Long Beach Rates Compared With Sheridan Electric Prices
Sheridan residents in 1912 note Long Beach California contracts with Southern California Edison for heat power and light offer lower rates than Sheridan. Prices: incandescent lamps 75 cents monthly, power 5 cents per kilowatt, nightly rates 1 cent per kilowatt between midnight and 4 am, 11 cents 4 am to 9 pm, 2 cents 9 pm to midnight and all-electric energy 11 cents per kilowatt during the day. The letter cites cold Wyoming weather and frost damage as context.
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Long Beach
Cal
Sheridan
Southern California Edison Company
Fiame
Electric Light Company
Wyoming
Pacific
Angeles
Swamp Root Promoted By Life Insurance Doctor
An examining physician for a major life insurance company says many applicants are rejected due to kidney trouble they do not know they have. He touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as highly effective, claiming it offers remarkable cures and healing, available in bottles at drug stores or by writing to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton, NY.
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Kilmer
Dr Kil- 4 Co
Binghamton, NY
Cheyenne Daily Leader
RANCHMAN MAY SECURE VERY LARGE FORTUNE
Sheridan Jan 11 A Pennsylvanian doctor claims an estate worth 100000000 may be distributed among Hilman heirs, tracing Dan Hilman of Hilton’s line to Allegheny County. Rumor of a rich inheritance has circulated for years though specifics remain unclear.
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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
Saratoga January 11. A stalled Saratoga and Encampment train with eight passengers two days past blocks twelve miles north of Saratoga. Rail crews shovel to reestablish contact while twenty carloads of hay at Wamsutter risk starvation for thousands of wintering sheep if the feed cannot be moved soon.
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Saratoga
Wamsutter
Chamber seeks hay rate cut from Laramie to Denver
In a January meeting the Laramie chamber executive committee directed the secretary to discuss a commodity hay rate with Union Pacific agent Cady. A rate reduction from eight and a half dollars to two fifty per ton would apply from Laramie to Denver, matching Coalmont. The committee also endorsed the Laramie Valley Investors Information association and its incorporation by W. J. Wernity J Be Hardy and Thomas H H Work.
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Laramie
Chamber of Commerce
Cady
Union Pacific
Denver
Coalmont
Colorado
Eagles Install Laramie Officers on January First
The Eagles of Laramie have announced their installed officers headed by Hugh Vase as president with Corlett Downey as vice president and Archie McPhee as past president. Other listed roles include James Foater chaplain John Thees secretary Otto Bchwatke treasurer Dr Madulton physician Percy Towse conductor Peter Kennedy inner guard Charles Pullman outside guard and Kevin Masi plus Henry Mayrusteecs.
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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 Bating Prize at Laramie Skating Rink
Clyde Wallis captured the prize at the Laramie skating rink for the fastest forward and backward skating. He edged out competitors in a brisk, timed display highlighting speed and control on ice.
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Clyde Wallis
Laramie Skating Rink
Attempt to Settle Old Grudge With Pistols
Joo Suka and Joseph Zavada of Kool will face Judge Hoop on charges of attempting to kill after a pistol and shotgun duel aimed at stupefying an old feud. Frank Santon testified, with Charles Thompson and Frank Maliski also involved in the fracas. Stanton Thompson and Maliski were struck by bird shot during the street shooting last week.
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Luka
Zavada
Stanton
Thompson
Maliski
Woman Hurt When Struck by Street Car in Sheridan
Miss Fannie Christoph sustained serious injuries after Interurban car No. 206 derailed at Fourth street. Her escort B E Miller was severely bruised but helped push them to safety. They were waiting for a ride to Diets when the accident occurred. Christoph was treated at home for head and hip injuries and remained in serious condition.
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Miss Christoph
Miller
Ming Christoph
North
Crook Street
Sheridan Woman Seeks Absolute Divorce in Custody Plea
Bertha P F Underhill of Sheridan seeks an absolute divorce from Benjamin F Underhill, married in 1908, citing desertion a year ago and alleged indelicate conduct. She requests custody of their one year old daughter Florence and such relief as the court deems just.
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Sheridan
Bertha PF. Underhill
Sheridan County
Benjamin F. Underhill
Florence
Denver Stock Show Draws University Sheep Shipment
The stale university sends sheep to the Denver stock show. Dividends are reported as good for several banana lands in Mesiva, with many receiving favorable returns.
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Denver
Two Casco Brothers Murdered in Ambush Near Canon City
Bartolo and Francisco Casco Sicilian coal miners at Fremont or Bear Gulch mine were shot to death in an ambush while walking home from night shift in Rockvale Colorado. Sheriff Esser suspects Black Hand ties. motive unknown. no clues found. Francisco leaves a Sicily widow and children.
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Canon City
Colo
Bartolo
Francisco Casco
Fremont
Bear Gulch
Rockvale
Francisco Cascio
Sicily
Esser
America
Cascio
Atlas Amusements Show Opens With Five Acts
A new Atlas show features five acts including the Knickerbocker four, Brown's trained dogs, the McKinnon Twins, Hugo and Mendoza, and Barber and Palmer. Manager Heaney OKs five acts for week end. The program also includes two Classy songs, encores, fine pictures, and Little orchestra music.
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Atlas
Pittman
8. C
Denver
Heaney G
Meaney
O. K
Knickerbocker
Brown
McKinnon Twins
Hugo
Mendoza
Barber
Palmer
Littl
Banta Addresses Social Science Club on Religion
Geo Banta of the Banta Advertising Agency Cheyenne delivered an address at the Congregational church before the Institute of Social Science on Religion the Thing for This World He argued adherence to Christian teachings pays socially and in business and his talk was praised as one of the best so far at the weekly meetings featuring prominent city figures.
