordeaux
Wyo
Fort Logan
Cole
George W. McIver
Seventh Infantry
Fort Laramie
Feat
McIver
Reae
Fort Hepe
Aleo
Sencha
Brooke
M. V. Shenipan
Northwest
California
Military Department
Interior
Fragmented OCR Summary From Local Page
Fragmented text fragment shows unclear names and places with odd phrases. The readable items include scattered words such as Texas and fashion references with no coherent event or person identified. The record is unreadable for a clear news item or notice.
Notable odds and ends from 19th century notices
A miscellany of short items mentions wealth and theater in Alabama, a niece of Walter Savage Landor, a woman's league push at Congress, a large Georgia family, elderly couples in Texas, French and German figures, an aerostation leap device, a beggar in St. Peter’s, a tall Boston brick chimney, a NY state land deed found in a mirror, Goethe letters in Allentown, a hotel barn beetle tale, a restaurant incident in a Chinese establishment, and a treaty note between England and Italy.
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F. de Bardeioiven
Alabama
Fron
Brackett
Massachusetts
Boston
Miss Landor
Tachbrook
Warwickshire
Eng
Walter Savage Landor
Landor
Italy
Napoleon I
Charlotte Smith
Woman's Industrial League
Henry County
Oberstrom
Deniaon
Tex
Qld
Marshal MacMahon
France
William
Germany
Society of Aerostation
Berlin
Griese
Herr Griese
Rio
St. Peter's
Pietro Marcolini
Pius LX
Leo XIII
Marcolini
Pius IX
St. Louis
George Black Executed on the Scaffold for Burnett Murder
Special to the Cheyenne Sun reports the Wyoming execution of George Black for the May murder of Robert Burnett. Black showed stoic resistance, claimed innocence to the end, and was led to the scaffold at 11 14 with Father Cummiskey present. Dwight Rockwell testified they planned the crime and cremation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Sun
Laramie
Wyo
George Black
Robert Burnett
Ben Black
Father Cummiskey
Black
Burnett
Mary Backus
Hayford
Dwight Rockwell
Rockwell
Indiana
Missouri
Davis County
No one here doubts his guilt or the justice of his punishment
A terse remark asserts conviction and punishment are deserved, emphasizing shared certainty among observers about the case outcome and its moral justification. The single sentence conveys a resolved stance without detailing the events or individuals involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farhiiiar
Legislative Bribery Rumor Alleges House Smoking Kickback
A Wyoming legislative report reveals chief clerk John David offered cigars to suspend Rule 34, which bans smoking. Schnitger moved to suspend the rule, the motion passed, and cigars labeled Compliments of John David circulated among members, officers, and press, implicating many in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
John David
Schnitger
Public Schools postpone review of English Puritans item
Hon. J C Baird defers review of English Puritans and New England to the second week of March due to legislature duties. Next month covers Adams and Patrick Henry for review by Hon Gibson Clark. West End school hosts Longfellow event Friday afternoon. parents and friends invited.
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J. C. Baird
Adams
Patrick Henry
Gibson Clark
West End
Longfellow
Colored miners at Dana sent home as 30 more return
Thirty more of the colored miners at Dana, brought from Ohio, were shipped home last Saturday. One hundred twenty remain at Dana, with thirty more on the road. Miners from Pennsylvania are paid by the day while others stand out. The mine’s development yields excess slack coal and the dispute over losses continues between the coal company and the miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Real Estate Boom Spurs Cheyenne Sales and Developments
In Cheyenne within 48 hours major transactions show a robust real estate movement. Mrs. M. E. Post sold corner property at Seven teenth street and Capitol avenue for 11500 to Dr. Appel of Fort Russell. Logan addition sold for 7250 to Thomas Durbin. Warren Mercantile addition sold for 32000 to H. G. Dean of New Bedford. J. K. Jeffrey fielded 14000 for Ferguson street business property and awaits south side offers.
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Cheyenne
M. E. Post
Seventeenth Street
Capitol Avenue
Appel
Fort Russell
Denver
Logan Addition
John Roberts
Thomas Durbin
Lake Minnehaha
Messrs. Riner
J. K. Jeffrey
Ferguson Street
River Flood Threat Looms Over Ohio Valley
Telegraphic reports from Cincinnati on February 26 describe a severe Ohio river flood setup. Massive rainfall across the basin has driven the river up over seven feet in twenty four hours threatening rail traffic and bottom-lands goods. An observed river level of fifty two feet above low water grows at two inches per hour while damage and injuries appear in Tennessee and Kentucky from wind and flood impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
Keathley
Tenn
Winslow & Beard
Marion
Astor Will Filed for Probate in New York
William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor filed the will for probate. The two and a half sheet document allocates 100,900 to St Luke's Hospital, 100,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 100,000 to the New York Cancer Hospital, 450,000 to the Astor Library, 30,000 to Alexander Hamilton, and 30,000 to James Simmons Armstrong. The remainder to his son William Waldorf Astor.
