Leader Dies John F. Carroll West editor and pioneer newspaper man
John Francis Carroll a renowned western newspaper figure died in Portland Oregon after a career spanning Cheyenne Denver and Portland publications. Born June 15 1868 in St Clair Pennsylvania he edited The Cheyenne Leader and Denver Times and edited and published in Cheyenne before moving westward. He married Florence Hurlburt May 1 1889 and had nine children eight survive. He was a prominent Mason.
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John Francis Carroll
Cheyenne
Denver
Portland
Ore
Portland Telegram
Carroll
Cheyenne Leader
Denver Times
St. Clair
State Normal School
Millersville
Pottsville
Cleveland
Joseph A. Breckons
United States
F. E. Warren
Breckons
Schuylkill
Florence Hurlburt
H. E. Hurlburt
Colorado
Carrolls
Masonic Order
Whistler Encounters Street Urchin in London
While walking with a friend in London, the artist Whistler is approached by a dirty street urchin who asks for a penny. The lad claims to be seven, and Whistler questions his age, insisting he may be older than seven.
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Whistler
London
Gamin
Garon
Conoco
Whistler Questions Dirt in Seven Years
Whistler and his friend debate whether a man could accumulate such dirt in seven years, with Whistler asking anxiously if the feat is possible and noting the unusual claim.
Bailey Jailed for Four Months in Reed Law Violation
Glen Bailey, proprietor of the Dyer hotel, was sentenced to four months in jail for violating the Reed law prohibiting liquor shipments into dry territory. His wife received a fine of 505 dollars and 75 cents for operating a house of ill fame within the five mile zone. Leo Mulhern of Casper drew a year and a day in Leavenworth for forgery and interfering with the mails after a Casper post office incident involving a registered draft. Rabbit hair replaces wool in Australia’s felt hat industry. A century ago a man could sell his wife in Dartmoor Fingland for 11 dollars. Basketball season opens at the high school as football ends.
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Glen Bailey
Dyer
Reed
Leo Mulhern
Casper
Leavenworth
United States
Mulhern
Wyoming Overfills War Work Drive Quota by $12000
Wyoming oversubscribed its quota for the war work drive by about forty percent. State totals show an allotment of $30,687 with county reports pushing the total to $42,682.70, roughly $12,000 above the quota. P L Corbin, secretary of the hut at Fort Russell, announced the figures.
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Wyoming
P. L. Corbin
Fort Russell
Hard Legal Fight Looms in U S Court
The United States government faces Diamond Coal & Coke in a major Wyoming case. Hearing on dismissal opened in U S district court. District Attorney C L Rigdon previously filed fraud charges against the company.
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Wyoming
United States
Diamond Coal & Coke Company
United States District Court
C. L. Rigdon
Government seeks restitution for lands worked by company
Attorney B M Ausherman of Evanston argues for dismissal under the statute of limitations. The government contends restitution is due for lands worked for many years and profits earned. dates of transactions reach nearly twenty years, making the case possibly too old to hear now.
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B. M. Ausherman
Evanston
Amuse Theater Builds Week of Fox Comedies and Westerns
Manager Gerheart announces a week of Fox comedies starring Lloyd Hamilton with Roaring Lions and Wedding Bells showing Thursday and Friday. A Milk-Fed Vamp follows two weeks later and His Smashing Career appears after that. Also showing today is The Marked Man starring Harry Carey, a Butterfly western drama. Saturday features an O Henry stories bill from General Film Company with Mildred Manning in many titles.
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Gerheart
Amuse Theater
Fox
Lloyd Hamilton
the Amuse
Harry Carey
Amuse
General Film Company
O. Henry
America Theater
Denver
Mildred Manning
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Promoted in Detroit Ad
L W Day of 65 Campbell Ave E Detroit reports Foley's Honey and Tar eases bronchitis and coughs. The advertisement claims the remedy is time tested, affordable, and superior to substitutes, urging households to keep it in winter.
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Foley
L. W. Day
Campbell Ave
Detroit
Mich
Army medical department staffs swell to thirteen thousand nine hundred
The army reports over 13,900 officers are now engaged in medical department duties, reflecting expanded medical coverage and personnel mobilization during ongoing operations.
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Medical Department of the Army
Local notices and personal updates from Cheyenne area
Camp-Silag Cole returns to Camp Lews after furlough. Mrs C N Coates returns to Denver from Cheyenne. M A Kline back from Chicago Cleveland Terre Haute. Norton Ice returns to School of Mines Golden after Thanksgiving. Hobbs Huckfelt furniture ad. marriage license issued to J Hanson and Margaret Lasswell. Charles Hancock from Chicago on business.
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Silag Cole
Granite Canyon
American Lake
Camp
Lews
Cheyenne
Mrs. Kline
Ira
M.A. Kline
Chicago
Cleveland
Terre Haute
Indiana
Tee
Norton l Ce
School of Mines At
Golden
J. &. Hanson
Margaret E. Lasswell
Geologist Hardman Visits Cheyenne Monday
Dr. W. R. Day reports that renowned geologist Hardman, of 189 Hardman, visited Cheyenne on Monday, staying at 1716 Capitol Ave and conducting business at his residence and office.
Bal lard Heads to Des Moines for Indefinite Stay
Frank Ballard traveled to Des Moines yesterday for an open ended stay with no stated return date. Local sources offer no further details on the purpose or duration of the trip.
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Des Moines
Frank Ballard
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West
Yhears
Bailey
Australia
Dartmoor
Fingland
Albany
Campbell
Johnson
Lincoln Enee
Niobrara
Platte Eee
Washakie
Yellowstone Nat. Park
U.S
O, Henry
Apital Coal Company
Cahill & Holliday
Sherman Co
Hobbs & Huckfelt
Plains Hotel
Farl Hancock
Chi- Cigo Yesterdaay
THE
Continental Oil Company
Colorado Corporation
Salt Lake City
Pusbls Buquerque
Cheyenne Trun
Capitol Ave
Phonograph
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co
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