Oil Rights Spark Wyoming Basin Claim Fight
In Basin Wyoming on June 27 a flare of oil activity surrounds Grass Creek and Little Buffalo Basin. Thomas Harrison located and assessed claims in 1913 spending about 6000. Midwest company leases Harrison lands and prepares to drill while Worland factions rush armed drivers to defend their claims. A new well from the Worland group yields a strong flow at 900 feet.
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Grasse Creek
Little Buffalo Basin
Thomas Harrison
Grass Creek
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Harrison
Midwest Company
Kirby
Casper
Roosevelt Ordered to Rest Amid Campaign Plans
In Oyster Bay on June 27 four months of absolute rest were prescribed for Colonel Roosevelt due to spleen enlargement and malarial fever. He resisted, saying the campaign would end in four months. He canceled a cross continental trip and limited Pittsburgh speech plans after an examination by Dr. Alexander Lambert who urged exhaustion avoidance.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Rooarvelt
South American
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Alexander Lambert
New York
Lambert
Backbone of Strike at Pittsburgh Broken
Pittsburgh June 27 The backbone of the Weatinghouse strike was broken this afternoon when an employee of the Union Switch and Signal company at Swissvale voted to return to work on Monday Roy working.
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Weatinghouse
Union
Swissvale
Mon- Roy
Storms Leave Wide Path of Destruction Across Cities
Reports from Superior Wisconsin to Kansas City Missouri describe storms causing ship damage, floods, and fatalities. The Mataffa breaks apart at Superior inlet as lifesavers attempt rescue. the Kintuck driven ashore near Sumatra. Dorothy wrecked near Concepcion. floods in Mandan and Bismarck cause $60,000 in damage and train and telegraph outages. Lake Stetsons storms devastate La Crosse New Albin and Lansing with washouts. two men die and one injured in a Kansas City scaffolding collapse at a grain elevator.
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Heart River
Main Street
Bismark
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Wisconsin
Minneosta
Iowa
la Crose
New Albin
Lansing
Kansas City
East Bottoms
Suffragists Surge as Royals Pass Hyde Park Entrance
In London on June 27 suffragists showered King Uvorge and Queen Mary with leaflets at Hyde Park gates as their carriage approached. The king acknowledged the crowd while police separated protesting women. Two women were arrested for insulting behavior and later released.
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Uvorge
Queen Mary
Hyde
Ines
Salem reels from second-worst fire in its history
Fire destroyed large sections of Salem leaving only a few dead confirmed at six. Thousands of residents search among ruined chimneys and brick piles while mushroom camps with militia tents shelter about 15,000 homeless. Red Cross Salvation Army and other centers distribute aid as relief funds total $32,970 with support from state and national groups.
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Salem
Mase
Ogland
Chelsea
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Roger Conant
Citizens' Relief Committee
State Labor Convention In Cheyenne July 16 18
The State Federation of Labor will hold its annual convention in Cheyenne July 16 17 18 with about 70 delegates from 25 allied Wyoming organizations totaling 12000 members. District No 22 Wyoming will meet July 20 21 22 followed by the scale convention. A Labor Forward meeting may be held during or after these events with prominent organizers from across the nation attending.
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Cheyenne
M@tate Federation
Veal
Labor Forward
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Dre
Herb AB
Schneller
Wyoming Weather Outlook: Cool Start to Week
The forecast notes a fall of temperatures Sunday with cooler nights on Monday across Wyoming. A brief warm trend may follow later in the week, with varying regional conditions and modest precipitation chances.
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Weather
Washington
Wyoming
Moran Holds Big Smoke For Full Twenty Rounds
Paris June 27 Jack Johnson defended his heavyweight title by defeating Frank Moran in a 20 round decision. Moran fought bravely but Johnson controlled the bout with sharp uppercuts and defense. The crowd, including socialites and Johnson’s wife, witnessed a strong performance as Moran took punishment but remained standing.
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Negro
Paris
Jack Johnson
Veldrome D' Hiver
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Henry de Rothschild
D Usees
Mathieu de Noailles
Princess de Lucinge
Johnson
Pittsburger
George Carpenter
Carpentier
Pitts Burger
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Megro
Jossu
Hire
Duchess Marlborough declares militant suffragette stance
The Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, arrived on the Aquitania and said she supports militancy for suffrage. She warned that breaking windows may not gain votes but would move toward universal suffrage, and cited Home Secretary McKenna on forced feeding to prevent starvation.
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New York
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Aquitania
lHiome
McKenna
England
Butte Braces for Unrest as Miners and Guards Gather
In Butte on June 27 armed guards patrol merchant stores while private sentries monitor sidewalks. The Independent union exceeds 2,200 of 9,000 miners with a meeting planned Tuesday. The original union resumes work Monday amid reorganization and conflicting testimony on Earnest Noy’s death. Mayor’s son Edward Duncan testified he saw Moyer and others armed in the hall. Rumors say seven gunmen left for Ranhtenda aiming to kill Moyer.
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Butte
Moyer
Earnest Noy
Noy
Edward Duncan
Ranhtenda
Navy Air Navigation School Opens at Pensacola
The United States Navy will start an aerial navigation program at its flying school in Pensacola Florida. Canvas hangars house aircraft while naval facilities are adapted for aviation needs. A course for air pilots and a course for mechanicians approved by Secretary Daniels will train officers and enlisted men, with a post graduate track for promising students to study abroad or at U.S. technical schools.
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Washington
Air Navy
United States
Navy
Ponacola
Flav
Naval Station
Daniela
Bride slain after husband confesses in Lowell case
June 27 Moss Massachusetts A four month married woman Mrs Dellmere Klate of Lowell was found strangled in her bed at Aiken avenue Her husband Wilfred Blataine confessed to police saying I have murdered my wife Earlier he ran to the station and broke down crying for help Detailing the tragedy investigators described marks on her throat and scratches on her limbs The couple reportedly celebrated a home wedding with a small gathering before the murder The husband remained under observation as investigators pursued the case
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Dellmere Klate
Wilfred i Late
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Blataine
Anderson
Lol Lou Nee
Dale
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Male
Aiken Avenue
Flinger
Mine Oullette
North Attleboro
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