Babbitt planned fraud and carried it out in court
In Cheyenne district court Orren C. Babbitt former deputy sheriff faces trial on charges of defrauding Dakota county ballots to steal the Republican nomination for sheriff Prosecutor Sam Thompson opened with a scathing arraignment asserting Babbitt induced Arthur Snook to alter ballots and then attempted to shift blame to Snook The jury sits as witnesses testify including County Clerk Harry Tupper and Snook who recounts the scheme and the ballots changed after the primary and the subsequent conversations between them Continued on page eight
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Sam Thompson
Orren C. Babbitt
Dakota
Thompson
Cabbitt
Arthur Snook
Snook
Babbitt
Warrons
Tieby
Colorado
John Woodhouse
Federal
J. ©. Underwood
Underwood
B. W. Penman
Cheyenne
W. J. McCormick
James O. Reed
Golden Prairie
Ward Evans
Carpenter
Andrew J. Wyckoff
Hillsdale
Adolf Braunsweig
Fred Rath
Chey
Enne
Lloyd Maddy
C. Scott
John Kenkel
Harry Tupper
Tupper
SevePahetta
General Iman
First National Bank
Mondell Criticism Denied by Reid in Rawlins Speech
Register Will Reid of the land office says Congressman Mondell misrepresented recent land withdrawals by the interior department and departed from the truth in criticizing the current administration. Reid cites legal dates, mentions Taft era withdrawals, and questions signatures by clerks in government papers.
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Mondell
Interior Department
Rawhing
Register Will Reid
Land Office
Reid
Rawlins
Congresswan Mondell
Mandell
Kidnaping for ransom ends in escape and death in Colorado
R. M. Perry manager of the Moffat coal mine near Oak Creek was held for a $15 000 to $16 000 ransom. He escaped after being bound in a canyon and killed a guard. Five suspects jailed, a sheriff pursues others as the Greek led ransom plot unravels. Perry reached a ranch ten miles west of Oak Creek and notified authorities.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
Twenty-mile Park
Clear Creek
William Demoine
Perry
3. M. Perry
Denver
Samuel Perry
Robert
Young Perry
Oak Creek
Kidnapers Demand 15000 for Denver Mine Superintendent Son
Perry Hughes, 55, superintendent of the Moffat Coal Co. at Oak Creek, Colo., was kidnapped after a letter from his captor warned his father to deliver 15000 dollars near Yampa by Sunday. A call reported Perry had escaped his captors, and a possible fatality in the struggle was hinted.
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Rell
Denver
Yampa
Gerald Hughes
Perry
Mr. Hughes
Young Perry
Moffat Coal Company
Oak Creek
Colo
Wyoming Best in Country for Mine Workers
Frank J. Hayes international vice president of the United Mine Workers of America arrived in Cheyenne to meet Wyoming district officers and assess conditions. He praised Wyoming as the banner district for its size wealth and organization, noting it is among the wealthiest and best run in the United States.
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Frank J. Hayes
United Mine Workers
Cheyenne
United Mine Workers of America
Wyoming
Hayes
Indianapolis
Ind
Colorado
Denver
United States
Germany Not Seeking Peace Says German Ambassador
Washington dispatch reports U.S. officials state they have no information that Germany plans to ask the United States to intercede to end the war. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, calls the New York story untrue.
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Germany
Washington
State Department
Gerand
Berlin
Germary
United States
New York
Count von Bernstorff
London
Robert Cecil
Associated Press
Hammarskjold
Sweden
Great Britain
Lord Robert
Washington Miners Return to Work
Washington coal miners belonging to the United Mine Workers of America ratified a compromise wage agreement offered by operators. Martin J. Flyzik, president of district No. 10, UMWA, announced the settlement. About 4700 union miners who halted work last Saturday night due to the referendum resumed work today.
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Seattle
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Martin J. Flyzik
Wilson to Speak on Campaign at Shadow Lawn
President Wilson, returning from Omaha, arrives at Long Branch and plans a political address at Shadow Lawn to appeal to independent and progressive voters. He aims to highlight Democratic legislative gains as the reason for support over Republicans.
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Crestline
Wilson
Shadow Lawn
Woodrow Wilson Independence League
Omaha
Long Branch
Edison backs Woodrow Wilson amid national tone
In Indianapolis Taft attacks the eight hour law arguing it overruns constitutional limits and aids political gain. The speech is part of the Indianapolis continental celebration. In Mountain View NHS Pederick Small is held for grand jury after murder charge in cottage on September 28.
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Indianapolis
Congress
William H. Taft
Taft
Mountain View
Nhs
Pederick Small
Explosion Kills Three at Illinois Powder Plant Site
Three cars of dynamite blew up near the Illinois Powder Company plant in Grafton Tl Ov t. 5. Leo Padereon, superintendent, and two laborers were killed this morning.
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Grafton
Leo Pat Dereon
Illinois Powder Company
Pear
Om & Spur
Edison and Ford Back Wilson in White House Drive
Thomas A. Edison and Henry Ford met with Democratic leaders at national headquarters to discuss strategies for winning re election for Woodrow Wilson. They pledged heart and soul support and emphasized informing indecisive voters with facts to secure a landslide.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Edison
New York
Thomas A. Edinon
Henry Ford
Vance McCormick
Milk Supply Averted Famine in New York
New York officials report milk distributors agreed to no price increase and six month contracts under conditions to end the crisis. Dairymen and distributors expect a settlement by Tuesday as only about forty percent of normal milk arrived today.
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New York
Dairymen's League
Tailk
Nyllic
Marquard and Leonard Slated to Start World Series Opener
Boston reports that Marquard and Leonard likely will start for Brooklyn against the Red Sox in the World Series opener. Marquard has been a leading Dodgers pitcher this season while Leonard is another left hander in Brooklyn’s rotation.
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Boston
Marquard
Leonard
Hrooklyn
Marquerd
Dodgers
Bow
Defeats Hit Romanians on Transylvania Front
Reports from the eastern front say Austro Hungarians and Germans drove Romanian forces from a fifty mile line in Transylvania. Von Falkenhayn again routed Romanian troops while Brusiloff attacks paused near Lutek. British advances in Macedonia and Nevolyen fall under Entente pressure.
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Transylvania
von Falkenhayn
Fogaris
Teutons
Iune
Dobrudja
Bucharest
Brusiloff
Ida
Lutek
Volhynia
Lemberg
Macedonia
Struma
Salonika
Nevolyen
Bank Explosion and Heist at Rutland, Illinois
Rutland Illinois October 6 The state bank here was blown up early today by yeremon and robbed of eight thousand dollars. The robbers have not been captured.
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Rutland, Ill
Ratate
Yeremon
All Mexico Prepares for Assembly Election
Mexico City Oct 6 delegates to the constitutional assembly to meet in Queretaro Dec 1 have been widely publicized. Governors and officials are ineligible. assembly rules mirror former deputies procedures and will assess credentials and duties while protecting delegates from prosecution for opinions.
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Nexico City
Seee
Constitutional Assembly
Queretaro
Mexico
Decre
Congress
Chamber of Deputies
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Gifford Plachet
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Hills Oar Oak Creek
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Marquard and
Teuton
Sofia
Danube
Britain
Desines
Friendship OF
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Killieg
Madero
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