Taft Loses Only One Contest As RNC Totals 216 Taft Seats
Chicago June 12 The Republican National Committee finished seven days of hearings on contests and awarded 216 Taft seats and 3 Foraker seats. Foraker won in Virginia and Ohio. Taft leads with 387 instructed delegates. The allies issued a statement pledging to stay the course and that no nomination would occur on the first ballot.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Taft
Foraker
Virginia
Ohio
National Committee
Utah Governor Seizes Daughter After Elopement
Miss Mabel Cutler, daughter of Governor Cutler of Utah, and Thomas Edward Butler, a grocery clerk, eloped to Ogden and wed. After days of separation, authorities intervened. Governor Cutler persuaded his daughter to return to his home, while Butler claims the wife is merely visiting.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mabel Cutler
Salt Lake
Truant Boys Die in Trunk After Hiding From School
Fall River, Mass. June 12. After a long search tonight the bodies of Joseph and Andre Beaudry ages 8 and 6 were found locked in a trunk where they reportedly hid to avoid going to school this morning. The trunk interior and the clothing and bodies showed the struggle to escape death.
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Fall River
Mass
Joseph
Andre Beaudry
Boy Sets Fire To Woman In Park Assault
A 13 year old boy in New York’s Bronx Rose Hill park secretly set fire to a woman’s dress as she burned in agony. He watched from tall grass as she wriggled near a railroad cut. Doctors at Fordham hospital say Miss Catherine McCormick may not live.
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New York
Francisco de Rasino
Rose Hill Park
Bronx
Fordham Hospital
Catherine McCormick
Weather Forecast and Daily Climate Data 1908
Washington reports a Wyoming forecast of fair Saturday with possible southeast showers on Sunday, then fair and warmer. Local data show 24 hours to 6 pm June 22: max 78, min 48, precipitation 0.83 inches. Palmer, Weather Official.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
W. G. Palmer
Bectlon
Will Not Open Hanna Mine No 1 At This Time
General Manager D C Clark of the Union Pacific Coal company was in Cheyenne en route to inspect company properties. He will stop at Hanna to receive a report on conditions in No 1 mine where two explosions left more than fifty bodies. No attempt will be made to penetrate the mine now.
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D. C. Clark
Union Pacific Coal Company
Cheyenne
Hanna
Horton Ends Hunt for Sommers Murder Case
Rawlins Wyoming June 12 Sheriff Horton back from Centennial country aiding Albany county Sheriff Thirkleson in the hunt for the murderer of Sheriff Bath of Albany county G A Sommers Thirkleson has also quit the pursuit and returned to Laramie
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Rawlins
Wyo
Horton
Centennial Country
Sherif Thirkelson
Albany County
Bath
G. A. Sommers
Thirkleson
Laramie
North Platte River Remains High Delaying Work at Whalen Dam
The North Platte River stays at flood stage near Guernsey Wyoming, keeping the Whalen diversion dam work halted as crews assess damage after the recent flood.
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Guernsey
Wyo
North Platte
Whalen
Jealous roomer kills landlady and rival then dies
In Denver on June 12 Charles E. Byers shot and killed Mrs. May Boren the landlady and Edward Smith a lodger. He then killed himself after a brief interview with Mrs. Boren. Byers recently argued with the two and was ordered from the house. Mrs. Boren had moved from Howard Kansas a year earlier and was divorced from J. P. Boren.
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Denver
Colo
Charles E. Byers
Standard Oil guilty of rebating in interstate case
Rochester N Y June 12 Guilty as charged verdict returned by federal court jury in the Standard Oil case this evening The defense moves for a new trial and arguments on the motion set for July 7 Prosecution will move for judgment and sentence on that date The oil company faced alleged violation of the interstate commerce law in accepting concessions from the filed tariff on shipments of oil from Olean to Rutland and Bellows Falls The total maximum fine on the charged counts is 800000
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Rochester
N. Y
Standard Oil Company
Oil Company
Olean
Rutland
Bellows Falls
Pawnbroker Edward Sparenberg Seeks Congress Seat
New York June 12 Edward J Sparenberg a longtime East Side pawnbroker plans to run for Congress in the district currently represented by Henry M Goldfogle who is reported to join the supreme court bench.
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New York
Edward J. Sparenberg
East Side
Congress
Henry M. Goldfogle
Eupreme Court
Wyoming Professor Resigns From University
Laramie Wyoming June 12 Professor W F Gilkison professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wyoming and a graduate of Colorado Agricultural College will return to Fort Collins after resigning his position.
