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Consigned to Mr and Mrs Barnes.Orin Boy to Mr and Mrs L C Gillespie. Cokeville Boy to Mr and Mrs Vital Statistics of State. Mrs William Banks Laramie Mrs Nellie Fraser to William C Fodbes Buffalo Mise Gretchen Freeze to William Earl Minear.
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Barnes Orin
L. C. Gillespie
Cokeville
William Banks
Laramie
Nellie Fraser
William C. Fodbes
Buffalo
Gretchen Freeze
William Earl] Minear
Counterfeiters Busy in State
News from Kemmerer Wyoming reports an organized gang flooding the area with counterfeit ten dollar notes. The notes imitate Pasadena National Bank and other issuers, bearing McKinley’s portrait. Local authorities suspect a Wyoming-spread network seeking disposal of fakes.
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Kemmerer
Arena
Wyoming
Frank Pfeiffer
First National Bank
Pasadena National Bank
Pasadena
Cal
First National Bank of
Williamport
Bl Centro National Bank
el Centro
William McKinley
Marshal Naglin Identifies Bank Robber Suspect from Dillion
Kemmerer report states Marshal Naglin returned from Dillon Montana where he positively identified Martin Foley as the man who attempted a bank robbery and who previously served time in the Wyoming penitentiary for murder.
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Kemmerer
Marshal Naglin
Dillion
Mont
Martin Foley
Montana
Wyoming
Jackson City Sees Tax Increase for School Assistants
Jackson residents face higher taxes as ranchers relocate to town to enroll their children in school this winter. The shift stems from a need to provide local schooling for families moving from Jackson Hole.
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Jackson
Jackson Hole
Forest Fires Threaten Ranches and Land in Jackson and Laramie
Forest rangers and volunteers battled multiple fires in Jackson and near Laramie. A Waycone fire originated in a valley area, burning over three square miles before being controlled. An unknown origin blaze on the Ryan ranch damaged hundreds of acres of pasture though buildings were saved.
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Jackson
Jackson Male
Tré-Scatly
Laramie
Ryan Ranch
Miiléa
Theft charge over two horses at Burkhardt ranch
Laramie reports Davis of Burkhardt ranch accusing Mary Powell owner of a pasture of stealing two horses. The animals were found on Powells land bearing Powells brand. Also dated Oct 13 reports King brothers returning to Laramie with two carloads of prize sheep from fairs across the region. A separate note from Willow Creek says a Japanese miner died at Mine No 4 after a coal slab collapse, suffering severe injuries.
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Laramie
Opt
D. T. Davis
Burkhardt Ranch
Here
Mary Powell
Davis
Powell
King Brothers
Middle West
Kemmerér
Willow Creek
Man defies death on slippery flagpole at Singer Building
George Nealy, a skyscraper expert, clung to a pole atop the Singer Building 670 feet high, delivering a daring vaudeville stunt for workers protesting Columbus Day. He ignored danger, praised the breeze, and resumed painting the gilded ball after a brief display for onlookers.
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New York
Singer
George Nealy
Columbus Day
Nealy
Woman survives shotgun threat as rejected lover jailed
Mary Morrar 19 narrowly escaped a fatal shot when George Solley and Sam Omar fired at her door after she refused admittance to three Syrians. Solley found with a loaded two caliber revolver. both men were arrested by detectives Britton and Danielson at a pool hall. Morrar says Solley had courted her eight months, followed her, and threatened murder if she wed another. Her parents live abroad and she is betrothed to a man chosen by them.
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Sioux City
Mary’ Morrar
Morgan Street
Sam Omar
George Solley
Danielson
Britton
Mary Morrar
Britton and Danielson
Fourth Street
Morgan
Solley
Mary
Morrar
Omar
Mies -Morrar Lves
Old Country
Death notices from Colorado towns report multiple local losses
The Day's Dead lists Mrs. Paul Tobin and Ebimett Nicholls as recent deaths in Denver and Pueblo from illness and surgical complications. It notes Mrs C F Treat burned in Los Angeles and to be buried in Denver, Charles Van Hockaday, Boulder sheriff in 1875, and Dr John A Farnsworth, Morgan county pioneer and former Littleton mayor, all passing away in early mid October.
