Cheyenne Land Sale Passes $80 000 as Buyers Seek Final Day
The three day Cheyenne land sale has totaled $80 000 with 75 landseekers still evaluating parcels on the final day. State Land Commissioner Hopkins assures titles are clear. Buyers include Alice Parsone and J Ross Carpenter among others, with prices from 10 to 12 per acre. The sale runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, offering affordable terms for farming lands surrounding the city.
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D. R. Paschal
Cheyenne
Lefé
G. Hopkins
Court House
Commercial Clubs
Ted
Alice Parsone
W. H. Lane
J. Ross Carpester
J. T. Boyd
John Barritt
D. J. Howell
James Speer
T. Paul Wilcox
James R. Hill
C. B.eeee
Harry Altman
J. Ross Carpenter
Henry Altman
C. E. McGarvey
Taggs Carl
Tragedy as Father Kills Wife Then Self in Denver
Denver reports a 2 am murder at 321 St Paul Street where insurance agent John P F Freese shot his wife after pleading from his 5-year-old son not to harm her. Freese then shot himself in a neighboring room. the 5-year-old boy witnessed the scene and was found nearby.
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Denver
John PF. Freese
St. Paul Street
Freese
Reese
Clyde
Train collision leads to driver suit and counterclaim
In Newark on June 19 a derailment involved a team driven by F. W. Wilkinson and an Erie locomotive. The railroad sued Wilkinson for 100 damages over broken cowcatcher drivers slate, scratched paint, and a littered track, in response to Wilkinson seeking 20 000 damages.
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Newark
F. W. Wilkinson
Erie Railroad
Road Today
Wilkinson
Pake Music Teachers Facing Elimination
Saratoga N Y June 19 John C Freund of New York City outlines proposed legislation before the New York State Music Teachers association to eliminate fake teachers by raising standards and requiring registration with the secretary of state for anyone teaching music in any branch.
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Saratoga
N. Y
New York State
Music Teachers’ Association
John C. Freund
New York City
Tugs Fail to Free Big Lloyd Steamship Off Weymouth
Weymouth England June 19 Futile tug attempts failed to refloat the steamship Below of the North German Lloyd line which went ashore in Blacknor bay while en route from Yokohama to Hamburg. Passengers and baggage were removed ashore last night.
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Weymouth
Eng
China Line
Lloyd
Blacknor Bay
Yokohama
Hamburg
Prove Bank Failure in Chicago Moves to Immediate Action
Mack Ley Hoyne state’s attorney announced tonight he would begin an immediate inquiry into the La Galle and Savings Bank, closed a week ago. Bank examiners will decide if criminal charges should be filed against the officers.
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Bank Failuar
Chicago
Ill
Hill Climb Wrecks Leave Two Dead in Uniontown Event
In Uniontown Pennsylvania two died and six injured after a two day hill climbing contest by the Automobile Club of Fayette County. Victims include J B Shafer of Pittsburgh and Dr Joseph Van Kirk 44 of Elizabeth Pa. as vehicles crashed into rocks and cliffs on dangerous turns.
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Uniontown
National Pike
Automobile Club
Fayette County
J. B. Shafer
Pittsburg
Joseph van Kirk
Elizabeth
Yale Wins Four Inch Victory In Eight Mile Thames Race
Yale edged Harvard by four inches to win the varsity four eight mile race on the Thames. Time 21 minutes 16 seconds amid a frantic finish with judges conferring as exhausted rowers collapsed.
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New London
Yale
Thames
Harvard
Soldier Takes Life After Absence Arrest at Fort George Wright
Julius Denon a 45 year old private in Company C Fourteenth Infantry USA with seven enlistments and two years to serve before retirement shot himself with an army rifle shortly after being arrested for being absent from his post without leave at Fort George Wright Spokane. He asked to pack his blanket before being taken to the guard house and returned to his quarters before the fatal shot.
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Spokane
Julius Denon
Fourteenth Infantry
Denon
Fort George Wright
Guernsey Bridge To Be Rebuilt By Colorado & Southern
Word has spread that the Colorado and Southern will immediately start construction of an 860 foot bridge to replace the burned structure near Guernsey. The old fire forced ore traffic from Sunrise mines to reroute via the Burlington line through Denver to Pueblo, causing crew layoffs.
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Colorado & Southern
Guernsey
Sunrise
Burlington
Denver
Pueblo
Thomas Heaney
George Walker
Wyoming
Great blast tests new fuse in Allentown rock split
Allentown, Pa. reports a record blast last night as 30 000 sticks of dynamite buried 105 feet deep in 28 holes released 160 000 tons of rock. The test used a fuse rated at 18 000 feet per second and marked a first for United States use outside submarine work.
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Allentown
Alate
United States
Panema
Massive Canadian mine disaster injures and traps hundreds
At Hillcrest collieries in Lethbridge Canada a gas explosion at 9 am trapped 250 miners in mine No 20. About 360 escaped. 6 died later and 200 remained inside as 40 rescuers battled gas debris. Trains with aid arrived. recovery could take a week.
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Lethbridge
Canada
Hillcrest
Thomas Quigley
Thomas Corker
Miner's Union
Miss Margaret Wilson in Madison Advocates Democracy Machines
Miss Margaret Wilson arrives in Madison for a civic secretaryship conference and urges creation of “machines of democracy” to curb old political machines. She stresses using school buildings as meeting centers and proposes free use of schoolhouses and a club secretary for public meetings, with a party delegation including Zona Gale and Herbert Quick.
