Casper Blockade Frays Hopes of Woodard Reprieve
Wires and rail lines into Casper are down after a February storm, isolating the city as Charles Woodard faces possible hanging Friday despite a supreme court stay. Attorney Bennett races toward Orin Junction to carry a reprieve, with weather hindering every telegraph and train route. Miss Lillian Chapman and Miss Marion Williams plan Easter homecomings from Colorado College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Woodard
W. C. Ricker
Casper
Supreme Court of the State
Chadron
Neb
Elkhorn
State Supreme Court
Cheyenne
Supreme Court
Omaha
Northern
Wheatland
C. de B. Bennett
Woodard
Orin Junction
Bennett
Elkhorna Road
Lillian Chapman
Marion Williams
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Wyoming
New Car Inspector Named at Union Pacific
Richard Rivett is appointed general car inspector for Union Pacific and will take effect on April 1 at Union Pacific headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Rivett
Union Pacific
Four Killed After Engine Explosion Near Ogden
Later reports confirm four men died in the blast west of Ogden, with the engine ripped apart. Dr. B F Greenhow dentist and Mrs Ward relocate businesses to 1919 KDDY and will welcome customers at the new address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
For Rent or Wanted in The Leader Brings Quick Results
Classified note highlights rental and wanted ads in The Leader offering fast responses. Property seekers and landlords can place brief notices to find matches quickly, with emphasis on local listings and prompt contacts.
Woodards Attorney Faces Death Threats in Casper Case
Casper, Wyo.—C DeB Bennett, appointed by the district court to defend Charles Woodard, reports he has received three threats and been insulted on Casper streets during the trial. He says duties compelled him to defend, though sentiment against the condemned man is strong and ostracism has touched himself and Judge Bramel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D.B. Bennett
Casper
Woodard
C. Deb. Bennett
District Court
Charles Woodard
Bennett
Leader
Ricker
Bramel
Thermopolis
J. P. Walters
Boycott Protest Sparks Morning Fight at City Restaurant
A boycott distribution outside a city restaurant led to a fight when a man handed a protest notice to a barkeeper. The barkeeper was defeated by a party representative amid the confrontation.
Blooded horses shipped to New Rochelle from Diamond ranch
A carload of blooded horses was shipped last night to New Rochelle New York from the Diamond ranch of C. D. Rainsford. Dr. Barney F. Greenow has arrived and opened dental parlors in the opera house block with an advertisement elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
N. Y
Diamond Ranch
C. D. Rainsford
Barney F. Greenow
Opera House
Undertaker travels to inter Fred Schulte in Havana
Tom Longhurst leaves for Medicine Bow to inter Fred Schulte remains. remains will be shipped to Havana Illinois for reinterment and Longhurst returns tonight. J F Van Rensselaer, MCI agent, is in the city. he is E H Harriman’s nephew. Spring Valley Oil and Illuminating Oil drill a $6000 boundary-line well in Spring Valley district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Longhurst
Medicine Bow
Fred Schulte
Schulte
Havana
Iils
Mr. Longhurst
Spring Valley Oil Company
Illuminating Ol! Company
Spring Valley District
Pioneer saloon to reopen after repairs by Geuff and Lamp
The Pioneer saloon on sixteenth street, under repair, will reopen when finished by William Geuff and Charles Lamp. Geuff is linked with L. Kable’s shop and Lamp has also worked there. Frances Warren and Fred Warren have gone to Huntington Massachusetts to nurse their mother, with Mrs Warren unchanged.
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Pioneer
Sixteenth Street
William Geuff
Charles Lamp
L. Kable Establishment
Lamp
New Colorado Rail Work Sparks Rival Road Plans
One hundred Italians arrived from Denver and were sent west today to work on the Loadout cut off. Union Pacific deploys surveyors from Platteville to Greeley to link with major beet sugar factories in northern Colorado, competing with Loveland Construction Company’s parallel line.
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Denver
Union Pacific
Platteville
Greeley
Colorado
Loveland Construction Company
Union Pacific Agent Sees Wyoming Real Estate Activity
C. E. Wantland, UP land agent, is in the city on business. He reports several important Wyoming real estate sales are pending and expects substantial business this year. The claim that Union Pacific would engage in vast irrigation schemes in Wyoming this year was erroneous.
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C. E. Wantland
Union Pacific Land
Wyoming
Union Pacific
State committee approves Basin City townsite patent bill
The state committee on public lands yesterday authorized a favorable report on the bill passed by the house providing the issuance of a patent to Basin City Wyoming for the use and benefit of its municipal authorities.
