Vaughn Installed as AMA President Sets 15-Year Life Goal
At the 65th AMA convention in Atlantic City Dr. Victor C. Vaughn was installed as president succeeding Dr. John A. Witherspoon. In his inaugural address he urged duplicating a 15 year life expectancy gain achieved in the last century over the next 20 years by applying current medical facts.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
Victor C. Vaughn
John A. Witherspoon
Nashville
Tenn
Boy Dies After Brain Hemorrhage From Jar Incident
In Colorado Springs on June 23 16 year old Harry Bassett died 24 hours after a buggy breakdown triggered a brain blood clot. He was active in Y M C A athletic work and had just started high school. His sister had recently graduated. Also note W Daiber’s recovery after a minor operation at St Johns Hospital.
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Colorado Springs
Harry Bassett
Bassett
Albert Bassett
Old at Twenty Return of Youth with Proper Food
A reader recounts feeling old due to poor digestion and says GrapeNote restored health and digestion. The letter describes initial symptoms like a lump in the stomach, peevishness, and nervousness, then claims renewed vigor after using the product.
Railroad will be built to connect Cheyenne and Golden Prairie
Cheyenne leaders and Golden Prairie farmers endorsed building a railroad from Cheyenne to Albin to spur future growth. Committees were tasked with a preliminary survey and data collection on crops and acreage. A luncheon followed, and speakers urged funding and cooperative effort to secure transportation facilities for regional expansion.
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Warfeat
Erec, Hyatt
Aoane Cheyenne Club
Cheyenna
Golden Prairie
C. F. Palmer
H. Fraszy
M. L. Newman
Bert Crossan
Wauneta
Messrs
Heaney
LaFontaine
Domingo
Bartlett
Cheyenne
Larson
Ward
Albin
Northport
Denver
J. A. Albin
C. R. Anderson
N. C. Ward
Pipe Bluffs
Laramie County
Torrid Heat Hits Central and Southern States
Torrid south winds push temperatures higher across central and southern portions of the country. Washington reports the heat spreading to the western regions as conditions intensify.
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Washington
Supreme Court Intermountain rate decision reshapes railroad tariffs
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the long and short haul doctrine transfers rate-setting power to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The commission will require railroads to file new tariffs cutting transcontinental rates, with reductions up to about 20 percent, and curb higher interior haul charges. The decision targets water-port routes versus inland cities, expanding federal control over interstate freight pricing.
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Galt Lake City
Heno
Butte
Billings
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Congress
Rairoads
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Pacific Coast
Millionaire Richard J Howard Granted Divorce in St Louis
Richard J Howard billionaire and Evans and Howard Fire Brick heir wins divorce from Dorothy Virginia Levy aka Dorothy Dale after a six month marriage. Private detective O C Beck testified he saw Mrs Howard drink fifteen highballs in one night at the American Hotel Rath shelter and socialized with several men.
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ST Louis
Richard J. Howard
Evans & Howard Fire Brick Company
Aix
Dorothy Virginia Levy
Dorothy Dale
C. Beck
Villa May Lead 19000 in Mexico Battle From Saltiva
Reports from Saltivar and Tampico describe General Villa reinforcing from the south with an army near 19000 of 30000 expected for action. Observers warn a conflict rivaling the Torreon fall may unfold as federals hold strong positions at La Bula and Guadalupe fortress though Villa expects to sweep them aside. Carranza Villa split rumor denied. Vera Cruz capital moved to Tuxpan by Candido Aguilar.
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Villa
Torreon
la Bula
Guadelupe
Tampico
Vera Crustate
Tuxpan
Candido Aguilar
Chautauqua Ticket Sale Announced Dates Unclear
Ticket sales for the Chautauqua are underway with tickets priced at one dollar for youths under fourteen. Donald Van Win hile and L. A. Bills organize the campaign across Cheyenne as seven lectures and various entertainments are promised, starting in July.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance group nears formation in Wyoming
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Wyoming reports four times the required signatures for a mutual fire insurer. A meeting is set for July 1 1914 at 103 West Seventeenth Street Cheyenne at 11 am. Charter members pay $1 policy fee before completion. after, fee rises to at least $2. The effort aims to aid farmers in southeastern Wyoming.
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Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Wyoming
Mutual Fire Insurance
West Seventeenth Street
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mutual Insurance
R. M. Lamont
Eption Committee
Wyoming
Webb and Hunton to be tried regardless of time or expense
In Wheatland Wyoming Judge Parmelee delayed jurors until tomorrow after the kidnapping of state witness Ethel Wilcox. He urged witnesses and the public to reveal any knowledge and pledged to pursue the case to completion, disbarring any attorneys implicated, and ensuring a fair but thorough trial.
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Webb and Hunton
Wheatland
Wyo
Parmelee
Antil
Ethel Wilcox
Wilox
Germans Try 10 Get Canal Right From Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Minister Chamorro told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that German interests bid to outpace the United States for Panama Canal rights and concessions. The appeal allegedly reached $3,000,000, though officials were unsure if a government or private bankers’ bid stood behind the offer.
