Xellner Drawing Awards Ten Prizes in Local Lottery
The Xellner drawing selected eight judges including B A Slack and H Clarke. Tickets from stub books were folded and drawn by a blindfolded child. every tenth ticket won a prize. Prizes ranged from a grand plane to twenty dollars in dry goods, with winners listed by ticket number and recipient.
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 February 1890
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of a spouse. Mentions Railroad Conductors and Grand Army as groups receiving thanks. Signed by Mrs J E Ryax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currenne
Grand Army
Mas
J. E. Ryax
Abandonment Order Clears Fort Laramie Site
The Military Department announces final abandonment of Fort Laramie Neb a fortress with few structures left. Lt George W McIver leads ten men to remain to secure property and route movements before parties depart by rail to Fort Logan.
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
Unable to parse readable headline from fragmented text
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Austin Texas and a fashion theme with a young woman. No clear event date, participants, or organizations are identifiable. The readable bits are insufficient to form a factual newspaper card.
Notable Fractions of Wealth and Society in Brief
A roundup of eccentric wealth and society notes from prominent figures in Alabama and Massachusetts. Includes De Bardeioiven described as a rich Alabama leader with vast holdings, Governor Brackett's theater interest, botchedBoston repairs, and then a procession of varied items: a Landor connection, a women’s league protest in Washington, a large Henry County Georgia family, a long-lived Texas couple, French Marshal MacMahon memoirs, Emperor William’s coat exchange, Berlin aerostation talk, a beggar in St Peter’s, a St Louis brewery chimney feat, a saved deed in a glass, Goethe letters, a Allentown hotel worker’s arthritic incident, a Chinese establishment water incident, and a Red Sea treaty note.
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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 at Scaffold in Wyoming
Special to the Cheyenne Sun from Laramie Wyoming reports George Black was executed for the murder of Robert Burnett. He maintained he was not the shooter, while Dwight Rockwell testified detailing the crime, disposal of the body and cremation. Black died at 11 14 in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Sun
Laramie
Wyo
George Black
Robert Burnett
Ben Black
Father Cummiskey
Black
Burnett
Mary Backus
Hayford
Dwight Rockwell
Rockwell
North Park
Colorado
Indiana
Missouri
Davis County
No one here doubts guilt or justice of punishment
The remark asserts unanimous belief in the defendant's guilt and the fairness of the sentence, reflecting a strong, closed view within the group discussing the case. The statement emphasizes conviction and acceptance of the judicial outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farhiiiar
Legislative Bribery Taints Wyoming House
A Wyoming legislative report reveals Chief Clerk John David offering cigars to House members to suspend rule 34 prohibiting smoking. Schnitger moved to suspend rules, the motion passed, and cigars labeled Compliments of John David were distributed among members officers and press. The incident implicates many in a breach of decorum and raises questions about conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
John David
Schnitger
Public Schools Postpone Review on English Puritans
The legislature causes J C Baird to defer the March review of English Puritans and New England to the second week of March. Next month Adams and Patrick Henry will be reviewed by Gibson Clark at month end. West End school plans Friday afternoon with Longfellow. 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 amid a coal dispute
Thirty more of the colored miners brought from Ohio were sent back home last Saturday. One hundred twenty remain at Dana with thirty more en route. Pennsylvania workers are paid by the day while others stand out. The mine’s development yields excess slack coal, and the dispute centers on who bears the loss between the coal company and the miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Real Estate Boom in Cheyenne With Big Local Sales
Within forty eight hours Cheyenne saw several major land deals. Mrs. M. E. Post sold a corner lot at Seven teenth street and Capitol avenue for 11500 to Dr. Appel of Fort Russell. Logan addition sold to Thomas Durbin for 7250. Warren Mercantile addition went to H. G. Dean of New Bedford for 32000. J. K. Jeffrey received 14000 offers for Ferguson street property while considering south side lots.
