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Stock Promoter's Bold Scam Across Wyoming Lakes
George Wallingford Smith plots a stock promotion in Lakeview Wyoming eliciting demand for notes as ranchers invest in a scheme backed by famous names. He escapes by rail after a swift sale, leaving promised profits and a tainted path for his uncle Jim Wallingford.
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R. George Wallingford Smith
Inter Ocean
Cheyenne
Cosmopolitan
Jim
Mr. Wallingford
Mr. Smith
Archbishop
Timbuctoo
Earl
Gotnocash
Kopenick
Artificial Gold Company
Tahiti
Smith
West
U. P
Rock Springs
Lakeview
Mountain Lakes
Elijah
Spruceville
Standard Pacific
Sioux City
Iowa
Portland
Ore
South Pass
Lakeview District
Jewel
Uncle Jim
Hoe
Fenes
Money Trust
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Baquitable Life
Morgan
Equitable
Wilson
Longarm
Tom Austin
Mr. Austin
Austin
Wyoming
George Wallingford Smith