Domestic scandal erupts as jailhouse shooting rocks town
In Moteeotee on January 4, John W. Dean and wife Matikia separate amid sensational rumors. Charles Mackey faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly plotting to kill Dean and survive a prison shooting where six bullets were fired at Mackey, a would‑be assassin escaped, and a suspect Richard named Richards was arrested on suspicion of involvement.
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Moteeotee
John W. Dean
Matikia
Bunehine
Charles Mackey
Dean
Mackey
Basin
Edwardes
Sxsaugin
Evans
Perp
Merstal Evans
Richard Ae
Juallen Hdwards
Wyoming Health Registrar Reports Low Births Deaths
Laramie reports by Dr. A B Hamilton show only ten percent of births and one hundred one deaths recorded. Officials acknowledge unreliability, noting many births occur outside the city, suggesting large unrecorded totals.
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Laramie
Wyoming
A. B. Hamilton
Sste Board of Health
Basin Basin Basin Growth Marked by Major 1910 Building Boom
Basin Wyoming reports a 1910 building boom with $298,755 in new work. Major projects include Pioneer office block about $60,000, Basin Bhale Works $20,000, Big Horn Milling $40,000, plus $20,000 in grain and flour output. Additional schools, hospital, planing mill, and numerous residences push Basin toward a record year as boosters vow further growth in 1911.
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Basin
Wyo
Big Horn
Pioneer
Bulding
Ahreng. Bros
Big Horn County Brary
Andrew Carnegie
Basin Hospital
Carter
Enders
Anderson & Johnson
Beaides
Big Horn Development Company
Basig
Metropolia
Hig Horn
Basin Progress Association
Buffalo Bill Cody Embraces Auto Travel in Farewell Show Plan
In Laracile on January 4, Colonel W. I. Cody Buffalo Billy, veteran showman, has purchased an RE. M. P. touring car signaling a shift from horse to automobile. He plans a trip to Arizona to manage mink interests then return to begin another farewell Wild West tour, possibly shooting from the car. A kitchen fire near Goode ranch caused $200 damage.
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Buffalo Gill Mas Auto
Cody
Jan
W. I
Cody Buffalo Billy
Atinet
RE. M. P
Arizona
Postal Bank Opens Messy Page Briefly Reported
Postal Bank opens in Jaramie with brief city notice as early activity and unclear details appear in a fragmentary post. The report notes initial activity and bank opening in the city, amid garbled OCR text.
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Postal
Jaramie
PoMotting
Lovell Becomes Dry as Saloon Licenses Increase
The city council raised saloon license payments and every saloon in Lovell has closed. Kaloo Ontt Truvemenn, Jan. 4, reports the town now remains dry for the first time in many years.
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Kaloo
Lovell
Tly Council
Itan
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Relief
A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound claims to end colds or grippe quickly by taking a dose every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken. The ad asserts relief from neuralgia, headaches, congestion, feverishness, and other cold symptoms with no quinine and three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars.
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Pape
Anonymous note warns of Japanese danger at Capitol
A unsigned letter dated from Missouri and addressed to Congress claims a Japanese plot against the United States. A woman writer describes discovering diagrams of the Pacific coast in a Japanese officer’s suitcase and warns Washington of imminent danger.
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Washington
Capitol
Joseph
Congress
United States
Fam & Young
Iam
Pacific Coast
Cold remedy ad touts head relief and laxative claims
An old advertisement promotes a Cold and Grippe remedy named Bramo Quinine from W. Grove. It asserts the product removes the cause of colds and headaches and lists a price of 26 cents.
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W. Grove
Enameling at the Sherman Co
Governor elect Celquitt and Attorney General Lightfoot clash over policy in a public letter. Lightfoot criticizes moves that could hinder law enforcement and allow special interests to plunder the people including land grabs, liquor operators, and gambling interests. The dispute centers on governance and enforcement as Celquitt prepares to take office.
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Angilo
Tex
O. BE
Celquitt
J. P
Lightfoot
Colquitt
Consumption ID Spread by Family Pets
Harvard medical experts warn pets spread tuberculosis in Boston households. Dr Langdon Frothingham notes cats may carry the disease and could transmit it to children via licking, urging caution in homes with milk and young ones. The piece also mentions an unrelated oyster-eating contest attended by onlookers.
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Boston
Harvard Medical School
Langdon Frothingham
F. H. Rowley
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of
Frothingham
Mississippi farmer sets oyster eating record
Van Viect Miss., Jan. 4. J. L. Morris, a local farmer, broke a new record by consuming 144 raw oysters in one sitting during the Christmas holidays, underscoring a curious rural kitchen feat.
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Mississippi
van Viect
Misa
J. L. Morris
Kilmer's Swamp Root Public Testimonial Letter
A Defiance Ohio woman Mary Ardner describes relief from kidney and bladder pain after using Kilmer's Swamp Root. She swears to the cure and urges readers to request a sample bottle and booklet from Dr. Kilmer & Co. Include publication note and notary verification date.
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Mr. Kilmer
Mary Ardner
Defiance
Ohio
F. L. Ray
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Wien
Gale
Diamond found in rooster crop after months missing
A valuable diamond owned by Mia K. Lute of Guttenburg New Jersey, missing for about six months, was found inside a rooster's crop. The finder, Joseph B. McConnell, had prepared the bird for dinner when the diamond dropped out as the rooster was being cleaned.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Mia. K. V. Lute
Guttenburg
N. J
Lute
Joseph B. McConnell
Abe
Basketball Event Disrupted by Fight on City Streets
In Chicago on January 4 James Gullermo was struck and shot after an incident in a crowded Jefferson and Forquer street intersection. He was taken to the county hospital with a bullet wound to the right cheek and expects to recover, vowing to be more polite.
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Chicago
James Gullermo
James
Jefferson
Forquer
Gullermo
Judge uses barrel stave in harsh punishment
A judge strikes a man named Boney with multiple barrel staves during a confrontation with Honey and a policeman holding the suspect in position. The scene depicts a severe, improvised punishment at close range with visible force.
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Jack Yard
Menefee
Honey
Boney
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