First Oil Found on the Shoshoni Reservation
A producing well of heavy asphaltum base oil was brought in at Fort Washakie Wyoming at a depth of 650 feet on the Waphakie Hydro-carbon Mining Co site. Credit goes to Russell Thorp of Lusk with associates Gould Dietz E J Athlein and J K Moore Jr. Oil men nationwide await further development as capitalists move in.
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Lander
Wyo
Waphakie Hydro-carbon Mining Co
Fort Washakie
Russell Thorp
Lask
Shoshoni Indian Reservation
Thorp
New Licht for Laramie New Licht for Laramie
Engineers Burns and Black denied a Kansas City report that Cheyenne waterworks would power Laramie lighting. They confirmed a $125000 plant to be built at Laramie river bottoms, likely sites chosen, with construction to begin. Burns represents H. C. Taylor who holds a Laramie heating franchise.
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C. 8. Burns
Burns & McDonald
Kansas City
C. EB. Black
Laramie
Cheyenne
Burns
H. C. Taylor
Taylor
Crystal Lake
C. A. Burns
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Fires cook by firing blank charge in dispute
Louise Pader proprietress of a boarding house at 241 West Forty-eighth Street was arraigned before Magistrate Harris in the West Side court on felonious assault charges. Mrs. Sadie Henry of 214 Fulton Avenue Astoria, a cook, says Pader fired a blank cartridge during a wage dispute. The case was adjourned and Pader held on 3000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louise Pader
West Forty-eighth Street
Harris
West Side
Sadie Henry
Fulton Avenue
Astoria
Henry
Miss Pader
Buckwalter Seeks Wolves for Moving Pictures
Denver film dealer H Buckwalter advertises in the Leader offering top price for ten or fifteen live coyotes or wolves to be delivered in Denver immediately for use in moving pictures.
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H. Buckwalter
Denver
Paraphernalia for Gambling Destroyed in Wyoming County
Proving Attorney Crawford served notice on all persons in the county possessing gambling paraphernalia to destroy it immediately. The action follows a statute enacted by the last legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moanatden
Wyo
Crawford
Resort Plans for Dale Creek by Union Pacific
Union Pacific officials plan a modern up to date resort at Dale Creek station near the mountains between the city and Laramie. A landscape scheme includes artificial lake trees and cozy houses with grounds for tennis golf and outdoor recreation. A large sum of money is expected to be spent on beautification and amenities for summer pleasure grounds for officials and road patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Dale Creek
Thi City
Laramie
Union Pacific
Omaha
Crowded Cheyenne Hospitals See Surge of Cases
The Cheyenne Private hospital and St. John's hospital faced high patient inflows with emergency rooms in use. Patients include Andrew Johnson recovering from appendicitis and Mrs. E. Hagan in serious condition, while others improve after operations or illnesses.
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Cheyenne
St. John’s Hospital
Andrew Johnson
Wisconsin
Grover
St. John’s
E. Hagan
St. John's Hospital
C. A. Davis
St. John's
Hellen Gilland
H. A. England
Ben Davis
Rawlins
Edwin Hanson
St John's Hospital
Wm. B. McNulty
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Joseph Cahill
Greeley
G. W. Goff
E. C. Miles
Union Pacific
Buford
Emily Johnston
A. D. Johnston
Pick Pockets Rog on Trains During Busy Travel
Amid crowded Union Pacific and eastbound excursions this week, pickpockets operated on trains. Travelers reported loss of cash totaling amounts around 180 and 60 dollars, with some accounts showing small recoveries. Other purses were later found with cash intact or recovered, indicating mixed outcomes.
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Union Pactic I
Railroad Policeman Obnoxious At Evanston
Strong public feeling grows in Evanston Wyoming over high handed Union Pacific special policemen patrolling yards. Citizens mistaken for hoboes have been arrested and insulted with at least one assault and gun threat during a protest. Pressure to revoke the policemen’s special commission rises.
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Evanston
Wyo
Union Pacific
Tramps Attack Freight Train Near Ontario
Thirteen tramp mob assaults freight train No 20 three miles west of Ontario injuring two crewmen. A Los Angeles conductor was knocked unconscious as the group overwhelmed passengers and crew before police dispersed them. Fourteen vagrants were reported to have been subdued.
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California
San Bernardino
Southern Pacific
Ontario
Conducton Sutherland
Los Angeles
Ponaca
England Tries To Heat Father Time Passes Second Reading
The daylight savings bill won second reading in the House of Commons by 130 to 94. It would advance clocks by 24 minutes on four Sundays in April and revert on four Sundays in September to extend evening daylight for recreation and potential light savings for workers.
