Dying girl protects fellow who shot her
Miss Bailey wounded in Cheyenne, 9:20 p.m. shooting near Nineteenth and Evans streets. She clung to life after surgery but there is no hope of recovery. Witnesses Mrs. James Carroll and John Doyle report the event. prosecutors interview them as officers seek a suspect.
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Bailey
James Carroll
John Doyle
Conductor Doyle
Dyer
Watts
Nineteenth
Evans Streets
Addie Bailey
F. C. Tatlock
Evans Street
Tatlock
Denver
Bessie London
Cheyenne
Miss Hailey
Earl Hotel
Tremont Street
New Lexington
Miss Bailey
Louis Swanson
Swanson
Marks
Colorado Mining Congress Opposes Pinchot Methods
Denver Sept. 12 The Colorado Mining Congress denounces the federal forestry service as a hindrance to mining growth. James H. Myers of King Solomon Mining Co. chairs a resolution urging that forest reserves exclude mineral lands above timber line and areas where trees do not thrive. A five member committee was named to craft a statewide mining exhibit and seek a mining temple for Denver, plus present proposed laws to the next legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Colorado Mining Congress
Federal Forestry Service
James H. Myers
King Solomon Mining Company
Bummit County
Colorado
American Mining Congress
Wrights Last Achievement at Fort Myer Flight Records
Orville Wright in the Wright flyer set multiple aviation records at Fort Myer. In two flights with Major Squires, a first flight lasted nine minutes six seconds for a two man aircraft. The second flight lasted one hour fourteen minutes twenty four seconds reaching 250 feet and a top speed of 38.75 mph. This flight marked Wrights fifth world time and distance record of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Jen Squires
Wright
Oldfield Wins Auto Sweepstakes Final Ahead of Christie
Cincinnati report says Barney Oldfield defeated Walter Christie in the Latonia race track sweepstakes final. Oldfield and Christie had met previously at St Paul where Christie won by two feet. Oldfield now seeks revenge in a rematch set for tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Barney Oldfield
Walter Christie
Latnia
Oldfield
Christie
Soules
St. Paul
Woman jumps from Arc de Triomphe in Paris tragedy
A woman leaped from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and became momentarily hung by her dress on a cornice before plunging to the pavement. She was crushed to death and her identity remained unestablished. she wore expensive clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Salt Lake Cyclists Reach Cheyenne on Pleasure Trip
Parley Giles and Al Halstead of Salt Lake City arrived in Cheyenne at noon while cycling to New York City. They deny seeking a record, though noted as fast riders, delivering a message for Utah Democrats to William J. Bryan and plan to visit Lincoln. Giles recently broke five world records at the Salt Lake saucer track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley Giles
al. Halsted
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
New York City
Utah
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Giles
Salt Lake
English Pedestrian Sets Two World Class Walking Records
London September 12 The English pedestrian T E Hammond set a 100 mile world record and won the twenty four hour walk. He completed 100 miles in eighteen hours fifty four minutes ten and one fifth seconds and logged in twenty four hours a total of 131 miles and 880 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
T. E. Hammond
Middlesex Walking Club
Weather Report Wyoming Forecast and Observations
Partly cloudy outlook for Sunday and Monday in Wyoming. Local data for the 24 hours ending 4 p m September 12 1908 show a maximum temperature of 79 degrees and a minimum of 51 degrees with trace precipitation reported. W Palmer section director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wyoming
Trace
Palmer
Colorado G O P Ticket Nominated at State Convention
In six hours of deliberation the Republican state convention nominated a full state ticket and presidential electors. It praised Taft, endorsed Guggenheim and the delegation, backed current state administration, and urged primary election and bank deposit protection laws. The ticket includes A R King, Joseph C Helm, John M Maxwell, Luther M Goddard, James C Burger, Jesse F McDonald, OC V Benson, Timothy O Connor, George D Statler, S H Stevens, George L Hodges, Katherine L Craig, W L Dayton, M J Guerin, G G Withers, and John F Vivian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
