Governor Cox drafts acceptance address in Ohio visit
Governor Cox works on his August 7 acceptance speech, plans to send it to his newspaper office for composition and edit it with a blue pencil. He met Ohio Supreme Court Judge J G Johnson, praised for Cox's nomination success, and discussed agricultural matters with Oscar Q W Bradfude of Xenia Ohio.
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Dayton
Cox
J. G. Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
San Francisco
Johnson
Jimmy
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Oscar QW. Bradfude
Xenia
Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
Federal Farm Bureau
Wilson
Industrial Commission
Bert Wagner Returns to Wyoming After Twenty Years
Casper native Bert Wagner visits Cheyenne with a Casper Moose delegation after twenty years away. He formerly worked in Richards and Cunningham’s men’s clothing department in Casper and is son of pioneer Henry Wagner. Notable locals he met include Secretary of State W E K Chaplin and Governor Robert D Carey.
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Bert Wagner
Casper
Cheyenne
W. EK. Chaplin
Robert D. Carey
Mr. Wagner
Casper Moose
Laramie
Richards & Cunningham
Oil Town
Henry Wagner
Wyoming
Pioneer of Laramie County Passes On
Albert D. Chamberlin of Douglas dies. Born 1841 in Massachusetts he lived in Wyoming since 1876. He ran lumber and sheep business, served thirteen years as U S land office register at Douglas, ranching in Laramie county, and was a high ranking Mason. He was widely respected.
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Cheyenne
Albert D. Chamberlin
Douglas
Mr. Chamberlin
Massachusetts
Hinsdale
Mass
F. B. Warren
Wyoming
United States Land Office
Converse County
Laramie County
Man Arrested In Car Theft Case Near Pine Bluffs
A Ford was reported stolen from Fredrickson Garage and traced to Pine Bluffs. Deputy Sheriff George Storey arrested Quincy Cundiff after a drive from Burns, with the car said to have been sold to Fredrickson Garage by Cundiff’s wife Mrs. Cundiff. He claimed Mrs. Cundiff was spying for a divorce and disposed of the vehicle.
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Fredrickson
Cheyenne
Burns
George Storey
Storey
Quincy Cundiff
Pine Bluffs
Cundiff
Sheriff's Office
Fredrickson Garage
Lions discuss park project and lost lawn roller mystery
The Lions luncheon covered Gilchrist park plans led by Charlie McGonagle and a new park committee. Frontier Days welcome work. a missing Judge Lacey lawn roller sparked a Sherlock Holmes retry to locate it. officials Avery Haggard and Fred Porter updated on the Denver International convention. Joe C. G. O'Mahoney joined as a guest lawyer with Avery Haggard.
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Gilchrist Park
Judge Lacey
Denver
Lions Club
Charlie McGonagle
Twenty-sixth Street
Randall Boulevard
Pioneer Avenue
Wyre Powell
Frontier Committee
Lacey
Joe CG. O'Mahoney
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Mr. Haggard
Hundred Highway Projects Go Ahead In Tate
D S McCalman state highway superintendent returned to Cheyenne from an extended trip through the state inspecting major road projects in the Big Horn basin and Yellowstone highway corridor to Cody. He reports very good progress and says the department aims to finish nearly 100 projects statewide including 35 large bridges and about 75 smaller structures. Maintenance work requires extensive organization across the vast system.
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D. S. McCalman
Cheyenne
McCalman
State Highway Department
Big Horn Basin
Yellowstone Highway
Cody
Wyoming Roads Praised by Travelers Across State
Travelers across Wyoming praise the state's highways with many quotes from locals. The Yellowstone route between this city and Casper is described as smooth with 40 mph easily maintained. Lincoln highway also noted for wide improvement and favorable coverage by major trade journals.
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Ance
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Casper
Frontier Fair Cow Herds Impress With Unmatched Speed
The article highlights 115 cowboys entering the event alongside new horses Dirty Jack Giggling Annie Boise Kid and General Pershing. Brahman cattle display extraordinary speed as roping events expand to 24 steers per day with two ropers per steer and later, more entries. Lone Bear leads 75 Arapahoe in arrival as housing shifts to army shelters. preparations include new chutes and corrals. Ticket sales soar past previous records as the festival opens.
