Union Pacific Leadership and Desert Land Confusion
The Sun reports B R Calloway will stay as second vice president and general manager of Union Pacific with Omaha office, while Thomas J. Potter becomes first vice president and general manager of the new Union Pacific Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The piece criticizes past policy under Vining and urges liberal settlement, private enterprise, and growth. It also recounts a Cheyenne land office case about desert land entry and a returned postage stamp, illustrating regulatory confusion and silence from Secretary Lamar’s era.
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the Sun
RL Calloway
Union Pacific
Omaha
Tir Bus
Thomas J. Potter
Vunion Pacific
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Wall Street
Vining
Wyoming
Sparkea
Cheyenne Land Office
Goshen Hole
Land Office
Lamar
Wastinawoy
D. Cy
Sint
A. J. Sears
Democratic Leader Eyed For Revenue Only Question
A morning paper faces a political row over alleged misuse of funds and loyalty tests. The piece demands readers buy, read, and back the Leader, arguing the paper will aid only those who support it, effectively tying political favors to advertising and circulation payments.
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Old Dog “Tray
Wyoming
National Party
Wumoil
Bread and Butter Brigade
A Crumb of Comfort
Atkins of the Denverers notes solace amid politics. The article praises President Cleveland’s choice of Hon. W. L. Maginnis as chief justice of Wyoming, calling him a sterling Democrat, a capable lawyer, and an upright man whose bench presence honors the administration.
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Atkins
Cleveland
W. L. Maginnis
Wyoming
San Francisco Women Impress With Elegant Figures and Climate
A Chicago Evening Journal correspondent praises San Francisco women for their ruddy complexions and graceful figures while noting the climate as both a delight and a disappointment. He attributes praise of beauty to the climate and jokes about locals defending it against objections saying the climate is glorious.
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Chicago Evening Journal
San Francisco
New England
York State
Railroad aims to extend lines into Wyoming from Chamberlain
Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul proposes extending its network nearly 6000 miles. Chief solicitor John W. Cory, then rumored future president, told Salt Lake Tribune the plan would stretch from Chamberlain Dakota on the Missouri River toward Deadwood and west through central Wyoming.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Wyoming
John W. Cory
Salt Lake Tribune
Chamber Inion
Dakota
Missouri River
Deadwood
Superintendent Colvent Leads Nebraska Route Survey Party
Superintendent Colvent of the Burlington and Missouri railroad arrived in Cheyenne on Thursday and departed with a survey team for Sterling Colorado to determine the route of the Cheyenne and Burlington line. Several preliminary surveys have been completed and a locating survey will be next, with work expected to start within ten days.
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Colvent
Burlington & Missouri Railroad
Cheyenne
Sterling, Colo
Cheyenne & Burlington
Union Pacific Ad Policy for Newspaper Advertisers
The general passenger agent announces a policy allowing newspaper men who pay their fare to advertise for an equal amount, provided they present a receipt from the ticket agent. The ruling emphasizes the requirement of a valid ticket receipt for promotional placement.
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Union Pacific
Union Pacific Hints Fast Track for Snow-Shed Extension
General Managers Potter and Calloway at Omaha indicate the Union Pacific may extend a snow-shed without Boston directors’ prior approval. The move promises a significant advantage to progress and operations.
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Potter and Calloway
Omaha
Union Pacific
Boston
Tax plan prompts city hall meeting call
A call for a meeting at city hall is urged to organize a board of trade. The directive emphasizes immediate action without delay to set up the committee and discuss taxation related steps.
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Board of Trade
Omaha Mayoral Race Sees Nomination Decline
J B Boyp declines the Republican nomination for mayor of Omaha leaving Josph Garneau Jr as the remaining candidate. The move reshapes local City Hall race and party balance.
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J. B. Boyp
Omaha
Josph Garneau, Jr. Ie
Ubayonne Men Call For Local Board of Trade
A group of Tus buvueww men in Ubayonne urge self organization to form a Board of Trade to promote local business and mutual interests within the community.
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Ubayonne
Board of Trade
No Regard for Settlers in Dakota and Apaches
From the Denver News a parallel dispossession unfolds as 600 Apaches are moved from the Mosenlore reservation by presidential order. Over 100 men and families have settled and improved the land believing it lawful, but President Cleveland orders them off and Indians are to be replaced in concession. Dispatches from Santa Fe report great consternation and hardships for bona fide settlers who have invested labor and improvements.
