Wyoming Coast Guard Tragedy and Local News
Walter Swackhammer drowned while being helped by Ira Walters after a boat capsized on the Big Horn river near Kane Wyoming. Walters, a strong swimmer, barely survived and other party members reached shore. Swackhammer’s body was sent to Woodbine Iowa. In Buffalo, attackers of morphine buyers allegedly beat bystanders. Four Superior coal miners were jailed for 60 days after a train crew assault. Tom O Day, once a famed horse thief, vows reform in Thermopolis. Long Crandall injured when his sprinkling wagon crashed in Basin.
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Kane
Wyo
Walter Swackhammer
Ira Walters
Lowell
Big Horn River
Swackhammer
Walters
Woodbine
Green River
Superior
Rock Springs
Thermopolis
Tom O'Day
Rawlins
Cheyenne
Basin
Long’ Crandall
Laying Track Rapidly Toward Walden Colorado
Centennial Wyoming July 10 special reports rapid track laying on the Laramie Hahn's Peak and Pacific extension from Centennial to Walden Colorado. Terminus now two miles from town with ties laid along ten miles. Engineers working twenty miles out south of the Colorado line. the line expected in Colorado within three months.
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Centennial
Wyo
Laramie
Hahn's Peak & Pacific
Walden
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming board members arrive in Sheridan from Buffalo
C B Gunnell of Evanston and Frank H Eggleston of Laramie, members of the state board of pharmacy, have arrived in Sheridan from Buffalo for official business.
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Sheridan, Wyo
C. B. Gunnell
Evanston
Frank H. Eggleston
Laramie
State Board of Pharmacy
Buffalo
Rock Springs claim sale ties to Black Rock deposit
Colburn and Schrum, discovery team of the Black Rock gold deposit, have sold two claims to a Rock Springs syndicate of Finnlanders for 3000 dollars. Many more claims have been staked nearby and development work is being prepared.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Colburn
Schrum
Black Rock
German Sunday Services Planned by Cowley L D S Stake
The Cowley stake leaders announce weekly services in German for German laborers working in local beet fields, aiming to accommodate foreign workers and strengthen community ties.
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Cowley, Wryo
Cowley
Church of Latter Day Saints
Land bought near Denver at two thousand an acre
Casper Wyoming July 10 C L Fender of Casper has bought a tract of land near Denver for 2000 dollars an acre. The purchase highlights ongoing land deals in the region and underscores investor activity in the Denver area.
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Casper
Wyo
C. L. Fender
Denver
Three Montenegrin Brothers Arrested Over Duel Plan
In Rock Springs Wyoming on July 10 three Montenegran brothers named Vojvodich were jailed after planning a duel over alleged misused funds from a local Montenegrin society. One brother faced a $100 fine and the two others were bound by $500 peace bonds each as police halted the confrontation.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Vojvodich
No. 3 Hill
Woman Crushed Hands Trapped by Falling Window
Casper Wyoming July 10 Mrs Clarence Littlefield suffered two crushed hands when a sash support gave way and the window frame fell on her fingers pinning her for several minutes before a neighbor heard her screams and freed her.
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Casper,Wyo
Clarence Littlefield
Rattlesnake Bite Heals After Basin Rescue
In Basin Wyoming Angus Beaton of Bonanza was rushed to Basin for medical help after a rattlesnake bite. He was near death on arrival but received heroic remedies that saved him. doctors expect a full recovery in a few weeks.
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Basin
Wyo
Angus Beaton
Bonanza
Fort Mackenzie Troops March 200 Miles to Maneuver Reserve
Four infantry companies from Fort Mackenzie Wyoming marched yesterday to Crow Creek Maneuver Reserve for month long operations. They will hike about 200 miles to reach the training area.
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Fort Mackenzie
Wyo
Crow Creek
Reward Offered for Theft of Dead Sheep in County Range
Natrona County Wool Growers association posts a $200 reward for arrest of anyone who skins a sheep found dead on the range or shears its wool without owner permission in Casper Wyoming on July 10.
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Casper, Wyco
Natrona County Wool Growers’ Association
Alabama residents enjoy outing on Albany county trout streams
Six Alabama residents are enjoying a day on Albany County trout streams. The outing highlights the famed fishing opportunities and the region’s reputation for quality trout recreation.
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Laramie
Wyo
Alabama
Albany
Coroner summoned to Nickergon ranch death near Big Piney
Evanston Wyoming July 10 Coroner P F R Curtin was called to the Nickergon ranch near Big Piney to investigate a death.
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Evanston, Wyo
PF. R. Curtin
Nickergon Ranch
Big Piney
Death and shots reported in Wyoming and nearby towns
Reports from Fort Steele and surrounding areas recount a murder scene at a Nickerson ranch with Andrew Coleman found dead and a butcher knife on his chest amid questions of suicide or foul play. Other items note theft loss recovery for Mary Cook, Dr. Hoff’s neuralgia operations, Hazel Woosley’s child’s death from wild parsnips, a buggy crash injuring Dr. Murray, and a revived tie drive of Carbon Timber Co arriving at the landing stage.
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Andrew Coleman
Nickerson
Coleman
Curtie
Fort Steele
Wyo
Carbon Timber Company
Platte
Casperites Mourn Henry Sproull Funeral Under Mason Aegis
The body of Henry Sproull, a Casper native, died in Thermopolis and arrived in Casper yesterday afternoon for burial. The funeral was conducted under the auspices of the Masons.
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Casper, Wyo
Henry Sproull
Thermopolis
Casper
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised with Mercury Warning
An old advert cautions against mercury in medicines and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges buyers to ensure genuineness with testimonials and druggist sales.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & Co
Elks Meeting Trip Ring Cheyenne to Dallas Fare
Colorado & Southern offers 830.00 round trip Cheyenne to Dallas for the Elks meeting July 12 to 18 with return within thirty days. Side trips Dallas to Texas cities and Mexico City available at one fare plus $2 round trip. See agent for special trains.
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Dallas
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
Texas
City of
Mexico
Summer dangers to kidneys prompt urged remedy
Summer kidney irregularities blamed on excess drinking and overheating. Take prompt action with Foley's Kidney Cure sold by A. B. Roedel.
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Foley
A. B. Roedel
Accurate adjusting and watch repair ing D. Miller
A local shop at 1708 Ferguson Street offers accurate adjusting and watch repair services. The note cites D Miller as the proprietor and highlights precision work for timepieces.
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D. Miller
Ferguson Street
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W. E. Mullen
O'Day
Tom Price
George Reed
Theodore Swanson
Stockgrowers National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyo
United States Depository
Conservative Management
A. Johnston
Whipple
John Whitaker A. H
Window Pinions
Mike
Palace F
Shoshont
Kate O'Brien
Joe Cash
George Lorimier
Cash
Lander
Lovell
Mary Cook
Treasury
Hoff
Chicago
Specelal
Hazen
John Woosley
Diso
Wll
Dr. E
Murray
Doctor
jTake Hall
Dallas, Tex
Castor
Salts Lande
Bears
Gastoria
The
Capitol Electric CO
Capitol Ave
Wyoming
Fye & Lapash
Grocers
Seventeenth St
T Lorel Shnerman
W. Seventeenth Street
Metropole Stables
Henry Hoffman
O'Neil Streets
Fort Russell
Kabis Cafe
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