Convict Bert Lofton Escapes Wyoming Penitentiary Death Cell
The Rawlins Republican reports Bert Lofton, from this county, escaped from the Wyoming state penitentiary after being jailed in 1918 for grand larceny. Lofton and Wm Smith freed themselves by dismantling a toilet, crawling through a handhold gap, and kinging a roof exit to reach ground, with Lofton remaining at large and barefoot in a striped uniform while Smith was captured.
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Wyoming State Penitentiary
Bert Lofton
Lofton
Rawlins Republican
Wm. Smith
State Penitentiary
Allic
Smith
Death House
Weird costumes highlight high school tacky day
Yesterday at the high school students dressed in varied outfits for tacky day. Boys favored corduroy pants overalls high heeled boots and cowboy spurs while girls wore mismatched stockings and louder styles. The cadet corps resembled a shriners parade amid the chaos.
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Shriners
Th. O
T. Cd
Admiral Benson to Be Honored With Papal Order
The Baltimore cathedral hosts a Sunday ceremony presenting Admiral William S. Benson with the Grand Order of St. Gregory by Pope Benedict. Cardinal Gibbons performs the presentation, and Bishop Russell delivers the sermon. No other American has received the military grade of the order.
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Baltimore
William S. Benson
Pope Benedict
America
Cardinal Gibbons
Russell
Charleston
S. C
Order of St. Gregory
Ambassador Penfield
Wiwana
Monkey fad shocks New York as Rose Wilton parades with pet
Miss Rose Wilton, the actress, walks Fifth Avenue with a pet monkey to introduce a new fad. The animal was given by veterans who used it as a mascot.
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New York
Popcorn Wagon Gas Tank Blast Injures Four
In Casper Wyoming on April 9 a gasoline tank exploded on a street popcorn wagon at Second and Center streets. Hugh Fagan was seriously injured while Ed Neddy Clarence Rainwater and Henry McCash suffered lesser injuries. Wagon proprietor Habil Kahn escaped unharmed. The blast shattered a large plate glass window at the nearby Wyoming National Bank and sent debris flying across the area.
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Casper
Wyo
Hugh Fagan
Ed. Neddy
Clarence Rainwater
Henry McCash
Habil Kahn
Wyoming National Bank
Senate to Probe Ford Newberry Election Fraud
The Senate elections committee ordered a full investigation by a sub-committee chaired by Senator Watson of Indiana. The panel will recount Michigan ballots for Ford and Newberry and report its findings.
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Washington
Senate Elections Committee
Watson
Indiana
Michigan
Thompson Girl Sent to Good Shepherd Institution
Margaret Thompson a 14 year old girl once charged with forgery was ordered sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd in Denver. She previously stayed at Florence Gritten home then Cheyenne under Mrs Newell Bell but was paroled and court revoked parole due to unruly conduct. She will remain in Denver for fourteen years or until discharged as corrected. Herberg Jay one of two boys tied to last winter case was released and will return home out of state. The other boy associated with the case was freed earlier and has left the area.
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Margaret Thompson
Lima
Ilerberg Jay
Railroad party occupies coops over cowcatcher
A Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce delegation pressed Colorado & Southern officials Thursday night for a new Cheyenne depot and a lodging house at the junction for train crews. The roadmen, traveling in a specially built locomotive with a glass shield over the cowcatcher, agreed to study tracks closely while the engine sped along.
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Colorado & Southern Railroad
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Rice
White City
Union Pacific
Colorado & Southern
Trial of General Fournier Next Week
Paris reports that General Fournier who commanded Mauberge and surrendered early in the war will face a military tribunal next Monday. He is accused of not exhausting all means of defense before surrender. A prior inquiry found a case for him to answer and the sole penalty if convicted is the supreme penalty.
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Paris
Fournier
Mauberge
Entomologist Bragg Declared Insane in Cheyenne Hearing
Prof Luther Bragg of Colorado Agricultural College was adjudged insane by a county court commission in Cheyenne. He had earlier sought to avoid lunacy proceedings and now awaits disposition, with authorities aiming to place him in a private sanitarium rather than a state asylum.