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Apter
New York
William Warldorf Astor
John Jacob Astor
St. Luke's Hospital
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Cancer Hospital
Astor Library
Alexander Hamilton
James Simmons Armstrong
William Waldorf Astor
Mystery of a Doctor Starving to Death in Freight Car
Pittssura Pennsylvania reports that Dr. Charles H. Miller of Hutchinson Kansas was found dead in an Allegheny Valley freight car last May. Initially ruled found dead with no violence, the case reveals he starved while drifting from town to town after failed medical practice and poverty.
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Pittssura
Charles H. Miller
Hutchinson
Kas
Potter's Field
Miller
Joseph Miller
Lykens
William
Edward
Dauphin County
Charles
University of Pennsylvania
Kansas
Kansas Farmers Starving in Southwest Kansas
A case of unparalleled destitution was cited at the Commercial club in Kansas City. James S. Gregory from Stevens county traveled with fifty cents seeking aid. He reported seventy five families in one township near starvation with no crop last year and no seed for next year. Women and children are poorly clad and must huddle for warmth while sage brush and buffalo chips burn as fuel. Seward and Marion counties face similar distress along the Colorado and Indian Territory borders.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Commercial Club
James S. Gregory
Stevens County
Gregory
Seward
Marion
Colorado
Indian Territory
Charges Against the Troops in Oklahoma
The secretary of war provided congress with papers on military actions in Oklahoma. Officers faced charges of harsh authority, but the defense cites many lawless elements and notes actions were needed to preserve peace. Election disruption fears prompted the move, opposed by discontented citizens. General Schofield praises the conduct given the delicate task.
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Washmgton
Senate
Congress
Oklahoma
Schofield
Senatorial Ethics Inquiry Seeks Closed Session Clues
Washington Feb 26 The Senate investigating committee hears testimony that prominent men facing contested nominations gather near committee rooms to receive guidance on proceedings behind closed doors. The session notes Morgan's nomination as a case in point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Georeta
Morgan
Reporting Norms and a Port Editor's Remark
The passage notes a senator and Morgan handling information, questions how these men serve their information and whether the public should be kept informed. Frank Hatton, editor of the Port, replies that reporters should obtain recent information and push for salary raises if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Morgan
Frank Hatton
Port
Ives Beats Slosson In Ninth Billiard Match
In New York on February 26 George Ives triumphed over Slosson in the ninth billiard game. Ives finished 448 to 0 with Slosson at 268. The contest featured multiple high runs including Ives 84 and 136 in bursts and a decisive late push by Ives to secure the victory.
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New York
George
F. C. Ives
Slosson Soo
Ives
Slosson
Slosson Captu
Rubber Trust Formed in New York Amid Price Rise
The rubber importing and manufacturing branches have organized into a trust with final arrangements due tomorrow. Prices have recently crept upward and officials expect further increases as the industry consolidates amid a short supply. At a New York meeting, nearly all major importers and rubber boot and shoe manufacturers joined, signaling a coordinated response to the price surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Train on Fire Near Blue Creek Rocks Central Pacific
Ogden special reports an early morning Central Pacific mail train six miles from Blue Creek caught fire in the mail car. The crew raced toward a water tank six miles away but the interior burned as 158 sacks of through mail were destroyed. Thomas Orchard, chief clerk at Ogden, rode the train and offered no theory for the blaze.
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Denver
Ogden Utah
Republican
Central Pacific
Blue Creek
Here
Thomas Orchard
Ogden
Fathom a Mystery unfolds in Senate executive session rules
Washington February 27 The Dolph investigation committee probes how executive session records become public Newspaper reporters testified they would not reveal information sources as a betrayal of confidence The new rule clears press areas during sessions and curtails access to senate offices and galleries hindering press coverage of proceedings Readers question the efficacy of the change and its impact on reporting standards
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Washington
Dolph Investigation Committee
Senate
Capitol
Associated Press
United States
Sporkeepers
Holy of Holies
Charges Against a Bishop In Suamoxin Conference
The Eastern Pennsylvania Evangelical conference opened with Bishop J J Esher of Chines facing charges of slander and evil speaking falsehood and dissent within the church. Trial is set for March 19 after which Esher refused to vacate the chair, asserting duty requires him to remain. The prior investigation ended in acquittal and conflict over chair adoption followed.
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Suamoxin
Eastern Pennsylvania Evangelical Conference
J.J. Esher
Chines
Esher
Dialy
Charees
Tle
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Mronen Prieniatip
Aust
Texas
Bae
Cato
Shana
Paris
North Park
the Public Schools
Colored Miners
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Fieed
Ohlo
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