Long Beach Rates Spark Wyoming–Sheridan Electric Debate
Sheridan residents in Wyoming note Long Beach California agreed to a one year electric contract with Southern California Edison at lower overall rates, contrasting Sheridan’s higher long term terms. The letter to The Post argues lower Long Beach rates despite geographic differences and cites hourly and monthly charges for incandescent lamps, power by kilowatt, and night and day tariffs.
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Long Beach
Cal
Sheridan
Southern California Edison Company
Fiame
Electric Light Company
Wyoming
Pacific
Angeles
Swamp Root Endorsed By Life Insurance Physician
An examining physician for a major life insurance company claims many applicants are rejected due to kidney trouble not widely recognized by Americans. He praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a highly effective remedy, noting its availability in drug stores and offering mail order from Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY for readers of the Cheyenne Daily Leader.
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Kilmer
Dr Kil- 4 Co
Binghamton, NY
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Ranchman May Secure Very Large Fortune
Sheridan Jan 11 A rumor spreads of a possible inheritance from a long lost Hilman line. Dan Hilman of Hilton’s Pine may claim a share of an estate valued at 100000000 if a Pennsylvania doctor’s letters prove the family links and rightful heirs.
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Sheridan
Dan Hilman
Hilton
Newlands
Pennsylvania
Wost
Hilman
Allegheny County
Hilwan
Dan Tilman
Pennerylvania
Dan Wille
Thousands of Sheep on Verge of Starvation Near Saratoga
Saratoga January 11. The Saratoga and Encampment train stalled twelve miles north of Saratoga with eight passengers aboard. Railroad teams shovel out the line to restore communication. Twenty carloads of hay at Wamsutter, where thousands of sheep winter, must be moved soon or the flocks will starve.
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Saratoga
Wamsutter
Chamber Committee Seeks Hay Rate Cut to Denver
The Laramie chamber executive committee asked Union Pacific Agent Cady to study an equitable hay freight rate from Laramie to Denver, aiming to cut the rate from 8% to 2.50 per ton. They also endorsed the Laramie Valley Investors Information Association's aims and its recent incorporation by W J Wernity J Be Hardy and Thomas H H Wrok.
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Laramie
Chamber of Commerce
Cady
Union Pacific
Denver
Coalmont
Colorado
Eagles Install Laramie Officers January First
The Eagles of Laramie announced officers including Hugh Vase as president Corlett Downey as vice president James Foater as chaplain John Thees as secretary Otto Bchwatke as treasurer Peter Kennedy as conductor and guards Otto Towse and Charles Pullman plus other listed members.
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Laramie
The
Eagles of
Archie McPhee
Hugh Vase
Corlett Downey
James Foater
John Thees
Otto Bchwatke
Madulton
Percy Towse
Peter Kennedy
Charles Pullman
Joan Masi
M Knadler
Henry Mayrusteecs
Wallis Wins Won BKating Prize at Laramie Rink
Clyde Wallis captured the Won BKating Prize at the Laramie skating rink for the fastest forward and backward skating.
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Clyde Wallis
Laramie Skating Rink
Attempt to Settle Grudge With Pistols in Sheridan
Joo Suka and Joseph Zavada of Kool will face Judge Hoop on charges of attempting to kill after a street confrontation sparked by an old grudge. Frank Santon testified, with Charles Thompson and Frank Maliski also involved. Stanton Thompson and Maliski suffered injuries from shotgun and pistol fire when the men encountered each other a week earlier.
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Luka
Zavada
Stanton
Thompson
Maliski
Woman Hurt When Struck by Interurban Car
Sheridan report says Miss Fannie Christoph suffered serious injuries when Interurban car No. 206 derailed on Fourth street. Escort B E Miller was severely bruised. another couple escaped harm. Christoph taken to 1109 North Crook Street for treatment.
