Knights Templar Conclave Preparations and Wyoming Welcome
The California Knights arrive for the Washington conclave amid festive pageantry with banners and a love cup exchange. Cheyenne commandery sends greetings, and a parade under the eleventh division is planned with a grand review by the president.
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Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Burlington
California
Oakland Commandery
Sir George Metcalf
Coul de Leon
el Dorado
Nevada
Fresno
Cheyenne Commandery
Sir Metcalf
T. B. Hicks
Wyoming Knights
Hicks
Metcalf
Love Cup Committee
Rollin C. Gaskill
Golden Gate
Deep Water Harbors Convention At Topeka Draws Large Attendance
Delegates numbering about 1500 gathered in Topeka for the inter state deep water harbor convention to advance plans from the Denver 1888 platform. Ex Governor Evans presided and outlined efforts to secure a congressional appropriation up to 10 million dollars for a Northwest Gulf coast harbor project and to coordinate with a three man Army Corps of Engineers commission to study key points.
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Topeka
West
Evans
Colorado
Denver
Dallas
Congress
Washington City
Army of the United
Gulf of Mexico
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co. honors Chief Warlaumont with gold badge
At a Pioneer Mook and Lander Co meeting in Cheyenne the foreman and city fire department head Chief Warlaumont were honored with a presented gold badge. Judge Kuykendall announced the gesture, praising Warlaumont for his service as members of the Fire Department. The badge, crafted by Zehner Buechner & Co, features Hook and Ladder emblems with an eagle and inscription honoring Chief Warlaumont.
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Mook and Lander Company
Warlaumont
Judge Kuykendall
Warlaymont
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
Zehner, Buechner & Co
L. W. Warlaumont
Chief
Cheyenne Fire Department
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co
Gate systems at trains widen railways profits while sparking public grudge
The article notes that gate enforcement by Union Pacific boosts ticket sales by 300 percent in the first month, reducing fare leakage. It warns that gatekeepers must be civil and patient to avoid public anger and friction, stressing civil conduct as essential in restricting access.
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Denver
Union Pacific
Himelf
Miss Smith Receives Gold Pin At Convention
Miss Smith, noted stenographer at the convention, was awarded an enameled apple blossom gold pin by Mr Teschemacher on behalf of convention members. Reporters were excluded, and Teschemacher delivered a pleasant personal visit to her home. He gave a sweet speech that outshone his convention oratory.
Potatoes showcased by Frank Isham at Horse Creek fair
Frank W Isham of the Horse Creek Janch presented top potatoes to the Times Sun office. He displayed large smooth potatoes weighing one to two pounds and competes for a strong prize from the American Agricultural Society for high yield on an acre. Legal blanks of all kinds for sale at this office.
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Frank W. Isham
Horse Creek
Frank
Imwertcan Agriculturalise
Union Pacific Plans Vast Western Rail System Expansion
Union Pacific anticipates immediate control of a Omaha to Portland rail network and key Montana and Washington branches after a Oregon Short Line lease. The move aims to boost economy, reduce costs, and widen earnings, with Gulf system purchase, Utah to Atlantic extension, and a Yellowstone park line cited as near certainties.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Portland
Ore
Montana
Washington Territory
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Oregon
Tts
Central Pacific
Union Pacifi
Omaha Aet
Union Pacific Road
Fort Worth Road
Utah
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
California
Yellowstone Park
Cheyenne and Northern
Cheyenne
Kansas Equal Suffrage Convention Praises Wyoming
Late last evening Governor Warren received a message from the Kansas Equal Suffrage convention in Wichita. The letter congratulates Wyoming on granting equal rights to all citizens and expresses hope that Wyoming gains statehood soon. Laura M. Joins, President.
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Warren
Kansas Equal Suffrage Convention
Wichita
Kan
F. EB. Warren
Wyoming
Laura M. Joins
Wyoming Curiosity and Local Happenings
A roundup of notes from Butte Ogden and Sheridan detailing a big fire in Butte loss valued at half a million dollars rail purchases by the Union Pactic county building booms in Ogden Lander plans a $15000 hotel stock company formed to build it and military officers Casey and Van Horn set for a court martial in Omaha. Also mentions a death in Pueblo and Sheridan county fair success plus patent patents for desert land claims and local business openings in Idaho and a critique of a local newspaper column without credited source.
