Burlington Excursion to Wyoming Ranches and Coal Mines
A Cheyenne to Newcastle excursion by Burlington aims to publicize a new cattle route. Governor Warren and other officials tour Alliance Crawford and Newcastle, inspect coal mines, and attend a celebratory banquet. The trip includes a banquet at Newcastle and a Dakota Springs visit before returning to Cheyenne.
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Burlington
Cheyenne
Newcastle
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
John A Egler
C. A. Johnson
Chicago
Mendota
F. E. Warren
H. G. Hay
Charles F. Miller
G. B. Goodell
H. B. Ijams
T. J. Swan
E. A. Slack
A.S. Mercer
Abe Idelman
Harry Bush
J. E. Rugg
Russel Thorp
J H. Barron
George Bissell
R. M
Dr. Yeasel
Mr. Paul
John Chase
G. M. Kepler
Holyoke
Holdredge
Hastings
Grand Island
Alliance
Box Butte
Burlington Generomity
Burlington Railway Company
Scott Bluffs
Phelan
Fort Robinson
Governor Warren
Russell Thorp
Crawford
Burlington and Northwestern
Palmer
Frank Mordell
Vosburgh
Newcastle Board of Trade
Wm. H. Kilpatrick
Warren Street
Mandell
Warren
H.S. Hay
Canon
W.H. Kilpatrick
Nebraska Vieltore
F. BE
Warren Live Stock Company
Inter Ocean Hotel
Halt Called As Special Train Bears Officials East
At nine o'clock a halt was called and the special train moved eastward carrying Burlington officials and Nebraska guests. The scene reflected cordiality and official participation in the visit.
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Burlington
Nebraska
A Peculiar Kind of Warfare Against Indians
Gen Wesley Merritt U S A argues in Harper's Magazine that fighting Indians differs from other wars due to vast, roadless terrains and a mobile enemy who lives off the land. He notes whites misperceive Indian history and warns that Indians avoid frontal assaults on forts, preferring retreat and ambush to certain death.
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Wyomin
Dakota
Indian Territory
Texas
Arizona
New England
New York
Armer
Wesley Merritt
Harper's Magazine
Interior Decorations Show Frugal Chic For Wealthy Homes
A city architecture firm with a large income features an office walls lined with bagging secured by cherry molding creating an striking artful effect. Historic note recalls Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Hartford summer residence where a dining room used brown butcher’s paper with cherrywood dado and frescoed frieze, once deemed among the town’s finest rooms.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hartford
Ship Canal to Berlin Project Reported by Government
The German government plans a Baltic seaway to Berlin via a ship canal. Construction is expected to start within a few months.
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Berlin
Baltic
Memo on Battle Deaths Through History
A Boston reader recalls a memorandum tallying deaths in major wars since 1456. It lists Crimean 750,000 Italian 46,000 American Civil War 800,000 Danish 8,000 Austrian 46,000 Franco German 146,000 Germany 60,000 Turko Russian 3,000 South African 80,000 Afghan 26,000 Mexican Chinese expedition 65,000 Bulgarian Seervian revival 24,000.
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Thomas Sloane
Boston
France
Germaeny
Cheyenne Welcomes Progress With Telegraphed Update
The local press circulates a positive notice praising Cheyenne for its advancing status as a modern city. An evening contemporary is hailed for its readers and continued progress, signaling prosperity and stability.
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United Telegraphic Press
Zvidwue Ie
Cheyenne Ie
Pleasures of Baldness in Theatrical Satire
A Victorian satire on baldness cites a London review and a young doctor lamenting thinning hair. It humorously contrasts vanity, medical cures, and the social allure of a shaved dome, noting philosophers and poets who favored or mocked this look and the impracticality of cures.
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Cesar
London Saturday Review
Sons of Mars
Shakspeare
C. Lacinius Calvus
South Africa
Hell
Bob Sawyer
Benjamin Allen
Gray
Shelby
Ronsard
Byron
Old-Time Reporters and the Press in Literature
A historical reflection on the press from early 17th century literature. It notes how editors and news sellers were portrayed, referencing Jonson and his description of duties for a writer in the newspaper press, highlighting early perceptions of news production.
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Jonson
News letters of old and new in daily papers
The piece compares seventeenth century news letters with nineteenth century dailies, noting a persistent journalist’s craft. It reflects on the enduring media role, likening early print to Shakespeare era writing and praising veteran newspaper practice without sensational detail.
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Felix Grundy
Pallas
Jove
Shakspeare
Humor and tragedy blend on urban train tale
On an elevated train two women discuss a cruel ruse about portieres and a lover, revealing vanity and manipulation. A later conversation uncovers a marriage mix up as Mrs Blank overhears a confession that she and Tom were the actual couple. The vignette ends with shock and a veiled jab at social pretenses.
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Crewe
Persia
Fay
Portie
Portieres
Reai
N. Y. Sam
The Valuable Associate Judge in County Courts
In Perry County two Associate Judges granted every liquor license filed and one licensed himself against neighbors' remonstrance in the absence of the Law Judge. The remark recalls a former Ohio bench partnership with Judge Ben Wade and a farmer’s quip about seats and rulings.
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Perry County
Ben Wade
Ohio
Mysterious Masked Visitor At Local Gathering
An ornate tale unfolds in a small town where a hostess at a private party engages a masked visitor. She tries to identify a gentleman who attended nearby entertainment, but the exchange reveals evasions and social tension. The scene ends amid confusion and suspicion.
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Boston
Rat Port
Ivory raiding in Africa described as bloody slave trade links
A long letter outlines ivory raiding across the Congo forests led by Zanzibari Arabs with Swahili crews. Villages are attacked to seize crops and villagers are forced to surrender ivory or goats, with women and children abducted and tribes devastated by prolonged marches and harsh reprisals.
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Oni Somer
Herve G
Africa
Garro
England
Upper Congo
Alvo
Ugar
Buna Gon
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the Plains
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Meyer Frank
M. B. Camplin
H. B
Frank McLaughlin
Dudley
Dakota Springs
Tae Sun
Mrs. Blank
Chance
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Alwot
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Stanley
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