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Nicaragua
Washington
United States
Serosa Nicaragus
Chamorre
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Blazing Torrent Forces Meadowlands Residents Home
In Meadowlands near Washington Penn a night of terror ended as residents returned to their houses after a burning oil torrent feared to engulf the village. Twenty four families left homeless by the fire or dynamite sought shelter with United Coal Company officials arranging basic shelter. The oil tank struck by lightning Sunday had burned itself out though heavy smoke lingered.
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Washington
Meadowlands
United Coal Company
Record $49,000 for 49 Yearlings at Haggin Sale
Turfmen from across the United States and Canada gathered at Jamce B Haggin’s Sheepshead Bay stable for the Eimendorf and Eilerne yearling sale. Forty nine horses sold for $48,000 with an average above $1,000 per yearling. The standout chestnut colt by Water Crops Pearl fetched $8,160 from T C Mc Dowell.
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New York
United States
Canada
Jamce B. Haggin
Sheepshead Bay
J. B. Hagelin
Arthur B. Hegeeck
Pearl
T. C. McDowell
Radium Case Lost In City Transit
A leather case holding 100 milligrams of radium crystals valued at 12000 dollars vanished in central Philadelphia. Giles M. Mainwaring, manager of the Philadelphia Radium Institute, misplaced the crate during transfer from the Bellevue-Stratford hotel to Spring Garden street. The loss involved part of a 6000 dollar radium collection acquired from Standard Chemical company of Pittsburgh for medical research.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford
Radium Institute
Spring Garden Street
Giles M. Mainwaring
Standard Chemical Company
Pittsburg
Free Speech Rally Driven Out in Tarrytown
Leonard Abbott of the Free Speech league led a 60 member group to Tarrytown for a public meeting but was driven out by a mob. Critics hurled debris as speakers faced attacks while Abbott called the episode a victory for free speech. The disturbance followed similar protests linked to the Colorado coal strike targeting John D Rockefeller Jr.'s hometown.
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New York
Leonard Abbott
Free Speech League
Tarrytown
Abbott
Red Mag
Colorado
John B. Rockefeller Jr
Snow Puts Muncie in Brief Cold Spell Amid Heat
In Muncie on June 21 the temperature hovered around 100 degrees as snow fell for about half an hour with driving rain. Snowflakes were visible from high office windows though they melted before reaching the ground.
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Muncie
Lad
Local Notes and Visitors Mixed in Cheyenne Items
Community notices list residents. Corse Creek’s Charles Smith in Cheyenne on business and J Cunningham of Casper in town. Cheyenne Creamery promotes cottage cheese and sales room hours. Albany Barbershop offers late hours. Ministers R B W Hutt from Casper W Toole from Wind River and Lewis D Smith from Buffalo pass through after Rawlins convocation. Ralph Colegrove returns home to Emporia Kansas after visiting in Cheyenne. Frank Haneeschken and party plan a fishing trip to the dam. Hopkins heads west on Mountain States Telephone business to Laramie. Lane returns to Laramie after funeral of General Hart. Cheyenne Messenger Service advertises prompt local service. Atlas Barber Shop offers Sulphur Thermal baths. Plans for porch boxes and hanging baskets promoted by Swagger Florist. Water for breakfast featured at Manewal and ManeWal's. Walter McCain returns from Ft. Collins after summer visit.
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R. B. W. Hutt
Casper
Wm. Toole
Wind River
Lewis D. Smith
Buffalo
Rawlins
Vacuum cleaning ad by L J Capps in 2018 Van Lennen
L J Capps offers vacuum cleaning with carpet and rug specialty. Contact 966 W or 943 J at 2018 Van Lennen for service.
No Impeachment But Exoneration Continued Report
The probers criticized Judge Speer for lack of harmony with the district bar and said the court failed to reassure the people that federal court protected their liberties. They listed unsustained charges including drug use, ignoring court of appeals mandates, and unlawful seizure and sale of property.
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Spesm
Speer
Court of Appeals
Will Share Bargains To All Whom It May Conern
J Ross Carpenter offers to transfer land tracts at Cheyenne to settlers who will settle and improve them, if applications are made before June 27. The offer follows a sale of state lands where he bought tracts considered valuable for city development. In a separate note, Rodman Wanamaker’s Amerycan flying boat trials report the craft, weighing 1500 pounds, can be handled eastly, with a successful test in Hammondport New York on June 23.
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Cheyennnes
Hammondsport
Rodman Wanamaker
Town Hit by Tornado in Watertown South Dakota
A tornado struck Watertown South Dakota on June 3 tearing a four block by eight block path. Scores were injured, no fatalities reported, and property damage runs to thousands of dollars.
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Watertown
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Carey Ave
Corse Creek
Charles Smith
Horse Creek
Cheyeonne
Cheyenne Creamery
W. 17Th Street
Albany
Ralph Colegrove
Emporia
Kansas
Mrs. Hall
Atlas
Howe
Swagger
Capitol Ave
Frank Haneeschken
Hopkins
C. T. Hopkins
Mountain States Telephone Company
Laramie
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Lane
A. F. Lane
General Hart
Mark Chapman
19Th and
Carey Avenues
Manewal and
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Ft. Collins
Walter McCain
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