Russell and Russell Silence Over Wyoming Dance Killing
L. H. Hampton was shot and killed at a Chalmers ranch dance in Sundance Wyoming. George C. Russell and his father John D Russell refused to speak about the case as Hampton’s funeral drew a large crowd. Witnesses say Hampton advanced on Russell and was shot without warning. they found no weapon on Hampton.
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Sundance
Wyo
L. H. Hampton
Chalmers Ranch
George C. Russell
John D. Russell
Russell
Dea
Hampton
Young Russell
Horne
Lamiell
Alder Russell
Ir Son
Elle
Lost Colorado girl seeks relatives in Cheyenne
A 15 year old girl from Brush Colorado arrived in Cheyenne yesterday hoping to meet her brother in law Carl Christman. He sent a telegram urging her to come for her ill sister but he was absent and locals could not locate him. Mrs Mary Cahill aided the girl and contacted sheriff officials while telegrams to Brush and Sher idan yielded no response by midnight. Anyone with information is asked to call Mrs Cahill at 114J.
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Cheyenne
Carl Christman
Kitty Ellis
Kitty Ellie
Brush
Colo
Burlington Depot
Mary C. Cahill
Sheriff's Office
Great Prosperity in Wyoming as Bank Report Shows
State Bank Examiner Newland announced Wyoming banks were highly prosperous in the past year. Resources exceed 14 million dollars, deposits over 9 million, and capital over 1.9 million, with total liabilities around 14.09 million. The July 80th day statement indicates loans near 10.06 million and deposits rising well above prior years.
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Wyoming
Newland
Newlands
National Bank Noles
Coutesebn
Enne
Laramie Man Admits He Is Daylight Bandit
Norval King, a fugitive from the county jail, says he robbed the Hirst National Bank of Englewood last Monday, forcing the cashier to hand over 500 dollars. He describes his nerve and fear during the crime and his plan to flee, detailing actions from Denver to Englewood and back.
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Laramie
Denver
Norval &. King
Hirst National Bank
Englewood
King
City
Anglewood
Walter Whitman
Gotham Car Strike May Begin Today
Street car workers vote to strike if unions are not recognized and demands met. They authorize leaders to suspend work if no satisfactory understanding is reached by tomorrow. Officials warn a surface car strike and transit tieup may follow after talks with railway executives. Mayor Mitchell and Oscar Straus are summoned as disputes escalate.
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New York
Mitchell
Oscar Straus
Car Men's Union
Harvard
Officials Bust Million Dollar Counterfeit Ring
William J. Fiyne head of the government secret service disrupted a plot to print one million dollars in counterfeit silver currency. Eight people were arrested and a full counterfeiting operation uncovered. Agents say the criminals planned to mint a million in fake bills and then destroy the plant before disposing of the notes.
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New York
William J. Fiyne
Government Secret Service
Guardsman Killed in Brownsville Incident
Corporal James Clement of the Virginia National Guard was killed and Sofia Valdes, a Mexican girl, probably fatally wounded when Corporal Dunches of the regular army attacked her. Homeat, who helped her, was shot on arrival.
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Brownsville
Aug
James Clement
Virginia National Guard
Sofia Valdes
Dunches
Regular Army
Lomeat
Leaders Now Defending Austria War Dispatches
Dispatches indicate Emperor Francis Joseph calls on the Kaiser to defend Austria from Slavs and Italians. Kaiser designates Von Hindenburg to oversee the eastern front with Archduke Carl as chief assistant.
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Seat of War
Francis Joseph
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
Germany
Archduke Carl
Britain Hurls Half a Million at Teuton Line
British forces on the Somme front engaged half a million men in a costly push against German trenches near Gommecourt. Despite outnumbering the enemy up to six to one and gaining ground, the assault failed to break through as German artillery and machine guns rained destruction.
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Britain
Gonmecourt
Somme
Berlin
Sayville
Gomme Front
Gommecourt
Hebutorne
London Forces Advance On Somme Front
London reports renewed French and British offensives along the Somme front storming nearly three miles of German trenches and seizing key positions. Italians claim German troops defend Trieste. Berlin notes heavy firing on Saloniki front and air raids on Hel fort.
Forest Fire Destroys Villa of Greek King
Aug. 16 reports say a vast fire swept the Tatoi forest near Athens reducing King Constantine s villa and much of the royal grounds to ashes. The blaze destroyed cultivated pine woods and scorched hillsides across Attica, with soldiers and villagers perishing or missing as fires spread toward Thebes and other towns.
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Atylens
Tatoi
George
Greece
Constantine
Mt. Parnes
Mt. Petitelicon
Attica
Dieseter
Olga
Tutol
Missolonghi
Palrus
Megara
Thebes
Kineta Chalcis
Camariza
Tribopia
Manes
Pyrgos
Agoulimiena
Seyros
Mesure
Kineta
Etll
Tutor
Capitol
President Wilson outlines eight hour day plan for rail workers
Washington Aug 16 President Wilson completes a plan to avert a national railroad strike by offering an eight hour day with future federal study. Rail managers demand arbitration while a 640 man workers committee meets him tomorrow to discuss the proposal and potential public pressure if rejected.
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Wasilington
Wilton
Federal
William L. Chambers
Federal Board of Mediation and Conversation
Employes
General Committee of
Judge Chambers
Eurea
Congress
Wilson
A. T. Garreteoun
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Preamnt Federal Board of Median Ao
Svagention Tehails
Lee
Mormrest
Wilcom
Tial
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Colorado
Apeteeaes
Norval King
Edgewood Bank
Gotham
Tring
Austria
Gen von Hindenburg
London
Somme Front
PARTO
War Office
Verdun
Helfort
Lostion
Cermany
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