Delays in Carey Act land segregations cited by Wyoming official
Land Commissioner S G Hopkins explains why irrigation matters and Carey Act land segregations in Wyoming face long hold ups at Washington. He notes prior approvals, field inspections, and water capacity limits shaped by General Land Office reviews, with extended delays spanning years.
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Wyoming
Washington
State Land Office
G. Hopkins
W. Newbrough
Evanston
General Land Office
Senator Warren
Amos W. Smith
Geological Survey
Fuller
T. Johnston
Neer
Avery
Smith
United States
Wyoming Forecast For Saturday And Sunday
The weather desk reports fall like conditions arriving for Wyoming with expectations of cool Saturday and likely Sunday. Temperatures trend lower as fronts move through the region.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Warren Trails in Park County Primary as Progressives Rally
In Cody Wyoming on Ate 29 the Park County Enterprise reports Warren trailed in the primary while progressives exerted influence. C W Fowler challenged Warren's nomination and led opposition efforts, with Cavender defeating W L Wallia and Fowler boosting support against Warren. Mondell ran ahead in many precincts. Kendrick showed a strong showing for the Senate race.
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Cody
Wyo
Park County
C. W. Fowler
Warren
Mondell
Kandrick
Hendtor
Topeka Mail Train Robber Aided by Old Hand in Heist
Wella Lonsberry of Medford Oregon, wounded in a scuffle with the conductor, admitted to a January Red Bluff California mail robbery. He said a man will do anything when he is up against it. Lonsberry’s capture followed a failed attempt to offload mail at Lawrence Kansas.
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Topeka
Kans
Union Pacific Mail
Wella Lonsberry
Medford
Oregon
Lonsberry
Red Bluff
California
Lawrence
Kansas
Bride saved from lake leads to wedding romance
Miss Rosetta Conn of Pinebrook New Jersey, 26, wed Philip G. Gulkis fashion maker of 160 Fifth Avenue after he rescued her from a lake near her family farm. The romance began when Gulkis visited for fishing and saved her from a fall into the water.
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Rivington Street
Rosetta Conn
Joseph Conn
Pinebrook
N. J
Philip G. Gulkis
Fifth Avenue
Guikis
Conn Farm
Misa ‘Conn
Lipzig
Bowery
Guilkis
Charles
Will Conn
Sea Serpent Reported From Staten Island Sounds
Aug 23 report from Staten Island credits Guess Again Annie crew Stephen Worth and Jacob Hetzel with dragging a four and a half foot long sea creature weighing 250 pounds to Rossville. They say it had a pressed head and winglike fins and shot it before it sank in Chelsea. Captain Decker suspects a hydrophide sea snake, an Indian Ocean rarity.
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New York
Annie
Stapleton
Staten Island Sound
Stephen J. Worth
West New Brighton
Jacob Hetzel
Travieville
S. I
Rossville
Worth
Hetzel
Chelsea
Joseph Decker
Indian Ocean
New York Bay
Taft Signs Major Budget Bill After Veto Contests
President Taft signed the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill in Washington. He had twice vetoed it over amendments to abolish the commerce court and curtail civil service tenure, but both provisions were removed and the commerce court is established until March 4, 1914.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Commerce Court
Republicans Split in Springer Primary Favor Warren 26 Votes
Fifty-two Republican votes cast at Springer Wisconsin show Senator Warren receiving 26 votes. A progressive faction won the plurality among locals, with indications they will back John B Kendrick in the November general election as progressive Democrats.
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Springer
Warren
Orozco Rebel Leader Trapped by Federal Forces
Juarez Aug 23 The rebel commander in chief Orozco is encircled by 16 000 federal troops in a trap 1 mile wide and 200 miles long. He has 600 men left from 1 000 who evacuated Juarez as scouts halt his attempts to move. Rebels suffer food shortages while more federal units rush in and a capture is feared.
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Juarez
Mexico
Orozco
Associated Press
Chihuahua
Oroxeo
Homesteader’s Home Burns to Ground in Wyoming
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick burned to the ground yesterday morning near Burns Wyoming. Eldest daughter Miss Fern attempted to light a gasoline stove causing the blaze. The house and contents were a total loss with no insurance. Mrs Fenwick and Milas Fenwick sustained burns while trying to save belongings.
