Cheyenne Boosters Welcome at Egbert
A Monday visit by Cheyenne residents to Egbert drew 400 people from Hillsdale Mountain View Luther Pine Bluffs and nearby settlements. They enjoyed bucking contests baseball and athletic events followed by a grand free supper in Belers mercantile hotel. A mass meeting featuring toastmaster B T George opened with patriotic decor and songs as Wm Beeler greeted guests and praised Egbert’s growth.
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Egbert
Robert
Hillsdale
Mountain View
Luther
Pine Bluffs
Beler
Mammoth
Cheyenne Industrial Club
Wm. Beter
Orga
B. T. George
Miss Grimes
Ruth Curry
Blanche
J. O. Grimes
Missa Farrington
Miss Bryan
George
Wm. Beler
Beier
Beiers
Waiter Elopes With Rich Society Girl
A nationwide search by police, private detectives and government agents targets Lewis Smith Cox Jr. aka John Shaw, a bogus naval officer and former waiter. Shaw is wanted for numerous forgeries and abducting 17 year old Annia Louise Behner of Hartford, Conn. Detectives tracked him to New York after he fled on June 13, claiming poverty and desperation.
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New York
Lewis Smith Cox, Jr
John Shaw
Shaw
Hartford
Conn
Annia Louise Behner
Louis Behner
Hartford Insurance Company
Louisianan senate passes Locke anti racing bill poised for signature
Baton Rouge June 23 After months of campaigning a bitter fight the Louisiana state senate passed the Locke anti racing bill this afternoon. It now awaits the governor's signature and is expected to become law with Governor Sanders likely to approve.
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Baton Rouge
Locke
Louisiana State Senate
House
Sanders
Unknown Foreigner Hangs Self in Union Pacific Caboose
In Hvanaton Wyoming a laborer was found dead in a Union Pacific caboose sidetracked for days. The unknown man had entered the car at least a day before and remained there until discovery this morning.
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Belf
Caboose
Sherman Sherman Goes to Hospital in Frantic Health Crisis
Cleveland June 23 Representative Schoolcraft Sherman Republican candidate for vice president was removed from former Governor Herrick's home to Lakeside hospital with gallotoneg. Officials report he is holding his own after a restless day and no operation appears likely if improvement continues. A favorable sign is a continued high temperature.
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Cleveland
Schoolcraft Sherman
Herrick
Lakeside Hospital
Heat Drives Out Sunday School Delegates
Louisville June 23. The International Sunday School convention faced a sharp drop in attendance as delegates left after three days of heat. Several addresses were delivered before departures began.
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Louisville
Kurds Raid and Pillage Reach Urumiah Amid Turmoil
Novo Vremya dispatch from Tabriz to Urumiah reports Kurdish raiders surrounding Urumiah and pillaging villages near the town. Turkish regulars press the raiders as two battalions of infantry and artillery occupy nearby villages. Russia has lodged protests with the Porte but has taken no further action.
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St. Petersburg
Novo Vremya Today
Tabriz
Persia
Urumiah
Surbulant
Turkey
Foreign Office
Russia
Porte
Forest ranger wed in midnight Wyoming ceremony
Glidden Barstow a young forest ranger stationed at Afton Wyoming married Miss Gladys Horton of Wichita Kansas by Rev Arnold Bode at midnight. The county clerk and deputy were unavailable so the license was issued after the groom’s lawyer friend hurried from a previous engagement. The ceremony ended a schoolmate attachment.
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Bathtub
Laramie
Wyo
Glidden Barstow
Afton
Gladys Horton
Wichita
Kan
Arnold Bode
Episcopal Church
Dean
American Girl Weds Brother of Earl at St James Palace
Jean Reid daughter of U S ambassador Whitelaw Reid married Hon John Hubert Ward son of the Earl of Dudley at St James Palace Chapel Royal in the presence of King Edward and Queen Alexandra with royal approval noted from the private gallery. The wedding links the American diplomat family to English aristocracy.
