South Cheyenne saloon vote shields licenses and bonds
Cheyenne city council at regular meeting notifies sale of $160000 waterworks extension bonds. Aldermen discuss liquor licenses for South Cheyenne with petitions for two saloons one saloon or none. O Keeffe's petition denied by unanimous vote. Official paper changed to Cheyenne Daily Leader with Wyoming Tribune as prior. General appropriation ordinance totaling 72827.75 introduced and passed. Fire department ordinance introduced.
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Cheyenne
New York
P. 8
Cook
Salt Lake City
William Cole
First Ward
Jerry O'Keefe
South Cheyenne
O’keefe
General Appropriations
Fire Department
George Ade Elected Convention Delegate
Indianapolis Feb 4 Republicans in district conventions elected twenty six delegates to the national convention at Chicago. Four at large delegates will be chosen April 21. The districts endorsed Vice President Fairbanks for the presidential nomination and instructed delegates to support him. In Laporte the tenth district chose George Ade and Kitt Sills as delegates after a heated fight showing Taft sentiment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
President Fairbanks
Laporte
Tenth District
George Ade
Kitt Sills
Taft
Watts Springs suit on burns
Public Prosecutor Clyde M. Watts filed suit against James F. Burne of Colorado Springs for 1000 dollars for services as a legal advisor plus interest from January 14, 1997. Watts also seeks attorney's fees for work at the Portland Gold Mining annual meeting a year ago when Burns filed two suits against the company directorate. Service was obtained on Byrne after the 1908 annual meeting.
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Clyde M. Watts
James F. Burne
Colorado Springs
Burns
Watts
Portland Gold Mining Company
Byrne
Portland Company
Weather Report for Wyoming in February 1908
Forecast calls for fair and colder conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Local data show a 24 hour period ending 6 pm February 4 with a maximum temperature of 40 degrees and a minimum of 17 degrees, no precipitation, and a northwest wind up to 16 miles per hour.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Fire Rips Wolff Building in Chicago Danger Ends
A large blaze in the Wolff office building upper floors in Chicago caused severe damage and risk to occupants on the seventh and eighth floors. W G Stewart suffered near fatal burns on the seventh floor while Mary Bachman was overcome by smoke and rescued. Szostrom Murrell and another man escaped by improvising ladders to a neighboring roof.
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Chicago
Wolff
W. G. Stewart
Mary Bachman
Horan
Carl Szostrom
W. A. Murrell
Santa Fe Railroad Cuts Off Ten Trains
Topeka Kan Feb 4 Beginning February 9 the Santa Fe railway will annul ten of its principal local passenger trains in Kansas General Manager Hurley says this is necessary by the decrease in the road s earnings the last year Four trains will be discontinued on the main line two south of Newton and several on the southern Kansas division
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas
Hurley
Newton
Katoas
Heaney Elected President of Cheyenne Industrial Club
Newly elected Cheyenne Industrial Club directors met at Seventeenth Street rooms and organized for a year of booster work. Thomas Heaney was unanimously chosen president, with R N Matson first vice president, W K H Dineen secretary and treasurer E S Johnston. Judges and other officers were filled. secretary vacancy remains unsettled. meeting adjourned to Monday.
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Industrial Club
Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne
A. H. Marble
J. H. Walton
Marble
Thomas Heaney
Club of Boosters
Atine! Theater Company
Sixteenth Street
R. N. Matson
W. K H. Dineensact
Eli
Johnston
Robinson
Burglars Hit Rawlins Hardware Store at Night
Special to The Leader Rawlins Wyoming February 4 burglars entered A J Bennett s hardware store stealing several revolvers and boxes of cartridges. They left two rifles and additional revolvers moved from showcases on a window sill.
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Rawlins
Wyo
A. J. Bennett
Steamer Cymric Updates St. Cuthbert Loss At Harbor
Boston reports a private wireless dispatch from the Cymric near the harbor. It states forty one St. Cuthbert seamen aboard and that Captain Loch and a sailor named Joubert were severely burned. Fourteen women including third officer White were drowned while abandoning the steamer.
