Fillebrown Trial Sees Witness Stand Three Hours
The Young Defendant testified for about two hours in a dramatic session on the killing. He spoke frankly about leaving home to live with Foulks, the motive tied to alleged insults to Miss Fillebrown, and the moment he fired at Foulks after a brutal confrontation. The courtroom held many women and the case nears its verdict with intense public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillebrown
Foulks
Pump House
Miss Fillebrown
Troducer
Filiebrown
Hiram Foulks
Court session relays tense testimony in Foulks case
The trial featured defense attempts to taint Foulks with claims of a bad reputation while state attorney Gibson Clark delivered a forceful opening. Witnesses including Mrs. McLaughlin and Adam Schilling faced pointed questions about violence and public threats, with Matthews and Hopkins tied to prior rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foulks
Mr. Stoll
F. M. Matthews
Stoll
Matthews
Byron Hopkins
George
Hopkins
Gibson Clark
Clark
Davidson
R. W. Breeckens
June Weather in Cheyenne Noted as Record Low Mean
Observer Ravenscroft reports Cheyenne June weather with a mean of 52.8 degrees the lowest since 1885. The 22nd reached 81 and the 10th fell to 39. A 3.89 degree daily range on the 22nd and a 7 degree minimum on the 16th marked notable extremes. Precipitation was 1.84 inches over 30 days with 18 dry days. Cloudy total 3, cloudless 7, partly cloudy 20.
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Ravenscrof
Cheyenne
Honeymoon Party Heads to Country for Hunting Trip
After days of festivities at the Whitcomb home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Badgette, the celebration shifts to the countryside for several days of hunting and fishing. The group will include several young ladies and promise a lively outing.
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E. W. Whitcomb
C. A. Badgette
Lawyer Davis Attempts to Steal Papers in Cheyenne Depot
Special dispatch reports Davis tried to take away filed documents from Wagoner's estate at Cheyenne without clerk knowledge. He did not request certified copies and returned the papers at the depot after being stopped.
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Themn
Newessiie
Davis
Cheyenne
Wagoner
Society with a Name forms Austrian Tyrolean Benefit Society
Articles of incorporation filed for the Andrew Offer Austrian Tyrolean Benefit Society based in Rock Springs. Members will assist with loans and sickness aids and a burial fund. Organizers include Jos Facenelli Domenico Jario Lodovico Dono Arcencangello Favinello Leopoldo De Campi Giovanni Berti Teodoro Endirini Gabriele Bortagnolli and Antonio Onorato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Societa Austriva Tirolese
Andrea Offer di Beneficenza
Andrew Offer Austrian-Tyrolean Benefit Society
Rock Springs
Jos, Facenelli
Domenico Jario
Lodovico Dono
Arcencangello Favinello
Leopoldo de
Jones Named Deputy City Engineer
F. H. Jones, formerly county surveyor, has been appointed deputy city engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Jones
Angered judge ejects several ladies from court in Couzins case
In Carcano July 2, Judge Blodgett orders out a half dozen of Phoebe Couzins supporters after they applaud Col. Roe’s closing plea. deputy marshal clears the courtroom as ex-Judge Waite defends etiquette amid heated courtroom moment. Case held under advisement.
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Carcano
Phoebe Couzins
Col. Roe
Blodgett
George Jones
Waite
Lucy Waite
Bleda
Win Walker
Board of Control
Miss Couzins
Philadelphia
Massachusetts Gets New Drunk Arrest Law
July 2 in Boston reports a new Massachusetts law allowing immediate fines or up to thirty days in jail for first drunkenness arrest before midnight. After midnight offenders may declare they have not been arrested twice that year to avoid a court appearance, else face fines or imprisonment. For a third offense in a year, imprisonment up to one year is possible. Prohibition advocates doubt the law will work.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Priest Ejected After Anathema At Maskinouge Chapel
In Maskinouge Ro man Catholics protest a temporary chapel built by 200 parishioners. Father Savard a redemptionist curses the structure during prayers and pleads for return to the church. Worshippers resist and assault the priest, ejecting him amid fainting women.
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Monutreat
Rov
Father Savard
Maskinouge
Effects of a Strike on Small Contractors and Labor Federation
Carpenters returning to work after the Fourth have tightened the grip of master builders by pushing several dozen small contractors into the hands of those who financed them. The Federation of Labor faces losses as thousands in the district abandon the union due to broken financial promises amid the coke strike.
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Prrrsavra
Builders’ Association
Federation of Labor
Rifle Competition Details From Fort Russell
Lieuts. Dowdy and Muir of Fort Russell are detailed for service in the Platte department rifle competition and must report on July 24.
