Wyoming sheriff rules Sweeney death accidental near Armenia
Sheriff, coroner and county attorney return from Armenia after a coroner jury finds Geo H. Sweeney’s death near Armenia accidental. Sweeney, hauling coal with John Chaney, reportedly drank whiskey and quarrelled. Sweeney died when the wagon ran over him and his neck broke. Chaney’s footprints show he left the wagon before the incident. no charge filed.
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Baseball Scores and Retail Cost Lessons Mixed In
Yesterday's sports results list multiple games with teams like Philadelphia and St. Louis plus a long discussion on store costs. The piece cites batteries and players, then shifts to cost accounting covering rent salaries delivery light heat and other expenses with guidance to assign freight to goods rather than expense.
What It Costs To Do Business
A. M. Burroughs explains how retailers misjudge expenses and profit. He cites grocers in a western city paying 1.40 for flour and selling at 1.56, yielding only 15 cents gross profit per sack. He notes cost systems vary 10 to 26 percent and warns many miscalculate by omitting or inflating items.
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Art collection sale nets 1.4 million in Paris deal
Paris reports that the late Sir John Murray-Boott’s remaining art collection, held by Lady Sackville-West, was sold to an art dealer for 1.4 million dollars. The sale forms part of the fortune left by Sir John, whose London legal contest with his heirs ended in a verdict for Lady Sackville-West.
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Ad Wolgast Accepts Terms for Rivers Go 20 Round Fight
Ad Wolgast the Cadillac Wildcat accepted terms with Tom Mc Carey to meet Joe Rivers in a 20 round bout at Los Angeles on July 4. Wolgast will depart June 20 and his injured hand is now fully recovered and ready for training.
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Jilted man shoots woman and kills self in Pittsburg
Samuel Vereditz, a Russian, entered the Nation Store run by Mrs. Pauline Kauffmann in Pittsburg and shot her five times. He then killed himself. The woman is said to have rejected his suit and will recover.
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Lincoln County Democrats Plan Monster Banquet
The Lincoln County Democratic Central Committee will host its annual banquet in Kemmerer on Friday evening June 6. Prominent state Democrats will respond to toasts. The program features master of ceremonies C P Mac Glachin and speakers including D A Preston C L Rigdon S G Hopkins Hastie Fred Johnson Frank L Houx Frank P Cramsy Bishop Osborne Low Bishop Orlando Barrus Richard Wagner and Dr W A Hocker.
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Antelope Show No Fear of Man
W G Mathews near the fish hatchery in Laramie Wyoming observed five antelope within a few feet of his horse while rounding up other horses. He noted he could have killed all five with a repeating rifle but adhered to laws prohibiting antelope hunting. The animals appeared unafraid and near civilization, a sight Mathews says he has not witnessed in years.
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W. G. Mathews
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Pueblo May Increase Commission to Eight
Pueblo Colorado May 26 A petition requests a special election to approve an eight member city commission instead of the current three. The proposal will be considered at the next city council meeting.
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Cheyenne
Sands’ Drug Store
Storm Kilns One Man and Causes Severe Damage in Superior
A severe storm swept Superior Wisconsin on May 2 causing the death of one man and damaging many buildings. The gale smashed windows, toppled telegraph lines, and wrecked church steeples, with extensive property losses reported.
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