Memorial Day Parade Features Police Chiefs and Cadets
A Memorial Day procession began at 9 15 at Seventeenth Street and Central Avenue and moved through Lakeview and Catholic cemeteries. Participants included Chief W J McClement, mounted police, High School band, National Guard units, Governor Carey and Secretary Houx, Mayor LaFontaine, and numerous officials. Reverend Edgin and Fahey delivered orations. The day closed with a baseball game between Union Pacific and Knights of Columbus teams amid patriotic displays.
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Seventeenth Street
Central Avenue
Lakeview
W. J. McClement
Marshall
Third Infantry
J. M. Carey
F. L. Houx
R. N. LaFontaine
Dan
Barksdale
Wbnes
Lakeview Cemetery
T. P. Fahey
Myers
W. N.G
Butt
Mises Hoye
Graves
Cadeta
National Guard
America
Hospital Corps
Fort D. A. Russell
Union Pacific
Knights of Columbus
Bite of Rattler Proves Fatal
Master Frances Folsom, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Folsom of Beulah area, was bitten by a rattlesnake while playing near his home Tuesday afternoon. He died Wednesday morning at 6 o clock from the snakebite.
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Sundance
Frances Folsom
Samuel G. Folsom
Beulah
Iite
OUNARD TO BUILD 1000 FOOT BTRAMER STEAMSHIP
Liverpool 40 chief announces plan to construct a 1000 foot steamship capable of 27 knots no later than 1917. The project aims to enhance Atlantic service and fleet capacity for transoceanic routes.
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Ounard
Liverpool
Australian whip cracker joins Irwin Brothers show in Cheyenne
Jack Morrisey a famed whip cracker arrives in Cheyenne to join the Irwin Brothers Wild West show. His act features astonishing whip work with 40 feet of leather and daring stunts such as removing ashes from a cigar held in a smoker’s teeth. His precision and nerve promise a captivating addition to the circus lineup.
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Jack Morrisey
Australia
Cheyenne
Irwin Brothers
Morrisey
Irwin Bros
Fire destroys hotel in Denver. heavy fire damages Curtis street block
A three story hotel on Curtis street gutted by fire in Denver causing 965000 in losses. Lodgers trapped in rooms were carried out while firefighters fought flames from an explosion that injured Chief Healy and others. The Healy Catering, Eickling Cafe, and Retter hotel companies suffered major losses with insured mortgage protections noted.
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Denver
Rittar
Curtis Street
Healy
Boyne
Herbert's Aconfectionery
Herbert Catering Company
Alfred Stewart
Eickling Cafe Company
John Anderson
George E. Retter
Retter
William R. Leonard
Hibernia Bank & Trust Company
Cornell Wins 39th Intercollegiate Meet At Cambridge
Cornell captured the thirty-ninth annual intercollegiate field and track meet with 43 points. Pennsylvania finished second with 31 and a half, Michigan came third with 29, Yale placed fifth and Harvard seventh amid 25 participating universities.
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Cornell
Cambridge
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Yale
Harvard
Independent oil claim surrender bill passes Senate
May 30 in Washington the Senate approved a bill allowing claimants of oil locations on public lands entered before 1916 to surrender their claims and obtain leases from the government. This measure aims to aid independent oil operators in California by securing new leases through the surrender option.
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Washington
Senate
Californis
Blue and Gray Honored at Capitol Veterans Ceremony
Washington capitol observed patriotic tributes as G A R veterans laid flowers on statues of Washington Jefferson and others. Representative Beall of Texas decorated the statues of Lee and Grant amid the ceremonies.
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Washington
Capitol
Jefferson
Beall
Texas
Lee
Grant
Review of Six Full Army Corps in Berlin Maneuvers
In September Germany will stage massive exercises with six full army corps and detachments. The seventh eighth eleventh and eighteenth Prussia along with the second and third Bavaria will participate. Two hostile armies will operate with secret positions to test strategic initiative from September 14 to 18.
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Berlin
Germany
Prussia
Bavaria
Willie Ritchie to Meet Charley White in San Francisco
Lightweight champion Willie Ritchie agreed to a rematch with Charley White in San Francisco on Thanksgiving day. White’s manager announced the bout, reflecting Ritchie’s earlier victory over Freddie Wels in London on June 8.
