Reforming Outlaw Jim McCloud Promises Anew Path
Jim McCloud once aided Tom Horn during a Cheyenne jail escape and earned a notorious West reputation. Now released from Leavenworth, he vows to walk the straight path, aided by local friends in Thermopolis Wyoming, despite prior post office robbery and horse theft convictions.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Jim McCloud
Tom Horn
Cheyenne
Leavensworth
Horn
Wyoming
West
Laramie County
McCloud
R. A. Proctor
Ken
Crime and mystery notes from Wyoming towns
May 21 reports show Joseph Chase Sr. of Kemmerer being owed $590 by the iguiney Live Stock association for alleged forged information intended to convict William Carr of cattle theft. Chase later fled justice after arrest on related charges. In Casper James Richards faces forged check charges and bail issues. in Douglas Fred Foy, a former local ranch resident, was found dead by hanging. in Rawlins aftermath of a Greek section hand stabbing leaves the assailant unidentified.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Iguiney
Joseph Chase, Sr
William Carr
Associa
Batt
Casper, Wyo
James Richards
Charles Jones
Douglas
Fred Foy
Beatleveral
Douglas District
Record Wool Price Hit at Kemmerer Wyoming
A Bon on wool buyer paid 24 cents for the wool clip of Frank A. au of Vinta county. The clip is large and 95 percent of Wyoming wool clip has now been Id.
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Kemmerer, Wyo
Frank A.au
Vinta County
Wyoming
Man leaps from Williamsburg Bridge into East River
Albert Howse dived from the Williamsburg Bridge tied in a straight jacket with weights on his feet. He was rescued by a launch and arrested in Brooklyn. Two friends captured on another bridge faced magistrate Steers in a venue police court. they claimed to be Benjamin Williams and an actor. The jumper's rope claim and motive are unclear.
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New York
Albert Howse
Williamsburg
East River
Weighta
Brooklyn
House
Rooklyn
Burg Bridge
Steera
Benjain Williams
Riba
Naval surgeon says captain has delusions
New York May 20 Dr Keran O'Brien aboard the Newport school ship of New York state resigns from service citing delusions of the captain. The dispute centers on a $5 drug called aspirin for the ship's pharmacy and the captain's insistence the purchase be delayed through a voyage to avoid New York.
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New York
Keran O'Brien
Eurgebn
Newport
New York State
German Ocean
Northeas
O'Brien
Eberhart
Oficer
Dr. O'Brien
Disinterment Sought In Mrs Bennett Poison Inquiry
Los Angeles date May 20 Acting under district attorney instructions Brown disinterred the late Mrs Eugene Thompson Bennett wife of H B Bennett real estate dealer. The stomach and intestines were sent to chemists for testing after coroner verdict of ptomaine poisoning from chili con carne. Reported irregularities cited by district attorney.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Frederick
Brown
Mra
Eugene Thompson Bennett
H. B. Bennett
Tillman and Aldrich in Senate Colloquy
In Washington on May 20 the senate held a colloquy where Tillman urged limiting a senator to two talks on a topic while Aldrich replied that he deserved some criticism yet hoped a necessary discussion would suffice. The senate then reviewed schedules on chestnut, cotton seed, and white oak with slight rate modifications from the committee.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
Aldrich
Mante
Defense 10 Concept Sparks Self Defense Rumor
A rumor circulates that Defense 10 agents claim self defense after a raid by ers. The story centers on alleged attack by sheeple and a claimed murder, with no confirmed corroboration.
Two Confessors Involved In Sheridan Sheep Raid Case
Sheridan Wyoming May 21 H Farrig of Norris Montana father of Charles Farris one of the Ten Sleep sheep camp raiders in jail arrived in Sheridan to aid his son. Farris and Bert Keyes confessed to raiding with no kill in mind but joined after killings began. William Garrison, who learned of the confessions, killed himself after betraying the murderers’ secret. A self defense plea is rumored but unconfirmed as to the sheepmen slain named Allmand Lagler and Emge.
