Lineman Survives 2800 Volt Wyoming Electrocution
Casper July 27 Natrona Electric Co lineman Truman recounts a near fatal 2700 volt shock while repairing a West Second street pole. He describes grabbing a bare wire, blacking out, and waking in hospital with burned fingers and soreness but alive. He notes a prior 40 foot fall once, also without serious injury.
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Casper Mas
Casper
Jone
Linsman
Truman
Natrona Electric Company
West Second
Ain
Joose
Body of Stream Gauger Bert Hines Found in Carbon County
The body of Bert Hines, a Rock Creek Conservation Company gauger, was found near the mouth of Deep Creek in Medicine Bow National Forest. Hines disappeared after December 18 when a Rock Creek gauge was changed on returning to his Sand Lake camp. Coroner notified. body to be shipped to Owwego, New York for burial.
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Rock River
Bert Hines
Charles Tomasck
Deep Creek
Medicine Dow National Forest
Carbon County
Mr. Hines
Rock Creek Conservation Company
Sand Lakepiton
Rock Creek
Hines
Miles W. Gordon
Hine
al Owwego, N. Y
Bridge shift suspends Denver Interurban traffic at Port Collins
Aterurban Bridge on Linden street across the Poudre river shifted its position after a strong current and fallen debris. Alfred Miller piloted the last crossing and warned others as officials ordered all traffic halted for repairs by the Colorado & Southern bridge gang.
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Port Collins
Colo
Darge
Poudre River
Linden Street
Denver& Interurban Street Railway
Alfred Miller
Miller
Colorado & Southern Bridge
Two Arrested on Bootlegging Charge
GREERLEY elo June 27 Two men were yesterday lodged in the county jail as violators of liquor laws. Herman Becker of Johnstown and Serif Vogter of Denver were arrested for alleged transportation violations. Becker drove a wagon containing four sacks and beer cases. Vogter was stopped while en route to bail another Denver boat. Cantor has prior bootlegging convictions.
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Greerley
Joe
Jiquor Tans
Herman Be Ser
Adere Becker
Denver
Cantor
Guard Engineers Recruited in Greeley for War Strength
June 27 text from Sinut BL Perry of Company C Colorado National Guard based in Denver plans to recruit in Greeley until June 30. The unit has 60 enlisted with 49 more needed to reach 109. privates earn 25 dollars monthly. Twelve noncommissioned officers will imply promotion prospects. training not required, skilled tradesmen preferred. Company C mobilizes at Boulder Armory. part of a battalion with B engineers in Boulder and A engineers in Golden. active service in France anticipated.
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Greeley Cole
Sinut BL. Perry
Conegineers
Colorado National Guard
Denvor
Greeley
Sterling Hotel
France
Boulder
Golden
Wool growers at Casper set Wyoming price record
Casper June 27 The Fred Klink wool clip of 120000 pounds sold at 7e per pound, the highest price ever paid in Wyoming. Klink, a major western lamb feeder, has marketed 75000 head and bought 29000 top quality lambs from Natrona county. George Stalphen oversees the Natrona county Klink operation.
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Casper
Fred Klink
Wyoming
Klink
West
Omaha
Natrona County
George Stilphen
Women of Woodcraft Gather for Wyoming Convention
The Wyoming district of the Women of Woodcraft holds its annual convention in Laramie at Moose hall starting at 10 o'clock. About fifty members are expected, with attendees from Worland and Green River. District guardian Mrs. Sarah Muler presides. grand guardian Mrs. Carrie Van Orsdall of Portland, Oregon, will attend throughout, promising business sessions and entertainments alongside regular meetings.
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Laramie
Wyoming
the Women of Woodcraft
Moose Hall
Worland
Green River
Sarah Muler
Carrie van Orsdall
Portland
Ore
Grand Guardian
Bocka
Saung
Busmneas Sennioa
Casper's Call to Volunteers for Wyoming Infantry
Casper urges young men to enlist with Company L of the Wyoming Infantry as recruitment nears its June 60 close. With about 100 strong and led by careful officers, Casper stresses that drafted men will have no choice in service once selected, and calls for immediate enlistment to form a Wyoming regiment and avoid forced draft.
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Casper
Red Cross
Wyoming Infantry
Militia Bureau
United States Army
Wyoming
Team and groceries lost at Sheep Creek
Sheep Creek, Wyo. June 27 Al bert Benson of the Lucky Boy mine lost his team of horses when a crossing gave way and one horse drowned while carrying a load. He also lost part of his grocery supply.
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Tie Siding
Wyo
Albert Benson
The
Lucky Boy Mine
Sheep Creek
Laramie Youth Struck by Delivery Wagon in Alley
Eleven year old George Class on roller skates was struck by a W H Holliday delivery wagon near Garfield avenue between Second and Third Streets in Laramie. His left leg was crushed between the knee and hip, and he was taken to Frank Hayes’ house then to his home on Sixth Street after treatment by Dr. B M Turner.
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Laramie
George Class
W. H. Holliday
Young Class
Alleway
Second
Third Streets
Garfield Avenue
Ford
George Surline
Holliday
Frank Hayes
Garfield
Lurline
B. M. Turner
Lmb
Sixth Street
Minister's Wife Dies After Apoplexy in Casper
Mrs. M. H. Frank wife of Rev. M. H. Frank pastor of the Rewlins Presbyterian church and state penitentiary chaplain died Sunday afternoon at Casper Private hospital after a sudden apoplexy. She was 60 years old and recently moved with her husband to a Casnode homestead arriving two weeks ago for the summer.
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Frank
Forest Fire Straddles Colorado Wyoming Border
Forest rangers from Colorado and Medicine Bow National Forests aided by locals fought a large blaze along the Colorado Wyoming boundary. The fire started Saturday from a spark on the Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern line near Mountain Home. By Sunday control was believed to be restored after twenty acres burned, but high winds reignited and pushed the fire into neighboring forest, prompting calls for help as crews worked to halt the spread amid dry conditions.
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Fort Collins
Forest Rangers
Colorado and
Medicine Bow National Forests
Walden and
Laramie
Colorado-Wyoming
Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern
Gelere
Mountain Hage
Laramie River Divide
North Pa
Coldpmo Forest
Wessesdey
Medicine Bow Forest
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Lineman
Stream Guager
Van
Deepreek
ALRUG
Women of Woodcraft
Brou
W. W. Quinn Chiropractor
Carey Ave
Cheyenne
Frank L. Houx
LaFontaine
Fort D. A. Russell
E. W. Stone
John W.hay
Rock Springs
C. E. Winter
Cadper
W. C. Mentzer
Hilliard S. Ridgely
U. S
Floyd Irwin
Harry Walters
Roy Kivett
Fletcher
Castoria
Ben
Ek Rovers
Cenunz Castoria
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