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State Committee On Public Lands
Basin City
Wyo
Mrs Warren's Condition Reported Improve In Huntington
A Washington dispatch notes Senator F B Warren reports Mrs Warren, dangerously ill at Huntington Massachusetts, showing some change in condition, with no further specifics given on her health or prognosis.
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Washington Dispatch
F.be. Warren
Charles M. Smith Returns from New York Purchase Trip
Charles M. Smith arrives back from a two months visit to New York where he bought a large stock of novelties for the Warren Mercantile Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Smith
New York
Warren Mercantile Company
Local Notes On Travel And Health From City Desk
Wallace Bond heads north for a business trip this Saturday, while Superintendent Whitney visited from Laramie this morning. Laramie messenger Bert Logan visits his parents in Cheyenne. Attorney C DeB Bennett for Charles Woodard was a northbound traveler. John Dilman recovers from pneumonia and is out of danger. Judge Scott leaves for Colorado seeking relief from rheumatism and may be away a week or ten days.
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Wallace Bond
Whitney
Laramie
Bert Logan
Cheyenne
C. Deb. Bennett
Charles Woodard
John Dilman
Scott
Colorado
Union Pacific Opens Buford Gravel Pits for Summer Use
A large UP crew with a steam shovel opened Buford gravel pits to supply ballast for tracks in Nebraska and Colorado. The pits will stay open through the summer, supporting rail construction and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford
Union Pacific
Inebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne pugilist Art Thompson battles Kid Green in Ogden
Art Thompson the noted Cheyenne fighter faces Kid Green of Pocatello in an Idaho title bout tonight at Ogden. Green claims the Idaho championship as the ring action heats up with local interest high.
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Art Thompson
Cheyenne
Ogden
Kid Green
Pocatello
Champlop
Idaho
Train delays ripple through rails after overnight setback
A disrupted timetable last night left passenger trains running three to five hours late. Train No 3 did not depart until about 1 PM and No 4 was not expected in until around 6 PM, according to the afternoon update.
New Artillery Horses At Fort Run Practice Displayed
A brief item notes the Thirteen artillery at Fort Run presented their new horses during yesterday’s practice march. Soldiers showcased the mounts in the Opere Block area rooms 6 and 0.
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Fort Runsell
Parish Priest’s Genuine Heart Interest Revealed
MA and Mrs. W T Patrick discussed a heartfelt community focus described as The Parish Priest. The Boston Globe outlines their involvement and the personal connection fueling their support.
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Boston Globe
Strange Prayer Addled Waitress Arrested in City
Laura Mason, a hotel waitress with a liquor habit, was arrested in the west part of the city for unbalancing her mind. She muttered a religious chant in a penitent posture, kneeling and praying “St. Vincent, help me,” while jailed she continued the plea. Authorities expect recovery after the long intoxication passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Mason
Porton
Miss Mason
St. Vincent
Construction on Douglas to Casper telephone line advances
Work has begun on the Douglas to Casper telephone line with about two miles of progress per day. Miners in Battle Lake and Encampment districts in southern Carbon county organize into a single union after the strike on the new tramway. Cheyenne Dancing Academy announces a social hop moved to Thursday night instead of Saturday.
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Douglas
Casper
Battle Lake
Carbon County
Cheyenne Dancing Academy
Communication Cut Disrupts Burlington and Union Pacific Lines
A violent yesterday wind cut telegraph service east of Cheyenne on the Burlington line and along the Union Pacific east of the city. Poles were toppled west of Sidney with a repair crew sent from Cheyenne. Communications remain down across the affected routes.
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Burlington
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Sidney
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Cincinnati Shoe ‘Co
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Aleo
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B. F. Greenhow
Normandie
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School of Rough Riders
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Chicago Record-Merald
Bedale
Frances Warren
Wley College
Fred Warren
Harvard
Huntington
Mass
Warren
Co. E. Wantland
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Waitress
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Ferguson St
Accident Insurance Mutual Life Ins. Co
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McKay
Ile
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Chag. &. Miller
Geo. H. Nagle
Corson
Geo. and
Treas Union Mercantile Co
Wyomine
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Miller's
Ferguson St. David Miller
The
Messick Dry Goods Company
Peoples’ Store
Buechner & Son
Diamond Letters
Fergueon Street
Opticians
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nanan Efit
Depay Ree
17Th St
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Weat
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