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Dowdy
Muir
Fort Russell
Grand Lodge Meeting of Knights of Pythias Teased in Wyoming
A regimental notice from First Regiment Wyoming uniform rank Knights of Pythias announces the grand lodge meeting at Laramie on August 10 with headquarters at Thornburgh house. It requests regimental and division officers report for the annual meeting and outlines events including a grand ball supper on August 10 and a demonstration on August 11. One and one fifth fare is offered for round trips from Union Pacific points with travel dates August 9 and 10.
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Wyoming
Knights of Pythies
Laramie
Grand Lodge of the Order
Thornburgh House
Larm
Vail
Damon Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Order
Gem City
Ee Lodge
Union Pacific
Damon Lover
Fire at sheds and stables endangers nearby property
At 2:30 this morning, a fire started in Frank Miller's shed barn in the alley between Sixteenth and Seventeenth and Reed and Snyder, caused by tramps. The blaze spread to Joe Sladek's large one story frame stable, frightening and driving off six or more horses, destroying some harness and grain. Fences across the alley were threatened but saved by hose companies. Sladek's barn remains largely charred, with insurance.
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Barnes
Frank Miller
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Reed
Snyder
Joe Sladek
Sladek
Montana Interest in Bald Mountain Placer Diggings
Dr. J Hargrave of Missoula reports from Helena about Bald Mountain Wyoming placer diggings on the western slope of the Big Horns near the summit. Granite bed rock with gravel banks yields fine gold. dust valued at 19 76 per ounce. two men hauling dirt a mile earned over 300 in twelve days with a rocker.
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J. Hargrave
Missoula
Helena
Bald Mountain
Wyo
Big Horn Mountains
Hargrave
Foreman Seizes Horse Herd Over Back Pay Amounts
A northeastern county report states Charles Nelson a former Tuslinger foreman seized a horse herd for back wages totaling 2200 dollars. The herd was repossessed by a deputy U.S. marshal after Nelson learned the stock was about to be sold.
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Chas. Nelson
Tuslinger Outfit
United States
Nelson
Seven Year Old Boy Jailed for Larceny
A seven year old boy is held in the city jail on a larceny charge after allegedly taking a butcher knife from the Woollens store. He cried for much of the night, and his distress is noted in the case records.
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Ality
Beheadings and Riots Mark Foreign Mission In China
Reports from Shanghai and Hong Kong recount a wave of anti foreign rioting across China. Secret societies posted placards threatening to massacre foreigners while mission buildings were attacked and pillaged, with leaders beheaded and soldiers suspected of sympathies amid the turmoil.
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San Francisco
China
Hong Kong
Yokohama
China Mail
Nanking
Methodist
Mlesionari de Siete
Eerther
Kink
Aden
China News
Wuhu
Tan Yang
Annan
Nichu
Pekin
Locomotive thief Peter A. Short held on coast crimes
Peter A. Short is jailed in Sacramento California for stealing locomotives. About two years ago he stole an engine from a Portland yard and ran it to Oregon City before capture. He escaped and reappeared in Sacramento committing another theft. A December wreck at Fresno caused two deaths and was traced to Short’s runaway engine.
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Wyoming
Geneva
Neb
Foulks
Rod
Peter A. Short
Sacramento
Cal
Portland
Ore
Oregon City
Fresno
Short
Tenderfoot Hunter Mistakes Steer for Elk Near Gold Hill
A wandering steer belonging to Gresley and Logan strayed across a trail near Gold Hill. The hunter, a tenderfoot, shot the animal thinking it was an elk, then cut its throat. The steer, three years old, was heavily branded and ear-marked, dark red in color.
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Gold Hill
Laramie
Lands Filed for State Institutions in Evanston District
Superintendent Farwell files with the land office at Evanston on lands in Carbon county for the Insane Asylum Penal Reform and Educational Institute. Total acres filed amount to 16 637.
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Farwell
Evanston
Insane Asylum
Rere Ee Institute
Carbon County
Tide of Immigration Through Northern Wyoming
The Buffalo echo reports an unprecedented emigration wave through northern Wyoming with many outfits arriving daily. Migrants mainly hail from Kansas and Nebraska, displaced by drought and mortgage pressures, and traveling with livestock and families, including large Nebraska groups.
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Buffalo Echo
Wyoming
Kansas
Ebraska
Nebraska
Water supplies update from Laramie and Cheyenne comments
Water officials report Rawlins has begun another arty sian well. Petroleum indications at the 6a university well prompt concerns about city water. Laramie’s spring is in good shape for drinking while Cheyenne city water remains clear and sweet.
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Rawlins
University
Laramie
Cheyenne City
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Hiram Fpoulks
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