Forest fires tied to new lightning origin theory
Dense dispatches report foresters proposing lightning as a trigger for several fires across the region. A separate item notes a severe electrical storm destroying a large barn on the Wrench ranch near Diets, with thousands of dollars in feed and implements lost but cows driven to safety. Other vignettes cover a bear attack on a wagon driver, carnival monkey controversy, and an accident injuring butcher P H Collins in Encampment.
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Red Park
Sheridan
Wyo
Wrench Ranch
Diets
Removal of Hivanston Night Marshal Sparks Controversy
Wilam Carpenter removed from the city council post as night marshal amid claims of “for the good of the community” but reports say he used the nightstick unjustifiably. In Evanston J S Roberts injured when a can of flnled used on cattle exploded, splashing poisonous fluid into his eyes with hope of saving his sight.
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Hivanston
Wilam Carpenter
Evanston
Roberts
Plumber Henry Cooper Injured in Downtown Runaway
In Sheridan on Aug 10 Henry Cooper, a plumber, was thrown from his horse driven cart when the animal bolted through the business streets. His feet became caught on the single tree, dragging his head along the hard street for about fifty feet. He is expected to recover.
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Union Palisfé
Throwner
Waro
Rock Spring
Humane Officer
Sheridan
Henry Cooper
Cooper
While The Visitors Are In Town Cheyenne Porches Shine
A civic call urges residents to burn porch lights and brighten Cheyenne as visitors arrive. Authorities ask households to participate to welcome guests and raise safety visibility during the event.
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Cheyenne
Chnyenne
Scotland Yard detective and 1845 tag superstition tale
A detective linked to Crippen case talks of numbers on a receipt 1309 and a lodging house address 1426 Larimer Street. The narrative includes mentions of the number 13 and a room 18 as superstitions, with a sick husband and resolve to break the hoodoo.
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Larimer Street
Chicago warns visitors to drink Lake Michigan water over beer
In Chicago a health department campaign targets soft drinks ice cream and adulterated ingredients amid slum conditions. Officials urge KnighthoodTemplar visitors not to mix beer with water warning that sunstroke often follows beer and stimulant use. Lake Michigan water is promoted as a safe alternative.
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Knights Templar
Chicago
Michigan
Health Department
Knidits Templar
Lake Michigan
Kentucky
MISSOURI WOMAN CLAIMS LINCOLN AX ATtributed to Lincoln rails
Montgomery Aug. 19 A Missouri woman Mrs Savala Vendaveer says she possesses the very axe Abraham Lincoln used to make rails working with her uncle William Smith in Indiana. She recalls Lincoln visiting nearby farms in the early 1800s when he was a lanky woodsman about sixteen and wearing a straw hat.
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Montgomery
Savala Vendaveer
Abraham Lincoln
William Smith
Gentry County
Indiana
Vanda- Veer
Farma Indiana
Lincolm
Kentuky
Nancy Hanks
William
Woman claims unlucky number on dog license tag
Denver, Aug 1. Mrs J M Harper of 1426 Larraw street applied to the city dog license inspector to change her dog tag number 13 and receive a new tag. She said the 13 is an unlucky number and that the hoodoo is working overtime. The license was first issued April 44 for her dog Happy P hooligan. The thirteenth falls on the same date as the renewal.
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Denver Colo
J. M. Harper
Larfar
Multiple incidents mark late summer briefs across cities
Brief telegram notes report a lumber district fire near Wheelesala causing up to one million dollars in damage. Other items note a Columbus regimental withdrawal leaving strikes to police, Roosevelt’s conservation plan declared dead by the state department, a fatal Pennsylvania express race collision in Cape May, a wild boar killed by a farmer near Foxton Colorado, and a murder-mystery in Greeley Heights while Chicago auto insurance premiums rise as Lloyds shifts risk.
Freight advance on live stock suspended pending inquiry
Washington August 10 Promised freight rate increases of two and one quarter cents per hundred pounds on live stock between Missouri River and Minnesota River points set to take effect August 16 will be suspended while the Interstate Commerce Commission reviews the reasonableness of the rise.
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Wivestock
Suspen
Washington
Missouri River
Minnesppi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Trams And Priors Offer City Lots And Services
Property sellers advertise blocks suitable for tram routes and prior developments across the city. The notice cites Oliver Realty with contact number 574 for inquiries.
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Oliver
Sturgeon nearly capsizes boat above Niagara Falls
A 150 pound sturgeon leaped at a searchlight in a motor boat two miles above Niagara Falls near La Salle. It struck the vessel then disabled the engine, narrowly missing overturning the craft and injuring Miss Nellie Johnson of the city.
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Gouover Falls
Niagara Falls
la Salle
Nellie Johnoon
Cheyenne Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Works Ad
We have scored a hit in Cheyenne with excellent work cleaning men’s and boys’ clothing and returning them looking as good as new. Ladies’ lace waist and dresses are cleaned to restore beauty similar to A. Rew garments at Raymond’s.
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A. Rew
Raymond's
Cheyenne
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