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Butte City
Union Pactic
Ogden
Standard
Lander
Casey
van Horn
Seventeenth Infantry
Omaha
D. C
Pueblo
George Guertin
Cheyenne
Sheridan County Fair
Derailed Train Near Atkins Station Injures Several
A westbound passenger train derailed about half a mile east of Atkins station twelve miles east of Cheyenne. Five cars left the track with minor injuries to Conductor Fred Rinker, Mrs J W Breuing, Miss A D Breuing, Mrs H Hollingsworth, Miss Helen Sueverkruehle, Mr G Pitts, and a Chinese national. No fatalities. The wreck, blamed on rail spreading, prompted a later return of No 1 to Cheyenne. prior day collision near Ogalalla killed one tramp and lightly injured a colored man. No officers blamed. track was temporarily repaired and trains resumed. A separate late incident involved a court case where a 12-year-old boy and Mrs Warthew were involved. a man was arrested and released on bond awaiting arraignment.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Stevens
Atkins
Atkins Station
Fred Rinker
J. W. Breuing
A. D. Breuing
H. Hollingsworth
Helen Sueverkruehle
Ogalalla
Territorial Convicts Reported to Governor
Hon T Dyer reports to Governor Warren on territorial convicts abroad under contracts with the board. Ninety in total are confined at Joliet Lincoln Jacksonville and Golden. Inspectors found the conditions satisfactory and the convicts under review.
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T. Dyer
Board Penitentiary Commissioner
Warren
Board of Territorial Commissioners
Joliet
Lincoln
Jacksonville
Golden
Cole
Feud Sparks Assault Case Between Volker and Shubert Families
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Martin arrested Edward Shibheet on a charge of assault upon Mrs. Caroline Volker. The Volker family lives at the corner of Dillon and Twenty Fifth streets, with the Shuberts as near neighbors. A long standing feud between the families has often led to clashes and resentments.
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Edward Shibheet
Sherif Martin
Caroline Volker
Volker
Dillon and
Twenty Fifth Streets
Shuberts
Beckwith appeals as Beckwith seeks vindication in national board
Beckwith appeals to the national board of the American Trotting Association at Detroit after being expelled. He remains a member pending trial in December, will not race in St Louis, and plans to race in Kentucky while his case proceeds. Corlett represents him and asserts probable full justice in court. Also notes Union Pacific Hospital Fund facing deficits and a proposed rate increase to 60 cents monthly for all lines, with 25 cents seen as sufficient by some union members.
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W. W. Corlett
Denver
ALC
Meek
American Trotting Association
Toa Sun
Corlett
National Board of the Association
Detroit
Beckwith
Mr. Beckwith
St. Louis
Kentucky
Overland Park
Union Pacific Hospital Fund
Omaha
Kimball
Union Pacific Railway Company
Switchmens’ Union
Reception at Judge Slaughter’s Home for Queen Anne Club
Last evening Judge Slaughter and family hosted a reception at their Ferguson street residence for the Queen Anne club and old friends. Notables present included Governor and Mrs. Warren, Hon. J. M. Carey and Mrs. Carey, Rev. and Mrs. W. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Hurlbut, and numerous other guests. An elegant repast was served with delicacies and decorative towers, and guests expressed pleasure as the evening ended.
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Ami
Engineer Crocker outlines Pacific Short Line survey route
Civil Engineer Crocker, conducting preliminary Wyoming surveys, visited the surveyor general to discuss plans for the Pacific Short Line. He asserts the road will be built next year and outlines a route via Douglie and Casper to the Sweetwater, up the Sweetwater, through South Pass, and west, about fifteen miles north of Evanston.
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Crocker
Pacific
Wyoming
Surveyor General's Office
Mayr
Plits
Douglie
Casper
Sweetwater
South Pass
Evanston — Frien
Margaret Mather Delights in Juliet at Local Opera House
The text lauds Margaret Mather as Juliet for delicacy of interpretation ardent passion and purity of feeling. It notes she headlines a Saturday performance supported by a splendid company at the opera house.
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Miss Mathers
Juliet
Oper
Desert Land Patents Issued at Cheyenne Office
A list of desert land patents received includes James Whitehead, Alexander Heary, Thomas F. Durbin, George and Poland, Julia Winters, Lamile Counts James S. Canthin, Louie A. Salth, and Curbon County residents Hlenen W Tall and Ringe County NS.
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Cheyenne Land Office
James Whitehead
Alexander Heary
Thomas F. Durbin
George & Poland
Julia Winters
Lamile
James S. Canthin
Louie A. Salth
Curbon County
Hlenen W.tall
Ringe County
Photographer’s clue aids capture of Wyoming murder suspect O Brien
A photograph of Thomas O’Brien, alias Cook, led a rancher to identify him as the killer of S Morris Waln and Charles H Strong. The two Denver travelers were found murdered near Canon City, and O’Brien, a famed horse thief and outlaw, faces a Wyoming trial after his capture and transfer.
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Wyoming
Boweht
Denver
Thotims O Brien
Rawlins
Waln
Jacob S. Waln
Philadelphia
Strong
Wall Street
O'Brien
Cook
Jasob S. Waln
Canon City
Pat Casey
Central City
Colo
Leadville
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Sle
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Counter
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National Board
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