Opening of the Fair at Keefe Hall A Bazaar of Beauty
The Sisters fair at Keefe hall opened Tuesday night and runs to Thursday night. It blends fancy articles lemonade music and tables with a topography of attractions including a costly lottery style sale where every ticket wins. Prominent donors and local ladies oversee tables while popular young ladies promenade with cigar boxes to collect coins for prizes including a gold watch and other luxuries.
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Keefe Hall
Miss Dwyer
John Martin
Nellie Burke
Belle Dwyer
Luke Murtin
H. P. Hynds
Ellis
Nita Mercer
Edwards
Donohue
Gertie Corey
Katie Ryder
Ralph Mercer
Asa Mercer
F.E. Warren
Mater Dolorosa
Arp & Hammond
Mamie McDeavitt
O'Brien
Hvnds
Weybrecht
Martin
Bishop Burke
Zehner, Buechner & Co
William Murray
Robinson
Father Nugent
Mary Nugent
Griffin
Dublois
William Myers
Rose Ball
New York
Lynch
George Masten
Elliott
Joseph M. Carey
Rhodes & Troxell
Cowhick
Jay Gould
Cheyenne
Anne
Nettie Ohenstein
Kate Nugent
Ella Fryer
Fair proceeds fund convent project with flowers and dancing
Flower buttons sell for fifteen cents with ten cents change to the watcher who wears a gold watch after Thursday night’s fair closes. Flower girls Millie Obestein May Buechner and Mollie Maloney assist dancers as entertainment continues nightly to support the Sisters of the Holy Child convent project.
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Millie Obestein
May Buechner
Mollie Maloney
Sisters of the Holy Child
Wyoming Statehood Views From Evanston Citizens
A May 18 1889 Evanston News survey gathers local reactions to Wyoming statehood. Most respondents express strong support for immediate admission, while a few voice concerns about taxes development and timing. The piece notes near unanimous preference for early statehood and promises additional opinions in future issues.
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Evanston
Wyoming
Frank M. Foote
P O. D. Marx
William Lauder
Harrison
Jooe A. Beckwith
H. Parpe
Halleck
Thomas Blyth
Charles Stone
G. H. Peterson
Os. E. Cashin
A. D. Chamberlin
A.S. Hare
Geo. C. Reberg
James McKenzie
P. J. Downs
C. HL. Priest
Wolf Menace Drives Hunters To Siege Of Caverns
Rancher Thomas Rutledge and allies Rutledge Gordon and William Lykins tracked predatory wolves near Horse Creek. They blocked cave mouths with rocks and felled about a dozen wolves with a smoke method. Remaining wolves were caged. stock losses feared to ease.
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Thomas Rutledge
Horse Creek
George Hoyt
John Gordon
Rutledge
Gordon
William Lykins
Eross
Valuable Silver Claim Near Laramie Promises Rich Ore
Ed Bailey locates a silver claim twelve miles from Laramie reported by Moumernsig. An assay by Burlingame shows 1570.20 per ton with rich ore in a 25 foot vein. BW Towner and others extended the claim to reach a mile lead, claiming top ore in the territory.
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Laramie
Bailey
Burlingame
Denver
Towner
Enthusiastic Johnson County Statehood Meeting in Buffalo
A large crowd gathers at Buffalo City Hall on May 21 to back immediate statehood for Wyoming. Johnson county leaders urge Governor Warren to call a general election of delegates to draft a state constitution. The meeting, with attendees from both parties and many prominent speakers, unanimously favors a constitutional convention.
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The
Sun
Buffato
Territory
Wyoming
Johnson County
Laramie
Uinta
Warren
H. R. Mann
Dastardly Assault In Rock Springs Involves two brothers in law
The incident began when Keenan, intoxicated, burst into Editor Dres ser’s office last Thursday and drew a revolver as Dresser tried to flee with papers. Dresser pursued and traded blows, narrowly avoiding a shooting as Keenan was restrained by friends, with Gibson struck during the melee. Keenan regrets the episode and vows not to repeat it.
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Dresser
Keenan
Rock Springs
Independent
Gibson
Tue Sus
Cheyenne Gossip Echoes Statehood and Newsroom Shifts
Disappointment falls on cancelation of Bill Nye lecture while sympathy flows for his ill family. Charley Beck, former Nellie Bly writer for the Chicago Times, once led the Cheyenne Sun. E A Slack of The Sun mailed letters from Converse County. he witnessed the Sheffer murder trial. Territorial papers debate statehood as Wyoming eyes national prominence. Major Shannon, territorial secretary, may return to New York journalism after his term ends.
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New York
Bill Nye
Charley Beck
Nellie Bly
Cook County
Chicago Times
Cheyenne Sun
E. A. Slack
The
Sun
Converse County
Sheffer
Douglas
Wyoming
Major Shannon
Charleston
Gossip of Cheyenne Guards Emphasizes Milestone Year
The Cheyenne guards of Company B near a year old next month announce debt paid and full outfitting. Attendance at drills remains strong as the unit plans a dress drill and ball at the armory Friday night. Key officers include G Shapcott acting first sergeant and Henderson handling drills. Stilver and Adams away briefly.
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Cheyenne Guards
Upton
G. Shapcott
Uncle Billy" Wilkes
Henderson
Stilver
Adams
Fire Tournament Plans Set With Cash Prizes
The firemen's tournament committee met at the Pioneer's house to organize the July 9 and 10 event. Delegates from Boulder Loveland Greeley Cheyenne and others arranged premium lists totaling 1075 in cash and two trumpets valued at 100 for various contests.
