Frontier Days Preparations Set for Record Cheyenne Crowd
Cheyenne braces for the largest Frontier Days in its history as 10 000 strangers are expected by opening day. Frank Bon of the Frontier Days committee reports road work to Denver and Carr station, with motorists from Denver estimated between 700 and 1 000 attending. Officials promise careful crowding and full support services as trains bring visitors and Indians and cowboys arrive for the four day celebration.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Frank Bon
Frontier Days Committee
Carr Station
Denver
Cheyenné
Hon
Fort Collins Boosters Plan Cheyenne Frontier Days Trip
Fort Collins residents expect about 500 people to travel to Cheyenne for Frontier Days. The Fort Collins Retail Merchants' Association collects names and sells tickets to join the delegation. Mayor Jesse Harris helps publicize the event with a Cheyenne tune and a sign promising reunion next week.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Frontier Days Birth Of A World Unique Western Carnival
Cheyenne plans its fifteenth Frontier Days this week, an annual celebration born in 1897 to preserve range land sports and the old cattle country spirit. Conceived by Col B A Black of the Cheyenne Daily Leader, the event grew from a local idea into a nation changing spectacle with riding, roping and wild western performances.
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Cheyenne
B. A. Black
Cheyenne Daily Leader
West
Slack
Missing Wyoming man William West sought by Denver heirs
A 1904 disappearance in Wyoming prompts a Denver legal notice seeking William West or Billy West of Carbon County. The Fraternal Union life policy remains unpaid as heirs pursue a declared seven year presumption of death. William A. Bryans, Denver assistant city attorney, advertises across papers to locate West if alive.
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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 Put To Death In Sing Sing Electric Chair
Ossining New York August 12 seven murderers were executed in the electric chair the largest one day tally since the chair’s adoption. The condemned were John W Collins Lorenzo L Call Salvatore de Marco Felipe de Marco Angeto Ginèlo Vincenzo Cona and Joseph Ferrone. Ferrone fainted twice and all protested innocence except Collins who prayed and stayed calm.
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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
Two Suspects In Murder Of Denver Girl In Cheyenne
Two men matching a Denver murder description visited Cheyenne on Saturday. They entered a store at 816 West Sixteenth Street, observed reports of Miss Signe Amelia Carlton’s murder, and discussed changing clothes after recognizing the description. Police alerted as reports from Northern Colorado towns indicated suspects headed toward Cheyenne. A separate Denver report states H. J. Jonas, 50, was arrested in connection with Slane Carlton’s death after detectives found a bloody axe at his home.
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Giusto
Cona
Cali
Ce Marcos
Mary Hall
Henry Hall
Griffin's Corners
Westcheater
Santa Znasa
Ban
Usgasaing
Denver
Brental
Signe
Amelia Carlten
Cheyenne
George PP. Knright
West Sixteenth Street
Colo
H. J. Jonas
Slane Carlton
La Follette Accuses Post Office of Mail Rifling
Senator La Follette charged post office officials with rifling his mail while probing postal service reforms. He showed letters he said were tampered with and claimed removals from railway mail service were retaliation for union organizing. officials denied the accusations as Congress prepared to vote on the postoffice appropriation bill.
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Washington, D.C
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
Weather Forecast For Wyoming From Wyom ing
The Weather column reports fair conditions for Wyoming with sunny to partly cloudy skies expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures likely reach comfortable levels with no severe weather noted in the outlook.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Governor Garey Wilson Talks Teddy Fight and New Jersey
In a candid interview Governor Garey Wilson discusses a planned clash between Teddy and the New Jersey governor. He frames the dispute as a political showdown shaping regional leadership and policy direction.
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Teddy
New Jersey
Progres sive convention praised by Governor Carey
Governor Joseph M. Carey praised the Progres sive convention in Chicago. He compared it favorably with past national conventions, noting the youthful delegate group, unified aims, and how committees resolved issues without minority reports. He said the platform is progressive yet conservative for all under government.
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Joseph M. Carey
Chicago
Capitol
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Carey
Blaine
Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Johnson
California
Progressive Party
State Board Hears Railroad and Telegraph Property Assessments
The State Board of Equalization met to assess railroad telegraph telephone and other corporate property. Members Haird Forsyth Houx and Selimerman heard from railroad and telegraph interests including Western Union and Colorado Wyoming. Israel of the Colorado Southern urged a reduction in his company’s assessed value saying the increase since twelve years ago was excessive. Continued on Page 6.
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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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Carly
Pommer
Retail Merchants’ Association
Fort Collinge
Chas. F. Darrow
Fort Collings
Jesse Harris
Fort Colling Ja
Ian Hour
John W. Colling
Michael Lynch
New York City
Kate
la Follette
Frontier
Western Union
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