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Geo
Banta
Banta Advertising Agency
Cheyenne
Institute of Social Science
Congregational Church
The
Tribune
City and Post
Revolution in the South Affects Guatemala and El Salvador
Washington reports Salvadoran alarm over Guatemala's stance as tensions rise between the two Central American nations. Salvadoran officials inform American Minister Meinike of Cabrera’s activities, signaling possible strain in regional relations.
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Washington, D. CC
Salvador
Guatemala
Meinike
State Department
Cabrera
Soldiers Win The Street Car Boycott
The Cheyenne street car boycott ends after soldiers protest fare and businesses suffer. Industrial club and civic leaders push for a settlement, the Leader backs a negotiated peace, and a cooperative stance with the Tribune helps resolve the dispute. Cheyenne hopes for progress and a profitable future for the street car company.
Ladies Auxiliary to Shopmen Organized at U P Shops
At a large meeting of U P shop strikers a women’s auxiliary to the Federated Shopmen of the Harriman system was formed. Mrs Atkins was elected president and Mrs Lawson vice president with Mrs Wilcox as secretary and Mrs Cole treasurer. The group will support the shopmen and was addressed by Buckley of the Wyoming Federation of Labor and Fahey of the Wyoming Labor Journal. A dinner was served and leftover funds were donated to the Salvation Army jail and striking workers’ families.
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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 involving John J McNamara the convicted dynamiter The indictments were dismissed by Federal Judge Anderson who said Burns deserved an apology Helsick ale will be released and witnesses had appeared 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 and the Fortune It Brings
A speaker recalls a beautiful maiden, a heiress, and a grateful millionaire father who befriends him after saving her. Their romance ends as the alarm clock keeps ringing, triggering wealth and travel, but with a fading path as Dame Fortune delays progress.
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Dame Fortune
Intense Suffering in the Southwest
The report details extreme winter hardship across multiple towns. Englewood has been without trains for a week while Beaver Oklahoma county offices closed to distribute coal. Temperatures reach eighteen below with thirteen inches of snow. Cattle rely on scarce oil cake as Kansas City and Kansas City Kansas mobilize emergency funds and aid.
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Rock Island
Englewood
Scott City
Beaver
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Kansas
Cities Emergency Fund
Water Famine Threat Looms as Ice Blocks Rivers
In St Louis Missouri January 11 a winter blizzard brings a twenty five mile gale and temperatures one below freezing. The Mississippi blocks at Chain Rocks with a solid ice sheet threatening a water famine. Cairo Illinois suffers snow and a blizzard as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers fill with ice.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Chain Rocks
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi
Packer's books unavailable to grand jury in 1909 case
In Chicago on January 11, testimony showed the books and records used to compute fresh meat test costs in the 1909 rebating probe could not be found by the defendants' employer. Three packers' accountants testified they believed the documents had been destroyed. The district attorney announced that future packers witnesses summoned by the government will be barred from the courtroom until called to testify.
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Chicago
Ill
United States District Court
Wilkerson
Heath On Harmony Mission For GOP
Perry F. Heath secretary of the Republican National Committee and former postmaster general arrived in Los Angeles on a coast harmony tour. He said his trip aims to promote party peace across the country.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific Coast
Perry
Heath
Republican National Committee
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Roosevelt
McNamara evidence moves to Indianapolis probe
Los Angeles and Indianapolis action as Jan Wt, assistant district attorney Weltch, departs with a large bundle of evidence against the McNamaras. The materials will be handed to the government official investigating the National dynamite conspiracy.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Weltch
Indianapolis
McNamarAs
Bitter Cold Grips West with Snowfall Rates Rising
Weather report notes 60 below zero and thaws near Sheridan Wyoming with temperatures plunging across the region. Bitterroot Mountains report forty two inches of snow in the last twenty four hours as Dakotas and Montana face extreme cold tonight.
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Sheridan Nelena
Mont
Jan
Mal Ittle
Sero
Elahtown
Sheridan
Wyoming
Bureau
Marriage of Dedde and Hegewald in Laramie
Mr Thomas J Dedde and Miss Phyllis Hegewald of Laramie wed yesterday. An effort is underway to extend the Casper oil pipeline to Laramie as part of the expansion plan.
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Hebarts
Thomas J. Dedde
Misa Phyllis Hegewald
Laramie
Casper
Lara
Labor and wage reforms across industries worldwide
Scottish miners demand district minimum wages for all underground workers and standardization for boys' wages. St Paul and Minneapolis carpenters’ union faces a 47 to 60 cent per hour raise plan. Portland considers a cooperative municipal store model. London imposes age limits on street traders and nightlife access. Health and safety measures appear in lead factory inspections across England and Germany. Indiana Supreme Court limits foreman liability as fellow servant. Painter organizers target ununited workers in London with a $10,000 fund for disease relief. U S Potter unions donate funds. English Industrial Insurance bills propose broad sickness and disability coverage with unemployment aid trialable for building trades.
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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
In Los Angeles on January 11 six yellow men tied to the Structural Iron Workers strike were named by state witness J Mansell Parke as participants in an alleged conspiracy to dynamite the County Hall of Records. Also named were Bert Conners and four others, two of whom share indictment with Conners.
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Los Angeles
J. Mansell Parke
Bert Conners
County Hall of Records
Conners
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Penn
Sylvanta
Eagles
Ares Mace
Lodge
Sheridan Town
Geo. Banta
Indusstrial
Northern Colorado Power Company
Leader
Commercial Club
Industrial Club
Packer
G. O. P. Harmony
Mnamara
Oregon
Portland
Bushright
Gieorge Guorey
FE. A. Milner
Charles Stevens
A. B. Maple
Ira Bender
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