Cheyenne Farmers Congress Proves Highly Successful
Cheyenne's first farmers congress at the Industrial club drew about fifty attendees mainly from southern Laramie county. Experts urged turning crops into meat or milk, urged dairy and forage farming, and discussed soil, irrigation, and the Wyoming Experiment Station.
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Industrial Club
Laramie County
Congress
Harry B. Henderson
Peter
Cook
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Henderson
Missouri
F. H. Vaughan
Cheyenne Creamery Company
G. E. Morton
University of Wyoming
Colorado Agricultural College
Morton
J. D. Towar
Wyoming Experiment Station
Towar
Laramie
Nowell
Thomas A. Cosgriff
Berkeley Doctor Arrested for Eight Burglary Cases
W. W. Goelet a 26 year old Virginia native and Columbia graduate was arrested in Oakland after his young wife Miss A Gorlane McGowan of Oakland tipped police. He allegedly targeted high end hotels and apartments stealing jewels and clothing valued at five to six hundred dollars across eight residences. He previously traveled with evangelist Ben Fay Mills and served in the Spanish war hospital corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
W. W. Goelet
Columbia College
Young and Debonnaire
Goolet
A. Gorlane McGowan
Oakland
Vollmer
Fremont County Republicans Endorse Roosevelt and Taft Second Choice
Fremont County Republican delegates at Riverton direct they endorse Roosevelt for a third term and name Taft as second choice if Roosevelt declines. They praise Warren Clark Mondell and state officials for opening the Fertile Sheeshone reservation, while dodging the Wyoming Central Irrigation Co dispute. Delegates to the state convention include Nickerson Gregory Welty McVoy Hays and Silvers.
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Riverton
Wyo
Fremont County
Roosevelt
Taft
Fremont
Wyoming
F. B. Warren
Clarence D. Clark
United States Senate
Frank W. Mondell
Congress
Wyoming Central Irrigation Company
Lander
H. G. Nickerson
George Gregory
Dr. Welty
Frank McVoy
D. M. Hays
M. Silvers
Spirited Contests Shape Ohio Democratic District Meeting
In Columbus on May 5 the Johnson and Garber Finley factions clashed at the district meeting to choose state central committee members and set preliminaries for the state convention. Both sides claim victory in control of party organs as Finley and Mayor Johnson seek the executive chair. Supporters of former Governor Campbell push for Senate endorsement as rules report favors naming the Senate candidate before the state ticket and delegates-at-large are chosen.
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Columbus
Johnson
Cleveland
Garber-Finley
State Central Committee
William L. Finley
James Campbell
United States
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
Swarthmore College Expels Four Prominent Athletes
Philadelphia May 5 four leading Swarthmore College athletes were expelled by the faculty committee for pranks and thefts. Quarterback Harry O'Brien captain elect and three others Left Guard Smith Fullback Harcourt and Subhalfback Wickman were dismissed for pantry raiding and misconduct including hoisting a cow into a dormitory. O'Brien cited for neglect of duties.
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Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Harry O’brien
Smith
Harcourt
Subhalfback Wickman
Harcourtyand Wickham
Roberts
Swarthmore Institution
O'Brien
Five Murdered Bodies Buried At Gunness Farm Mystery Deepens
Sheriff and investigators unearthed five corpses near the Belle Gunness property in Laporte Indiana as they probe the 1906 fire tragedy and linked disappearances. Andrew Heldgren’s body was found four feet deep, with Jennie Olson Gunness later located under a mattress among four other remains. Authorities continue digging to uncover the full scope of the unsolved murders.
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Laporte
Ind
Butler
John Heldgren
Aberdeen
S. D
Belle Gunness
Andrew Heldgren
Norway
Sweden
Miss Olsen
Heldgren
Civil War shell explodes in Riverside Armory hall
A five inch Civil War relic shell exploded in Armory hall in Riverside California on Sunday morning. Three men were seriously injured and walls and ceilings were damaged. The cannon ball had long belonged to Company M and dusted powder was believed removed.
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Riverside
Cal
Armory Hall
Company M
Fire destroys Walkerton business district in Indiana
South Bend dispatch reports Walkerton Indiana a nine teen miles southeast of South Bend suffered a major blaze today. The business district was destroyed with losses about 100000 dollars partly insured. The fire consumed the post office Byers furniture store Sanders jewelry store and the Star hotel with five of seven buildings brick structures.