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Firemen
Pioneer's House
Kuykendall
Boulder
C. H. Bond
Loveland
W.M. Boomer
Greeley
5. Bon, Jr
Cheyenne
L. G. Jenks
Brick Shop Progress and Narrow Foreman Escape
Several cars of material arrived yesterday for the new machine shop. Contractor Sharp will be in town tomorrow or Friday. Two brick wall sides rise with over a dozen bricklayers at work. Foreman Pullman narrowly escaped being run over by a sand car on the track, yet he was uninjured.
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Sharp
Pullman
Whistle Suspension Splits St Louis Board of Trade
In St Louis on May 21 a row over toy whistle blows by several young board members led to suspensions that held. Supporters of the suspended members walked off the floor with plans to form a new exchange, while most trading moved to a ground floor room.
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St. Louis
Board of Trade
United States and Germany Lock Horns Over Samoan King
A special AP correspondent reports negotiations between U S and German commissioners in Samoan affairs hit a serious hitch. The United States demands Malietoa be restored as King, while Germany, which has pardoned Malietoa, is reluctant to agree and says that is the best it can do.
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Bertin
Associated Press
United States
Malietoa
Germany
Westinghouse vs Edison over filament invention priority
The United States Supreme Court is hearing Westinghouse consolidated Electric Light Co against M C Keesport and Edison Electric Light Co. The dispute centers on who first invented the filament compound claimed by Sawyer and Edison, with Sawyer arguing prior invention but delayed recognition of value until Edison filed the patent.
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Pittspurg
Westinghouse Consolidated Electric Light Company
M.C. Keesport
Edison Electric Light Company
Justice Bradley
United States Sypreme Court
Sawyer
Edison
Kilrain Heads to Training Camp Near Baltimore
A cablegram from Jake Kilrain says he will sail on the Atlantic on May 22 with Charlie Mitchell accompanying him to oversee training. Excellent quarters have been secured on the Frederick road near Baltimore in a healthy secluded farm surrounded by dense woods.
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Baltimore
Jake Kilrain
Adriatic
Charlie Mitchell
Frederick Road
Skeleton Unearthed in New Haven Western Lot
John Collins digging on a western New Haven lot unearthed a skeleton near an old well believed buried ten to twelve years ago. The cramped posture suggests a hurried burial, marking the second skeleton found in the city within a week.
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New Haven
John Collins
Presbyterians in Council Discuss Work Plan and Home Missions
The Presbyterian general assembly in Council New York spent part of its session debating the proposed plan of work among free men. A report on home missions requested about nine hundred thousand dollars for next year to match western growth.
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Presbyterians In Council
New York
Presbyterian General Assembly
Coal miners resume strike action in European districts
Porvign Intelligence reports workers in Dortmund Bochum and Eesen have resumed work on May 21. Lonpom notes Lord Salisbury addressed a Primrose League meeting stating that the alliance between Parnellites and Gladstoneians is slowly breaking.
Minister and family slain on Ruatan Island home
Advices from Ruatan Island report Baptist minister Rev Hobbs his wife and child were fatally stabbed in their sleep during a robbery attempt. A Jamaican sailor named Burrell was arrested with part of the stolen money on his person.
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New York
Ruatan Island
Honduras
Hobbs
Burrell
Strike of Berlin Masons Demands Nine Hour Day
Three thousand masons in Berlin strike for nine hours daily with meal allowances and ten to sixty pfennige higher pay. They seek eight hour Saturdays, two weeks notice of discharge, and general wage improvements.
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Beatin
Wasps to Beat Rheumatism Says Mexican Sting Trick
A railroad man recalls a Mexico visit and claims a Mexican wasp stings far outperform ordinary bees for rheumatism. He describes a single wasp delivering intense pain, lasting hours, with no swelling, urging the French doctor to use the wasp for treatment.
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Mexico
New York Sun
How a Man Sewns on Buttons and Fumbles Through
A humorous anatomy of button sewing describes a man hunting for a button and needle, choosing a large thread, threading struggles, and awkward contortions as he tries to attach a button without removing his trousers, puncturing his thumb and ending with loose thread.
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Peter
Paul
Button Sewn On Grudgingly by Housekeeper
A housekeeper recalls the moment a man labors to sew on a button and finally achieves a modest pride in his work. The tale highlights small domestic tasks and the odd pride they inspire.
Incomes of Rulers and World Monarch Salaries Compared
An analysis shows the U S president’s 50000 dollar annual salary vs the incomes of world monarchs. Figures cited include Persia 30000000, Russia about 10000000, Spain 3900000, Italy 3000000, Britain 2915000, Morocco 2500000, Japan 2300000, Egypt 1575000, Prussia 1125000, Zanzilar 1000000, Saxony 700000, Portugal 600000, Sweden 600000, Brazil 600000, France 200000, Haiti 240000, Switzerland 3000.
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United States
Grant
Boston Globe
Persia
Czar
Russia
Ming
Siam
Spain
Maccaroni
Victoria
Morocco
Japan
Egypt
Hobhenzollerns
Zanzilar
Luxuruy
Massachusetts
Portugal
Sweden
Brazil
Republic of France
Litte Hayti
Switzerland
Earth
Optician Suggests New Glasses Amid Confusing Dialogue
A customer struggles to see and questions the glasses while the optician offers an odd solution about a poodle. The garbled dialogue hints at a puzzle or coded message about opening doors on Sundays.
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Optician
Brythie
Deanne Lowser
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