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Chicago
Willie Ritchie
Charley White
White
San Frencisco
Ritchle
Freddie Wels
Leadon
Mediation Crisis Over Mexican Provisional Government Plan
Niagara of all May 20 A mediation crisis delays the move toward a provisional Mexican government as Huerta Carranza and U S delegates debate admitting constitutionalists to talks. Mediators say Carranza will discuss international issues but not internal affairs and American delegates discuss bringing constitutionalists into negotiations.
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Niagara Ofall
Agers
Huerts
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Colorado Whistler Ends Life by Shooting in Philadelphia
Marietta Sherburne a professional whistler from Colorado ended her life by shooting on a street in Philadelphia yesterday. Police found letters in her handbag suggesting an unhappy love affair with a local young man.
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Philadelphia
Marietta Sherburne
Colorado
Royal Edward Bravely Rides Iceberg Ahead
In dense fog off Avonmouth England Captain Woteon steered the Royal Edward to ram a large iceberg two ship lengths ahead. The ship suffered minor hull damage but remained afloat with 650 passengers saved. crew and passengers credited the captain’s risky, decisive action for survival.
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Avonmouth
Eng
Woteon
Mid- Atlantic
Montreal
Royal Edward
Former Wyoming state veterinarian dies at Douglas
Dr William F Pflueging former state veterinarian of Wyoming died at his Douglas home at 1 30 pm after a sudden pleurisy attack He had recently recovered from a nose growth operation and had been in failing health for weeks He was active in Republican politics and served as Farm Products receiver He is survived by his wife and a son a local veterinarian and will be buried with Mason lodge honors Tuesday
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Douglas
Wyo
William F. Pflueging
Wyoming
Pilneging
Cheyenne
Pflaeging
Omaha
Brooks
Farm Products’ Company
Ptlaeging
Thomas Wins Breaking at Past Regeres in Indianapolis
Rene Thomas won the fourth International 500 mile race at Indianapolis driving a French car with a 6 hour 3 minute 45.99 second time and 82.47 mph average. Barney Oldfield was the first American finisher in fifth. Duray, Guyot, and Goux followed. Six were injured, none seriously, and Joe Dawson suffered a broken collar bone in a crash while avoiding another wreck.
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Indianapolis
Rene Thomas
Barney Oldfield
Joe Dawson
Duray
Guyot
Thomas
Goux
Olidfield
Gilhooley
King drag aids good roads in light Wyoming rain
In Rawlins Wyoming on May 30 after Dr. C Ward King promoted the King drag the showers helped shape up the road crown with frequent use. City and county officials plan continued drag use to improve dirt grades in Cheyenne and along county highways, saying diligent spring use shortens later grading.
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Rawlins
Wyo
C. Ward King
Providence
To & Crown
Cheyenne
Danishship Blamed for Disaster in Empress of Ireland Sinking
In Rimo uski May 30 Captain Henry George Kendall told Inquest Coroner Hinault that the Danish collier Storstad rammed the Empress of Ireland in fog after signaling. About 403 saved and 64 died. Jurors postponed the inquest a week to seek evidence against Storstad crew. Chief Engineer Simpson testified he stayed in the engine room as the ship sank and later blamed the Storstad for delaying救救.
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Rimouski
James Ranking
Vancouver
Hinault
Storstad
Proceesed
Simpson
Quebed Ship Collision Leaves Morgue On Official Dock
Undertakers rush to the government dock in Quebec as a fog bound collision leaves coffins piling up. Captain Anderson cites sudden fog as cause while survivors are ferried to vessels Lady Evelyn and Eureka. The incident involves the collier Empresa and a sinking bow hole heavy with propaganda and loss.
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Quebec
Anderson
Lady Evelyn
Eureka
Cobalt
England
Empresa
Weather Forecast cites May 90 in Washington
The report notes Washington weather with May heat at 90 degrees. Wyoming outlook shows generally fair conditions through Sunday and Monday with sunny skies and mild winds.
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Washington
Wyoming
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Eicksberg Cafe Company
Capitol Grill
Eickelberg
Bickelberg
Best
Ritchie
Whistler
Empress
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