Frontier Days Crowds Swell Cheyenne Ahead of Big Show
Cheyenne braces for the largest Frontier Days in its history as 10 000 visitors expected by opening day. Frank Bon of the committee says road work from Cheyenne to Carr station will begin to improve travel for an influx from Denver and other towns. Indians from Nebraska reserve arrive with cowboys and participants filling the streets, merchants decorate, and city officials push preparations for a week of events.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Frank Bon
Frontier Days Committee
Carr Station
Denver
Cheyenné
Hon
Fort Collins Boosters Eyed for Frontier Days Visit
Fort Collins officials expect about 500 residents to journey to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. The Retail Merchants association is collecting names and selling tickets to send the delegation on Fort Collins day with the band providing music and Mayor Jesse Harris boosting turnout with a Cheyenne promotion.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Cheyenne
Retail Merchants’ Association
Fort Collinge
Chas. F. Darrow
Fort Collings
Frontier Days born in Cheyenne as unique world affair
The Cheyenne Frontier Days festival began in 1897 as a modest event conceived by Colonel B. A. Black to preserve the West’s range traditions. It grew into a worldwide, spectacular carnival with riding and roping exhibitions and a celebrated frontier mood.
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Cheyenne
B. A. Black
Cheyenne Daily Leader
West
Slack
Missing West sought in Wyoming for seven year rule
A Denver loss case seeks William West known as Billy West of Carbon County Wyoming. West disappeared in 1904 during a Wyoming blizzard and is presumed dead by relatives. William A Bryans, Denver assistant city attorney, says Fraternal Union life policy held up. heirs seek confirmation of death to release payout.
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William &. West
Billy’ West
Carbon County
Wyoming
West
William A. Bryang
Enver
Colo
Leader
William Shelvery Weat
Denver
William A. Bryans
Fraterns Union of America
Bryans
Weat
Colorado
Seven murderers executed in Sing Sing electric chair
Seven condemned men, six Italians and one Afro American, were executed in one day at Sing Sing prison. The group included John W Collins and Lorenzo L Call among others for killings in Grif fin's Corners and New York City. Ferrone attempted suicide twice on the way to the chair.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
John W. Collins
Lorenzo L. Call
Salvatore de Marco
Felipe de Marco
Angeto Ginélo
Vincenzo Cona
Joseph Ferrone
Ferrone
Collins
John W. Colling
Michael Lynch
New York City
Kate
Two Suspects Sought in Denver Girl Murder At Cheyenne
Two men matching the Denver murder description visited Cheyenne shops on Saturday in disguise outfits described by a witness. Police here filed telegram alerts and Northern Colorado tips place suspects en route toward Cheyenne as Denver reports detail a brutal killing of Miss Signe Amelia Carlton, a music teacher.
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Denver
Cheyenne
Brental
Signe
Amelia Carlten
George PP. Knright
West Sixteenth Street
Colo
H. J. Jonas
Slane Carlton
La Follette Claims Mail Rifling Amid Postoffice Probe
Senator La Follette charged post office officials rifled his mail to probe postal service operations. He produced letters he said were tampered with and cited layoffs of railway mail workers linked to organizing efforts. Officials denied tampering and defended mail handling as standard once mail leaves congressional offices.
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Senate
Postoffice
Lakotlatte
House
Postal Service
Post Office Department
LaFollette Js
LaFollette
Graundfield
Postoffice Department
Congress
Senarte
Roosevelt
Taft
Post Office
Fle
Department
Railway Mall Association
Wyomin g Weather Forecast Predicts Fair Days
The Weather Bureau reports Wyoming weather for Tuesday and Wednesday will be fair with light winds and seasonable temperatures. No precipitation expected as high pressure dominates the region.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Wilson and LR issues clash in Teddy New Jersey fight
Governor Garey Wilson declares in an interview that conflict will occur between Teddy and the New Jersey governor, signaling a partisan dispute with looming political tension.
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Teddy
New Jersey
Progressive party convention impresses Wyoming governor
Governor Joseph M. Carey returning from Chicago praises the Progressive convention for its youthful, united majority and decisive committee action. He compares it with past Republican meetings and notes the platform’s progressive, inclusive stance aimed at improving governance for all citizens.
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Joseph M. Carey
Chicago
Capitol
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Carey
Blaine
Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Johnson
California
State Board Hearing on Railroad and Telegraph Property Assessments
The State Board of Equalization met to assess railroad telegraph telephone and other corporate property for tax purposes. Representatives from Union Pacific Colorado & Wyoming Northwestern Mountain States and Western Union argued their values while others requested reductions, with the board hearing continuing through the day.
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State Board of Equalization
State Auditor
John L. Haird
R. DB. Forsyth
Frank J. Houx
Joby Selimerman
Mir Balad
hepGhilfian
Bourt
Meesra, Pollard
Burlington
Scriber
Holocoms
Union Pacific
Evans
Oregon
Jrawl
Uplorata
Southern
Crandon
Northwestern
Burdick
Colorado & Wyoming
Hemer
Mountain States
Ephone and Telegraph Company
McClintock
New Western Union
Woc
Black
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Israel
Coorado U Southern
Hid
Neil
Willy Favor
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