Outland Identity of Dick Stanley Revealed by Wool Growers
The Wyoming Wool Growers Association records reveal that famed broncho buster Dick Stanley alias Earle Shobe was actually Earl Shade, an outlaw whose life ended in California in October 1910. The case links Stanley to long running northwest Wyoming murders and a years long hunt by detectives. The association claims substantial evidence supports the conclusions, tracing killings linked to sheep camp raids and hired murderers.
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Dick” Stanley
Earle Shobe
Point Corea
California
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Cheyenne
United
Wyoming
Ben Minnick
Thermopolis
Black Mountain
Wool Growers Association
Earl Shade
Shobe
Fatal duel in Russell area ends life of Private Wooden
Shortly before midnight Private Stratton of Troop I fired an army pistol at Private Wooden nearby the Troop I barracks. The bullet passed through Wooden’s body just over the heart, and he died en route to the post hospital. Stratton is held in the guards house.
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Stratton
Ninth Cavalry
Wooden
Troop I Barracks
Land Office Contest Rules Adopted for New Practices
Washington Rec 15. New rules of practice before local land offices the general land office and the interior department approved by Lec'y Ballinger will take effect February 1. They aim to simplify procedures avoid delay and prevent wealth contests by requiring contestants to seek an interest in the land and base contests on matters not disclosed by land office records.
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Washington
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Lec'y Ballinger
Land Office
Apple Congress Hears Conservation Tropy
Denver scene reports the first apple congress opening with remarks by former Governor Alva Adame denouncing conservation excess. He warns that one third of Colorado is reserved and trespass rules bar foot placement.
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Denver
Alva Adame
Colorado
Relatives Plan Prosecution of Glover Widow for Murder
Cambridge, Dec 15 Relatives of Clarance F Glover who was murdered by Hattie Le Blanc have announced plans to indict Mia Lil Man M Glover widow of the slain man They will pursue action with Middlesex County District Attorney Higgins after Judge Bond refused to allow prosecution on evidence from the trial They expect to present the case to the Middlesex grand jury next Monday Le Blanc enjoyed a lavish supper at an East Cambridge hotel amid wealth and attention as relatives vowed to press new charges against Mrs Glover.
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Cambridge
Mass
Clarance F. Glover
Hattie LeBlanc
Gengr Brian
Sense UB
Owitt
Lesex Grand Jury
Wales
East Cambridge
Attorney Johnson
Casper Picked For Next Wyoming Oil Producers Convention
After a long night session the first Wyoming oil producers convention adjourned and named Casper as the site for the 1911 gathering on three days starting the second Monday in September. The charter members total 36 operators from across the state with Brooks as president and Power and Paufell as vice presidents.
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Old Men of
Wyoming
Wyoming Oll Producers’ Sesociation
Casper
Gesociation
B. B. Brooke
Col
E. H. Power
Charles J. Pauwell
B. BR. Brooks
BE. H. Power
L. EB. Nebereft
Pr. Fauvell
Frank
Spence
Charles Orchard
Lander
Frank RE. Spence
New Castle
J. C. Roberts
Pigvanston
Joseph Cook
Basin
J. B. Phillips
Douglas
Frank O. Thompson
Cody
Transportation
H. Power
Roberta
A. M. Smith
J. Pauwell
We. H. Power
W. L. Waite
FB. G. Ryan, Chicago: A. G. Mercer
Wyattville
J. T. Judkins
Riverton
Umpires to Undergo National Eye Exams in New York
New York dispatch reports all National League umpires will be summoned to New York for eye examinations. The story notes potential ownership changes for the St. Louis club involving Dan Adkins and mentions Fielder Jones as a possible manager. Sale of the Boston National club expected to finalize Saturday with Fred Tenny as manager.
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New York
Dan Adkins
St. Louis
Ewing Brothers
Mesars
Hall and Hodgen
Eaid
Fielder Jones
St. Louie
Fred Tenny
Sentencing at Allegheny Jail for Soup Ladle Offense
In Pittsburg, Judge John Maymaker spared a man from the work house and sent him to the jail for ninety days after Gabriel Rage appeared before the court. The judge weighed the case, turning away a harsher end and choosing a jail sentence over confinement in the workhouse.
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Pittsburg
Pheonera
Allegheny County
John Maymaker
Gabriel Rage
Lewis
Bluejackets nerve saves lives of 300 on Maryland
In Norfolk the steamer Maryland carried 300 passengers when cotton in the hold ignited. Seaman Stone hung over the side with shipmates gripping him by the feet, bursting a port hole and spraying water into the blaze for 15 minutes until the fire was extinguished and all aboard landed unharmed.
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Norfolk
Maryland
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
United States
Cape Charles
Stone
Insurrection Clashes Reported Near San Andreas and Guerrero
Heavy fighting between regulars and insurgents reported near San Andreas Chihuahua with unknown outcomes. Meager El Paso reports say battles renewed outside Guerrero with doubled rebel force and unclear result. Proclamations from Guadalajara businessmen urge Mexicans to avoid aiding Americans amid unrest. Antonio Rodrigues burning probe ordered by a Texas grand jury.