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Miss Christoph
Miller
Ming Christoph
North
Crook Street
Sheridan Woman Seeks Absolute Divorce After Desertion
Bertha PF Underhill of Sheridan County asks the court to dissolve her marriage to Benjamin F Underhill, married Feb 28 1908 in the city. She cites ten years of residence, desertion a year ago, and alleged indignities, seeking child custody for Florence and other relief.
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Sheridan
Bertha PF. Underhill
Sheridan County
Benjamin F. Underhill
Florence
Denver stock show drives dividends for Mesa landowners
The report notes dividends flowing from banana lands in Mesa to numerous landowners who send sheep to the Denver stock show. It highlights growing returns for local growers and the impact on community income.
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Denver
Two Casco Brothers Murdered in Ambush in Canon City
Bartolo and Francisco Casco Sicilian coal miners at Bear Gulch mine were shot to death between 10 and 11 PM while walking home from work in Rockvale. Investigators suspect a targeted hit by a secret society with no clues left behind.
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Canon City
Colo
Bartolo
Francisco Casco
Fremont
Bear Gulch
Rockvale
Francisco Cascio
Sicily
Esser
America
Cascio
Amusements At the Atlas Five Act Showcase
Five act Atlas bill features the Knickerbocker Four Brown's trained dogs the McKinnon Twins Hugo and Mendoza the violinist and harpist Barber and Palmer the Dildeho bo and the singing lady. The Littl orchestra provides steady backing with strong pictures this half week.
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Atlas
Pittman
8. C
Denver
Heaney G
Meaney
O. K
Knickerbocker
Brown
McKinnon Twins
Hugo
Mendoza
Barber
Palmer
Littl
Banta Speaks on Religion at Social Science Club
Geo Banta of the Banta Advertising Agency Cheyenne delivered an address to the Institute of Social Science at the Congregational church. He argued religion benefits social and business life and urged adherence to Christian teachings. The club meets weekly with prominent city speakers. his talk was praised as one of the best yet.
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Geo
Banta
Banta Advertising Agency
Cheyenne
Institute of Social Science
Congregational Church
Border tensions rise as Salvador and Guatemala edge toward conflict
Washington reports Salvador fears Guatemalan stance may lead to disaster. The Salvadorean government has briefed American Minister Meinike that Cabrera's administration is active while domestic merchants push for clearer, locally sourced goods and better deals.
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Washington, D. CC
Salvador
Guatemala
Meinike
State Department
Cabrera
Soldiers Win The Street Car Boycott Ends
The Cheyenne street car boycott ends after months of disruption as the Industrial club and local leaders negotiate a settlement with the street car company. The Leader’s new stance helped push a peace agreement while the Tribune avoided a clear position and business losses mounted.
Ladies Auxiliary to Shopmen Organized After Strike Meeting
At a large meeting of U P shop strikers the Ladies Auxiliary to the Federated Shopmen employee of the Harriman system was formed. Mrs Atkins was elected president and Mrs Lawson vice president with Mrs Wilcox secretary and Mrs Cole treasurer. They will work with the shopmen and were addressed by Buckley of the Wyoming Federation of Labor and Fahey of the Wyoming Labor Journal. A bounteous dinner was served and leftovers were donated to the Salvation Army the county jail and families of striking workers.
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U. P
Harriman
Atkins
Lawson
Wilcox
Cole
Buckley
Wyoming Federation of Labor
Fahey
Wyoming Labor Journal
Salvation Army
Burns Declared Not Guilty of Kidnapping
Indianapolis Jan 11 Detective Wim J Burns was freed from kidnapping charges in the McNamara case. Federal Judge Anderson ruled the indictments null and void and ordered Burns entitled to an apology. Detective Helsickale to be released. A chosen witnesses were before the grand jury.
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Burns
Indianapolis
Tod
Wim J. Burns
Wan
John J. McNamara
Burne
McNamara
California
Anderson
Helsick Ale
My Little Alarm Clock Ends In Lively Romance
A narrator saves a heiress and falls in love as her father welcomes the pair. The wedding plans loom but the alarm clock rings repeatedly, a comic refrain signaling fortune and obstacles. The device sparks gratitude and a lavish trip, yet remains a persistent, musical symbol through his journey.
