Gaynor Recovering as City Prays in Massive Church Observance
Throngs across New York attend special services for Mayor Gaynor’s recovery after the shotgun attack. His secretary reports cheerful progress and improved appetite despite coughing. Gaynor’s son says the mayor opposes prosecution, believing the assailant may be insane, while tomorrow is named Gaynor day in churches citywide to unite prayers.
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New York
William J. Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
Robert Adamson
Adameon
Ing
Rufus’ Gaynor
Gaynor
Greater
Girl shoots bear with small rifle in Pendleton
Misa Grace Bean, a Pendleton recent high school graduate and daughter of Judge and Mrs H J Bean, shot and killed a black bear with a .22 caliber rifle yesterday. The incident occurred in Pendleton Oregon as part of a local wildlife encounter. The report notes Bean’s notable achievement for a young hunter in the region.
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Pendleton
Ore
Misa Grace Bean
H. J. Bean
Shippers Favor Higher Freight Rates
William C. Brown president of the New York Central lines said before his Europe trip that railroad legislation past decisions are like water over a dam. He noted the real effect will come when the Interstate Commerce Commission rules on increased freight rates and that large manufacturers and shippers favor a reasonable rise.
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William C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Rawn Estate Sued Over Car Repair Graft Wake
Chicago reports a forthcoming suit seeking about 1,000,660 against the Tra G. Rawn estate. The action follows disclosures that Rawn held stock in repair companies implicated in $5,000,000 in car repair graft. Officials cite Memphis decree awarding the Memphis Car Company over 200,000 obtained fraudulently.
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Chicago
Tra G. Rawn
Mimoty Central Railway Company
Monon
Imnolé Central
Memphis
Religious census shows numerous heathen beliefs
Washington reports a Census Bureau study on religious life listing Buddhists Jews Bahais and other non Christian groups among about 200 Christian sects. It notes organized Buddhist and Japanese and Chinese temples and houses of worship across multiple states amid lacking membership figures.
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Washington
United States
Folowers
Buddhiem
Thie
Weet
Army paymaster theft investigated at Pole Mountain
Cheyenne reports say a new crew is suspected after $6,500 vanished from the army paymaster at Pole Mountain. The guard sergeant who watched the cash box says an unknown man told him the paymaster sent him for the money to complete troops’ payments that evening.
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Cheyenne
Pole Mountain
Army
Thtt Elviln
Forest fires in Idaho and Montana threaten towns and workers
Forest conflagrations in the Coeur d'Alene district Idaho near Wallace Murray and Mallen and along Wolf creek on the Flathead reserve Montana endanger hundreds of lives. Fire fighters are strained near endurance as embers fall and smoke blankets the region. Thirty five men fighting flames between Independence Creek and Iron Mountain are feared dead.
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Spokane
Wash
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Wallace, Murray and
Mallen
Wolf Creek
Flathead Reserve
Montana
Wallace
Independence Creek
Iron Mountain
Booster Meeting for Cheyenne Denver Trip Plans
A mass meeting of Cheyenne citizens is set for next Wednesday evening at the Industrial Club to organize the six excursion over the coming weekend to Denver. The trip supports advertising the Great Frontier celebration starting August 23 with Cheyenne Motor Club activities and related rail travel plans.
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Toormose
Seventeenth Street
Warren Avenue
Denver
Cheyenne Motor Club
Anguat
Colorado Capital
Motor Club
Union Pacific Railroad
Acting Mayor of New York A Young City Leader
Following the attack on Mayor Gaynor, John Purroy Mitchel becomes acting mayor by virtue of presiding over the board of aldermen. His youth drew comment at the January installation when Mayor Gaynor greeted him as a young man he had seen before as a boy.
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New York
Gaynor
New York City
John—Purroy Mitche
Board of Aldermen
Mayor Gaynor
City Hall
Mr. Gaynor
Mr. Mitchel
Mitchel
Flood Devastates Tokyo as Sumida River Rises
Tokyo Aug 13. About 385 dead and 500 missing as the Sumida flood devastates half the city. Forty thousand homeless face starvation and pestilence. Dyke collapses submerging lower districts. troops deployed, field hospitals set up, refugees housed in temples and parks. Foreigners flee as fires threaten vast property losses.
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Tokio
Japan
Sumida
West and Wyomings push for state control at National Conservation Congress
Governor Brooks announces Wyoming and other western states will seek representation at the September congress in St Paul. He argues resources belong to state peoples and urges ending national control over state resources, urging a strong western delegation to press for state autonomy and funding for travel.
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West
Wyoming
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Minn
B. B. Brooks
Brooks
Beautiful new Elks home to be dedicated in Sheridan
Sheridan announces the dedication of the new Elks Home on August 17 and 18 with Chief Justice N. Potter of the Wyoming Supreme Court as principal speaker. Members from Cheyenne, Rawlins, Laramie, Casper and other Wyoming towns attend, with elaborate preparations underway.
Frontier Days Auto Race Draws Top Drivers
Arrangements for Cheyenne Motor Club’s Frontier Days 200 mile race on August 28 continue as high profile drivers sign in. President George H. Nagle says entries are strong and track work aims to speed conditions beyond the May 1 record when Barney Oldfield set marks.
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Maey
Cheyenne Motor Club
George H. Nagle
The
Motor Club
Highlies
Barney Oldfield
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Bae Tee
Rawn Estate
Finois Central Railroad Company
Blue Island Rolling Mill and Car Company
Memphis Car Company
Illinois
Tiohn
Purroy
Interior Department
Forest Service
Coeur d'Alesie
Lewis and Clark
Wallace, Mont
Colville
National
Flathead Indian Reservation
Glacier National Park
Mont
Sheridan
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