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Sheridan, Wyo
H. Farrig
Norris
Montana
Charles Farris
Sheridan
Farris
Bert Keyes
William Garrison
Basin
Garrison
Allemand
Lagler
Emge
Astor Develops Invention To Use Global Peat Deposits
John Jacob Astor has perfected a method to convert peat into fuel for power. He has filed a patent application and plans to present the invention publicly after patent grant, without profit to himself.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Colonel Astor
Alleged Johann Orth Disappears Amid Identity Doubts
Report from Cleveland dated May 21 notes no trace of John Orth a Coe machine shop worker in Painesville. He allegedly confessed to a reporter that he adopts the Johann Salvator claim and renounced royal rights to wed Ludmilla Strabel. The case hinges on his true identity and whereabouts.
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John Orth
Ilan
Cleveland
Ohio
Painesville
Coe
Hono Aiher
Johann Salvator
Prince
Austin
Ludmilla Stra
Workmen Unearth Skeletons in Niagara Orchard Pit
A gang at Edward J. Sweeny’s peach orchard Orange Port Niagara county uncovered the skeletons of about six human beings. Dr. C. G. Johnson said the pit measured roughly six by four feet and the bodies appeared piled without order. He noted features suggesting nonwhite origin and questioned Indian ceremonial practices. Excavation to continue tomorrow.
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Buffalo
Edward J. Sweeny
Orange Port
Niagara County
CG. F. Johnson
Gosport
Johnson
An Interesting Washington Figure
One of the interesting personages among the foreign representatives at Washington is Count von Hernstroff the German ambassador. He is approachable and democratic in manner, and his charming wife and daughter add to his popularity in Washington society.
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Washington
Count von Hernstroff
Fes
Turkish deputies swear oath to uphold constitution
In Constantinople on May 20 the chamber of deputies took oath in the sultan's presence to uphold the Turkish constitution and Sheriat and protect the nation’s rights. Mohammed V appeared to cheers as the grand vizier read the sultan’s address praising foreign relations and pledging to prevent further Asiatic disturbances.
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Constantinople
Chamber of Deputies
Turkey
Mohemmed V
More Sensations in Calhoun Bribery Trial
In San Francisco on May 20 the graft case against Patrick Calhoun took a new turn as Rudolph Spreckels testified he spent $134,478 on prosecutions. He said interviews with Ruef convinced him of city government corruption and that he must wipe it out. Heney linked witnesses to efforts to bar John Helma from testifying.
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San Francisco
Patrick Calhoun
Rudolph Spreckels
Ruef
Heney
John Helma
Helma
Cheyenne Avrte Number 228 Fraternal Order of Eagles Formed
Notice records the incorporation of Cheyenne Avrte Number 228 Fraternal Order of Eagles on April 27 1900 in Wyoming. It states nonprofit social charitable and benevolent aims with no capital stock and lists H Evans Georges Carel and Yim Williams as organizers with the principal hall to be in Cheyenne Wyoming.
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Cheyenne Aerte
Cheyenne
Laramis
Woming
Russian youth repeatedly tried sneaking into United States
A Russian boy reportedly attempted to enter America nine times, with each attempt thwarted at various ports of entry. Authorities assess the ongoing case and monitoring of the individual’s movements continues.
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America
Stowaway Benjamin Axelrod Defies Immigration Rulings
A 14 year old Odessa boy known as Benjamin Axelrod persistently defies immigration measures by repeatedly traveling and returning to the United States. Officials at Ellis Island face a ninth decision on his fate after his multiple escapes and travels across Halifax Montreal Buffalo Syracuse Troy and New York. He insists he will return again after seeking admission to America despite authorities efforts to remove him. He has claimed parents in Russia and says he will come back if kept out.
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New York
Ellis Island
Benjamin Axelford
Odessa
Rusia
Benjamin Alexrod
Lfe
America
Axelrod
Halifax
Alexrod
Montreal
Buffalo
Syracuse
Troy
Wen
Usbie
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Johann
Orth
Onearth Gharnes House
Torfy Herald
Calhoun
Trcorporation
Ling
Gold & Silversmiths
Price
Mer
S. Drobacz
10Th St
Cheyenne, Wyo
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Knight’s
Sid W
16Th Street
F. H. Gilcrest Lumber CO
Reed Sts
Cheyenne Transfer CO
Murray
Mgr
Colorado
Bells Rock Springs Coal
J. J. Astle
Eddy Sia
Inter Ocean Hotel
Pullapon
Home Ranch
Williams & Myvires
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