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Wyoming
Laramie
Wyo
W.F. Gilkison
University of Wyoming
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Precipitation Near Nine Inches In Cheyenne
Rain yesterday afternoon pushed Cheyenne total precipitation since June 1 to 8.25 inches. Indications show May and June totals will reach at least 9 inches.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming Census Records Show Few Women Earning High Wages
A 1905 census bulletin notes only one Wyoming woman over 16 earned more than $15 weekly. The finding highlights limited female wage earnings in the era and reflects broader gender work disparities in the period.
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Wyoming
Hawaiian Cowboys to Represent Hawaii at Frontier Days
In Honolulu two Hawaiian riders and ropers are contesting to attend Cheyenne Frontier Days as Hawaii representatives. Eben R. Low, a former Wyoming cowboy, plans to bring two Hawaiians to compete against American cowboys. A grandstand contractor reports one carload of material en route and three more ready, with completion guaranteed by July end.
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Cheyenne
Honolulu
Low
Angus McPhee
Johnnie Winter
Frontier Park
Frontier Committee
Mother Spills Oil Child Cremated In Pueblo Kitchen Disaster
In Pueblo Colorado Mrs Nott Rocherer 21 attempted to light a kerosene flame in her kitchen. The kerosene can exploded spreading fire to the adjoining room where 7 month old Rosina Rocherer died as neighbors and her mother failed to save the child. The blaze destroyed both the house and the Starz dwelling next door. Frank Kolok risked his life to rescue the mother who fought him.
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Pueblo
Colo
Nott Rocherer
Rosina
Frank Kolok
Jury Finds Sommers Responsible For Sheriff Bath Death
Laramie Wyoming June 12 coroner s jury rules death from gunshot wound and says it was inflicted by G A Sommers marking the first legal accusation against Sommers.
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Laramie
Wyo
Alfred H. Bath
G. A. Sommers
Sommers
Advertiser's Words Contest to Run Next Week
The Leader announces an Advertiser's Words Contest with ten to twelve new advertisements to read next week. Readers must pick one word from each ad to form a sentence for prizes awarded to the top three guessers. Mr. G R Sheldon handles entries. call 93 for details.
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Leader
G. R. Sheldon
Mother of Ranchman Patrick Dies in Omaha
Mrs. Sarah O. Patrick, pioneer Douglas County resident, died in Omaha after a period of illness. She was the mother of Ed L. Patrick, a well known ranchman in the northern part of the county.
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Omaha
Sarah O. Patrick
Douglas County
Neb
Slice
Ed. L. Patrick
Flood Forecast Looms As Rivers Rise Across Midwest
Terrific Kaw valley rain and wind flood warnings mark rising Kansas Kansas City and Missouri River levels. Topeka reports 2 inches of rain and a drowning in an asylum creek incident. Mississippi at St Louis climbs toward 33 feet with crest expected by Sunday.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Washington, D. C
Kaw River
Edn
Kansas River
Missouri River
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Kaw Valley
Kaw
Skibbee
Utah Delegates Pass Pro-Cleveland Motion at Denver
Salt Lake City June 12 delegates to the Denver Democratic convention express party pride in Grover Cleveland. The convention votes to mail a letter praising his services and wishes him long life, despite opposition to the phrase about his party service. Cleveland signed the bill making Utah a state.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Denver
Bryain
Democrata
United States
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Irwins to Take Bad Horses to Denver
Co. B and Frank Irwin plan to move more than a dozen bucking bronchos to Denver for the rough riding contest held just before the Democratic National Convention.
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Irwins
Denver
Co. B
Frank Irwin
Flood washes out county bridges in Chugwater valley
County records show every bridge from Chugwater station to the Laramie river washed out after the recent flood. Commissioner Gray reports Laramie county losses exceed ten thousand dollars due to the destruction.
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Gray
Chugwater Valley
Chugwater Station
Laramie River
Laramie County
Tragic self decapitation following domestic quarrel
In Cleveland on June 12 Joseph Paroulski returned home with his wife and four children after a dance. He attacked his wife with a razor as she fled with the children, then cut his own throat slicing through to the skin. Police found his head dangling from the torso.
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Cleveland
Joseph Parolulsk
Parolulsk
Paroulski
Medical Examiners Through Board Completes Certificate Reviews
The state board of medical examiners completed a multi day session examining seven applicants for physician certificates.
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State Board OF
State Board of Median Examiners
Counterfeit $10 Bills Flood Cheyenne Reports
To date only one sample of the ten dollar counterfeit bill has been detected in Cheyenne, according to Denver papers noting the stream of fakes entering the area. The note underscores concerns over broader currency circulation and counterfeit risk.
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Denver
Cheyenne
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