Cheyenne Seeks Major Iron Works and Brick Industry
Cheyenne aims to attract a general smelter and iron works with a broad marketing reach from the Missouri to the Pacific coast. The Andrews Trip Hammer Brick company is organized with capital. Keefe & Co. plan two brick yards. Denver broker J. D. Abbott eyes a Cheyenne soap factory with a $25,000 capitalization and stock for local investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Trip Hammer Brick Company
M. P. Keefe & Co
J. D. Abbot
Denver
Cheyenne
Cheyenne & Northern
Abbott
Booming Cheyenne Tridune Publishes First Boom Issue
The tridune released 2700 copies last evening, filled with valuable articles about Cheyenne and its resources. It is praised as a hummer and credit to the city and to the publishers for a handsome make up and ambitious success of the first boom edition.
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Cheyenne
Tridune
Base Ball Association Elects Officers and Directors
At a stockholders meeting, G. W. Baxter was named chairman and C. S. Biswell secretary. A five member board consisting of Baxter, John Chase, J. Scroggins, Ed Towslee and Max Meyer was elected to choose a team manager. A financial committee of Ed Towslee, T. Murray and O. F. Rhoades was appointed to raise $160 for the $1,000 stock issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Base Ball Association
G. W. Baxter
C. S. Biswell
George W. Baxter
John Chase
J. Scroggins
Ed Towslee
Max Meyer
H. P. Hynde
T. Murray
O. F. Rhoades
Stockmen Tale Misstated Carey’s Role in Maverick Deals
An old Douglas Budget correction defends Hon. J. M. Carey against a prior report claiming only W. C. Irvine paid two dollars per head for mavericks. The Budget asserts Carey and partners refused to shortchange taxpayers and acted squarely with the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
Douglas
J. M. Carey
W. C. Irvine
Cheyenne
Messrs
Irvine
Burico
Niobrara Transport announces daily stage May route
The manager at Casper Prairie company says a daily stage will operate from May 1 to May 16 between Rawlins and Casper. The service runs Casper to Oil City and Erway to Rongis, connecting with the Rawlins Fort Washakie line to serve the oil country and benefit Rawlins and Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niobrara Transportation Company
Casper
Rawlins
Oil City
Erway
Rongis
Rawlins Fort Washakie
Real Estate Roundup Reports Quiet Day in City Offices
A quiet real estate market yielded several property transfers. A. Scott sold lot 2 block 565 for $50 to Harvey Scott. M. J. and E. C. Bartett sold multiple lots for $1,000 to J. M. Nickerson. F. A. Menea moved property for $3,200. Theodore Menges sold blocks 5 and 12 in Fairview for $4,000. Interior Land and Immigration Co moved six lots plus a full block for $6,250. Garland & Co sold two lots for $2,000. district trustees bought lots for a new high school site for $4,500. Large deals expected soon from prominent firms.
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A.scott
Harvey Scott
M. J. and
E. C. Bartett
J. M. Nickerson
Colorado
F. A. Menea
M. M. Mason
Theodore Menges
Captain Storey
Wichita
Kas
Fairview Addition
Interior Land and Immigration Company
Garland & Co
W. W. Gleason
Russell and
Nineteenth Streets
Twenty-second Street
Central Avenue
Underground mineral palace proposed for Chicago fair
Ed F Bunne of Aspen Colorado proposes a 500 foot deep subterranean mine at the exposition grounds. An iron staircase two hundred corridors and a marble tiled underground hall would showcase ores and mining gear illuminated by 1 000 electric lights to rival a palace. Daily capacity 10 000 to 20 000 visitors depending on air shaft use.
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F. Bunne
M. E
Aspen
Colo
Exposition Grounds
Alladin
Bunne
Silver Crown Mine Promising Yet Not For Small Plants
The Zrféune notes Silver Crown has low grade ore in large masses and could yield good returns with large scale operations and modern reduction methods. Deep mining may uncover rich but narrow veins while surface ore could support a syndicate with a million dollar investment. Historic mines like Rio Tinto Calumet and Hecla show low grade mines pay steadily.
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Rio Tinto
Spain
Calumet
Hecla
Novelty in Advertising Sparks West Side Rocket Event
Donald Fletcher and Co plan to launch a long heralded rocket with the deed for a West Side subdivision lot on Thursday night. A large crowd is expected as the novel scheme draws attention. The West Larimer street cable line has just been completed. Uncertainty hangs over the rocket’s course, with a likely nearby recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
Donald Fletcher & Co
West Side Subdivision
West Larimer Street
Twelve Miles Overtime Ruling Clarified by Sun Report
Report notes a typographical error corrected by General Manager Dickenson on overtime rates for conductors and brakemen. It states conductors seek twelve miles per hour but the ruling gives ten, with overtime pay at 35 cents for conductors and 10 cents for brakemen, proportionate to regular wages.