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England
London
House of Commons
Awakening to Police Search Ends in Tragic Death in Sheridan
Mrs Marry Bridge woke her sleeping husband to gain access for a police search for a fugitive and found him dead from heart failure. He had been dead hours as the officer’s target fled unnoticed. no fugitive was at the Bridge home.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Marry Bridge
Bridge
Officials Indicted for Forgery in London Ky Case
London Kentucky March 6 officials indicted for forgery Frank P Elliott deputy collector and former county sheriff clerk and Charles N Prov new former county clerk indicted on charges of forging fraudulent claims and collecting money in a state affair with Inkfort involvement.
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London
Frank P. Elliott
Sheritan
Charles N. Prov. New
State Np
Inkfort
Trix
Hooker Convicted of Embezzlement in Noy Case
March 6 report from Noy states Harold f Williams & Co once a brokerage, defunct, faced embezzlement charges. Jury found Hooker guilty of misappropriating funds exceeding $72,000 as brokers for the firm.
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Noy
Harold F
Williams & Co
Taft Calls Congress to Extra Session For Tariff Revision
Taft issues a call for an extra session of Congress to revise the tariff. Six cabinet members took oath today: Knox Hitchcock Meyer Ballinger Wilson Nagel. Wickersham was sworn in yesterday.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
P. ©. Knox
F. H. Hitchcock
G. V. L. Meyer
R. A. Ballinger
James Wilson
Charles Nagel
Wickersham
Dickinson and
MacVeagh
Congress
Mrs Clarey Arrested On Europe Sail Demand For 50000
New York March 6 Mrs Ethel Martha Clarey a wealthy society leader was arrested as she prepared to sail for Europe on the Minnehaha The complaint by William Stuart claims his wife Anna Hartinger Stuart was being taken to Europe against his consent and seeks damages of 50000. MEN FORM COLUB A social and educational club formed by Union Pacific car men in car repairing shops Elmer Couchman president William Billings first vice president Henry Erb second vice president and Harry Hammell secretary and treasurer Meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays study air brakes and train mechanisms to improve railroad work.
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New York
Ethel Martha Clarey
Europe
Minnehaha
William Stuart
Anna Hartinger Stuart
Clarey
COLUB
Union Pacific
Elmer Couchman
William Billings
Henry Erb
Harry Hammell
Carmen
Soldiers Return Tomorrow After Two Years Absence
Two battalions of the Wleverith United States infantry headquarters and band are due in Cheyenea tomorrow after a two year absence. They left Ft. Russell for Cuba in October 1906 and will join the Eleventh infantry at their home barracks. Many officers and men with local ties are among the returning group.
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Wleverith United States Infantry
Cheyenea
Ft. Russell
Cuba
Eleventh
Eleventh Infantry
Ialand
Wisconsin free lunch bill dies in assembly clash
The Wisconsin assembly rejected a measure to bar free lunches at saloons and refused engrossment on the related bill. The session also killed a bill for an appropriation to send Wisconsin delegates to the Yukon Alaska exposition in Seattle.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wix
Seattle
Union Pacific Launches New Through Train Route
Union Pacific will start a through service on April 2 linking 8th Louis to Denver and continuing west to Green River then to the coast via the Oregon Short Line without change of cars. The service will run through the Berkele-culo route to connect western and coastal destinations.
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Union Pacific
8Th, Louis
Denver
Berle Culo
Green River
Oregon Short Line
Chavce
Rival Candidates Tied for Sheriff in Rawlins Contest
The recount ordered by the state supreme court ended the county sheriff race in Rawlins with Walter Hilands Republican and Campbell Democrat tied by one vote. Campbell's victory was certified by the board of county commissioners, and he began duties with Mile undersheriff and Horton jailer appointed.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Supreme Court
Walter Hilands
D. B
Campbell
Board of County Commissioners
R. A. Horton
Sherif
Hilands
Sheela Campbell
W. A. Mile
C. E. Horton
Safe powder almost sends six to eternity
Sunrise Wyoming March 6 two powder salesmen tried to prove their product safer than the local mine’s powder. A blast from two kegs nearly killed six men including the salesmen and mine officials before the crew could move away from the pit.
Pioneer of West Dies at Guernsey
Guernsey Wyoming March 6 A B Reynolds an early settler in Laramie county and a pioneer of the region died at age 89 He first came west in 1848 traveling in an ox cart while seeking gold in California and later resided in the Guernsey area for about sixty years
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Guernsey
Wyo
A. BH. Reynolds
Laramie County
Presypelas
California
Gubeye
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Gould Dietz
J. Athlein
Chicago
J. K. Moore, Jr
Ft. Washakile
Ferest
Washington
Cheyene
Buckwalter
Union Pacif
Cupid
Pittsburg
Mrs. Bradley
Nineteeth Street
Ralph A. Rose
Alva C. S
Cochran
Miss Haggard
Dawson
Young Cochran
Boon
Cumberland
State Line
Maryland
Connellsville
Mr. Cochran
Youngetown
Ohio
Miss Haaggard
Bio
Young Man
Matt
Hooker
White House
Roosevelt
Carbon County
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