Shooting at Ashford's saloon ends in injuries during colored dance row
In Cheyenne a claim links Ed Richards to shooting Charles Goings after a quarrel over a recently broken up colored dance at Jiggers ball. Goings was wounded in the leg and hand. Richards was arrested after a pursuit, denying only that Goings deserved what he got.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goings
Ed Richards
Richards
T Hat
Denver
Ben Davis
Davis
Goinge
Going
Ashford
Seventeenth and
Reed Streets
Marshal Manewsi
Pettie
C. G. Swain
Mherry
Goings
Committee Gets Few Answers on Rail Franchise
Industrial club special committee consisting of Ex Senator J. M. Carey General Randall and Hon T A Cosgriff returned from Denver reporting limited progress. They met Parker vice president of Colorado and Southern and learned of a potential connecting link to Cheyenne with immediate work if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Club
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver
J. M. Carey
Randall
T. A. Cosgriff
Cosgriff
Parker
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Bin
Hurlington
Cheyenne
Ft Colling- Cheyenne
Superintendent Park
Union Pacific
Union
Policeman Dies at Connecticut Sanatorium Rabies Fear
New York officer O Donnell was driven to a Connecticut sanatorium by fear he had rabies from a wolfhound bite. He reportedly became frantic after reading about rabies deaths and could not eat or sleep before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O' Ponnell
Connecticut
O'Dognell
Bowman's odd hiring rule asks clerks if they plan marriage
Alton Illinois June 24 H J Bowman a major real estate owner says he now requires every female applicant for a store clerk position to reveal whether she intends to marry. He cites sixty five marriages among his clerks in eighteen years and blames Cupid for disrupting staff. The first applicant took offense but gave a satisfactory reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton, II
H. J. Bowman
Alton- És
Bowman
Cupid
Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank Sees Steady Growth in Deposits
A bank statement in this paper reports deposits totaling $84,189.04 as of May 17, with new accounts opening daily. Under progressive management and courteous advertising the bank’s business is steadily increasing, pleasing patrons and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank
Murder case links Roberts to Ward murder in Maryland
In St Michaels Maryland John T Roberts is hunted after a farm siege as authorities pursue a man tied to the killing of Mrs Edith May Thompson Woodhill in the Chesapeake region. Investigators say evidence connects Roberts to the murder and a bloody scene was found at his Cayman farm bungalow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michaels
John T. Roberts
Woodill
Cayman
Anid
Baltimore
Fuck River
Edith May Thompson Woodhill
Albert Woodill
Los
Lyman T. Gage
Gage
San Diego
Roberts
Robert
Springfield Girls Arrested With Two Chinese Men in St Louis
Three Springfield Illinois girls Minnie Scherer Josephine Scherer and Edith Barnett were arrested in a St Louis hotel with two Chinatown men Long Foo and Charley Wah alias Leong. Minnie sought to marry Long Foo while her sister opposed the match. The Scherer sisters who are orphans cried at the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Springfield
Ills
Minnie
Jouwwphine Scherer
Long Foo
Edith Barnett
Charley Wah
Alias Leong
Scherer
Woman Alters Plans as Husband Believed Dead Is Found Alive
Mrs. A Lundgren of near Chesterton Ind learns a man she expected to bury is alive after a message from Tondgren in Michigan City. Simultaneously E T Moore of Hillsdale Mich, killed in a South Shore railroad crash near Gary Ind, is identified by the deceased man’s sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emil Lundgren
A. Lundgren
Chesterton
Ind
Tondgren
Michigan City
E. T. Moore
Hillsdale
Mich
South Shore Electric Railroad
Gary
Union Pacific Faces Cheyenne Over Waterworks Freight Claim
The Union Pacific demands payment from Cheyenne for transporting materials for the waterworks extension, while Cheyenne insists on a complete freight-free obligation and restitution for past charges. The dispute centers on whether UP either misled or acted dishonestly, and the city seeks enforcement of the contract and future protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Cheyenne
Elalin
Union Pacific
Union Ps Railroad Company
Cheyenne Union
Pacific Waterworks
Mysterious Murder Remains Found by Soldiers in Hills
Fourth Field artillery troops returning from a mountain hike report finding a decomposed male body near Grassite canon with a large bullet hole in the back of the head. No weapon found, suggesting foul play. Identity unknown. Coroner to investigate at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Field Artillery
Grassite Canon
Omer
Modesto Boy Admits Killing Brother in Hog Pen
Cecil Hopking twelve year old boy from Modesto California confessed at night to shooting and killing his six year old brother after aiding in a day long search. He hid the body in a hog pen and gave no explanation. He is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto
Cal
Cecil Hopking
Italia Car No. 6 Withdraws From New York to Seattle Race
The Italia car No. 6, last in the field, gave up at Cheyenne and was prepared for shipment back to New York after a grueling journey. Passengers Elbert Bellows Egbert Lillie and F B Whittemore endured typhoid in Chicago and a broken axle in Colorado. In Kansas the car was struck by a freight train throwing occupants, the low-built machine frequently hit obstacles during fast runs toward Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italia
Lapa
Brace
Cheyenne
New York
Seattle
Elbert FB
Bellows
Egbert Lillie
F. B. Whittemore
Chicago
Colorado
Kansas
WEDDED IN COLORADO BRYAN BRYANT MINE VIRGINIA MARRIAGE
The marriage of Willis Jennings Bryan Jr. to Mine Virginia occurred at Grand Lake Colorado with only immediate relatives present. After a brief honeymoon they plan to move to Phoenix Arizona where Bryan will practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Grand Lake
Coly
Willis Jennings Bryan, Jr
Virginia Oeook
Fheoa
Arizona
Bryan
May at edge this today pompaten
The fragmentary text notes a group called the W brothers working on a motor and references a possible event tomorrow or at dawn. The readable lines are unclear about location, purpose, or outcome.
