Ranch hand drowned fording river in Fremont County
Tom Chrisman a ranch hand employed below Rogie in Fremont County drowned Monday morning in the Sweetwater river near Splitrock after attempting to cross the high stream. A bystander later saw his horse on the far bank and found overshoes on the riverbank.
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Thermopolis
Tom Chrisman
Rogie
Fremont
Sweetwater
Splitrock
Chrisman
Reseor Countryman
Citsman
Lightening Kills Linwood Rancher in Utah Incident
Nor man DeWitt Metts, a 38 year old New Yorker and Cornell graduate, was killed by a bolt of lightening near Linworth Linwood, Utah, after a trip to Creon River. His horse and he died instantly. a friend survived. His body was sent to New York with Keith Smith.
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Rock Springs
Nornan DeWitt Metts
Linwoorick
Utah
Creon River
Linnoork
Betts
Linwolk
Cornell College
George Ace
New York
Keith Smith
Barber Erred In Lander Visit Leading To Jail Time
George Welden, a traveling barber, visited Lander and traded with two Native men for whiskey. After a pursuit throughMud and night, Welden was bound over on Thursday morning while the two Native men were freed for not being on the reservation with whiskey.
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Tipiog Weeaw
Wesaw
Vbr
Milford
Frank Doane
Chamber of commerce meeting on Greybull Basin bridge funds
At a Wednesday chamber of commerce meeting F A Wise reported Greybull and Basin agreed to raise 800 to aid county commissioners. A certified check would start the bridge and road approaches as soon as weather permits.
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BASIN
Chamber of Commerce
F A. Wise
Greybull
Commisonera
Dan Potter Promoted to Superintendent of Local Electric Plant
Dan Potter received promotion to superintendent of the town electric light plant with a substantial salary increase and greater responsibilities. The move separates the former joint duties with the U.P. plant and places Potter under single management in Springs.
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Kk Springs
Dan DD Potter
Potien
Thic
U.P
John Taylor
Falls Asleep on Railroad Track and Is Killed
THERMOPOLIS June 1 John Swithand a colored lad from Kansas City who had recent employment on the Burlington section gang was struck by a south bound passenger train. He slept on the track while waiting for trains and died days later from a fractured skull. His body accompanied by a brother was taken to Kansas City for burial.
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Thermopolis
John Swithand
Kanana City
Burlington
Kansas City
Switeland
Bridge Completed on Reservation Main Road
The large steel bridge over the river at Arafiboow on the main road through the reservation is completed and open for travel. The hand some structure stands as a monument to Superintendent Matheison's efforts to put the reservation roads in first class condition. Travelers may now use this road to reach the county seat.
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Riverton
Arafaboow
Matehinson
Miner Electrocuted at Crosby Mines in Thermopolis
Joe Kokoscha a 26 year old Austrian Polish miner employed at the Crosby mines was electrocuted while working on a shut off line. He laid his arm on a pipe carrying live wires from another section and was killed instantly. Funeral services were held here last Sunday evening.
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Thermopolis
Joe Kokoscha
Crosby
Burglaries Hit Thermopolis Merchants for Small Cash Loss
On June 4 thieves broke into the Thermopolis Mercantile company Vail Meat company and Muff m ingles barber shop. They gained entry by breaking rear windows and took about 20 dollars total. At the Mercantile store they left only loose change, Vails yielded around 15 dollars, and the barber shop lost one to two dollars in cash but 20 dollars in tools. There is no evidence of other loot.
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Thermopolis
Thermopolis Mercantile Company
Vail Meat Company
Muffingle
Mercantile Company
Vails
Battlee
Eighteen Casper Men Join the Guard
Casper Wyoming June 4 Eighteen Casper men are exempt from duty after taking the federal oath to serve in the Wyoming National Guard. Many did not learn the meeting purpose, so turnout was low and additional recruitment methods will be used before registration. Lieut J J Frisby will recruit oil field enlistees, with seven already pledging and seven more promised. Shoshon contributed seven members and twenty five more are set to join, making the company size about one hundred. They will be mustered into federal service the last week of July and entrain for Washington the following week.
