English Explorer Plans Raid On Tiburon Island For Radium
Captain Harry de Windt announces a six civilian and thirty Mexican soldier expedition to Tiburon Island off the Pacific coast to use mustard gas and machine guns against the so called white cannibals described as descendants of old prison prisoners. The party includes Mackenzie Grieve Anton Gibbon and a Carranza relative with a radium mining goal and a use of a blunderbuss feared by Yaqui coastal tribes. The voyage could last three to four months.
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New York
Harry de Windt
Tiburon Island
Pacific
de Windt
Tiburon
Guaymas
Mexico
Coronado Beach
Calif
Tibourn
Mackenzie Grieve
Harry Hawker
Anton Gibbon
Carranza
Silver's Rise Brings Value to Old Mines
Helena Mont January 20 187? The rapid move by Helena men to a mine abandoned after 1873 demonetization shows how silver’s rally could revive forgotten holdings. Despite years of work the claim was never patented and appears long unvisited, yet now promises substantial value.
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Helena, Mont
Helena
Warrant drives deportations and mined fortunes teased
Anthony Caminetti signs on immigration duties as Reds are ordered deported. A forgotten mine near the city yields rich ore once worked but now faces uncertain value due to silver's demonetization. Taxpayers must report incomes to the Internal Revenue Office or file at the Stock Growers for a return blank.
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Anthony Caminetti
Internal Revenue Office
Cheyenne Presses War Department to Keep General Poore at Fort Russell
Prominent Cheyenne citizens meet at the Industrial club to urge War Department and Washington officials to retain Brigadier General Benjamin A. Poore at Fort Russell rather than transfer him to Camp Lewis. Telegrams were sent to Governor Carey Senators Kendrick and Warren and Representative Mondell plus General Pershing. Event attendees included Mayor Ed Taylor J H Walton and Willam Dubois among others. Also noted American turf buyers anticipate John E B Madden sale at Hamburg Place Farm with 78 brood mares and 25 foals from 1919 crops by top sires.
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Benjamin A. Poore
Fort D. A. Russell
Camp Lewis
Wash
Industrial Club
War Department
Washington
Boore
Fort Russell
Ed. P.taylor
J. H. Walton
Rotary Club
Willam Dubois
Poore
Gheyenne
Carey
Washington, D. C
Kendrick
Warren
Mondell Prince
Cheyenne
Ward
General Pershing
John” Eb" Madden
Sir John Johnson
Theo Cook
Star Shoot
Ormondale
Friar Rock
Plaudit
Ogden
the Finn
Badden Brood Mares to be Sold Tomorrow
Lexington agency reports a sale of Badden brood mares set for tomorrow with prominent representatives from the industry expected to attend and bid on the stock.
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Lexington
Former State Officers Organize Oil Company
Articles of Incorporation were filed in the Wyoming secretary of state office Monday by the Alta Oil company. Three former state officials serve as directors: James B. True former state engineer L. W. Trumbull former state geologist and Wilfried O Leary former deputy state attorney general. Other directors are H. A. True and Stansbury Thompson both of Cheyenne. The company is capitalized at 500000 with Cheyenne as headquarters.
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Wyoming
Alta Oil Company
James B. True
L. W. Trumbull
Wilfried O'Leary
H. A. True
Stansbury Thompson
Cheyenne
Marine Corps Recruiting Shifts to Casper Wyoming
The Wyoming recruiting center moves from Cheyenne to Casper as the Cheyenne station closes and personnel transfer to Denver. A new recruiting station will operate in Casper.
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Marine Corps
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Casper
Denver
Gasper
I Won’t Sign The Sluggers 15,000 Plea Ends In Train Dash
A terse diary style entry tracks a baseball figure from October to March. He boasted of hits and runs, refused to sign with the Sluggers unless paid 15,000 more, inspected his glove padding, and repeatedly stated he won’t sign as papers and owners weigh in.
For Sale Ad in State Leader Want Ad Column
Local paper lists a for sale notice in the want ad column. Item details, price, contact not fully readable but indicates sale by owner with deadline and location unspecified.
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Carnegie Library
Gyrus Beard
The
Eastern Star
Kensington
Masonic Temple
Guthrie
William McGuire
F. L. Robinson
Astern Star
Knights and Ladies of Security
K. GC. Hall
Francis Willard
Ruth Davis
Loren Frankenfield
Griffith Thomas
Miss Boyer
Piper and Richards
Cheyenne W. C. T. U
Helen Dawson
Mildred Boyer
Miss Miller
S. A. Bristol
Lee Eastman
Fairhope
Ala
Kate Wade
Eastman
South
Julia Gillespie
John N. Smith
Anastasia Smith
Anna Gordon
John Benson
Rena Galloway
H. M. Ireland
East Seventeenth Street
C. V. Casselton
Mrs. Ireland
Purdue
Pacific Island
Anthony Caminett
Lewis
Spaulding
Knight's
Capitol
City and Country Properties
Carey Avenue
Sam
Norman E. Brown
Eagles’ Hall
Hirsh-Wickwire
George W. Daiber
Nettleton
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