William H.taft
Guggenheim
Supreme Court
A. R. King
Delta County
Joseph C. Helm
John M. Maxwell
Lake
Luther M. Goddard
James C. Burger
Jesse F. McDonald
Georgel. Hodges
Katherine L. Craig
Jefferson
W. L. Dayton
M. J. Guerin
Chaffee
G. G. Withers
Pueblo
John F. Vivian
Shaw Breaks World 120 Yard Hurdle Record at Meet
Arthur B. Shaw of the Illinois Athletic Club set a new world mark for 120 yard hurdles at the A A U annual meet in Chicago, clocking 15.0 seconds to beat J C Garrel’s 15 1 5. Shaw, a Dartmouth graduate, ran solo to the tape at Marshall Field, with wind-assisted prior run not ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur B. Shaw
Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago
J. C. Garrel
Marshall Field
Shaw
Dartmouth
Rich Mining Section of Southern Wyoming
Special to The Leader. Centennial Wyoming describes a vast mineral and farming region from Centennial to Walden Colorado. Railroad expansion by Laramie Hahn's Peak & Pacific enables ore transport, opens Lake Creek copper sulfide and precious metals prospects, with North Park boasting coal veins and rich ore potential amid a landscape of mountains and grazing lands.
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Centennial
Albany County
Walden
Colo
Laramie, Hahn's Peak & Pacific
Laramie
Wyoming
Centennial Valley
Medicine Bow Range
Rockies
Keystone
Holmes
Lake Creek
Topeka
Osceola
Kansas
Wyoming and
Colorado State Line
North Park
North Park Country
North Platte River
Medicine Bowl
Colorado
Park
Wreck Officials Held Criminally Responsible in NP Disaster
A coroner's verdict from Missoula holds Northern Pacific operator G A Mitchell and dispatcher H J Keeley criminally responsible for nine deaths at the Plains wreck. Chief dispatcher K M Ringer is also found criminally culpable. The railroad faces liability for twenty three deaths and 109 new hospital cases amid a cholera outbreak. Despair drives financier George Crough to suicide at the Hoffman House in New York after years of tension with James R Keene.
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Missoula
Mont
Plains
Northern Pacific
Seward
G. A. Mitchell
H. J. Keeley
Ek. M. Ringer
Jiable
New York
George Crough
James Rh. Keene
Hoffman House
Cholera in St. Petersburg Grows More Serious
Choler a in St. Petersburg has reached the level seen in the 1891 outbreak. Up to noon today reports indicate rising cases and concern over the spread, with authorities monitoring the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Captain Simon Wins Sea Girt Championship Shoot
The Sea Girt tournament in New Jersey today was won by Captain Simon of Ohio. Captain Benedict, also from Ohio, finished second making an all Ohio podium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Ohio
Benedict
Devouring Forest Fires Sweep Across Lake Region
Multiple regions report wildfires spreading quickly. In Detroit area deputy mobilization to fight fires is announced. Traverse City notes fires near the city with buildings destroyed in Booneville suburbs. Copper country showers ease the scene while Isle Royale reports discourage. Summer cottages timber and harbor resorts face destruction. Across Deviland smoke and fog horns signal heavy fire activity. Oneida Reservation and surrounding counties report fires sweeping across forests and rural areas as communities rally to combat the disaster.
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Detroit
Mich
Jane Warden Piercé
Travers City
Booneville
Copper Country
Isle Royal
Calumet
Rock Harbor
Washington Harbor
Deviland
Haig
Stenvont Offlelale
Ine
Philies
Kaykana
Wik
Brown
Outagamie
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Pinchot
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G. O. P. Ticket
S. H. Stevens
Las Ani
H. BF
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
RHW
Pittsburg
Cincinnationau
Philadelpha Cube
New
York
Brooklyn
Hpiatins
Ux City
Omaha
Lincoln Pueblo
R. Lincoln
Southern
Laramie, H. P. and P
Northamas Denne
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