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Casper
National Guard of
Wyoming
Casper Company
J. J. Frisby
Salt Creek
County Assessor Projects Six Million Dollar Valuation
County Assessor A. J. Price expects to complete the valuation of stock in the county within a couple of weeks. Weather slowed this year’s work making an accurate assessment difficult. He projects the county’s assessed valuation will reach about six million dollars despite anticipated declines in some stock values offset by increases in other valuations.
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Thermopolis
A. J. Price Capeda
Rich premiums offered at Midland Empire fair
Lovell June 4 rich premiums on cattle announced for the Midland Empire fair totaling nearly 1000 in value. Prizes supplement regular premiums and are open to farmers of the Midland empire. Awards include supports from American Shorthorn Breeders association Yellowstone Bank Yegeen Bros In Merchants National Bank Merchants Loan Co Montana Livestock and Loan Co Yellowstone Creamery Clyde Moore Leo Daly Crystal Ice and Fuel Gavette Printing Julius Zywert among others for grand and second best Holstein Shorthorn Guernsey Hereford cows and bulls and fattest steer with specific dollar amounts and items such as a clock valued at 80.
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Yegen Brothers
Bankers
Merchants’ National Bank and Merchants’ Loan Company
Yellowstone
Montana Livestock and Loan Company
Yellowstone Creamery
Midland Empire
Clyde Moore
Leo J. Daly
Crystal Ice and Fuel Company
Julius Zywert
Gavette Printing Company
Guernsey
Germany to Make Amends for Attack on Steamer
Paris June 2 The German reply to Spain over the submarine attack on the steamer Patricio is said to be extremely cordial. Germany states it wished only to stop the ship not sink it. It offers indemnity for the engineer killed and signals German warships will salute the Spanish flag with twenty one guns at the first possible opportunity.
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Paris
Spain
Patricio
Germany
Sites chosen for six army camps nationwide
Secretary of War Baker reapproved six cantonment camp sites for national army training out of twelve under the thirty two plan. The approved locations are Lindavista California Columbia South Carolina Wrightstown New Jersey American Lake Washington Atlanta Georgia and Ayer Massachusetts.
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Washington, D. C
Italian Commission 18 Receives Royal Ovation in Washington
Prince Udine and William Marconi of the Italian commission addressed the House of Representatives in Washington and were enthusiastically received. Udine predicted victory while Marconi, in his first public appearance since arrival, paid tribute to American inventiveness.
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Washington, SD. C
Prince Udine
William Marconi
House of Representatives
Udine
Marconi
WHIRTEKEN ARE HELD ON CHANGES OF TREASON
Cincinnati police arrest two men for possessing anti contr eration literature in a crackdown. The men are part of a group now totaling eighteen held on treason related charges.
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Cincinnati
Oil drilling rush grows near Lander Wyoming
Unsettled spring weather slows operations but good roads promise full exploration of central and western Wyoming oil lands. Lander area sees multiple drilling efforts near Northfork and Lysite with several companies filing land claims and three new oil company incorporations: Pavilion Oil Dome Wyohie Oil & Refining and Sandiego Oil.
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Landor
Wyoming
Lander
Lander Valley Oil Company
Northfork
Western Exploration Company
Wv. V. Scoggan
N. FP. Wilson
B. i. Abell
Peter Sherlock and Associates
D. B. Fuller and Associates
Cheyenne Girls Offered Red Cross First Aid Course
Cheyenne plans to establish a local Red Cross first aid course for young women to train as battlefield first aid helpers. The program, not a nurse education, aims to prepare participants to assist wounded soldiers, with a three month course expected to qualify graduates.
