City Local Option Passes the House
The House debates H. B. No. 12 on local option towns and cities with Winkelman supporting the measure and opponents led by Brewster and Waters. Amendments fail as Waters’ plan to raise petition thresholds is defeated. Night sessions possible. continued on Page Five.
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Sheridan County
Chinese Protest Over Treatment of Chinese in U S
A Chinese community letter challenging U S officials accuses immigration inspectors of harshly targeting Chinese travelers and residents. It cites confiscation of papers, raids on homes, refusals of counsel, and denial of medical advice, urging the president to correct these discriminatory actions.
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Woman Fires Three Shots Killing Man on Eighth Street
Miss Erichsen shot Earnest Schwanenam three times as he crossed Eighth Street after claiming he refused to marry her. He died at the scene while she fled, swallowed a hidden pill, and was captured near Park Avenue. A letter in her clothing suggested she planned death by her own hand.
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Erich Sen
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Schwineham
Misa Erichsen
Park Avenue
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Harlem
Vandevanter for Cabinet Surfaces as Taft Seeks Treasury
Washington reports Taft will appoint an entirely new man as secretary of the treasury Judge Willis Vandevanter of the United States circuit court and resident of Cheyenne. The choice will surprise many who expect Myron T Herrick. Vandevanter is a longtime Taft ally born in Indiana and a graduate of Asbury University and Cincinnati College Law School.
Four Men Smothered by Coal Rush at St Nicholas Washery
Four workers were smothered at the St Nicholas washery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company in Pittsburg. They were digging at the bottom of a bank when a sudden coal rush engulfed them. In a separate item, Frank McClung was appointed postmaster at Wynecot Wyoming succeeding M Knott.
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St. Nicholas
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Wynecot
Washington
Frank McClung
Laramie County
Wyoming
M. Knott
Dry Farm Congress Dinner Invitation Warns Limited Seats
The Board of Control announces a dinner that will host a major Dry Farm Congress event in Cheyenne. Seventy five plates is the maximum seating, and invites must notify Secretary John T. Burns by 10 this morning to confirm attendance and help finalize arrangements.
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John T. Burns
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Cheyenne
Desert party rescued after being lost in Death Valley
The Melrose party of seven from Nevada was found in a Panamint cave after three days of heavy rains. The group, including two women and children, had limited food and water. They had shot two jackrabbits moments before rescue. one child was ill but recovering.
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Estoppey Plans 1909 Mile Run in 42 Days from Pasadena
Pasadena athlete Eugene Estoppey announces a 1909 mile feat to be walked from Pasadena to San Diego in 24 hours, then runs 1,000 miles at the Alaska Yukon exposition sleeping between miles. He will run a mile each hour for 42 days and aims for peak condition to complete the task.
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Eugene Estoppey
San Diego
Alasaka-Yukon
Sheriff Carves Way Through Mob at Humble
In Humble, Texas on February 9 a sheriff’s posse attacked a large mob attempting to lynch a Negro charged with murder. The sheriff, Hoff, was cut in the melee but escaped by using a knife to force a path through the assailants. A large posse is forming to arrest others as fears of a race riot grow.
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Tex
Megro
Humble
Hoff
Fatal Wrestling Bout at Hull House Sparks Chicago Inquiry
Barber Busian aged 27 died during a wrestling bout at Hull House run by Miss Jane Addams. John Kusian 26 was detained at Maxwell Street police station as officers investigate the case. Police scramble to determine cause of death and circumstances of the match.
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Hull House
Jane Addams
Barber Busian
John Kusian
Maxwell Street
E. W. White
Burglars Loot Candy Store Safe. Watchdog Stolen Too
In Tacoma Washington on a February night Tony Christi owner of a candy store tied a watchdog to his safe. Burglars pried open the safe and fled with about 300 dollars and the watch dog.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tony Christi
Weather Report for Wyoming Forecast Warm North West Snow South East
Weather forecast for Wyoming predicts warmer conditions, with snow or rain on Thursday. Local data show 21 hours ending 6 pm February 9 with a high of 22 degrees and a low of 11. Precipitation is 0 and wind reached 40 miles per hour from the north at 12:80 p.m. B PALMER, Director.
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Wyoming
B& Palmer
Severe winter storm halts trains and suspends activity
Watertown noting a heavy blizzard with drifting snow. A Northwestern passenger train to St. Paul was stranded between Balaton and Tyler, Minn. Other trains canceled. Huron and Vermillion report continued blizzard conditions with drifting snow, closed schools, suspended business, and traffic disruptions across South Dakota.
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St. Paul
Balaton
Tyler
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Millionairess Secures Divorce in Swift Heir Case
Ruth May Swift Evers, heiress to a $5,000,000 Swift fortune, was granted a divorce by Judge Gibbons. Attorneys sought secrecy. alimony claims by both parties were barred.
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Ruth May Swift Evers
Gustavus F. Swift
Packer
Lady Constance Richardson To Turn Pro Dancer
New York February 9 Lady Constance Richardson sister of the Countess of Cromartie announces she will become a professional dancer opting to perform classical dances in bare feet. She plans to donate earnings to found a school for the blind in Scotland and notes support from notable hosts at New York dinners aided by interested patrons.
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Scotland
Mob Lynches Negro Suspect Near Houston
A mob of about 300 men in Houston Mississippi County Texas on February 1 lynched a Black man accused of murdering Rev. W. T. Hudson. The suspect was not shot in the act and the crowd claimed lack of due process.
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Mies
W. T Hudson
Glacier National Park Created in Northwest Montana
The house committee on public lands favors a bill creating Glacier National Park in northwest Montana. The proposal would set aside 1,300 square miles of mountainous country with peaks to 10,000 feet, 250 lakes and over sixty glaciers. It is claimed the area contains the only glacier outside Alaska, a claim disputed by Colorado.
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Washington
Pugitive Caught After Twenty Five Years
Marion Illinois February 8 John Isham a farmer is jailed charged with a Tennessee crime nearly twenty five years past He was imprisoned for murder but escaped He has lived there nineteen years and bore a good reputation.
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John Isham
Tennessee
Mine Disaster in Catherine Mine Entombs 125 In Russia
An explosion and fire at the Catherine mine in Yozovka Russia bury 125 miners. An engineer and three rescuers were killed while attempting to save those trapped.
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Russia
Catherine
Gale kills two in saloon as Contau opens fire
Gale, famed for quick draw, shoots at ex convict Contau in the Chihuahua district saloon. Al Rucker, a porter, dies. James Baker is fatally wounded while Contau escapes. The feud stems from Contau's earlier jail break plot with Bailey Brown. Contau had warned Gale to shoot on sight and was in Raton yesterday.
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James Baker
Polo Contau
Territorial
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Raton
Chihuahua
Poop
Commission on Country Life Reports on Rural Reform
The Commission on Country Life outlines methods to redirect rural society and curb urban drift. It notes U S agriculture is prosperous with improving conditions yet argues farming remains under rewarded given effort and risks, urging utilization of key forces to boost open country prospects.
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