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Burns
KR. Fenwick
Milas
Despondent mother kills crippled son and attempts to gas baby
In New York on August 24 Mrs Louis Cuniman a 36 year old wheelwrights wife killed her crippled four year old son with gas and attempted to kill her four week old baby. Neighbors discovered the act in time to save the mother and infant but the four year old boy died at the scene.
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New York
Louis Cuniman
Felt
Nelahbora
Cheyenne Merchants Plan Golden Prairie Trade Boost Ride
Local business leaders in Cheyenne announce an August 28 automobile tour into eastern Laramie County’s Golden Prairie to boost trade with farmers. The plan pairs on site observation of harvests and new elevators with direct outreach to farmers, aiming to secure sales of clothing, groceries, hardware and other goods.
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Denver
Colorado
Lauder
Cheyenne
Laramie County
King Willis
Tracy Siding
Pine Bluffs
Egbert
Burne
Garpenter
Wyoming Tribune
Golden Prairie Country
William Dalber
E. W. Stone
J. Rosa Carpenter
Leader
Converts Pass Through Cheyenne Heading to Salt Lake City
The Cheyenne through traffic of Mormon converts exceeds 100 weekly, traveling in special cars from eastern points toward Salt Lake City. This week two cars, a Pullman and a day coach, carried passengers from Omaha to Salt Lake City. The Mist car passed last night. Most occupants are young women with many elderly missionaries returning from foreign fields.
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Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Engleh
Union Pacific
Signal Corps Soldier Fires at Negro in Eddy Street Incident
Last night near Twenty first and Eddy streets residents heard three gunshots. Witnesses say Private Davis of Company I Fort Russell pursued a colored man trying to pry open a front window at 2106 Eddy Street after Mrs Delk opened her door to air the house. Davis fired three times when the man did not halt and police investigated. no injuries reported.
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Twenty-first
Eddy Streets
J. H W. Crowley
Eddy Street
J. W. Delk
Hillsdale Students Rally Over School Relocation Attempt
In Hillsdale Wyoming on August 23 residents protested an attempt by the school board to move the double school building to a site bought from C. N. Coates. The board rescinded the move after public protest, yet $100 had already been spent on the new site.
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Hillsdale
Wyo
C. N. Coates
Insane Man Detained After Thames and 22nd Street Incident
A man described as insane wandered with head down near Thames and 22nd Street prompting a police call. Officers found him with three companions, identifying as Frank McCormick whose letter to a brother was found. McCormick, previously at Nebraska State Insane Asylum, is in county custody for further investigation.
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Thames
22Nd Street
Talbot
Warramount
Frank McCormick
Hhs
McCormick
Nebraska State Insane Asylum
Echoe
Wnlll
Kear
Tes
Rhodelf
Largest Eye Hospital Planned for New York
Dr. Arnold Knapp will direct the New York Ophthalmic and Rural Institute in building the largest eye hospital in the country. The five dwelling sites at Fifty seventh street and Tenth avenue will host a five story, $200000 structure designed with foreign eye treatment ideas and modern devices.
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New York
Arnold Knapp
New York Ophthalmic and Rural Institute
Fifty-seventh Street
Tenth Avenue
Crow, Lewis & Wickenhowser
City Bans White Paja Ma Style In Mexico City
In an edict effective Sept 14 the white cotton paja ma attire is forbidden in Mexico City. Rural gentlemen visiting the capital may not parade in two floor sacks and must dress in clothing rented in suburban shops at the end of their city visit. Governor Frederico Gonzaresarri arranged a local factory to produce affordable garments for this purpose.
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Mexico City
Frederico Gonraidesarrea
Oklahoma Woman Murders Husband's Alleged Lover
Mrs. Albert Turley, angered by her husband’s alleged infidelity, shot and mortally wounded Lena Shoemaker at Crowdee, near M'alester. Turley reportedly learned of the affair after rumors reached her, then confronted Shoemaker and fired, leaving Shoemaker dying and Turley in jail.
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M'Alester
Okla
Albert Turley
Lena Shoemaker
Crowdee
Turley
Shoemaker
Sidon
Ninth Cavalry Band Leader Returns from Europe
Wade Hammond, band leader of the Ninth Cavalry band, arrives in Cheyenne after two months abroad in England and France financed by the regimental fund. He visited London and Paris, heard European military bands, and brought back two trunk loads of new instruments and reeds.
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Wade Hammond
Ninth Cavalry
England
France
Port
D. A
Russell Bupdady
London
Parla
United States
Hammond
New York
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