Prominent Men Charged With Murder in Monte Vista
Monte Vista Colorado June 2: H Y Smith president of the Soldiers Home commission and his son Orville Smith D A Hart and Earl Hart were arrested today charged with the murder of Mexican sheepherder Porfirio Galilgo in February. A witness for the state may have emerged and officers claim a complete chain of evidence built by a detective working undercover for two months in the creamery area. The arrests surprise locals due to the prominence of the suspects.
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Monte Vista
Colo
H. Y. Smith
Soldiers’ Home Commission
Orville Smith
D. A. Hart
Earl Hart
Porfirio Galilgo
Threatened Old Man in Kana Robbery Case
Wellington June 2. Tom Goad aged 19 is held on $500 bond on a robbery charge after an anonymous letter to his grandfather demanded $500 and threatened death if not delivered. Police describe the letter as the basis for the alleged crime.
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Wellington
Kana
Tom Goad
Ils
New Sixteen Inch Gun To Be Mounted At Sea Fort
New York June 2 Arrangements are under way to mount a sixteen inch gun after four years of construction. The weapon weighs 150 tons and is claimed to hurl a shell twenty one miles. An official test at the Sandy Hook proving ground is awaited by the world’s gun makers.
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New York
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Critical Moment in Anthracite Strike Reaches Peak
Wilkesbarre June 2 The critical moment in the anthracite strike arrived as a majority of about 6000 firemen engineers and pumpmen joined the walkout. Operators report substitutes running pumps except at Hollenbeck coal where water fills the mine. Pickets and Pinkertons guard all collieries but no violence reported. Scranton men ignore Mitchells order and pumpmen across Lackawanna Delaware Hudson and Erie run as usual.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Hollenbeck
Shamokin Shenandoah
Mahony City
Bernice
Pittston
Hazelton
Pinkertons
Scranton
Lackawanna
Delaware, Hudson and Erie
Desperate Outlaws Escape Leadville Jail Tunnel
Pug Ryan and four prisoners escaped from the Leadville county jail by a sewer tunnel after sawing a trap door lock. A posse of over fifty armed men, led by Sheriff Long and Under Sheriff Callen, hunted them. Ryan is believed to have outside help and may be armed and unlikely to be taken alive.
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Leadville
Colo
Jjune
Pug Ryan
Ryan
Sheriff Long
Callen
L. A. Scott
B. H. Gray
Herman Geist
Ceny
Max Bowen
James Sullivan
Conference Opens In New York On Tuberculosis Fight
A three day session of the American tuberculosis congress began in New York to discuss prevention and treatment from multiple angles. The report also notes a humorous Atlanta Constitution exchange about an elderly man seeking a government pension amid a running gag about consumption and prayer. The Ladies Relief Council meets with Mrs. O. W. Weat on Twenty first street at 3.
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New York
American Tuberculosis Congress
the Ladies’ Relief Aow
London celebrates end of the Boer War triumph in streets
June 2 London erupts in jubilation as Kitchener reports Boer leaders signed surrender terms. Boers to lay down arms, self government to follow, while British crowds cheer Chamberlain. Paris reports Boer agent Leyds doubts surrender. terms include Dutch education in schools and financial loans.
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London
Kitchener
Chamberlain
Joe
Stock Exchange
Paris
Leyda
England
House of Commons
Balfour
Transvaal
Cape Coloney
Peace Agreement Signed by Kitchener and Boer Leaders
London June 2 details a ceasefire accord with Lord Kitchener and Commandant General Botha guiding surrender terms. Key figures include Milner Stein BremER Dewet Herzog and De la Rey. Burghers may retain arms under license while military rule ends soon and self government steps begin for burghers homes and aid.
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London
Jyne
Lord Kitchener
Lorn Milner
Mr. Stein
Bremer
Dewet
Herzog
Orange Free State
Schalkberger
Reitz
Lewis
Botha
Delarey
Strikes, Boycotts, and Police Protection Hit Chicago
Chicago on June 2 sees packing house wagons move under police escort while patrol wagons follow some loads. hotel boycott promises were renewed and Fair department store required protection. Other stores were urged to recognize the union as tensions rise. Also Denver reports Private Britt of the Eighteenth Infantry killed by a watchman Fritz Wagner after gunfire from a saloon window.
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Chicago
Falr
Britt
Eighteenth Infantry
Denver
Fritz Wagner
Brigham Young Birth Anniversary Celebrated in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City marks the 101st anniversary of Brigham Young's birth with Mormon business houses closed and a descendant and follower reunion. An elderly couple and a man lost amid the bustle carried a large telescope while seeking a friend named Will Blank, mistaken for a former neighbor.
