Dees Acquitted in Burlington Shooting Trial
In a Burlington courtroom the jury found Dees not guilty of first degree murder after hearing testimony that Campbell drew a gun first. Witnesses disputed bullet entry, with doctors saying back entrance while defense contended shoulder entry was possible. The acquittal followed a lengthy trial with defense and prosecution clashing over motive and self defense. One spectator was fined $5 for contempt after celebrating the verdict.
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C. Dana Carter
Burlington
Reser
Fd Cusack
Dees and Campbell
H. 8. Ridgely
Campbell
Dees
John Mason
Henry Griffin
Dan Marlow
Cody
Mason
Griffin
Winessee
Otto
Harris
A. Zaring
H. 8
Ridgely
E. 8
Lonabaugh Closei
Parmelee
R. C. Neves
Neves
Absurdities of Our Laws Show Two Wives Possible
John F. Geeting, Northwestern law lecturer, argues in a Chicago lecture that Illinois law permits remarriage after a year and a renewed writ of error within three years, potentially creating two wives. He notes English law survived in part and cites witchcraft statutes, criticizing the fragmentation of criminal statutes as confused and duplicative.
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Chicago
Law School
Northwestern University
John F. Geeting
Mr. Geeting
Supreme Court
Geeting
Illinois
England
Jamestown
James I
Lawe
Miner entombment at Ott mine after blast in Davis Coal
April 27 reports 23 miners trapped in Ott mine No. 3 at Davis Coal and Coke company Elk Garden W A. rescuers reached a crushed body. gas fills main entry. roof collapse blocks workings. hopes fade for survivors.
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Killa
Elk Garden
W. A
Ott
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Manderson Couple Wins Marriage License In Basin
Eugene W. Sykes and Miss Emma Kelling, noted Manderson residents, secured a basin marriage license and wed at the Rogers House with Rev. H. E. Shepherd officiating. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Mann and Robi Mitchell. The Republican extends best wishes for a long, happy life.
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Eugene W. Sykes
Emma Kelling
Manderson
Basin
Rogers House
H. E. Shepherd
Chas. A. Mann
Robi. Mitchell
Buried Villa Revealed in Pompeii Excavation
Discoveries in Pompeii expose an extensive villa beneath ash with fine frescoes statues and sculpture Greek and Roman rich furniture and varied vases. Gold and silver money coffers found amid amphorae in the basement while a banquet for 30 was prepared in the triclinium. Traces of prior clandestine searches noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
Triclinium
Federal action to sue Union Pacific over land grants
The federal government plans to sue Union Pacific to recover lands valued around 100 million dollars across Wyoming Nevada and Washington. Interior department officials say the railroad has refused to sell grant land to settlers at 2.50 dollars per acre, causing loss of about 2 million acres after recent court decisions affecting Southern Pacific.
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Union Pacific
Wyoming
Nevada
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
D. C
Southern Pacific
Chicago banker defies Senate contempt citation in Lorimer case
Edward Tilden, a Chicago banker, resisted arraignment before the Senate on a contempt citation over a slush fund aimed at aiding Lorimer's U S Senate election. He failed to produce books of his banking transactions tied to the alleged fund. In St Paul, Janes J. Hill, Great Northern president, argues publicity by corporations could solve the trust problem.
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Georgia
United States Army
War Department
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Phillipines
Taft
Springfield
Edward Tilden
Chicago
Senate
Tilden
Lorimer
United States Senate
St. Paul
Janes J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Seeding To Flax At Toluca In Montana
William Flannery and associates prepare 1000 acres for flax on 5080 acres west of Toluca Montana along the Burlington branch line. Land bought at a public lands auction and later expanded with hundreds more acres from Gwen F Burla and A L Mitchell of Hardin. Land non irrigated but expected productive as disc and drilling begin. several hundred acres already seeded to winter wheat in excellent condition.
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Toluca
William Flannery and Associates
Montana
Burlington
Judge Witten
Interior Department
Gwen F. Burla
A. L. Mitchell
Hardin
Billingse Journal
Local growers thwart outside nurseries dumping in Wyoming
A local fruit growers association acts with the state board to curb diseased trees and stop undesirable stock from being dumped in Wyoming. The effort promises better trees for planters and reduced disease spread, earning praise from fruit raisers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit Growers’ Association
Wyoming
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Heloo
Wells
Jim Young
Godfrey
Wm. Kelly
Basin Furniture Store
A. Sv
Red
Republican
Hyattville
Progress Association
Cheyenne
Laramie County
Goshen
Platte County
Wheatland
Guernsey
Torrington
Lingle
Goshen County
Frank Gapen
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