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South Bend
Ind
Walkerton
Byers’ Furniture
Sanders’ Jewelry Store
Star Hotel
Uinta County Delegates Set for Republican Convention
Uinta County residents named as the county delegation to the Republican state convention at Lander. George E. Pexton, Jonathan Jones, John Johnson, Charlies Gunnell, George Ewer traveled from Cheyenne and will depart for Lander. State Food Inspector E. W. Burke also listed as a delegate.
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Uinta County
Lander
Cheyenne
George E. Pexton
Jonathan Jones
John Johnson
Charlies Gunnell
George Ewer
E. W. Burke
Ulota County
Baseball Games Postponed Across Leagues
In a rare scheduling shakeup, all games in the American League and Western League were postponed due to unsettled weather and field conditions. Teams and venues await updated itineraries as officials coordinate make ups and public advisories.
Debates Rage Over Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Washington May 5 The house debated the sundry civil appropriation bill with Gaines and Chaney pushing a $50 000 investigation for mining safety. The Fort McKinley land purchase was struck out by unanimous vote. Roll calls and a recess delay marked the session as Republicans jokester timing blocked the Democrats. An Idaho Senator Hepburn attacked the forestry service while Ways and Means backed a resolution seeking why manganese ore shipments entered duty free.
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Washington, D. C
Gaines
Tennessee
Chanry
Indiana
Tawney
Underwood
Alabama
Fort McKinley
Philippine Islands
Leonard Wood
Fitzgerald
New York
Butler
Pennsylvania
Dr. Wood
Hay
Virginia
House
Senator Hepburn
Idaho
Senate
Warner
Missouri
Brownsville
Cook
Colorado
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Stonestreet A Winner In The Kentucky Derby
Stonestreet bay colt by Longstreet Stone Nellie won the thirty fourth Kentucky derby at Churchill Downs in heavy mud. Sir Cleges finished second with Dunvegan third as the 1 1/4 mile race took 2 15 6. Pari mutuel betting machines operated with less than half the usual handle.
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Louisville
Stonestreet
Longstreet
Stone Nellie
Churchill Downs
Sir Cleges
Dunvegan
Battleship Fleet To Anchor Off San Francisco
The battleship fleet was sighted off Point Pedro twenty miles south of the Golden Gate at 8:30 p m local time. It will anchor tonight at 9 and remain until tomorrow noon before entering San Francisco Bay.
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San Francisco
Cal
Point Pedro
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Children Find Long Lost Father By Advertising
William O Neill and his sister Dolly found their father William Lana O Neill, an attorney formerly with offices on Grand Street New York, missing for twelve years, after a newspaper clipping was sent by James W. Ransdall American consul general at Tien Tsin. The son and daughter learned he lived at top flat 17 Elgin road Hong Kong until March 22 then left for Paris. They expect news from a Paris based brother.
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New York
William O'Neil
Dolly O'Neil
William Lana O'Neil
Grand Street
Ransdall
O'Neill
Paris
Governor General Salary Cuts Sweep Officials
Manila May 5 The assembly began considering the appropriations committee measures with sweeping pay reductions. The governor general's salary is cut by 10 000 pesos and most officials face cuts from 20 to 45 percent across the board.
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Manila
Appropriations Committee
New Jersey Convention Names Uninstructed Delegation
The Republican state convention in Trenton on May 5 voted to name an uninstructed delegation to the national convention. It rejected resolutions endorsing Taft and Roosevelt and adopted resolutions favoring former Governor Franklin Murphy for the presidency without opposition.
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Trenton
N. J
Taft
Roosevelt
Franklin Murphy
Well Known Young People Are Wedded
At St Marys cathedral last evening Rev Father Duffey united in marriage Miss Julia Hopkins and John J Myers well known young people Both born and reared in Cheyenne Mr Myers is a prominent businessman and both have many friends to congratulate them
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St. Mary's Cathedral
Father Duffey
Julia Hopkins
John J. Myers
Miss Hopkins
Myers
Cheyenne
Wyoming Weather Forecast and Temperatures May 1908
Forecast for Wyoming for May 5 and 6 notes warmer conditions Wednesday and in the east on Thursday. Weather data cover 34 hours to 6 p m May 6 reporting maximum 38 degrees minimum 25 degrees and precipitation of .08 inch. W B Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington
Db. C
Wyoming
W. 8
Palmer
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Farmers Congress
Fremont CO
Republicans
Wyoming Central Irrigation Co
Ohio
LA Porte
Western League
H. B. St. Louis
Detroitee
Boston
Chicago
Forestry Service
Idahoan
Baron Pinchot
The
Bureau of
New Jersey
Theodore
Weather Report
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