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Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Will Blank
British Boer War Ends in 1902 With Heavy Casualties
The conflict began October 11, 1899 and ended May 31, 1902 over two years and 223 days. British totals show 22,201 officers and men sent home invalided, Boers suffered 18,320 losses, with 40,000 prisoners held at various colonies. Britain gained 167,465 square miles. prewar white population was 350,000.
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Ceylon
St. Helena
Bermuda
Cape
Great Britain
Oregon Election Sparks Spirit in Governor Race
Portland reports a vigorous statewide election with early returns showing a heavy vote. Republican candidate W. J. Furniss leads against Democrat Geo E. Chamberlain as the contest centers on political issues and state affairs.
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Portland
Ore
W. J. Furniss
Geo E. Chamberlain
Local Residents Share Travel News and Visiting Happenings
Mrs G W Stanley is home from a Denver trip and Mrs C B Rich returned from Laramie this afternoon. Mr and Mrs Dave Nimmo are home from Denver while Mrs Charles Carey visits her Denver parents. Mrs Will Mills returned Saturday from Denver and Miss Anna Mills heads to Casper to visit her sister Mray Craig. Mrs R W Rich and daughter left for a visit to friends in Laramie. Mr and Mrs W B Alberteen visit from Duluth, Minn. Miss Letitia Digan and Edith Sperry attend a wedding in Laramie today. Sheriff Neilson of Sheridan passed through en route home from Rawlins with a prisoner to the penitentiary. State Auditor Gapin and State Treasurer Abbott from Evanston to inspect a new wing of the prison. Have you moved notify Yeager & Carroll to update your address for the new city directory.
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G. W. Stanley
Denver
C. B. Rich
Laramie
Dave Nimmo
Charles Carey
Will Mills
Anna Mills
Casper
Mray Craig
R. W. Rich
Mra W
Alberteen
Duluth
Minn
C. T. Goodall
Letitia Digan
Edith Sperry
Sheriff Neilson
Sheridan
Rawlins
Gpatit
Treasuer Abbott
Evanston
Dam Break Destroys Property Near Sheridan
A massive reservoir on Kearney Lake near Sheridan broke, sending a flood down Piney creek. The three mile long by half mile wide basin held fifteen feet of water, built last year for 12000 dollars. Homes, barns, trees and fences were damaged and livestock wiped out though no deaths reported.
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Barnes
Sheridan County
Kearney Lake
Sheridan
Piney Creek
Murder Charge Looms In Wyoming District Court
Rawlins June 2 The spring term opens with fifteen criminal cases on the docket led by Minnie Hazelridge charged with first degree murder in a dispute over a trunk in a home. Other trials include multiple horse stealing charges against Sam H Green Frank Williams and Chris Johnson four cases against G A Hileman and various felony and burglary indictments.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Minnie Hazelridge
Shoe
Cole
Sam H. Green
Frank Williams
Chris Johnson
G. A. Hileman
James Martin
Joseph Murphy
Gertie Smith
Pearl Smith
C. Stevens
Blyth & Fargo Buys Park City Store in $66,000 Deal
Blyth & Fargo of Evanston Wyoming purchases the Ascheim Mercantile Company's Park City Utah business. The 1,650 shares were bought at 40 dollars per share, totaling 66,000 dollars, to continue operating the Park City store.
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Evanston
Wyo
Blyth & Fargo Company
Ascheim Merchantile Company
Park City
Utah
Korien Shriners to attend national meeting in San Francisco
Korien Temple of the Mystic Shriners members led by William Daley will leave Rawlins Wyoming for San Francisco for the national Shriners meeting. The Wyoming Women's Club of the NAACP will meet June 4 at 417 East Twenty-third Street with Mrs. W. G. Bruce acting secretary.
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Rawlins
Wyo
William Daley
Korien Temple of the Mystic Shriners
San Francisco
the Shriners
Wyoming Women's Club of
W. G. Bruce
East Twenty-third Street
David R. Kinport
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Ehero
Golumbian Optical Co
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Sherman G. Palotere
Atlanta Constitution
Nonce
Dr. Leyds
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Indianapolis Sentinal
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Ecity
Yeager & Carroll
Agente Pepriess Directory Co
Weat Eighteenth Street
Piney Valley
Korien Shriners
Women's Club
Moody
Philadelphia Post
William F. Moody
Massachusetts
Congress
Washington Star
the Jones Cash Grocery
Ferguson
Norfolk
M. Marks
Ohenstein Brothers
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Warren Mercantile CO
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