High Dam Would Delay Railroad for Years
A Wyoming dispute over a proposed Big Horn river dam pits state plans for power generation against Burlington Railroad expansion. Governor Brooks cites potential rail delay and costs, while opposing interests push for a fifty foot dam. engineers from the Burlington and Big Horn Power company will meet in Cheyenne for a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Brooks
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
C. T. Johnston
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Big Horn Power Company
Canon
Big Horn River
Big Horn Basin
Big Horn Canon
Thermopolis
Worland
Douglas
High Dam
The
Burlington
Big Horm County Lne
Guernsey
Central
Whethher
Central Wyoming
Johnston
M Dam
Laat. Foster
Omaha
Neb
Big Horn Region
Boysen Dam
Boysen
Big Horn
Holdrege
Brooks
Strangles His Mother in Syracuse Home
William M. Gray Jr aged 18 summoned police saying he killed his mother Clara Gray. Officers found her dead from strangulation in their home. Gray claimed he acted after a dispute while his mother called him down and she attacked him with a razor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Poeb
William M. Gray, Jr
Clara Gray
Rasor
Wroend
Japanese Immigration Turns to South America
Victoria news from Yokohama reports Japanese migration firms shifting focus after U.S. and Canadian restrictions. Agencies seek openings in South American markets as emigration patterns adjust to new barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Victoria
8. C
Meb
India
Yokohama
America
Dry Goods House Grant of Assignment Reported
A Kansas firm has assigned its property to W. Woods of the Commerce Trust Co. The action involves a dry goods company and the transfer of assets as part of a financial arrangement dated in February. The proceedings indicate Woods as president and the trust company as administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IG Dry Goods
OK TO the Wall
Kansas
Guy
Ala
New Powler Dry Gooda Company
W. Woods
Commerce Trust Company
Supreme Court rules unions may not boycott interstate trade
The U S Supreme Court ruled against organized labor in Loewe vs Lawler and upheld limits on union boycotts under the Sherman act. The decision, announced by Chief Justice Fuller, holds that unions cannot block the free flow of commerce across state lines and imposes triple damages for proven losses. No dissent was recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
United States
Loewe
Fuller
Gas Explosion at Yuberi Colliery Kills Ninety-One Miners
Victoria reports that the Empress of India has arrived with news of a gas explosion at Yuberi colliery in Hokkaid killing ninety-one miners. A large number of escapees were severely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Orient
Yuberi
Hokkaid
Senator seeks 700000 for Seattle Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exhibit
Washington nervethe sen ate discussed a 700000 appropriation for a government exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle next year. The speech praised Northwest resources and development in farming and Pacific commerce while noting U S lag in Pacific trade relative to Germany and Great Britain. The session also moved several calendar bills forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Piles
Senate
Congress
Seattle
Northwest
Pacific
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Street car collision injures many in Pittsburgh
A trolley crash at the Smithfeld street bridge injures many passengers in Pittsburgh. Three seriously hurt include R. S. Asbury Stella Thomson and Grace Williamson who were taken to a hospital. others received medical aid and went home. The defect was blamed on a faulty brake.
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Pittsburg
Smithfeld Street Bridge
Asbury
Mins
Stella Thomson
Grace Willamson
Itte
Weather Report for Washington D C February 3 1908
Weather data for the 84 hours ending 6 p m February 4 1908 shows Wyoming snow Tuesday and Wednesday with colder but generally fair conditions except northwest. Maximum 45 degrees minimum 24 degrees no precipitation. W and Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
W. & Palmer
Burns Makes Strong Fight Over Port Lands Mine Control
Battles during the Port land Gold Mining annual meeting in Cheyenne with James F. Burns denouncing mismanagement and $130,000 deficit claims. Old board re-elected, annual report not adopted, Hamma to audit books while Burns seeks full examination. police were present for possible violence. Isabella Mining and Portland/Isabella fields hold Cheyenne meetings as Wyoming-incorporated entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Burns
Portland
Burns
Board of Trustees
Tyson
Dines
Irving Howbert
Frank G. Peck
Thomas F. Burns
D. H. Rice
Carl S. Chamberlain
Howbert
Briannon and
Stratton Estates
Thoee
Hamma
Colorado Springs
H. Masterson
Masterson
Harmma
W. P. Carroll
Bergerson
Isabella Mining Company
Horns
Isabella Eens
Creek District
Colorado
Chey
Wyoming
Boiler Makers Strike Ended in Minnesota
Vice President Gallivan of the International Union of Boiler Makers announces the strike against railroad coverage in Minnesota is off. The action ends a labor dispute that affected rail operations around St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wight
Minnesota
Bt. Paul
Minn
Gallivan
The
Internatonal Union of Boilerymakers Today
Debates Over President Message Roil Congress Fight
Washington lawmakers clashed as Townsend and Sherwood led discussions on the presidents message. Cochran defended Democrats claims while attacking bank failures and urging swift reform. Hepburn praised bipartisan support and urged action to empower the president's reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Roosevelt
Bryan
Cannon
Knox
Taft
Hepburn
Iowa
Congress
Thaw Calm at Matteawan
Poughkeepsie NS February 3 Harry K Thaw adapts to Matteawan prison routine sleeping well and rising early He is housed with fifty eight inmates under the same regulations as other prisoners and is becoming accustomed to the ward discipline according to Dr Lamb the superintendent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepale
NS. Y
Harry Ky Thaw
Matteawin Paylum
Lamb
Thaw
Earth Tremors Recorded From Distant Source
Albany reports earth tremors detected by the state museum director indicate activity from a distant seismic source. The tremors were registered today with details spreading through scientific channels, noting unusual seismic readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N. Y
Clark
The
State Museum
Disturbances Burn Near Solamograph Museum Site
Reports describe a blaze and ensuing disturbances at 6 20 p m lasting about an hour. The event is linked to a distant location possibly 5 000 miles away in the Pacific or Central Asia with unclear details and no confirmed actions or casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Matant
Pacifc
Agia
New York Youth Dies After Breathing Trouble
In New York on February 4 20 year old Henry J Casey collapsed in a dry goods store at 12th Street and Lanox Avenue. Dr M A Eckle from Harlem hospital said Casey died from hemorrhage caused by high wind and breathing trouble. William Germane present said Casey feared sudden death.
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New York
Klenry J. Casey
12Th Street
Lanox Avenue
M. A. Eckle
Harlem
Casey
Mekle
William Germane
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Holdredge
Canon Gateway
Railroad Company
Omaha, Neb
G. W. Holdrege
George W. Holdrege
Burlington "R
Storical Department
Cheyenne, Wyoming
U. S Supreme Court
Weather Report
Great Colorado
Sherwood
Ohio
Townsend
Michigan
Earth
House
Republican Party
Goldfield
Simon Guggenheim
Nevada
Sparks
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone
Idaho
Oyster Bay
Bourke Cochran
Matteawan
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