Now Wyoming Indian lands will be leased
Denver reports that 30 000 acres on the Wind River reserve in Wyoming are open for lease and purchase under irrigation. The government offers two years free on leases with minimal ditch maintenance costs, aiming to attract settlers as 120 000 acres are planned under irrigation and 1 000 000 acres within sixty miles may be developed. lands allotted to Shoshone and northern Arapahoe Indians are eligible for lease, with inherited lands selling at 10 to 25 dollars per acre, water rights included. The program employs Indians at canals and laterals, with government spending rising toward completion.
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Denver
Colo
Wind River Reserve
Wye
Uncle Sam
H. B. Wadsworth
United States Indian Agent
Wind River
Wyo
John Gonin
Albany Hotel
United States
Wadsworth
Arapahoe
Indiana
Ted
Salt Lake Wins Next Grand Army Encampment
In Toledo on September 3, Commander-in-Chief Burton and officials closed the G A R encampment reports as thousands depart. Valentine theater heard the business meeting with candidates H W Nevins Van Sant and L T Dickason. Salt Lake City appears sole contender for next encampment. General J Kent Hamilton of Toledo to be chosen senior vice commander.
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Toledo
Burton
Valentine Theater
Cen
Tered
H. W. Nevins
New Jersey
van Sant
Minnesota
L. T. Dickason
Chicago
Salt Lake City
J. Kent Hamilton
Train Mangle Injures Negro Man near Denver Station
Robert Davis, a young African American man, was severely injured when struck by Union Pacific train No. 104 as it departed the local station for Denver. He suffered a crushed shoulder, fractured leg, and severe head wounds, with hospital reports indicating a fair chance of recovery. Meanwhile Hal Chase quit the New York American League club and departed for San Jose announcing he will not play organized baseball again.
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Robert Davis
Union Pacific
Denver
Davis
St. John's Hospital
Chase
New York
Hal Chase
San Jose
Weather Report for Wyoming from Washington Bureau 1908
Local weather data for the 24 hours ending 6 p m September 8 1908 shows a maximum of 79 degrees and a minimum of 16 with no precipitation. Palmer section director reports Washington D C. forecast for Friday and Saturday past.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Rockefeller Belongs to French Nobility
Albany announces John D. Rockefeller lineage as noble in ancestry. Dr Aaron Lewis, hired by the Rockefeller Family Association, found the clan had noble ties in Europe and that several members once held titles in southern France.
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Albany
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Aaron Lewis
Rockefeller Family Association
Europe
Lewis
France
Montana Slim Back in Cheyenne Jail
Montana Slim Jordan held for the murder of Ray Parnell near Lusk was moved from the county jail to Douglas then back to Cheyenne Prison after a trial postponement until October. Sheriff Messenger transported him Wednesday morning to Cheyenne. MISER MILLIONAIRE DIES. Judson M. Thompson aged 77 a long time financier in St Louis died at his son's home in Old Orchard. He was known for frugality buying clothes cheaply and wearing them long.
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Cheyenne
Montana
Slim Jordan
Ray Parnell
Lusk
Douglas
Messenger
Jordan
St. Louis
Judson M. Thompson
Fo Bt. Louis Financial Affairs
Boston
Mass
Honorah Jordan
Somerville
Hancock Street
Beacon Hill
Chester Jordan
Harvard
New York
Hackman
Explosion Kills Child After Rifle Shell Misuse
Nine year old Dewey Beck died after a .303 shell exploded in his chest while playing with cartridges behind his Fort Russell area home. The incident wounded another child and witnesses recall the boy placing the shell on a screw head before hammering the base. Coroner not yet deciding on an inquest.
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Dewey Beck
B. F. Beck
Fort Russell
West Twenty-third Street
Murray
Barry & Longhurst
Beck
Iowa House Votes on Short-Term Senate Election Plan
The Iowa House approved a Lambert DeMar concurrent resolution to elect a short-term senator by September 9. The action follows via a state legislative move affecting party leaders and the 8th district in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Dea Moines
House
De NAVE AND FROST BROUGHT TO LOCAL JAIL
Fred DeNave and Charles Frost, wanted for complicity in wholesale burglaries of Sam J. Smith, were brought back from Denver last night. Smith is hospitalized at St. John's, recovering from wounds. he is improving after a brief setback. Accomplice M. J. Lowery remains jailed and could not see the prisoners.