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Denver News
Dakota Waddie
Mosenlore
Arthur
Cleveland
Santa Fe
Dakota
Attairs
Boom spirit pervades town and signals revival
The term boom is defined as more than a printing quirk. It represents an exuberant revival that enlivens a town or community, marking a new departure and a prosperous era ahead. The Salt Lake Tribune notes a Wyoming coal measure near the Oregon Short Line that could boost coke production, lower smelting costs, retain ore shipments, and create hundreds of jobs, benefiting regional markets.
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Azule
Cheyenne
The
Salt Lake Tribune
Wyoming
New York
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific Company
Idaho
Controversy Between France and Germany Seen Settling Soon
The dispute arising from the arrest of a French secret agent on French soil by German officers is expected to be resolved quickly and amicably through diplomatic channels. The prospects of a prompt settlement are described as favorable in contemporary reports.
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France
Germany
Bill Nye's Fashion Notes on Spring Attire in Chicago Inter Ocean
The column praises women’s fashion from the season, noting improving taste in bonnets and hosiery. It discusses the persists of the excelsior bonnet, crocked stockings, and the rise of crockless hosiery, along with expectations for soft fabrics, new sleeves, and dog accessories matching outfits. It comments on American progress in dress and observes trends in dog breeds and wrap details.
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Bill Nye
Chicago Inter- Ocean
Fashionable spring attire predictions for gentlemen
A humorous preview lists how men will dress this spring in luxuriously styled apartments. It notes removing pantaloons with old ammonia solutions, umbrellas over shoulders, and pockets styled for decorative and business use. Straw hats, towel tobacco accessories, and lowered shade trees forecasted for summer.
Cheyenne News Highlights: Appointed Policeman and Local Developments
Cap Smith becomes special policeman as Cheyenne notes a bright gas office light. Fort Russell German event draws about forty couples with Prof. Pasmore overseeing the corner stone program. Mayor Riner seeks water analysis from Union Pacific chemist Hodges in Denver. Warren Mercantile deed records $80,000 consideration. Ed Cook and Otis Randall join Pierce & Murray, remain to run business. Young Peoples association elects officers. motto said to be H.O.T. District No.1 school board reports strong upcoming showing after buying four lots for 1,750 and building a 2,000 surplus. Union Pacific time card to come. no passenger changes, freight shifted to align with Kansas City fast freight. Reed Mining and Smelting files $5,000,000 capital stock, offices planned in Cheyenne Boston Salt Lake City Park City. trustees named.
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Warren Mercantile Company
Cheyenne & Burlington
Ed Cook
Denver Jockey Club
Otis Randall
Leadville
Pierce & Murray
Young Peoples’ Association
W. I. Henderson
Lena Fry
J. A. Breckens
W. M. Ford
H. O.T
Crook County Items from Sundance Gazette
Warrants in Crook county total 964e. J C Spencer, stockman, reportedly earned as high as 25000 from the Retriever mine. Sundance freight traffic is mud bound between Sturgis and Spearfish. Rapid to Deadwood requires eight flags with light loads. Oil prospects brighten as Standard at 300 feet taps five to six barrels daily of top quality oil, likely about 150 dollars per day at Hills prices. Northwestern faced a thinner flow at 250 feet.
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Crook County
Sundance Gazette
J. C. Spencer
Sundance
Sturgis
Spearfish
Rapid
Deadwood
Standard Company
Northwestern Company
Lawyer assaulted in Rawlins by ranchman Lawrence Kelly
Rawlins lawyer Z J Brown editor of the Tribune was attacked on his way to the office by Lawrence Kelly a 280 pound ranchman. Kelly punched Brown in the temple kicked him while down and cut his mouth causing a deep gash Brown filed a charge of assault and Kelly was held on $400 bond. The incident stemmed from a legal dispute and the Tribune describes the attack.