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Frontier
Dirty Jack
Annie
Boise Kid
General Pershing
Arapahoes
Lone Bear
Wendover
Fort Russall
United States Army
Record attendance as days sell out at committee sale
Boxes disappeared for all four days by 9 am and grand stand seats sold rapidly. Holdie Stores, treasurer of the committee, did not release the total sales on Monday beyond noting they matched the largest on record.
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Holdie Stores
J Rufus Ponzi Exposé of Get Rich Quick Scheme
The article details Charles Ponzi’s exchange system using international reply coupons under the postal agreement. He explains converting dollars into foreign money, buying coupons abroad, and redeeming them across countries to collect profits as exchange rates shift. He claims 400 percent gains in some deals and states his debt at up to 3 million dollars with enough deposits to cover it.
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Ponzi
Ex-Service Men Will Run Nation
The American Legion, praised by speaker Mr D Olier, has grown to over 1.5 million members in just over a year. He cited service as the core ideal and unity beyond religion, politics, and class. State Commander C S Hill presided, with welcomes from Governor Carey, Mayor Taylor, and Harry Fisher.
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American Legion
D'Olier
C. S. Hill
Legion Dinner Highlights Activist Role In Government
Governor Garey urged caution about legions entering politics while Mayor Taylor praised the Service Star Legion as a national force against ignorance. A fried chicken dinner hosted by the Jolly Juniors featured speakers including Frank S. King and Judge William C. Mentzer, with guests such as Captain A. A. Underwood and Casper official BE.C. Calhoun. Local composer Philleo contributed music for Out Where the West Begins.
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Legion
Taylor
America
Service Star Legion
Jolly
Frank S. King
Harry Fisher
Avery Haggard
William C. Mentzer
GC. F. Fisher
Charless. Hill
Wy. D'Olier
Record Tax Take Tops Previous Years Across Nation
The United States collected a record tax total of 5.41028 trillion dollars for the year ending June 30. Officials report the levy exceeds estimates by about 3 billion and is roughly 75 percent higher than wartime totals in 1918 or 1919. Wyoming and surrounding states contribute modest amounts in comparison to leaders like California and Nevada.
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North
South Dakota
Philippine Islands
California
Nevada
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Federal Reserve Bank head to meet Wyoming bankers
Forty bankers from Wyoming meet J. Z. Miller and H. H. Ramsey during a westward tour. The visiting officials, leaders of the Tenth district Federal Reserve Bank, arrived Monday evening to confer with local bankers. A separate note quotes Mrs. L. Gibson praising Foley Kidney Pills for quick relief of kidney related pain and discomfort.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Wyoming
J. Z. Miller
Tenth District Federal Reserve Bank
H. H. Ramsey
Carnegie Library Closed For Interior Redecoration
The Carnegie library will be closed from Tuesday through Friday for interior redecorating. Night meetings in the building during those days should be postponed.
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Carnegie Library
Harding real friend Farmer says Wallace backs Harding reform plan
Henry C. Wallace Des Moines publisher of farm periodicals says he is greatly pleased after talking with Senator Harding. He notes farmers welcome parts of Harding's acceptance speech and he believes Harding will restore the agriculture department to serve farming communities with vision and courage.
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Marion
Harding
Henry C. Wallace
Des Moines
Corn
Wilson
Senator Harding
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Organized Baseball Fakes Wall Street Gamble
New York July 26 The piece describes Organized Baseball or O B as a curbside stock gamble on daily game runs. It explains shares bought at six cents move with run totals and weather, with Ruth and others cited as influencing the market.
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New York
Wall Street
O. B
Wall
Babe Ruth
George Sisler
Tris Speaker
Buy Low Stock Trades Discussed in Operator Exchanges
The passage describes two trading scenarios where an operator buys and sells shares at six cents a share, or buys at six cents and sells at eight, yielding a two cent profit per share. It notes the advantage of buying low and mentions O. B. rarely selling below five or six cents, highlighting the speculative yet risky nature of these operations.
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O. B
Cowboy Wild West Events Listed In Page One Encore
The continuation lists entrants for rodeo attractions including ladies relay racing with riders Kitty Cannutt Mabel Strickland and Lorena Trickey, exhibition rides by many riders, trick roping, outlaw horse riding by cowgirls, and multiple world championship events with noted cowboys and horses at the show.