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Fred DeNave
Charles Frost
Sam J. Smith
Denver
M. J. Lowery
Smith
St. John’s Hospital
Alleged Box Car Burglars Arrested
R. T. Alley and J. A. Wader, box car tourists, were arrested in the Union Pacific yards after noon yesterday for breaking into a car on a Denver to Cheyenne train. Discovered by the train crew they were locked in, escaped on arrival at Cheyenne, and recaptured by police minutes later.
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R. T. Alley
J. A. Wader
Union Pacific
Denver
Cheyenne
Prison Officials Sentenced in Dorpat Torture Case
A sergeant of police and all wardens of the local prison in Dorpat Russia were convicted of torturing political prisoners to extract confessions and each received a one year imprisonment.
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Dorpat
Russia
Netherlands cruiser Friesland sails to watch Venezuela
The Hague reports the Friesland cruiser departed from Holland for the Caribbean today. No additional warships will be sent to the West Indies at this time.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Friesland
Holland
Caribbean
West Indies
Grover Poised for Vast Irrigation Growth in West
Grover's underground water flow fuels bold irrigation plans. The Grover Tri-Weekly Press reports projects by B Hayden Rising Sun reservoir and White Lake water supply, Pawnee Buttes and other private plants. Private wells, Keota and Willow Creek reservoirs, and multiple systems aim to water hundreds of acres near Grover. If built, canals and reservoirs could cover most lands nearby, boosting Grover’s growth and county-seat prospects.
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Grover
Grover Tri-Weekly
B. Hayden
County Recorder
Rising Sun
White Lake District
Pawnee Buttes
Smith Reservoir
Turner Desert
John Bradley
Olmstead Place
Keota
Willow Creek
C. A. Harris
A. G. Davis
H. E. Thompson
Larson Ranch
Cunningham
W. H
Wayne Pierce
Recorder
Yerba
U. P
Sligo
Nunn Ditch
Wicinity
Springfield grand jury indicts 17 rioters in riot probe
Springfield Illinois September 3 The special grand jury investigating the recent race adjourned after returning seventeen more indictments bringing the session total to 117 Indictments. Four indictments target policemen for alleged failure to suppress the ring. Sheriff Warner Chief Wilbur Morris Captain Walsh and other officers are condemned by the jury.
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Springfield
Ill
Warner
Wilbur Morris
Walsh
Grand Army Elects Its Officers in Toledo
Colonel Henry M. Nevius of Red Bank New Jersey was elected commander in chief on the first ballot with 454 votes. The next encampment location to be chosen, Salt Lake City favored but opposition expected. Mrs W J Gillman of Roxbury Massachusetts elected president of the Women’s Relief Corps. J W Stebbina of Alabama urged junior vice commander to reflect southern gravesite duties. Kaid Anflo assassinated reported from Mogador via wireless dispatch.
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Toledo
Henry M. Nevius
Red Bank
N. J
Grand Army of the Republic
Nevius
Salt, Lake City
Women's Relief Corps
Mra
W. J
Gillman
Roxbury
Mass
J. W. Stebbina
Alabama
South
Bath’s Slayer Near Greeley Held in Secret
Greeley Colorado September 3 A man giving the name Billy Bailey was arrested here last Saturday night in connection with the May 28 sheriff killing in Laramie. Authorities feared a jail escape and kept the arrest secret while identifying the suspect as G H Summers with positive ID pending.
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Greeley
Colo
A. H. Bath
Laramie
Billy Bailey
Dailey
G. H. Summers
French Reinforcement Marches to Boudeib Frontline
Colomb Bodir Algeria Sept 3 The French reinforcing column advances in forced marches toward Boudeib on the Algerian frontier. A detachment of about 5 000 men is believed surrounded by Berber forces estimated at 15 000. The French intend to shift to the offense once reinforcements arrive.
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Colomb Bodir
Algeria
Boudeib
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