Noose Loosens as Assault on Sanity of Ryan Progresses
Defense strengthens in the Ryan murder trial as fifteen witnesses, including Ryan’s family and local officers, attest to his insanity at the time of the shooting of Mary BE Ryan. Dr. A P Busey and General Donzelman prepare to present expert testimony on mental condition. The court adjourns with juror concerns about lodging and ongoing testimony drawing a large courtroom attendance.
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Ryan
Lida Frowe
Thatcher
Mary BE
Wan
Jnanpity
Donzelman
Spert
A. P. Busey
Pueblo
Coloado State
Niger
Posey Ryan
Neces
George Drury
Fudge Matson
Hughes
Druba
Harvey
Chaplin
Wheatland
General Donzelman
George Sandercock
Fort Laramie
Belaine
Phene
Senate Passes Tariff Bill Change Sought by Western States
Washington reports that the Senate prepared to vote on the conference report at two o clock amid signs of waning opposition. Western senators pressed for a concurrent resolution to alter the language of duty reductions for boots shoes and harness to 10 percent, extending to saddles made from hides of cattle or calves.
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Washington
Senate
House
Provision Dealer Suffered Fractured Skull in Train Accident
H Dressner a prominent provision dealer, was brought to Peekskill with a fractured skull after a four pound bolt from an engine shattered a tunnel window and struck him aboard a train at 9 40 this morning. The bolt rebounded through the car window and caused the injury. Dressner had previously been thrown from his wagon near the scene and faced a months long recovery.
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Peekskill
N. W
H. Dressner
Tranning
Peekskill New York
Dressner
Colossal Hill Bust Unveiled At Minnesota Day Exposition
Seattle August 3. A six foot tall bronze bust of James J Hill the railroad king was unveiled as the principal ceremony of Minnesota day at the exposition. The 1 700 pound monument rests on a sixteen foot pedestal and features four tablets with a railway train steamship and state arms. Sculptor Finn J Frolich created the piece which cost eight thousand dollars.
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Hill
Seattle
James J. Hill
Minnesota
Washington
Finn J. Frolich
Spanish War Veterans battle for New York officers
Oswego New York August 3 The annual encampment of the New York department United Spanish War Veterans reveals a heated contest over elective officers. Veterans split into rival camps as the election, set for tomorrow, approaches amid strong endorsements and factional mobilization.
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Oswego
N. Y
Spain
New York
Pipeline Work Starts for Basin Connection in Wyoming
Wyo Aug 4 The Big Horn and Gap company plans a pipeline into Basin to sell gap bore after bringing in several wells north of the field. Materials for the line are on hand and excavation will begin tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyo
Big Horn, and Gap Company
Basin
Oldest Camping Club Begins Summer Outing
The Elks Aes Als group, described as the oldest camping club, starts its annual summer outing on Yellow Deaches after meeting weekly since 1841. Members have camped together each summer, continuing a long-standing tradition.
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Soria
Aes Als
America
Yellow Deaches
Fear-Crazed Relatives Ready to Pay Ransom for Missing Children
In St. Louis on August 3, relatives of Grace and Alonso Viviano, two children aged five and seven, prepared to pay a $25,000 ransom after 24 hours without a trace. The youths, children of a wealthy manufacturer, were abducted Monday afternoon from their home. Police report leads point toward a suspect and a man named Tony described as Samuel Twinsal, an Viviano employee, seen with other children en route to New Orleans.
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St. Louis
Grace
Alonso Viviano
Ranson
New Orleans
Joe Bogano
Cart Street
Tony
Samuel Twinsal
The
Vivanios
Laekhowe
Aurissl
Expert trio declare him a paranoid
The court heard expert testimony that Harry Thaw was insane and a danger to be at large. Drs Austin Plant William Hirsch and Thomas Baker testified with Baker calling Thaw a generating paranoiac and failing to recover. The cross examination will continue tomorrow.
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Ancee
Harry Thaw
Thaw
Drs
Austin Plant
William Hirsch
Thomas T.baker
Mattewan
Baker
Filot
Hirsch
Marschauser
Girls Prefer Death to Drudgery in Factory Life Warning
Cleveland officials investigate the suicide of Rebecca Bonshek after reports a factory girls club discussed death as escape from harsh, enslaving labor. The coroner questioned witnesses about a possible group forming the idea of ending life to escape poverty.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rebecca Bonshek
Brave Collie Fails to Save Man at Kentucky River
Eatill Springs Ky Aug 3 A collie on the river bank tried to rescue his master Joseph Brown a farmer visiting neighbors. Brown attempting to cross the Kentucky river in a boat lost balance the craft overturned and both man and dog fell in the water. The body has not been recovered.
