Ranch hand saves rider and son in bull and stallion attacks
A Douglas Wyoming report details John Morton, a wealthy sheepman, dragged from his horse by a stallion and saved by ranch hand firing buckshot. In Pinedale, George Jorgensen uses bulldogging to free his father Nels from a charging bull, twisting its neck until the animal releases. The elder man was battered. the son was unharmed.
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Tveatern Newspaper
Union News Service
Douglas
Wyo
John Morton
Morton
Pinedale
George Jorgensen
Nels Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Wall of water devastates Hanging Woman Otter creeks
A massive flood and hail storm hit Hanging Woman and Otter creeks near Sheridan. A 40 foot high wall of water swept the valley and wrecked corrals, bridges and hay. Stockman Brooker Lacey narrowly escaped as the river receded by noon the next day.
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Sheridan
Wyoming
Hanging Woman
Otter Creeks
Brooker Lacey
Frontier Day Opening Draws Large Crowd in Cheyenne
Cheyenne's Frontier Day celebration opens with a large crowd. On day one, results include top finishers in the World's Championship Steer Roping with Weir and runners up, plus qualifiers for the Finals in Broncho Busting with Carroll Coates Hastings Lindsey Webb and Walters advancing.
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Cheyenne
George Weir
Eddie McCarty
Sam Garrett
Charles Johnson
C. B. Irwin
John Murrah
Floyd Carroll
Jesse Coates
Paul Hastings
Edward Lindsey
Henry Webb
Harry Walters
Doll Wounded In Shooting Affray at Sheridan Ranch
Roy LaTell an employee at Oscar Weltner's Tongue River ranch near Sheridan fired three shots at fellow worker Doll. One bullet caused a slight flesh wound. The incident occurred in Hardin area with LaTell arrested in Sheridan.
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Sheridan
Roy LaTell
Oscar Weltner
Tongue River
Doll
Horn County
Monte
Hardin
LaTell
Beav er Creek Flood Claims US Biological Survey Member
The body of Frank Dusell of Denver, a member of the United States Biological Survey, was recovered near Newcastle after the Beaver Creek flood swept away the survey party camp. He was drowned in the flood waters.
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Newcastle
Frank Dusell
Denver
United States Biological Survey
Beaver Creek
French Appointed State Veterinarian in Wyoming
Dr. A W French of irini was appointed state veterinarian by Governor John H Kendrick to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr B P Davis on June 16 in Cheyenne Wyoming.
Coal Mine Plant Burned at Nock Springs
Fire destroyed the pale and power plant of the Central Coal and Coke Company mine No 2 at Nock Springs, leaving about 300 workers idle. Losses exceed 50000 dollars.
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Nock Springs
Pale
Central
Coa! and Coke’ Company
Lander Man Believed Connected to Local Murder
Charles Bel lin known as Bull Moose from Pine Dale faces murder charges in the death of Andrew J Grant at a local saloon. Fear of lynching sped his arrest after threats circulated. evidence includes clothing stained with blood. Police tied him to the scene as the last person seen near the saloon.
Wyoming State News Roundup of Septembers Fair, Fires and Deaths
A round of county fairs from Sept 6 to Oct 2 is noted across Wyoming including Panhandle and Natrona events. A Basin medical society forms, Daisy Maple injured in a runaway at Glenrock, Kirby to become a corporation, and Fort Collins club upsets Cheyenne club in golf. A Cowley cloudburst submerges part of G W Barry home. two white swans placed in Cody lagoon. Lamp residence Cheyenne damaged by fire. Wyoming oil output up 48 percent in 1914. Douglas anticipates large fair attendance. Denver officials attend Cheyenne Frontier Day. Notables: Mads Wolbol dies near Laramie. Cheyenne creamery output June 1,473 calves branded from 1,849 spring roundup Wind River. Riverton firms file articles. fatal stabbing of Albert Norbeck at Riverton. J R Bond inspects dourine outbreak near Lyalle. doomsday of a sheepherder in Gillette. multiple accidents and deaths including Hristol auto crash near Nunn. Uniform State Law conference set in Salt Lake City.
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Basin
Daisy Maple
Glenrock
Kirby
Fort Collins
Wyoming
Douglas
Sharpley
Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado
Rescue scenes unfold after steamer tragedy in Chicago
Crowds watch as Kenosha leads salvage to the overturned liner, divers, lifeguards and priests assist. Bodies, many in white gloves and watches, are brought from wreck to warehouse morgue. authorities fear hundreds dead and work continues to restore lives and identify victims.
Woman recalls disaster as steamer capsizes rescue
Chicago survivor Mrs William Peterson describes being on the second deck with her husband a Western Electric foreman her eight year old daughter Ruth and sister in law Emily Chellberg when the steamer listed. She said she fell into the water and was pulled through a port hole by rescuers while unsure if her husband daughter or sister in law survived.
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Chicago
William Peterson
Pink Eye in Cattle A Summer Infectious Eye Disease
A Colorado Experiment Station report describes bovine infectious sore eyes called pink eye, common in summer. It causes tearing, light sensitivity, clouded eyeballs, and possible blindness. treatment includes eye baths with boric acid solution and zinc sulfate drops, plus housing away from flies and nourishing food.
