State Leader to Teletype Jeffries Johnson Fight Returns
The State Leader will broadcast minute by minute telegraphed returns from the Jeffries Johnson fight in Reno. Readers can hear the bulletins at the office with loud reading, enjoy intermissions, and watch a special edition with fighter camp pictures after the bout. The event starts at 2 30 Cheyenne time and doubtless draws a crowd.
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State Leader
Cheyenne
RANCH FEUD ENDS IN GUNDUEL NEAR LANDER WY
Lander Wyoming July 2 Lloyd McGerrick ranch owner was shot four times and possibly fatally wounded by former friend Thomas Hetland after a quarrel over irrigation ditch work. A revolver duel left McGerrick wounded in the hip while Hetland and bystander Jesse Bragg narrowly escaped further harm. Hetland surrendered claiming self defense as McGerrick’s brother John was involved in a separate attempted assault.
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Wyo
Lloyd McGerrick
Fremont County
Thomas Hetland
McGetrick
Hestand
Jesse Bragg
John McGetrick
Wounden
Ualeeber
John Meteed
Merchant Policeman Donahue Shot Arrest Leads
A Leavenworth Kansas merchant police officer Donahue was shot and killed early today by a man he had helped to arrest the city authorities said. The incident occurred in Leavenworth with reports naming the attacker as an armed man. The investigation continues as officials seek to identify motive and secure the scene.
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Donahue
Merchant Police
PAU
Cheyenne Man Swallows Carbolic Acid in Denver Stunt
J F Bennett a Cheyenne carpenter from Wyoming drank nearly half a bottle of carbolic acid on a Denver street amid shoppers. He collapsed but survived after Dr Moe Gillivray and the hospital staff revived him. A postal card in his pocket named his wife Irene Bennett at 415 Fifteenth Street and mentioned Violet. Bennett had brooded over their daughter's death.
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Colo
Fifteenth
Larimer Streets
J. F. Bennett
Cheyenne
Wyo
Carl Wilson
Jim
Bennett
MoeGillivray
Bennet
Irene Bennett
Fifteenth St
Violet
One Killed by Arkansas Tornado at Rockwood
A destructive wind and rain storm swept Rockwood Arkansas last night killing one person and injuring several others. Local authorities reported the tragedy and are assessing damage in the area.
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Rockwood
Ark
Eight Die As Race Riots Rage Through Mendenhall
In Mendenhall Mississippi on July 2 eight men were killed in race rioting, six Black and two white, after a lynching and beating of Black men linked to the death of white Luther Buckley. The conflict escalated into full rural warfare with white and Black gangs pursuing each other through swamps, amid tensions over a $2.50 debt and a shielded suspect named Skiffer. Deputies rush to quell unrest as potential troop involvement looms.
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Miss
Mendenhal
Skiffer
Jim Brady
Luther Buckley
Brady
Luther
Buckley
Harrisville
New Kingdom to Appear on Map in Europe
Vienna reports Europe will gain a 1600 square mile kingdom. Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, father of Italy’s queen, will declare Montenegro a kingdom after Aug 14. He writes plays from a stone wall palace and travels by a donkey. He opened Montenegro’s first playhouse in Cetinje with The Carina of the Balkans, his drama.
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Europe
Canaries
Colorado
Nicholas
Montenegro
Italy
Cetinje
Carina
Balkans
Superior for Nevel Named
Washington July 2 Berg Gen Wim L Marshall the recently retired chief of engineers of the United States army was appointed consulting engineer of the secretary of the interior in the reclamation service. It is stated Marshall will advise not supervise the construction work and will support Ballinger inquiry aims to reduce the director's role.
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Berg
Wim, L. Marshall
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Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
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F. H. Newell
Marshall Ig
Summers Set For Top Card As McIntoah Plans Return
Sydney reports promoter Hugh McIntoah will bring back a slate of strong fighters from the United States to match several American contenders against Johnny Summers the Englishman now in town.
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Australia
Hugh McIntoah
United States
Proble
Johnny Summers
Roosevelt to hold insurgent meeting at Sagamore Hill
New York July 2 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt plans a congress of insurgent Republicans at Sagamore Hill within two days. Attending will be Kansans Senator Jos L Hristow and Representatives B I Madison and Victor Murdock plus several prominent senators and congressmen. Roosevelt sent secret invitations this week and expects a two day gathering with lingering questions about the governor nominations debate.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Madison
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Boston
Oyster Bay
Lodge
la Follette
Albany
Senate
Lloyd
Republican County
Colong
Vernor Hughes Mpore
Mi Akam P
Battle of the Century Fight Promises High Drama in Reno
Reno today braces for the Jeffries Johnson bout as crowds swarm the trains and streets. betting at ten to seven Jeffries and even money on a finish within twenty rounds reflects widespread confidence. Johnson’s camp stresses readiness and strength while promoters project hefty receipts and film profits to cover costs.
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Nev
Jeffries
Johnson
Cox
Jeff
Mutuals
Nevada
Boves
Billy Delaney
Sig Hart
Prof. Burns
Barney Furey
Frank Sutton
al Kaufman
Rickard-Gleason
Nindone
Dick de Benardis Road
Tommy Burns
Burns
Tom Flanagan
Jim Jeffries
Overlye Jrnches
Nicessary
Gleason
Rickard
Stanley Ketehel
Sam
James J. Jeffries
Soldiers training on field of Gettysburg continues
Gettysburg Pa July 2 Active work in the United States army school of instruction was begun today by the 5 000 regulars and militiamen now in camp on the famous battlefield here
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Gettysburg
United States
Army School of Instruction
Battefield
Iowa Republicans press Taft to drop cabinet members
Iowa county conventions urge President Taft to remove cabinet members who opposed insurgents. Delegates back Senators Dolliver and Cummins and tariff opponents, with Roosevelt and Pinchot conservation principles endorsed. All 99 county conventions report a 155 majority for progressives at the state convention.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Taft
Dolliver
Cummins
Taft Ja
Roosevelt
Pinchot
Divorcing Church and State Sparks Turmoil in Spain
Madrid reports show escalating clashes as the Canalejas government confronts Catholic power. Across the country, disturbances spread amid increasing tension between church authority and state actions.
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Madrid
Canalejas
Ple
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