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Dame Fortune
Intense Suffering Reported Across Southwest Region
The article details severe winter conditions in the Southwest with snow and extreme cold. Englewood lacks train service for a week while Scott City seeks livestock feed. Beaver Oklahoma closes offices and offers coal at forty dollars a ton to aid needy citizens. Cattle subsist on scarce oil cake. Kansas City relief agencies and Kansas City Kansas officials mobilize emergency funds to assist about five thousand people.
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Rock Island
Englewood
Scott City
Beaver
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Kansas
Cities Emergency Fund
Water Famine Threatened as Ice Binds Rivers
In St Louis Missouri a harsh winter gale and blinding snowstorm threaten a water famine as the Mississippi is frozen at Chain of Rocks and blocked by ice. Cairo Illinois also endures a severe snowstorm and blizzard with the Ohio River clogged by ice.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Chain Rocks
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi
Packers Books Not Found By Grand Jury
Chicago report states books and records used to figure the test cost of fresh meats inspected by the federal grand jury in the 1909 rebate case cannot be found by the defendants’ employer for use in trial. Three packers accountants testified they believed documents were destroyed. The district attorney announced future witnesses summoned by the government will be excluded from the courtroom until called.
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Chicago
Ill
United States District Court
Wilkerson
Heath on harmony mission for Republican party
Perry F. Heath, secretary of the Republican National Committee under Hanna and former assistant postmaster general, arrived in Los Angeles on a harmony mission to promote party peace. He said he would tour the nation to foster Republican unity.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific Coast
Perry
Heath
Republican National Committee
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Roosevelt
McNamara Evidence Taken to Indianapolis
Los Angeles officials say Assistant District Attorney Weltch left for Indianapolis carrying a large bundle of evidence in the McNamaras case. The material will be turned over to the government official investigating the National dynamite conspiracy.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Weltch
Indianapolis
McNamarAs
Weather note reports extreme cold across western interior
The bulletin notes temperatures around 60 below zero near Sheridan Wyoming and Bitterroot region with no sign of warming. Bitter Root Mountains recorded forty two inches of snowfall in the last twenty four hours.
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Sheridan Nelena
Mont
Jan
Mal Ittle
Sero
Elahtown
Sheridan
Wyoming
Bureau
Dedde and Hegewald Mised in Laramie Marriage
Mr. Thomas J. Dedde and Misa Phyllis Hegewald of Laramie were married yesterday. An effort is being made to have the Casper oil pipeline extended to Laramie.
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Hebarts
Thomas J. Dedde
Misa Phyllis Hegewald
Laramie
Casper
Lara
Labor and wage advances move across unions and cities
Scottish miners demand district minimum wages for all coal face workers and standardization of under ground boy wages. St Paul Minneapolis carpenters reach a 47 to 60 cent per hour schedule for spring and summer. Portland initiates a municipal cooperative store plan. London imposes street trading and nightwork limits on youth, while English German factory health rules mandate government approved physicians and frequent factory visits. Indiana courts discuss foreman status in workers’ injuries. London painters organize with a $10,000 fund to aid tuberculous and diseased workers and families. U S potters contribute funds amid broader insurance measures for workers and unemployment trials.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
London
Eng
England
Germany
Supreme Court of Indiana
Indiana Appellate Court
Supreme Court
Federation of Painters and Decorators and Trade Protection Society
United States Potters’ Association
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
United Kingdom
Six men charged in dynamiting plot in Los Angeles
Los Angeles January 11 six yellow men on the structural iron workers strike committee were charged by state witness J Mansell Parke with taking part in an alleged conspiracy to dynamite the County Hall of Records. Also named were Bert Conners and four others, two of whom are indicted with Conners.
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Los Angeles
J. Mansell Parke
Bert Conners
County Hall of Records
Conners
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Tribune
City and Post
Leader
Commercial Club
Industrial Club
Packer
G. O. P. Harmony
Mnamara
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Bushright
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FE. A. Milner
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