Italians Gallant Run Ends in Disaster in Race
The Italian car, fast approaching the American entry in the New York to Paris race, broke a jack shaft near Paxton Neb and stalled. A duplicate shaft could not be located, risking a two week delay. The American car experienced mud and snow but resumed progress toward Walcott and Rawlins as crews sought a replacement shaft.
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New York
Paris
Paxton
Neb
Cheyenne
Laramie
Walcott
Grand Island
Cheyenne Sportamen
America
Thomas
Wright & Lawson
Express Company
Industrial Club
Turners
Cheyenne Turnverein Society
Turner Hall
Talcott
Wyo
Hanna
Matthewson
Rawlns
Milles
Walcett
Rawlins
Orchard pleads guilty and will be sentenced
Caldwell Idaho Maarah 10 Harry Orchard before Judge Fremont Woods in the district court today was allowed to withdraw his former plea of not guilty to the charge of murder in the first degree. He admitted being hired to kill former Governor Bleupeberg by Moyer Haywood and Pettibone leaders of the Western Federation of Miners.
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Ion
Bleupeberg
Moyer
Haywood and Pettibone
Grand Junction
Speechmaking in the House featured McLaurin treasury notes basis
Washington March 10 debate on the postoffice appropriation bill resumed with amendments in order. Hamilton of Michigan argued federal power over corporations while Small of North Carolina Finley of South Carolina attacked ocean mail service pay as ship subsidy. McLaurin of Mississippi led a senate currency bill speech arguing no special need for currency legislation and blaming Republicans for the panic. Several calendar bills were passed.
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Washington, D. C
Hamilton
Michigan
Small
North Carolina
Finley
South Carolina
Treasury
Senate
McLaurin
Mississippi
Republican Party
Whale sighting off Amagansett ends pursuit at dusk
In Amagansett New York on March 9 a whale was sighted three miles offshore marking the first such sighting in a year. A whale boat crew, former experts, pursued but the whale eluded them after spouting several times and disappeared into the open sea before nightfall.
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New York
Amagancett
L. I
Denver Real Estate Operator Charged with Embezzlement
Clinton O. Heath of Denver was arrested in Los Angeles on a $40,000 embezzlement charge from a New York client. He proclaimed innocence and wished to return to Denver for settlement while Colorado officials prepare to take charge of him.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clinton O. Heath
Denver
New York
Colorado
Four Negroes Lynched by Mob in Mississippi
In Van Cleave Mississippi a mob of about thirty men lynched Dave Poe Tom Ranston and two Jenkins brothers three hours after overtaking them while in deputy custody en route to jail. A string of arson fires incited the crowd and the four confessed before being hanged from trees along the roadside. The lynching was carried out in an orderly fashion.
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Mobile
Aiwa
Dave Poe
Tom Ranston
Jenkins Brothers
van Cleave
Miss
Bilox
Jackson County
Immoral Play Arrests Stun Newark Theater Crowd
Police arrest George W. Jacobs theater manager John T. Pearsall Harold VourgBURG Harold Rhea and Louis Miller of the Millenthal company after a performance of A Millionaire’s Revenge at the Columbia theater. They face charges of producing an immoral play based on the Thaw tragedy.
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Newark
N. J
Columbia Theater
George W. Jacobs
John T. Pearsall
Millenthal Brothers Amusement Company
Harold Vouburge
Gay Rhea
Louis (. Miller
Exploding Dynamite At Buford Causes Harmless Blast
A carload of dynamite exploded at Buford Wyoming twenty eight miles west of Cheyenne at 7 46 PM causing no injuries or major damage. The blast rattled Union Pacific rails and wrecked two derelict buildings while a fire started in the explosive storage hut at 7 30 PM. Locals fled as the powder house detonated and a large pit floor was ripped open.
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Buford
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Great Pit
Ex Mayor Schmitz Granted Bail Pending Bribery Case
San Francisco March 10 Eugene Schmitz former mayor of San Francisco convicted of extortion to be released on bond and await further action. Judge Dunne ordered the case to be submitted to another grand jury while the bribery charges in connection with public service corporations remain.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Cal
Eugene Schmitz
Uberty
Dunne
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Alia's Fate Nears as Murder Trial Concludes
In Denver on March 10 prosecutors neared finishing the case against Giuseppe Alia charged with murdering Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeth Catholic Church on February 25. Only two witnesses saw the shooting. many in the church did not witness the gunfire, and Mrs Van Cleve's plot suggestion lacked corroboration.
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Denver
Colo
Giuseppe Alia
Leo Heinrichs
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
van Cleve
King Alfonso Appears in Public in Barcelona Visit
Barcelona March 10 The first day of King Alfonso's visit to Barcelona passed without incident. Republicans and separatists refrained from hostility and the public greeted the sovereign with acclaim. He spoke by telephone with his wife and mother in Madrid, praising the splendid reception.
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King Alphonso
Barcelona
Alfonso
Saparitisig
Madrid
Pletetre
New Boy Born in South Cheyenne Home
John Hodgkinson, a noted machinist, welcomes a baby boy to his home with Mrs Hodgkinson. The newborn reportedly progresses satisfactorily.
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Jonny Hodgkinson
John Hodgkinson
New Diphtheria Quarantine at Jacob Kalher Home
The residence of Mia Jacob Kalher at 219 East Twelfth Street has been quarantined due to a diphtheria case. Local health authorities ordered the measures to prevent further spread.
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Mia
Jacob Kalher
East Twelfth Street
Governor Buchtel Attacks Grand Junction Court
Denver March 10 Governor Buchtel writes Judge Sprigg Shackleford denouncing court decorum in a Grand Junction case. He complains of hastened sentencing for a horse theft and cites past executions to argue for delays and courtesy in legal procedure.
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Denver
Colo
Buchtel
Sprigg Shackleford
Grand Junction
Poter
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Must Give Up Harry
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faces exile from Park Avenue to Matteawan as negotiations force a divorce settlement. Details claim a $25,000 payout or no divorce while private detectives compile evidence for a possible annulment suit on grounds of insanity.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry
New York
Thaw
Matteawan
Park Avenue
Harry K. Thaw
William Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Daniel O’reiy
Large blaze near Cheyenne and Fort Russell threatens two ranches
A midnight fire in Crow Creek valley visible from Cheyenne and Fort Russell may have consumed Griffin or Hirsig ranches. No reports yet from the Hirsig or Griffin properties as the Leader goes to press.
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Cheyenne
Fort Russell
Crow Creek
Griffin
Hirsig
Griffip
Young People's Missionary Meet Opens in Fittenburg
The International convention of the Young People's Missionary Movement opened in Fittenburg Pa with about 1,500 participants including delegates from around the world. The gathering represents 14,000,000 members and is among the largest of its kind.
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Fittenburg
Japanese Spy Arrest Near Ely Nevada
A Japanese spy was arrested in Riepotown after a struggle in which he reportedly nearly bit off two fingers of Clinton, a draughtsman. He had approached Clinton offering to take him to San Francisco for fortification drawings. Clinton refused and detained the spy until officers arrived.
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Ely
Nev
Riepotown
Clinton
Draughteman
San Franciso
Weather report for Washington and Wyoming region forecast
Washington March 10 forecast for Wyoming weather Wednesday and Thursday. Local data for 24 hours ending 8 p m March 10 show maximum temperature 38 degrees minimum 18 degrees with precipitation. Palmer W. & Palmer provide the report.
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Washington
D. C
Hone
W. & Palmer
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