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Z.J. Brown
Rawlins
The
Tribune
Fremont County
Lawrence Kelly
Brown
Kelly
Mr. Brown
Asewer
Dafault
the Tribune
Henry Ward Beecher Life and Legacy in Brooklyn Ministry
A portrait of Henry Ward Beecher born 1813 in Litchfield connects his early education to a call to Plymouth Church Brooklyn in 1847. His preaching built a vast urban congregation, producing three influential Sunday schools and making Plymouth a thriving religious center with a two-congregation dynamic on Sundays.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Litchfield
Conn
Lyman
Roxanna Foote Beecher
New Enland
New Haven
Hannah Beecher
Andrew Ward
England
Davenport
Lyman Beecher
Roxanna Footé
East Hampton
L. L
Litchfeld
Henry Ward
Kilburn
Henry Ward Deecher
Istic
Hartford
Boston
Cory
Plymouth
Mount Pleasant School
Amberat
Mays
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Beecher
Plymouth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Plymouth Church
Neraona
Church In
America
Peeblekill
Mr. Beecher
Wit and Humor Gag Page Snippets From A Distant Paper
A collage of joke snippets and cartoons from various papers. Puns about King Cole Alexander the Great and a miner recalling choke damp appear alongside humorous exchanges. Readers are offered skits and quips from New York Graphic and New Haven News style humor pages with playful misreadings and wordplay.
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New York Graphic
Old King Cole
Alexander the Grate
Black Diamond
New Haven News
Editor's Wife and the South Press Spirit
Portrait of Mrs. George R. Dent wife of the Memphis Republican editor. Born in Arkansas raised in Texas educated at Hallin's Institute Virginia she writes on journalism and reflects on the press with humor and social commentary.
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George R. Dent
South
Memphis Republican
Arkansas
Carleton
Texas
Hallin's Institute
Virginia
America
Clayey
England
Cambridge
Mass
River Styx
Zaninski dynamite gun and cruiser rattle imperial imagination
The London Times hails Zalinski's dynamite gun and a cruiser designed to carry three such guns. Congress funds 450000 for construction. Lieutenant Zalinski, an Army artillery officer, developed a nitro glycerine projectile system with air jet propulsion. The cruiser aims for 20 knots with 3200 hp engines and 400 pound shells at two mile range, offering terrifying bombardment but vulnerability to single hits.
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London Times
Zalinaki
Congress
Philadelphia
Zalinski
United States Artillery Corps
Fort Hamilton
Tuck
Ericsson
Krupp
Woolwich Arsenal
Kitchen Walls And The Case For Plaster Over Wainscott
C Gardner argues in Goof Housekeeping that plastered kitchen walls and ceilings, if well done with quality materials and proper backing, offer better cleanliness, durability, and less absorbency than wooden wainscots. He advises brick backing behind plaster and two coats of oil and lead paint for washability.
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C. Gardner
Goon Housekeeping
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Nyx
Thane
Nubbins
Cap Smith
Fort Tussell
Pasmore
Riner
Hodges
Denver
Kansas City
Reed Mining and Smelting Company
Salt Lake City
Park City
Utah
Henry G. Hay
John B. Thomas
Silas Reed Anthony
Frank G. Macomber
Philip Dater
Adther
Lane University
Lawrenceburg
Ohio River
Hicks Street
Miami
Ohio
Mya
McEwilligan
Burlington Free Press
Boston Manufacturers’ Gazette
Royal Academy
London Telegraph
New York Tribune
Indiana
Burdettte
Lowell Citexen
Alabama
Theresa Christophe
Green Street
California
A. D
Seraphin Christophe
First Judicial District
Wyoming Territory
Laramie
Earl Seraphin Christophe
Saad
Veryrere
Ke, W. Mann
Plainti
Reet Baey
Taide Saal
Cattle Brands
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Ay Oe Camew
Aeve
A. A. Reel
Douglas-Willan Sartoris OO
Laramie City
Union Cattle Company
P.O
Ranges
Goshen Slule
Cheyenne River
Big Torn Basin
CK Horees
Forse
G Range
No Wood
Johnson Co
Woorming
Othebrands
Wee
Address
Wella, Nev
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Shoshone
Nevada
Range
1,000 Springs Valley
Goose Creek
DSR
Garey & Blo
Ouichao
L. 4
Litton
M. K. Tucker
Loft Dip
Loft Aide
Gare
W. 0
Moora
Joe Wistglod
Ly Loctale
Perekaeed
Phi Aldworth
Betheden
Heune
Pole Creak
Lomoe
W Young
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