Farmer Singer in Cheyenne Theatre Shoots Himself
Ethan Allen Shipley a 32 year old singer who performed at the Atlas theatre in Cheyenne died by suicide in a Denver hotel room in the presence of his love, Mrs Josephine Dragos. Police found him dead before a surgeon arrived. Dragos described a terrified scene as he aimed the revolver at his temple and uttered goodbye.
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Ethan Allen Shipley
Atlas Theatre
Denver
Young Shiply
Carlisle Indian School
Josephine Dragos
Shipley
Tariff Board Gathers Wool Cost Data in West
Wallington October 28 agents of the tariff board collect statistics on raw wool production costs in the west. The figures will form the basis of the wool schedule investigation and will be compared with foreign country costs.
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West
Wallington
Tariff Board
Tailors Join Garment Workers on Strike in Chicago
Chicago news reports more than 22,000 tailors joining garment workers on strike, bringing total out to 26,000. Ten more shops closed today and officials expect up to 40,000 workers to be idle by Monday.
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Chicago
Cheyenne Registration Shows Big Increase At Election
Closing of the registration books last night indicated Cheyenne voting strength rising by about 400 from 1908. Total 1908 was 32 302. current near 3 700 with ward tallies: First 1 020 Second 1 55 Third 1 620. Officials expect within five or six of these figures.
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Cheyenne
Anti Machine Rally Tonight At Capitol Avenue Theatre
Four Democratic state candidates headline a Cheyenne rally for anti machine voters at Capitol Avenue Theatre opening at 8 pm. Speakers include W. B. Roas congress candidate FP L Houx secretary of state G C Forsythe state auditor and T H Gibson associate justice of the state supreme court. Their northern central state tour is meant to inform Cheyenne voters with direct perspectives on local issues.
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Capitol Avenue
Wyoming
Cheyenne
W. B. Roas
Congress
FP. L. Houx
Secretary of State
G. C. Forsythe
T. H. Gibson
Eupreme Court
Che
Wyoming Cattleman’s Wife Kills Self After Daughter’s Death
Despondent over the death of her six year old daughter in a Wyoming runaway crash two years earlier Mrs George Milne wife of a prominent Wyoming cattleman shot herself in Berkley California. Milne a longtime leading stockman in Wyoming faced overwhelming grief and the family moved to California seeking solace after the tragedy.
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Wyoming
Berkley
Calif
George Milne
Chugwater
Cheyenne
Milne
California
Otta
Walt
Taft Viewed as Logical 1912 Candidate by Root
New York October 28 Senator Root declared if President Taft performs well he will be the natural and inevitable Republican candidate in 1912. He warned a crushing New York defeat could signal Taft’s repeal and a Democratic victory might push the national party toward Roosevelt or a more radical faction. He spoke to Republicans opposing Roosevelt and noted the party’s unity depends on the outcome of the election and the Taft administration.
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New York
Taft
United States
Senator Root
Root
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hoot
Regardie
Private Faulkner Shot at Fort Russell in Quarrel
After an alleged quarrel at Fort Russell Private Faulkner of troop G Ninth cavalry was shot and seriously wounded near Lieutenant Tompking quarters. Private Falls a member of the colored hospital corps was arrested and charged with the shooting. The weapon was a non Army revolver and the bullet struck the throat. Faulkner was taken to the post hospital with a serious wound.
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Faulkner
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Russell
Falls
Colored Hospital Corps
Tompking
Palle
Balloon flight world record party arrives in New York
Samuel F. Perkins leads the crew of Oz the Tawley and Augustus as they reach New York amid a reception by aeronautical officials. The group is lauded as world record spriters in a historic balloon voyage marking a pioneering air achievement.
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New York
Tawley
Augustus
Samuel F. Perkins
Wage
Prime
Johnstone Sets New Altitude Record in Aeronautics Meet
New York Oct 28 The aviation meet produced a new American altitude record of 8471 feet by Johnstone who returned after yesterday’s gale. His flight included an engine shutdown during descent to conserve fuel before reaching a higher climb, while the Aero Club of America outlined competitors and substitutes for the Haunnett cup race.
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New York
Bik
Johnstone
The
Aero Club of America Today
Hamilton
Motasant
Snowfall Across the Rockies Delays Regional Weather
Early snow blankets the western states with heavy accumulations from the Rockies to the Gull States, impacting travel and daily schedules as forecasters warn of lingering conditions.
Former Wyoming Chief Justice W E McGinnis Dies in Utah
Dispatches from Ogden report the death of Judge W E McGinnis former chief justice of Wyoming's Supreme Court at his Ogden home. He left Cheyenne twenty years ago when Wyoming joined the union and had since resided in Utah. He served as chief justice for three years and was regarded as a respected jurist in territorial days.
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Ogden
Utah
W. Eh. McGinnis
Wyoming Supreme Court
Opposed 10 Rate Increase Opposed by Governor Sengba
Governor W R Sengba of Kansas testifies against a rail rate increase and argues railroad valuations are too high He says he could build a main line through Kansas for a million dollar bond at 15 000 miles and 10 percent profit and criticizes railroads for seeking preferential treatment while urging normal banking like returns on investment.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. R. Sengba
Kansas
Young Kansas woman faces bigamy charge in Cheyenne jail
18-year-old Mrs Charles Shaffery sits in Cheyenne’s city jail awaiting escort to Junction City Kansas to face bigamy charges. She had been arrested in Kansas last July after a second marriage to James Rt McCoy of Fort Riley, later released on $200 bond. She arrived in Cheyenne, worked as a waitress, used the names Bernettae Billings and Hazel Smith, and was arrested at the Union Pacific ticket window.
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Kanagas
Charles Shaffery
Junction City
Kas
Reee
Ile Gaines Peer Weuries
Union Pacific
Henderson
Bernettae Billings
Hazel Smith
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Anti-Machine
Heyenne
Boulevard
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Poe
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Utar
State Supreme Court
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Stubbs
Commission
Union Station
Los Angeles
W. J. Mullen
Huesell
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