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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
Ohio River flood looms as rain swells levels
Telegraphic dispatch from Cincinnati notes immense rainfall along the Ohio River valley. The river rises over seven feet in twenty four hours threatening rail traffic and warehouse losses, while Keathley Tennessee reports a bank building blown apart injuring six. In Marion Kentucky the courthouse and opera house suffer damage.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
Keathley
Tenn
Winslow & Beard
Marion
Astor Will Filed For Probate In New York
William Waldorf Astor filed the will of John Jacob Astor in the surrogate's office. The document spans two and a half sheets. Bequests include 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 30000 each to Alexander Hamilton and James Simmons Armstrong, with 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 Charles Miller Found Dead in Freight Car
Pittsburg Pa Feb 26 The long buried death of Dr Charles H Miller of Hutchinson Kansas is unraveled He apparently starved after riding east in a locked Allegheny Valley freight car His family fell on hard times and a life of drift followed his university medical studies ending in a silent demise in transit.
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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 Crisis
An extreme destitution case in Stevens county prompts aid appeals. James S. Gregory, a young farmer, traveled from Kansas to seek support after last year yielded no crop and seeds for next year are unavailable. Seventy five families in one township near starvation border Seward and Marion counties also suffer as women and children lack clothing and fuel runs out.
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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 Controversy
The secretary of war transmitted papers to Congress on military actions in Oklahoma. Officials defend harsh authority as necessary to quell lawless elements and prevent trouble, including blocking a September election at the city’s call. General Schofield commends the operation for its delicate service and few casualties.
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Washmgton
Senate
Congress
Oklahoma
Schofield
Senate investigates hear of closed doors lobbying
In Washination on Feb 26 a senate investigating committee heard a witness describing how prominent nominees faced contested confirmations were often coached in committee rooms nearby to receive guidance and feedback from insiders behind closed doors during the Morgan nomination proceedings.
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Senate
Georeta
Morgan
Reporters and officials clash over access to information
The passage questions how officials share information and whether the public should be kept informed. Frank Hatton, editor of the Port, says reporters should obtain current information and, if needed, have salaries raised to secure timely reports.
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Senate
Morgan
Frank Hatton
Port
Ives Beats Slosson In Ninth Billiard Match In New York
The ninth game of the billiard tournament in New York saw F C Ives defeat George Slosson with a final score of 448 to 268. Ives built multiple big runs including 84 and 136 in later innings, while Slosson’s high runs were 77 and 66. The two-hour and thirty-nine minute match featured brilliant shots and long runs as Ives edged ahead late to secure the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George
F. C. Ives
Slosson Soo
Ives
Slosson
Slosson Captu
Rubber Trust Forms From Rubber Industry Firms
New York February 26 The entire rubber importing and manufacturing sectors have formed a trust with final arrangements to be completed tomorrow. Rubber prices have been rising recently and observers expect further increases as the trust consolidates control amid tight supply. A rubber boot and shoe manufacturers meeting in the city drew nearly all importers into the alliance, cited as a response to shortages and price gains.
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New York
Fire on Ogden Mail Train Near Blue Creek
An Ogden Utah dispatch describes a fast mail train on the Central Pacific that caught fire six miles from a water tank near Blue Creek. Despite reaching the tank in time, 158 sacks of through mail were burned and only the train’s speed saved passengers from injuries. Thomas Orchard, railway mail service chief clerk, was aboard and offers no theory for the blaze.
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Denver
Ogden Utah
Republican
Central Pacific
Blue Creek
Here
Thomas Orchard
Ogden
Fathom a Mystery in Senate Executive Session Rules
Washington february twenty seven the Dolph investigation committee probes how executive session proceedings become public. Reporters testified they gave no sources for information and challenged the secrecy under new senate rules clearing press areas during sessions. The move disrupted press business and altered access to senate chambers and committee rooms.
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Washington
Dolph Investigation Committee
Senate
Capitol
Associated Press
United States
Sporkeepers
Holy of Holies
Charges Against a Bishop in Eastern Pennsylvania Church
Suamoxin, Pa February 27 The Eastern Pennsylvania Evangelical conference opened with Bishop J J Esher of Chines facing charges set for trial March 19. Accused of slander falsehood and church dissentions, Esher refused to vacate the chair saying duty prevents him from stepping down. The prior investigation ended in acquittal and the conference debated recognizing the chair’s vacancy and the adoption of earlier resolutions.
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Suamoxin
Eastern Pennsylvania Evangelical Conference
J.J. Esher
Chines
Esher
Dialy
Charees
Tle
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Aust
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Bae
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Shana
Paris
the Public Schools
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