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Luther Brags
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Cheyenne
Bragg
The
Fort Collins Express
Luther C. Bragg
Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural College
Special Commission
J. 4. Dale
P. J. McHugh
Boulon
New England
Howat Sentenced in Kansas Contempt Case
Alexander Howat head of the Kansas coal miners and three officials were jailed for contempt by Judge Andrew Curran until they testify before the Kansas court of industrial relations. The mines in the district were idle as the hearing began and Howat declared he would not recognize the court.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howat
Kansas Coal Miners
Andrew J. Curran
Crawford County District Court
Howat
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Curran
Girard
Atlas Bill Falls to Powerful Weekend Film Lineup
The Atlas features Garmen in her glory but Anna Bos dominates with The Carmen of the North a thrilling vampire tale. The Stranger impresses with action and strong cast while Smiling Billy Parsons delivers his usual Goldwyn style comedy in A Wonderful Night.
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Garmen
Anna Bos
Atlas
Billy” Parsons
Goldwyn
Lieut Col. Smith Retired for Age
Lieut. Col. Cornelius C. Smith a Medal of Honor recipient is placed on the retired list after more than thirty years of service. He was recently stationed at Fort Leavenworth in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
United States Army
Cornelius C. Smith
Dining car fire on limited passenger train at Cheyenne yards
Cheyenne residents witnessed a dining car in a limited passenger train burn after reaching the Cheyenne yards. The blaze started in the kitchen and was controlled by chefs before city firefighters arrived. the car sustained considerable damage and will likely be sent to a Pullman shop for repairs.
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Cheyenne
Funeral for S. A. Bristol at Masonic Temple Sunday
Funeral services for S. A. Bristol will be held at the Masonic Temple Sunday at 2 o'clock using the Knight Templar ritual. Bristol long served as high priest of the Masons and the G A R will attend as honorary pall bearers. Interment follows at Likeview cemetery with the body lying in state from 4 to 2 o'clock.
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S. A. Bristol
Masonic Temple
Knight Templar
Bristol
Likeview Cemetery
Charles A. Bristol
Cheyenne
Laramie
Casper to Have Y W C A Building
Casper, Wyoming, plans a second YWCA building on a triangular plot next to the Carnegie library, owned by Natrona county, at an estimated cost of about 50 thousand dollars. The only existing Wyoming YWCA is the new Cheyenne building. Leader want ads are result getters.
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Gasper
Wyo
Young Women's Christian Association
Wyoming
Garnegie
Natrona County
Cheyenne
Revenue Collector Goes to Colorado
Leslie A. Miller, collector of internal revenue for the district of Wyoming, has traveled to Denver for a few days on business. He expects to return soon to the city.
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Leslie A. Miller
Internal Revenue
District of Wyoming
Denver
Mr. Miller
Colorado Capital
Cuticura Heals Severe Itchy Blisters in Idaho Woman
Mrs. J A Anderson of Oakley Idaho reports two years of itchy inflamed skin with persistent blisters. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, bought two cakes and two boxes, and states the products healed her.
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J. A. Anderson
Oakley
Idaho
Rample
Cuticare Laboratories
Deph Mi
Malden
Mass
Calicura
Burns Students See Government at Work
Miss Essie J Chand ler eighth grade civics teacher at Burns led her class to Cheyenne to tour the city county building and court room. Officers explained their duties and the court's functions though court was not in session. The students then visited the state house for details of state administration before returning to Burns.
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Essie J. Chandler
Burns
Cheyenne
State House
Mine magazine explosion injures workers at United Verde
Jerome Arizona April 9 a powder magazine at the United Verde mine exploded injuring several workers and damaging mine and office buildings. Grant Dunlap oil company agent was seriously hurt and with five others taken to United Verde hospital no lives are known to be lost.
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Jerome
Ariz
United Verde
Grant Dunlap
United Verde Hospital
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the Atlas
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Colorado
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Cheyenne Shining Parlor & Hat Works
Capitol Avenue
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Eagles’ Hall
Carmen
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