Pursuit with Revolver Causes Turmoil in Laramie
In Laramie on a June night Mrs Aventta Lane sought help at a Central drug store as her adopted son Ernest Hall, wielding a loaded revolver, chased her. Hall then brandished a pistol at store staff, fled, and was pursued by bystanders before police recovered the weapon and arrested him after the disturbance.
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Laramie
Johnson
Aventta Lane
Converse Bulldies
Ernest Hall
Central Drug Store
Hall
Mee
Race
Mr. Johnson
Young Hall
Mre
Lightning Strikes Ray Kerachmer Farmhouse
In Wheatland on a Sunday meal gathering, Ray Kerachmer's farm house was struck by lightning causing a fire and damage to the building and contents. Guests were knocked to the floor and one visitor, J L Regana, was unconscious but revived without serious injuries. The incident left the party shocked at the lack of fatalities.
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Wheatland
Ray Kerachmer
J. L. Regana
Two Teens Narrowly Escape After Car Turns Over
In Kemmerer on Saturday night Philip Ruddendick and Roy Rosenberg escaped serious injury when the borrowed car veered into a ditch near the Frontier road. Ruddendick was pinned under the vehicle and unconscious for hours while Rosenberg was unhurt. The car was badly damaged and Ruddendick received hospital care.
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Kemmerer
Philip Huddendick
Roy Rosenberg
Kemmerrer
Frontier
Odd Fellows Hall
Philip Ruddendick
Frontier Road
Ruddendick
Wee
Muddendick
Lincon County
Rosenberg
Studdendick
Rampaging Hams Fork Creek Causes Flooding and Road Damage
A flood on Hams Fork Creek from Lafarge to Kemmerer floods roads and damages homes and bridges. Families flee rising water levels and camps, with conditions worsening and roads becoming impassable if the downpour continues.
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Kfmwmerer
Hame
Kemmerre
Hulett Recruits Seven for Wyoming Infantry Guard
On June 25 a recruiting party from Company A of the Wyoming Infantry spent Tuesday in Hulett and secured seven recruits for the Wyoming National Guard. The local honor roll lists Gerald J. Tucker Cecil He Storm Ollie Queen Russell Hardy Clyde Ahlmes Jotn Hundeup and Arthur Thompson urged to serve with honor for country and liberty.
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Hulett
Clyde HH
Danielson
A. P. Teach
Newcastle
Wyoming Infantry
Wyoming National Guard
Gerald J. Tucker
Cecil He Storm
Ollie Queen
Russell Hardy
Clyde Ahlmes
Jotn Hundeup
Arthur Thompson
Crook County
Red Cross Drives Complement Local Guard Force
Lieutenants Plummer and Nelson spearhead a quiet recruitment push for the local national guard company in Guernsey. They aim to reach full strength by week’s end, with Plummer likely reassigned to assist in similar efforts elsewhere in the state.
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Guernsey
Red Cross
Plummer
Nelson
National Guard
Creeks Rampant Floods Lander Town Streets
On Sunday evening creeks above Lander rose rapidly and town officers fought the overflow. By Monday morning many streets, including Main Street, were flooded and basements in several business blocks held two to four feet of water though most goods had been moved. Outside of some flooded gardens, damage was limited.
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Lander
Main
Unknown Man Dies of Spotted Fever
THERMOPOLIS June 25 Frank Lambert from Worland died Saturday June 16 of spotted fever. He was picked up at the depot suffering with high fever and delirium, and died after hospitalization. With no money or known relatives the county buried the body.
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Thermopolis
Frank Lambert
Worland
Robbery at Whiston Confectionery Narrowly Misses Guard
In Kemmerer on a Wednesday between midnight and 2 am, thieves drilled a hole in a side door and stole 67.50 in gold from a punch board at Whiston Confectionery. Entry opened from inside. no clues found. Owner trusts telepathy, planning to investigate on the next sleep hunch.
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Kemmerer
Frisby Seeks Wyoming Volunteers in Thermopolis Visit
Lieut J E Frisby recruiting for Wyoming infantry reg iment makes stops in Thermopolis and Hot Springs county through July 1. Enlistees aged 18 to 45 without dependents may join Company L and continue local work until July 25 before reporting to Casper camp for ten days and then American Lake Washington. The plan favors recruiting a full regiment and keeping local men together.
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Thermopolis
J. E. Frisby
Wyoming Infantry Regiment
Here
Hot Springs
Fremont
Natrona
Casper
American Lake
Wash
Frisby
Wyoming
Crabbe Speaks at Sundance Temperance Service
Hon. Fred L. Crabbe of Cheyenne led a temperance service at the courthouse in Sundance. He presented statistics to voters, held audience interest, and proved points. Afterward, residents organized a local Anti saloon league chapter with a seven member committee and local chairman.
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Sundance
Fred L. Crabbe
Cheyenne
Union Temperance
Court House
Anti-saloon League
Douglas Wyoming Oil Drilling Shows Good Oil Gas Prospect
Douglas Wyoming Oil company drilling deep in the Brewning basin near Douglas reports a strong showing of oil and gas at 1340 feet. Progress slowed by casing delays and fuel shortages, but officers tied to Salt Creek Petroleum foresee an early oil strike. Drilling has cut brown shale at 1340 feet and found shale layers overlying the Lusk field.
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Douglas
Douglas-Wyoming Oil Company
Brewning
Salt Creek Petroleum Company
Lusk
Auto Stage Crash Near Lander Injures Driver
A motor coach running between Lander and South Pass overturned after encountering a washed out road and a defective brake. Driver C. C. Fuller suffered injuries including a broken forearm, while another passenger sustained lesser harms.
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Lander
South Pass
C. C. Fuller
Puller
Sen
Beti
Train Nearly Ditches on Night Run After Horses Lined Tracks
In Wheatland on June 25 an early morning northbound passenger train No 29 barely avoided ditching after striking two horses on the track near Jessups cut. The horses owned by John Tobin were killed and the locomotive damaged. the train reached Wheatland on three legs with a fresh engine later from Cheyenne.
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Wheatland
Jessup
Cheyenne
John Tobin
Cornerstone Layings Highlight Wheatland Courthouse
Platte county dedicates a new courthouse with a $50 000 cost in a Wednesday ceremony. Grand Master Herbert J. King of Laramie presides with local Masonic lodge members assisting. Business houses close 3:30 to 1 3:30 as a large crowd observes.
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Wheatland
Platte County
Masonic Grand Judge of
Wyoming
Herbert J. King
Laramie
Man Dies of Spotted Fever in Baggs
James H. Harper, a pioneer resident born in Ballard Massachusetts in 1852, died near Baggs on Tuesday night from spotted fever after a brief illness. He had lived in Wyoming most of his adult life and served in Masonic lodges in Mechanic Falls Massachusetts. His survivors include his brother John and his niece Mrs. Jack McPherson of Rawlins was present at his death.
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Baggs
James H. Harper
Mr. Harper
J. A. Reese
Ballard, Mass
Wyoming
Masons
Mechanic Falls
Mass
John
Massachusetts
Jack McPherson
Rawlins
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Hams Fork
Rock Springs Lump
Colorado
Wyoming Fuel & Feed Company
Nat
Crabbe
Fanes
C.&s. Frain
Minia Landur
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