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Cheyenne
Red Cross
Laramie
Migs MacKenzie
8&J. John's Hospital
Washington
Tornado Lays Waste In Coffeyville Kansas
A deadly Kansas tornado claimed three lives and injured over thirty as it tore through Coffeyville late yesterday. More than 100 homes were destroyed and damages topped 500000 dollars. The dead include Dale McDonald age 25, Mrs J K Love 35, and the 11 year old daughter of Charles Peterson. Red Cross relief began immediately with national guardsmen and Boy Scouts patrolling the affected areas.
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Cofpeyvill.e
Russian Squadron Bombards Four Towns on Anet coast
Russian squadron bombarded four towns along the Anet coast, targeting coastal facilities. The action occurred as part of ongoing operations against Allied shipping, with limited immediate casualty details reported. Local authorities prepared defenses and assessed damage to docks and vessels in the affected towns.
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Petrograd
Anete'tas
Four More Days Left In Campaign Subscription Offer
Four more days remain this week as the campaign urges supporters to mail or postmark subscriptions by Saturday. For each dollar sent, readers receive 3000 extra votes and the four days are described as decisive for final scores.
Mob Hangs Two Black Men Near Columbia Mississippi
In Columbia Mississippi on June 4 a mob lynched two Black men, Prat Hampton and Van Haynes, after taking them from jail where they were held on charges of homicide and robbery. The incident occurred at a steel bridge over the river. A large crowd reaction was reported as four white men were implicated in the broader unrest.
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Columbia
Miss
Prat Hampton
van Haynes
Reece Johnson
Bogro
Fireman Bert Michaels Leaves Cheyenne for Denver
Bert Michaels of the Cheyenne fire department traveled to Denver on Friday due to the serious illness of his brother John.
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Denver
Bert Michaels
Cheyenne Fire Department
John
War Depart Announces Aviation Corps Enlistment Drive
The War Department says qualifying for aviation commissions is not limitless and urges capable men aged 21 to 30 to apply. Candidates need a cool head, sharp eye, steady hand, and sound health, with education assessed as equivalent if not from standard college work. Applications go to the aeronautical officer at nearest headquarters or the panel section in Washington.
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War Department
United States
Army
Aviation Section
Signal Corps
Nearent Department
Panal
Stuartmead
Washington, D.C
Army aviation cadet program described for applicant
The text outlines steps for an applicant to join an army aviation program. It mentions completing an application, appearing before an examining board, passing physical mental and moral tests, enrollment in an eight week aeronautics course, and subsequent aviation school assignment. Completion and flying tests lead to a commissioned officer status.
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Army Schools of Aeronautics
Baron von Relowitz Indicted in India Revelation Plot
Federal agents seek to serve a warrant on Baron Kurt von Relowitz former German consul general and alleged ringleader in a plot to foment a revelation in India. Thirteen others indicted three have already been arrested and the baron left the United States with Count Bernstorff.
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Chicago
Kurt von Relowitz
Hero
India
Count Bernstorff
Men Fight Draft Capture in Palo Alto Canon
Three men entrenched in Palo Alto canyon near Amarillo oppose the draft by force. Armed with 30-30 rifles they were surprised by a posse and captured, according to Special Agent Fletcher.
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Canon Dallas
Tex
Palo Alton Canon
Anarillo 9
Fletcher
King Gorin Wins Kentucky Handicap at Churchill Downs
In Louisville on June 4, the fifth Kentucky Handicap at Douglas Park was captured by King Gorin from BR. L. Maker & Co. with Jockey M. Garner aboard. Cudgel finished second and Rowmer third. The mile and a quarter race clocked 2:04.1.
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Louisville
Unclear text fragment from Oklahoma notice
The readable parts describe a June event in Dewar Oklahoma related to supply, with names appearing as Tae Dat and Alice, but details are garbled and cannot be determined.
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Vuskogeh
Ola
Dewar
Okla
Wend Ragaived
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Greybula
Dan Potter
HOT Springs CO
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