Wyoming Irrigation Outlook Expands Vast Farmland Potential
The territorial engineer Elwood Mead notes Wyoming’s irrigation outstrips arid regions with over two thousand ditches watering an area comparable to France Spain and half of Italy. He cites fertile soils and grazing lands, cites 347 ditches irrigating 1 210.14% acres, and projects rapid future agricultural growth via rail access and expanded markets.
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Sheridan
France
Spain
Italy
New England
Mead
Wyoming
Fremont County
Carbon County
Irrigation Progress and Investment Opportunity in Wyoming
The Wyoming irrigation report notes over 2,000 ditches irrigating land rivaling major European districts and spans a region as large as New England. It cites incomplete county records but highlights vast untapped farmland due to rail and capital limitations and predicts agriculture will rise with improved transport. Engineer Mead’s full report urges wide dissemination.
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Johnson County
Sheridan
Laramie
Albany
Converse
Sweetwater
Carbon
Fremont
France
Spain
Italy
New England
Wyoming
Mead
Downey Urges United Wyoming GOP Nomination for Governor
In a letter from Laramie City dated April 3 1890 Colonel S W Downey thanks William Hinton and Wyoming Republicans of Uinta County for their support while declining to seek the governor nomination. He urges a convention slate of unpledged capable men chosen for fitness and statewide representation to ensure a victory at the polls.
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Wm. Hinton
Uinta County
Tue Sun
S. W. Downey
Laramie City
Colonel Downey
Laramie
Wye
William Hinton
Evanston
Wyo
Wyoming
W. Downey
Rawlins Republicans organize for reading room and campaign
The Rawlins Republicans have organized a club and plan a free reading room. A lively campaign is foreseen as they prepare for battle in the county. Mr H B Henderson serves as secretary, praised for prompt efficient organization.
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Rawlins
Party of Progress
H. B. Henderson
City Park Concerts Proposal for Band Stand
A proposal to erect a band stand in the city park is urged as a public spirited improvement. The city has a fine band that will play free open air concerts on Sunday afternoons and supporters ask for comfortable quarters funded by voluntary contributions.
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City Park
Manufactures Sought for Cheyenne Iron and Related Works
Directors of the real estate exchange and the board of trade push plans to establish iron and steel works woolen mill glass works and a brewery in Cheyenne A finance arbitration and membership committees are formed to expedite manufacturing progress and a monument is proposed for the man who secured iron works in the city Her bert A Lee of the Investment Association of New York outlines western manufacturing incentives and Cheyenne’s favorable ore and sand resources with a report to follow after his New York trip
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Real Estate Exchange
W. Baker
A. C. Snyder
F. W. Carper
T. A. Kent
W. N. Woodward
E. D. Sloan
F. A. Stitzer
Emil Dion
J. C. Baird
J. K. Jeffrey
A. J. Parshall
D. W
Cheyenne
Menges
Board of Trade
Herbert A. Lee
Investment Association of New York
Lee
Real
Middle States
Boston
New York
Northwest
One of Lincolns Letters Reveals Shrewd Political Hand
Francis H. Pierpont of Fairmont in Pittsburg recalls Lincoln's careful word craft in authorizing Virginia rebels to meet while preserving loyalty. He notes a five hour writing of a note to Gen. Weitzel and Lincoln’s private instructions to disperse rebel legislators, avoiding formal recognition. Lincoln’s political shrewdness is praised.
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Francis H. Pierpont
Fairmont
W. Va
Pittsburg
N. Y. Sun
Lincoln
Virginia
Lee
Weitzel
Nicolay
Fray
Gen. Weitzel
Richmond
United States
Campbell
Gov. Pierpont
Hay
Geo. Weitzel
Richmond Whig
Mr. Lincoln
Geo. Grant
Census Army to Sweep U S in New Survey
The Census Bureau will field about 46 000 workers across the United States in a vast data gathering effort. Reports describe an exhaustive reach from birth to death, aiming to map demographics and probabilities of family traits.
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Census Bureau
United States
Census Demands Deep Personal Details in Eleventh Census
A Hartford Times Washington correspondent notes the upcoming Eleventh Census will collect extensive private information. It asks race and sex, parental origins, marital status, residence details, property ownership, farm data, and even cow values, with results compiled into about twenty five volumes.
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Washington
Hartford Times
United States
Weighing the Bride Tradition Returns in Courtroom Quote
In a remark cited by a judge the custom of weighing a newly married bride is humorously described. The line, Now we'll see how heavy you are, reflects an old tradition noted in courtroom discourse.
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Cumso
The Doctor's Wife and a Portrait of Gratitude
A physician's wife recalls a wealthy patient's constant gratitude and a lavish portrait she could not refuse to display. When the patient died the painting remained, until the wife finally cut the canvas to pieces and used the frame as firewood.
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New York
Sun
Acre
Patti's Domestic Life with Mme Nicolini
Patti recalls meeting Grau at the Galt House and praising Mme Nicolini as modest and kind. He notes her vocal fame funds her career yet she remains publicly generous and protective of her privacy, calling her an affectionate wife and refined figure in music society.
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Nicolini
Lowleville Poat
Parisian Bonabons Dispatch Foreign Pounteles in Bombs Case
Paris officials report annual shipments of 600000 dollars worth booms to foreign pounteles amid ongoing diplomatic friction. The delivery system and recipients remain under investigation as authorities seek to curb illicit arms activity.
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Paris
Immense prehistoric bone unearthed near Winnebria pier work
Workers along the Missouri River discover a giant fossil bone at caisson 0.6 eight feet beneath the riverbed, likely from the extinct mammoth Elephas primigenius family. The find lies in the foundation area for Pier 6 amid strong currents, with further excavation expected to bedrock. If confirmed as a mammoth, the specimen would be a rare record for North America.
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Missouri River
Pier 6
America
Elephasmus
North America
Winner Bridge
Missouri
Kansas
How We Look at Things
Two observers see the same scene differently due to past experience beliefs and interests. An artist and engineer view a country differently a college student sees a plot as a suburb bulkground while a girl may see a tennis court and an undertaker a cemetery site.
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Ieas
Suppor
Hatrick Popular Science Monthly
Sherman at the Theatre in Washington Post Nickname
A fragmentary Washington Post sketch praises a grizzled veteran named Sherman who attends city theatres, enjoys front seats, follows plots closely, and reacts with hearty applause. The piece notes his rugged face and familiar presence in swallow-tailed coats and gold braid, as he watches performances with keen interest.
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Wari Sherman
Woo
Washington Post
Untitled Romance Fragment About Teeth Trade
A fragmented romance vignette describes a barter over a tooth for 60, with the hero and heroine in a tale of longing. The scene shifts between dialogue and imagined actions as the tale blends dental imagery with emotional stakes.
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