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Earl
London
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Jean Reid
Whitelaw Reid
England
Runaway crash in Longmont injures mother and kills infant
In a Longmont Colorado incident on June 23 Mrs Othello Moore was severely injured after a runaway struck a wagon. The skull of her four month old baby was crushed and died shortly after. Mrs Welch and her two year old daughter Mia Moore escaped unharmed.
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Longmont
Colo
Othello Moore
Spanish Queen Births Second Son at La Granja
The queen of Spain gave birth to a son in the royal castle of La Granja. This is the second child for Queen Victoria following the birth of the prince of the Asturias on May 10 last year.
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Madrid
Spain
la Granja
Victoria
Prince of the Asturias
Wyoming Weather Forecast and 1908 Readings
Forecast for Wyoming calls for fair Wednesday and Thursday. Local data show 24 hours ending 6 pm June 25 1908 with a maximum of 68 degrees a minimum of 41 degrees and 0.03 inch of precipitation. W. G. Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington
D. C
Wyoming
W. &. Palmer
Natives Rise in Revolt Against Portuguese Rule in Cape Verde
Lisbon reports a serious uprising in Portuguese Guinea with Native groups attacking settlements, killing and abducting Europeans. Portuguese troops retreat to Bissau as a French warship is sent to protect French subjects amid cannibal fears and brutal crackdowns following the Hut Tax dispute.
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Lisbon
Bisseau
Courage
Half Breeds Murder Postmaster and Girl in Turtle Mountains
Frank Giedel a wealthy bachelor postmaster at Somber North Dakota and his 16 year old niece were murdered in their home. Their store was destroyed by fire and robbers suspected as prowlers in the Turtle mountains. Officers scour the area for the assailants.
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Bottineau
N. D
Frank Giedel
Somber
Turtle Mountains
No Water For Public In Chicago On Hot Test Day
On a scorching June day thousands sweltered as public drinking fountains failed to operate in central Chicago. The heat and suffocating air blanketed the city streets, leaving residents without access to usable water from public fixtures.
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Chicago
Denver prepares for big Democratic convention
Denver moves full speed to organize the Democratic national convention with headquarters opened at the Brown Palace and Illinois leaders arriving. Bryan is seen as the likely presidential nominee on the first ballot while discussions center on a vice presidential choice and committee leadership including Morris Culbertson Woodson and Kerns.
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National Democratic Committee
Denver
Colo
United States
Democratic National Committee
Brown Palace
Illinois
Roger C. Sullivan
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
National Committee
Woodson
Bryan
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
John W. Kérn
Indiana
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinoia
Free P. Morris
Iroquois County
Springfield
Charles A. Culbertson
Texas
Morris
Culberson
South
Passengers Bail for Their Lives in Flood
Fennimore Wisconsin June 23 In a southwestern Wisconsin flood two coaches on a narrow gauge line between Fennimore and Woodman were swept a quarter mile from tracks. Eighteen passengers bailed to survive. The engine, unoccupied, ran ahead as six feet of water rose. The engineer and fireman spent the night on the cab roof. The baggage car tipped, three men inside escaped by opening a door and swimming to the car’s side.
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Fennimore
Wis
Wisconsin
Woodman
Persian Parliament Defies Shah in Bloody Clash
In Teheran a bloody daytime assault around the parliament left many dead and wounded as Cossacks and troops fired on defenders. The building was bombarded and bombs were cast from the frame as arrests were demanded and refused.
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Teheran
Shahs Hah
South Dakotan killed by lightning in storm near Mt. Vernon
A thunderstorm brought heavy rain and lightning this morning eight miles north of Mt. Vernon. Samuel Fridley was killed as the storm passed through the area.
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South
Mitchell
Samuel Fridley
Mt. Vernon
Georgia Opposes Bryan Candidacy at Democratic Meeting
Georgia delegates to the Democratic National Convention decided to apply the unit rule. The Georgia delegation appeared to oppose Bryan, with the majority ready to cast votes for another candidate.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Bryan
Johnson finds Lawson campaign fund offer amusing
Minneapolis June 28 Governor Johnson reacted with humor to Thomas W Lawson of Boston offering to value a million dollar campaign fund for a ticket with Johnson for president and Bryan for vice president. He said it sounds excellent and they are willing to agree, amused by the proposal.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Bryan
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