Federal election bill sparks heated House debate
June 28 in Waantxoros the House debated the federal election bill after minor business. McAdoo opposed. Bland and McComas clashed over racial rights and black voters, triggering a loud uproar. Henderson urged enforcing the law and warned of southern resistance, while Cummins and Ewart defended current restrictions and voting dynamics. Conference reports on various bills were adopted as a recess followed.
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New Jercey
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Oeland
New York
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Henderson
Iowa
Hemphill
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South Carolina
Mills
Richmond
Ewart Md North
Repetiious
Deggage Negro
Thedag Conference
Cnse
Senate Agrees to Conference on Silver Bill in Wording
Washington note reports Senate action on a conference with the House over the silver bill. Morrill moves the conference. Sherman Jones of Nevada and Harris named as Senate conferees. Various Senate and House bills pass or advance including school land replacements in California and Wyoming land disposal, railway clerks reclassification, supreme court notice, and a census act bonus. A pension bill and post office appropriation report are noted before adjournment.
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United States
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Maeng Te
Olga Ture
Morrison Fire Destroys Downtown Shopify District
A Morrison blaze ripped through the town's business district early June 18, causing about 65 dollars in losses. Firemen dispatched from Denver arrived too late to help after the fire started behind a drug store from late night firecrackers.
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Denver
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Morrison
Amite City Riot Leaves One Dead in Clash with Armed White Mob
A Picayune report from Amite City Louisiana describes 200 armed white men entering at dawn. They cornered Henry Daniele Zach Taylor Dug Tillie and Geo Howard. Howard was killed after resisting surrender. Two others seriously injured. Attendees whipped Dug Tillie and accomplices then forced them out. Searches found shotguns rifles and revolvers. Local tension rose as white mobs attacked suspected Black residents amid rising violence.
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Picayune
Amite City
Louisiana
Henry Daniele
Zach Taylor
Dug Tillie
Geo. Howard
Howard
Chicagoan’s Family Trewbies Divorce Case Before Judge Jamieson
Judge Jamieson grants Emma G. Stone a divorce from Jason D. Stone over alleged cruelty. Stone, proprietor of a coal and charcoal business, pursued Salvation Army work, neglecting family and beating his wife after she disputed his aims. He acted as his own lawyer and nearly suffered an epileptic fit. Custody of three children reserved for future settlement.
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Jamieson
Emma G. Stone
Jason D. Stone
Aidle Coal and Charcoal
Salvation Army
Stone
Jami
Racine Sets Speed Records at Washington Park Race Meet
Six thousand spectators witnessed record breaking performances on a hot June day in Washington Park Curiaco. Three year old Racine owned by Senator Sanford clocked 1 394 for the mile beating Ten Broecks Louisville record by a quarter second, with other fast times listed for distances including an Oak handicap mile and an eighth won by Teuton over Los Angeles.
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Curiaco
California
Racine
Senator Sanford
Broeck
Louisville
R. T. Holloway
Teuton
Los Angeles
Terra Cotta
Sheepshead Bay
World’s Fair officers named and site decision debated
The World's Fair commissioners appointed vice presidents from several states led by Thomas M. Walker and M. H. DeYoung. A permanent committee plan was proposed with numerous subcommittees, while site selection at the lake front failed to gain approval from the commission. Nearby reports note a ship fire at sea and budget requests from the interior department, ending with a Catholic cathedral consecration ceremony led by Cardinal Gibbons.
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Thomas M. Walker
Connecticut
M. H. DeYoung
California
D. B. Penn
Louisiana
G. W. Allen
New York
A. B. Andrews
North Carolina
National Commission
Nova Scotia
Secretary of the Interior
Philadelphia
St. Peter and St
War Gibbons
Peck
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Royal King Rex Welcomed at Cheyenne Depot Parade
At 2 p m hundreds of Cheyenne citizens gathered at the Union Pacific depot to welcome King Rex I and his party en route to Ogden for a carnival. The Louisiana Rifles escorted the royal coach as officials from Ogden and Wyoming hailed the visit, with plans for 50 000 attendees and five special trains.
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R. S. Harvey
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Wm. Beanham
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Cheyenne
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Memphis
Kansas City
King Rex
S. P. Walmsley
Board of Trade and Merchants
A. C. Fisk
Meinhardt
Colorado
South
Sun
Lord High Chambelain
J. G. Blaine, Jr
Wyoming
Harvey
Walmsley
Board of Trade
Causeless Murder Shocks Rawlins Two Shot in Broad Daylight
Jack McFarland colored was shot about 8 this morning by Thomas Murray. Four shots fired. McFarland died at 2 p.m. Murray arrested and jailed. McFarland a living saloon performer. motive unclear. preliminary examination set for the 19th tomorrow.
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Jack McFarland
Thomas Murray
McFarland
Murray
Wyoming Lad Duped in Confidence Scheme in Salt Lake
A young man from near Rawlins, Wyoming named Riley Lane arrived with twenty two Carson mint dollars and fell for a fake mine offer. He met a con man who asked for about twenty dollars for a cash transfer and lured him to register at the Emporia House. The victim vowed to recover the money himself after refusing police help. The alleged swindler fled by the oclock train to Ogden.
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Riley Lane
Rawlins
Wyoming
Riley
New York Ledger
Ontario
East Side
Hbush
Parley's
White House
Emporia House
Emporia
Wasatch Corner
Ogden
Ed Downey in Jail for Robbery of Laundryman on Eddy Street
Preceding youth Ed Downey is jailed on charges of stealing fifty dollars and a revolver from Gee Wah, a laundryman on Eddy street. The thief hid the money under a pillow in a back room while two companions distracted the Celestials in the front room. the suspects fled the city and have not yet been arrested.
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Ed Downy
Gee Wah
Eddy Street
Downey
Topics of the Times on crime, gambling, and politics
The column surveys various urban concerns from leper scare in Chicago to gambling woes and canard about horses for the British army. It notes a Nebraska measure, legal questions on carriers liability, and social nuisances from lawn sprinklers to cigarette bans, ending with Prohibition politics in Nebraska.
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Garnett Wolseley
Sir Garnett
Eighty-ninth
England
Ireland
India
Prohibition politics and census figures stir Omaha views
The Voice of New York recounts financier backing behind the high license faction, mocks saloon practices, and calls for hospital telephone service in Cheyenne. It then lists census estimates for major U.S. cities, highlighting Cheyenne, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and others with population figures and ten year changes.
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Krug
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National Protective Association
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Salt Lake
Bridges Resigns as Cheyenne Interior Office Chief
D C Bridges resigns the Cheyenne office management of the Interior Land and Immigration company. J H York assumed command yesterday. Bridges will stay in Cheyenne to oversee his substantial local property interests and expresses confidence in the city’s future.
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D. C. Bridges
Cheyenne
the Interior Land and Immigration Company
J. H. York
Bridges
Syndicate Improvement Company Incorporation Filings
Articles of Incorporation filed for Syndicate Improvement Company to construct and operate railroads mine real estate mills furnaces and reduction works and to create a market for Wyoming productions. Capitalization stated at 3,000,000 with headquarters in Cheyenne Ogden. Incorporators named as Charles C. Dey Daniel Kay and James D. Negus.
Telephone Office Upgraded and Relocated in City
The central office manager has spent two weeks repairing wires and improving service. The office moved last night from Rhodes & Troxell's location to a new commodious room above Riner and Johnsonly on.
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Rhodes & Troxell's
Riner & Johnsonly
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