Frontier Days committee lauded for Cheyenne celebration efforts
The 1909 Frontier Days committee receives high praise from the state leader for work before and during the event. The public spirited citizens who organized attendance crowd handling and entertainment are commended, with special acknowledgment to Messrs Stone, Tirnett, Kennedy, Dinneen and Barrow for shouldering trials and responsibility.
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Frontier Days
Chéyenne
Messrs &. W. Stone
W. B. Tirnett
T. B. Kennedy
WE. Dinneen
FL EL Barrow
Prentier
Critics Call Frontier Days 1909 Flawed and Reform Urged
The State Leader notes public dissatisfaction with Cheyenne's thirteenth Frontier Days, calling the rough riding finals a failure and urging reforms or abandonment to prevent the show from becoming a purely Cheyenne affair. It voices concern over private interests influencing the event and advocates excluding those elements from the 1910 celebration.
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Cipion
Cheyenne
State Leader
George Crees
Denver Post
Post
Crees
Petter Park
Alchows
Creel
Pety
Frontiersmen Call for Fair Ride Contests at 1910 Frontier Days
The letter condemned alleged favoritism in the Saturday rough riding contest at Cheyenne. It argues Clayton Danks won on merit while Dick Stanley and Marty Brennan were robbed of a fair chance. It urges the 1910 Frontier Days committee to allow Stanley and Brennan to compete openly, restore justice, and purge the event of the previous controversy.
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Clayton Danks
Danks
Marty Brennan
Baterday
Dick Stanley
Oie
Brendan
Stanley
Brennan
Omer
Fatally Shot Lying Trails of Lies Exposed
Artin Romney a 15 year old printer apprentice died in Thermopolis Wyoming after a accidental shooting near Devil's Soup Bowl, with a .22 rifle. he lay exposed for about 24 hours before rescue. Authorities note no witness and Romney died after being moved to his home.
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Thermopels
Wyo
Artin Romney
Devil's Soup Bowl
Ranney
Iain
Greeks Injured by Explosion of Antique Gun
Three Greek laborers working on track repairs near Carter, Green River Wyoming, were badly hurt when a longforgotten gun exploded as they attempted to discharge a shell. The weapon had rested in a stone house corner and was thought safe, but a live shell in the magazine caused the blast injuring all three, none fatally, and they were hospitalized.
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Green River
Wyo
Carter
Aceton House
Kleptomaniac Wit Goes Back to Penitentiary
Casper Wyoming Aug 23 Harry Stafford a year old kleptomaniac was jailed after a prior parole. Within 24 hours he burglarized Harry Cornwalls home in the Butts Mole country stealing a six shooter then entered a sheep wagon taking more property. Deputy Cantlin found him with the goods and at the next district court term he will plead guilty to grand larceny and be sent to the penitentiary.
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Casper
Wyo
Harry Stafford
Carpenter
Stafford
Harry Cornwall
Butts Mole
Cantlin
Freighting Contractor Falls From Window in Shoshoni
Cord Johnson, a freighting contractor, attempted to locate a rear door on the second story of the Hines and Metcalf building in darkness and mistook a large window for an exit. He walked through the open window and plunged 22 feet to the ground, dying shortly after. His body was sent to Iowa for interment per his widow’s request.
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Shoshoni
Wyo
Hines and Metcalf
Cord 5
Johnson
Record flood recedes in Big Horn county Wyoming
Streams in Big Horn county Wyoming fall to historic lows after record July and June floods. Oldest settlers recall no snowmelt to feed August flows as the region faces drought conditions and reduced water supply.
Sheridan to get its first daily newspaper this year
Sheridan, the second city in Wyoming by population and wealth, will soon have its first daily newspaper. The Kinterprise Publishing company, currently publishing a semiweekly paper, announces it will start a daily edition except Sundays and will carry Associated Press service.
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Smifridan Enterprise
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Kinterprise Publishing Company
Associated Press Service
Ninth Cavalry to Attend Wyoming State Fair
The Ninth United States Cavalry and band will headline the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas on August 23 through October 1. Troop presence was approved by the War Department after initial doubt, following appeal by local Wyoming officials and representatives.
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Ninth Cavalry
Wyoming
Douglas
Wyo
Ninth United Bustos Cavalry
Vas
War Department
Ee PF
Warren
Pear
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