City proposes improvements to Cheyenne street lighting
Cheyenne city council debates improving street lighting supplied by Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power under the existing franchise. Mayor Cook requests enforcement of bike and vehicle rules, streetcar speed ordinances, and asks Northern Colorado Power’s president to attend next meeting. The council awards the Crystal Lake reservoir contract and furthers water system extensions while rejecting a storm shed permit and addressing delinquent taxes and sidewalk signage plans.
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Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Barker
Northern Colorado Power Company
Cheyenne Light Company
Cook
Cheyenne Light
R. W. Bradley & Co
Crystal Lake
F. G. Bowman
Bowman
Twentieth
Dilon
Tobacco Trust Declared Illegal Combination
New York December 16 A decree of the United States circuit court blocks the Tobacco Trust and others from foreign and interstate commerce until competition is restored. The decree denies government held receiverships. King Edward departs for Holiday engagements after a brief stay.
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Tobacco Trust
New York
United States Circuit Court
Gourt Pierre
Lorillard
Blackwell
Durham
Oing
King Edward
WPF
Senaide
Bandrington
Paper attacks Roosevelt in presidential message remarks
A New York paper denounces President Roosevelt over the Panama affair, urging Congress to launch a thorough investigation to reveal the full truth. It accuses the administration of bias and questions the causes cited in the recent message, disputing Charles P Taft and other denials.
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New York
Oegress
Roosevelt
Congress of the United States
Panama
Charles P. Taft
Douging
Marathon triumph as Longboat defeats Dorando at MSG
Dorando Pietri, collapsing near the finish, sees Tom Longboat the Indian runner lead by a yard and win the Marathon at Madison Square Garden. The hard fought race covers 316 miles and 885 yards with a time of 2 45 05 2 5.
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New York
Dorando Pietri
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
Dorando
Mrs Conness Testifies in Dickerson Assault Trial
A large morbid crowd filled the district court as Mrs Dora M Conness testified in the State versus Peter Dickerson case. The 1908 assault allegedly occurred at Mrs Conness homestead north of Cheyenne. Dickerson is charged with criminal fault and faces trial with a panel of jurors and attorneys present.
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District Court Room
Peter Dickerson
Dickerson
Dora M. Conness
Conness
Hugo Donselman
F. L. Belcher
T. L. Potter
I. G Hughes
Henry Neufeldt
N. Clark
W. Gauff
J. A. Olson
George W. McCann
Joseph Slade
Leader closes contract for Goss color press
The Leader Publishing Company secures a Goss two deck color press and complete stereotyping outfit in Chicago for its new Wyoming home on Ferguson street. Edmiston reports delivery set for earliest date as the plant promises two color printing and 8,000 eight page papers per hour.
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Ferguson Street
Wyoming
Leader Pubishing Company
Chicago
Edmiston
Leader
Union Pacific
Omaha
Salt Lake
Senators Laugh At Roosevelts Message In Congress
In Washington on December 15 laughter greeted Roosevelt's opening paragraph about Panama canal charges. Senators on both sides laughed at claims described as false in every particular. The reading was hurried, with little of the accompanying papers read, and jokes about Joseph Pulitzer drew merriment. The House paid keen attention to the message and related documents. The day featured debates on postal savings, the commodity clause repeal, and an omnibus bill. insurgent hopes for rules revision failed as Gardner's amendment was deemed non privileged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
Bailey
House
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Foraker
Senate
Secretary of War
Brownsville
Warren
House of Representatives
Gardner
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
United States
Mrs Palmer to Establish a Democratic Newspaper
The Inter Ocean reports the Record-Herald will become a Democratic paper under Mrs. Potter Palmer. A syndicate of prominent Democrats aims to control Lawson's Record-Herald for about two million dollars, with Kohlsaat to run the publication until the Palmer sons are ready to take over.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Record- Herald
Kohisaat
Palmer Boys
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Midweek Snow and Warmer in Northwest
Dec 15 1908 forecast for Wyoming calls for fair Wednesday with possible snow in the southwest and warmer conditions in the northwest. The forecast notes a Thursday fairer outlook and provides local data for the 24 hours ending 6 p m with max temperature around 40 degrees.
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Washington
Pforecast
Wyoming
Jury Selected to Try Thornton J Hains in Wu Annis Killing Case
A twelve man jury was chosen in Flushing to try Thornton J Hains as principal in the Wu Annis murder. Publisher Wu Annis was shot by Captain Peter Hales Jr. at the Bay last summer. The trial will feature testimony about the shooting and related incidents.
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Flushing
Boeh
Thornton J. Hains
Annis
Peter Hales, Jr
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Bradley & Co
Crystal Lake Dam
John Brown
Normandie Hotel
Capital Avenue
Clty
Cheyenne Realty Company
Park Addition
Attera of Street
Harmon
Grealey
Colo
tHome
Mm Denver
Bowider
Mast
Pulitzer
Iver Tabelied
United Beaties
Dewi
Gogne
Goss Color Press
N. Y. World
Postal Savings Bank
Carter
Depew
Fulton
Weather Report
Palmer
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