Cheyenne The Wests Future Centre of Industry and Trade
Cheyenne is described as a capital city and railroad hub with vast mineral deposits nearby. The piece outlines planned iron works, blast furnaces, large railroad shops, and supportive agricultural, copper, silver, and mining districts. It highlights public improvements, water system, Fort Russell, Camp Carlin, surrounding lakes, and a vibrant climate and schools promising rapid growth.
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Bessemer
Cheyenne and Northern Railroad
Cheyenne
Muskrat Canon
Hartville
Silver Crown
Iron Mountain
Wyoming
Capitol Building
Capitol Avenue
County Court House
Convent of the Sacred Heart
County Hospital
Central School
Union Pacific
Burlington
Fort
D. A. Russell
Fort Russell
War Department
Camp Carlin
Union Pacific Railroad
Chalk Bluffs
Dale Creek
la Poudre
Magic City
Change of Editor Sparks Democratic News Scene
Editor Ludin of the Lander Mountaineer travels to Evanston to assess the Democratic newspaper landscape. It is believed he will take the helm of a southern Wyoming journal. Ludin is known for vigorous writing and piquant style likely to energize the campaign.
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Ludin
The
Lander Mountaineer
Evanston
Democratic
Wyoming
Natrona County Election Dispute Over County Seat Reach
A long reader letter details alleged election abuses in Natrona County Casper and Bessemer. It accuses Casper of restricting observers, manipulating rooms and votes, and predicts Casper will win the county seat regardless of counts. The letter frames a heated political clash centered on the county seat question.
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Sun
Natrona County
Bessemer
Law and Justice
Sup
Wyo
Sim
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Casper
Capser
Casebeer and Patton Seek Casper Victory Amid Alleged Fraud
Rex alleges a Natrona county election ring centered in Casper aimed to pad Casper votes, with stuffing planned in Casper and Elway boxes, minors voting, and a cover up at Bessemer. He claims arrests of Republican board members were used to bluff, while noting counts and irregularities to be resolved after official returns.
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Bessemer
Casper
Gth
George Weber
Weber
Casper County Seat Committee
J. J. Hurt
John McGrath
P. Nicholson
A. McKinney
J. A
Casebeer
Hugh Patton
Elway
Ervay
Muddy
Eads
Bessemer Board
Joseph Rankin
Jim Jams
Natrona County
Moonlight
Ring
Natrona
Bessemer Election Board
Rex
Young Rawlins Lad Wins Flag Prize in National Contest
Master Bennett, a Rawlins public school pupil under 12, won a 5x15 flag prize from 2 Enth's Companion publishers for the best composition on the American flag. The award honors a national event amid the publication's 180,000 circulation. The queen has returned to Windsor.
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Wyoming
Bennett
Rawlins
2 Enth
Pension bill passed as substitute to senate measure
Washington April 30 news reports that Morrill bill was agreed to as a substitute for Senate Bill. A wife killed her husband in a court room. Annual meeting of the Union Pacific stockholders also noted. Dolph from foreign relations reported a concurrent resolution to seek treaty terms with Britain and Mexico to prevent Chinese entry from Canada and Mexico. The resolution went over until tomorrow as the customs bill debate continued. Gray proposed allowing imports to sue in U S circuit court if dissatisfied. The bill was laid aside without action.
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Washinggton
Dolph
Committee On Foreign Relations
Great Britain
Mexico
Canada
Senate
Gray
United States
Pension bill battle shapes wartime aid in Congress
Washington April 30 and the House passed a classification bill for worsted and woolen cloths with 138 yeas. The Morrill service pension substitute was adopted after debate, setting a per month pension of 8 for eligible officers and enlisted men and 5 for disabled veterans. Widows receive a pension at age 60 or without other support.
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Washington
Committee On Rules
Senate
Morrill
Carlisle
House
McKinney
Act of Justice
Yoder
Ohio
Tarsney
Missouri
Grosvenor
Springer
Sayers
Texas
Nave
Secretary of the Treasury
Mayor Grant Aquiruas Letter Urges Special Committee
New York Mayor Grant Aquiruas asks the legislature to appoint a special committee to probe charges raised by Patrick McCann before the legislative investigating committee days ago.
Union Pacific Meeting Elects Hughitt as Director
Boson April 10 annual Union Pacific meeting approves multiple proposals. Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago and Northwestern is elected to succeed the late David Dows. Over 437,000 shares vote on lease, agreements, and bonds including the Oregon Railway and Navigation, Drehart Line guaranty, Utah Northern collateral trust, D U G traffic, and Colorado Central trackage from Denver to Cheyenne.
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Union Pacific
Boson
Marvin Hughitt
Chicago and Northwestern
David Dows
Oregon Railway and Navigation
Oregon
Drehart
Utah Northern
Denver
Colorado Central
Cheyenne
Directors Ratify Year Investments After Mortgage Indenture
The meeting notes a 4 percent trust under the Denver Leadville and Gunnison mortgage indenture and various trackage agreements involving Rock Island and Pacific lines. President Adams outlines investments. motion to ratify directors’ actions passes unanimously as the directors’ report is adopted.
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Denver
Leadville
Gunnison
Rock Island and Pacific
Kearney
Black Hills
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Rock Island
Sensational Court Scene in Police Court Shooting
Jake Ackerman, a nationally known criminal, was shot and fatally wounded by his wife in a police court. She sat behind him as he awaited trial for beating her, fired without warning, and he died an hour later. Ackerman had served terms in Louisiana Kansas and Nebraska prisons. She says she killed him fearing he would kill her upon release.
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Memes
Jake Ackerman
Louisiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Ackerman
Indictments Filed Against New York World Officers
The grand jury indicted Joseph Pulitzer John A Cockrell Julius Chambers and James F Graham of the New York World for criminal libel of ex Judge Hilton. The World published sensational items about Judge Hilton and Mrs Stewart. Graham and Chamberée posted bail. Pulitzer and Cockrell are away on vacation.
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New York
Joseph Pulitzer
John A. Cockrell
Julius Chambers
James F. Graham
The
New York World
Hilton
Stewart
Grand Jury
Messrs
Graham
Chamberée
Pulitzer
Cockerill
Ballot Box Inquiry Highlights Testimony in Ohio Hearing
In a resumed session of the special house committee on ballot box forgery in Ohio, Lewis A. Bode of Cincinnati testified that Ben Butterworth lied about contact with Tom Campbell. Butterworth denied all meetings and asserted he never saw the ballot box or Wood. Campbell and Butterworth had not spoken for years.
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House
Ohio
Lewis A. Bode
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Screw and Tap Company
Ben Butterworth
Tom Campbell
Butterworth
Campbell
Wood
Bode
Ralph Beaumont writes on silver bill to McKinley
In a letter from April 36 sent by Ralph Beaumont, chairman of the Knights of Labor national legislative committee, Beaumont criticizes the pending silver bill. He argues it grants legal tender powers to bank certificates that harm farmers and merchants, warns of discrimination against notes, and urges senators to avoid bolstering bankers while neglecting agricultural debt relief.
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Wasuineros
Ralph Beaumont
National Legislative Committee
The
Knights of Labor
Major McKinley
Beaumont
Mark
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West
Union
Agricultural Resources
Horse Creek Valley
Chugwater
Wyoming Development Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Jane Parent
Bessemer Democrat
Windsor
Huse of Representatives
Union Pacific Stockholders
Mayor Grant Aquiruas
Halph Beaumont
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