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Boston
Mass
Cymric
St. Cuthbert
Loch
Joubert
Omcer White
Fire destroys five story dry goods building in New York
Five firemen were injured battling a blaze that tore through a five story dry goods building. Wireman Frank Eglenton is missing believed trapped in the ruins. Estimated loss set at $200,000.
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New York
Frank Eglenton
Wyoming delegation pushes sixty foot Boysen dam plan
A central Wyoming delegation led by Shoshoni Mayor James G. Robertson urged keeping a sixty foot Boysen dam, arguing it preserves Burlington through the Big Horn canyon and provides cheap power for Copper Mountain mines, while not blocking railroad access. They contend 60 feet could generate up to 5,000 horsepower, saving millions annually versus coal power costs.
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Burom Railroad
Big Horn
Wyoming
Birdseye
Hale
Copper Mountain
Walter Swanson
Thermopolia
Cheyenne
T. Johnston
Boysen
Robertson
Shoshoni
Burlington
Big Horn Canon
Sleo
Copper Mountain District
Willow Creek
Big Horn Power Company
Milnes
Canon
Senate approves urgent deficit bill amid critic of executive spend
Washington reports the Senate passed a deficit bill funding over 24 million dollars. Debate focused on unauthorized executive expenditures, Navy shortfalls, and Panama canal financing. House action shifted to President Roosevelt's labor capital message as leaders spar over finance and political sincerity.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Navy
Executive Department
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Panama
Teller
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Cannon and Payne Say No Tariff Commission
Congress will not appoint a tariff commission to revise the tariff next winter during the short term. Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means committee and Speaker Cannon announced the position in a meeting with a tariff revision delegation from across the country. The group, including leaders of major manufacturers, failed to sway the two Republican leaders who cordial but firm refused the request.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Tariff Commission
Payne
House
Cannon
United States
Washington
Unholz Beats Nelson In Ten Round Fight
In Los Angeles Itudolph Unholz defeated Bat ling Nelson in a ten round bout at the Pacific Athletic Club. Unholz dominated each round with strong blows and a left jaw shot floored Nelson at one point. Nelson fought aggressively but failed to threaten the clear lead held by Unholz.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Itudolph Unholz
Nelson
Pacific Athletic Club
Nim
Battler
Anhols
Woman Arrested on Charge of Rustling in Victor
Victor Colorado February 4. On complaint by rancher J. B. Jordan near Wilbur along the Morence and Cripple Creek railroad. Mrs Pearl Morgan of 208 Victor avenue was arrested on a rustling cattle charge, sent to county jail in 300 dollar bond. Preliminary hearing not yet set.
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Victor, Colo
J. B. Jordan
Wilbur
Morence & Cripple Creek
Pearl Morgan
Victor Avenue
Boy Carl Petersen Dies After Rifle Injury
Casper Wyoming February 4 Special to The Leader Carl Petersen about sixteen son of A Petersen died this morning at eight o clock after a short illness. Seven months ago the boy accidentally shot himself in the seat with a .22 caliber rifle the ball lodged near the base of the brain on the spinal column. Despite efforts to remove the bullet doctors failed and death resulted. This is the second son Mr Petersen has lost within two months. an older boy Julius died of pneumonia at Lander in December.
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Casper
Wic
Carl Petersen
A. Petersen
White Humane Rabbite
Hithe
Petorwa
Jntlua
Dyitie
Pneumonte
Lander
Trustmen Sentenced in Conspiracy to Restrain Trade
Three men from prominent families Otley Oblerub Roland Beard Compton Lanman and Joseph Miller were found guilty of conspiring to restrain trade in July. They received six months in county jail and fines to cover prosecution. They were jailed this afternoon. The case marks the first time the convicted men have faced incarceration.
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Toledo
Oblerub
Roland Beard
Compton Lanman
Joseph Miller
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Weather Report
Santa FE Railroad
Cheyenne Industrial Club
High Dam
Panama Zone
John Sharpe Williams
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Connecticut
Aldrich
Bonynge
Colorado
Democratic Party
The
Cannon and Payne
Rud Unholz
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