City Water Pipe Bids Opened for Fort Russell Route
Beapor Freighting bids were opened by city councilmen acting as water committee for hauling and distributing pipe for three city water mains from the city to Fort Russell and mountains. Perry Williams submitted the lowest bid at 1.47 per ton for 16 and 20 inch pipe and 1.40 per ton for 20 inch pipe with 2.00 per ton extras, about 15 000 lower than the first bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beapor
Fort Russell
Perry Williame
Burglar Captured Under Bed Again in Goldfield
Goldfield Colorado residents report a second night in which a burglar was found hiding under a bed inside a home. William Corbin, a druggist, discovered the intruder while returning to his house as the blaze started. The man, who claimed the name Brown, was armed with Corbin's revolver but offered little resistance.
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Goldfield
Colo
William Corbin
Brown
Corbin
Inquest Planned in Johnson Case by Local Coroner
Coroner Desmond departed for Durham station with a three person jury to probe the death of William Johnson who was struck by a train at the station last Saturday. The incident remains under investigation with several witnesses present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Desmond
Durham Station
William Johnson
Harvard Yale Rowing Match Report
A fragmented sports item notes a Harvard versus Yale race with mentions of Cambridge and timing details. The readable parts reference University crews and a competitive clash, highlighting team names and a tense finish.
Women delegates in Colorado Wyoming club convention clash
The sixth annual session of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs of Colorado and Wyoming ends at the Carnegie Library. Delegates tour the city by automobile to Fort Russell, then depart homeward. A late afternoon officer election sparked a lively clash between factions including Black women, resolved by adjournment and change in time. Prizes were awarded in the art exhibit. talks covered wages for graduates, home influence, and religion as progress. A debate on whether higher education unfits girls for wives and mothers followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Colorado
Wyoming
Carnegiee Library
Ctty
Fort Russell
Mason Bmith
Woman's Club of
Ciyenne
Federation
Prises
Lie Taka Art Club of
Denver
Mra
HB. Williams
Dahlia Art Club
Colorado Springs
M. L. Davie
J. S. Young
Ella EK
Braxton
Isabelle Stewart
Ollie St. Reed
Cheyenne
Leone Troutman Barbee
Cornelia . Fiemings
Fearful Heat Tortures Helpless New Yorkers
New York on June 24 reports the fourth day of unrelenting heat with 34 prostrations and 3 personal crisis reports. The temperature reached 92 degrees by 3 pm and thousands slept on the sand at Coney Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island
Senate Votes to Raise Duties on Shoes and Leather
Washington reports the senate increased duties on shoes from 15 to 20 percent ad valorem and on sole leather from 5 to 10 percent. The house had set the leather rate. The day featured long speeches including on tobacco packaging size and an income tax debate. The house authorized a $10 million emergency census appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Yeateglay
Bove
Bailey
Newlands
Taft
Cheyenne Milk Found To Meet Standards
Assistant State Chemist Ross B. Moody and Wyoming University official Henry G. Knight tested milk sold in Cheyenne and samples from cows arriving at the depot. The analysis showed Cheyenne milk contains a large percent of natural nutritious substances and meets state standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Ross B. Moody
Laramie
Gem City
Henry G. Knight
Wyoming University
Messrs. Knight
Moody
Farnum Denies Impropriety In Gould Custody Case
New York reports Dustin Farnum denying impropriety with Myre Gould and Mrs Gould as the trial proceeds. Mrs Gould offers repeated denials, saying she sought occupation after family upheaval and discussed matters with Barnum for possible help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gould
Dustin Farnum
Myre
Farnum
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Paul Sigle
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Yale
Tobacco
Wyoming Federation
Mrs. Gould
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