Hanna Mine Opened Experimental Tunnel Sent Back by Fire and Gas
In Hanna Wyoming on April 1 the east entrance of wrecked No. 1 mine was opened for an experiment directed by Union Pacific Coal Co. General Manager D C Clark. A ten man brattice party entered twenty feet before retreating due to deadly after damp. No further entry this week was ordered. No. 2 mine reopened, No. 3 to be opened soon. Funeral held for Matthew Tennant. coroner and jury examining wreck site with inquest to await body recovery.
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Hanna
Wyo
D. C. Clark
Union Pacific Coal Company
William Tate
Chris Higgins
Union Pacific
Cumberland
Clark
No. 2
Matthew Tennant
Bennett
E. A. Sundin
James Ferguson
W. A. Wallace
Sheriff Reveals Details of Gillette's Confession
Waterloo dispatch reports Sheriff Austin B. Clock confirms Chester Gillette confessed to killing Grace Brown in an Auburn prison cell. Gillette described striking her, throwing her into Big Moose Lake, then bludgeoning her with a tennis racquet.
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Gillette
Waterloo
Austin B. Clock
Herkimer County
Chester Gillette
Albert M. Mills
Billy” Brown
Zion City
Denver
Earth
Grace Brown
Indiana Indorses Lane Candidate at State Convention
Indiana republicans in a state convention cleared the way for adopting the party platform and nominating a state ticket for tomorrow. Leaders spoke including Senator Beveridge as the platform was completed, with a strong endorsement of Vice President Fairbanks and a plank by Fairbanks advocating tariff division by Congress after the fall election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Congress
New Mexico Town Officials Indicted On Extortion Charges
Raton New Mexico April 1 grand jury report to Judge Mills indicts Mayor T P McAuliff and seven aldermen for extortion from disreputable house keepers and inmates. Guy Howe son of City Marshal Howe indicted for embezzlement for failing to turn over collected money. Alderman Samuel Raines also named on the grand jury. Indictments cause a big sensation.
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Samuel Raines
Gans Stops Robson in Third Round for Featherweight Title
Joe Gans defeats Spike Robson the English featherweight champion by stoppage in the third round in Philadelphia. Robson is halted with Gans delivering the decisive blows as the crowd watches in astonishment.
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Joe“ Gans
Robben
Philadelphia
Joe Gann
Spike Robson
Agriculture Bill Progress Promises passage in House
In Washington April 1 the House debated the agricultural appropriation bill with notable progress, signaling possible final passage tomorrow. The session opened with a bitter attack on Attorney General Bonaparte by Clark of Florida, while discussions on increased farmers bulletins funding were rejected. The Snake River dam bill and state claims adjudication also occupied much of the day.
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Washington, D. C
Farmers
Bonaparte
Clark
Florida
Caulifield
Missouri
Snake River
Wton
Senate
After April 15 Only Whole Compartments Sold in Sleeper Cars
Chicago April 1 After April 15 single berths in compartment sleeping cars will not be sold by any railroad in the country. The Pullman company ordered ticket agents to sell entire compartments only, aiming to fill cars and avoid cross occupancy amid passenger protests.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Sleeping Car Company
Populists Eye Watson Nomination Amid Bryan Push
In St Louis on April 1 the Bryan faction pressed to delay the populist convention but were rebuffed. The Paulist and reform groups insisted Bryan remains a Democrat and should not be considered. Watson supporters oppose postponement and appear to back an immediate nomination, with the convention expected to pick a candidate.
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St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Peoples’ Party
Bryan
Watson
Narrow Escape On Colorado Bridge Fire Trains Plunge Near Buena Vista
About 100 passengers on Colorado Midland No. 4 escaped disaster when a burning bridge over a deep gorge collapsed as the train approached Yale Siding near Buena Vista. Engineers applied air brakes and leapt free. engines fell, but crews and passengers survived with minor injuries. Trains will resume once the bridge is repaired.
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Buena Vista
Colo
Colorado Midland
J. Nocklee
Frank Smith
Nocklee
Denver & Rio Grande
Yale Siding
Here
Americans Ship Car to Alaska in New York Paris Race
Seattle April 1 The American car in the New York to Paris race was put aboard the steamship Santa Clara for Valdez Alaska. From there it will push through frozen terrain toward the Yukon and Nome if possible. Other teams move toward San Francisco via Death Valley and adjacent routes with Italian German and French cars featured in the cross country event.
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Seattle
Wash
New York
Paris
Santa Clara
Valdez
Alaska
Frozundras
Yukon
Nome
San Francisco
Death Valley
Mining Man George Dubois Shot at Ballarat Camp
George Dubois a famous mining operator who discovered the Lost Bullion mine near Silver City New Mexico and one of those indicted in the federal grand jury case was shot and killed at Ballarat a mining camp near Boulder Colorado by hotel keeper John Byrd Byrd fled the scene after a quarrel between the two men led to the fatal shooting
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Boulder
Colo
George
Dubois
Silver City
N. M
Ballarat
John Byrd
Byrd
Buffalo Bill Cody Seriously Ill in Chicago
Colonel William Cody known as Buffalo Bill is reported seriously ill in Chicago at the Stratford hotel with a general nervous breakdown and a threat of pneumonia following a grippe attack. He was en route to Cody, Wyoming.
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Cody
Chicago
Willam
Buffalo Bill
Stratford Hotel
Timber cutting cases called in U S court
Denver and Kansas City dispatches report multiple federal timber theft suits. A Denver receiver is sued for 55771 damages over alleged illegal cuts in San Miguel county. Investigations claim tens of millions of feet stolen from government reserves in Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico since 1917.
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Denver
Colo
Franklin W. Brown
San Miguel County
Wyoming
Brown
Union Pacific Railroad
Secret Service
New Mexico
Federal Secret Service
Colorado
Intermountain
Federal Grand Jury
Mrs Vanderbilt Begins Absolute Divorce Suit
New York April 1 Ellen French Vanderbilt files for absolute divorce from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt after he sailed for Europe. Court papers show the action seeks divorce with one son in the family. Ellen is daughter of the late Frances Ormonde French and linked to Manhattan Trust and railroad interests.
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New York
Europe
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Supreme Court
Ellen French Vanderbilt
Ellen French
Frances Ormonde French
Manhattan Trust Company
Vanderbilt
Iive
Tuxedo Park
Alfred Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Grace Wilson
Business Men Will Visit Luther From Cheyenne
A Cheyenne industrial club delegation will travel to Luther Burns station this afternoon and stay until tomorrow. They will pay compliments to Wyoming's new citizens and solicit business for Cheyenne. Delegates include W W C Deming president Thomas Heaney F A Roedel Palmer J Black B S John ston Fred Hall B W Stone William Dather J F Jenkins and Secretary J F Burns.
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Cheyenne
Marines Land in Hayti as Situation Grows Grave
Port au Prince dispatch reports U.S. marines landed from an American warship in Hayti. The ship's name was not provided and tensions remain high as authorities assess the grave situation.
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London
Port Au Prince
Southwest miners to return to work after holiday
Kansas City Missouri April 1 it is believed the 5000 coal miners across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas on holiday today will return to work tomorrow pending settlement of differences with officials of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators association
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Weather Outlook for Wyoming This Week
Forecast for Thursday and Friday shows a slowly rising temperature. Local data through 6 pm April 1, 2008 record a max of 39 degrees and a min of 22 with no precipitation. Palmer, Section Director, reports.
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Washington
D.D. C
Wyoming
W. & Palmer
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