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Dickenson
THE
SUN
Forts Sidney and Bridger unrest over abandonment plans
The War Department replies to Senator Manderson regarding the proposed abandonment of Fort Sidney and Fort Bridger. It states details cannot be finalized yet and that garrisons cannot be relocated before autumn, while citizens petition to retain Sidney. Berlin reports Germany may ease pork embargo if the U S negotiates concessions on imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Secretary of War
Manderson
William J. Freeman
Sidney
Fort Sidney
Sidney and
Bridger
the Chronicle
Berlin
Germany
United States
Asylum Fire at Tongue Pointe Leaves Many Missing
Reports from Montreal detail a devastating fire at Tongue Pointe asylum. Inmates rose to 1780 from 1300, with estimates of 150 dead. many wards were locked and rooms burned with relatives seeking news. Fire officials call the complex a death trap and a disgrace to civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Tongue Pointe
Quebec
Associated Press
Perry
Fire Destroys Bloom Carriage Works Area in Scranton
A May 7 evening blaze in the Bloom Carriage Manufacturing works on Eighth Street spread rapidly to nearby properties. It engulfed eighteen private homes, Finch's foundry pattern shop and boiler house, and Brock & Ross screen works. The two hour blaze caused about $100,000 in losses with only partial insurance.
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Scranton
Bloom Carriage Manufacturing Company
Eighth Street
Finch's Foundry
Brock & Ross
Moyer Brothers Co Partnership Dissolution Notice
Notice that the partnership between Sylvester L. Moyer and Alonzo Moyer doing business as Moyer Brothers is dissolved by mutual consent. Sylvester L. Moyer assumes all liabilities and collects all debts due to the firm, now payable to him at Cheyenne Wyoming. Date: April 4, ?
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Sylvester L. Moyer
Alonzo Moyer
Moyer Brothers
Cheyenne
Wyo
Grizzly and Buffaloes Fight Told Round Campfire
A Tuadian storyteller recalls a distant hunt where two buffalo bulls and a large grizzly bear clash. The narrative follows careful stalks across prairie hills, a bear wounded yet deadly, and hunters awaiting a risky strike for meat to feed the camp.
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Tudian
Baptiste
Lake Winnipeg
Pate
Silent Bear Battle Tale From Ledger Narrative
A recounting describes hunters aiming at a bear after noise to draw its attention. They failed to rouse it. approaching, they found the bear dead, yielding a large quantity of meat without a shot fired. Baptiste, moved, expresses strong desire to witness such a hunt again.
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Baptiste
Mr. Bear
Hai
Ledger
Mme Pommery, Champagne Baroness of Reims and Louvre Benefactor
Mme Pommery died at Rheims on March 18 leaving a vast fortune over 20 million francs. She led Pommery et Greno after her husband’s death, built a global brand by blending four wine varieties, stored millions of bottles, and held Millet’s The Gleaners for the Louvre. She leaves Louis and the Countess Polignac.
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Mme. Pommery
Rheims
France
New York Sun
Pommery & Greno
Vasnier
Millet
Gleaners
The
Louvre
Louis
Countess Polignac
Blisters as Anti Fat Among White Patients
A city missionary recalls a San Francisco reporter’s tale of a respected white client who sought Chinese medicine with Hing Wo Hop. The physician prescribed blistering on the head to draw intestines inward, then kept the man standing in a corner until discomfort. The account notes the irony of a well-off individual accepting such treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lrammer
Sam
Hing Wo Hop
Alton Salute to Daniel Webster Remembered Cannon Event
Judge Krum recalls Daniel Webster's 1887 visit to Alton amid pomp and civic effort. A bluff cannon salute on the Mississippi levee used four powder kegs to create a deafening explosion that echoed miles, marking the grand welcome witnessed by Mayor John M. Krum and citizens.
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Judge Krum
Daniel Webster
Alton
St. Louis
Webster
John M. Krum
Missippi
Orator
Alton Wharf
Daniel Ebster
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Congress hears plan to fund state schools of mines nationwide
A Senate backed bill would divert part of public land income to maintenance of schools of mines in states and territories with mineral deposits. The House mining committee supports broadening the program to all mining regions, including Colorado and Wyoming, to advance practical mining education and industry.
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Congress
Colorado
Senate
Mining Committee
House
House Committee
Wyoming
School of Mines
Pstor
United States
Merchants Consider Early Closing Amid City–Wide Talks
City merchants reached a substantial agreement to close stores at an early hour to give clerks and employees a respite from long days. The note warns that twelve to fourteen hour workdays harm health and happiness. Major C. H. Whipple is to be transferred to New York City, with Major William Comeyys relieving him. Cheyenne mourns the departure of a well-liked figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Whipple
U. A
New York City
William Comeyys
Cheyenne
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Missouri
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
New Jersey
B. B. Association
Lille
Tauren
Fort Washakie
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