Woman finds lost child after 48 hours in Wyoming hills
In Thermopolis Wyoming on June 6 Mrs J Powers four year old daughter wandered from a sheep camp and despite searchers for two days the child remained lost. The mother followed a path directly to the hills where the girl slept under a sage clump guarded by coyotes. After a grueling trek the mother reached the child and both were found safe.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
J. Powers
W. D. Putney
Destructive Nebraska Tornado Kills Dozens
Omaha reports a Friday tornado across southern Nebraska and northern Kansas causing at least twenty one deaths five fatally injured and many more hurt. Phillipsburg and Courtland areas also suffered casualties as communications fail and rivers threaten flooding with Kansas River rising toward 23 feet.
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Neb
Nebraska
Kansas
Byron
Courtland
Kan
Phillipsburg
Superior
Ron
Baseball scores from major leagues and Western League
National League results show Chicago defeating Boston 14 to 0 and New York beating Philadelphia 8 to 2 and St Louis 2 to 0. Pittsburg 5, Cincinnati 8. Brooklyn 2, St Louis 2. American League Chicago 6, Washington 4. Cleveland 2, New York 6. Boston 10, Detroit 6. Western League Denver 16, Bronx City 2. Pueblo 9, Des Moines 2. Second Game Pueblo 9, Des Moines 10. Lincoln 1, Omaha 9.
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Chicago
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Pittsburg
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Denver
Bronx City
Pueblo
Des Moines
Lincoln
Omaha
Woman Dies in Bath at Pleasant View Sanatorium
Thermopolis Wyoming June 6 Special to The Leader Sophia A Signor of Washington Indiana died in a very hot bath at Pleasant View Sanatorium while heart weakness caused fatal heart failure. The 73 year old was staying for treatment. F B Miller Sheridan division Burlington inspected Kirby branch and the Thermopolis extension. Holdrege favors completing the Thermopolis extension this summer.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Pleasant View Sanatorium
State Hot Springs
Sophia A. Signor
Washington
Ind
Holdrege
F. B. Miller
Sheridan
Burlington
Kirby
Miller
Thermopolis-Kirby
Hold- Tege
Mine horror at Silverton mine blast fire
Silverton Colorado reports a fatal mine blaze at the Gold King mine in Gladstone. Estimated 23 men may be dead with 14 reaching surface and 20 overcome. A rescue party of 34 entered the mine as a special train with 300 rescuers initiated search efforts.
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Silverton
Colo
Gold King
Gladstone
Republican Committee Prejudiced for Taft
Chicago reports that the allied candidates will not present further evidence to the national committee in contested cases as Taft is favored. Delegates for Florida and Georgia were added to the temporary convention roll. Vice presidential talks center on an eastern pick, with Cortelyou, Dolliver, Fassett, and Fairbanks under consideration.
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Republican National Committee
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Fairbanks
Hughes
Cannon
National Committee
Taft
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Georgia
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Dolliver
Iowa
Wicked Knifer Kish Bound for Trial in Murders Assault
Casper Wyoming June 6 John Kish alias John Kertes the so called wicked knifer and jail breaker is bound for trial on a murder ous assault charge for stabbing Charles O Neal and is jailed unable to post 2700 bail. He is described as a Slavonian with a long history of violence including stabbing miners and escaping from jail aided by a sawed cage and mine hideouts. Preliminary hearing required two interpreters German Slavonian to convey questions to Kish.
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Casper
Wyo
John Kish
Slias
John Kertes
Charles
Red) O'Neal
Cadoma
Kish
Wyoming
Utah
Glenrock
Natrona County
O'Neal
John Kiel
Stankop Zyvo
Fraternal Society Day of Mourning Observed in Cheyenne
Five Cheyenne fraternal societies and five auxiliary groups join in memorial exercises and a cemetery burial decoration parade. Participants include Woodmen of the World Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen of America Royal Highlanders Rebekahs Pythian Sisters Women of Woodcraft Woodmen Circle and Royal Neighbors with the Woodman band. The parade forms at Keefe hall at 10 AM proceeding along Ferguson Seventeenth House Twenty first Seymour to cemeteries. Each group decorates its own dead and holds ritual services at the graves with joint memorials planned later at the First Baptist church.
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Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen of America
Royal Highlanders
Rebekahs
Pythian Sisters
Women of Woodcraft
Woodmen Circle
Royal Neighbors
Keefe Hall
Woodman Band
Ferguson Street
Seventeenth
House
Twenty-first
Seymour
First Baptist Church
Belmont Leader Oliver H. P. Belmont Improves
Belmont New York June 6 Oliver H P Belmont who has been seriously ill with appendicitis for several days is reported to be a little better indicating a steadying condition for the prominent financier and philanthropist treated at his residence.
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New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Wyoming Forecast and Local Weather for June 4 1908
Weather report from Washington D C shows showers Sunday except fair in southeast Wyoming and Monday fair. Local data cover 24 hours to 6 p m June 4 1908 with max 69, min 45 and precipitation 0.01 inch. Palmer section director W M Palmer
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
W. &. Palmer
La Follette May Go To Democratic Party
Rep Hitchcock declares La Follette Republicans have no place in the GOP this year and should join Bryan Democrats. Washington notes La Follette may withdraw from the race. Wisconsin supporters disdain Aldrich bill opposition and some La Follette men attack GOP methods in the House. Hitchcock and his family left for Omaha today.
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D. C
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Washington Times
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Congressional Record
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Judge Jenkins
Americans Smash World Records At Franklin Field Tryouts
Philadelphia June 4 Candidates for the American Olympic team showed top form as world records fell in pole vault and free discus at Franklin Field. Yale's A C Gilbert vaulted 12 feet 7 and 3 quarters inches while A K Dearborn and M J Sheridan set new marks in free style discus. Olympian records also fell in the 800 m 400 m hurdles and 1500 m as the team is chosen at the New York meet Tuesday night with about forty expected to make the squad.
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Philadelphia
Franklin
London
Athens
Paris
St. Louis
A. C. Gilbert
Yale
A. K. Dearborn
New York Athletic Club
M. J. Sheridan
New York
Wheatland flood damage overblown says inspection
Wheatland Wyoming reports of flood damage to the Wheatland Development Company's irrigation works were exaggerated. Inspectors found the system capable of delivering water to 11 000 acres by June 20 with only minor tunnel and ditch damage and no major harm to the main system.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Wheatland Development Company
Wyoming Development Company
Dieter Jury Disagrees in Juvenile Delinquency Case
In Boulder Colorado on June 6 the jury after forty hours of deliberation failed to reach a verdict in the Wim. Dieter case charged with contributing to juvenile delinquency.
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Boulder, Colo
Wim. Dieter
Charter Oak Mine to Have Smelter
Special to The Leader Encampment Wyo June 6 The Copper Bar Mining company plans to install a matte smelter at the mouth of the Charter Oak tunnel on Calf creek The plant type whether ordinary or electric is undecided The Charter Oak hosts the district’s largest ore body after Ferris Haggerty in the region
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Wyo
Copper Bar Mining Company
Charter Oak Tunnel
Calf Creek
Charter Oak
Ferris-Haggerty
Amalgamated Copper properties shut by washouts
Hutte Mont June 6 Owing to washouts between here and Anaconda practically all the Amalgamated Copper company properties are closed. Between 6 000 and 6 000 men are out of employment. The Clark mines ceased operation because the flood waters to the Clark Smelter and the Bouton and Montans properties closed due to crippled transportation to Great Falls where their smelter is located.
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Here
Anaconda
Amalgamated Copper Company
Clark
Bouton
Montans
Polnt
Great Malls
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