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Denver Post
Kitty Cannutt
C. B. Irwin
Mabel Strickland
Eddie McCarty
Lorena Trickey
Donna Card Glover
George Drumhellar
Mary Stockholm
P. L. Landrum
Buck Lucas
Sam Scoville
Alvin Brassfield
Henry Fitzgerald
Billy Peel
Jack Lomax
T. J. Wertham
Otto Jordan
Jimmy Shannon
Corbett W. Mapes
S.koons
Slim Frenthal
Hank Keenan
Charles Johnson
Overland Red
Slim Holder
Bob Hendrickson
Dave Campbell
Bill Wilkinson
Frank McDonald
Johnny Judd
Sam Garrett
Bobby Kalem
Pablo Martinez
Ikkid Mex
Roy Kivett
Ruth Roach
Coyote
Prairie Rose
HB. K. Hayes
Abe Brassfield
Ronald McDonald
General Pershing
J. A. Mooney
Johnny Phillippi
Ray Jones
Scout Maisch
Ray Quick
Bob Lee
Darrell Cannon
Himself
Ike Armstrong
Eddy McCarty
Paul Munson
HE. K. Keyes
L. H. Lewman
Slim Cassidy
John Rick
Jimmie Taylor
Roy Quick
Werman Roark
Bob McCarroll
Dan Offutt
Scout Maiach
King Merritt
Billy Kingham
Walter Sterling
Dick Hornbuckle
Campbell Christian
John B. Philippi
Tommy Grimes
Paxton Irwin
Fred Eng
Outlaw Strike Hits Indiana Mines Paralyzes Coal Fields
TERRE HAUTE Ind July 26 Indiana coal fields are partially paralyzed today by an unauthorized strike of laborers and drivers following a similar action in Illinois.
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Terre Hauth
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Three Mexicans Sentenced to Thirty Days in City Jail
Three men Lewis Martinez Steban Bontez and Manuel Gallardo were tried Monday morning on a charge of suluting and leading a useless life Judge Swainson sentenced them to thirty days in the city jail. The piece notes Mexico should have crack rifle shots due to long practice.
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Lewis Martinez
Steban Bontez
Manuel Gallardo
Swainson
Pullman Cars to Serve as Hotels in Cheyenne
Cheyenne will host four Pullman cars as temporary hotels during Frontier Week. The cars arrive Tuesday and park near the depot for the week. Reservations are available at the local ticket office on a first come basis for stays from one to four nights. Lower berths cost $2.50 and upper berths $2, excluding the war tax.
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Cheyenne
Pullman Company
Union Pacific
Pullman
O. B. Stapleton
Well Known City Resident Charles P Fleming Dies
Charles P. Fleming of 1003 West Twentieth street died Monday at noon at his home. A prominent Laramie County rancher, he is survived by his wife two sons Ivan and Glen Swain and two daughters Mrs Grace Albert and Mrs Peral Hunter of Kansas City Missouri. Funeral arrangements are to be announced and will be held at the W W Dumm mortuary.
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Charles P. Fleming
West Twentieth Street
Fleming
Laramie County
Ivan
Glen Swain
Grace Albert
Peral Hunter
Kansas City
W. W. Dumm Mortuary
Banks to the Closed Frontier Afternoons
Beginning Tuesday the city banks will close in the afternoon while keeping morning hours. This change lets bank employers observe the big show during post meridiem hours.
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Frontier
Injured Man Taken To Denver By Father
Louis Failer, the taxi driver slugged by three soldiers, ferried the injured man to Denver Monday morning to be under skull specialist care. His parents and friend accompanied him and will stay until recovery. The victim remains in a critical, ongoing battle with his condition.
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Louis Failer
Denver
Pal
Aged Ranchman Klaus Sievers Dies at 77
Klaus Sievers a well known retired rancher died Monday morning at age 77 in a local hospital. He leaves no relatives. Funeral services will be held at Early Bricker Brother parlors with time to be announced later.
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Klaus Sievers
Retird
Sievers
Bricker Brother
Oil price rise affects Lander field crude
Lander oil, largely from the Dallas field, advances from 81.25 to 1.75 per barrel. Northwestern Railroad Co purchases it and has secured a major Dallas field supply until September at 1.75, making Lander oil resemble other Wyoming fields where Mule Creek crude sells at 2.05 per barrel.
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Lander
Dallas
Northwestern Railroad Company
Northwestern
Wyoming
Mule Creek
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