Wyoming land board weighs new irrigation contract terms
State engineers reported after a Chicago trip that a revised contract with the Wyoming Central Irrigation Company would require immediate construction of the first unit of the Wyoming canal and allow settlers to exchange homestead contracts for holding company shares. The plan also proposes water rights for Indian lands and annual land openings, but the land board did not approve the earlier form. Continued on page 4.
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T. Johnston
R. P. Fubler
W. &B. Mullen
Chicago
Wyoming State Land Board
Wyoming Central Irrigation Company
Wind River
Indian Landa
Messrs. Johnston, Fuller and
Mullen
State Land Board
Wyoming Central Irrigation
Aas
Joy Morton
Paul Moorton
Wyoming Central Company
Archilles Helped to White Shady Work Unearthed by Ballinger
Washington reports outline a draft letter by Oscar Lawler assistant attorney general in the interior department that could exonerate Ballinger and dismiss Glavis. The draft appeared before a committee and Taft was shown to have adopted parts of it verbatim in a September 3 1909 letter. The Kerby statement and Wickersham later supplied copies noting the draft's creation and collaboration with Ballinger officials.
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Washington
Oscar Law Jer
Interior Department
Ballinger
Taft @s
Glagis
Lawler
Taft
Kenya
Wickersham
Nelson
Brandeis
Tate
Balinger
Glavin
Department
Referee selection clash marks Johnson fight buildup
Francisco notes May 14 dispatch about Tex Rick ri proposing Eddie Smith of Oakland as referee, a black champion refusing to consider Smith. Johnson ran twelve miles and played ball, then drove around Park boulevard. boxing aims include rounds with Jorge Colton, a Chicago boxer.
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Johnson
Jorge Colton
Om Chicwgo
Bayomond Boxing Layoff Posits Fresh Hope
Bayside sport beat notes a layoff decision in Bayomond Calit with a local Jets team. The headline suggests Jack declines to box, leaving Lee roused and players focused on future forms. The text shows erratic OCR but centers on boxing plans and athlete effort.
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Lker
Jack
Sore Bayomond
Calit
Jets
Gatas
Hyde case jurors sent to hotel after hung verdict
Kansas City May 1 Jurors in the Hyde trial were unable to reach a verdict and were sent to their hotel at 11 18 pm The court allowed them to continue deliberations at the hotel and in open court if an agreement is reached Judge Lotshaw said a verdict would be read in open court immediately if reached Early reports indicated a shift in voting from seven to five for conviction with no final decision yet reached.
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Kansas City
Hyde
Court House
Lotshaw
Earthquakes devastate Central America killing many
Reports from Central America describe widespread destruction in towns near Cartago with about 200 dead. Severe shocks continued hourly as telegraph lines network falters and authorities assess damage in Guatemala and Costa Rica. A Costa Rican president faced panic in San Jose after a notice of Cartago’s collapse.
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Port Jumon
Gupatemala Ja
Mt Dq
Coute Rica
Comet's Tail Sheds Real Emeralds At Lexington Event
In Lexington Kentucky on a May morning crowds gathered to view and collect specimens from a comet tail deposit described as emeralds and crystals. Samples were sent to the university experiment station for analysis and elimination.
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Comet
Union Etanon
Anited University
Vearse
Keppel Aims Continental Residence Amid Royal Fray
London reports reveal Mrs. George Keppel plans to depart to the continent after a sensational meeting with Queen Alexandra over the late King Edward VII. The affair triggers court criticism and prompts speculation about Violet Keppel’s debut and royal maneuvering.
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London
George Keppel
Knox Edward VII
Queen
Extile
Queen Alexandra
Mrs. Keppel
Biarrite
Edward
Keppel
Keppels
Cassels
Sir Ernest Cassel
King
Violet
George
Prinstesses
Queen Mother
Mrs. Keppal
Alexandra
Mrs. Kappel
Can
Pueblo Uprising Sparks Militia Call and Cavalry Order
Reports from Albuquerque indicate a brief violent outbreak by Pueblo locals causing fear of a general uprising. The militia has been ordered to deploy United States cavalry, but the force is reportedly withdrawn after a warning and unclear reasons.
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Albuquerque
N.J
Eos
Pueblo Loclans
Ag Faran
United States Cavalry
Pauline Chase Auctions Autographs For Charity in New York
In New York on May 14 Pauline Chase set a feminine money record by auctioneering autographs for charity. She sold a photo of Theodore Roosevelt for 150 dollars with proceeds benefiting the Actor's Home on Staten Island, among other celebrity autographs.
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Pauline Chase
New York
Europe
Theodore Rousvevelt
J. M. Barrie
Mme. Melba
Arthur W. Pinero
Roosevelt
Staten Island
Rail consolidations push Denver as key Colorado hub
The Times reports Chicago Burlington & Quincy quietly buying 80 percent of Colorado & Southern stock to merge the lines. Denver remains headquarters for the combined roads as new routes to Seattle and Gulf coast markets are pursued. Construction contracts and line extensions across Wyoming and Big Horn continue, linking Denver to Seattle and Chicago through a strengthened Burlington network.
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Colo
Times Today
The
Times
Chicago, Burington & Quincy Railroad
Colorado & Southern Railway
Colorado & Southern
Proponal Gulf
Burlington
Greeley
Tudgon
Wellington-Cheyenne
Wyoming
Royal Gorge
Beaver & Rio Grande
Seattle
Colorado
Pern
Edwin Hawley
Lir ‘Trumbull
Ita
Galveston
Chicago
St. Louis
Ee “Erty
Union Depot
Union Pacific
Thief Steals Jewelry at Busy Shop and Is Arrested
A man identified as Roy Houston alias Carl Carlson alias M Carmen, visiting Buechner Jewelry, distracted staff to steal a $40 necklace and a $15 bracelet. Police later recovered a ring and found more pieces on him, including a necklace and bracelet, with Houston under arrest after being found in a barber shop. The case notes cocaine influence and alleged past thefts.
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Buechner
Coppel
Gus Buechner
Roy Houston
Carl Carlson
M. McCarmen
Cheyanne
Laramie
Gus Buéeboer
Inter
Buochier
War Kwardy
Pace
Houston
Oaline
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Cheyenne
Archilles
Pounson
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France
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W. G. Chase
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Costa Rlca
San Jose
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Edwardo
Neppels
England
Prunken Indians
Hill
Colorado Southern
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