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el Paso
Tex
Guerrero
Guadalajara
Antonio Rodigues
Rock Fourines
Texas
Antonio Rodrigues
Purney
Giant Bucket Shop Swindle Breaks Up in Chicago Raid
Chicago December 13 federal officers raid the Capital Investment company main office and 26 branches. The firm allegedly controlled 5000 miles of fenced wires and did about ten million dollars annual business. One ten point break reportedly netted six hundred thousand dollars in a day. Seventeen more arrests expected in Chicago.
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Chicago
Capital Investment Company
Brook Peporta
Liner arrives amid cheer at harbor ceremony
A ship named RD I mierhres arrived to fanfare at the harbor amid cheers from officials and residents. The event featured brief remarks by local authorities and a nod to the crew’s milestone as the vessel tied up alongside the wharf.
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Gairly
Wool Men To Settle UAB Wool Tariff Controversy In Portland
The forty seventh annual National Wool Growers association convention will be in Portland Oregon January 4 6 7 1911. Carded Woolen Manufacturers of Boston and National Association of Wool Manufacturers of the same city push for tariff revision to aid wool growers while worsted interests oppose. Leaders argue tariff protection has fallen far short of prior levels and threatens U S sheep and wool industries. Other topics include National forests administration transport service market handling cattle and sheep, and better sheep breeds. The gathering is expected to be the largest livestock meeting in U S history with railroads offering reduced fares.
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National Wool Growers Association
Portland
Oregon
Tariff Board
National Forests
Transportatoin Service
Carnegie deplores war and arbitration gains
Andrew Carnegie tells the American Society for the Judicial Battle ment of International Disputes that arbitration yields better outcomes than war. He warns that militarization diverts funds from peaceful progress and urges restraint amid extensive preparations for conflict.
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Carnegie
Washington
American Society For the Judicial
Tooight
Way
Andrew Carnegie
Bank Bandit Ward Ends Standoff After Paradise Robbery
Earl Ward robbed the Paradise State Bank of twenty five thousand dollars then killed himself near Salina Kansas as a posse closed in. He forced cashier Bert O'Brien to open the safe and bound four others in the bank before fleeing.
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Salina, Kas
Earl Ward
State Bank of
Paradise
Here
Ward
Bert O'Brien
O'Brien
Rescue Effort Underway At Leyden Mine Cavern
Denver reports a rescue party with oxygen helmets will descend shaft No 1 at midnight to reach ten entombed workers after a mine fire destroyed buildings fans and hoists and caused a shaft collapse. A government rescue car arrived and some air pockets may allow survival if air lasts.
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Denver
Leyden
Strikers Shot Down by Police in Chicago
The garment workers strike in Chicago deteriorated into riot as police fired on attacking strikers. One killed, another fatally wounded, four officers injured. Police in reserve across the city as fuel shortages affect many strikers.
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Chicago
Iowa Senator Young Sparks Senate With Editor Tone
Senator La Fayette Young of Iowa, in his first ten days, cheekily told the Senate editors hold sway over the country and urged no adjournment for two years. He opposed tariff law revision and the Cummins rules resolution, saying it would silence fights for farmers’ interests by targeting others.
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Washington
la Fayette Young
Iowa
Senate
Congress
Coun
Young
Cummins
Riots Hit Americans in Colombia During Cartagena Turmoil
U S state department reports renewed anti American riots in Cartagena on December 11 resulting in several deaths and many injuries as shops were wrecked during a protest over church property sales to the American Educational union. Martial law followed and by December 12 conditions were quiet.
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Washington
Colombia
State Department
Cartagena
American Educational Union
Firemen suffer frostbite as Alaska cold causes heavy losses
Fairbanks Alaska reports extreme cold with the temperature at 50 degrees below zero. A fire today caused damages estimated at 120000 dollars and many firemen lost hands and feet to freezing though no lives are believed lost.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Lieut Steever Returns from Port Leavenworth
Lieut E. Steever of the Eleventh Infantry returned to Fort Russell from Port Leavenworth Kansas last evening after examination for promotion to first lieutenant.
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Lieut
Steever
Port Leavenworth
Eleventh Infantry
Fort Russell
Port Leavenworth, Kas
President of Wyoming Wool Growers Arrives in Cheyenne
J. A. Delfelder, president of the Wyoming Wool Growers' Association, arrived in Cheyenne late yesterday coming from his home at Wolton.
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Wyoming Wool Growers IN
City
J. A. Delfelder
Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association
Cheyenne
Pat
Wolton
State Leader Newspaper Advocate Emphasizes Local Interest
A reader urged to compare the State Leader with Wyoming and neighboring papers, praising its coverage of city, state, and world news across pages. The article argues the paper serves Wyoming readers with state-focused reporting and editorial pages, urging subscriptions for community benefit.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Newelst
Apd
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D. Stanley
Daredevil Rider
Mimick
Illinois
Russell
Apple Congress
Glover
Eooper
Mattie
Wyoming Producers Association
Uncle Sam
Insurrectos
Mexico
Chiuahua
San Andreas
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Bank Bandit
Huiold
Chase
Colorado Colliery
Lafe Young
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