Murder of Gambler Charged to New York Police Officer
Police Lieutenant Charles A Becker was indicted for first degree murder in the Rosenthal case after confessions tied him to graft and planning the hit. Prosecutors seek broader police corruption links as Mayor Gaynor and officials vow investigations. Witnesses say Becker urged duty and warned of prison if the hit failed.
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Charles A. Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Meget
Police Department
Whitman
Waldo
Gaynor
Board of Aldermen
Jack Rose
Bridgey Wester
Harry Walon
Rosenthal
Hose
Webber
Hosenthal
Rose
Walton
Millionaire Bride in Wyoming Marriage Mystery
Mrs. Charlotte Silbee Drexel Smith, recently divorced in Colorado, married banker Robert A. Walsh in Cheyenne. Wyoming law bars remarriage within a year of divorce, prompting questions from County Attorney Charles L. Rigdon about the ceremony. Authorities in Laramie County may review the case. Walsh avoided commenting, noting only the weather as he awaited plans to join his wife in Sheridan.
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Charlotte Sil
Walsh
Wyoming
Charles L. Rigdon
Cheyenne
Smith
United States Warns Mexico Over Protection of Americans
The United States protested to the Mexican government and General Orozco over attacks on Americans in Northern Mexico. Secretary Knox notified President Madero that Mexico would be held responsible for damages to Americans and property. Congress may debate relief for Mexican refugees as El Paso residents urge action. In Juarez General Orozco pledged to disarm foreigners in rebel zones but promised protection for those with foreign ties.
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D. C
United States
Orotec
Mexico
Scretary Knox
Madero
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el Paso
Senator Fall
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House
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State Department
Allent
Juarez
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Orozco
Knox
Revolutionary Party
Weather Forecast for Wyoming and Washington D C
Weather report notes showers on Wednesday with Thursday rain and warming trend following. Forecast covers Wyoming and Washington D C with rising temperatures ahead of the weekend.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Funniest Guys in Comic World Arrive in Cheyenne
Bud Fisher’s famed duo will appear six days a week in The Cheyenne Leader beginning Sunday. The feature promises the latest in laughable picture-making, added at great expense to provide entertaining newsy content alongside reports.
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Mike
Jeff
Bud Fisher
Cheyenne
Desperadoes Reach Battle Near Craig After Jail Break
William Sarteele also known as Morgan Charles Franzen and Andrew Comstock leaders of the Hole in the Wall gang escape a jail in Craig Colorado then flee on horseback pursued by about 100 armed men led by Sheriff Ledford of Moffat county. Two bandits sighted as a battle possibly unfolds near the Hole in the Wall Wyoming border following recent Wyoming bank robberies.
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Craig
Colo
William Sarteele
Morgan
Charles Franzen
Andrew Comstock
Ledford
Moffat County
Duke of Connaught to attend Cheyenne Frontier Days
Frontier Days chairman KE Stone announced that the Duke of Connaught, governor general of Canada, his wife and Princess Patricia accepted invitations to attend the Cheyenne celebration next month. They will tour the West, visit Denver, then come to Cheyenne for a portion of a day. A Calgary visit marks the first Frontier Day under Calgary leadership.
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KE. W. Stone
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Patricia
Cheyenne
Duke
Montreal
Galgary
Dike
Denver
Will
Stone
Canfind
New York
Washington
Calgary
Wyoming Miners and Operators Nearing Wage Schedule Deal
A Plains hotel interview reports Wyoming operators may reject the new wage schedule pushed by District No. 22 miners of the United Mine Workers. P. J. Quealey said talks have been constructive and a joint proposition favorable to both sides is likely. The contract expires in September and a new schedule is to be prepared before then.
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Wyoming
District No. 22
United Mine Workers of America
Plains Hotel
East
P. J. Quealey
Quealey
Edison to Use Fort Russell Soldiers in Picture Film
Edison plans a $30,000 production of The Charge of the Light Brigade at Fort D. A. Russell with J Searle Dawley directing. The cast includes top Edison actors and a five hundred Bao shipment will arrive for period uniforms. The War Department will cooperate and rehearsals will be held on the reservation. The exact filming date is to be announced.
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Light Brigade
Cheyene
Fort D. A. Russell
J. Searle Dawley
Thomas.a. Edison Moving Picture Company, Inc
Plains Hotel
Mr. Dawley
New York
Cheyenne
Edison
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
The Charge of the Light Brigade fragment amid errors
A garbled OCR fragment of Tennyson’s poem The Charge of the Light Brigade. It preserves the famous lines about half a league onward and the six hundred riders charging into the valley of Death, but is full of typos, misread words, and broken punctuation.
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Valley of Death
Gums
Twenty Women Plunge Into Sea After Steamer Collision
The City of Hockland carrying 200 vacationers collided with the William Chisholm of New York off Kennebec and sank to the guards. Twenty women fell overboard when a lifeboat capsized. the Belfast later rescued all passengers and brought them ashore in Boston.
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Boston
City of Hockland
Kennebec
Wiliam Chisholm
New York
Chisholm
Belfast
Colner
Pespe Mona Tragedy Stuns Theatre in July Night
In Lishon on July 30 a bank clerk Pedro Cilvia, 45, killed his wife Dolores 18 after discovering her affair with student Antunes during an amateur Shakespere play. Cilvia stabbed Antunes and then killed himself, falling into madness as chaos erupted in the theatre.
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Pedro Cilvia
Bilvin
Dolores
Anetunes
Lisdemona
An Lage
Silvia
Antunes
Frontier Days Visitors Will Be Fully Protected
Cheyenne police chief Ed said Frontier Days visitors will be well protected by the city police. He noted arrangements with Denver Salt Lake City Omaha and other nearby departments to send officers during the celebration to monitor suspicious visitors and ensure public safety. Last year saw few arrests indicating effective protection for thousands of attendees.
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Cheyenne
Denver
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Defiver Department
Missouri Progressive Party Organized in State Convention
The Missouri progressive party organized at a state convention in Kansas City with delegates chosen for the national convention and presidential electors. It represents eighty counties and instructs delegates to back Roosevelt at the national convention, while adopting a platform supporting woman suffrage and the initiative referendum and recall.
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Progressive Party of
Missouri
Rooseeyit
Sugar Trust Probe Reveals Broad Bankruptcy Risk
Robert Oxnard testifies at government hearing on dissolving the sugar trust saying fifteen years of entrants in the sugar business show a high bankruptcy rate. He and brother Henry discuss shifts in refinery interests and regional trade routes from California to Chicago and Missouri river states.
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Calif
Robert Oxnard
Suzan Company
Oxnard
Henry
Sigar
John EB. Sear II
Amer Reet Susar
Ae & Come
Promlee
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