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George H. Glover
Colorado
Best Shropshire Sheep for Wool and Mutton Use
Arthur A. Davis of Orange County New York profiles Shropshire as the top utility sheep breed. He notes ewes weighing 200 pounds and yearling rams 170 to 200 pounds, with 60 percent wool yield in four years. He describes breeding rotation every two years, ample feeding, exercise, shelter from storms, and worm control using tobacco dust with salt.
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Arthur 8. Davis
Orange County
New York
Orange Judd
Proper fencing for sheep on the farm
Practical advice on sheep fencing notes woven wire as the best option. It advises 30 to 42 inch high fences with 5 to 9 horizontal wires and 46 to 20 vertical wires per rod, posted on 14 to 16 foot spacings. A top barbed wire is recommended and hog-proof fencing requires closer mesh and ground-level barbed wire.
Soybean Seed Sowing Method With Corn Drill
The article describes sowing one and a half pecks of soybean seed per acre using a corn drill. Plant seeds in the same row as corn, 24 inches apart. The text is a fragment and includes an obscured line “Chie makes a colendid haw toad.”
John's Progress in a Sporting Reading Tale
A clergyman checks an elderly parishioner's reading progress. The wife says John reads well but has abandoned the Bible for the sporting pages, showing his shift from sacred to secular reading interests.
Dust Storm Spares Soup as Recruit Thorns the Cook
During a fierce camp dust storm a recruit sought shelter in the cook’s domain. He quips about dust in the soup and the cook retorts the recruit’s duty is to serve. The exchange ends with the recruit noting he is to serve the country, not eat it.
Birth day of village oldest inhabitant sparks odd tale
A stranger asks the cause of a village celebration. The country man explains the 101st birthday of the oldest resident. A gloomy man beside her is her son in law who has paid life insurance for 30 years.
Belgians Benefit From Refugee Clothing Request
A tattered suppliant asks a benevolent lady for old clothes for a war victim. He explains his wife sent all his clothes to the Belgians, denying involvement in the European war. The scene appears in the Harrisburg Star-Independent.
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Harrisburg Star-Independent
What's that you call your mule
An old reply from a National Monthly joke column where a black farmer names his mule Corporation after reading papers. The humor centers on the mule getting blamed and abusing others in the township while doing as he pleases.
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National Monthly
Farmer and boarder debate homegrown peas
A summer boarder questions the farmer about peas from his garden. The farmer confirms they are free and picked himself early that morning. The boarder asks if they must be shot before picking, while chewing on solder.
Notorious shopper demands credit at the druggist
A notorious woman pressures a druggist for credit while buying soda water and paying with a coin. The clerk remains cautious and asks about credit terms, replying with a measured line about pressure before she proceeds.
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Colin
Engagement Breakup Sparks Wry Reply Over Neckwear
A playful exchange follows a broken engagement with Miss Peaches. One partner laments the split while the other jokes about avoiding his partner's crocheted neckties, signaling an amicable yet comical farewell.
John Recovers Trunk After Eleven Weeks Abroad
In a tense scene a man named John retrieves a trunk brought home from Europe after eleven weeks away. He shoots bullets through the trunk in the garage hoping to make it appear more dramatic.
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Europe
John
Parlor Philosopher Quotes Society Dilemma
A judge notes that society is not shallow and praises its depth while a common man jokes that without depth half would drown, sparking a brief regional exchange on social virtue.
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J. Morton
Herolam
Son
State News
Western
Union News Forvine
Marbleton
Park County
Cody
Uinta County
Beariver Valley
Kvanaton
Kane
Natrona County
Asper
Bent
Big Horn
Batn
Burny
Federal
Mads Wolbol
Centennial Valley
Laramie
Byron
Hans Matson
C. Elias
Louis Bocchieri
Hartville
A. Walters
Rock Springs
Bert Purcell
Sterling
Colo
W. R. Day of
Diamond
St. John's Hospital
Jackson
Wind River
Riverton Valley Sheep Company
Capital Stock
Riverrton Light and Power Company
Capital
Albert Norbeck
Joe Murphy
Riverton
Murphy
Denver Ranch No. 1
Cheyenne Ranch No. 2
Marderer
Birmingham
Ala
John Littlejohn
Bert A. Luman
Clearmont
C. le Gillman
Casper
J. R Bond
Depass
Lyalle
Fremont County
H. J. Winninger
Gillette
Winninger Ranch
W. L. Simpson
Charles J. Dlydenburgh
Rawlins
W. Mullen
Kendrick
Salt Lake City
Jen Hristol
H. A. Hristol Company
Nunn
Hinson
Jack
Kenosha
Clark Street
Henry Bauer
Lawrence Avenue
Diversey Beach
Reid-Murdoch
Schuettler
Second Infantry
Coliseum
Joseph Ross
Reid,Murdock
Saya
Shropshire
Marke of Travel
Amma
George
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