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Herolg
Eatill Springs
Joseph Brown
Kentucky River
Miners Seek Six Hour Working Day at Convention
The Western Federation of Miners closes its convention naming Charlan H. Moyer as president and Denver as next year’s meeting site. A key resolution orders a six hour work day for all miners when temperatures exceed a threshold, with C. Ay as vice president and Rroest Mills as secretary-treasurer.
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Denver
Western Federation of Miners
Charlan H. Moyer
C.ay
Utes
Treasrer
Rroest Mills
Admiral Refuses Surrender in Boxer Davis Williams Death
In Provinestown Massachusetts on a Friday night aboard the battleship Vermom Rear Admiral Schroeder refused to surrender Davis W Williams to state police after his opponent Harrison H Foster was badly hurt and died during a boxing bout. Schroeder said a government inquiry is in progress and he will wait for its completion.
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Provinestown
Mass
Witnesses Arrive From Abroad for Sufton Inquiry
The fast cruiser squadron led by Rear Admiral Schroeder arrives from the Mediterranean and joins the fleet at Provingstown Harbor. On North Carolina, Lieut Utley and Dr. Cook disembark to travel to Annapolis as witnesses in the Sufton inquiry.
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Provingstown, Mags
Aug
North Carolina
Montana
New York
Mediterranean
Schroeder
Utley
Dr. Cook
Annapolis
Suitou Ural
Mother and Daughter Drown At Smug Harbor
Mrs. Gordon Hoyt and her daughter Miss Clara Hoyt drowned when the daughter cried for help after cramps while swimming at Smug Harbor near Mammondsport. Mrs Hoyt, an expert swimmer, went to assist but both perished before aid arrived.
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Rochester
Gordon Hoyt
Clara Hoyt
Smug Harbor
Mammondsport
Bath
Thousand-strong California bear hunt in Mendocino county
One of the largest hunting parties in California gathers over a thousand men to scour Mendocino County for bears deer and coyotes over the next ten days. A vast ring of hunters will tighten as the pursuit progresses across the countryside.
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California
San Francisco
Mendocino
Judge Whitehead Heads Home to Guernsey Homestead
Judge J. B. Whitehead leaves his post and travels to his Guernsey homestead to practice law. He intends to continue his profession while away from the royal jurisdiction.
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Whitehead
Antwen North Towal
J. BR. Whitehead
Guernsey
Fort Russell troops eyed for state fair participation
Brig. Gen. Frederick A. Bymith reports a letter from R. D. Carey, president of the Wyoming State Fair, requesting troops from Wort Russell to attend the fair. The general expresses interest but doubts the voyage is practical, citing the distance and costs for Worth Russell forces to travel for any event.
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Fort Russell
Frederick A. Bymith
Wort Russell
R. D. Carey
Wyomngtates Folr
Douglas
Livine
Great Kansas Cheer On The White Plague
Lawrence Aug 3 The state will launch an intense public education campaign on the prevention of various venereal diseases. Dr B C Binley, head of zoology and entomology at the University of Kansas, leads the effort and will tour Leavenworth Topeka Pittsburg and other cities visiting each for a day as part of the statewide outreach.
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Great Kansas
Chree
Lawrence
Kay
Kaneas
C. Binley
le Ip
Sunflower
Dermiley
Leavenworth
Topeke
Pusbupge
Citien
Amatler Waa
Traction Co in Bad With City Council
Cheyenne Electric Street Railway and the Cheyenne city government clashed at a council meeting. The petition to extend a loop from Fifteenth and Capitol to Ferguson and Sixteenth was unanimously rejected, officials vowing to curb operations if promises were not kept. The council postponed action while Alderman Schiling condemned street damage by the line. Mayor Cook warned of steps to prevent cars if commitments fail.
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Cheyene Electric, Street Railway Company
Cheyenne
Oists
Theity Council
Cook
Wiles the
Ihs
Fifteenth and
Capitol Avenue
Ferguson
Sixteenth Street
Schiling
Grant
Chey
iMayor Cook
Stanton
United States
Park Addition
Randall Street
Thames
Fifteenth
Capitol
Colorado Railway’ Company
Alert Base House
Janis H. Dilimac
J. Mf. Merrit
Ee Ee
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Wlienists
John (Posey) Ryan
Clapp
Tar
Boxer
Sufton
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