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Madison
Wis
Margaret Wilson
Miss Wilson
Zona Gale
Magele W. Harry
Herbert Quick
Frank Parker Stockbridge
Dean Walter T. Sumner
John R. Richards
South Parks
Chicago
Genevieve Turner
Smith and Carpentier Post Portruit Money
Gunboat Smith and Georges Carpentier each deposited $5,000 as guarantees in their 20 round heavyweight title bout to be held at Olympia on July 16.
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London
Wyoming Weekend Weather Forecast
Weather note from Washington dated June 19 reports local thunder showers on Saturday with Sunday expected to be fair.
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Washington
Wyoming
Majors May Offer Feds Recognition
New York June 19 Representatives of organized baseball met to discuss steps against Federal league opposition. No action was taken and talks of elevating the American Association and International League to major league status continue. The plan also envisions absorbing the Federals into organized baseball. The meeting continues tomorrow.
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New York
American Association
International League
Brandon Thomas dies at 58 famed for Charley's Aunt
London report states actor and playwright Brandon Thomas has died at age 58. He authored Charley's Aunt, a globally performed farce in many languages and theaters worldwide.
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London
Brandon Thomas
Officer Killed in Boston Desperado Rundown
Police Inspector Thomas Norton was killed and Lawrence Robinson, sought for a Michigan triple murder, wounded in a running gunfight after Norton's attempt to arrest him. Two other inspectors and Joseph Daniels joined the shootout. Daniels captured after the restaurant-to-street confrontation.
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Boston
Thomas Norton
Lawrence Robinson
Grand Rapids Mich
Norton
Robinson
Joseph Daniels
Daniels
Aeroplane Falls at Sweden Aviation Meet Injures Two
Lieuten ant De Porat the pilot and M Hygerth a passenger were seriously hurt when an aeroplane plummeted about 100 feet during Sweden s first aviation meet in Stockholm on June 19.
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Stockholm
de Porat
M. Hygerth
Sweden
Criticism of Slit Skirt Leads to Trial in Detroit
Detroit June 19. Sergeant Phil Kirwin faces Police Commissioner Gillespie trial over admonishing Mrs. L M Cowell for her slit skirt on June 8. Kirwin, a longtime Detroit officer, reportedly eyed the garment and prompted the clash after she told him to take another look.
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Detroit
Mich
L. M. Cowell
Phil Kirwin
Gillespie
Kirwin
Brandes Says Law Unjust, Critic of ICC Bill
Louis D. Brandies told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that a House bill giving ICC supervision over railroad security values is unjust. His remarks diverged from commission members who largely support the measure, citing Brandies as their counsel in major cases.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Louis D. Brandies
Commission
Brandies
Steamer Sinks Near St Louis With Several Hundred Aboard
An excursion steamer reportedly sank in the Mississippi early this morning with several hundred aboard. Police investigate as ambulances rush to the scene. The Eagle Packet Company later claimed their boat Majestic sank with several hundred female operators of the Hell Telephone company aboard. Reporter witnesses said some people clung to rigging at about 2:30 a.m.
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ST. Louis
Dane
Mo li
Eagle Packet Company
Majestic
Hell Telephone Company
Aviator Bopakine Killed in Fall at Cathing Aerodrome
An military aviator named Bopakine died today in a fall at the Cathing aerodrone near Petersburg. The incident occurred during routine flight operations and is under investigation by military authorities.
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Petersburg
Bopakine
Mediation in Mexico Still Hoped After Washington Talks
Cables report Argentine minister Naon left Washington for Niagara Falls after talks with President Wilson, Secretary Bryan, and Luis Cabrera. Bryan maintained mediation is progressing, while no details were released. A later dispatch warns that if mediation fails, U S plans and troop movements remain unsettled amid fractured Mexican leadership.
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Washington
Mexico
Argetine
Naon
Niagara Falls
Wilson
Bryan
Luis Cabrera
Wyoming Consistory Close of Biennial Reunion
Enthusiastic Scottish Rite Masons witnessed the close of the Twenty Sixth Biennial Reunion of the Wyoming Consistory at the Masonic Temple. Thirty second degree work concluded with Hon. T. S. Taliferro presiding and Judge J. A. Riner detailing finances and benefits of membership. The Wyoming Consistory now nears 1000 members and the next reunion will be held in December.
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Wyoming
Masonic Temple
Taliferro
Rock Springs
EK. W. Stone
W. A. Wyman
H. G. Watson
Fred Forbes
Was & Gem
Clias
Herman BF
Gates
Worland
A. A Walton
Cheyanne
J. B. Galloway
Burns
Clisg
Lodge
J. A. Riner
Temple Trustees
Iis
Hiner
Frank A. Holliday
George Gilland
Rey
G. C. Rafter
B. H. Sage
C. B. Morgan
F. J. Niswander
E. 8. Hawes
J. F. Rossman
C. E. Lane
J. T. Kingdon
Frank M. Foote
Foote
Utah
Idaho
Grand Coyonell
Judge Hiner
Colonel Foote
Lie
Rite
A. D. Chamberlain
Douglas
Tory
T, UM. Kennedy
WH. A. Connett
PT. Blake Kennedy
H. J. Milelard
Mire W. FB
Calber
Samuel Corson
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