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Greeley
Colo
Cfl Treat
Denver
Los Angeles
Cal
Boulder
Charles van Hockaday
Boulder County
Hockaday
Fort Morgan
John A. Farnsworth
John H. Farnsworth
Morgan County
Littleton
The
State Medical Society
Democratic rally set for Capitol Avenue Theatre
Friday October 14 hosts a Democratic rally at the Capitol Avenue Theatre. Principal speakers include former U.S. Senator Joseph M. Carey of Cheyenne for governor, Dr Earl Whedon of Sheridan for secretary of state, and Miss Rose Bird of Cambria for superintendent of public instruction.
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Capitol Avene Theatre
United States
Joseph M. Carey
Cheyenne
Earl Whedon
Sheridan
Rose Bird
Cambria
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Capitol Avenue Theatre
Two Legs Will Now Walk as One in New London Romance
The engagement of Miss Cleona Noble of New London to Norman Hitchcock of Boston is announced. Noble, a bookkeeper at Bingham Paper Box, wears an artificial leg after an accident four years ago. Hitchcock, a dealer in artificial limbs in Boston, became acquainted through business and plans to marry.
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New London
Vonn
Cleona Noble
Norman Hitchcock
Boston
Mass
Bingham Paper Box Company
Hitchcock
Misabie
A Day's Tragedies Across Cities From Fort Bliss to Durango
A compilation of fatal incidents across several regions. Private Joseph Desmond dies after a saloon brawl near El Paso. Emma Koenigsberg commits suicide over illness and religious differences in Chicago. Grant Richardson lynched near Centerville, Alabama. Other reports include D Bailey identifying a suspect in Denver, a fatal 200-mile auto race crash near Amarillo, and a wagon accident at Florida Mesa
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el Paso
Tex
Joseph Desmond
D. Twenty-third United States Infantry
Fort Bliss
Chicago
Emma Koenigsberg
Brigadier General John P. Cook Dies at 85 in Hillsdale
Hillsdale Michigan reports the death of Brigadier General John P. Cook at his home at age 85. Cook commanded Union forces and received the surrender of Fort Donelson. The obituary notes his long career and recent passing after a storied military life.
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Hillsdale
Mich
John P. Cook
Fort Donelson
Scotch Collies for sale two months old pedigree
Pure bred two month old Scotch Collies offered for cattle and sheep work and family house use. Readily suitable for children. Contact B Howell Box 875 Des Moines IA.
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O Adae
Howell
Dee Moines
Postmaster in Florida Deluged by Lone Women Letters
West Palm Beach, Oct 13. Paul Clarke, postmaster of West Palm Beach, reports a flood of letters from women aged 16 to 60 seeking honest work such as dressmaking following a New York article claiming the postmaster could supply job leads. He notes letters arrive from across the country and possibly abroad, and mentions his pet rattlesnake.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Paul Clark
West Partz Beach
New York
Winifred Black
Tistore
Othem
Mr. Clarke
Earnest Claim of Employment in Florida and a Caution
The speaker notes a pet that will eat from the hand but not others, and jokes about finding work in Florida from October to April with population growth making year round employment possible. They warn lone women in New York to use an employment bureau to avoid potential pranks.
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Florida
New York
Literary Burglar Receives 21 Year Prison Term
George Wright alias James Fuller also known as the Instar burglar of the Bronx was sentenced by Judge Mulqueen in general sessions court to twenty one years in state prison. He is 22. Wright bragged about his raids leaving notes and was captured last August after a revolver duel, identified as the scribbler of notes.
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New York
George Wright
James Fuller
Hias
James Becker
The
Bronx
Mulqueen
General Sessions
Wright
Burke
Capitol Avenue Theatre and Sheridan Candidates
Dem candidates for speakers at Capitol Avenue Theatre include former Sheridan official and Miss Rose Bird of Cambria, with mention of Gun Proof Paint at Shermin Co as context.
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Shermin Co
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