$460000 Damage Suit Against U P
Fr Ihmsen executor for Nikaleko Valeff seeks $460000 in federal court for injuries and death after Valeff, Bulgarian laborer for Union Pacific, was killed at Rock River coal chutes January 22 1916. Wife and four year old son claim $20000 and $10000 respectively. Suit moved from district to federal court at railroad request.
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Union Pacific
Fr. Ihmsen
Nikaleko Valeff
Rock River
Valeff
Bulgaria
Kentucky Derby Winner George Smith’s Colt Triumphs at Churchill Downs
Louisville reports that John Sanford's 3-year-old Gee, Smith won the forty-second Kentucky Derby, a mile and a quarter at Churchill Downs in 2 04. Star Hawk finished second and Franklin third.
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Louisville
Gee, Smith
John Sanford
Churchill Downs
Star Hawk
Franklin
City Briefs: Land Sale and Local Happenings
Charles C Donahue sold 200 acres in sections 26 and 24 18 north 60 west to John F Donahue by warranty deed filed with the county clerk. Will C Kegel and wife of Defiance Ohio visit Cheyenne with W K Jones family. sister-in-law to Mrs Jones. Capital City Motorcycle club may cancel its sociability run if weather fails. plan to proceed if morning clears. A baby boy eight pounds born Friday night at St John’s Hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard P Coyle deputy U S marshal. Floor finishing and other items noted for Sherman Co.
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Charles .C. Donahue
Little Horse Creek
John
Donahue
Ohio
Will C. Kegel
Defiance
Cheyenne
W. K. Jones
Capital City
Ray Folkrod
St. John's Hospital
Richard P. Coyle
Coyle
U. S
Industrial club luncheon outlines government training camp plan
Lieut J R James of the Wyoming National Guard explains the summer plan for a cltl cone training camp to Cheyenne residents. Fort Douglas Utah will host the camp and a post committee will visit Cheyenne to aid enlistment and answer questions. A pamphlet on Cheyenne details and a tourist resources book with railroad support are discussed.
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United States
Industrial Club
J. R. James
Wyoming National Guard
Cheyenne
Fort Douglas
Utah
R. N. Lamont
R. 9
Ruble
Tinton Pacific
Wyoming
Chautauqua
Lincoln Highway Film Committee
Plate Glass Committee
Boys Must Stand Trial on Burglary Charge
Frank Hill and Elmer Albin were bound over to the district court on a burglary charge for allegedly robbing Mert Ro at Granite Canon. Prosecutor Thompson pushed for punishment, but Justice Housman kept Albin’s case from proceeding to district court due to his 12 year old age and apparent repentance.
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Frank Hill
Elmer Albin
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Edwards
Granite Canon
Court of Justice
Housman
Bam
Thompson
District Court
Edwards
Albin
Abbe Medal Awarded for Weather Service Leadership
The National Academy of Science honors Professor Cleveland Abbe with a medal for eminence in applying science to the public welfare. The award recognizes his role in organizing the United States weather service.
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National Academy of Science
Cleveland Abbe
United States Weather Service
National Lecturer Will Speak Here for W C T U
National lecturer Emma Graves Dietrich touring the west will lecture in Cheyenne on May 29 under local W C T U auspices. She spoke in Cody last week on The Other Life Line and A Boy For Sale, drawing spellbinding crowds and inspiring new members to join the temperance cause.
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Emma Graves Dietrich
West
Cheyenne
Graves
Cody
Wye
Wyoming Herald
Archie Allison
Emma Graves Dietrick
John Morton Dies of Apoplexy Stroke at Douglas
John Morton, president of the Douglas Mercantile Co and a large stockholder in the Douglas Electric Light Co, died of apoplexy in Douglas. He was born in Illinois on September 3, 1862, later changed from Jenne to Morton, married Sarah E. McDermott on February 8, 1894, and leaves five children. He long served in Wyoming politics as a Republican and was a prominent Mason, Shrine, Korean Temple, and Knight Templar. The death was reported to Casper and Cheyenne friends, with funeral planned for Wednesday.
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Denver
Mise Magraret Morton
St. Mary's of the Wood
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Morton
Notre Dame University
James
Morton
Shrine
Douglas
Pat Sullivan
Casper
Cheyenne
Sullivan
Woman Slays Husband Then Kills Self in Armstrong
In Armstrong Missouri on May 13 a woman identified as Mrs J W Morkland shot and killed her husband as he entered their home. After the quarrel reportedly ongoing the woman killed herself. Morkland's father is a local banker.
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Armstrong
J. W. Morkland
Morkland
Frontier Days Cheyenne Dates Listed For Wates
The notice lists the Frontier Days celebration dates in Cheyenne as July 26, 27, 28, and 29. The instruction emphasizes the Wates as the principal thing to remember for the event.
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Cheyenne
Weather chart notes unsettled northern border conditions
High pressure persists along the northern border with cool cloudy or rainy conditions. A southwest low moved slightly northeast across northern Arizona and New Mexico yesterday morning. Precipitation stretched from west of the Missouri River to the Rockies with snow in western Montana and rain in the northern Plains. Minor barometric shifts caused small temperature changes.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Missouri River
Rockies
Montana
Northern Plaine
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Herb. R. Schneider
Carey Ave
U.P
The
Sherman Co
Abarnes
Wild Animal Circus
Lions— Trooper
Animal Act
Samson Aviation Lion Gerses
Ametement
Matasel
Grizaty
Poly Real Wile Animal C Circus
Guittering
New
Fred W. Reeder
Citizens' National Mil
Hoosier
San Francisco
America
Bac
W.C.T.U
John Morton
Jacob Jenne
Troy
Way
New York
Kelley Mercantile
Ileae
Mell Doo
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